Chapter 5 Revelations of the Past Part 3

(He remembers back)

Matthew-Draco! You need to some over here.

(He walks over to where Matthew is standing)

Dante-Yeah, man

Matthew-Ive buried some mines in this course. Care to run it.

Dante(Laughing)-Sorry man. I am not that crazy.

(He snaps back to the present)

Should have trained on that course

=i stay waiting for the door, trying to find words to describe what I am feeling=

How does one describe this...

=The clap almost breaks her concentration=
Dam it Jay... That's for the flip off isn't it...

=She reaches the end of the minefield=
That was easer...

=She turns back as she waits for Draco=

(He followed Ashs steps)
(Perfectly)
(He makes it to the end and walks up to Ash)
(He sighs, shaking his head)

@Ash
That. was......interesting.

No time to talk. Trainings over for you. Lets move, back to the cell.

The escort run back up again and i wave them away. I gesture out the door

(He sighs)

Alright.

(He takes her hand)
(They begin to walk out of the room)

=Ash sighs thinking to herself=
Is this it... Is this our life now... Not to long ago we could have done anything...

=They begin to be escorted back to the cells=

I walk alongside them as we head back to the cells. I keep my voice low and muted.

Im sorry for all of this. Truely. Its going to be tough, but if you can act like they want you to, we can get out of this.

I open up a new cell as we reach it and gesture inside. it is opposite from Dormiis.

Please.

(He walks into the cell)
(Walking over to the bed and sitting down)

=Ash enters paying little attention to Jay=
Ignore her Ash... She's just trying to get in your head, its just a trick... I'm not going to be fooled twice...

(He looks up)
(He lets out a large sigh)

@Ash
Thats over.......for now

Until tomorrow.

I shut the cell door, locking it and head back over to Dormii's cell.

So where were we?

=She drops to the floor sitting against the wall=
For how long..? What do we do next time..?

I was telling you what I remember. You asked how it felt.

=i reach through the bars and grab her hand=
It...it felt like I finally knew myself. Like this large area just re-opened.

(He looks at her)
@Ash
I dont know......
All we can do is continue......

=I get everything set up for the rehab tomorrow=

Be here 0900 hours!

=I head back to the bench near where Jay is=

Hmm.. that takes the wind outta you, and I wasn't the one training.

=She looks up at him=
Till what?! After that were be sent back to the front lines! You can't believe that note can you!?

=She drops her head in exhaustion=

@Ash
I dont know what to believe anymore.
The only thing I believe in is us.
That is it. That is all I believe in.

=She mutters under her breath ashamed of her outburst=
I should have been faster...

But what if they split us up..?

I hear Ash and Draco muttering behind me but i focus on Dormii.

So what were your parents like?

(He lays down on the bed)
(Moving over to leave room for Ash)
@Ash
You were great back there.

=She stands hears Jay ask Dormii about his parents before she becomes quiet=
Looks like I'll never get the chance now... I still don't even know... What about what he knew? Will I find out... I hope so...

=She looks down to the floor=

=i smile as i remember, i REMEMBER them=
They were very interested in the late 20th, early 21st century. We weren't rich, or anywhere close to rich, but they still stayed out till late in the day, researching, cataloging, organizing. They never told me, but I think they were librarians, or historians. They never spent much time home, so I mostly had a babysitter, who also didn't really pay attention to me. Mostly just put me in my room with some food and some toys and went back to talking with her friends. My parents died in a mugging, or so I was told.

=He recives a Comm from the Commet=

Comm- Dusk is near.

Xazhi- Understood.

=He cuts the comms and finds a place to sit down. He realizes he has pretty much made a big circle and is near the prison again. He sits on a bench around the corner=

=arrives at the starport and and after briefing them has them load up there vehicles

=after having them load up and get settled in he has them get aquainted with the ships layout=

mai i want u and ur sisters to work as the bridge crew everyone else u have your orders

David put his comms-device back in and tried to communicate with Nikolaus, "Nik...I have a question about the Black Hand. Do they have engineers and whatnot?"

=She stands up walking over to Draco=
I'm sorry... I didn't mean to act like that...

=Her head still ringing from the sound of the gunfire=

(He looks up)
(He smiles)

@Ash
Its okay. I know. Just the stress.

(He invites her on the bed with him)

They sound like very interesting people.

I smile at him

Stay strong in here. It won't be long i promise.

=i squeeze her hand and smile back=
I will. I have a lot to tell you.

=i pull her a little closer and give her a hug through the bars=
Thank you for keeping me sane. I don't want to imagine what I would be without you.

Is it just stress..?

=She drops her head sighing=
I feel like there's no point... We should have just ran when we had the chance... Its my fault... I wanted to stay, find out more... It was a stupid idea...

@Ash
Hey, its not your fault.

You had questions. You wanted answers

You cant blame yourself for being human.

(He takes her hand and pulls her onto the bed with him)

I hug him back but the beeping starts again before i can say anything else.

Im sorry for this.

I turn on my comms and listen to the orders. Once received i turn around to Draco and Ash's cell.

Ash. Your wanted. Alone. I don't know why.

I pull a worried face

=Ash turns to Jay nodding=
Fine... I'm coming...

=She kisses Draco before she waits at the cell door to be open=
This better be good...

I open the door, letting her out and locking it behind her.

Come on.

We start walking and i give her another worried look

It didn't sound good. Lets hope.

Ash, remember, focus on Draco. Remember what he is to you, who he is to you. Keep that feeling and he will always be with you, right there by your side, giving you strength.

(He sighs)

Always something coming up

=She drops her head thinking to herself=
What if I didn't pass... Does that mean...

=She looks to Jay, trying not to show her fear=
Do you have any idea what this could be..?

They didn't say too much on the comms.

I put my hand on hers for a second.

Don't worry. You've done nothing wrong. They've got nothing on you

=She moves her hand away from Jay's, regret in her voice=
No... I have...

=She returns to her thoughts=
Why do you act like you care..? Why...?

You haven't. Don't worry.

We come to a door and i knock before opening it.

Sir. Ash here for you.

(Lynn)
(She watches as the two Spartans walk off)

Hmm. My chance.

(She walks past Dormii's cell and up to Draco's)
(She can see him laying down)
(She sees the changes that he had done)
(She sighs)

(He looks up and through the barred windows)
(His eyes widen)

Oh no

I wake up in the barracks on our ship. I get off the bed and get my Combat armor on. "Sir." I looked up to see Sgt. Kirby. "Sup Kirby."
"You here about the exercise on those two Spartans?"
"If you didn't notice I was sleeping. So no. Why what happened?"
"They did a live fire exorcise on em'."
"Sound like procedure."
"Sorry, don't know "Procedure" sir."
"That's why you got me. Get your boys ready, were going over to there ship."
"Sir yes Sir."

=She stands up straight, trying to slow her racing heart=
What the hell could it be..? Who is this person..? I thought the Colonel was dead...

=She looks at Jay waiting=

I salute the Admiral

I'll wait out side Sir.

I head outside and stand just outside the door

(as the Admiral)
Spartan Ashlie Cole? Please, have a seat.

=i gesture to one of the chairs in the room=

=She takes a seat staring at the man=
Please... Just be good news for once....

(Admiral)
=i look at her, studying=
I want to know several things, but first, why did you struggle in the training room? You are a Spartan after all, you should be able to do these things easily.

=Her heart begins to race again, she nervously stutters her words=
Struggled..? I... I didn't struggle... I mean.. Its been awhile... I was never in the same league as Draco... Um..

=She tries to calm herself=

When you were doing the push-ups, you had to pause a few times. Why, Spartan? This is nowhere near as hard as your original training.