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Valkyrie VII - Blimp Takes Off by unohoo
1st Runner Up for Best Round Robin in the 2001 Farscape Fanfic Awards
Part Seven of Nine in this Round Robin Series
Valkyrie VII - Blimp Takes Off by unohoo
Disclaimer: They’re not mine, I don’t own ‘em, just please let me use your characters for a little while and I promise to return them as well as they began this ficlet. Thanks in advance.
Location: Gammak Base
Grid Coordinates: CLASSIFIED
“Braca, that’s what you’re here for, to manage the budget and keep those frelling bureaucrats off my back. I am not questioning your loyalty, you’ve more than proven yourself, BUT, do your job and don’t come whining to me.” Scorpius had no patience for paper work.
“But sir, the High Commander herself is going to arrive within an arn. That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you. They’ve noticed the very high turnover of personnel with this wormhole project. Plus, one of the pilots we’ve lost is the son of the second in command. That caught their attention.” Braca looked like he was going to throw up.
* Hee hee hee, Scorpy! It looks like you’ve stepped in dren up to your, er, nose. * JC, PI was taking particular glee in tormenting Scorpius.
* Not now John, I need to concentrate. * Scorpius grabbed his head.
“Sir, is anything the matter?” Braca was not used to seeing Scorpius anything but decisive. And Scorpius did not look decisive, having stopped mid stride, holding his head.
“Stop the next launch, I will be in my office when the commander arrives. And Braca, I want you alone to meet her.” Scorpius said.
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“Scorpius, we have been very patient with your experiment. But we can ill afford to lose this many peacekeepers. How many troops have you liquefied in the past three monens?” Things did not look good for Scorpy’s project. Not good at all. And the High Commander knew exactly how many troops were lost, right down to Qustal’s son. “I’ll tell you how many! You’ve lost one hundred and nine troops, and that’s not counting the prisoner’s you have used. Not all those prisoners were to be executed, either. You are to stop using Peacekeepers immediately, prisoners or not.”
“Yes sir. We have someone else in mind for our next experiment. We’ve modified the phase shifters according to these equations, and I have someone who is not a Peacekeeper. She is not even Sebacean.” Scorpius was desperate. He knew if he didn’t produce something soon, his funds would be cut off, and his own fate would be less than certain. * And I’m doing it to protect the Peacekeepers from the Scarrans. * Scorpius thought.
* No! No! No! You are not going to get away with that. * John’s ghost said. * The Scarrans aren’t nearly the threat you make them to be. Oh yes, we have met the enemy and they are you. *
Scorpius was standing and staring stupidly at nothing, the very High Commander looked at him, “Scorpius, you must justify these expenditures. And who will pilot your test now?”
Braca walked in with Zavtig bustling behind him, slightly flushed. Once she saw Scorpius she flashed him the most radiant smile and was about to burst into a joyous note. Fortunately for the extremely High Commander, Zavtig saw Scorpius’s signal, and stopped, mouth puckered, chest inflated to full capacity.
“Eminent High Commander, this is Zavtig. She is a Valkyrie and she will be my next vict… er pilot.” Scorpius looked at Zavtig and thought, * Oh you are lovely, but I must take care of business. * Scorpius then flashed Zavtig the most brilliant smile his teeth would allow, “Zavtig, I want you to fly this next mission, just nod if you agree.” Fortunately for Scorpius, Zavtig nodded.
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“I don’t see how you are going to fit Zavtig into this Prowler. She looks bigger than the compartment.” The incredibly highly ranked High Commander said.
“They are loading her now, she will fit.” Scorpius spoke while two voices in his head said, * Blimp takes off. * Simultaneously.
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* Scorpy, look at the bright side. You get to spend another blissful night with your Wagnerian Princess. How could you know she would sing the one pure tone that would stop the wormhole and the phase shifter? Zhaan, do you think Scorpy would like to learn some of the one thousand fifty Delvian positions? * Ghost John and Neural John said.
Scorpius sat down by the radiant Zavtig and put his head in his hands.
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