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[petraarkanian]

Yellow eyes glow from the edge of the bed in Bonzo's room.

"Are you ready to leave?"

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[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Bonzo glances over at the yellow eyes. Yes, he jumps a bit at the sight...non-human-colored eyes glowing at him? Can you blame him?

"Uh..." Pause. "Yeah?"

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

"Then you may leave. At any moment."

The door swings noiselessly open, and the creature closes his eyes.

"Turn left, door at the end of the corridor."

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

"Where's Petra?"

That's about the only question on his mind.

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

"She is no longer a concern of yours."

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

You know, there's not much you can say that will send Bonzo's blood pressure into the roof. That is one thing, however, that will.

"What do you mean, 'She is no longer a concern of mine?'"

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

"She still breaths, but there is nothing that can be done with her."

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Blink. "What do you mean? She's in a coma?"

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

"If you are ready, then it is time for you to leave. Door at the end of the corridor."

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

"I'm not leaving without her."

Bonzo looks rather upset. Actually, make that a nice mix of upset, furious, and frustrated.

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

"She will leave when she has decided to return to us."

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Sigh. "Then I'll stay here until then."

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

The Hound's big yellow eyes open again, and the room dissolves. Bonzo finds himself in the corridor, a locked wooden door behind him.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

"What...the...?" And you can note that Bonzo is officially befuddled beyond belief. He probably spends the next minute or so trying to sort that one out.

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

It should not take him too long. There is a corridor, with doors along it. The one behind him is locked. What he should notice the most is that there are two doorways at the end of the corridor. One on his right hand side, one on his left.

The Hound had specifically said to take the left. Will Bonzo do it?

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Bonzo storms off down the hall.

To the left to leave? Well, since I'm not leaving...

Bonzo storms down the hall, and almost barges through the door to the right. Almost. Then he thinks the better of it, and stops himself a second short of doing so.

Alright...they probably don't want me coming in here, so...I'll do this a bit easier.

No sense in the "crash" of an opening door alerting "security". They might, you know, badger him. So he twists the knob just enough to open it, and nudges the door open with his foot.

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

The room is dark, with a dull glow in one corner. There seems to be a creature curled up there.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Bonzo turns his lightsaber on to light the room. He's not entering just yet.

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

"ahh.... Look who finally came to my lair..."

The voice is pitched very low, and is almost a hiss. The glow moves towards Bonzo.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Bonzo just...stares.

"Where's the phoenix?"

Mark him down as being thoroughly un-amused.

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

"Now come, come, are you not glad to see me? Old Friend?"

The Salamander continues to move closer, his dull glow coming with him.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps if this place wasn't constantly trying to kill me I would be." Pause. "Where do I know you from, anyway?"

Did anyone ever mention that he was never much for talking to animals?

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

"Now, now, how could you forget me?"

The Salamander is changing. Now there are three of them. Their faces match the child-faces of the soldiers that came with Bonzo into the bathroom. Their uniforms are pristine, Green-Green-Brown.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell.

"What are you doing here?"

Yes, he has the sneaking suspicion that they're not actually the people they look like they are. That said, he wouldn't bet it all on that outcome. The lightsaber is still on, offering light to the encounter, but he's not doing anything with it.

[petraarkanian.livejournal.com]

"You do not look happy to see us. How very sad. Pur your weapon away, you wouldn't hurt... us...."

There is a faint hiss at the end of the word.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Yep, still that salamander...

"Nifty trick there." Pause. "Pardon me if I don't quite buy that you don't have some trick up your sleeve."

A grin spreads across their face.

"None of you ever used such perfect Common, anyway."