Chapter 5 Revelations of the Past Part 3

@Ash
It would be a chance to live a semi-normal life.

(He shrugs)

Still. Nothing would be normal being followed around by Snow.

(He sighs)

=puts it fighter in it's hidden launchbay and makes his way to the trophaeus bridge and contacts the comet=

yo xazhi have everyome come over to the trophaeum so we can celebrate it's not everyday things like this happen and we can also celebrate the new fleet

I WAS DOING MY JOB! I was following orders and my training! My team died before they left training, I was the only one to finish. My orders were to destroy Covenant tech, and I followed those orders. I had to, part of my training, now erased from memory. My team died because I had to stop and burn plasma rifles. After that I left Reach, to continue my orders. I needed supplies, i landed on that ship. Elite representatives for something or other landed as well. I killed them, then the escorts had to attack me.

=i lean closer= If I wanted you dead, you would be. Your eyes would be missing from your skull, turned into jelly in my hands. You neck would be cut in three different places. Your arms dislocated and broken. Now, are you? Are you dying right now?

Colonel: Spartan, back away. I can send you to the firing line right now.

=I draw my pistol and load it=

=She glances back up to him=
Do... Do you thing we should have it..? If its what I want it to be like.. Should we..? Could we..?

=i stand up straight again= Answer my question. Are you dying? Are you bleeding out next to a firefight? Are your men dying because your superiors only partly succeeded?

Colonel: Negative, Spartan. You act like I was never a grunt!

=He stands up=

Colonel: I was in the Battle of Arcadia and the Fall of Reach!

(He looks at her)
@Ash
We could.
We could be alone together.
We could live in peace.

But..?

=She stops herself, her eyes darken as she speaks quietly=
Do we deserve it...?

(He looks down)
@Ash
I dont know.
for killing those people.
I dont know.

Do you think I care? War is war, no matter where it goes or when it shows up. I was in the Fall as well. I helped stop the super-carrier. What did I get for that? More war, more pain, more death! All I've wanted to do was live a normal life, away from all things that cause pain and death. And now, thanks to your organization, I can't. Never. All I see when I sleep is pain. I see my team die over and over again. I see a continent burn. I see the faces of every single person on that ship as I kill them. I see the death of my friends and my love. Do you know what I don't see? My own death. I don't see me dying, not at all. Your bosses, your government made a demon that day. A demon that won't die, and keeps killing. You should feel so proud.

=The Colonel mocks him=

Colonel: Do you think I care, Spartan? If you win this war, I guarantee that you may live a normal life.

If I win this war? Colonel, dear idiot, I'm not fighting. I will not be a tool. I am a human. I may not be a person, but I am human. I have the right to make my own choices, my own decisions, my own life.

=i look him in the eye= Do NOT get in the way of that.

=Small tears run down her face=
Their right..? They are... We are killers... We can't be stopped...

=She covers her face in shame=

Colonel: You don't always get what you want, Spartan! Take him away!

=Me and another ODST begin to drag Dormii=

=i sigh. i grab one ODST and grab his knife. i rake it across his visor, leaving a large gash down the center of it, and throw him into Snow, grabbing his knife and pistol as he falls. i take out the magazine and eject the loaded cartridge in one motion. i throw the useless weapon out of the room and turn to the colonel=

I said, don't get in the way. You will be dead if you try that again.

=he heads to the bridge=

what-ever-rank-I am-Tar-Tun reporting! what do you need, Zeru?

=Me and the other ODST aim our rifles at him=

Colonel: Try me.

=More soldiers come into the room=

Colonel: Take him to the firing line

=The new soldiers try to take him away as well=

=i cut the palms of the soldiers who try to take me away. i duck under the firing line of the ODSTs and break one's arm before taking his rifle and clearing it. i spin and throw that ODST into Snow again and then throw my knives at the other Marines, the blades impaling them in the necks. i quickly run over and grab the knives out=

I am sorry. I don't want this.

=I run at the Colonel and slide under his desk, knocking his feet out and slamming his head on the edge=

I'm guessing that's a good thing... By the way, Have you seen Aura? I've been meaning to talk to her about that son of hers... But every time I try, something comes up.

=I remove my helmet=

It's really annoying...

=I open fire on Dormii while I still lay on the floor=

Stop resisting!

=More soldiers come in and being to shoot at him=

(He shifts so he is facing her)
(He hugs her)
@Ash
Ash, Its okay.
You deserve this opportunity.
I dont. I have killed more men.

