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Post by rourkey on May 9, 2007 17:02:29 GMT -5
"She's been modified so she is good to take you one way to the next planet" The salesman said gesturing towards the small rusted shuttle behind him "You had much Piloting experience?"
"Some yeah" sylar replied
He looked over to it. he had come here because he had been told that this was the cheapest place to get a ship he could now see why. He and his family decided it would be best to move to a new planet to find more work.
The salesman grinned at him, he had yellow teeth and bad breath and sylar did not trust him at all.
" How much do you want for it?" he said
The salesman eyed sylar up, reached into his pocket and brought out a scrap of paper onto this he scrawled a number and haned it to sylar.
"What?" Sylar exclaimed "that peice of gosa isnt worth half of that"
Once again the salesman eyed him up "ok boy now i like you so i am gonna give you the ship at discount price" he took the paper back and scrawled a new number on it and handed it back to sylar who once again read it in his opinion it was still far to high but looking back at the salesman he decided not to argue partly because he was not in the mood but mostly because he could tell that he was armed and was much bigger than himself
"Deal" he said with a sigh and handed over the money.
Later that day he and his family took off towards a new beginning and hopefully some work...
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Post by rourkey on May 10, 2007 13:54:28 GMT -5
It Had been about twelve houes since they had taken off and sylar had been in the cockpit the entire time he was doing some routine checks when his mother walked in.
"Hey hun" she said smiling " you have been up here for a while now, hows about you go have a sleep me and your dad can keep an eye on her for a few hours"
"Nah mom i cant ive gotta..." he began
" Honey seriously " she interuppted " you have done more than enough for today and you look so tired i insist that you go and have a rest." she looked at him hopefully "whats the worst that could happen?"
"Ok ma i will but just for a few hours and you come and get me if there is any problems"
"ok Honey" she said and kissed him on the forehead "your dad and i are so proud of you"
Sylar smiled it was the first time he had smiled in a long time " thanks mom" he said and left the cockpit
"Night Son" his dad said as he passed him on his way out
"see you in a while dad" sylar replied and made his way back to the cramped quaters in the back of the ship. He was asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.
He was woken up by one of the scariest noises you can ever hear on a ship absolute silence...
he got up and began to walk towards the cockpit he could smell something that he couldnt define as he entered the cockpit he knew exactly what it was....
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Post by rourkey on May 10, 2007 16:51:54 GMT -5
Sylar fell to the floor and wept, there must have been some sort of major electrical fault that he had missed while checking the shuttle. because both his mother and his father had been electrocuted to death. This had also caused all main electrics in the ship to die he guessed that maybe he had a day or two of oxygen left. He stood up and attempted to compose himself. He could mourn his parents later but now he needed to survive. He moved the bodies into the small sleeping quaters and laid them on the bed. He returned to the cockpit and started to look at the wiring he was tinkering for an hour or so before he got what little power that was left to where he needed it. He began to pray as he flicked the switch on the comm unit. To his amazement it buzzed to life he activated the ships distress signal and broke down into tears once more.
He only hoped that a ship would come soon.
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Post by rourkey on May 14, 2007 14:19:00 GMT -5
"Stupid Rutting son of a " Sylar shouted. He had been working on the ship for several hours now trying to get some life out of it. He had established two things since he began firstly the power surge had somehow complely killed the engines and without being out there he could'nt do a damn thing to them and secondly he had been ripped off big time and if he ever laid eyes upon that salesman he would cut out his intestines and strangle him with them. He figured that this anger was probably the only thing that kept him motivated otherwise he would have given up long ago.
Suddenly There was a buzzing sound. He had somehow managed to get some power back and now he had heat, oxygen, sensors and comms this made him happy because it shortened the list of ways he could die He could noe either starve when he ran out of supplies or... well he didnt want to think about the alternative
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Post by takeyouaway on Jul 6, 2007 12:37:54 GMT -5
Alec was floating along somewhere between Shadow and the next planet over. He had been out hiring people for work for the ball-and looking for Bella. He hoped that she would be planetside somewhere, but he had been unsuccessful. He thought he had a caught a glimpse of her, but again, he was wrong.
“Aiya! Why did I let her go?” Her grandmother had sent him out to hire some extra hands. But while doing that, he also looked long and hard for Bella, hoping to get her to come back. He was in the bridge, with the pilot. Her grandmother, Laline, had hired someone to help him along. She had the money, so this wasn’t a big deal for her.
‘Um, you may want to come look at this,’ the pilot called to Alec and pointed out the front window of the ship. He saw a ship, apparently just floating there. “What in God’s name?” Alec went over to the opposite control center. There wasn’t much you could on this part, except send waves, go on speakerphone to the crew and look up coordinates. Pressing a few buttons, he sent a wave over to the ship. “Hello? Is anyone there? This is the Wondergate requesting to speak to your captain.” It wasn’t a reaver ship-Alec knew what that looked like-so he was certain it was stranded. They could help them if they were; it looked like only enough for maybe a family to be upon.
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Post by rourkey on Jul 6, 2007 13:46:55 GMT -5
Sylar was feeling weak. he didnt know how long he had been stranded or how long ago it was when he last had a proper meal. Then over the com came an unfamiliar sound. He jumped up and poked a few buttons in an attepmt to strengthen the signal then just as the signal was dying away he got it.
“Hello? Is anyone there? This is the Wondergate requesting to speak to your captain.”
He hit the com button and replied " W-wondergate This is Sylar James and i am the closest thing we have to a captain, and man am i glad to hear another voice i am the only member of crew still alive please could you help me at least get to the nearest planet" his voice sonded strange to him but that was probably because he had'nt used it in a while.
