A cave conclusion

[luministimods]

Characters: Jamie McCrimmon, Xion, and...other.
Location: The planet Fremercury, in a cave
Time: A little bit after this.
Summary: A final showdown to stop the shenanigans on Fremercury--sans the Doctor.
Warnings: Nothing warnable? Important stuff will happen in here, though.

[The cave system, its passages glowing a soft light green, is on the cool side, the temperature dropping the deeper into the caves one goes. And the caves go on a ways, with tunnels breaking off here and there into multi-pronged forks, but there is still one tunnel that remains the widest and seems the most worn if one studies the ground. The other pathways lead off into smaller yet interconnected caves. Everything is connected in some way to the central branch, the one tunnel the Jamie and Xion are in now. Thankfully, the bioluminescent rocks give off more and more light; there's even a faint humming coming from all around them, the sound welcoming and warm.

The humming, however, has an alternate purpose, one that will not be obvious to the two wanderers. It acts as an alarm system of sorts via echolocation. If anything disrupts the humming in any way, those who live in the caves will know about it.

And right now, something stirs down deep in the belly of the caves. They are not used to such intrusions, not here. Never here...

But thankfully, they are prepared for such events. For now though? They listen, and they wait.]

Comments

[worldsapart]

It's true, though. We don't mean any harm. We didn't know that being here would cause problems...

[Xion watches the scout leave with some concern. What was all that about?]

What... are you planning to do?

[luministimods]

[The elder glances at Jamie, her eyes peering into his unblinkingly.] Yes, they are the Intruders. Only our ancestors truly know what happened that day, but ask any of the Fuilry, and they will tell you we were indeed driven down here when the others came and transformed our lands into what you see today. Our people have always been the caretakers of this world and the memorialists of those who have passed on, though not all species knew of this simple fact.

[As she speaks, the scout returns with a strange device that definitely doesn't look like it's anything this society of people created. It's old and heavy, if the scout's strained muscles and panting are any indication as he deposits the device at the feet of the elder, then backs away to resume his original place.] My ancestor discovered this device after she and a handful of her contemporaries finally emerged from hiding. They had no idea what it was then, not until one of them activated the machine...

[It was then that the elder turned and pointed a thin hand up to the top of the chamber where a statue stood overlooking everything. Even in the light of the chamber, there's no mistaking the look of surprise on the Fuilry statue's face.] ...and then they wondered no longer.

For centuries since, we've tried to co-exist with those Intruders who originally ruined our lands. They knew not what they did, and we soon discovered they cared not either. Use of this device was forbidden for so long, but the Intruders grew far too numerous. We had to act to keep the lands intact and prevent them from being overrun. It is only thanks to a small, understanding few that the Intruders began to make their own memorials to those they've lost.

And to those who didn't listen, we'd take a few of their number in vain hope the Intruders would understand we wanted them all gone.

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie looks at the device rather quizzically, trying to figure out what it's for...but then the elder points up to the statue.]

So you've used this thing to...to turn people into statues? To try and frighten them into leaving?

[worldsapart]

[Turning people into statues...? But -- ]

Can the people get turned back to normal...?!