To the Task at Hand.......

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 9418

She strode determinedly forward into the control room, alert for further interference.

Inquirer swiftly enters into the control room, followed closely behind by (and unexpectedly by) E'eysha (formerly known as Astra Thessamer on her old world), Gilmuriel (formerly Sir Fred on his world), Elrondir (known as Seeker, an Alliance AI, before being reincarnated), and B'elanna (known as B'ellana Torres, a dream prop/golem free willed copy of the Star Trek Torres).

Inquirer looks down in the in askance as the draw forth bows with strange arrows (blunt tipped....but with a odd "smell" of magic to them").

"Elfshot?" Inquirer asks, "Isn't that a bit extreme?"

"No....we're using a weaker version of that," E'eysha chuckled as she took position by a computer terminal, "This version will only incompasitate the victim for a few days....not years or decades like the others. All elves have the inate ability to endow certain arrowheads with that well known curse.....we've learned from Grailing in private how to control it's strength."

"Not quiet as good as a phasor on stun....but these arrows will put any zombified VLA techs out of commission for the time we need," B'elanna agreed, pausing to reflect on how her life had changed....and thanked the Creator that she had a life still (especially with Elrondir)! "It will DEFINITELY will bring them out of their Master induced stupor, however!"

The Doctor, having paused and listened in on this conversation, shakes his head in silent bemusement. Usually, it's the Companions who need his help. These folk definitely are more competent than some of the others he'd had in the past.

And they had joined him in this venture out of loyalty and trust.

The Time Lord thanks the gods for these friends he's suddenly found, and looks forward in being able to show them so many things....as they will show him in turn......

The Doctor smiles and then keeps a weather eye out for anyone (unlikely as it was due the protection offered by Inquirer and the elves). Spells that he chastises himself for not having thought to use in that last incident dance upon his tongue, ready for use.

Several technicians with handguns come shuffling in, to see what is keeping the other guard, only to fall to the floor by either mage spell or elfin magical arrow.

The Doctor finally gets over to the controls that can be used to transmit messages from the VLA dishes....instead of just receiving them as they scan the heavens for clues to the universe. The Time Lord then sighs as he rapidly types the equations into the computer.... This will take a while....

Inside, Sigin has escorted the wounded Ragan to a chair and Betty heads off to get a medical kit...only to be stopped by Sigin's cough.

"While that is a good idea....though her wounds will have fully healed without a trace of the injury within the hour," the dragon mage says calmly as he removes several spell components from his pouch belt, "I'd rather think what would work best would be a bit of healing magic. That's one of the first series of simple spells I teach all my beginning students....by the way."

Betty and Ragan sigh in relief as the bullet wound closes and the skin closes.....and even turns the same color tan as the rest of the surrounding flesh.

  1. "I can't wait to get started," Ragan mutters in bemused voice as he looks at where the bullet wound had been.

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