Chapter 6: Complications

=drags the man into a building=

now lets take a break shall we

=The man is screaming in pain as zeru drags him=

Ash. I am glad that you are not here for this

(Tears begin to form)

Death consumes the Hospital. You think it would be normal. Not to this degree

(He shakes his head)
(He runs into the lobby)

=opens private comm with dormi=

dormi can u hear me it's zeru i have a prisoner

=comm to Zeru=
Okay. Where are you?

=He follows them closely. A rocket hits the building, causing another collapse. The only entrances are now sealed. Xazhi sighs and looks at Dormii=

Xazhi- Do you want to take this one, or should I?

(His eyes begin to flash again)
(He runs off again)
(After some time he arrives in the Morgue)

Really

(He looks around and sees a tall man)

Nikolaus

=comm to Zeru=
Hold on, snag.

=to Xazhi=
Like I can?

=With a cadaver=

well, then I said to the man, 'No, the whole chemistry of the situation was all wrong and that why it happened the way it did!' so do you understand? It all made sense! the pheromones were causing a disturbance in the other species mind!

(not hearing Draco)

=He sighs=

Xazhi- Alright, get behind me. This may be more than i intend.

=Once they are behind him, his sheilds flare. He gets into a fighting stance and puts his wrists together with his fists facing out. He waits as the VES charges. He forces his hands forwards, releasing a massive blast of energy which clears the rubble. He stands there for a second, waiting for his sheilds to come back on, and the chills to go away=

Xazhi- Let's go.

(He pauses)
(Images begin to fly past him)

Perfect Timing, Great

(He walks to Nikolaus)
(The images of his life passing by)

Not bad.

=i adjust Lori's arm and we keep walking=
So, what are you doing here, Lori?

=I turn to Draco=

Aren't the images amazing! the Optics on this one is phenomenal! the Uffizi Gallery will love these paintings!

=She speaks softly to avoid Xazhi hearing. She speaks with shame in her voice=

Lori- I joined up with the rebels. I was sent on a mission to kill him...

=She gesttures to Xazhi, who is walking ahead of them=

Xazhi- I heard that...

(He looks around)

Jesus. Must fight it

(He focuses on Ash again)
(His only support)

@Nikolaus

Tell......me.
All.....about Ash.....

Ash! Where? I didn't see a volcano on the way into the city! I must study the geological sites around here!

(He stands straight)
(The images still flying past him)

@Nikolaus

Snap....out of it
Cmon...tell me......

=i smile jokingly=
See? Was that so hard to tell me? Ah, but since he is alive I'm guessing they aren't going to be happy?

Snap out of what?

=I lay the cadaver back down=

did you know that you can hear the bones within a person snap when they fall?

(People begin to appear in the room)

It's not real. It's not real

(They begin to run and scream)

It's not real

@Nikolaus

Nikolaus..........please....
Ashlie.....tell me.....about her

Ashlie?

=My face becomes solemn.=

Ashlie Rebecca Cole.

=He keeps walking=

Xazhi- I heard that too.

=Lori looks up at Dormii=

Lori- Its a little more complicated than that...

(His eyes begin to dart back and forth)
(Switching colors)
(Trying to keep sane)

@Nikolaus

Tell.......me.........everything

I know you did.

=to Lori=
Tell me anyway.

Lori- Well, its just that Im-

=Xazhi stops, turns around, and cuts her off mid-sentance=

Xazhi- No. You are Not. Nor have you ever been. Nor will you ever Be. Deal the fuck with it. I have.

Okay, clearly, I'm in the middle of something. Tell me everything, nothing left out.

=i look at both of them=

Everything about little Cole. My dearest Grander than grand niece....

Xazhi- There is nothing to tell that would be truthfull. Everything she could tell you is a damn lie. She is not, never has been, and never will be, what she claims to be.

=Xazhi turns away. Lori looks upset=

(The people begin to get shot)
(Their fallen bodies turn to dust and repeat)
(Screaming)

@Nikolaus

Niece?

Lori, please, help me understand. What is going on?
=i put my own arm around her, so she knows I'm here to help=

=hears voice so he knocks down a nearby wall and jumps through the air with dmr drawn into the hole in the adjacent building, sees Domrii and smirks=

need help guys?

not blood related, mind you, my first wife was her great-great-great-great-great aunt...

=i look up at Zeru=
I guess so.

=to Lori=
This here is Zeru Ishtar. Greatest engineer and medic you've probably seen.

(The screams get louder)
(A headache begins to form)
(Grenades begin to go off)
(Gunfire)

@Nikolaus

Alright...........Anything.......else?
Her parents?

=She looks at Zeru=

Lori- Nice to meet you...

Her Parents? well, I happened upon them in Arcadia, 40-sum years ago. I was a Biology teacher at the time, teacher at a school there. we met quite be accident, i don't remember the details. It was, another lifetime. Her father....died, in a clinic I ran in my spare time, and her mother......

(He begins to feel cold)

I need to know this

@Nikolaus

And.......her mother?

(He passes out)

=to Lori=So, anyway, I'm going to guess you don't want to walk about the whatever it is right now?

=Xazhi glares at her=

Lori- Xazhi, whats done is done. Cant we put the past behind us?

Xazhi- If i just hear what i think i heard, Im going to freak. the fuck. out.

=He walks up to her=

So please, repeat yourself.

=She looks at Dormii=

=i pull the charging lever on the DMR and point it at Xazhi=
Please, Xazhi, I swore to protect her from you. Don't make me follow that.

Draco?
=I see him pass out=

what? it's just a cadaver. Draco?

=I look around, and find a flashlight.=

lets see how passed out you are.

=I open up one of his eyes and shine the light of the flashlight in, his pupil dilates=

oh, quite alright, i just need to get you off the floor now...

=the Cadaver i was talking to slaps me across the face=

ow..... What the Fuck?!?!?!?!

=The cadaver doesn't appear to have moved.=

ok....moving on.....


=I lift Draco up and set him on a slab=

hope thats slightly more comfy for ya.

=He looks at Dormii=

Xazhi- Well how very noble of you.

=He looks back to Lori=

Xazhi- Do not. Make me go over this again. You are Not, Never Have Been, and Never will be, what you claim you are. You proved that to me a long time ago. I find it hard to even look at you without getting sick. Your very presence makes me want to throw up.

I really want to know, just what the hell she did to you, that would justify trying to kill her.

Xazhi- She is the worst kind of person, and i dont know how she gets away with calling herself what she does. Were it not for You Dormii, She would have taken my life.

=to Lori=
Well? What do you call yourself?

=i nod to Zeru and we all start walking, following Zeru=

=She speaks with much shame in her voice=

Lori- Nothing...

=She takes her dogtags in her hand looks at them=

=as they're walking he bends down and picks up the person from earlier and slings him over his shoulder=

guys this is frank he was one of the mercs don't know his real name so i call him frank he's sedated

@dormi try and get in touch with draco or someone have him meet us at the clearing north of here

Well, if someone calls themselves nothing, then they need to have a brighter outlook on the world. Even myself, a monster, calls myself something.

=to Zeru=
Yea, I'll try.

=opens a comm to Draco=
Hey, Draco, meet us in the clearing north of here, okay? We're going up to the Trophaeum.