A/N: Hey! I'm glad ya'll like this stuff! I hope no one is getting too OOC in this. It's been so long since I watched the show. ::whimpers::

I'm thinking of doing a Space Cases website, but I can't come up with a name for it yet. It'll feature my SC artwork and writing, as well as I can get it on there, tripod hates me, honestly.

Also… what are your favorite ships so far in this story? Which characters would YOU like to see together?
Chapter Eleven
Radu clapped Freya on the back of her head. "OW!"

"Well, now that she's back to normal, what were you proposing, Suzee." Commander Goddard said.

"That we contact both of the other tribes and get help like you suggested."

Commander Goddard stared at her incredulously. Bova just drawled, "We're doomed."

"I thought we already established that plan as a no go." Radu said.

"We've found something very interesting. If it goes where I think it does, we'll be able to get the Lokalit to come with us." Freya said.

"But they live near the ocean, where are we going to find an ocean in the middle of a forest?" Bova said.

"With a tunnel," Freya winked. "Unfortunately, I'll be the only one able to do that task." Then, she pulled down the collar from her neck and pointed to her gill slits.

"But you haven't been in that tunnel yet, right? How do you know where it leads? How are you going to get the Lokalit through it if you even succeed in rallying them?" Commander Goddard said quickly. "You have no idea how long that tunnel is! Even if YOU can get through, there's no way the Lokalit can get through."

"Well, we still have SOME time, maybe I should go in now and see where it goes." Freya said.

"It goes to the Lokalit."

Everyone turned to see Feera and Tavik standing before them. Feera stepped forward and stared hard at everyone with those eyes of hers. "It's on the old maps of our people. It was created long ago before the Lokalit decided to cut themselves off from everyone."

"Which means the Zeeks won't know about it, right?" Commander Goddard said.

"True."

"We've got a plan, people. Let's start moving." Commander Goddard took out the compupad and Suzee and Freya walked out.



Harlan heard the computer page him. "Incoming meassage."

"Relay."

Commander Goddard showed up on the view screen. "Mr. Band, we're going to go through with the plan. I've got the signal number for the Sertina. Tavik assures me that they can get here quickly from where they are. Freya is going to go look for the Lokalit."

"I'm transferring the signal number to you." Commander Goddard's face was then replaced by a long number.

"Got it, Commander—I'll do my best as a goodwill ambassador." Harlan said with a grin.

"Just get the Sertina to come." Commander Goddard sighed heavily. "Goddard out." Then, the screen went blank.

"THELMA?" Harlan said.

THELMA appeared at his side. "Yes, Harlan."

"Use the signal number to contact the Sertina tribe. Tell me when you get a hold of them." Harlan said.

"Can do!" Then, she stood rod straight and stared into space. She opened to mouth, but nothing came out. Suddenly, she jerked. "Signal going through. Sertina will be with you in a moment. Please hold." Suddenly music came out of her mouth and she started doing a sort of jig.

"Oy," said Harlan as she slumped against the command console.
"Okay, I want you to go through the tunnel and get as many people as you can to get over here," said Commander Goddard.

"Yes, sir."

Freya stripped off her jumpsuit and decided that this time she ought to keep her hair up. She didn't want to get caught on anything that might be in the tunnel.

Feera came up to Freya and put a bright, silver looking torque around her neck. It had a strange pendent on it that looked like sickle moon with a circle balanced in the center of it. "It will bring you luck, Freya Zeetsil—trust me."

Freya didn't understand, but she didn't question. She nodded to them and jumped into the water, giving herself a few second for her breathing to switch. Then, she swam fast to the tunnel.

It was dark inside as she stopped and stared into it. Then, she started swimming into it.

Commander Goddard started back for the village. He took out the compupad and hailed the Christa. Harlan's face was on it in a second. "Mr. Band, any progress?"

"I've been put on hold."

Goddard stared hard at Harlan's image. "What?"

"At this very moment, THELMA is singing elevator music and dancing a jig." Harlan said as she sighed and grumbled.

"You—no—don't try to explain—just get through as fast as you can." Goddard then punched the off button and hit the compupad on his head. "Why does everything have to be so difficult?"

Zanathos felt for Suzee's mind. He knew it was still near. He knew she was still near enough to find. He graced her mind and suddenly felt it close against him.

He punched the wall angrily, putting a hole into the metal. He stared at his now injured hand. The blue blood seeped out of a couple of lacerations. Then, they started sealing up quickly. He smiled at this.

"I'll get you, my pretty—and your little empath, too," he mused.



Elmira felt the minds touch each other for a brief moment. She felt Suzee close off her mind in a second. She wondered what Zanathos was. She searched the universe around her with her mind. She had to see what was going to happen.

She saw Radu, with short hair, fighting in battle like a true warrior, painted face and all. Rosie stood beside a sort of king and a queen. Then, suddenly, something hit her mind like a shovel to her head. Death.

Elmira saw images flashing at her with such intensity that she was thrown onto the ground. She saw Suzee impaled on a spear. She saw Commander Goddard burning alive. She saw Radu fighting with blood running from his mouth, burn marks all over him, and three wounds in his chest. She this and more.

