Pandorum (IC)

[Kiva Darkbane]

Kyra's eyes slowly opened the blue glass of the Cryo-pod illuminating all the tubs Attached to her body. Her mind completely fuzzy, she begins to screen and bang on the screen. the pod completely sound prof so no sounds escaped the pods. She slowly came to and realized she had a huge needle plugged into her back into her spin. She pulled her self off the needle and thats when she realized she was dangling in the air, but by then she fell to her knees on the ground. The pod then opened after she had unplugged her self. she fell onto the ground curled into the fetal position. her body covered in a protective skin that is covered in ice chunks. Kyra comes remembers her name and a few basic functions. by the time she stands up and pills off the skin she stumbles over to the lockers, she pulls it open and sees her clothes and a picture of a guy. she pulls on the clothes and places the picture in her pocket.

All dressed kyra remembers her caption and rushes over to his chamber, she yells and bangs on the pod but its completely sound prof. she begins to pound the pod with a metal rod. Kyra gives up and turns around. all the lights begin to flash and they go out. "oh fucking great" Kyra looks around on the ground and finds a small tube. instinctively she cracks it and it glows bight green.

Now calmed enough she looks around and gets a good layout of the ship. there where in a large semi-cycle room with several pods. in the only hallway to the left was a control room and north from there was the bridge door. but its locked tight.

The generals pod opens and he falls to the ground. Kyra rushes over and tries to get his memory warmed up. After he gets his clothes he remembers mostly everything.
He runs over to the control rooms table, he whipes off the 2 inch layer of dust. "what happened here?" he tries to start up the raido. it barly runs. "hello, hello is anyone out there, this is umm, damn." "sir its fleet 5." how do you know?" the commander says without turning his head. Kyra shows her arm with the numbers and the big 5. "this is fleet five is anyone out there?" but no respond. "damn it!" hits his head on the table.

[Shade Leshyr]

His mind was foggy as the drugs began to wear off, draining free of his lithe form. At first only the most basic of instincts made themselves known: hunger, thirst, fear. The last came stronger as his eyes adjusted to the dim lighting beyond the container around him. There were figures moving beyond the glass and he reached forward, planting his hand on the frosted glass.

He saw the sparkling ice that covered him before he felt the cold, but it was slowly getting warmer as he started waking up. He was suspended firmly a few feet above the ground by the neural jack in his back, so he simply waited for the cryo-pod to reach the liquid phase before pressing on the lid of his pod and it slid open with a loud Hiiissssss, SNAP!

Reaching up, his hands found the handles to each side of the lid and levered himself off of the jack, shivering as it came free. Lowering himself slowly to the ground, he made sure his legs would support him before climbing out of the pod. Instinctively, the dragonfox began to check each appendage for "freezer burn," nodding happily when he found none. Reaching to his back, he unwound the ties holding his wings down, letting them unfurl with a sigh.

Memory wasn't coming to him, but instinct told him it would come with time. For now, he distinguished his name: Shade. Shade looked around, spying two people already outside their pods and trying to hail someone. Shade looked at the dim lighting above them and shook his head, approaching them, "Save your breath, something is wrong in engineering, so you'd get the same results by shouting into space..."

[Kiva Darkbane]

Kyra and the commander look up at the dragon fox who is free from his pod. "good we have more." kyra said heading over to help him. "lets get you some clothes" she lead him to his locker as he got his clothes on they went back to the commander who was still fighting with the radio.

"Sir we need to get to the bridge. can you unlock it from here?" "No." the commander said looking scared. "all the doors are locked." Kyra then remembered a second route thought the ship. ". . . We need to go through the vent system. . . " and how do you know?" the commander said pissy like. "I, I don't know. . ."

The commander was a tall reptilian man, he stood up and wondered around the operator desk. ". . . Ok, we don't know whats going on but something is obviously wrong, we have been here for to long and we where supposed to be woken up along time ago. . . I'll grab us some mics and you two will go and explore, ill stay here and give you directions." the commander pushes a few buttons and a layout of the ship projects it's self as a hologram with 3 red dots. "the 3 red dots are the mics. so if you lose them I can't find you."

Kyra grab her mic and the dragon-fox grabbed his. then she headed to the vent and popped open the door above her head and climbed in. many large plastic tubs lead into the vent, there is plenty of room. . . for now. "You scared of the dark?" Kyra said before snapping a green glow stick.

[mani959]

As Karl woke up he tried to remember what happened why he was here the only thing he could remember was his name he took of the tubes connected to him and kicked of the door to get out it did not work so he looked for a switch to open the door on the pod with little strength he took a iron pipe that had fallen on the floor and broke the glass window.

After successfully getting out of the hypernation pod Karl found a sign with a arrow pointing to the lockers when he came there he saw that 3 lockers were open but he did not care or it he found a locker with his name and the numbers written on him and opened it inside he found some clothes and a small rod like thing
he put on the clothes and took the rod like thing and put it in his pocket.

