[Makes-Eternal-Everlasting]

1550 hours
SGC local time
Orbit of Mars
Iliad Bridge

On Fee's screen An image of pale blue appeared and filled the screen completely, it caused the screen to flicker, scramble as code appeared and scrolled behind it, then it faded out. Madromas had released control of Fee's computer. The Ancilla had what she needed. She could trust these people.

Madromas kept unseen watching from a camera not far away. Watching everything going on in the hangar. The Ancilla spotted quite a bit of activity. Though it knew it could trust the Snow Leopard with those humans. Seeing where they were from, Erde-Tyrene. Ancient Earth! Insane! That world had been dead for eons! Nevertheless the Ancilla was sighed by one of the many security programs in the ship.

'Aha!' Her metalic voice echoed within the computer network. 'got you!'

+ YOU CANNOT BE HERE+ said the security AI + BEGONE NOW OR I WILL DESTROY YOUR CODE+

'Make me' Madromas replied. she then began to take each and every line of code from the security program, disassebling it line by line, each line learned and then added to her own code. The security program, one of many, was crude compared to herself. She know knew how to fight them off as needed.

Finally the code all complied into her own code matrix. Madromas went back to observing the care of her Snow Leopard. At the same time she focused and found five more security AI. One of them quite alien. The others quite human. She took them all on at once.

+ HALT + Said one

+ SYSTEM BREACHED ++ SECURITY PROTOCOLS ENGAGED + said the other

+ INITATING SYSTEM LOCKDOWN + said the first

+ SYSTEM LOCLDOWN INPROGRESS ++ TOTAL SYSTEM LOCKDOWN IN FIVE MINUTES + the second began countdown

Madromas growled and began taking the code line by line from each program at a very rapid pace. her first item of busiess was to disable the system lockdown. then take down the alien systems.

On the bridge the results of the Ai battle in the computer network were soon seen as the main ship controls were lost to the lockdown. then the engine room control station was sealed. "Sgt Maccaferty, what is going on! Talk to me!" Maria Jamison asked from her location on the commanders seat on the bridge. Thankfully they still had radios. Very briefly what looked like three different symbols appeared on the viewport's datastream. The latter two of the three soon faded away leaving the third, a strange pale flickery blue in their place. The pale blue now looked brighter and less flickery

Fee's screen and system then unlocked as did everything on the bridge. General Jamison went to the viewport, studied the strange pale blue symbol, then said "Ladies and gentlemen, it appears we have us either an enemy or friend in our system. Seems it is worried for our surprise guest." She pointed at the screen then on the wall that showed exactly what Madromas could easily see of what was happening in the hangar and also saw the injury the sole pilot of the damaged craft had taken. A brutal hit to the head.

[Aear Charter]

1550 hours
SGC local time
Orbit of Mars

A Tiger class cruiser dropped out of chima-space between the Bobtail and the Illiad. Whilst the ship design was Meowtian it became obvious the second it dropped out this one had been stolen by the Kitsune. A full barrage of cannon fire and Hraesvelger magic missles assualted both the ships either side. The new cruiser only kept it's assault up for a single minute but the damage had been done. Most of the fire had been focused on the Bobtail but it was a surgical strike targetting only the weapons of the two ships disabiling them before they knew what hit them. Classic Kitsune "salvage" tatics.

1551 hours
SGC Local Time
Orbit of Mars
Illiad Hangar

"What in the black sea? Damn Kitsune!" growled Aear "Why does your stupid bathtub have to be so easy to scan?" he vented to Koren.

"Bobtail this is Lucky. What's the status of the hangars? Bobtail? Bobtail please respond!" Francessa was calling over to the Bobtail. If she could launch their strike groups they could do... Something. Anything. "Aear we need backup. Don't you have a ship?"

Aear looked at Koren before turning back to his gunner. "Even if I summon Kimi with blood magic unless I draw on the ceiling she be summoned inside this ship." He turned back to Koren. "Korey get be to the top deck so I can get us out of this mess."

"Fee-Fee, your on the bridge right? I'm gonna summon my cruiser so do me a favor and don't be trying to put holes in her if you get he weapons back up." He called out over the radio system as he moved towards the end of the Hangar. He looked back at his gunner.

"Just hurry up already! It's not like I can do anything." she called after him.