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Post by takeyouaway on Jul 6, 2007 13:53:21 GMT -5
Alec waited from the other side, he was about to loose hope, then a staticy signal came through. Fiddling around, he listened and sighed. Looking at the captain, the captain nodded. Smiling, Alec, nodded. “We’re coming Skylar. We’re coming. Just hold tight.” Standing, he moved to the captain and asked him to dock with the ship.
“He mus thave been stranded a while. He seems weak-mal nourished. The systems must have failed.” Going to the intercom, he pressed the button. Talking into it, he said to the crew. “Momentarily we will be docking with another ship. We will be taking on a young man by the name of Sylar. I request the doctor to plus prepare as the man may need our help and some men to help with cooking something to eat and preparing a bunk. Thank you and we’ll see you in a moment.”
Running down to the cargo bay, he waited for the doors to open. He had about three men there to help him. Once the ships were connected, Alec motioned for them to follow him into the ship. It was an eerie quiet. “Sylar? Sylar, you there?”
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Post by rourkey on Jul 6, 2007 13:57:51 GMT -5
"It's Sylar and yes i am still here" He said as he stumbled into the unfamiliar ship. "Thanks for your help but i gotta tell you I have two bodies on board that i wouldn't feel right just leaving them there. They are my parents and i wanna bury them properly once i get planetside. Also I'm not sure my docking clamps work is that gonna be a problem? Gorram thing might break away."
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Post by takeyouaway on Jul 6, 2007 14:06:06 GMT -5
Alec took pity upon the man. Looking at him, he was a sad state. Nodding, he finally spoke. “ok, I want you to go to the infirmary here with that gentleman.” Alec pointed back to the doctor waiting for Sylar. “And tell us where your parents are. The three of us will go grab them quickly.” Alec had lost his parents a while back and Bella had lost hers in a sense when she was young.
Another stab to his heart as Bella crossed his mind. What would Alec do if she had died out there? No, cause Betty had kept in contact. Clutching the chain around his neck, he wait for Skylar to tell him where his parents were.
((OOC: Hey Sky, could you do spell check before making the post final?))
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Post by rourkey on Jul 6, 2007 14:16:07 GMT -5
((OOC: Its SYLAR no K lol and sorry didn't notice the typo))
"yeah sure thanks again. I Put them in the rear cabin, first door on the left as you go in" He said shaking the captains hand "I am sure they will but please make sure they treat the bodies with respect they mean alot to me" He then turned and followed the other man out into the infirmary.
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Post by takeyouaway on Jul 6, 2007 14:27:01 GMT -5
Alec looked in and saw the door. “Ok we will.” Turning to the two men, they grabbed two of the body bags they had in the cargo bay. Bringing them into the other ship, they set them on the ground. While one unzipped the bags and opened them up, Alec and the other man grabbed the mother and set her down gently. Making sure their eyes were closed and their arms crossed, they moved to the father. “I’m going to find the guy who sold them this ship and he’ll hear from Laline.”
Moving as fast as they could as they heard creaking, they brought the mother’s body back to the cargo bay and then Alec rushed to help the third man with the father. After getting back, he closed the door. Going to the intercom, he paged to the captain. “Move away. It’s unsteady. Quickly.” Going he emptied out one large crate they had for extra security for the bodies. It was wide enough and long enough for them. It had some fabric in the bottom of it, but that was ok. They didn’t have to tell Laline about the bodies. “But them in here. I don’t want the bodies to be damaged anymore. There’s cushioning for them, which will work.”
Working his way to the infirmary, he hung around the door, watching the captain. When the tray of food came he grabbed it and set it on the counter. “We put them someplace where the bodies won’t fall or bounce around. We have no coffins, but we have a large crate with fabric that is deep, wide for two and long enough. I hope you don’t mind having them there for protection.” Once the doctor was done, he gave Sylar the tray. “How long have you been going along Sylar?”
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Post by rourkey on Jul 6, 2007 14:34:19 GMT -5
Sylar took the food and began to eat "Honestly i cant remember it may have been weeks all i know is it felt like an eternity Thank you again i cant tell you how much this means to me if there is ever anything i can do for you just tell me i have some money..." he reached for his bag and noticed he had left it on the ship "I have left a bag with some things in on my ship could i go get it i dont know if its anything too valuable or sentimental" he said checking his lucky pistol was in place on his leg " but you know any thing to remind me of better times he said beginning to shake"
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Post by takeyouaway on Jul 6, 2007 14:38:09 GMT -5
Alec felt sorry for leaving the ship now. “We left I’m sorry. But we don’t want your money. There is a way you can earn money though, if you are interested.” Alec leaned against the counter and crossed his arms. It was a habit of his whenever he talked to someone for a long time and hoped the man wouldn’t become annoyed.
“I’m Alec by the way and I’m not the captain. My job on this crew is to search for people to bring back to Londinium for work. And you will be paid for it.”
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Post by rourkey on Jul 6, 2007 14:43:43 GMT -5
"That would be great Alec, thanks. Anything to get me back on my feet you know?" He stretched and yawned "What kind of work is it? I am good with computers and machines, and i've had some battle training and experience back on shadow, so i might be of some use"
He Looked Around breifly "is there Anywhere i can go and clean myself up and rest?"
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Post by takeyouaway on Jul 6, 2007 14:48:55 GMT -5
Alec smiled. “No nothing like that-at least right now. We have a ball coming up and need help with setting up. Though you may be able to help with security and something else.” His thoughts wandered. He knew Bella was to come back to retrieve some things, just not when. He was hoping to find her first, get her to come back and stay-with him.
Rubbing his chin, he was thoughtful. “Yes there is a place. I can tell you more as we walk.” Leading the way, he spoke as he moved, but kept it low. “Do you mind-deceiving people? Keeping a secret?”
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