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Torvan had shifted to the front of the Kets, in front of Fre. “You really are the pits. I am so tempted to smack you. Don’t think for one moment THEY will stop me. As for what has been going on, IF you are responsible in any way shape or form for what has occurred I promise you, I will see you expelled.“ He inched closer to Fre. “Your only way out of this is to tell us what you found out.“ “Alright, ALRIGHT.“ He stepped back from her
“There is a weakness, a flaw, that will gain us a way to access that level but its risky, I’m not guaranteeing its foolproof, or.” He stared at Illia “Idiot proof.” Illia moved noting the expression of contempt on his brother’s face. Defiance? Mocking him? Others blocked him from lashing out at Fre “Look, I’ve not had anything to eat or drink. Let me have some refreshments and I WILL tell you.“ Becci looked at him and then at Taon. Taon nodded.
An object? But what? It could have been anything! Fre had looked around AFTER having taken his time over his refreshments. Discussion had been about HIM and mutual remarks on him having shown once again, WHY most races despised the Jogarth. Liars, cheats. Even Aisha had to agree, her race might be rogues but there was honor amongst thieves. It was the small fountain in the middle of the garden that had caught Taon’s attention.
In her mind’s eye, she worked out some calculations. ‘Why, you are what we are looking for.‘ She drew Fre’s attention to it. He walked around it. One of the blocks at the bottom were different? Closer examination by him and Taon, it was agreed, there was a marked difference in it’s shape AND texture. How to get it open? Fre was unsure. Taon was NOT. She beckoned to Aisha who came over, looked down at her crouched on her knees at the bottom of the fountain.
Taon pointed to the block in front of her. She was NOT going to ask Aisha HOW to open it or remove it! Aisha would know. No doubts on that. Aisha smiled, leans down and takes an object from her belt. A small round disc that she put next to the block. It glowed and emanated a red flare of light before it went dull again. There was a popping sound and the block shifted outwards to reveal? What Taon had hoped it would. Access optic terminations.
Now all they had to do was to apply Fre’s knowledge on it weaknesses to gain their access to the main control area. Fre shoved Aisha out of the way, causing her to fall back. Not the least bit concerned about his actions. Torvan helped her to her feet. She scowled, stepped back, hissing under her breath. "Nothing less, than I expected from you."
Hands, into the recess, Fre’s fingers were busy doing something? “This will cause an inversion in the Realt structures causing whatever reality we are in now, to collapse. Revealing the final core admission sequence to the control area. Where Uanita.“ He made it clear, that it was HER fault they, were all in this situation.. “Where Uanita put the Crystal.“ Roaen and Torvan had been eating some of the food, swallowing it back, agreeing there was nothing wrong, with what they were now tucking into. “Delicious, absolutely delicious. “
“I’m glad you’re enjoying your food.“ Kelawi smiled as she took a slice of the pie. “As a bit of a connoisseur on food, I can agree, this is superb." “System food?“ “Well I suppose the databanks even on the Strat must consider food, well refreshments a vital part of any game scenario. ‘Energy packs?’ Collect them, get extra lives? Repair wounds? Multi lives.“ She made sense. Suddenly as Torvan went to grab another slice there was a hissing sound? Liken to the sound of large ventilation fan starting up?
It got louder and louder before things around them, objects, food, drink; vanished. Gone, poof. The Cashak? Back again? Similar structure. Just them in it. Their attention was diverted by the something that was forming in front of them. From within the structure itself? A hatch?
Well it looked like one? “UH? “ There were no controls to open it or access its controls? “Perhaps it doesn’t have controls.“ Taon turned, glared furiously at Fre.“Since when does a hatch NOT have controls of some sort? How stupid can you be?” They tried to find some sort of control or lever or latch or key slot anything nope NOTHING!
“Well beyond that I would say, is the last level to the control core, so we have to find a way past it!” Xugan moved forward. “What if.“ He looked at them staring at him. “What if we knocked on the hatch.“
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