When Scorpions Strike
Part 2
Magick and Science Don't Mix
Hello once more. I would like to apologize to all of you out there that have been waiting for this to come out. I am pretty lazy, but I'm doing my best to juggle this, work, and school. I think I'm doing ok. I'm only mentioning this because I believe that both this story and the sequel I have in mind (I do plan on writing it) will take awhile to get out. The sequel gives an answer to a question that will be answered in the premiere. No I don't mean how she was brought back. Sorry I got off track. As usual, I don't own either Buffy or Farscape. I wish I did, but of course my life sucks on so many levels. Let's get into this then.
Giles was pacing the length of the Magic Box. He had seen the fireballs fall down towards the park and, knowing the Hellmouth, Buffy was close to where it happened. He was worried sick, but he couldn't go out and look for her. He knew if something important happened, she would come here first. Not only that, but he had sent Spike to look for her. Willow wasn't much better. Giles wouldn't let her leave because they had too much research to do on Glory. Plus Dawn was there waiting for her sisters return. Willow was the next best thing to a Slayer to protect Dawn. Tara was also spooked. Things had been getting real tense lately. She cared so deeply for Willow, and it was because of that relationship that she cared for Buffy (but like a friend). She still felt like somewhat of an outsider. Sure, they tried to bring her more into the group, but she still felt somewhat left out. That was beginning to put a strain on her and Willows' relationship. Giles was just about to give up and go out looking himself when Buffy came in the door.
"Where have you been?" Giles asked a little to franticly. "Sorry," Buffy said with a little bit of surprise. "We had an interesting night." As she said this, Xander and Anya came in the door. Giles gets a disgusted look on his face. "They didn't try and have sex in the park again did they?" Xander turns a dark shade of red and mumbles something about experimentation. "No," Buffy says. "Even creepier." With those words, Crichton and company enters the shop. The moment D'Argo and Chiana come into view, Giles panics. He runs over to the counter and pulls out the battle-ax he keeps there as a precaution. Willow quickly starts a protection spell for Dawn and telekinetically, throws D'Argo across the room. He lands with a grunt and draw his Qualta Blade. Crichton and Buffy both run in between the two groups before more damage can be done. "It's ok," Buffy said with a hint of urgency in her voice. "They're with us."
At that moment Spike comes in the door. "See you already met the guys." He walks over to the table and light s up a cigarette. "Hope you have more luck understanding them than I did. Bloody gibberish." With that Crichton smiles. Chiana gets an amused look on her face. John turns toward the door and whistles. The DRD quickly scuttles into the shop. Giles looks at it with mild curiosity. "What is that?" Aeryn looks at him and starts to speak. Giles just stares at her. "What the bloody hell did she just say?" Crichton smiles a little. "Another brit. Man it's great to be home. Sorry. It's called a DRD." Giles gets a very skeptical look on his face. "It looks like an over sized beetle." As he says this, he is injected with the microbes. "Ow! Now that was uncalled for. Show some tact." The DRD moves on towards Tara. It injects the microbes only seconds before Willow kicks it away. "Don't inject anything into my sweetie," she says with a mixture of anger and motherly love. Crichton just smiles. "Don't worry. They just let you understand other languages." The DRD slowly recovers and makes it way around the room injecting the microbes with minor protests. Giles walks over to Buffy and Crichton and starts to get all huffy. "Now that that is all over with, could someone please tell me what the bloody hell is going on?! Where did these…people…come from?" "It's a long story," Aeryn says. "Well we have lots of time," says Giles. Crichton hops up on the table. "Gather round boys and girls it's story time." Xander leans over to Willow and whispers, "He stole my line." Willow giggles at this but quickly stifles as Crichton starts the tale.
We were headed for a commerce planet. We had just gotten back to Moya and needed more supplies. As we passed a small star system, we got a distress call. We of course set out to see if we could help. When we arrived, we found a Leviathan transport pod under attack by a Peacekeeper command cruiser. Talon fired a warning shot across the bow of the PK ship. The Cruiser then contacted us. It turns out that Scorpius was in command." Anya interrupted him. "Who is this Scorpius you always talk about?" Aeryn gets an aggravated look on her face. "I thought that we covered this on the way over here." "We did," Anya says. "But I still don't understand." "To be blunt," Crichton said, "He is a power hungry Peacekeeper scientist who is determined to harness the power of wormholes as a weapon. He is a half-breed. He is part Scarran and part Sebacean. He will stop at nothing to get his slimy little hands on the wormhole technology in my head."
Giles takes off his glasses and starts to clean them. This is a true sign that he is worried. He stops cleaning and turns to Crichton. "If what you are saying is true, than we are in grave danger. This Scorpius sound rather dangerous and formidable. We should get some rest and get back to this in the morning. It will be Saturday so most of you won't have a problem with it." He gets various nods and other forms of agreement from around the room. The only people that aren't happy with it are the Moya crew.