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Roger appeared on the deck just as Calmara called out for a Medic. 

Occupant's wounded and out cold, by the looks of things. We need a medic here! 

I'm here, he said. He moved like a flash, putting on gloves, and securing an area. He opened his kit, and extracted a bottle of iodide and a bandage. He got to work bandanging her head as he made a few requests. 

Someone alert the infirmary-I'm going to need Sgt. Lexington. ALso, I need something to move...the patient. He spoke loudly, urgently. 

For now, he was just proceeding with business as usual. A life was a life. No matter what. 

Tag: @all

[Makes-Eternal-Everlasting]

1551 hours
SGC Local Time
Orbit of Mars

The ship shook as the weapons were struck. The powercrsystals Madromas could see were overloaded. Both in her view, she could easily fix that, and also without. Rapily she moved her connections. rerouting power from the overloaded crystals to the engine control matrix. giving the ship more speed for each damaged weapon. Then she diverted half that engine power to the ships shields. Even then the weapons were offline, but the ship was far from crippled.

Madromas searched carefully for a weapons list. Finding what she sought she wondered why there was no plasma weaponry. But what was there was going to have to do. Diverting power to certain crystals in a single asgard weapon Madromas broke a single human crystal section and set that broken rock into the crystal powering the asgard weapon she chose. A ball of blue energy formed at the tip of the weapon out in space. It coalaced into a coil of plasma. Perfect! She waited until the very last second, timing her shot before letting off a earth shattering shrill shriek before firing the improvised plasma torpedo at the engine section of Kitsune commandeered craft.

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On the bridge the results of the Ai battle in the computer network were soon seen as the main ship controls were lost to the lockdown. then the engine room control station was sealed. "Sgt Maccaferty, what is going on! Talk to me!" Maria Jamison asked from her location on the commanders seat on the bridge. Thankfully they still had radios. Very briefly what looked like three different symbols appeared on the viewport's datastream. The latter two of the three soon faded away leaving the third, a strange pale flickery blue in their place. The pale blue now looked brighter and less flickery

Fee's screen and system then unlocked as did everything on the bridge. General Jamison went to the viewport, studied the strange pale blue symbol, then said "Ladies and gentlemen, it appears we have us either an enemy or friend in our system. Seems it is worried for our surprise guest." She pointed at the screen then on the wall that showed exactly what Madromas could easily see of what was happening in the hangar and also saw the injury the sole pilot of the damaged craft had taken. A brutal hit to the head.

Well. No matter how fast she typed, or how quickly the little gerbils in her brain ran through their hoops, nor how many symbols and stuff were coming back to her from her various classes, Fee could not get a grip on the system. She was being taken over, and it was frustrating. There was NOTHING she could do about it, except watch. She sighed, and pounded her hand on the keyboard in a rare show of frustration. After a deep breath, she look at the Commander.

I am being taken over. Some sort of alien system has hacked in...I can't override it. Not yet... She was unused to being out of control of the systems. She was unused to making mistakes. And she didn't like it. Her frustration was being channeled to fighting back with everything she was made of-running codes in every language she knew, and some she didn't, typing idle threats into the universe, and cursing in Dutch, under her breath.

A moment later, after three symbols danced across her screen, leaving one, a flickering blue light, her system unlocked itself. She was entirely convinced that whatever was IN her system was taunting her. Fee never did well with taunts, and pushed away from her screen for a moment. She checked on Koren's beacon, and Aear's, as well. Her friends and colleagues were safe. She sipped some water to calm herself, and returned to her work.

Yes, Ma'am. I am trying to convince....it...that we're friendlies. The rescue craft is back; the flight was normal and successful. She let out a sigh of relief.

Dr. Harrison is requesting all medics to the Hangar bay. Shall I make the announcement? At the woman's go-ahead, Fee turned on comms for the whole ship.

All medical personnel, please report to Hangar Bay 1 for incoming. Repeat, Hangar Bay 1 for incoming. She turned back, and spoke once more to the BrigGen.

Ma'am, running a system sweep now. Will route the information to command. Waiting further instruction. With her other hand, she found Koren's second line, and spoke quietly.

That was some fancy flying there...glad you're safe. Now, go to sleep. Keep your radio in, though... She decided she would read to him to put him to sleep. It had always worked for Liam, anyway.

