Chapter 6: Complications part 3

=I take out my pistol, chamber a round and put it on safety=

=I reload my AR and put it on safety=

=I watch the card game from the doorway=

... I don't feel good betting against you... I don't mean to be rude, but how old are you? I'm 29.

(He looks away)
(Shaking his head)

(He walks over to the table)

@Scythe

She...had to leave...set some things right...

(His left eye flashes again. purple/green. It stays)

(Lana)
34. And it's okay, it's not rude to want to know something. C'mon. Maybe I'll go easy on you.

=i give him a large smile=

We're fine zeru...

@lana, your lying, you don't look a day over 26...


I don't mean to offend but I'm 17 years of expierience with card games... I'll surely win, but how about this? let's see whos the better marksmen in weaponry...

(He sighs and leaves)
(He heads for the training room)
(He enters and begins the training)

(Lana)
Thanks for the compliment, and why not? Weapon of choice, or same weapon?

=i stand and cross my arm=

Your choice, surprise me!

=leaves and comms dormi=

meet me in the bridge

(Lana)
=i grin=
Three rounds, or segments. MA5B Assault Rifle. M6 Magnums, two of them. And finally...the latest version of the Sniper Rifle, whatever it is called, no! The M90 Shotgun. Sound good?


(Dormii)
=i receive the message=
On my way.

=i start heading to the bridge=

you sure know your weapons!

(Lana)
I sure do. So, you ready to try your skill?
=i start walking out of the messhall=

=I step out of the path of Lana=

=I walk next to her=

I'm a pretty good marksman, I used to be a sniper!

=see dormi arrive=

i need your help with something

(Lana)
Oh? Is that so? Is that why you have an energy scythe on your back, or was that added in later?

=i laugh and put my arm through his=

(Dormii)
Yeah? What is it?

=i turn a slightly red=

well that was later when i went AWOL and became a bounty hunter.

(Lana)
You really need to work on the redness of yours. It's kinda funny. So, you're a bounty hunter now? With a bounty on your own head, you say?

(Dormii)
Sounds fun. Where are they? And please don't tell me we have to kill them.

yep, I bet on more than just money you know... I own a Covenant Troop Carrier!

(Lana)
Which kind? The Spirit type, the Shadow type, or the Phantom type? The Rebels still get intel on the Covenent, that's how I know.

Phantom. Sadly I forgot where I parked and it's been missing for severa months...

=I walk past Xazhi=

Hello.

(Lana)
Well that's not good. Have you tried walking around with the beeper in your hand clicking unlock and lock, listening for the sounds?

=i smile=

Dormii said the same thing when i told him this story...

=i chuckle=

(Lana)
=i chuckle=
Well, great minds do think alike.

=we arrive at the firing range=
So, care to try your skill?

=I pull out my sniper rifle=

whatch this!

=I fire a shot into a target, I walk away from it and shoot at a different angle, the shot hits the same exact spot=

The targets here are too big and this room is too small... how sad...

(Lana)
=i laugh and walk over to the rack and pick up two MA5B's. i toss one to Scythe=
C'mon, Pumpkin, see how accurate you can be with this bastard.

=i hit the button to bring up the long range targets, and I set them to fall when shot=
Clear word of warning, this was my favorite gun.

=i put on the ear protection and start firing one-handed, the recoil keeping the gun up. i manage to knock down 4 of the 7 targets=

=I'm sitting at my desk, reading the files on Vigil, and drinking my cola, while the music plays on the speakers=

'music playing'- "Cause I won't back Down, oh no i won't......."

Not sure what I hope to accomplish here. I've read these files for over three months, and frankly, I don't see any point.

=I sip at the cola, and continue to read=

Remember, these files show where the orders came from. They may not wholly vindicate you, but they prove you weren't alone. Heh, if I ever end up going down, I'll make damn sure to bring them with me, straight to hell.