"Why tomorrow," asks Aeryn. "Why not now. You have a dangerous creature with strength and technology far surpassing your own, and you want to take a nap? What is wrong with you people?" At those words Xander perks up. "We have an overwhelming death wish." Aeryn just gives him a questioning look and sits back down. Giles gives Xander a stern look and then turns back to the whole group. "It would do us no good to just run out into a battle with an enemy we know nothing about and have no idea how to defeat. Plus we can think better if we are rested." Crichton hops of the table and raises his hand. "Question Jeevs. Where are we going to sleep? I mean we can't use the transport pod. It's a wreck. We need to repair it." Giles once more removes his glasses and rubes the bridge of his nose. "Alright. I suppose that you could stay here in the shop. I have only one request." Crichton gives him a cheesy smile. "Name it." "Don't touch any thing out here. You could blow up the whole block." To this Aeryn raises an eyebrow. "There aren't any dangerous chemicals in here. At least none that I can see." Giles rolls his eyes. "Why do people always assume I mean chemicals? We have many strong spells and potions here. If you accidentally mix the wrong two or break a seal, we could b3e in for big trouble."
Just as those last words exit his mouth, an explosion is heard from the back of the room. D'Argo is now blue and furry. He turns toward Crichton. "If I hear so much as a giggle, I will frelling kill you right here and now." Crichton is holding back as best he can. "Now why (snicker) would I (snicker) laugh at you?" D'Argo simply growls at him. Giles has a rather tired and yet amused look on his face. "That's why I told you not to touch anything." He turns toward Willow. "Could you please help him get back to normal? We can continue with our work in the morning."
With those words, the Scoobies and the Moya crew set about in their various chores. John and Aeryn are working with Giles to set up some cots. Buffy and Dawn leave to go home for the night. Anya is pulling Xander towards the door mumbling something about how she hopes that aliens wont interfere with their sex life. Willow and Tara are trying to make D'Argo sit still so they can reverse the spell. D'Argo just mumbles something about being called fluffy for the rest of his life.
What does Scorpius plan to do on Earth? Will everyone get along? Will they end up having to shave D'Argo? These Questions and more will be answered in When Scorpions Strike Part 3: Hello Scorpi.
Part 2
Magick and Science Don't Mix
Hello once more. I would like to apologize to all of you out there that have been waiting for this to come out. I am pretty lazy, but I'm doing my best to juggle this, work, and school. I think I'm doing ok. I'm only mentioning this because I believe that both this story and the sequel I have in mind (I do plan on writing it) will take awhile to get out. The sequel gives an answer to a question that will be answered in the premiere. No I don't mean how she was brought back. Sorry I got off track. As usual, I don't own either Buffy or Farscape. I wish I did, but of course my life sucks on so many levels. Let's get into this then.
Giles was pacing the length of the Magic Box. He had seen the fireballs fall down towards the park and, knowing the Hellmouth, Buffy was close to where it happened. He was worried sick, but he couldn't go out and look for her. He knew if something important happened, she would come here first. Not only that, but he had sent Spike to look for her. Willow wasn't much better. Giles wouldn't let her leave because they had too much research to do on Glory. Plus Dawn was there waiting for her sisters return. Willow was the next best thing to a Slayer to protect Dawn. Tara was also spooked. Things had been getting real tense lately. She cared so deeply for Willow, and it was because of that relationship that she cared for Buffy (but like a friend). She still felt like somewhat of an outsider. Sure, they tried to bring her more into the group, but she still felt somewhat left out. That was beginning to put a strain on her and Willows' relationship. Giles was just about to give up and go out looking himself when Buffy came in the door.
"Where have you been?" Giles asked a little to franticly. "Sorry," Buffy said with a little bit of surprise. "We had an interesting night." As she said this, Xander and Anya came in the door. Giles gets a disgusted look on his face. "They didn't try and have sex in the park again did they?" Xander turns a dark shade of red and mumbles something about experimentation. "No," Buffy says. "Even creepier." With those words, Crichton and company enters the shop. The moment D'Argo and Chiana come into view, Giles panics. He runs over to the counter and pulls out the battle-ax he keeps there as a precaution. Willow quickly starts a protection spell for Dawn and telekinetically, throws D'Argo across the room. He lands with a grunt and draw his Qualta Blade. Crichton and Buffy both run in between the two groups before more damage can be done. "It's ok," Buffy said with a hint of urgency in her voice. "They're with us."