<Tag:@makes, Koren Telion, @all>

[Koren Telion]

Koren brushed off Aear's offhanded comment about the defenselessness of their most formidable strike cruiser and was about to respond when Fee's comm interrupted him "That was some fancy flying there..." She said softly.

"Thanks," He replied, leaning against the bulkhead of the unknown vessel, rubbing his eyes, trying to clear his vision,

"glad you're safe."

"Me too."

"Now, go to sleep. Keep your radio in, though..."

"Is that an order?" Koren sighed. He knew she was right. Even with the Iliad taking fire, he was no good to the team in this condition. And Koren knew that the General would have Fee wake him if they needed him for anything. Koren looked up at Aear with an apologetic look and, with a smile creeping in at the corners of his mouth, said under his breath "Fee-Fee is ordering me to sleep" He knew Aear would enjoy the brief moment of levity in the chaos surrounding them.

"I'm bringing Aear to the bridge." He said, signalling for Aear to follow him, the smile still in his voice, "Then maybe I'll sleep."

He headed towards the bridge at a jog. Upon entering the bridge, Koren turned to the General and saluted. "General, This is Aear Charter of the Meowtian Fleet here to assist!"

Koren turned away as the two began conversing and walked over to Fee's station, leaning over the monitor again as if to read something, but really just to hold himself upright. "How're you doing?" He said, pressing on his eyelids to clear his vision again.

<TAG @ckitchens , Aear Charter >

[Aear Charter]

1552 hours
SGC Local Time
Illiad - Bridge

Aear wandered into the bridge after Koren he didn't say a single word till he got to the bridge. "Yo." he said simply to the General raising his hand for a second before walking straight past her. "Hisashiburi, Fee-Fee." he said as he leaned over Fiona's shoulder from the other side of her chair. "Huuh I didn't know you guys had plasma torpedoes... Looks like a botched job though." The rear energy readings dropped by as the torpedo hit the hostile cruiser. "Enough to take out the outside barrier..."

His smile faded when an energy warning detection flashed across the screen. It was clear whatever the Bobtail was planning it was bad. Aear moved towards the window at the front of the bridge placing his hand at his ear.

"Nemo, what in the black sea are your doing? Nemo!" Aear nearly screamed over his long range magical comm system. Aear was showing a rare face of dead seriousness. Aear brought up a magical screen infront of him. On the screen was a young woman with oddly striped red and yellow hair, looking to be barely 20.

"Get the cannons spun and the batteries charged, take out that Tiger before the Bobtail empties it's tubes. Focus on the rear they've managed to take out the outside barrier." he ordered placing his left thumb in his mouth.

"Yokai." said the woman before cutting the transmission. Whoever she was she looked as surprised as anyone to see Aear serious.

Aear dragged his thumb along the bridge window leaving a trail of his purple blood. "Ruby Chima. Blood summoning!" he called before placing his hands on the line he'd drawn. A huge purple magic circle appeared out in space over the Illiad and in a moment a 25km cruiser appeared just a few metres above her and opened fire on the hostile cruiser. Focusing on it's rear it wasn't long before the interior shield was down and they had taken out the engines, Chima drive and enough generators to take out it's weapons.

Aear let out a long breath before keeling over backwards. The scar over his left eye had opened up and the side of his face was covered in purple blood. "That's a friggin cruiser." said Aear weakly looking over at Koren.

A screen appeared infront of Jamison, the woman Aear had been talking to a moment ago on it. "Earth... Vessel, This is Kimihara. I've crippled the hostile cruiser. Luck for you the scans reveal their out of HMF Missiles. Sorry about landing on top of you like that."

<Tag: Makes-Eternal-Everlasting @ckitchens Koren Telion and @everbodies!>>

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Is that an order?...I'm bringing Aear to the bridge. Then MAYBE I'll sleep... She sighed as his radio fell silent. A few moments later, she saw him appear on the Bridge. He approached her, and she couldn't help but smile. He came to her station, and she could see the exhaustion on his face. She looked at him, with a smile. 

Allo. Aye, 'tis an order...and don't make me get Fiala. Her threats were idle, but she did mean it. She wanted him to rest; he was useless as a chocolate teapot in this state, and more of a hinderance than a help. Aear came over, too, and Fee greeted him with a smaller smile than Koren got. 

