The Departure
The 224th Turkey Baconator is almost completely loaded with all necessary cargo. Science professor Sue is overseeing the transfer of a load of delicate cargo from the museum at the university where he used to work. He claims that these items are of historical significance and are necessary for his experiments. Several of the Red Shirts were heard whispering that he just wanted an excuse to bring a sarcophagus into space. The jury’s still out on that theory.
As Sue plugs into the main Earth 2.0 computer system and downloads the entire library, counselor Ariana is transferring her own important cargo on board. Several large cases of special order, high quality tissues are being conveyed by the Red Shirts into her personal storage space. Ariana overhears one Red Shirt assert that he’s never going to the counselor if people get so emotional they need all those tissues. Idiot. Her tissues are much too nice for Red Shirt use. Only really cool people who cry often (like herself) get to use her tissues!
The 224th Turkey Baconator takes off from Earth 2.0 without incident (which is surprising, considering nobody really knows who’s driving).
Sue is so excited that the ship is finally taking off that he starts break-dancing. That’s his thing, you know? Unfortunately, he catches a slight case of space dizziness (also known as bad-dice-roll-for-a-skill-check-itis) and trips over his own feet instead, falling against the side of the sarcophagus. Ariana thought it was beautiful. *sob*
As if inspired by the pathetic attempt at break-dancing going on in Cargo Bay 846 (or in an attempt to make up for it), Jack uses the intercom and announces a party for all crew members in Cargo Bay 95 to celebrate the ship’s departure from Earth 2.0. Sue dusts himself off, and he and Ariana head in that direction.
Seconds after the door to Cargo Bay 846 slides shut behind Ariana and Sue, the lid of the sarcophagus shifts slightly, and then clatters to the floor.
A mummy is lying inside the open sarcophagus, doing exactly what mummies are supposed to do: absolutely nothing. However, this mummy aspires to move beyond his allotted place in the world and slowly sits up out of the sarcophagus.
Jack, being Jack, notices the situation in Cargo Bay 846, and in his immediate computational grasp of the situation, commences the appropriate action as per his assessment of the circumstances.
Jack puts ‘Walk Like an Egyptian’ on repeat play over the speakers in Cargo Bay 846.
Very funny, Jack.
The mummy’s head cocks to the side slightly. After a few moments, he starts swaying back and forth in time to the music.
Jack is pleased with this reaction, and turns all his attention back to messing with Jim.
Poor Jim.
No comments:
Post a Comment