=I continued to sit there, contemplating my future=

=I hold the gun in my left hand and shoot them all down except one=

are there smaller targets?

(Lana)
I don't know. Remember, I'm new here. I was just walking around, hoping we found one. Same for the buttons, just guessed. By the way, what else are you accurate with?

=i give a sly smile and toss him two M6 Magnums=
These I won't be that good with. Dreamy was better with these.

=i reset the targets after messing with the buttons and step up to the line. i move the hair out of my eyes and start firing, i knock down only 2 targets=
Aww. I thought I hit more than that.

(Dormii)
=i nod=
Okay, I can do that.

=i look around=
So, where are they?

=hands him a data pad=

there names and what they look like are on that i got rid of every bit of contraband so take care of them and bring them to the transport shuttle in hangar bay 22

=He has another flashback=

Quote :

=The team moves up and into the deep trench that separated the rocky mud valley from the Fortress between the mountains. They dropped in. The trench was about 9 ft deep, and only about 5 ft wide. They moved down it and blow open a hole in the lower wall. They get into the base and are immediately surrounded=

Mark- Eingehende Kobolde! Feuer frei!

Xazhi- Siot inam vomeh!

=They duck behind a wall, Vitali and John go behind a small half-wall=

Vitali- Кого-нибудь есть гранаты?

John- Ive got some here. Incoming!

=He throws a few=

Vitali- Прикрой меня!

=The other three provide cover fire as Vitali moves up into the base. A shot from a needle rifle strikes him in the leg. He ducks behind some rubble. John and Xazhi move up to help, Mark covers them=

Mark- Sechs Kleinen auf der linken Seite!

=He fires at them before moving up himself=

Xazhi- John, tmi tovo era!

John- On it.

=John helps Vitali up and starts to carry him out of the fortress and back out to the trenches, where five or six other squads are still fighting with the elite forces outside. He gets hit in the back by a plasma pistol bolt, and in the head by a needle. He falls into the mud. Vitali tries to drag his corpse back with him to the trenches=

Mark- Wir müssen hier raus! 121 ist weg! Wir haben herausziehen!

Xazhi- Shteilo.

=They Head out of the base, seeing Vitali and John in the mud. They pick them up. Mark carries John's body back to the trench while Xazhi helps Vitali. An officer comes up to them=

Officer- Where is Jean?

Xazhi- Evtol menia nahrr voeirav.

=The memory fades=

Hey.

=I wave my hand in front of Xazhi=

You ok?

(Dormii)
=i look up at him=
They're on the ship?

=I look at lana=

Guns get boring...

=I activate my scythe and fling it at the targets, it sticks one=

I don't usualy use it like that, mainly because you have to retrieve it...

=I run and grab it and head back=

It's very heavy I may add...

=He looks over at Snow=

Fine. Why?

=I retract my hands=

Eh.. you just seemed.. Zoned out.

(Lana)
Yeah, well, get enough guns, it's gets exciting a bit longer. But napalm, whoo that's the exciting stuff right there. In training we would have to go under barbed wire while napalm was shot over us. That was one way of making you move faster, the threat of being burned alive...

=i go quiet and look down=

(Dormii)
Oh, I will.

=i head out towards the proper section of the ship, looking=

=I look at her=

what's wrong?

Nthing. I was just thinking about my old team.

(Lana)
=i shake my head=
It's nothing.

=i toss him an M90 Shotgun=
Ready to try your marksmanship with that?

=i set up the targets again=

It's obviously something... c'mon you can trust me!

=I put my arm around her=

(Lana)
=i look down again=
It's just...napalm doesn't always act like you expect. Burn mark on my back proves that.

Um.. ok.. Everything ok with your... Mother?

... Your still here aren't you? c'mon cheer up!

= pull out the ace of hearts from behind her=

Tada!

(Lana)
=i give a small smile=
Thanks, but that doesn't always help.

=i look up at him=
You ever feel pain like that? Feeling the intense heat and pain of napalm?