Deep into the Mind
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“What is it?”
“It’s called Elysium. They were trying to find a drug to help the men who have been captured and altered by the Tor’ni.”
“There’s no hope for the warped.”
“Warped? They’re humans Jack.”
“Not anymore Doc. The aliens have changed them. They’ve been pulled deep into the abyss of the hive mind. There's no coming out of that abyss. They’ve warped their minds. That’s why we hit the drone lines. It’s the only chance we have to save those captured from that fate.”
Dr. Seden sighed. “Your right Jack. The drug doesn’t work on our guys.”
“Then why do you want me and the men to take it with us on the mission?”
“It’s for the Tor'ni.”
“Sir?”
Dr. Seden looked out the window at the men getting ready to risk their lives to save this latest group of people captured by the aliens.
“Whatever the Tor'ni do to alter our minds, we haven’t found a way to reverse it. They create a euphoria so great in the connection to the hive within the human brain that the drug is useless. Elysium was developed to rebuild pathways in the brain to help the altered come out of the ‘deep abyss’ as you put it, and find their way back to humanity. The drug was also used on captured Tor'ni. In a terrible twist of irony, it does for the aliens, what it won’t do for us.”
“Are you saying that the drug, what, humanizes the aliens? How the hell does it do that?”
“We don’t know how, but Tor’ni exposed to the drug develop an individualistic personality. They lose the hive mind.”
"That's not irony Doc, that's karma.”
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Jack surveyed the chaos around him from the back of a transport truck. The bastard aliens had tried to ambush them. There were no captives to be saved here. Only the warped. As soon as Jack had realized one of the alien queens was trying to ambush his men, he changed tactics. They had been prepared to save the captives and try to take the queen if possible. The goal had become hunt the queen and her officers, taking out anything in the way. He was overseeing his men, as they loaded their prizes.
“Have you seen the queen, sergeant?” He asked one of the men that had just dropped a green armored alien by the truck.
“No sir. This is the last one we’ve gotten. He’s got fancier armor than some of the others, but no queen. We’ve run out of tranquilizer darts out here. The alpha team has a few still, but they’re keeping the warped busy.”
“I’ve got one dose left with me.” he looked down at the pistol in his hand. “I was hoping we’d flush her out. Get that last alien bastard on the truck.” They were out of time. He barked, “Richards, give the orders. We’re done here.”
Jack was going to give Doc Seden his best bottle of scotch when he got back. Elysium had ended up being their ace in the hole. It completely incapacitated any alien it was used on. He looked down at the iridescent green armor on the alien that his men had just tossed into the truck with him. It was a much better quality than he’d seen.
There was a shout from outside and suddenly the back of the truck was filled with one of the hover trikes used by the aliens. The alien riding the bike was focused on grabbing the green armored bastard. Jack’s instincts took over. As he pulled the trigger, he realized the prize had come to him. This was the queen they had been looking for. How and why she ended up on his truck didn’t matter, only that she was there.
“Gotcha now, bitch.” He snarled as the Tor’ni queen fell twitching to the floor. “Welcome to the human condition.”
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This is my entry for LJ Idol: S9 Week 20. This week was an intersection. My partner is the lovelydmousey. The topics used were Intersubjectivity (by dmousey) and Rapture of the Deep.
dmousey's entry also. Ain't Mis-Bee-Haven******
“What is it?”
“It’s called Elysium. They were trying to find a drug to help the men who have been captured and altered by the Tor’ni.”
“There’s no hope for the warped.”
“Warped? They’re humans Jack.”
“Not anymore Doc. The aliens have changed them. They’ve been pulled deep into the abyss of the hive mind. There's no coming out of that abyss. They’ve warped their minds. That’s why we hit the drone lines. It’s the only chance we have to save those captured from that fate.”
Dr. Seden sighed. “Your right Jack. The drug doesn’t work on our guys.”
“Then why do you want me and the men to take it with us on the mission?”
“It’s for the Tor'ni.”
“Sir?”
Dr. Seden looked out the window at the men getting ready to risk their lives to save this latest group of people captured by the aliens.
“Whatever the Tor'ni do to alter our minds, we haven’t found a way to reverse it. They create a euphoria so great in the connection to the hive within the human brain that the drug is useless. Elysium was developed to rebuild pathways in the brain to help the altered come out of the ‘deep abyss’ as you put it, and find their way back to humanity. The drug was also used on captured Tor'ni. In a terrible twist of irony, it does for the aliens, what it won’t do for us.”
“Are you saying that the drug, what, humanizes the aliens? How the hell does it do that?”
“We don’t know how, but Tor’ni exposed to the drug develop an individualistic personality. They lose the hive mind.”
"That's not irony Doc, that's karma.”
******
Jack surveyed the chaos around him from the back of a transport truck. The bastard aliens had tried to ambush them. There were no captives to be saved here. Only the warped. As soon as Jack had realized one of the alien queens was trying to ambush his men, he changed tactics. They had been prepared to save the captives and try to take the queen if possible. The goal had become hunt the queen and her officers, taking out anything in the way. He was overseeing his men, as they loaded their prizes.
“Have you seen the queen, sergeant?” He asked one of the men that had just dropped a green armored alien by the truck.
“No sir. This is the last one we’ve gotten. He’s got fancier armor than some of the others, but no queen. We’ve run out of tranquilizer darts out here. The alpha team has a few still, but they’re keeping the warped busy.”
“I’ve got one dose left with me.” he looked down at the pistol in his hand. “I was hoping we’d flush her out. Get that last alien bastard on the truck.” They were out of time. He barked, “Richards, give the orders. We’re done here.”
Jack was going to give Doc Seden his best bottle of scotch when he got back. Elysium had ended up being their ace in the hole. It completely incapacitated any alien it was used on. He looked down at the iridescent green armor on the alien that his men had just tossed into the truck with him. It was a much better quality than he’d seen.
There was a shout from outside and suddenly the back of the truck was filled with one of the hover trikes used by the aliens. The alien riding the bike was focused on grabbing the green armored bastard. Jack’s instincts took over. As he pulled the trigger, he realized the prize had come to him. This was the queen they had been looking for. How and why she ended up on his truck didn’t matter, only that she was there.
“Gotcha now, bitch.” He snarled as the Tor’ni queen fell twitching to the floor. “Welcome to the human condition.”
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This is my entry for LJ Idol: S9 Week 20. This week was an intersection. My partner is the lovely
dmousey. The topics used were Intersubjectivity (by dmousey) and Rapture of the Deep.
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Date: 2014-09-12 05:36 pm (UTC)I am glad you liked it.