When the Plan Comes Together
Chapter 3
"What do you mean, who are the other two?" Liam asked. "Where can we find them?"
"Most likely they are where my sister is," she stated, as if this explained everything.
"Do you know where your sister is?" Da'an asked with an intent expression.
"No, not exactly," the girl said, "but she is somewhere far away, I don't think she is on the planet's surface." got
"The Mothership?" Liam asked, looking at Da'an, who had suddenly gone quiet, as he were concentrating very hard on something.
"Liam, I believe we can assume that the other Re'carusha is on the Mothership, I can hear Zo'or's apprehension about something, though I cannot determine what, he has distanced himself from the commonality." Da'an added, "I do not believe he did this willingly, he seems to be very much afraid."
Liam pulled Da'an aside, "Can we use your portal?" Liam asked.
"Certainly, and I believe we should take the child with us." Da'an replied.
"You're probably right, who knows what kind of trouble she could get into down here."
Liam looked down, "Alright, we are taking you to the Mothership to talk to your sister."
Suddenly a look of nervousness crossed the girl's flawless features, "I don't want to see her, she wants to kill me, she is imperfect!"
Liam looked concerned, "I thought she was part of you, the other half?" "Is she dangerous?"
The child once more lost all expression on her face and the deep, rolling voice began speaking again. "And the beings were the two halves of the creation, each having properties that the other lacked, one was Harmony, where the other is Discord, one is Trust and the other Doubt, one is Disruption and the other Order, one is Innocence where the other is Suspicion." "To see the difference is easy, but to see the similarities is the path of the chosen."
Da'an and Liam were still staring at the girl in surprise when the blank look disappeared from her face to be replaced by a peaceful expression, as if her former worry had never existed at all. Liam was the first to snap out of it.
"So, this is the good one, and the other one is evil?" he asked.
"I do not believe it is so simple, as the humans say, everything is not...black and white." "I believe that, like all beings, the Re'carusha has the capacity to do both good and evil. This split is merely between two extremes."
"And this...child, is one of the extremes?" Liam asked, keying in the portal coordinates.
"Yes, she is quite obviously the innocent side, the other, we can assume is her opposite in every respect." Da'an replied.
"Wait a second, here, if we are these 'chosen', then according to her, aren't we supposed to find the similarities between them?"
"I believe that will be harder than we presently imagine." Da'an said, stepping into the portal's range. He glanced over at the child who was sitting on the floor with a peaceful, if oblivious expression on her face.
Liam nodded in agreement, "By the way, what are we going to call her?" "We can't just say, 'Hey, you, Girl.', she needs a name."
"I agree," Da'an took a moment to consider it, "I believe Harmony is an appropriate name for her."
Liam smiled, "Perfect," he said with a smile as he guided the newly christened 'Harmony' to the portal and activated it. The energy built and discharged sending them to the Mothership in a bright flash of light.
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"Re'carusha," Sandoval heard Zo'or whisper in the aftermath of the girl's intense mind probing. He did not remember hearing the word before, and the meant it was most likely a part of the Taelon's mythology, something he had only a passing interest in. He watched through half-closed eyes as the girl dropped her hand from the Taelon's head and almost contemptuously allowed him to fall to the floor, she then turned and sat in Zo'or's chair, completely ignoring them both.
Sandoval gazed over to the fallen Taelon, Zo'or still had a shocked look on his face as if he could not believe what had happened. He had just been overpowered and deposed, or so it seemed, by a fifteen year old girl. Sandoval could imagine what he would be feeling, he wanted to ask Zo'or if he was going to be alright, if only he could move. Then all of the sudden his strength returned, it was as if the fog in his brain had lifted, he felt lighter, strangely complete. He couldn't discern what was different and so he dismissed it to attend to the current problem, he carefully stood and walked to the fallen Taelon.
Sandoval reached out and touched his hand gently to avoid startling his companion, for a moment Zo'or looked at him with a glance that was so scared and vulnerable that he could feel his animosity for him waver under an unexpected feeling of compassion. He would have been worried at this sudden weakness, but the feeling vanished as Zo'or put on his cold Taelon mask and looked away from him, apparently trying to think of a solution to their predicament. Sandoval pulled back and resumed his usual impassive expression, he knew that Zo'or would not want his sympathy for the psychic ordeal he had been through, so he ignored it and hoped Zo'or wouldn't lose control of his emotionless facade again.
He could usually tell what Zo'or was planning, just by the expression on his face or the tilt of his head, sometimes it seemed almost as thought they could read each other's minds, but they had an unspoken agreement that business was business and emotion played as little a part as possible. Now he could tell nothing from Zo'or's despondent looks and it seemed as if emotion was becoming more and more of an issue. He wondered what it was about this Re'carusha that inspired such fear, such loss of control, in Zo'or. He sat down on the floor about a foot away from Zo'or and began reviewing procedures for this type of scenario with his CVI, he was still in this position when the portal at his side activated.
~Ooooh, cliffhanger, don't you love 'em. You should know I only use them because I like the feeling of power I get when I manipulate your emotions. Mwhahahaha!!!! Sorry, um, er, the voices made me do it! *hides*
Chapter 3
"What do you mean, who are the other two?" Liam asked. "Where can we find them?"
