Point Of View: Tanya
IMPOSSIBLE
She had to re-read it a billion times to accept it. It was possible, of course. She herself had been on a team back on Puckworld researching it.
She just couldn't believe that the Saurians had come up with this themselves. They were so stupid in science. Yes, they had found their way out of Limbo, but it took them millions of years. Puckworld had the technoligy to go into Limbo - obviously, they had sent the Lizards there - for millions of years.
But this? A virus that could turn a person into a Saurian?
She left her lab to tell Wildwing, and Buffy, she guessed. With almost a grudgy thought she admitted Buffy was half the Leadership until further notice.
PLAUSABLE
She tried to explain it, but none of them understood her so she finally broke it down to baby-terms: The virus attacked DNA, injecting it with codes of Suarian DNA. They understood THAT.
She wondered if all people were as dumb as the people she got handed or if the Suarians simply killed them all before the Resistance was formed.
Buffy believed her without dought, something she was shocked about, though Wildwing had his questions. A virus capable of doing that was . . . strange.
And hey, were was Duke?
PLAN
With Buffy's information off the Central computer, they made an attack plan. With Tanya and Buffy, Duke would brake into the Raptor. Buffy knew how to get into the mainframe no problem - something about her friend being a hacker and teaching her. Tanya could manipulate the computer so it wouldn't launch the virus ever - no matter what.
And they'd come home. Simple plan. If something went wrong, they'd send in Wildwing, Nosedive and Grin. Nosedive was a decent hacker (he said it was like a video game, and refused to do anything mechcanical), and he could put the program on hold for a few days. Until the others got the ones who had been captured out.
Both teams would go, but the second would wait until morning to go in.
And if that failed . . . well, they didn't have much time, so they didn't think on a plan C.
KLEGGHORN
Well, Duke was dumb. He had gone out to 'let off steam' and had come back with a policeman in tow. Apparently he had beaten a man so bad he was in a coma, and Klegghorn was having a hell of a time getting Duke 'off the hook'.
Why would he do something like that when they are on Alert? Now thats one more duck off the battle field.
Klegghorn and Buffy had a row, Buffy insisting that the guy Duke beat up deserved it and who are you anyway! It took Nosedive and a pizza to calm her down (what was with those two? Who knew, they were teenagers.) before she accepted that Duke was only here to get a few personal things. He would be spending the night in jail, and then . . . it wasn't clear.
How could he do this? Mallory was the one to show the most anger, shouting unintelligently. Though Tanya made out 'keeping an eye on her'.
She assumed Mallory was refering to Buffy, since she knew SHE hadn't done anything that would make the others want to keep an eye on her.
Unless they figured out that it was her that put the neon green clothes die in the luandry soap, not Nosedive. Nah, even Nosedive thought that was him. He did too many pranks, he couldn't keep up with what he did and what he didn't.
DELAYED
Out one member - the one who could sneak in almost completly undetected - they had to form a new plan. Or simply go in with Buffy and Tanya, then if it failed...
No. Wildwing wouldn't have it. Too risky. Nosedive thought this was rediculas and the siblings had a fight, Nosedive finally stomping off with Buffy.
Mallory was the only one happy that the plan was delayed - she wanted to keep a close watch on that 'human girl'.
AHEAD
Wildwing had to admit defeat. They couldn't let Dragaunus go through with his scheme. It would be a failing in everything they had worked so hard for.
Nosedive did a snide remark at the same time Buffy did a wise crack, but no one noticed. Execpt Grin's beak twitched.
They headed for the Migrater - and this time Buffy was going to drive. With supervision, of course. Grin and Nosedive talked Wildwing into it.
ANOTHER
Another human showed up as they were leaving. Buffy made them stall, exiting the Migrater. Buffy knew this girl, and the two of them talked so fast only Dive was able to keep up with them.
Buffy turned to the Ducks and told them this girl was Willow, she was a spell casting witch, and she was here to help. Buffy had told her about this, but due to things out of her control, Willow couldn't help until now.
Well, now they have someone to fight off Wraith. If she was a witch.
SPELL
Willow cast a small spell for safety outside the Raptor. Since Willow was a better hacker then Nosedive, she would go with the second team and Nosedive would go with Tanya and Buffy.
The trio left the Migrater with confidence.
Even though she was a sceptic of Willow's powers, she chose to believe in them. She needed something protecting her, as she had a gut-slicing awlful feeling.