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Children of the 7. Part 6: Saboteurs and Saviours

Rating: T
Content Warning: mass death by laser canon
Tags: Vila, Avon, Tarrant, Blake, Jenna, Dayna, Soolin, post-canon, original characters, various Federation characters, various other canon characters, trials, betrayal, humour, disability, gun violence, Cally’s fate, family bonding, fluff, angst


Summary and Quote

Finally reaching Kaarn, the crew divides into three groups to carry out their plans—distraction, liberation and destruction—but there is a big shock waiting for them. On Gosurus, a Federation ship and an alien ship get in a fight, with Dayna, Soolin and their families caught in the middle. Then the rebels on Kaarn are betrayed, as one of their number makes a deal with the Federation.


“You are…clones?” asked one of the Auronar guards, looking from one human to the other. “But you are different ages.”
“No, I'm his father. He’s my son. See.” Tarrant put his face next to Shannon’s and they beamed at the telepaths.
“Father? Son? But—” They exchanged glances, shuffling their feet.
“They don’t know what that means,” whispered Brook to Avon.
“Indeed. Now!” Avon fired his handgun at the guards.

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Chapter 1: Arriving at Kaarn

It was difficult to arrange how the Callandra crew were even going to get down to the planet. Everyone refused to go in Federation or Auronar shuttles, but Eskil said his group would have to use an Auronar one in order to appear genuine.

Eskil found another Auronar outfit in the ship stores for himself, and Kohl and Eden wore their Gosuran attire. Eskil said their light, cool, desert outfits wouldn’t be suitable because Kaarn was rainy and cold, but there was no alternative.

Everyone else would go down to the planet in Callandra pods, which would disconnect from the ship, and somehow hide on the planet, hoping they wouldn’t be discovered. If and when the telepaths could be rescued, they’d travel back to the ship with the crew, so all five pods had to go down to Kaarn. The groups led by Blake and Avon would find their way to wherever the telepaths were being held and to the technology they needed to destroy, or at least disable. Eskil had his suspicions about where all this was happening and gave Avon instructions where to go.

The crew members hugged each other goodbye. Vila and Eden, and Jenna, Blake and Kohl were especially affectionate.

“I wish you could be with me,” said Vila to Eden.

“We’ll meet again, I don’t doubt it,” she said, squeezing him so hard that he stopped breathing for a second. “Anyway, I expect my mum wants a word with you.”

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