Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 3

Killing more nameless men and women.
For my own survival.

=He sighs=

They had no chance.

=They continue walking=

=He had begun to follow them.=

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Well... So, how have you been? Don't ask how I've been... Oh you are asking? Well... I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THE DARK FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS! HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL! You still can't talk...

=I come upon a small hill, I climb to the top, still bleeding=

(Dormii)
Hey, I don't like it any more than you do, but that is their choice. They know that they are trying to kill us simply for being different.

=Delta gets in a Pelican and heads over to the Trophaeum. Once there, he begins looking for Rosen=

=He sighs=

I know.
God, how I know.

=They enter the messhall=
=He goes off to a table and takes off his helmet=
=His hair falling into his eyes. He pushes it away=

=He takes out the ring and stares into it=

(Dormii)
=i sit down next to him=
You still miss her, don't you.

=He fids Rosen in the halls=

Rsn- Zero! Thank god. We need to get out of here. These people are monsters!

Zer- Rosen. Calm down. Come with me, and ill explain everything. You look starved. Lets go get something to eat.

=He walks to the Messhall. She follows=

=He nods=

Everyday she is not by my side.
I feel a sharp pain of a thousand swords through my heart.
I feel a numbness that cannot go away.

=He sits down on the same table as Dante and... Whoever, but sits a few seats away.=

(Dormii)
Just remember, you'll find her again. If it is meant to, you will. Granted it may not be in the way you expect, but you will.

=i see Zero and a person. i wave to them=

=They enter, and Rosen sees Dormii and Draco=

Rsn- No! Not with them!

Zer- It's okay, Rosen. They are freinds to me. I will make sure they dont hurt you.

=They sit down at a table just within earshot of Draco and Dormii=

Zer- Now, youre probably wondering whats going on.

Rsn- Yes.

Zer- I am the leader of a fleet known as the 808th. We recently staged an attack on the UNSC to recover something i needed. You were the bait for this ambush.

=Her eyes widen=

Rsn- What?!

(Dormii)
=i look over=
So that's why they were coming? To get this young lady?

=He smiles, looking into the ring=

I know.

=A stray tear falls=

Hmm

=He goes into his own world=

(Jason)

=We had entered slip-space nearly two hours ago. Like I said, the ship was faster. We got to the Knossos system in half the time it would have normally taken us, and a half-hour later, we were docked at Therum=

Okay, let's go meet your friends Miranda.

=He falls asleep, his head on the table.=

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Wak- I'm not even bothering anymore...

(Miranda)

Trust me, you'll like Gabby. She's a good person, and a laugh to be around.

=Once the ship was successfully docked at Therum, we walked off the ship, and were greeted with a sense of deja vu=

Feels like yesterday that we were here, doesn't it?

(Jason)

Yes it does, except there are no Vigil agents after us.

=Without looking to Dormii=

Zer- That, and the lure of the Trophaeum.

=He goes back to Rosen=

Zer- So. That was the plan. I got what i wanted.

Rsn- You... You used me as bait for an ambush... Youre a reble too!?

=She stands and goes to slap him. He also stands and catches her arm with one hand, and uses the other to draw his knife and pin her arm to the table with it. She screams in agony=

Zer- And im afraid your usefulness to me has run its course.

=He keeps one hand on the knife, and the other draws his pistol and places it against her head=

Rsn- But... We were partners... Zero!

=Quietly=

Zer- I know...

=He empties the clip into her head=

=He hears the gunshot. Quickly drawing his Hydra he aims it at Zero=

=He looks at Rosen's corpse=

The hell.
Is wrong with you.

=He breaks off her dogtags and puts them around his neck with his own. He takes a napkin off the table and begins wiping the blood off his pistol and visor. He claims his knife back out of her arm=

It is not a matter of what is wrong with me. But rather, what isnt.

=He smiles crookedly under his helmet=

She was a UNSC soldier who had every intent of killing you and Dormii. Her usefullness to me had run out. Then she died. Easy as that. Oh, and sorry about the mess. Ill take care of it.

=He finishes wiping up the blood and slings her body over his shoulder=

Comm me if you need anything.

=He points to the door with his free hand=
=Dormii had gotten up and pointed his weapon at him=

Leave.
Now.

(Jason)

=While I was talking, I noticed that two people had started walking towards us: a man and a woman, and they both had luggage. The woman was smiling, and I felt Miri walk away from me, and towards the newcomers, arms open=

(Miranda)

=I hugged my old friend. It was good to see her again=

Hi Gabby, it's been too long.

=He chuckles on his way out=

Well, no offence Draco, but what kind of person would i be if i simply left a dead body in your messhall for you to clean up? That would be very rude.

=He pauses and turns around to face them=

Eh.. Where should i leave this?

=He points to the body on his shoulder with his free hand=

=His eyes flare up in anger=

I said.
Now.

=His finger hovers the trigger=

Give her.
A proper burial.

Now Leave.

=He chuckles=

Airlock it is then. Well, ill be on my way now. Like i said, if you need anything from the Comet, just Comm. Bye, all!

