Nhfearme
1/23/01
Escape from Eden
IC:
John falls asleep in the pilot's chair watching the perimeter. He wakes and sees Jake running around the trees. He doesn't
see Jeriana though. John climbs out of the prowler and relieves himself in the bushes. Then he goes to Jake.
"Where is Jeriana, Buddy?" John asks him.
"She's gone to pick fruit for our breakfast Dad. She'll be back in a little while." Jake says as he briefly stops running
to talk then starts running again.
"I should help her. Which way did she go?" John asks.
Jake points into the trees. "That way." Jake says, still running and roaring pretending to fly.
John walks into the trees looking for Jeriana. He doesn't see her. Suddenly he hears a noise up in a tree. He looks up.
She is up one of the highest fruit trees and is trying to climb down carrying the fruit.
"Here!" John yells up to her. "Toss them down to me!"
"Oh, that would be good." She says and begins tossing the fruit to John one piece at a time.
He catches each piece and lays them down next to eachtother on the ground. When she has thrown the last piece, she attempts
to climb down the rest of the way.
Jeriana places her foot on the lowest branch. It cracks and gives way. She screams. John runs and catches her. She gasps
and holds tightly to his neck.
In the light of day, she is much more beautiful than he has ever seen her. Her face so close to his. She has an innocence
that pulls him to want to...
"Thank you John." She says, still holding onto his neck.
It breaks his mind from what he is thinking. He realizes he is holding his breath. "You're welcome Jeriana." He says and
sets her down.
She walks to the fruit and picks up the pieces. "And thank you, John, for helping with these!" She says. She turns and
walks toward the prowler.
John follows her.
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John can feel himself weakening. He knows he has to get away from Jeriana, or at least have other people around. He takes
a chance and Comms Hep.
"Anyone on this frequency, do you copy?" He says and waits.
John watches Jake playing as Jeriana sits eating a piece of fruit, watching him. He wonders how he never noticed her before.
Her quiet beauty, her love of service, of Jake. He finds himself smiling at her, watching her.
"I'm here. Thought we lost you and your misses." Hep comes back.
"I don't have my misses." John says quietly. He waits solemnly for Hep to respond.
"Do you want to chance the hangar? They've been quiet today." Hep says. "Word is their leader is 'missing'."
John is taken aback. "Sure, hangar." He says and closes Comms.
He gets out of the prowler and walks to Jeriana. He knows he has to get away from her. It's the last thing he wants. "We
have to go. Soon it will be too hot for you here. We're meeting Hep." John turns from her. He can feel an ache.
"Come on Jake!" John calls to Jake as he plays. "Time to fly again Buddy!"
"Rrrrrrr!" Jake says as he runs into his Dad's arms.
John carries Jake and sets him by the prowler. He helps Jeriana up into the prowler. He hands Jake into her. He climbs
in and powers up. As he hits the launch sequencer he looks around at the beauty here. He is sorry to leave it but thankful
that he didn't fall.
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ChianaGray
1/23/01
Escape from Eden
IC:
"John?" Chiana commed desperatley. "John can you hear me yet?"
"Chiana?"
She sighed with relief as she circled her prowler around.
"I'm picking up your frequency now," she spoke shakily. "It's pretty clear now, the fight is over. I see you in motion."
"We're heading for the hanger, remember where it is?"
"Yeah, sure." She swallowed solemnly as she caught up with his prowler, continuing the flight in silence until they landed.
She popped the hatch, giving no hesitation as she leaped out and raced to Crichton, embracing him hard enough that they
fell to the ground. She laughed in her fear and relief and began to kiss his face.
"Woe! Woe!" Crichton laughed. "Hang in there babe, I'm alright!"
"Seven cycles of this kind of dren got me used to our procedures," she spoke quickly, searching his eyes as hers moistend
with tears. "You should have come with me."
"It's alright," he embraced her deeply, breathing into her hair as he came up with her, relieved to have her in his arms
again. "You did what you thought was the right thing and so did I okay? I mean, we didn't do half bad for our first air raid.
You had to get out of the way, it was me he wanted."
"But Jake."
"Is fine." He spoke sternly as he cupped the sides of her face and looked into her eyes. "We'll just lay out our own emergency
procedure deal okay? Know where all the fire exits are and the whole nine yards."
"Moya is here," she said quietly as she leaned her head into his palm in tears. "I think they may have starbursted but
they - they will come back."
"If they do we can just envite them for a visit," he nodded. "No problem. I'd like to speak to Pilot anyway."
Chiana turned, her attention caught by Jerian as she aproached with Jake. He struggled out of her arms and ran to Chiana,
wrapping his arms around her neck as she knelt for him.
"Oh Jake!" She grunted as she rose with him into a tight hug. "You're getting heavy! What are the Scarrens feeding you,
super veggies?"
"Superest veggies!" He laughed.
"I missed you so bad!" She smiled as her heart ached.
"Can we go home now?" He asked.
"Yeah," she muttered as she cut a solemn side glance towards Jerian without notice. "Just as soon as we can little man."
