Dinner aboard the Neith

[Jeremy Hunter]

Jeremy was about to get up when his comm beeped. Answering, his face became determined.

"Morrigan... I have to go."

Shouting to his twin, the two Hunters rushed out, pausing to kiss Rika's forehead and to ask Erik to watch her.

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Two hours later, the Oathkeeper would have returned to Minor. The cruiser Ghost Eye appeared at the Neith, mooring to allow four peoole to enter.

Jeremy called to EDI.

"EDI! TellErik to bring out the best drinks he has!!!! We have surprise for him and Mike and Morrigan!"

//notice two left,four return.

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.

[ErikssonJeny]

EDI:"Sir, Jeremy Hunter has returned with four of his companions."

"Four? I thought he was here with only two. Can you make out the other two, EDI?"

EDI:"Negative, sir, due to unknown circumstances I may not."

"Very well, where are they now?"

EDI:"Right behind you, sir."

Eriksson turns around.

"Jeremy, who di...Izzy?! Isabell! You're saved thank goodness you're alright!"

Eriksson hugs Izzy.

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"When you get the money, you get the power. When you get the power, you get the women."
-by Tony Montana

[Jeremy Hunter]

Izzy smiles and hugs Erik back, her smile back.

"Thanks to Jeremy, Ellie, and Seth."

Jeremy smiled, this one the real smile that had been missing for so long.

Ellie walked over and hugged Erik. "If you hadnt found the Arkania in New York, we wouldnt have been watching. Now Arkania can be,left alone."

The last one, Seth, gave a half smile. "Im going back to the Ghost Eye. Im not mucg of a party-goer." And with that he was gone.

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Jeremy lead Izzy into the party, happyness threatening to give him a heart attack.

"Everyone! We rescued her! We got Izzy back!"

Jeremy's voice carried, his happiness seeming to last as Jeremy lead Izzy to Rika, who got up with a cry and hugged her.

Jeremy looked at Michal and Morrigan. "Thanks for your support through this. Erik, who else helped? Oh, abd its Poker time!"

Jeremy's happiness was contagious.

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.

[TheJarl]

Morrigan stood up and walked to Izzy.

"Ye're Izzy? Morrigan Black of Cerberus. Nice ta meet ya, lass. Good ta see ya got freed."

She smiles and walks back to the table.

"Right Jerry let's get started"

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[Jeremy Hunter]

Izzy smiled, ever the diplomat.
"Thanks. I hope Jere here didnt cause too much trouble."
Jeremy, Ellie, izzy, Aqua, and surprisingly Rika,sat down

A,collwctive groan from Jetrmy and the others.

"Morrigan, watch out. She out played the entire Marine battalion on the Oathkeeper."

Rika just smiled sweetly.

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Izzy was still a bit tired, but she refused to miss the party. Sitting down with a tired smike, she groaned the least.

Jeremy cut the cards.

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.

[TheJarl]

"Oh and don't ya dare tae cheat wi' ya telec-.. telekn-.. tela-.... uh.. ya magic tricks"

She looks stern.

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[Jeremy Hunter]

Izzy giggles.

"Dont worry Morrigan, I keep an eye on him."

She kisses Jeremy's cheek. "And him, me."

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.

[ErikssonJeny]

"Now, now, you lot, there will be no gambeling here until after dinner. As soon as our final guests arrive we will start serving the first course. Now, please, just be patient."

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"When you get the money, you get the power. When you get the power, you get the women."
-by Tony Montana

[Dave Synk]

Dave took Ellie gently and surrounded her with his arms, and the music changed into very calm blues. The perfect moment. It was a magic connection between them, as Dave thought, because he never felt something like it, for a very long and forgotten time. They both enjoyed the music and the magic moment. Then after some good minutes of dancing, Dave stopped and told Ellie :

"Ellie, I need to show you something..."

He took Ellie on the nearest coach, then from his pocket, Dave took a small device called "HoloComm". It was very slim and after he pressed the holographic panel, it opened from nowhere another 4 aditional slim panels and then he put the device on the little table infront of them. Then in the air, the device projected some beautiful space phenomenas and objects such as, hypernovas, neutron stars, nebulaes, the galactic core and so on. The mix of colours and the panoramic beauty of each 3D image, amazed Ellie. And then something un-expected happened. All the images were connected all in one so they were part of the infinite universe. Then a zooming animation begin, and all started from the Galactic Core, it zoomed out, until it left the galaxy, the local clusters of galaxies, and all those were in the concentration of a cell, that cell zoomed out and it was part of a bigger organism, apparently a vegetal one, then the vegetal structure was part of a vegetal tissue, and then the entire macro universe was revealed to be part of a very beautiful red rose. Then Dave looked and smiled at Ellie..

"Heh the theory of continuity made to delight your feelings, I made this program by my own. And I think now was the moment to reveal it to someone... special I guess *he showed signs of emberrassment*. I didn't expect to find someone very interesting as you Ellie, at this party. Because you made me very interested in you, I would like you to have this HoloComm, with it, you can communicate with me from very long distances and via the Cerberus Quantum Comm technology, this if you would like to speak more in the nearby future with me, and if your brother will allow this. I don't want to get over mr Hunter's word. "

Then he looked with a warm look at Ellie and smiled...

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Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
- Sovereign

[Jeremy Hunter]

Ellie blushed, then kissed his cheek.

You're sweet. I'll keep it with me always." She smiled then hugged him. She wondered where this would lead.

Over his shoulder, she saw Aqua smile and give her thumbs up.

Ellie leaned back from the hug, slipping the HoloCom into an unseen pocket.

"As protective as Jeremy is, he trust Aubrey. If he can trust Aubrey, he can trust you. And in turn, me."

Ellie wished she had something to give. She suddenly stod up.

"Excuse me" she moved to Erik.

"Erik, do you have a lab I could use quickly?"

She turned to smile at Dave, then turned back to Erik.

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Jeremy took Izzy's hand and stood. She followed with a smile. They held each other close, gently turning to the music. The two suddenly floated a few inches up.

"In public?"
"We're among friends and allies. And I missed you."

The two gently spun in midair. Jeremy threw a smile Ellie's way.

Rika pouted, wanting to play poker.

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May you ever walk in the Light, Shizune.