Spirit of Serina | By : DarkWolves Category: +G through L > Halo Views: 10944 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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Chapter 2: Crazy Mystery Trip to Arcadia
Ellen Anders stepped into the cool solitude of her laboratory- removing her winter cap, rebellious droplets of thawed snow cascading through her long hair. She immediately stepped towards her desk- using the back of the chair for support as she plopped unceremoniously into the seats waiting arms.“Well you look as though you have had a rough day” Ellen turned to face the source of the voice- Serina. “You look as though you just spent six hours sparring with the Spirit’s hull” That was about as close to humour as AI’s could get.
Anders swivelled round in her chair too face her holographic representation “Cut me a break- we got ambushed. I, Forge and the others barely made it clear with our asses intact”
“And wouldn’t that be a crying shame if something were to happen to the Sergeants fine posterior. I know how many of the female crew members enjoy staring” She smirked- that was as close too a compliment that AI’s could get.
****************************The time ticked past- the throbbing sprains and burns she had accumulated in her mad rush for freedom had since dulled and healed. Anders stared intently at her computer screen- attempting to discern some meaning from amongst the jumbled alien letters. But still the meaning behind them was standing just past her line of sight- every time she managed to take a single step forward the concept leapt 10 paces further away from her.
“Anything Professor?” The Captain walked into the revamped laboratory.
Ellen kept her gaze low- keeping her eyes locked securely on the screen, still a flurry of foreign images and icons. “Not a whole lot” She tapped out a sequence of keys on her console, bringing up a map detailing the local star sectors. She planted her index finger against the screen, indicating one of the smaller clusters shown. “This is all it showed me”
She rose too her feet, walking across the lab in crude, random patterns, pondering.
“So all it did was point here?” The Captain asked.
She sighed “In the thirty seconds I had to examine the artefact- yes, all it did was point at a second star system”.
“Arcadia colony to be precise.” Serina interjected. “Population little under 3 million, largely unexplored but apparently, quite the vacation resort” Each of course were factors that made absolutely no impact on their mission what so ever, but Serina still insisted on making those facts known.
“There’s something there Captain, and I think it’s important that we get there before the Covenant do” She pleaded with the Captain for leniency, knowing fore well that if the system appeared important enough to appear on an alien map, it was of importance too their mission.
“Our orders are to investigate Harvest” But he persisted- always a man of honour and protocol. “We still don’t know what’s going on down there” He stared down through the transparent flooring. Ellen followed his gaze- looking down at the frozen wasteland. She suddenly felt a tightness grip her chest- realizing that the only thing holding her back from a painful plunge too her death was a reinforced sheet of plexiglass.
She was frozen solid- her legs unwilling to move lest she step over the precarious edge. “I understand that Captain, but everything I see here tells me we need to get too arcadia to figure this out” She raised her arms, pleading with the Captain for some leniency from his stone cold policy
He had to surrender “Very well professor” His face seemed too warm, showing her a whole new side too the man she had seen few times before. “I’ll clear it with Admiral Cole.” He turned away from Anders, walking with new found determination towards the bridge. “Serina set course for Arcadia”
“Aye sir, crazy mystery trip to Arcadia plotted in, spinning up FTL drive.” Serina’s gaze followed the Captain as he stepped clear of the lab. As soon as he was clear her gaze returned to Ander’s, her eyes burning with devilish humour.
Ellen was not prepared too take that from a computer “Serina, get out of my lab”
Serina’s smile only grew larger. “As you wish professor” She closed her eyes, raising her head as she felt her avatar shatter in a flurry of light blue light.
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