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SABBI VOLUNTEER RECORDS
باسم الحياة العظيمة، عندما نجتمع معًا
Name: Syreeta
Place of Origin: [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI]
Birth Date: [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI]
Height and Weight: [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI]
Assignment: Ashurbanipal Special Protection Unit [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI] Unit Beh
Etc.: [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI] Unit Aleph or Beh. Use only when Waheeda isn’t available or needs backup. [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI] can be a waste of resources.
100 ADA
Waheeda sat quietly next to Syreeta’s hospital bed as she played her violin. Hundreds of things flowed through Waheeda’s mind as she watched. She looks so good. She can play so well. How long has she been playing? Her muscles healed up real nice. She survived? She’s even smaller than I am. How did she survive? I want to hold her hand. “H…hey…”
Syreeta stopped suddenly, and turned to look at her… friend? Comrade? Teammate? She simply stared quietly, waiting for Waheeda to speak. Eventually, she worked up the courage to do so. “So, uh… what was that?”
“What was what?”
“That song. It was really nice.”
“I don’t know.”
She picked her instrument again, and started playing exactly where she had left off. She stared off into the middle distance, as she gave her complete attention and devotion to playing as she always did. Waheeda leaned forward, her hands together, as she simply listened.
—
070 ADA
The Ashurbanipal expedition continued downwards, flights and flights and flights of stairs that seemed to reach down into the depths of the earth, as they dutifully recorded every line of text, every glowing image that was etched into the walls. Mahershala was amazed at all of it, wondering if the text was translatable, if it meant anything, if it was supposed to warn them or direct them to something. But more importantly, he was worried about their air supplies. They had been walking for hours, and although the clean air had slightly diluted the chargon they had introduced, it still didn’t seem totally safe to filter.
Khamala didn’t care, she was still doggedly chasing down what she hoped, what she knew, what she demanded to be at the end of the hallway. And soon, they would all find what was at the end.
Another wall.
But this time, Khamala didn’t break down. Instead, she stroked the seams of the bricks, trying to find some secret way to clear it out. As she dragged the fingers of her safesuit, they illuminated even more text, even more etchings. The chargon that coated her suit was thicker than what was in the air, and the markings were reacting even stronger. Eventually, the entire wall was covered in glowing green runes, which started to pulse ever quicker. They started to flash.
“Kam,” Mahershala cautiously said, “Something’s up. Maybe back up a bit…” His fears grew as the hall began to shake unnaturally. The quaking continued just long enough for the etched wall in front of the team to crumble. Behind it was a door. A metal door. A…
“Is that steel?”
Mahershala couldn’t understand what he was looking at. Everything should have dated before the 35th century BDA, but here, plain as day, a steel door with no handles or levers. Did they get turned around somewhere? Did they stumble into a mining facility? He slowly, cautiously reached forward, and the exact moment his finger touched the door, it flashed green, and slid open.
Inside was a giant, empty, black space. As the chargon-filled air blew in, green etching covered everything, until the entire space had an eerie pulsing glow. It was truly massive, the inside of an impossible egg larger than any building. Colossal statues with wings and halos lined the walls, and in the middle… A dome? There was so much to see. So much to study. The filters would have to do.
—
100 ADA
“Hey, I just wanted to tell you, we were all really worried about you. I was really worried about you.”
“Why?”
The one word response took Waheeda by surprise. Syreeta had been out of the infirmary for a couple of days, and it took Waheeda that long to work up the courage to speak to her again. They had randomly met in the hallway, so she took the opportunity to say something. Anything.
“Well, I mean, it was… kind of my fault. If I had shot earlier, then…”
The short-haired girl stared at her for what seemed like an eternity, and Waheeda couldn’t work up the strength to look into her eyes, as she always knew she was usually expected to. Eventually, Syreeta simply said,
“Oh, ok.”
And walked away. Waheeda looked up from the ground, seeing this, and couldn’t bare to hold back anymore.
“And aren’t we friends?!”
Syreeta stopped dead in her tracks and turned around, her trademark sleepy stare meeting Waheeda’s gaze.
“Isn’t it natural to care about your friends?! I’ve had a pit in my stomach the last few weeks! What If I never saw you again?! What if I never told you that…” She stopped herself, and chose a different path to take. “What really happened? Do you remember? How did you survive?”
“I don’t remember.”
“...What?”
“I don’t remember any part of the mission. I got off the elevator; I woke up in the hospital.”
“Amnesia?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then I guess we’ll never know whose fault it was…”
Syreeta then turned and walked away again. Nobody stopped her this time.
—
075 ADA
Mahershala and Khamala Habib stood before the council in charge of SPEC as they laid out their plans. It was obvious to everyone on the council that their years on Earth studying and devising this plan had taken their toll, but it just stood to give them a more dignified look to them.
As they ran through their presentation, showing the Deep Library, the PCB, the translations of the etchings, the Yushamin statues, and the lineup of Uthra, the council grew more and more worried. This is when the couple came to the meat of their plan: The creation of SABBI, dedicated to the protection of this site. From whatever would attack it.
The council could only give their universal support, and whatever funding was required. The Habibs gave their solemn thanks, and started their grim work immediately.