=i feel shots hit my chest and arms, but i pay them no notice. i pull the desk down to form a barrier and it stops a few bullets. i grab the colonel and throw him into the firing lines of the soldiers, bullets impacting him. i wait for a reload and vault over the desk and rush the soldiers. i slice open the kidneys on one before slicing open his neck and stabbing him in the eye, killing him. i knock the legs of another soldier out and kick him in the chest as he falls. i hear bones break=

Leave me alone, dammit!

=I find my knife on the ground and I tell soldiers through the comm=

Get the Rocket Launcher ready.

=I charge at Dormii and stab him in the gut and twist it=

You shall die by my blade..

=She hugs him back, continuing to sob quietly=
But.. It doesn't matter how many people I killed... I still did it.. It was my own free will... You couldn't control yourself.. It wasn't your fault.

=i grab Snow and spin him around, causing the knife to slip from his hand but stay in place. i use my own knife to stab through his shoulders, then throw him into another Marine. i rush yet another Marines and stab him in the stomach, pulling the knives up through his ribs. i end him with a snap to the neck. i grab an Assault Rifle lying on the floor and open fire on the remaining Marines. i see at least 7 bullets hit maybe two or three soldiers=

DAMMIT! JUST STOP!

(He squeezes her)
@Ash
That doesnt matter in thier eyes.
They dont care whether I was in control or not.
They care that it was me who killed them. It was still my hands.
That is what they see.

Wait, who want's to play nurse?

= I stare at him=

=I grab my shoulder in pain and order the Rocket launcher to fire=

=The Rocket almost hits directly, blowing a huge hole in office=

=i get knocked backwards by the blast of the rocket. i try to get up, groggy=

WHY CAN'T YOU ALL JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?! I NEVER ASKED FOR THIS! I JUST WANT TO LIVE HOW I SAY SO!

=I grab my pistol and reload it again and point it at Dormii=

Then Surrender!

=i stand up, somehow swaying slightly=
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

=i start seeing the slaughter of the Blizzard's Fury. i bring my hands up to my eyes, dropping the knives as I do so. i scream, trying to shut it out= NO! NONONONO! NEVER AGAIN! NEVER AGAIN!

=I tackle Dormii, being cautious of the knife in my arm=

Just calm down..

=I restrain him=

Shh....

=the vision gets clearer. i scream again= nnnnNNNAAAGGGGHHHHH! NEVER AGAIN! NEVER AGAIN! NEVER AGAIN! NO MORE! NO MORE!

=i try to fight it back, but it only barely starts to recede=

=I flip Dormii on his back and put my knee in it=

Be quiet, be quiet..

=I pick him up and I get more Marines to help him out=

Never again...never again...never again...never again...never again...

=i hardly register my surroundings as the vision clouds my mind=

=I put Dormii back into his cell=

You have done enough killing for one day.

=I lock his cell and check Ash's and Draco's cell=

Good.. locked...

=I sit on the bench=

Never again...never again...never again...never again...

=the vision slowly recedes and i remember what i did. tears form and roll down my face and i remember the faces of those Marines, and the colonel=

"Are they going to call us any-"
"This is Lt. Stevens to SSgt Knox, you there?"
"SSgt Knox, what's up?"
"Get over here, we need some help with a prisoner, heard you were kinda good at this stuff." I remember interrogating Covenant and talking to AWOL Marines.
"Maybe, no promises tho."

The Marines and I get up, and walk to the other ship.

Tar-Tum:

... yeah thanks for ignoring me...

Great! gotta find her now...

*sigh...

Kabnit wrote:

David nods and injects himself with the IV, waiting for the AI to come online and show him what he needs to do.

AI- "David. Close your eyes"

David closes his eyes, somewhat confused by the whole concept.

=a light flashes in Davids mind. suddenly he is standing in front of a menu. Words float before him.

History
Training
Mazes
Life

all he has to do. is wave his hand through one=

=I cleaned up my knife wound and I couldn't help but listen to Dormii's crying=

=I go into his cell and try to comfort him=

It is ok, buddy, you were just doing your job...

=I rub my hand on his back=

It's ok..

David pauses and waves his hand through "History".

=Davids Surroundings change and a new menu appears. This time with the names of his ancestors floating in mid air. all he has to do is wave his hand through one to begin the journey into the past.=

=I barely register my surroundings, I just keep seeing the fight and the faces of those I killed. tears keep rolling down my face=

Why can't they just leave me alone? I just want to live in peace...I don't want to kill anyone! Not anymore!