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	Re: The NeverEnding Story
	Posted By: duality	Date: 5/21/05 12:02 a.m.
	In Response To: Re: The NeverEnding Story (D-M.A.) Chapter 2 Ralph was lost in a maze of green shrubs. Though he could not quite remember how he got there, he felt as if he knew exactly where he was. He was sure he would find his way. He had been walking through the maze patiently for several minutes when a pink flower caught his eye. He walked toward it and saw another. Soon he found himself following a trail of flowers. He turned left and walked under a silver arch into a final clearing. There she was, Eve, on the other side of a fountain. She had been waiting for him. Her eyes enchanted him and he did not care that the fountain was dry, and the shrubs were deteriorating. The garden had been untended for some time. But it didn't matter to him. He gave her the flowers he had found and she opened her mouth to tell him-- BUZZZZZZZZZZZ! The alarm next to the bunk took Ralph off guard. This was one of the recurring dreams he had been having lately. There seemed like an infinite number of memories that he shared with Eve, and only Eve, that existed to torment him every morning. This one, he remembered, was of one trip to San Rodillon park where she had told him a secret. The thing that bothered him, was that even though her face was clear in his memory, and he could recall so many details, he couldn't remember what she had said. BUZZZZZZZZZZZZ! That wasn't the alarm, it was the intercom. Ralph clicked on the speaker. "There's been a slight change of plans, we're going to rendezvous with the Maria-Jose Clark; Apparently, it seems that while we were gone, the security codes for Project Marathon Base HQ were changed, and we need to retreive a copy of the chip from another ship. It's a good thing they hailed us, or we would have been destoyed on sight." Security codes? What was such a secret that the security codes had to be changed without the officers being notified? Still, he didn't feel it constituted his rude awakening. "So why did you have to wake me up?" "According to protocol, there has to be someone left behind to activate the self-destruct on the ship in the case of it being compromised. There was an incident a few months ago where terrorists took over a ship and were able to board three more cargo ships because they had attained a friend or foe identifier from a UESG ship. Normally Michael would take care of this but he has to come with me to retreive the data from the chip." "Great, so you're willing to sacrifice you're favorite ship builder?" Ralph was more disturbed than he was letting on. "No, I have something else to tell you. I'll tell you when we can talk face to face. Even Michael can't know about it..." : "Ah, fuck them." Ralph thought to himself. He was not gonna let it : get to him too much. : He kicked back in the chair and produced a small bottle from his left overall : pocket. He unscrewed the cork and let the strong aroma from the bottle : fill his nostrils. Even though he was used to it by now, he winced : slightly at the strong smell. : "Mr. Cameron, I must remind you of UESC policy; no liquor of any kind : allowed." : Ralph looked up at the spook. The disapproving look on Ralph's face made the : spook look away. : Ralph took a mouthful of the liquid and held it in his mouth a few seconds : before gulping it down. He surpressed the urge to cough as the strong : liquid burned down his throat. He corked the bottle and put it back in his : pocket. : He remembered the day he had told his dad he wanted to create his own : destiny. Seemed almost laughable now, as he sat onboard a vessel to a : location unknown to him. He could only guess what his next assignment : would be, and he hated guessing games. : A phrase his mom had told him once popped into his head: "Whatever you : do, whatever your occupation, excel in everything you do" : His mom was a devoted Christian, and she had told him that the phrase was : from the Bible. He wasn't very religious himself, but he had deep : admiration for his mother's strong faith and he had lived by that phrase : his whole life. : He took out the silver bolt from his pocket and caressed it gently in his big : palm. Whatever they wanted him to do, he would excel, he would always live : by his mother's words. : The starport shrunk behind them, until it was only a tiny dot surrounded by : the void emptiness of space. And suddenly it was gone, too far away for : the human eye to see, only surrounded by pitch black darkness, the vessel : continued it's journey towards it's destinated coordinates. The bright : green letters on the vessel's console spelled out the name of one of Mars' : moons, "Deimos". : End of chapter one perhaps?

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	The NeverEnding Story	D-M.A.	4/2/05 9:55 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	blake37	4/2/05 11:05 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	D-M.A.	4/3/05 4:49 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	Yossarian	4/3/05 9:46 a.m.
	Keep going! I'll post this to the MaraFF in awhile *NM*	Blayne	4/3/05 3:31 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	D-M.A.	4/4/05 5:33 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	blake37	4/4/05 11:50 a.m.
	Just a reminder about pre-FTL communication *NM*	Steve Levinson	4/4/05 12:31 p.m.
	Opps, your right.... Erm, crap :-\ *NM*	blake37	4/4/05 1:10 p.m.
	Re: Opps, your right.... Erm, crap :-\	D-M.A.	4/4/05 8:00 p.m.
	Correct - wanted to be sure others didn't slip up *NM*	Steve Levinson	4/4/05 8:19 p.m.
	Re: Opps, your right.... Erm, crap :-\	blake37	4/5/05 10:33 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	•M	4/4/05 9:45 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	Forrest of B.org	4/5/05 8:02 a.m.
	Re: AMB	•M	4/5/05 8:13 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	Yossarian	4/9/05 8:11 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	Forrest of B.org	4/10/05 5:48 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story - note	Blayne	4/11/05 3:38 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	•M	4/13/05 1:42 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	D-M.A.	4/18/05 5:25 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	duality	5/21/05 12:02 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	Blayne	5/23/05 5:41 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	D-M.A.	5/23/05 7:55 p.m.
	lazy baztardoz! *NM*	Johannes Gunnar	5/24/05 6:22 a.m.
	did it	duality	5/24/05 1:51 p.m.
	Re: did it	Blayne	5/26/05 12:34 p.m.
	Re: did it	duality	5/27/05 3:11 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	Yossarian	6/1/05 7:40 p.m.
	Wow! Great job, Yoss. *NM*	Steve Levinson	6/2/05 3:56 a.m.
	Agreed! *NM*	D-M.A.	6/2/05 7:21 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	chotinai	6/22/05 9:07 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	Yossarian	6/22/05 10:19 p.m.
	weirdest spam eVer mb?! :P *NM*	Johannes Gunnar	6/23/05 2:26 a.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	Enkidu	6/23/05 4:20 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	Blayne	6/26/05 12:03 p.m.
	Re: The NeverEnding Story	D-M.A.	12/2/06 9:52 a.m.

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