=He waves behind him as he leaves=

=He shakes his head, They both sit down=
=He takes out the ring and looks into it=

=He takes a picture out and looks at it=
=He sits back and sighs=

=Delta heads to the hanger and boards a pelican back to the Comet. He arrives and steps out with Rosen's body still over his shoulder. He looks around=

Where should I bury you...? I cant exactly give you a 'Proper Burial' without dirt... Ah! Ive got it.

(Gabby)

=I hugged Miri=

Yeah, it has been a long time. But you still look good.

=I noticed the man standing behind her=

So, I guess he's the one you were telling me about?

(Miranda)

=I grinned a little=

Yes, this is Jason.

(Jason)

=I walked over and shook Gabby's hand=

Nice to finally meet you Gabby. Miranda's told me good things.

=He begins to sing=

"A hundred days have made me older.
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face.
A thousand lies have made me colder.
And I dont think I can look at this the same.
But all the miles have seperate.
They disappear now when Im dreamin of your face.
Im here without you, baby.
But youre still on my lonely mind.
I think about you baby.
And I dream about you all the time."

=He sighs=

(Gabby)

=I shook his hand. He had a firm grip, but he was careful not to put to much pressure behind it=

Likewise. To be honest, I was hoping to meet you for some time. After all, it's not every day that you meet the man that saved your best friend's life.

(Miranda)

=I chuckled a little, and noticed the man behind Gabby=

So I guess this is the man you fell for Gabby?

(Gabby)

=I blushed a little=

Yeah, this is Kenneth.

(Kenneth)

Please, just call me Kenny.

=I extended my hand to shake=

(Jason)

Welcome Kenny.

"Im here without you baby.
Youre still with me in my dreams.
And tonight.
Its only you and me.
The miles just keep rollin.
As the people lead their way to say hello.
Ive heard this life is overrated.
But I hope that it gets better as we go.
Im here without you baby.
But your still on my lonely mind.
I think about you baby.
And I dream about you all the time"

(Kenny)

It's good to find some work. Especially when it's something you enjoy.

(Jason)

Well, why don't I introduce you to the Serenity. Your new home.

=I guided them back to my ship, and I was fairly certain I heard someone drop a suitcase in awe=

Impressive isn't she?

=After having an ODST pod brought to the Hanger, Delta places Rosen's body inside it. He takes a gold coin out of his jacket's pocket and places it under her tounge=

Its expensive where you're going.

=He chuckles quietly=

Oh, and umm. Just in case.

=He also takes out a small bottle of whisky and places it in her pocket. He stands with the other handfull of soldiers who decided to attend the 'ceremony'. One of them steps forward and fills the pod with dirt from the planet below, and steps back. Two others come in and close the pod door, before welding it shut. The five of them work together to push the pod out of the Hanger and into space. They salute and humm the ODST Lament=

=I lay on the top of the hill, nearly unconscious, trying to catch my breath=

"Im here without you baby.
Youre still with me in my dreams.
And tonight girl.
Its only you and me."

=He hums the rest=

(Dormii)
=i watch Draco hum. I decide to sing the rest=
"Everything I know and anywhere I go
It gets hard but it won't take away my love
And when the last one falls, when it's all said and done
It gets hard but it won't take away my love, whoa"

=He sits back again=
=He looks off=

Such a great song.

(Dormii)
=i nod=
Very.

=i look away=
Gods damn him, doing that...

=He shakes his head=

There was no just cause for what he had done.
No just cause at all

(Dormii)
=i feel the need to smack the table in anger, but i refrain myself=
He should've let her go. Let her go back to the UNSC, let her live her life...damn him...

=I see a big flare in the sky, barreling toward the planet. It was coming right toward me=

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! No!


=I try to crawl off the hill, I begin rolling down it. I got dizzy, but it was faster=

=He feels sick=

Playing the Angel of Death...

(Dormii)
There is just...no excuse.

=i shake my head=
Need to stop thinking about it...so, what are you planning to do with the frigates?

=He thinks=

Either use them for scrap. Most likely not.
Or. Ill try to rebuild them and add to our army.

One thousand crewmen for each ship.
We now have Ammunition.
Land Vehicles.

Everything we need to fend them off.

(Dormii)
=i nod=
That'd be good. If I can talk to Zeru, it'd be a good place to train my latest idea.

=He looks at Dormii=

Idea?

(Dormii)
=i nod=
A squad, no more than say, five or so, including me. The squad would be slightly less stronger Spartans. There would be no augmentation, and maybe a weaker armor. The idea being that my squad and I would be able to go onto UNSC ships and either, make them consider a surrender, or, as a last resort, take the ship if they continue to offer combat.

=i start drawing on the table with my finger=
The armor would be able to go from Space to Atmosphere instantly, like MJOLNIR, and would have the ability to maneuver in hard vacuum, like mag boots and small jump jets. It'd be usable be anyone, thanks to it being un-augmented. I talked to Syaa about it a while ago, but I haven't been able to talk to Zeru about it yet.

=He nods=

It sounds interesting.

=He thinks of names for the new Frigates=

Hmm

=The star impacts near the top of the hill, dirt falls on top of me as I cover my head=

=The pod comes to a complete stop and I got to investigate=

(Dormii)
What 'hmm'?