[Kiva Darkbane]

Kyra heard the pod open. "Hey fox boy, go get the the new guy and explain whats going on. get him a mic then met me on the other side of this vent." Kyra began to crawl through, The Large plastic tubs were plentiful in this cramped space, they seemed to be multiplying. At one point it looked like the whole vent was made out of tubs. Kyra had to crawl on her belly now, the tubs where tight around her at one point she couldn't breath, panic swelled inside her as she struggled to get lose. She stopped and took a few deep breaths.

"I'm ok, i can do this." Then she slowly squeezed her way through. Her face dripping with sweat, suddenly she notices the sweat drops falling at an angle out in front of her. "I'm at a angel. . . I'M AT A ANGEL!" she screamed as she fell forward and slid down and hit face first into a metal mesh vent door. The metal cut into her skin, the tubs tight around her and her arms pinned to her side. As she wiggled in the pure black a glow stick fell down by her face. She bit it just enough to crack the inside then the vent shaft light up. There next to her dangling head first was a dead man, Kyra jumped but didn't scream.

"Hello kyra? its the commander, are you ok? can you hear me?" the weight of gravity on kyra compressed her lungs she couldn't talk, and could barley breath. She realized how the other body here died. she noticed a hole where the other man had bent through the thick mesh she pulled at it a bit more and it opened. she came falling down into a shoe locker in the top shelf and fell though there to the ground and all the shoes poured out with her.

"Yes commander I'm ok." she looked at the body who fell with her. "I've found Zachery, The other reactor engineer."

[mani959]

Karl heard something in the hypernation room so he decided to see what was there he walked over to the door and looked he saw 3 figures without tinking he took the rood like thing and pointed to the figures yelling "stop right there or I'l use this rod like thing on you" then he thought for a minute and came to the conclusion that he was fucked.

[jsands294]

The Cyro-Pod hisses and cracks and swings open. The new air and smells hitting me in the face like cold Winter's breath. I woke to find myself hook to a machine keeping me alive, using tubes to circulate my blood and a neuro-processor linked into my spine. I look at my surroundings to and saw a reptilian man and 3 other pods open. I assumed one was the reptile's but the others I will deal with later. I disconnect the tubes and neuro-processor and try to walk. I stumbled but managed to stop my fall, looking to see if the reptile noticed me. He did not bother to look, too busy talking down a mic.

I stand composed and make my way to the lockers, all feeling as though it was instinct. Number EXC-005/32'150392. All feels like a dream, but it opens to my finger print reading. A list of details are written on the inside of the door.
Name: Tommy 'Irish' Sands
Species: Golden Retriever
Number: EXC-005/32'150392
Age: 19
Gender: Male

"Well at least I have a name," I said. The reptile looks directly at me and I just stare back. He speaks, " Ah! So glad of you to join us. Now get change and help us find out what the hell is going on here!" I do as I am told. I find my clothes, a gravity gun and a bio hazard suit. "I must be the lab rat around here..." I look to find under the suit a note. 'Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.' "Huh." I stow away the note into my new set of clothes and take them to get changed into.

"So. Reptile. What we got here?" I said, with mild manner. He glares at me. " I'm your Commander and you will follow orders Engineer Sands! Now, help Shade and Kyra explore the ship until we find the source of the problem. I'll remain here and guide you using this." He hands me a mic. "Once you find Shade and Kyra, make sure they are all right. I lost contact with Kyra so be sure to find her quickly."

I placed the mic in my ear and went back to put on my bio hazard suit. "Engineer, huh? I don't even remember college...."

[mani959]

Karl asked "Why is no one paying attention to me!!! and who are you people because I can see allot of people."

The "Lizard guy" said "Well I am the commander the retriever and the other fox are engineers and I'm not sure with the other two, and I recomend turning on the lazer blade before threatening with it because it is weary expensive."

As Karl took a mike and put it on he said "well you can at least tell me why and where I am."

The reptile commander answered "well i think your just a passenger or something your number is at least on the ship's staff file."

"Great" Karl answered.

[Shade Leshyr]

Shade stood by the vent, having watched Kyra go ahead. He was about to follow her when the waking individuals started yelling and demanding answers. Quietly, Shade picked up an appropriate of earpieces, walking forward to distribute them to the newly awakened crew members, "Welcome back popsicles. Put these on or you will get lost in this ship. Allow me to give you a quick run down: this ship is failing. I don't know why yet, but this ship is starting to die and we need to figure out why. The doors aren't responding so we have only one solution." He pointed to the vent.

Gazing at them, Shade shrugged, "You have two options, stay here and twiddle your thumbs for a long time probably, or get in the vent and help get shit done." Turning away from them, Shade pulled his wings against his back and dove into the vent with practiced ease, his body seemingly used to the confined space. Pulling himself forward, the dragonfox squirmed after Kyra, following first the drops of melting ice and then the heavy scent of sweat. Coming to the angled portion of ventilation system, Shade twisted himself in the opposite direction using a series of three pipes so he could slide down feet first.

He nearly landed on top of Kyra, refraining from doing so only by sheer force of will, though he landed in a rather awkward position, a leg on either side of the rising vixen. Smiling sheepishly, he quickly twisted himself out of the position, helping her up as he looked at the body, "Damn... poor guy.."

