Chapter 4: Exodus Part 5

David shook his head, taking a bite of his muffin, "Only ones I saw were in the training room."

(He looks at Ash, then David)
(Shocked)

Why the heck are there Sangheili's here?

=She turn to him=
You didn't know..? They gave him this ship... He works for them I guess...

=She takes a sip of her drink=
Very strange...

=After returning from her chamer with her armor she heads back out into the courtyard and continues with the pork roast=

He shrugged, looking at Draco, "I have no idea. Most of them speak Hungarian, though."

Hmm.
Now I really dont trust this guy.

(He shakes his head)

I don't know what they want from him...

=She shakes her head as see looks around the room again=
Nothing like what I've seen... I thought I knew a lot about the Covenant... I guess they still surprise me

(He looks at Ash)
@Ash
The Covenant are always changing.
Can never fully understand them

=She sighs=
All my research.... Everything...

=She looks back to David=
Ever seen anything like this?

David shook his head, "In all my years I have never seen humans and Covvies cooperating. Even so on one ship. My guess is that they're Seperatists."

=Ash turns back to Draco=
Did I tell you he was looking for Torres?

"How odd." David lowered his voice, "Torres had Covvies with him too."

(He looks shocked)
@Ash
Jesus, havent seen Torres since that incident.

(He shakes his head)
(He looks at David)
@David
Man, looks like the Covenant are falling from within

=She turns her head to David and tilts it confused=
You knew Torres? And what was he doing with Elites?

"That's good. They're a lot weaker now than they were earlier on in the war. Back when I was a Marine, they were fucking everywhere." David has a flashback, but ignores it.

=She nods=
I had a couple nasty encounter Jackals... In Pirth they went wild... Crazy

=She crosses her arms nervously, as she mutters under her breath=
Snipers...

=She looks up to David=
But I would say the Elites are weaker... There more dangerous now more then ever... With the Covenant falling apart, their lost... And who knows what their want to do next... Where not safe, not yet anyway...

David looks to Ash, blinking curiously as he finished his muffin, "I was in Pirth."

=Her eyes snap to his as she leans over the table=
Pirth?! Really? What where you doing there..?

"Well there was this naive media-crew that got captured. My unit was tasked with recovering them...But the mission went horribly wrong, it was on the news for a while actually."

=She drops back into her chair=
Really..? Where you one of those war time hero's? I didn't get to see a lot of news... I was just to distracted, my Pelican got shot down... First time I had been back since....

=She becomes quiet=
I was taken...

David shrugged, "Eh, I guess. I don't like to think about it, though. Lost a lot of good friends over those three days."

(He looks down at the table)
(Absorbing the conversation)

It was nasty... The evacuations were messy, the plans just fell apart... But I never gave up... I wanted to stay on...

=Her eyes look into nothing=
Thor forced me back... Oni didn't like the way I went against orders... That's why I think the assigned me to Beta, what a screwed up team that was....

David nods thoughtfully, rubbing his neck and rising to throw away his wrapper of his muffin, quickly sitting back down.

=She looks back to him=
Sorry... Didn't mean to go on about myself..

=She smiles awkwardly=

David chuckles, "Oh, don't worry about it. Just wishing this pain in my face and shoulder would go away."

=She looks at the mark on his face, trying not to stare=
Sorry... Jay shouldn't of done that... It wasn't fair

=She looks away from him to avoid his gaze=
It wasn't you fault, you never wanted that

David nodded, "Don't worry, really. Guess I can't pass as a beaurocrat anymore, eh?" He chuckles.

=She remains silent=
There's no need to joke...

=She shakes her head=
Sorry... Isn't my place...

=She her gaze returns to Draco=
What now..?

David nods silently, watching the conversation.

(He snaps from his thoughts when his name is said)
(He looks at Ash)

@Ash
Hmm.
Well, we could find Nikolaus.
or we can check out the data.

=She laughs=
We barely found the messhall how would we find Nikolaus?

=Her eyes briefly glance back to David, the back to Draco=
I don't know about the data...

=She sighs=

@Ash
Or.........we could go back to our room........

=She blushes=
We could...

=She stands up=
I... We should look at that data... Its the smart thing to do...

=She holds her crutch tightly=

(He stands up)
@Ash
Alright.
When your ready

=She holds Draco's hand=
We should do it somewhere privet...

=She looks back to David=
Don't get lost okay... If things get messy we have a Pelican in the hanger...

=They walk out into the hallway, Ash winces at Draco=

=i don't feel the slip until it's too late. my eyes fill with fear then rage and sadness. my moves become angrier, more brutal, more feral. i start screaming as i hack away at invisible Covenant=

I WILL KILL YOU ALL! YOU CANNOT ESCAPE! NOT ONE OF YOUR SOULS WILL REMAIN! YOU! WILL! DIE!

(He notices her wince)
(He gives her a quizical look)
@Ash
You sure you want to look at the data?

=She nudges him=
I can't believe you just said that in front of David...

=She reaches up and kisses him on the cheek almost losing her balance=

(He returns her kiss)
(Catching her)
(He chuckles)
@Ash
What.
I meant go back to our room to look over the data.

(He smiles)

=She laughs=
Yeah I'm sure that's what you meant

=She smiles as they come closer to their room=

(He kisses her)
(They walk into the room)
@Ash
I think I know what you meant

(He smiles)

=She laughs again kissing him back=
I'm sure you did...

=She walks closer to the bed, dropping her crutch=

(He looks outside the door)
(Checking the hallways)
(He comes back in and locks the door)
@Ash
Dont want to be disturbed going over the 'data'

(He goes over to the bed)
(Kissing her)

=She smiles=
Its classified.. We don't want it falling into the wrong hands...

=She pulls him closer to her, kissing him faster=

=He wakes up and desperately tries to Comm the nearby ship. The Spirit lays diagonal from front to back in a small crater it has made. He continues trying to comm untill he passes out from his wounds.

(He pulls off his shirt)
(Just like he had before)
(Kissing her longer)

@Ash
This data cannot fall into the wrong hands

=She takes off her shirt following Draco=
Don't worry... It seems pretty safe in my hands...

=She kisses him again as her hands move along his body=

=starts to get hungry so he goes to get some food in the mess hall=

=He continues to comm desperately=

Voutan- Please...someone......

(Silence)

=He looks at the wounds in his chest and side, as the blood pours out onto the floor. His vision slowly blurs as he edges death. He continues trying all comm channles, hoping he isnt wasting his energy. He says a silent prayer to himself=