Hisashiburi, Fee-Fee. Fee just looked at him, but let the "Fee-fee" go, due to the circumstances. 

Allo, Aear. Are you alright? Fee looked concernedly at the man. Some of the others might dislike and distrust him, but Fee liked him, and she hated to see ANYONE hurt. She turned her attention back to Koren. 

How're you doing? She looked at him. 

I'll be better when you're rested...and I want to talk to you later. But I am SERIOUS, Koren...you need to sleep. You DID promise. She pointed out. She had half an eye on Aear while she spoke to Koren. She hadn't caught his words, but she realzied he was bleeding, and she was on her feet fast. 

Koren, help me take Aear to the infirmary...no, Dr. Harrison is busy with the...whatever it is. Aear, sit at my station. She reached under her desk and brought forth her own emergency kit. She got to work bandaging Aear's head as she dictated things. 

Koren, I need you to help me before you sleep. Please, I need a wet towel or rag or something. In the pocket of my jacket, just there, she pointed to her jacket hanging on the chair, is a water bottle. There might be a napkin in the bottom drawer-I'm forever spilling things. And it's blood warm in here. She pulled off the BDU top she wore, and sighed in relief. The uniforms that Stargate forced her to wear were hot, itchy, and too big...she STILL hadn't been able to get on in a proper size, and likely wouldn't until the next contact with another SG vessel or for resupplying. So likely, never. Underneath her shirt, she had a black t-shirt that covered her shoulders fully.  

She worked quickly, aplying the water to clean up Aear's blood. She wondered momentarily if were a biohazard, but decided to just discard it in the trash. She got him some Iodine for infection, and then placed a banadage over the wound. She then touched it gingerly after kissing her finger, like her mummy did when she was a little girl. She spoke in a soothing voice to Aear. 

There you are. Good as new. Might want to see the doctor later, though, in case of infection. Now, you, she turned to Koren, and raised her eyebrows. Off to bed with ye. Go. We'll chat later. Remember, keep your earpiece in. She waited for the men to leave her before she settled back in to start rebuildng systems. With any luck, it wouldn't take TOO long. 

Tag: Aear Charter, Koren Telion. 

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Fiala entered the hanger just as Calmara called out for a medic and Harrison came running . She kept a pace that gave the doctor room and with in a quick reaction time to let of fire if needed . Her view was to be better safe than sorry . It wasn't till two of the ship security took over did she approach Calmara,

" I don't recognise that ship, any ideas were its from ?"
<tag Calmara and all>

Sorry its small but just drawing blanks

[Makes-Eternal-Everlasting]

1553 hours
SGC Local Time
Orbit of Mars
Iliad computer network
Bridge & Medical Ward

Madromas wandered through the computer network onboard the Iliad. It was unlike anything she had encountered, nothing like a Fijitian ship. Speaking of which. She sent out a hail on a scrambled proxy unnoticed by anything through translight space. She received a ping reply. Sent her notice. And then closed the channel, all in the span of a single human heartbeat Now all she had to do was wait,

Madromas had her own holographic avatar. So all she had to do was activate the hologram systems. Which she found went throughout the ship. Which worked perfect for what she wanted. She saw where Doc Harrison was taking her Snow Leopard, and when non where looking she formed her holographic avatar. A two meter tall woman clad in a black skintight corset and black leather leggings. She had weapons on her person, but they were completely useless. A tomahawk hatchet was on her left hip. And a MP5K styled weapon was on her back.

She followed behind Harrison and those with him as they moved her Snow Leopard to a medical ward. as the door closed Madromas waited until it was shut before simply walking into the door, and faded clean through it into the medical ward. So far none saw her, she had complete control over the camera network. Of those that did see her was surely the two Meowtians, or one of them.

And then there was James, rather intent on inspecting the Clawcraft fighter he was. Madromas could not allow that! Bringing up sa holographic pane of apparent glass she looked carefully over the Clawcraft's damage. She highlighted key areas. and then sent them to Calmara's station. Then she shifted focus slightly to the Iliad, severe damage was reported in the portside engine area. this craft, she mused, was nothing like a Fijitian Frigate. She flicked her fingers through the nearly transparent control panel before her. Apparently the hologram was eit\her too engrossed in what she was doing. But she knew and could easily sense when others were looking at her. To Harrison, whom she felt staring at her no doubt wondering how she got in there without being noticed she snapped simply.

