Rest in Pieces

Having left Artie speeding off she detoured to Kenneth's room and knocked on the door.

"Ah, Miss Cleavage. Come on in." The AI beamed. Tara entered and as Kenneth was walking into the room, Tara locked the door behind her. "How can I help?" He asked convivially.

"Well actually, I was hoping to borrow your light bee." She said, looking around the small kitchenette, set up for AI user with electrical sockets of every kind.

"Oh. I am sorry Miss Cleavage, but I don't have one. I'm an AI, not a hologram and I'm powered by...." He began to explain but Tara waved a hand in dismissal.

"No matter. It will work the same way." She grabbed an electrical lead and shoved the live end into Kenneth, his image distorting and flickering before going out.

"Like taking candy from a baby." She said, grinning and got to work.

*Later on*

Jay opened his eyes, he'd only been asleep for a few moments.

"What?!" He bellowed. Crawling out of bed to the door.

"Jay!" Tara's voice echoed through the door as Jay approached and opened it. His mood softening.

"Holy smeg1 Tara what... What happened?!" He said, as she fell through the door, holographic image flickering and distorting.

"It... It was Jaxx... He..." She coughed and the imaged faded almost completely "Holowhips... I... I'm finished..." She said, looking forlornly into his eyes.

"No... Tara no..." She slipped to the ground and he went with her, cradling her head in his arms as she flickered and faded. "I'll get Cass, hold on. We can fix you up again." He said, getting up. He stopped as her hand gripped his trouser leg.

"It's too late... Massive system damage... Data co... corrupting." She coughed. Looking him in the eye. "Get him for me. Hunt him down and make him pay." she said, with a cold venom in her voice.

"I.. Tara I can't do that He..." Jay said, as the image of Tara faded into black and white, the form blurring and indistinct. Or was that the tears causing the blurring? He drew his and across his eyes and looked down.

"I... I loved you." She said, to him, before the image finally went out.

"DAMNIT JAXX!" Jay howled, and grabbed his pistol from his holster and stormed out the door.

The light bee floated out of the vents, and manifested over the prone form. She cocked her head and looked down at the little ship that lay on the ground, her programming had held up. A good job that Jay didn't ask too many questions really or stop to look at the light bee. She prodded the Black Nebula and the inert form of Kenneth flickered into soft light. He opened his eyes and looked up at her.

The last thing that he ever saw, was the leering face of Tara Cleavage as her boot came down and crushed the little ship into atoms.

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OOC - Jaxx killed Tara OMG!.... No actually, Tara killed Kenneth. The AI is no more!