Chapter 5 Revelations of the Past Part 3

=I turn on the baton=

I know..

=I hold it by my side=

200 push ups. You have 4 minutes. Now.

=She laughs=
Two hundred? You can't be serious?

=I raise my baton=

Do you want to make is 300?

(He sighs and drops to the floor)
(He begins the push-ups)
(Counting off)

1.....2.....3.....4.....5......6

The Marines continue on their patrol. which loops around and passes the room where the two SPARTANS are being rehabilitated. The men watch, out of the corners of their eyes. Amazed at what they see.

=She watches Draco and follows his actions=
I can't believe this is happening...

=I take cinder blocks and begin to put it on their backs=

Faster, time is ticking!

=I pace back and forth=

=She counts her progress as she nears closer to her target=
Almost there... The sooner we get this over with... The better...

=She stops for a moment to catch her breath=

=I see Ash stop=

Did I say you could stop, Soldier!?

=I hit her in the arm with the Baton=

Faster!

(As the training continues for Ash and Draco)

(In the messhall, The GD have gathered)
(Jon entering and going up to them)

Jon-Hey. I just saw Draco bein escorted out of the cell for rehab

(Lynn looks up at Jon)

Lynn-I...just cant believe he lied to me...

Jon-He isnt the same person Lynn

Lynn-I need to talk to him...

Grace-Then go. When you have the chance go.

(Lynn sighs and takes a sip of her water)

(Back in the training room)
(The cinderblock has no effect on him. He continues at the same pace)
(He hears Snow smack Ash with the baton)
(A tear falls)

Agh...

=She grits her teeth in pain as she continues the push ups=
Come on... almost there...

=I put on a bag of sand=

I don't hear you counting, Spartan! Louder!

How can they treat us like this...

=She continues counting out as she goes=
101... 102... 10...3... 104...

(He continues to count off)
(The sand giving him a slight problem)

150......151......152.......153.......154........

=i think and another memory shows up=

Quote :

=I am in the medbay. Matt has been injured, a training structure collapsed and punctured one of his lungs as well as his upper intestine. the medics aren't sure if he will survive. Lana and I are the only ones in there, aside from some random doctors. I can tell Lana is worried, the two of them were always close. i walk up behind her and put my hand on her shoulder=

Me-He's going to be fine.

Lana-You can't promise that, so don't.

Me-He is going to be fine. If you keep worrying about him, of you two, then it makes it all that more likely to happen.

Lana-How did you know?

Me-It's obvious, when you look. It's okay, if I know, they know. They haven't down anything about it therefore it must be acceptable.

=Lana puts her head in her hands, I can tell she is trying not to cry=

Lana-I know we can't be together, not really, but when I'm around him, I get this clarity, this sense that everything is right in the world. I don't want to lose that.

=i turn her around and look in her eyes, fear and sadness are there in plentiful force=

Me-You aren't going to. Keep that feeling you get when you are around him. You keep that, he won't be gone. Don't give up on him, but remember, he might not be able to come back, all you can do is be ready for what happens.

=i open my arms and we hug, her tears finally falling. we stay like that for a while, until her tears finally stop and she regains composure=

Me-It's okay, Purp, it'll be fine. He'll be fine.

Lana-Yea, I guess you're right, Dreamy.

=she looks at him again=

Me-C'mon, let's go find the others, okay?

Lana-Yeah. Okay.

=we leave the medbay=

=the memory fades, leaving me in the cell alone again=

I wish I still knew you guys. I want to see how you handled my...condition.

so.... now what?

=I begin to pace back and forth=

Good.. While you are doing this, I can explain the next part and get right into it.

=I point to what is in front of them=

As you can see, there is a mock version of barbed wire and dirt. There are machine guns pointed at that. You know the Drill. Crawl under the barbed wire to the end as fast as you can.

=She begins to slow, her counting became quieter=
120.... 121.... 12.....2... 12...3...

=I turn back to Ash=

Come on! What kind of Spartan are you!