[jsands294]

Irish looked at Karl with a energized expression. "See you soon!" Irish dove into the small vent with too much effort and was bouncing through off the walls with force. He managed to slow down before hitting falling out of the vent onto Shade. "Hello." Shade didn't even turn his head to try and face Irish. "There is already one guy dead, so be careful about what your doing." Irish looked at the body. Something felt he knew this person. Zachery. Where had he seen him before? Irish's head started to hurt. He changed his thoughts to jumping out of the vent and landing safely. He moved out of the way to let Karl enter without falling on top him. "So, what's wrong with the ship? Is it anything we can fix?"

[mani959]

Karl followed the rest through the vent when going down he fell through the went then he fell on the floor as he stood up he said "well I have nothing better to do then follow you"

[Kiva Darkbane]

Kyra stood up and eyed shade with daggers. "I know that wasn't an accident." she dusted her self off. "That guy there was Zachery min, the other reactor engineer, that means. . . I'm the last one. . . alright, so lets get moving." Kyra lead everyone out of the large locker room into a long hall. She stopped by a locker and grabbed a flash light since the ship was now pitch back. Along the hall way was thousands of gas tanks. as she walked she shined the light on each one checking them. "The tanks carry oxygen, the scientists knew there might be some mutations that would become deadly. so the normal people could get into the pods and empty the whole ship of oxygen killing the mutations, then pump oxygen back into the ship. But they look unused so that means everything went fine as we slept."

just then they saw a person using a pry-bar on a door trying to get through. The person was a girl, she looked covered in grease, It was obvious she had been out for a long time. "hey! can you tell us whats happened?" The girl noticed us, then she ran off. "Lets go!" started running after the girl. she took many turns keeping down halls that all looked the same. down one hall there was a figure of a person. "hello? can you help us?" the figure didn't move. "please don't run we just need to talk." As we got closer kyra shined her light on the figure. it was a man in his 30's hung from some whir with a large gas in his stumic his guts hanging out.

While we where distracted by the body someone walked behind each of us and knocked us out. we all wake up in a large round room with a metal walk way about 8 feet from the ground all along the room. none of us are tied up just laying passed out on the ground. there is a table and 3 chairs but nothing more.

[Shade Leshyr]

Shade simply continued his sheepish grin, knowing that he probably wouldn't change her mind no matter what he said. The news that she was the last engineer stuck in the hybrid's mind; it meant that she was extremely valuable and had priority status... he stopped, turning his thoughts inward to consider why he thought like that, but nothing came to him at that moment except the answer of instinct: she was important. He shook his head, catching the tail end of Kyra's explanation of the atmosphere venting counter-measure. Shade shook his head as she made her prediction about everything being fine, Great, what a way to tempt fate...

Almost seeming to accent his thoughts came the sound of metal scraping metal as the door to the small room was pried open, revealing a young, grease-stained girl. Shade had enough time to see the girls eyes, filled with instinctive fear and reaction, pale skin drawn tightly over her firmly set bones, before she took off. Shade was already moving when Kyra called out to chase her, loping after her with long strides, but the girl was nimble and quick, weaving through the ship with the speed of a frightened rabbit. Soon, she had evaded them, losing herself in the ship as they came upon the hanging figure. Immediately, Shade stopped short, knowing something was wrong, but it wasn't until the body twisted to reveal the long gash in the man's midsection that he knew it was time to get out.

Turning, he took the assailant's strike across the face, slamming into the bulkhead with the force of the blow. Spots appeared in his vision, growing until they filled his eyes and darkness crept over his mind...

Shade stood in line of people under a glaring light that blinded him from everything beyond the light's reach, but the gruff voice that addressed them was familiar, though he couldn't recognize it off the top of his head, "You are trained for this... you will.... don't..." the voice was broken, waxing and waning in volume as Shade's eyes followed the vague shape he could see now. He squinted, trying to make it out, but the more he focused, the faster the vision began to fade... he fell into darkness...

Shade awoke with the coppery taste of blood in his mouth, groaning as he hoisted himself up, seeing the others laying beside him. The dragonfox climbed slowly to his feet, testing every major muscle and bone before applying his weight to them. Satisfied that he was ok, he scanned the room critically, swearing to himself, "Trapped like rats..." Leaping up on the table, the dragonfox pushed off, trying to reach the walkway with a flair of wings, but without running room, he could only come within a couple feet of the walkway. Turning to the others, he motioned for someone to join him, "Come on, we need to get gone before our attacker gets back, I'll give you a boost."

[mani959]

Karl walked to escape as Shade advised but before going back he asked what had happened wile he was gone and what he had found.

Wile climbing up Karl thought that it might be smart to find out how to turn on the "laser blade" in case he would have to face something dangerous then when coming up he called down that it was ok and they could all come.

Karl got bored wile he was waiting for the rest to come up so he decided to search for useful items.

[Kiva Darkbane]

A man appers on the seconed level. "don't fear i'm here to help, he lowers 3 cups. with some odd orange color soup in it. "i'm cook, well thats what my tattoo says so i must be right?" i brought you here from the monsters, your all safe here. just eat and relax