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Coppertop

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Coppertop is doing well so far

Jun 23, 2003, 03:24 AM
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Thanx.

They landed on a platform, which was basically a metal grid with tubes along the perimeter, filled with a helium mixture. It looked flimsy, but was strong enough to hold two ships and about twelve people and still float.
Copper didn't bother extending the ramp. Dropping down from the airlock with a metallic clang, she strode over to where Tiger was getting out of the Timelost. The salt water lapped at her boots and the laminated steel grate quietly, the platform bobbing and creaking softly. The sound of the wind playing in the sensor arrays around the platform mingled with the hiss of the water. Searac, she noted, was a quiet world, but never without sound.
"Tiger, N0," she said, "I want you to stay here. The Kiyrenin may yet try to sabatoge our ships."
Tiger grinned. "I understand more than you think, Copper."
"Good," was all she said, and turned to look at her companions. Sai and Shuriken had decided to come along, and were looking distastefully at the water. Copper really didn't care.
"Where are we headed?" Electrik asked.
"My sensors said the Kiyrenin landed about ten minutes that way," she said.
"We're headed about ten minutes that way," Acid told Electrik. His brother punched him on the arm. Acid shut up.
"We're headed for Skybattle," Copper said simply. The brothers glanced at each other. Electrik shook his head.
"I'm not even going to ask."
"Good. Even if you did, I don't have any answers," Acid replied, earning himself another punch. Electrik rolled his eyes.
"The winds are good here," N0 commented. He stretched his wings hopefully, but then folded them. They couldn't risk being seen by the Kiyrenin. This time they had no Radium or confusion spell if they were noticed.
"Off to Skybattle, then," Claw said. "After that, I assume it's either Windchime or Battletwist."
"Windchime," Copper confirmed. "Our ultimate destination is Stormstinger."
"Will someone please tell me what the blazes Skybattle and Stormstinger are?" Shuriken said calmly.
"They're bridges," Tiger said briefly. "The Seara name all their bridges, and their platforms. The one we're on is the Starslayer Platform."
"Oh."
"We need to pass the Skybattle, Windchime, Bloodreaper, Wave-eater and Stormstinger bridges," Copper said. "In that order."
"Then let's get a move on," Claw said irritably. "Standing around here all day won't get anything done."
"You have a point."
"We're not sure what it is, but you have a point," Kaz agreed. Claw gave him a dirty look. Kaz shut up.
"Walk, don't talk," he said. KRSplat snickered. Kaz glowered at him.
"He has a point."

I wasn't allowed on the computer ALL WEEKEND ... wow this layout is confusing