Ghost ship.. Finally: Ghost-Shadows

Part one, Part two, Part three , Part four I sat in the waiting room.. Feeling a bit loss. Dr Chambers was in the med lab trying to say Shiara's life... Funny once I thought I didn't much need a familiar, now I feel different. Alwyn walked up and I looked at him... "Anything?" He asked and I nodded negatively... He at beside me, "That Max fellow has been going through the ruins and glyphs in the vids... We know where Azu'ha'du is.... The good Dr has her job, we need to do ours.." He left and finally I stood and began to walk to the bridge... Captain Gideon joined me... "How is the girl?" "I do not know.." I say "Galen, Why didn't you say anything..." Before my friend could finish I flashed him a look "A Wizard's relationship with his familiar is a private matter.." I watched as he nodded and decided not to pursue As we came to the bridge the Lt glance back with his report... "We are approaching something... " "LT, can you be more specific?" I ask... He gave this wtf look at the screen, "I wish I could..." We all looked at the viewer... "We are being dragged in..." one officer yelled.... The ship whines and cussed with its metal as I received a Techno-message from Alwyn who was right next to me... Techno-message to Galen from Alwyn --- Do you feel it? Shadow tech! My old friend was right this had to be the Gate to Azu'ha'du... Now the Shadows had left for beyond the rim but we had no way to know what they left behind... Techno-message to Alwyn from Galen --- Except for the cure for the Drakh Plague, no other Shadow tech can be retrieve... It is too dangerous and MUST be destroyed... You will provide the smoke screen.. I will ensure the technologies are in fact destroyed... I would have to especially watch Maximilian, IPX would do anything to get Shadow Tech... Within we found a planet... and Drakh ships... "Matthew, don't get too close we do not want them to see us... Take the Excalibur here... We will have to fly with shuttles to the planet... Alwyn and I will try to use our magic to cloak us." I instruct... On the planet the base was fully operational... This I knew was not good... We had several squads of armed military Earth Forces... Matthew, Alwyn and myself... With the Drakh presence it was too dangerous to bring any others... Either Alwyn or I would transmit anything we find for Mr Eilerson or Dr Tombs who was sitting in for Dr Chambers to examine... Techno-message to Alwyn from Galen --- I should go solo... Stay with Matthew and be careful.. Remember they can turn your tech off... It was time for me to set up to destroy this piece of Darkness... Techno-message to Galen from Alwyn --- Don't worry about me boy.. What about you? I smiled.... As I faded in the shadow and disappeared from the group Techno-message to Alwyn from Galen --- You forget my tech has been freed... I will monitor you and the others... Once I was away I use the spell that covered my skin in Shadow Skin... In my head I could hear the others conversation.... Matthew Gideon sounded annoyed, "Galen?" Where did he go?" Alwyn was serious, "It is quite rude to ask a Mage about his business... " He then chuckled, "We technomages work best alone... I will remain to ensure your safety..." I worked in and out of rooms... Using the Spell of Destruction which I had been forbidden to ever use to destroy the Shadows Tech.. I kept my eye out on any sign of the cure or what would be terrible more of that damn Plague... I entered a center room, nearly missing a Drakh, it was as I had feared, they were loading up more of the Plague... If I sent probes to see if among it was the cure I would alert the Drakh, they would sense the energy of my Tech... Just then a cat brushed up against me and Shiara transformed to herself... "What are you doing here?" I asked.. She didn't look well.. She looked pale... She looked at me, "I am your familiar, you need me..." I began to argue and she raised her hand, "remember what I told you about my amulet.. With it you can see through my eyes and hear through my ears... It isn't Shadow Tech, like your tech so they wont detect it... Not on me or on you... You can't get closer they will sense your tech but I am not a Technomage... " She took the form of a Blurinean rat and scampered into the ships... Grasping the amulet I summoned the image.. Seeing what she saw... To my dismay the ship was full of the Plague but nothing of the cure... A Drakh spoke, "The anti-dote has been removed. Our previous masters must have took it with them.." The Head Drakh laughed, "No fool.. They never created an anti-dote... If we were foolish to get infected we deserved death... The only race to create one, an ancient race disappeared 900 years ago... I doubt they will find the Angeriels." I instructed Shiara to return..... I waited for the ship to launch and then with the Spell of Destruction I destroyed it... As I feared the big Explosion alarmed the Drakh... Techno-message to Alwyn from Galen --- There is no cure here!! Get out I am destroying the base! I hear Alwyn tell the others to go now, to leave and Laser fire.... Shiara turns into a large Vreetan tiger and I ride on her back toward the shuttles where Matthew and Alwyn are pinned down.... Shiara turns into a Shadow, (I wasn't aware she could do that...) She distracted the Drakh and we were able to eliminate them. After we boarded and was in flight, I discreetly cast the Spell of destruction on the whole base... It disappears with a loud thunder claps... "What the HELL!" Matthew stood... "Galen! What the..." I played the transmission of the Drakh leader... and then bore a serious look into Matthew, "They had more of the Plague, it had to be destroyed... Don't you agree!" "You?" he then calmly asked... "Perhaps... Perhaps not.." I suggest and sit back... As the Excalibur leaves, Azu'ha'du, I again use the spell of Destruction and destroy the gate... Dr Chambers tells me that Shiara will recover but needs rest so While the Excalibur is at Babylon 5, I have decided to go with Shiara to this Christmas Party...

