Chapter Thirteen: Black-Out
With all the practice she'd had, Lisa had become very good at using the fly's senses to get an idea of what was going on around her. She only hoped that the sensors on the ship wouldn't locate her too fast.
Though she knew that she had to rescue Adam, she thought that maybe she could kill two birds with one stone and find the controls to shut down the power. This would not only save Adam from certain death, but also would give Clark back his powers.
She hitched a ride on the shoulder of one of the Warlords, listening for the vibrations that indicated speech, needing directions to the main power supply.
Her telepathy was limited in this form. She could communicate with anyone, but she couldn't read minds, and only other telepaths and those she's linked to could communicate telepathically with her – currently, the two Doctors, Adam and Erik had they been able to.
Eventually, after much hopping from person to person, she could hear someone talking about power couplings. The fly eyes were like a thousand tiny television screens, each showing a slightly different picture than the others. With them, she could see shadows moving around and feel vibrations that could be either people talking or machinery or both.
Trusting she was in the right place, she flew away from the sounds, hoping she could find a secluded area where she could shift to her normal form. Acting on an impulse, she landed and shifted, but slowly. When she was sure she was alone, she shifted all the way and listened for people. The Warlords were big, so they made a lot of noise when they walked.
While listening, she went to a nearby control panel and searched the buttons, trying to figure out what would trip the power supply, yet leave life support. She decided to chance opening her mind, which would diminish the sensitivity of her hearing, and search for the information she needed.
She'd only gotten halfway through the sequence when a sound interrupted her. Quickly, she ducked behind a panel until they passed by, then rushed back to complete what she started.
All of a sudden, all the lights, save for some dim emergency lighting, went dim and a klaxon sounded.
"Yipes…" Lisa muttered, quickly setting a password into the system. She hoped it wouldn't be cracked too quickly. Hopefully, when she found Data and set him free, he could put in something more permanent.
End chapter thirteen.