9-136: Peyton’s Hunting Lodge
He can do that…
It’s a large room in the complex where Oliver spent a chunk of time preparing for the raid on the facility.
His mission team and others are drilling, singing as they do so.
The Rain Caves here on Jensen are the source of all the life
A little bio-enclave on a planet made of ice
The water from the overhead is pure as it is rife
Enclaver paradise!
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
The Rain Caves are our Home
There’s a wet splat and Richter’s head explodes in a pink mist.
We ran from the Dominion ‘cause the Overlords weren’t good
“Enclavers stand alone” we cried, and on our own we stood
For space is big and wide and in self-mastery we should
Control our destiny
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
The Rain Caves are our Home
Autofire stitches its way across Dawson’s chest and he falls backwards; the others keep drilling and singing without seeming to notice.
Enclavers fight for freedom from Dominion’s Overlord
For freedom of religion and our voices to be heard
For language and autonomy and personal reward
Go smash the Overlord
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
The Rain Caves are our Home
Another comrade falls, shadowy figures at the edge of Oliver’s consciousness firing.
The Legion are all bullies in their uniforms of black
The Vizierate tell lies and they will stab you in the back
And as for the Bureaucracy: Incompetent and slack
Go smash the Overlord
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
The Rain Caves are our Home
Reilly screams clutching a stomach wound, the others ignoring the carnage.
Though Jensen’s only small we all withstood the Overlords.
Abandoned the Dominion and we ran our little world.
Enclavers’ endless spirit is a beacon to them all
Throughout the Galaxy!
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
The Rain Caves are our Home
Another comrade falls…
Prosperity, Protection and Victory they cry.
But it’s poverty, oppression and a filthy classist lie.
We’d rather have Equality, our Liberty, and lives
In our Community!
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
The Rain Caves are our Home
…and another…
We hum this song in public ‘cause it keeps our spirits high.
Dominion Mers that hear it simply shrivel up inside.
But keep the words for us alone our privilege to cry
Enclavers stand alone!
…and another…
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
We are Hummin’ in The Deluge
The Rain Caves are our Home
Erin is in the front row, singing along with the rest. As she sings the final words, she bursts into flames.
Oliver is awake in his room at Peyton’s lodge, an unfamiliar bed. It’s dark outside and the time is RB09, it’s only a little before his normal waking time.
Was that a critical failure nightmare? It was very cool to read.