Tales From The Shark

[Drakeardian]

(Originally this story was on the Of Ash and Fire topic. Posted by that Fantastic Creator of the I am... Series Silverbones. But since the massive amount of posts on Of Ash and Fire lately it's been getting hard to get something in. So I have decided to move my stories here, to a new Forum post. you can still see the originals on the Of Ash and Fire but Anyway, here's the first chapter. Enjoy and leave a comment!) 

 

Episode One: Meet the Crew

 

-The scene is set in a large and ornate hallway; a sign on-top reads “Crew Quarters” A Traditionally coloured Excalibur Warframe comes out from a large room with double doors. - Except he is more white then grey and has golden energy lights- he notices the audience and waves to the assembled Populus (Latin for people) - 

 

EXCALIBUR: -with an Australian Accent- “Hey folks, Welcome to the Shark! I’m Leonardo, the Captain of the Shark, We’re a small Tenno reconnaissance ship operating in the Sol System, and we’re responsible for rescuing our brethren from either the Grinner holding cells or CORPUS Operating centres, acquiring Tenno Cryopods from the CORPUS and most importantly, scouting for any enemy ships or bases on planets or throughout the solar system . Right now we’re…

-A white, helmetless Nyx Warframe appears from Leo’s left; she has Auburn hair with green eyes and dark skin, she’s holding her helmet by her side-

 

NYX: Hey Leo, who are you talking to?

 

LEO: -slightly jumped then looks to the NYX, sounding calm and relaxed- “Oh Hey Nyx, I’m ah, just pondering on my speech for today’s meeting with Lotus”

 

NYX: -Raises her head understanding and nods- “Oh, by the way Sovereign’s stuck on the extraction drone”

 

LEO: -bewildered- “Again?! I told him to wait until the locks release! –LEO rests his head in his hands- “Ah let King know”

 

NYX: -Saluting- Aye, Aye. –NYX exits to LEO’s right-

 

LEO: -Looking to Audience, shaking his head and sighing- “Sorry about that, that was Nyx by the way, one of our interrogators and hackers, one of the best. She stands true to her Warframe; her telepathic skills are quite something. Anyway, as I was saying, We’re in the crew Quarters at the moment, to my right is the mess hall, the Medical bay, R&D, the elevators and The main Dojo, to my left is the rest of the crew quarters including the captains quarters behind me”

 

-LEO motions to his right-

 

LEO: “Come on” 

 

-LEO shows the Audience the Mess Hall, 3 long benches all the size of a small Dining room. The Kitchen behind it with the cooks working away, a Cook in with a mechanical monocle eye and cybernetic arm waves to LEO, LEO waves at them and the cook wave’s back-

 

LEO:  –LEO whispers to Audience- “We don’t really need to eat but the mess hall in my minds a good place to socialise, plus it gives us a chance to try chef’s recipes from the old earth, usually they are delicious –LEO calls to Chef- “Hey Chef! What’s on the menu today? 

 

CHEF: “We have a special tonight! An old earth recipe from the Italian Quater! Pizza and Garlic bread!”

 

LEO: -Sounding interested and excited- “Sounds interesting!”

 

CHEF: “Let’s hope so!” 

 

–LEO Chuckles and proceeds onward past the Mess Hall and out through a door, presenting the Medical bay and R&D, a Silver and Grey Vauban in an Esprit Helmet working on something, sparks fly and a bright blue light shines from the R&D lab, the Medical lab is hosted by a Trinity in Red and White is helping a Mag and a Volt with some medical problem or another

 

LEO: “The Vauban is King, Our R&D and Communications Officer; He’s always coming up with something new, especially this one grenade launcher that fires his Tesla Turrets or Vortex bombs. The Trinity is Ana, named after Anaesthesia; she’s our head medical officer, training other Trinity users and initiates in the art of medicine, the Mag and the Volt? Well that’s Spark and Maggie, young but foolish. 

 

LEO laughs and heads onward, the audience is shown down a long corridor with one large door on the left and ahead of them. LEO heads into the door to the left, a large room with flowing water around a large floor in the middle with stepping stones towards the door 

 

LEO: “This is the main Dojo, where the officers gather in this very room and discuss mission opportunities, news from the frontlines, battle plans here and reports from missions or orders from the Lotus herself, we also bring up topics what we can improve on the ship, King mostly handles the maintenance anyway, says it’s a way to pass the time when not doing much”

 

-LEO walks past the R&D and Medical labs and shows audience into the lifts. He presses one of the 3 buttons on the side of the lift, going down-

 

LEO: “We’re about to head down to the Hanger bay, it’s where we store our cargo, extraction drones, prisoners, Armoury and…”

 

-The lift doors open, and a extraction drone on a cargo rail is presented with a large Red- rhino wearing a Thrak Helmet- stuck on it, the Rhino struggling to get free and cursing, below him is a Silver and Black Ash with golden lights doing some gestures with his hands-

 

RHINO: “I don’t care who Leo sends, Ghost! King, or Siren, whoever! Just get me down!”

 

LEO: -exasperated- …Sovereign, Stubborn, Loud-mouthed and all around knucklehead, but he’s not a man to get into a fight with unless you know him well, The cargo hold is where he resides as the Crew Quarter beds are too small for a Rhino user his size –LEO looks behind him at the berserk SOVEREIGN, still cursing and the Ash known as GHOST¬, still conveying sign language to SOVEREIGN in a calm manner- “I better deal with this, Why don’t you head to the bridge and wait for me there, Say hello to Siren for me, Just look for the Blue and Golden Banshee in the pilot’s seat. Hope you enjoyed the current tour!”

Edited December 22, 2013 by Drakeardian