Ghost ship.. part 4...Battle among the stars

Part one, Part two, Part three While examining the Ghree vessel, Galen and the others came under attack. I had to defend them so I did. However this meant I had to reveal myself. Now though we were preparing for battle. I was on the bridge with Galen staying quiet as he instructed me. "Captain, Drakh Warship entering from Hyperspace. " Lt Matheson flashed a look at the screen, "Make that two." "Here they come. Battle stations... Lt are those Star Furies scrambled yet?" Captain leaned forward in his chair. Lt turned quickly, "Sir, Starfuries have launched but.... but the pilots claim they launched without them." "They did what?" The Captain questioned... The second in command turned away and then back, "Confirmed sir, The Starfuries have launched and are flying unmanned..." Just then the Excalibur was hit hard... "Return fire!" The Captain flashed a look at Galen, "We have to defend the Ghree wreckage. The clues to help us find the cure could be there!" The Ship shook and voice rang out around me as Orders were given, instructions were being followed and information was being relayed... I stepped several steps back grabbing a console to brace myself and then turned away ... I could see my reflection within the console. My eyes rotating my Dragon Runes as I mentally gave orders using my Technopathy... Blood fell and hit the metal console it was coming from my nose and the veins in my head were throbbing. "Captain, The first Drakh ship has sustained bad damage from the Starfuries, They are flying ... Well they are making several very daring nearly Kami Kazi like runs. " The Lt announced... "Who the hell is controlling them! Galen? Alwyn?" Gideon looked around "Not me I assure you but whoever it is certainly doing a dandy job of keeping that battle cruiser busy." Alwyn advised... "Lt focus all of our weapons on the second ship!" Gideon then turned to Galen who had no answered him, "Galen? Is this..." I glanced up and looked through the reflection he was looking at me and the Captain followed his gaze to me... "Shiara what are you doing?" Galen had finally spoke... Just then a massive explosion rocked the Excalibur on its side... "REPORT!" "We hit a weak spot in the second ship it has been destroyed... !st ship isn't fairing to well.. We have lost most of our starfuries." The Lt barked in response... "Its preparing to fire on the wreckage!" "Target that ship prepare the big weapon..." Gideon stumble, "FIRE!" As the Excalibur fire it's massive weapon the other ship exploded.... Lt Matteson counted the time when our Ship would be back online... Since this ship doesn't have the high energy capacity of a Vorlon ship firing the main weapon will render the ship helpless then it has to regenerates power, this take a full minute. I crumbled and Galen ran over to me. Alwyn not far after, with a wave of his hand he began examining me. Lt Matteson walked over to the Captain and they both walked toward us.... "Galen?" "I think Shiara has been using her technopathy to control the Starfuries." Galen then looked at me... "I I I Couldn't .... all those lives.... that.. would have... ... died...." I was breathless, I had pushed myself to far. Controlling squadrons of fighters all myself... It was way too much.. I could feel myself loosing consciousness... "By taking control of them she could fly them in ways that a pilot couldn't because it would be too risky... As a result it through the Drakh off balanced..." Matteson told everyone... Gideon tugged on his uniform, "The wreckage?" "Destroyed. The Drakh manage to fire before we could destroy it." Matteson stated and everyone looked saddened and crushed... I had to tell Galen before I lost consciousness.... "Galen!" I gasped in pain... "Don't speak..." Alwyn turned to Galen, "She is hemmoraging. It's the secondary nervous system... The one similar to our Tech... She has what appears to be an Aneurysm forming... If it can not be treated, she will die." The Captain linked for the Dr and Galen like lightening grabbed me and began moving me through the corridors toward med lab. "Damn it Shiara!" He cussed... "It's okay... If my death saves Earth, then I have no complaints. " I say "Don't speak." He yelled rushing me through the ship both he and Alwyn were sending me organelles from their body as Galen ran carrying me. Alwyn right their running with him his hands on my head. "if Earth is saved from my difference... from this thing I have that makes me such a freak then my death doesn't matter ... " "I said stop talking... For once do as I say!" Galen fussed... "I found a chamber, I think it had charts to Azu'ha'du. I took a holo-vid of it... It's stored in your amulet..." I couldn't say anymore.... Galen was drifting away and the sounds were going as black as my surroundings.... TBC