"Most likely they are where my sister is," she stated, as if this explained everything.
"Do you know where your sister is?" Da'an asked with an intent expression.
"No, not exactly," the girl said, "but she is somewhere far away, I don't think she is on the planet's surface." got
"The Mothership?" Liam asked, looking at Da'an, who had suddenly gone quiet, as he were concentrating very hard on something.
"Liam, I believe we can assume that the other Re'carusha is on the Mothership, I can hear Zo'or's apprehension about something, though I cannot determine what, he has distanced himself from the commonality." Da'an added, "I do not believe he did this willingly, he seems to be very much afraid."
Liam pulled Da'an aside, "Can we use your portal?" Liam asked.
"Certainly, and I believe we should take the child with us." Da'an replied.
"You're probably right, who knows what kind of trouble she could get into down here."
Liam looked down, "Alright, we are taking you to the Mothership to talk to your sister."
Suddenly a look of nervousness crossed the girl's flawless features, "I don't want to see her, she wants to kill me, she is imperfect!"
Liam looked concerned, "I thought she was part of you, the other half?" "Is she dangerous?"
The child once more lost all expression on her face and the deep, rolling voice began speaking again. "And the beings were the two halves of the creation, each having properties that the other lacked, one was Harmony, where the other is Discord, one is Trust and the other Doubt, one is Disruption and the other Order, one is Innocence where the other is Suspicion." "To see the difference is easy, but to see the similarities is the path of the chosen."
Da'an and Liam were still staring at the girl in surprise when the blank look disappeared from her face to be replaced by a peaceful expression, as if her former worry had never existed at all. Liam was the first to snap out of it.
"So, this is the good one, and the other one is evil?" he asked.
"I do not believe it is so simple, as the humans say, everything is not...black and white." "I believe that, like all beings, the Re'carusha has the capacity to do both good and evil. This split is merely between two extremes."
"And this...child, is one of the extremes?" Liam asked, keying in the portal coordinates.
"Yes, she is quite obviously the innocent side, the other, we can assume is her opposite in every respect." Da'an replied.
"Wait a second, here, if we are these 'chosen', then according to her, aren't we supposed to find the similarities between them?"
"I believe that will be harder than we presently imagine." Da'an said, stepping into the portal's range. He glanced over at the child who was sitting on the floor with a peaceful, if oblivious expression on her face.
Liam nodded in agreement, "By the way, what are we going to call her?" "We can't just say, 'Hey, you, Girl.', she needs a name."
"I agree," Da'an took a moment to consider it, "I believe Harmony is an appropriate name for her."
Liam smiled, "Perfect," he said with a smile as he guided the newly christened 'Harmony' to the portal and activated it. The energy built and discharged sending them to the Mothership in a bright flash of light.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Re'carusha," Sandoval heard Zo'or whisper in the aftermath of the girl's intense mind probing. He did not remember hearing the word before, and the meant it was most likely a part of the Taelon's mythology, something he had only a passing interest in. He watched through half-closed eyes as the girl dropped her hand from the Taelon's head and almost contemptuously allowed him to fall to the floor, she then turned and sat in Zo'or's chair, completely ignoring them both.
Sandoval gazed over to the fallen Taelon, Zo'or still had a shocked look on his face as if he could not believe what had happened. He had just been overpowered and deposed, or so it seemed, by a fifteen year old girl. Sandoval could imagine what he would be feeling, he wanted to ask Zo'or if he was going to be alright, if only he could move. Then all of the sudden his strength returned, it was as if the fog in his brain had lifted, he felt lighter, strangely complete. He couldn't discern what was different and so he dismissed it to attend to the current problem, he carefully stood and walked to the fallen Taelon.
Sandoval reached out and touched his hand gently to avoid startling his companion, for a moment Zo'or looked at him with a glance that was so scared and vulnerable that he could feel his animosity for him waver under an unexpected feeling of compassion. He would have been worried at this sudden weakness, but the feeling vanished as Zo'or put on his cold Taelon mask and looked away from him, apparently trying to think of a solution to their predicament. Sandoval pulled back and resumed his usual impassive expression, he knew that Zo'or would not want his sympathy for the psychic ordeal he had been through, so he ignored it and hoped Zo'or wouldn't lose control of his emotionless facade again.
He could usually tell what Zo'or was planning, just by the expression on his face or the tilt of his head, sometimes it seemed almost as thought they could read each other's minds, but they had an unspoken agreement that business was business and emotion played as little a part as possible. Now he could tell nothing from Zo'or's despondent looks and it seemed as if emotion was becoming more and more of an issue. He wondered what it was about this Re'carusha that inspired such fear, such loss of control, in Zo'or. He sat down on the floor about a foot away from Zo'or and began reviewing procedures for this type of scenario with his CVI, he was still in this position when the portal at his side activated.
~Ooooh, cliffhanger, don't you love 'em. You should know I only use them because I like the feeling of power I get when I manipulate your emotions. Mwhahahaha!!!! Sorry, um, er, the voices made me do it! *hides*