She screamed. Then, she passed out.
"Damned prophetess," Zanathos growled. "That will teach you to attempt to help your friends." Then, he smiled cruelly at the monitors. "Then, again—I can make your hell a reality."

He touched one monitor showing the still image of Freya that was captured on the cameras when the group rescued Suzee. Freya's face bent to his will. It twisted and turned horribly. "Nothing will stop me. Not even you, precious."
"Sertina online."

Harlan jerked awake from his nap. He glanced at THELMA and saw the blank look was still there. "What did you say, THELMA?"

"Sertina online."

Harlan jumped to his feet and went to the command console. "Relay to view screen."

The view screen changed and there was the face of a boy no older than Harlan. He had dark skin, blonde hair and black eyes. "Who are you? What are you doing on this line?"

"The Tirateem need the help of the Sertina. Please, they need you here as quickly as possible!" Harlan said quickly.

"Impossible! The Tirateem need no one! The Sertina need no one! Be gone with you, stranger! Go back to whatever place you come from!"

Harlan growled angrily. "Hey! I'm tryin' to be nice here! The Tirateem have lost several people to the Zeeks! They need help to go attack the Zeeks themselves!"

"Zeeks?" The boy suddenly looked rather pale. "The Zeeks will destroy any who come near their city! Go away before I send my weapons on you."

"Don't make me shoot you—I've got the coordinates!" Harlan growled.

The Sertina boy became even paler. "Co—coordinates? You are on a ship?"

"Yeah, I'm on a ship!" Harlan suddenly had an idea and smirked evilly at the boy. "And I can destroy your entire village from the Tirateem location with one shot."

"Then, why not destroy the Zeeks with one shot." The boy eyed Harlan suspiciously.

"Don't get technical on me!" Harlan growled and hit the console. "Damn it! I will fire if you do not agree to come!"

The boy suddenly looked frightened. "It will take us five days to get over there! We can't be there now!"

"You can if I come and get you." Harlan grunted.

"W-we will! We will help!"

"Good—I'll be there in a little bit—get your troops ready." Then, Harlan punched the console. "I will SEE you LATER," he said in a voice an octave above his own.

Then, he turned to THELMA and grinned, straightening his jumpsuit in a confident sort of fashion. "Who needs diplomacy?"
Rosie and Suzee were inside a hut with Feera. She was putting paint on their faces and various designs. "Tell me again, what is the point of this?" Suzee muttered.

"It is for luck," said Feera in a grunt. "We'll need it."

"That's a comforting thought." Suzee said.

"Oh stop, Suzee. It looks nice on you!" Rosie smiled.

"You do realize we are going into battle against an entire army of sociopathic computer nerds, right?" Suzee said as she stared at Rosie incredulously.

"We shouldn't worry," Rosie smiled cheerfully, "Everything will be all right."

"I'm sure it will once we get the Sertina and the Lokalit here." Feera said as she started painting on Rosie.

"Feera," Suzee began, "how long have the Zeeks been fighting against the Tirateem?"

"Since before I was born. Though, they didn't used to be so horrible." Feera said. "They only started raiding our village since they got their new leader, Zanathos."

"Zanathos," Suzee started. "How long has he been there? Where did he come from?"

"No one knows. A light came down from the sky and he suddenly showed up, taking the leader's position and claiming the Zeeks as his own. That was around the time when I was just a child." Feera said. She furrowed her brow in thought. "I remember vaguely seeing the light come from the heavens."

"So he isn't one of the tribes' people of any of the tribes." Rosie said.

"No, though I still don't know why you want to know." Feera said impatiently.

"To know your enemy is the greatest defense of all." Suzee said.

Feera gazed at Suzee admiringly. "You really do have a warrior's mind in you after all."

"Comes with being captured," Suzee stated.

"And Radu and Freya have warrior hearts. The entire group of you have warrior hearts." Feera said with a rare smile.

"Where are the boys?" asked Rosie.

"They are being painted as you are." Feera said.

"They'll look even funnier than we do." Suzee said quickly.



Harlan directed the ship to the coordinates of the Sertina village. He saw a mass of brown skinned people developing near the largest building. He settled the ship down and saw that every one of the people had blinding blonde hair.

He was being hailed. "Incoming message."

"Relay."

The same boy as before appeared on the screen. "We see your ship, mighty one! Open your vessel and we will come aboard to be transported."

Harlan grinned at what the Sertina called him. "Mighty one—I like the sound of that—Harlan the mighty one—gotta find someplace to put that down."

Then, he looked at the screen. "All right, I need ya'll to stand back so the bridge can come down. I'll be out there in a second."

Harlan then ran to the nearest jumptube and jumped into it. He slid through the tube system until he was on solid ground. "Okay, guys, we're gonna play 'Harlan is king'," he said as he ran down the corridor to the docking bay.

The hull of the ship opened and the panel came down. Harlan poked his head from it and started walking down. Suddenly, he was bombarded by spears and laser blasts. He scrambled up the walkway as fast as he could and made the walkway disappear.

He hid behind the door and attempted to get his breath back. "So much for that!"