=I slam her with the baton once again=

then let's go find a city!

(He notices Ash begin to slow down)
@Ash
Cmon Ash. You can do this.

(He continues his own counting)

171.....172........173........174.....

(He hears Snow smack her again)
(His rage building)
(Another tear falls)

Ugh!

=She tries to speed up continuing to count=
131.... 132.... 133.... 134...

This is just like training... All those memories... All that pain...

=I retract my Baton from above her=

That is more like it, Spartan.

=I begin to pace back and forth=

since the closest city has unsc comm chatter near it i got a better plan

=sends out a coded message to everyone he's met over the years=

lets hope they respond monitor the sensors and let me know if anyone shows up

=I walk over to Draco=

Are you not getting enough attention, boy!

=I knee down by him=

well good night

180......181.....182.......183........184..........185.

(Voices)

Silva-STOP NOW AND YOU WILL BE SHOT ON SIGHT!
Recruits-SIR, YES SIR!

=She continues to count her head ringing from the electric baton=
153... 154... 155.... 156... 157.... 1......58...

=She looks over to Draco=
We have to get out of this...

=I whack Draco with the Baton=

I asked you a question, soldier!

=Jack thinks back to his training in the 128th. They were all trained at once, so most of them knew eachother, and got to know eachothers languages and cultures. As he walks down the hall, he remembers when they would march together and count in each of their languages=

One two three four

Eine zwei drei veir

один два три четыре

un deux trois quatre

Enh ovn arth r'uv.

=He continues down the hall=

(The baton hits)
(Not having an effect on him)
(He continues to count)

190.......191......192.....193.......194.....

@Snow
You may have asked a question.
Doesnt mean I will answer

(He continues to count)

=I whack him again=

You answer my questions, Spartan!

=I hit him once more=

(Still nothing)
(He slows down for Ash)
(He laughs)

@Snow
You can shove that rod down your throat.

Hmm..

=I throw the Sandbags and Cinder block off of Draco=

Get up, Spartan!

=I pull him up by the collar=

GET THROUGH THAT MAZE!

=Ash watches him get hit again=
I can't just watch and do nothing!

=She stops counting to get Snow's attention=
Please tell me this will work...

(He sees Ash stop)

Ash. No, continue. Dont worry about me

(His feet touch the ground)
(He looks down at the poor ODST)

@Snow
Coward

Your comments don't discourage me, Spartan!

=I push him into the dirt and kick him=

I said MOVE!

=I turn to Ash=

Did I say you could stop counting!?

(He lands and begins to crawl)
(He takes it slow, waiting for Ash)

=She replies instinctively=
No sir...

=She continues counting watching Draco=
165... 166.... 167.... 168.... 169...

=The Machine guns begin to fire and mock artillery begins to explode=

YOU MUST GET THE FEAR OUT OF YOU!

=I try to yell over the noise and the bullets are hitting close=

IF YOU STOP, YOU DIE!

Like I fear training. Like I fear you

(He continues to crawl)

When this is over. Your blood will be pouring from your body

=i start realizing i am in a cell again. the fear returns and i pick up the "hammer" and start smacking at the wall again, the hole slowly getting wider=

=He stops outside Dormii's cell=

Xazhi- I've heard a lot about you. That you're the absolute best at what you do. It's a shame that ONI had to make you out to be such a monster. Spartans have orders. Training that is burned into their minds from childhood. We cant be blamed for following our own training...

=Ash begins to slow she stops for a moment to catch her breath=
Why me? I was never cut out to be a Spartan...

=She continues the push ups again=
173... 174..... 175.... 176...

=I whack Ash with the Baton again=

Come on! You are slacking!

=I hit her again=

If you don't hurry up, you will die!

=i keep smacking at the wall= No, we can't, but ONI says otherwise. And I can't kill something that I can't see, so I'm stuck in this damn web they put over me.

(He hears the baton again)
(A few tears fall as he continues to crawl)