Seymour + Wolfgang in space
Posted byPosted: Jun 18, 2009, 5:56pm
Who: Seymour and Wolfgang
Where: Blue Dwarf
When: After Rosette and Mk10 got onboard
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Later Wolfgang and Seymour managed to smuggle themselves aboard the space eagle piloted by Jay in a empty cargo crate, and as he dropped Rosette and Mk.10 off meters away from blue dwarf the two of them in space suites equipped with thruster packs jumped out of the space eagle minutes after Rosette and Mk.10, and followed them at a discreet distance so that they would not be noticed.
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Seymour moved his arms through the totally frictionless environment. It has been a long time since he'd been in a space suit and floated around out in space. He was glad of this because it gave him a major case of the willies.
It was so black, and vast in all directions. He focussed on the job and looked ahead. The Blue Dwarf loomed in front of him, a large blue mass of dirty metal. He hadn't realised how desperate it was for a good clean.
Floating next to him in another space suit was Wolfgang. His spacesuit was red, one worn usually by low-ranking security officers.
"What are you doing?" Seymour snapped.
"I'm... helping you to board the Blue Dwarf!" Wolfgang said.
"So, why are you floating so close to me? Please stay at least 10 meters away at all times. You've got a back luck virus, so who knows what might happen to you. Bad enough that you're wearing a red spacesuit."
"What could happen to me out here? "
"Er? You are joking right?" Said Seymour. "That big blue thing over there is our home, but it's also been taken over by a deranged Holly. It's armed with turrets which could detect us any second and start shooting."
"Oh but that probably won't..."
The closest turret turned to face them and started shooting.
Wolfgang engaged his thrusters and flew side by side to Seymour.
"What are you doing you unlucky moron, you're going to get me killed too!" Seymour shouted, and engaged his thrusters so that he could keep his distance away from the health and safety officer.
They flew through space in their spacesuits, and a large bolt of energy fired dangerously close.
"It's firing! Keep moving!" Seymour shouted.
They were exposed, and one shot from the Blue Dwarf's laser turret would kill them instantly. Seymour looked around for some cover.
"Hide behind that asteroid there." He pointed. They used their jetpacks to navigate to the other side of the asteroid, using it to block the turret fire.
Wolfgang was unlucky, but the unlucky virus seemed to have a sense of humour, because it wasn't going to let him die from simply being shot at. It seemed to weave fate in a much more elaborate way.
A blast of energy shot the asteroid, and fragments broke off into space. Those fragments contained small space-dwelling bacteria, which immediately swarmed towards the nearest host. Wolfgang's spacesuit.
Seymour looked behind him to see Wolfgang covered in purple blotches.
"Mr Sweetsly, what in the devil are you playing at?"
"Help me Seymour! It's some sort of bacteria, it's eating at my spacesuit."
Seymour flew a little closer, and then realised he didn't want to get too close. "It's corroding your suit. I don't want it to spread to me." He said.
"I don't think my suit will last very long." Wolfgang admitted.
"Lets get to the ship as fast as possible then." Seymour said.
"What about the turrets?"
Seymour peered out from behind the asteroid. "It doesnt look good, but we'll have to chance it."
As soon as he'd said it, a Starbug flew directly overhead, casting a shadow over them both and the asteroid. The voice of Chris Harris could be heard in their helmet radios.
"Out of the way Seymour, we've got some turrets to destroy!"
The Starbug flew towards the Blue Dwarf and barrel-rolled as it did so, firing several shots at the closest turret. The exterior gun exploded, sending debris all over the Blue Dwarf.
"I hope that lunatic is careful. My apartment's on this side of the ship!" Said Seymour.
"Can we go now?" Asked Wolfgang.
Seymour agreed and they engaged jetpacks at top speed towards the Blue Dwarf.
But Wolfgang's spacesuit was corroding away....
<Tag Will Wolfgang make it? How do we get onto the ship? >