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artsyrobo
باسم الحياة العظيمة، عندما نجتمع معًا
Name: Syreeta
Place of Origin: [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI]
Birth Date: [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI]
Height and Weight: [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI]
Assignment: Ashurbanipal Special Protection Unit [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI] Unit Beh
Etc.: [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI] Unit Aleph or Beh. Use only when Waheeda isn’t available or needs backup. [REDACTED BY ORDER OF SABBI] can be a waste of resources.
100 ADA
Waheeda sat quietly next to Syreeta’s hospital bed as she played her violin. Hundreds of things flowed through Waheeda’s mind as she watched. She looks so good. She can play so well. How long has she been playing? Her muscles healed up real nice. She survived? She’s even smaller than I am. How did she survive? I want to hold her hand. “H…hey…”
Syreeta stopped suddenly, and turned to look at her… friend? Comrade? Teammate? She simply stared quietly, waiting for Waheeda to speak. Eventually, she worked up the courage to do so. “So, uh… what was that?”
“What was what?”
“That song. It was really nice.”
“I don’t know.”
She picked her instrument again, and started playing exactly where she had left off. She stared off into the middle distance, as she gave her complete attention and devotion to playing as she always did. Waheeda leaned forward, her hands together, as she simply listened.
—
070 ADA
The Ashurbanipal expedition continued downwards, flights and flights and flights of stairs that seemed to reach down into the depths of the earth, as they dutifully recorded every line of text, every glowing image that was etched into the walls. Mahershala was amazed at all of it, wondering if the text was translatable, if it meant anything, if it was supposed to warn them or direct them to something. But more importantly, he was worried about their air supplies. They had been walking for hours, and although the clean air had slightly diluted the chargon they had introduced, it still didn’t seem totally safe to filter.
Khamala didn’t care, she was still doggedly chasing down what she hoped, what she knew, what she demanded to be at the end of the hallway. And soon, they would all find what was at the end.
Another wall.
But this time, Khamala didn’t break down. Instead, she stroked the seams of the bricks, trying to find some secret way to clear it out. As she dragged the fingers of her safesuit, they illuminated even more text, even more etchings. The chargon that coated her suit was thicker than what was in the air, and the markings were reacting even stronger. Eventually, the entire wall was covered in glowing green runes, which started to pulse ever quicker. They started to flash.
“Kam,” Mahershala cautiously said, “Something’s up. Maybe back up a bit…” His fears grew as the hall began to shake unnaturally. The quaking continued just long enough for the etched wall in front of the team to crumble. Behind it was a door. A metal door. A…
“Is that steel?”
Mahershala couldn’t understand what he was looking at. Everything should have dated before the 35th century BDA, but here, plain as day, a steel door with no handles or levers. Did they get turned around somewhere? Did they stumble into a mining facility? He slowly, cautiously reached forward, and the exact moment his finger touched the door, it flashed green, and slid open.
Inside was a giant, empty, black space. As the chargon-filled air blew in, green etching covered everything, until the entire space had an eerie pulsing glow. It was truly massive, the inside of an impossible egg larger than any building. Colossal statues with wings and halos lined the walls, and in the middle… A dome? There was so much to see. So much to study. The filters would have to do.
—
100 ADA
“Hey, I just wanted to tell you, we were all really worried about you. I was really worried about you.”
“Why?”
The one word response took Waheeda by surprise. Syreeta had been out of the infirmary for a couple of days, and it took Waheeda that long to work up the courage to speak to her again. They had randomly met in the hallway, so she took the opportunity to say something. Anything.
“Well, I mean, it was… kind of my fault. If I had shot earlier, then…”
The short-haired girl stared at her for what seemed like an eternity, and Waheeda couldn’t work up the strength to look into her eyes, as she always knew she was usually expected to. Eventually, Syreeta simply said,
“Oh, ok.”
And walked away. Waheeda looked up from the ground, seeing this, and couldn’t bare to hold back anymore.
“And aren’t we friends?!”
Syreeta stopped dead in her tracks and turned around, her trademark sleepy stare meeting Waheeda’s gaze.
“Isn’t it natural to care about your friends?! I’ve had a pit in my stomach the last few weeks! What If I never saw you again?! What if I never told you that…” She stopped herself, and chose a different path to take. “What really happened? Do you remember? How did you survive?”
“I don’t remember.”
“...What?”
“I don’t remember any part of the mission. I got off the elevator; I woke up in the hospital.”
“Amnesia?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then I guess we’ll never know whose fault it was…”
Syreeta then turned and walked away again. Nobody stopped her this time.
—
075 ADA
Mahershala and Khamala Habib stood before the council in charge of SPEC as they laid out their plans. It was obvious to everyone on the council that their years on Earth studying and devising this plan had taken their toll, but it just stood to give them a more dignified look to them.
As they ran through their presentation, showing the Deep Library, the PCB, the translations of the etchings, the Yushamin statues, and the lineup of Uthra, the council grew more and more worried. This is when the couple came to the meat of their plan: The creation of SABBI, dedicated to the protection of this site. From whatever would attack it.
The council could only give their universal support, and whatever funding was required. The Habibs gave their solemn thanks, and started their grim work immediately.
Art by
artsyrobo
Category Story / Anime
Species Humanoid
Size 84 x 120px
File Size 6 kB
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