//Focus on my Snow Leopard, Human. Do not make any structural changes. Merely a flesh wound. Please waken her, gently//

Madromas did not exactly speak, but he could hear ber voice on the infirmary speakers. But none else could throughout the ship. Her fingers continued to flick through the data display before the hologram. her image was not solid like most holograms were. But just enough so that she could take form. Nearly see through in fact. Madromas did not seem to notice.

//I had not expected our aid to be..... humans..... Nor did I expect..... coming to Erde-Tyrene..... Quite interesting//

[Aear Charter]

"Fee-fee I'm..." Began Aear before Fee practically dragged him over to her terminal. He eyes went wide in shock when he realised what Fee was planning with the bottle of water Korey had passed her. He charged a magic bullet ans blasted the bottle ouf of Fee's hands before she could fully unscrew the cap. He clutched at his chest breathing heavily.

"Please no water..." Aear said weakly through short breaths. "I'll be fine. I just need to rest. It always opens up when I use too much or too powerful magic. That spell being blood magic fits both." Explained Aear. He stood up slowly wobbling on his feet a little before moving to Koren.

"I'll take Korey and make sure we both get some proper rest." Said Aear leading Koren out. It's like he could do anything with his linker core messed up like this. The best thing he could do right now was rest and get back in the fight ASAP. In any case Kimi and Fran would hold the fort for the time being.

Tag: @ckitchens, Koren Telion

(Sorry Fee Aear doesn't do water.)

Sent from my GT-S5830i

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Fee looked at Aear...didn't he get that she meant business? 

Fee-fee I'm... She gave him a look of "no protests"

Just as Koren handed her a bottle of water, it exploded in her hands. She looked at Koren, and at Aear, with, at first, a bit of disbelief, and then annoyance. 

Aear, you could just say no... 

Please no water... She looked to Koren for help, but sighed. 

'll be fine. I just need to rest. It always opens up when I use too much or too powerful magic. That spell being blood magic fits both....I'll take Korey and make sure we both get some proper rest. 

Fee nodded as the guys left, and she set about putting things away. After a few minutes, she got out her radio, and turned on Koren's line. She turned on her tablet, and with a smile, spoke to him. 

The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger... Her plan was to read him to sleep. 

Tag:Aear Charter, Koren Telion

(so this might be a good spot to end it....)

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[q]//Focus on my Snow Leopard, Human. Do not make any structural changes. Merely a flesh wound. Please waken her, gently//[/q] 

As Roger worked steadily, with the help of Sadie and Kana, he raised his head when a tinny, robotic noise "spoke" at him. He looked around. Had he heard something? 

[q]//Focus on my Snow Leopard, Human. Do not make any structural changes. Merely a flesh wound. Please waken her, gently//[/q] He had. This voice was directing HIM?! He didn't NEED to make structural changes anyway; it WAS a flesh wound. Albeit a nasty, deep one. But he couldn't waken her just yet. He needed Sgt. Lexington to finish with the IV. 

A few moments later, she had. And he woke the strange woman up carefully, speaking softly, but urgently, and touching her arm gently. 

Doc Harrison here...how's your head? 

Tag:@makes-eternal-everlasting

(this post feels blah, but hey, Roger was tossed for a loop)

[Makes-Eternal-Everlasting]

As Madromas worked though the hologram network on the current status of the ship. The snow leopard woman on the medical bed slowly started to waken. Her diamond almost clouded blue eyes slowly opened. The massive cat did not understand a word the human said. She spoke, a low growl of some form. followed by some chitters and a strange sounding hiss. What she actually said was a question to Madromas, since she recognised the monotone voice. A second later and her nural interface was updated. allowing the snow leopard to speak in english, albiet with a heavy accent. "Where am I ?" 'Madromas, what is going on ?'

[/Relax, these humans from Erde-Tyrene picked up my signal to pick us up. You were wounded. Our clawcraft is damaged, I am trying to see if the humans have suitible parts for replacement, worst comes to worse I can try to contact Fleetcom and possibly Bornestellar, maybe evne Kuyden/] Madromas replied over the snow leopards nural interface link.

//Vitals stable, heart rate stable; Nueral net updated and syncronised// said Madromas so Harrison could hear her as she stepped forwards. Standing next to the man at the bedside. //You did well human//


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