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"Wait a microt!" Mokan shouted as she went stumbeling to the ground as the docking bay seemed to come to life beneath her
feet, her eyes widening as a gold glow came over them for a moment. "What the frell!"
"We starbursted," D'argo sneered a smile at her. "We'll make a return in a few arns."
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Shelan screamed as he found himself on a near barren field filled with dark. There were others around him he could not
see, speaking to him. He tried to discern them as his arms were tied around a board.
"Do you want me to send you to hell?" A raspy voice asked.
"No!" Shelan shook his head, sweat pouring from him as he felt hands crawling all over him, inside him. "I'm scared! I'm
scared!"
"Phillip Shelan, you are evil!" Another voice screamed into him so loudly he felt a vibration of the roar blast through
his head in a cold breath. "Admit you are evil!"
Shelan cried, terrorfied as he looked over and saw the shadowed form of a man hanging nailed from the same cross of shafts
he was on, only this man had been hoisted up. The blood and torture on his body made him feel calm deeper within himself.
"I - I have nothing to admit..."
"Don't you see where you are?" The rasping voice asked. "Do you know what your crime is? It says Fvk, do you know what
that means?"
"Rape," he sighed heavily and began to sobb.
"Do you accept that man, as your personal savior?"
Shelan looked to the man again with a twisted brow, tears mingeling with his sweat as he felt something like a cold hand
stirring around in his head.
"Do not admit!" Someone screamed into his chest in a roar. "I frelling hate you for this Shelan! I frelling hate you!"
"What I believe," he forced himself to speak as the fear clenched into his chest. "Is none of your concirn."
"Do you accept!"
"Of - course I do..." he looked miserably apon the man across from him. "And it's none of your frelling buisness! Get away
from me! I'm scared! I'm scared!"
Shelan woke, screaming as he came to his feet.
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Nhfearme
1/24/01
Shelan's Redemption
IC:
Leah showers in the fresher. She hears Phillip's scream. She quickly exits the fresher and runs to Him. He collapses.
"I'm so cold, Leah. Please cover me. I'm so cold." Phillip says quietly.
"I shouldn't have left you. Come with me, I'll get you warm." Leah struggles, helping Phillip to walk to her sauna room.
She helps him lie down on the pad, pulls off his wet clothes and covers him with a blanket.
She hurriedly starts a fire in the rock pit and goes to him. She takes some of her healing oil and begins to rub his back.
She straddles him. Then she begins the same process of pressing in the center of each muscle.
Phillip begins to cry quietly at the painful release of emotions contained in each. He no longer fights against his memories
of Lord Crichton and Chiana. He remembers his betrayal of Crichton. He sees Crichton's battered face, his hand. He sees Chiana's
blood after her rape. He sighs deeply at his release. His tears bathe his face and soak the pad.
Leah continues working slowly; giving him rest between until she is certain Phillip is free. Then she rubs his back again,
giving him all the energy she can to strengthen him.
She puts the heavy stone lid on the firepit and lies down next to him under the blanket. Soon they are asleep.
Phillip's mind, his body, spirit and soul are in harmony. He has the first peace he can remember since becoming a Peacekeeper.
The pain of hurting Chiana, his plan for vengeance against Crichton and his desire for his own death have stopped.
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Shift change at the Planetary Peacekeeper Base. The new Command duty officer comes on shift to be briefed by the leaving
officer.
"You haven't followed Captain Shelan's leads to recover Scorpius? I'll issue some special operatives to begin immediately!"
The Officer rebukes the leaving staff.
"Have you gone farboht?" The leaving duty officer asks him. "Scorpius is science branch! Remember what it was like serving
under him? Captain Shelan has whipped us into shape in just 2 solar days!"
"Hmmm." The new duty officer considers. "Very well. I will brief and ready the troops for when Captain Shelan returns.
He may very well be gathering data now of Scorpius whereabouts."
"Well said!" The leaving duty officer slaps his back, smiling. "Until Captain Shelan returns, it is status quo. Right Officer?"
"Yes, Officer."
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John and Chiana arrive at the mansion. John parks his prowler in the courtyard and gets out with Jake. Chiana parks in
the back, she brings Jeriana.
As they enter the house. It is as they left it. But it is empty. The servants have not yet returned with the news of peace.
Jake runs screaming trying to fill the whole place with noise again.
It is comforting to John to be back. He stands waiting in the great hall for Chiana to enter from the rear hallway.
Chiana and Jeriana walk together through the hallway to the great hall. Chiana runs the last few steps to John and they
embrace. John gives Chiana a sloppy kiss.
"Mmmm! Mmmm! Misses. Did I ever miss you!" John says happily. It seems to him after he's said it that he said it loud enough
to be heard by Jeriana. John enjoys the kiss and embrace from Chiana. He suddenly feels conscious that Jeriana is watching
them.
"I was so glad when I heard your voice over Comms!" Chiana kisses him again.
"Let's go for a walk, hmmm?" John suggests, pulling her hand to walk outside.
