Chapter 6: Complications part 2

(Lana)
Well? Where is he?


(Dormii)
=i land and step outside the Pelican, waiting=
What the hell do I say? Will she even forgive me for leaving her?

"Coming via Pelican, we are driving towards his position." I see the Pelican land, and we drive up.

=I head out of my room and go to the hangar, the only safe place for me to juggle my Plasma grenades, a trick which I learnt from watching Scythe. I'm not any good by the way.=

(He begins to think of Ash)

I made a promise


(In the living world)

(The doctors are frantically trying to stop the bleeding)
(They rip open his shirt and see bullet holes with no bullets)

Doctor-The Hell?


(In the dream world)

(The bleeding begins to slowly stop)
(He stands and brings out the Hydra)
(Pointing it at Lynn)

You are not here. YOU ARE NOT REAL!

(He fires. They burst out and go through her body)
(She continues standing)
(She takes off her helmet)
(He looks into the eyes)
(His own eyes widen)

No

(Dormii)
=i watch the warthog drive up, and I can't help but feel nervous. i try not to let it show on my face=

(Lana)
=the warthog stops and I get out. I see a person standing there, next to the Pelican. i slowly walk forward=
Dormii?

(Dormii)
=i nod my head in answer to her question=
Lana?

(Lana)
=i also nod my head=

David nodded and walked off, trying to use the device on his wrist to talk to Nikolaus, "Nik...You alive?"

(Dormii)
Um, hi? I don't really know what to say...

(Lana)
=i shake my head and smile, giving him a hug=
Good to see you, Dreamy. How have you been?

(Dormii)
=i awkwardly hug back=
Good, I guess. You?

(Lana)
=i pull out of the hug=
Well, as good as I can be being a Spartan on an Anti-UNSC planet.

(He runs up to her)

Ash?
ASH!

(She disappears)
(The other bodies and remains disappear)

Zayne-Oh come on. Like you said. She isnt real.

(He turns to face Zayne)

Dante-Come on. Your turn.

(Zayne stays put)

Zayne-Why. I like this seat. very comfortable.

Dante-NOW!

(He takes the AM and fires at Zayne)

(Dormii)
=i smile=
Well, I see the hair is still purple. You ever gonna tell me how you do it?

(Lana)
=i chuckle=
Of course not, why ruin the mystery?

(Dormii)
Of course...look, about leaving you behind, I-

(Lana)
=i cut him off=
-thought I was dead. It's okay. I forgive you.

(Dormii)
=i look at Matt and wave. i look back at Lana, relieved=
Okay. I'm guessing you've heard about what I did?

(One of the shots hits Zayne in the leg)

Zayne-Ow. That hurt (Laughs)

(He stands up)

Zayne-No armor. Hand to Hand.

Dante-Fine.

(He begins to remove his armor)
(Once finished they enter a stance)
(Waiting for one another to make a move)

The Doctor, lost, is wandering the lowest level of the ship. Hallucinating. He sees symbols in blood written on the walls. similar to the symbols etched into his body. His Bones. A voice shatters this reality, "Nik...You alive?" The doctor looks around frantically. Not seeing anyone he puts his hand to his ear. He Feels the Communication device. reality returns, the symbols fade away.

"yes, David. I think.."

=I get up with a knife in my hand, looking around=

"I'm meeting up with you, where are you?" He listened intently for any signs of trouble.

The Doctor sighs, then looks around for a clue as to his location. "David, I don't rightly know."

David sighed, "Okay...Do these things have tracking capabilities?"

"your near the med-bay. I can, track you, but you can't track me." The Doctor Finds an elevator. "Wait, I think i've found a service elevator."

"Great. Come to me, ASAP."

"I'll try." The Doctor enters the elevator and goes up.

David waits by the elevator exit, "I'm waiting when you get off."

"alright." The Doctor waits for the elevator to reach it's destination.

"I don't know if you're aware, but I'm tasked to protect you at all costs."

"are you now?" I wonder why that is? The Doctor begins to examine the inside of the elevator.

"Don't know...Has anything happened while I was gone?"

=I stop juggling the grenades and leave them on the floor, unactivated. Even the slightest touch will activate them. I head to the Mess Hall to make something called 'Tea' as Justin calls it. I get everything ready, except I can't find the sugar. I look around, and find a bag of crumbly white stuff which looks like sugar. It has written on the front.=

Drugs for Giney

Drugs must be another word for 'Sugar'.

=I put the Sugar into the tea and put it into the flask.=

This is for Justin. Because I nearly killed him.

=I go to find Justin.=

=Walks to the hanger and sees plasma grenades on the floor=

What are those doing there?

=Passes the grenades and sits on the floor=

"uhm. I'm not the right person to ask. I was kind of delirious..." The Doctor says as he fiddles with a panel.

Where is he usually... The hangar.

=I head to the hangar and see Justin, I throw him the flask of tea.=

@Justin: I made you some tea!

