In which Rei explains things concerning Yui

Aslan steps forward, seeing the blood covered need to FINALLY explain what was happening here (and how his meddling had been involved somewhat)….

Moments later

Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart

…

Sarah Connor is livid right now.

Needless to say, I can totally understand just why Sarah Connors looks rather anxious right now. She wants answers and answers right now, but only due to the fact that ASLAN here explained (at great length and much force) why her haring off to find and rescue her daughter herself would doom not only her daughter, but any and every other innocent Rei had hopes in snatching away from the doomed cities of Rapture and Columbia.

”You really expect me to just stand by and . . .,” Sarah mutters angrily, glaring at the Talking Lion of Narnia.

”Anyone besides the designated Champions stepping into this Quest now would cause it to default in failure,” Aslan stated, not backing down one inch on the matter.

”But we can use help with things like over-watch with navigation,” Rei interrupts Sarah before she could say something REALLY cutting (and possibly dangerous) to Aslan. “Oh, with the Brigadier’s permission of course.”

So, in addition in wanting to use UNIT’s transmit technology, she now wants to use UNIT’s assets to placate a distraught mother as well?

. . .

Er, right. Not like I’m heartless here or anything of the sort but I am not exactly SURE how . . .

No, first thing first.

”Hrmph, about that,” I cough slightly in chagrin before continuing, addressing perplexing issues that where now much . . .clearer. Some of it at least, I should say. “While I can now see just why now that I see Aslan’s paw prints on just WHY it was so long since last time we saw each other . . .”

And I rather doubt that the Talking Lion will show anything like embarrassment over having somewhat mislead me and those of UNIT. . .

No, that is not quiet what Aslan did here when he finally arranged Rei’s return to just coincide with UNIT’s obtainment of all of Transmat equipment and related assets from the clutches of the now disbanded Torchwood agency.

. . .

What a band of blackhearts was THAT lot, as it turned out. The scandal of how alien 456 appeared in 1965, secretly offering the British government a cure to a new strain of Indonesian flu destined to wipe out 25 million people, in exchange for 12 children.

Bad enough THAT, especially what actually befell those twelve children from records I had accidently consumed . . .

But the cover up debacle, with the murder of that reporters from several premier newspapers? Bad enough that, the efforts by HIS own government officials to keep their dark dealing from the light of day (even stooping so low as to try to shift blame upon their Cousins across the ocean in the end). The torture that had been done on that one strange one who’d been involved in that deplorable event, Jack Harkens, to keep him from revealing details “out of class” had been even worse.

. . .

Man’s mind was broken, even IF his rather unexpected powers of recovery restored him to wholeness. Mind of a small child at best…

My god, what a media circus that has been in a whole SERIES of political disasters back home which I have a sneaking suspicion has something to do with the “disasters” we had visited upon that cabal/shadow government back on or sister world who’d tried to set up Oceana (ala Ninteen Eight Four). Something that the “Yanks” of my world had been MORE than eager and willing to happily do, considering that they’d grown to LOATH the dark reflection of themselves they found on that world!

…

Oh, what do I mean by that? You do recall that MY Earth is in something of a limbo, linked mystically up through various gates, correct? Well, that world/Earth my Earth is connected to just happens to be the Earth know from the Chronicles of Narnia, true enough.

But it also happens that it just happens to somehow it was the same Earth in as which was found in that dark novel, Nineteen Eight Four; the history leading up to right before everything went to blazes leading up to that dystopian world anyway. And say what you will about the Americans of MY world, as flawed as they might be at least they had their hearts in the right place; not like we of England can criticize after what I saw and experienced with the Torchwood debacle!!

Yes, the United States has it’s heart in the right place….

Most of the time.

Still, that would be rather upsetting news for some who had at least been trying to actually SAVE my world, right? Good, so then that is by the by and let us not needlessly upset Rei and her kin, shall we?

I only mentioned that to refresh your memories of what was what in as far as my and UNIT’s side of things in this tale, I am sure you understand?

Good.

All in all? That business with Torchwood?

Bad business that…And at a guess that would explain Rei wishing to deal more with UNIT (and me) than any remaining members of Torchwood (newly reformed or not).

”So . . .you have a question or three for me before allowing anything?” Rei interrupts my train of thought, giving me a look with her crimson eyes that I find I cannot describe as anything but warily curious. “Please ask.”

Rei

“Well, I do apologize for doing this so . . .bluntly and direct,” the Brig finally asks after coughing a bit in consternation after deciding on the best course of action. “But I fear that there really is no other polite way to say it: even today there are those in UNIT that have concerns about you.

”It is to quiet any obstructions and objections I would face in both having Sarah here do ‘overwatch’, as well as about using the Transmat.

”One concerns the Master . . .”

Of course there would be concern coming from me having been associated with the Master (who of ALL people I had to use to SAVE the Brigadier’s world). That MASTER! Not like I can have a free and clear run at resources and all that with UNIT’s toys because of that, right? Even IF I and my sisters need the Transmat machinery to avoid having to trek all over that hellhole, zombie infested city of Columbia/Rapture with a bunch of innocent Little Sisters in tow, there are those within UNIT who would have qualms about turning over anything to me to use. I’m sure that Aslan probably cleared up SOME of it. Vouched for me, but still!

I, my sisters and friends had been seen working and abiding the MASTER of all things and couple that with the STUNT that Aslan pulled by delaying our reunion with UNIT, I can this causing problems. Before we could have rushed things along before the obstructionist reared their head and botch things for me and the others. Not now, though. “And the other issue concerns some rather disturbing but contradictory things I glimpsed rather-- by accident I am sure--from that ad hoc briefing you gave before leaving after that rather . . .painful meeing we had last at UNIT Headquarters,” the Brigadier said rather dryly. “Something about being rather anti against Instrumentality since all humanity would have lost it’s individuality yet being rather eager for Third Impact under those terms since it would allow for the creation of a godlike entity with . . . “

You have just GOT to be shi…

And damnit, Aslan still hasn’t even lifted a paw to try to help me out here.

…

“THAT was Yui Ikari’s desire of MY universe you saw there,” I find myself growling, despite myself. Funny how I can get defensive over such matters even after so long, eh? “She wanted to become a goddess, not me!”

That . . .just got my newest sister’s attention, and I have to wonder about that. . . .

1. ”Excue me . . .what?” both Sarah Conner AND she asks, interrupting any further explanations I would have given.

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