Chiana stops and looks at him. She tocks her head. "Walk?" she asks. "I haven't seen you for a while and I really missed
you." She says standing very close and looking up at him.
"Oh." He answers. "Ok." He looks at Jake and Jeriana. "You two will excuse us for a while?"
Jeriana stands facing John. "Yes John. It's alright. I will go and prepare some lunch for us."
"Thank you Jeriana." John answers, a little less nervous.
"Can I help you this time?" Jake asks her.
"Yes, Jake. You may help with the meal this time." Jeriana answers him. She walks, Jake runs to the kitchen.
John smiles, watching them go down the hallway. Chiana takes his hand and leads him into the master bedroom.
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John and Chiana are locked in loving embrace, sleeping. Chiana wakes and dresses. She walks down the back steps to Mokan's
stealth prowler. As she boards the prowler Jake runs up to her.
"Mom!" Jake yells. "Can I please go up with you in your prowler?"
"Yes Jake. I need to look for something. It will be a nice long flight." She tells him.
Jake climbs in and straps into the copilot chair. "Thank you mommy!" He says.
John is lost in blissful dreams of Chiana. He suddenly wakes. He opens his eyes. Jeriana sits on the bed, watching him.
John swallows in panic.
"What are you doing in here?" He asks in surprise.
"I wanted to see you sleeping. I did not have that pleasure in the forest." She tells him.
"Please, excuse me and I'll get dressed." John tells her.
"No need, John I've seen you before." She says.
"Please, Jeriana. This isn't right. You being here." John says nervously.
"I thought it would be alright since the Lady Chiana and Jake went for a flight in her prowler. We are alone." She says
blushing.
John swallows and moves away from her. "I mean, I am married and we've discussed this before." He reminds her. "No funny
business, remember?"
"I remember that you said we would discuss it when we got back and that you hadn't decided yet." She says.
"Please, Jeriana. I have decided. I love Chiana as my only wife and I want you to leave me alone." John says firmly.
Jeriana looks hurt. "I hardly think that's fair. You haven't even given me a chance to prove myself to you. Show you my
love for you."
Jeriana begins to rise from the bed then suddenly turns and kisses John passionately. He tries to push her away, but she
grabs and pins his arms firmly.
John closes his eyes. He tingles all the way down to his toes. His heart is pounding. His breathing is rapid. His body
betrays him. When Jeriana finishes the kiss he gasps. He swallows.
John is breathless. "Alright. Now? Will you go?" He says abruptly.
"Yes. Now I will go." She says demurely. "Remember, John, that I love you and I am here if you need me." She smiles.
Jeriana turns and walks gracefully out of the room. She closes the door.
John curls up on his side and groans. "Oh, God!"
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DeSaintPhalle
1/24/01
Return to Eden
IC:
John hopped out of bed, and walked to the door, lured
by Jeriana and his lust. As he touched the door handle,
his
mind regained control, and he quickly spun on his
heel, walking briskly toward the fresher.
As his hair soaked in the mist from the water, he knew
what must be done. Jeriana was very tempting, but
he couldn't
reconcile how he could have her, and Chiana.
John wasn't entirely sure of Nebari or Sebacean mating rituals. In fact, it
dawned on him that he'd never bothered to ask Chiana if she was willing to be monogamous, after their wedding. For that matter,
this entire
situation made him rethink what 'he' was doing. He
bit his lip, as he found himself in quite a quandary.
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Nhfearme
1/24/01
Return to Eden
IC:
John's breathing is still in his throat. He tries to stop himself from thinking about her. Her voice, the way she walks,
her gentle touch, her sweet scent, her luscious lips!
"Oh, god! What is she doing to me?" He is in agony. He reaches his hand down and strokes himself. He can't think any more.
His heart is pounding with desire for her.
Suddenly he feels a hand on his shoulder. He nearly jumps out of his skin! He swallows and looks over his shoulder.
"Couldn't you wait for me?" Chiana breathes. "I'll join you in a microt." She says with a twisted smile.
John breathes a sigh of relief and steps out of the fresher, embracing her.
"I love you too, John. But you're getting me all wet." She protests.
"Just hold me." John says as he finally regains his breath. "Please, Chiana. Just hold me."
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Phillip wakes. His mind is clear. His body still weary from his ordeal. He turns over and looks at the ceiling. His mind
seems so far from who he was, where he was. He thinks with curiosity his actions of the past solar days. His attack on Crichton
his rape of Chiana. His determination to destroy a man who has now saved him.
Phillip thinks of the glorious feeling he first had when he felt the 'hand' of Lord Crichton's God. He sighs and enjoys
the freedom from his intense anguish and pain he had bore when he entered Leah's door. His tears have stopped. He doesn't
miss them. His mind is so clear. His only longing is to be close, closer to god.
He reaches out his hand beyond the bed and says a simple prayer. "Please take my hand. Be with me." He feels a hand slip
into his. Leah has not moved. He keeps his eyes shut, gasping to open them.
The hand is warm and strong. He draws strength from it as he lies breathing in life from this simple feeling. He opens
his eyes and sees no one. He startles.
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