At that moment Spike comes in the door. "See you already met the guys." He walks over to the table and light s up a cigarette. "Hope you have more luck understanding them than I did. Bloody gibberish." With that Crichton smiles. Chiana gets an amused look on her face. John turns toward the door and whistles. The DRD quickly scuttles into the shop. Giles looks at it with mild curiosity. "What is that?" Aeryn looks at him and starts to speak. Giles just stares at her. "What the bloody hell did she just say?" Crichton smiles a little. "Another brit. Man it's great to be home. Sorry. It's called a DRD." Giles gets a very skeptical look on his face. "It looks like an over sized beetle." As he says this, he is injected with the microbes. "Ow! Now that was uncalled for. Show some tact." The DRD moves on towards Tara. It injects the microbes only seconds before Willow kicks it away. "Don't inject anything into my sweetie," she says with a mixture of anger and motherly love. Crichton just smiles. "Don't worry. They just let you understand other languages." The DRD slowly recovers and makes it way around the room injecting the microbes with minor protests. Giles walks over to Buffy and Crichton and starts to get all huffy. "Now that that is all over with, could someone please tell me what the bloody hell is going on?! Where did these…people…come from?" "It's a long story," Aeryn says. "Well we have lots of time," says Giles. Crichton hops up on the table. "Gather round boys and girls it's story time." Xander leans over to Willow and whispers, "He stole my line." Willow giggles at this but quickly stifles as Crichton starts the tale.
We were headed for a commerce planet. We had just gotten back to Moya and needed more supplies. As we passed a small star system, we got a distress call. We of course set out to see if we could help. When we arrived, we found a Leviathan transport pod under attack by a Peacekeeper command cruiser. Talon fired a warning shot across the bow of the PK ship. The Cruiser then contacted us. It turns out that Scorpius was in command." Anya interrupted him. "Who is this Scorpius you always talk about?" Aeryn gets an aggravated look on her face. "I thought that we covered this on the way over here." "We did," Anya says. "But I still don't understand." "To be blunt," Crichton said, "He is a power hungry Peacekeeper scientist who is determined to harness the power of wormholes as a weapon. He is a half-breed. He is part Scarran and part Sebacean. He will stop at nothing to get his slimy little hands on the wormhole technology in my head."
Giles takes off his glasses and starts to clean them. This is a true sign that he is worried. He stops cleaning and turns to Crichton. "If what you are saying is true, than we are in grave danger. This Scorpius sound rather dangerous and formidable. We should get some rest and get back to this in the morning. It will be Saturday so most of you won't have a problem with it." He gets various nods and other forms of agreement from around the room. The only people that aren't happy with it are the Moya crew.
"Why tomorrow," asks Aeryn. "Why not now. You have a dangerous creature with strength and technology far surpassing your own, and you want to take a nap? What is wrong with you people?" At those words Xander perks up. "We have an overwhelming death wish." Aeryn just gives him a questioning look and sits back down. Giles gives Xander a stern look and then turns back to the whole group. "It would do us no good to just run out into a battle with an enemy we know nothing about and have no idea how to defeat. Plus we can think better if we are rested." Crichton hops of the table and raises his hand. "Question Jeevs. Where are we going to sleep? I mean we can't use the transport pod. It's a wreck. We need to repair it." Giles once more removes his glasses and rubes the bridge of his nose. "Alright. I suppose that you could stay here in the shop. I have only one request." Crichton gives him a cheesy smile. "Name it." "Don't touch any thing out here. You could blow up the whole block." To this Aeryn raises an eyebrow. "There aren't any dangerous chemicals in here. At least none that I can see." Giles rolls his eyes. "Why do people always assume I mean chemicals? We have many strong spells and potions here. If you accidentally mix the wrong two or break a seal, we could b3e in for big trouble."
Just as those last words exit his mouth, an explosion is heard from the back of the room. D'Argo is now blue and furry. He turns toward Crichton. "If I hear so much as a giggle, I will frelling kill you right here and now." Crichton is holding back as best he can. "Now why (snicker) would I (snicker) laugh at you?" D'Argo simply growls at him. Giles has a rather tired and yet amused look on his face. "That's why I told you not to touch anything." He turns toward Willow. "Could you please help him get back to normal? We can continue with our work in the morning."
With those words, the Scoobies and the Moya crew set about in their various chores. John and Aeryn are working with Giles to set up some cots. Buffy and Dawn leave to go home for the night. Anya is pulling Xander towards the door mumbling something about how she hopes that aliens wont interfere with their sex life. Willow and Tara are trying to make D'Argo sit still so they can reverse the spell. D'Argo just mumbles something about being called fluffy for the rest of his life.
What does Scorpius plan to do on Earth? Will everyone get along? Will they end up having to shave D'Argo? These Questions and more will be answered in When Scorpions Strike Part 3: Hello Scorpi.