"Do you need medical attention? Or is it a rerun of the Yulinov Complex?"

(They stand, facing each other)

(His own wounds begin to be patched up from the living world)
(He smiles)

Dante-The Longer we wait. The more I get better

Zayne(smiling)-I know

(Zayne runs at him)
(He kicks up landing it into Zayne's jaw)
(Zayne flies back and lands on his back)

Dante-Im not losing to you. Not ever. You will die here.

(Zayne stands and re-adjusts his jaw)

Zayne-Lets go then

(He stands his ground)
(Zayne rushes him again)
(He cathes Zayne's fist and knees him in the gut)
(He throws Zayne onto the ground again)

@Senox : Thanks for making me tea... Did you put sugar in it?

=Drinks the tea=

@Justin: Yes. A special type of sugar called 'Drugs'.

Dante-Come on, Zayne. You can do better than that.

(Zayne stands up and rushes him again)

Dante-Stop rushing me

(Zayne appears behind Dante)

Zayne-Why

(He kicks the backs of his legs)
(He goes down)

(Zayne lines up and roundhouse kicks him in the head)
(He goes down)

Dante-Ah

@Senox : Ok good thank.... Wait what!

=Stops drinking the tea=

Drugs? Drugs is not sugar! Oh god.....

=Shakes the flask to see how much is left=

I drank almost all of it...

"No, no.... I don't think. Could have been. I don't think Medicine will cure what i have." The Doctor sighs.

@Justin: Oh isn't it. Well how does it taste?

David sighed, "Do you need to talk to someone, Nikolaus? I've got all day."

(His eyes blur and his ears ring as he falls)
(Zayne walks around him and kneels down to face him)
(He can see his eyes)

(Left eye half Purple. Half green)
(His right full white)

(Zayne smiles as he takes out his knife)
(He hovers it over Dante's heart)

Zayne-Requiescat. En. Pace.

@Senox : Heh, good... Want some?

=Shoves it in his face=

"No, no i don't. It's... different...."

"Well, tell me so I can help you, Nikolaus."

(He sees the knife)

Dante-Really?

Zayne-Of course

(He spins and kicks Zayne in the face)
(The knife flies into the air)
(Zayne falls back and grabs his face)
(He grabs the knife and throws it into Zayne's heart)

Zayne-Ah!

(Dante takes out his HC and fires a shot into his head)

(Zayne falls onto his back)
(His eyes looking into the void)
(Death approaches and surrounds Zayne)

May the darkness consume you.
Feel the way I do.
May this death be your release.
Requiescat en pace.

"No David. This is.....personal."

=I push the flask away and pour the rest on the floor.=

@Justin: No thank you. How are you feeling? Do 'drugs' have an effect on you?

(Dormii)
=Lana stays quiet. Matt waves and drives off. After a few minutes she finally responds=

(Lana)
Yes, I know what you did. At first I was shocked, horrified that you could do something like that, but then I realized something must have been wrong. So, was something wrong?

(Dormii)
=It's my turn to stay quiet for a moment. I go and sit down in the Pelican, gesturing for her to do the same=
It's a long story. To give the simple version, I was taken to become a Viking, a new version of Spartan. Along the way circumstances forced me to kill that ship.

=i look away, ashamed=

(Lana)
=i move and sit next to him=
Hey, it's okay. I'm not judging, just asking. I don't get to do a lot of asking here, mostly because nobody will come near me.

=heads to the hangarr and sees senox=

how's it goin sen?

"If you say so, Nikolaus. Just know I'm a button away."

(The darkened room begins to fade away)
(Zayne's corpse begins to fade as well)
(Trees begin to appear. The forest)

Dante-Great Job.

Thank you.

Dante-You have faced you past. You have killed your ultimate demon.

So...what do I do now.

Dante-You focus. On all that you want. All that you need.

(Hope appears)

Hope-The final gate has opened. Once you focus on all that you want and need. Cross the gate.

(The area changes. A large gate stands closed)
(Hope waves her hand and the gate opens)

Hope-Once you cross. Your pain. Your suffering. Will end.

@Zeru: I'm Ok, can't say the same for Justin though.

@Senox : Yes it has a great effect! Lets walk around dinosaur... Ok?

(He looks at himself)

Will my eyes be like that?

Hope-That is a possibility. Unlikely though.

Alright.

Dante-Begin to focus

(He focuses on all of his wants. His want to marry Ash. His want to spend the rest of his life with her)
(He focuses on his needs. His need for Ash. His need for her to be beside him)
(His hope that she will be there next to him. Just like all of those times before)
(He grabs her dogtags)

Alright.

Hope-Now. It will be some time before you can regain full consciousness.

Why is that.

Hope-Your mind will be altered. Zayne, being the embodiment that he was, was a large part in your mind.

Hope you know I want you to fill his place.

Hope-Of course