Time Off

Who:- Jay, Senior Crew and a few others
Where:- Star of India Curry restaraunt
When:- Friday night
"Ladies and Gentlemen!" said Jay, standing and raising a glass. "I invited
you all here as a thank you for your participation in the recent events.
Each one of you played a part in ensuring victory, so enjoy the meal! It's
on expenses!"
Jay had felt that the crew had really come together well during the
multi-verse crisis, they'd certainly coped with it better than he had at
times, and as a reward, he'd booked a table at his favourite Indian
restaraunt for the senior staff, as well as those who were most deeply
involved in the events. He'd noticed a few missing faces, Lester
SeventeendotPhelps for one, he'd tried to track him down, knowing from Jayne
how he'd been involved in freeing her and the other Jay's from the Thorax
but apparently he wasn't on the ship. Holly couldn't tell Jay where he was
though as there was no record of him leaving. There WAS a record of Seymour
leaving twice but Jay didn't pursue this. Seymour leaving once was good
enough, leaving twice was bliss.
He'd considered inviting Dysart for similar reasons to Lester, but felt that
drunken senior crew weren't the best people to have around a spy.
Everyone tucked into their meals, even Dean, who had been disappointed to
note that in his absence, the manager, in his honour hadn't added Toasties
to the menu.
"But a Roganjosh toastie would be magnificent!" Dean had protested, but to
no avail.
Jay's guests raised their glasses in a toast as Jay finished his speech,
raising his own glass in celebration.
Jay, however recoiled quickly as his glass shattered in his hand, as a
bullet whizzed through the restaraunt, his glass, and the skull of the
waiter who had been stood behind him.
"Security!" Chris Harris yelled into his communicator "I need a squad at the
Star of India now!"
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" Jay exclaimed, as he and the rest of the crew
took cover under the table.
"A gunshot!" Efof replied, helpfully.
"I know that, but where did it come from?"
"We'll get to the bottom of it Captain!" Harris said in response, and giving
a nod, wordlessly ordered Dante and Mk.10 out of the restaraunt and across
the promenade in the direction of the gunshot. Whoever it was, couldn't get
far.
"now.." said Dean, to the now cowering manager of the restaraunt, who had
joined the crew under the table. "In memory of Rashid..." he nodded toward
the dead waiter "Have you considered adding curry toasties to the menu?"
"Not now Dean!" Amber ordered. "Jay...that shot was aimed right at you!"
"I know..." Jay replied "It spilled my drink...." Jay seemed furious about
the latter point than anything else.
"It was an assassination attempt..." Phil said
"On me?" Jay replied "Who'd want me dead?"
"I can think of a few people..." Keto responded with a smirk.
"Doc you've got a real....."
Jay was interrupted as a white light engulfed his body. Outside watchers
would also have noticed the same happening to Dean and Phil.
The light faded. The three men were gone.
"What the hell...?" said Amber, not really expecting a response.
**** another time and place ****
The white light faded. And as Jay's eyesight returned he could see Dean in
tis respective position from him as he had been moments ago. Difference was,
now he was painfully bent backwards over a low railing, as though he'd been
dropped on there from a great height. He writhed in agony for a few moments
before Jay helped him up. "What's going on?" Dean asked, dazed.
"I don't...." he was cut off but a scream from above, which was replace dby
a dull thud, and a cracking sound as Phil plummeted from high above, and
landed on the same railing. Right on his crotch.
Phil shed a single tear before toppling sideways onto the floor.
"WHATS GOING ON?!" Jay yelled, demanding answers "WHY HAVE YOU BROUGHT US
HERE?"
"It is a matter of grave importance" Game a resounding voice in response.
A crack of light appeared across the room, and widened as a sillohuette
appeared before the Dwarfers and stepped into the light. The figure appeared
to be a old-aged humanoid male.
"You!" Phil said.
< to be continued. And with the Captain and the XO off the ship..I guess
that puts our New CNO in command for now, doesn't it Becca?>