Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 4

=i claw at the door=

i want out!
i need Lana!

=i stand up=

WHERE IS SHE!?

(Dormii)
=i get my armor on and start walking to the training room=
Follow me. Here are the rules before hand, no kill attempts, no permanent damage. Simply training, understand?

(Lana)
Kurbis...Kurbis!

=i wake up a bit more=

=i look at the pendant she made me=

...

= i lay down=

goodnight... my queen.

=i try to sleep=

Sol- Alright then. Weapons?

(Dormii)
=i nod=
Yes, but sheathed. Non-lethal only.

=we arrive. i go over to the side of the room and put my gear down=
Armor or no armor? I ask because mine augments my strength and reflexes.

(Lana)
Kurbis!

=i start to feel tired, and I fall asleep again=

Sol- What i wear now is nothing but leather and cloth. And my weapon has no garuntee of being non-lethal.

(Dormii)
=i nod and start taking off my armor=
You can keep your armor, but let's have it at no weapons, then. I don't want any chance of this being lethal. Hand to hand combat, okay?

=He removes his retracted spear and his bladed gauntlet, and places them on a shelf. He turns back to Dormii and lowers his stance, and raises his spines=

Talfie:

=i lay there, something annoying me=

hmm... Tar-tün... Stenzier........................! Stenzier! Scythe! Scythe Stenzier!
Omigod!

=i throw my clothes on=

Tar is Scythe's brother!

=i run out the door=

(Dormii)
=i turn around, and look at Solamir. i get into my ready stance. i wait for him to make the first move=

(Jason)

Alright, I need to check back with the doctors. Miranda, you have the ship. Gabby, Kenny, feel free to do what you want.

=They all nodded and I took that as a "yes captain." I headed out for the med-bay=

=Solamir stands there, silent and unmoving=

Sol- Which should i start with... Hmmm... My Kor is unrefined... Varta is more of a defensive postition... Ill start with Vira, then.

=He steps to the left, and uses his right hand to go for his stomach=

(Dormii)
=i push his arm, continuing his momentum. i step behind him and throw a punch to his head=

=He ducks down and catches the fist on one of his spines. He turns low and punches him in the stomach=

=i see tar in the mess hall and i run at him, tackling him=

Tar!

Tar:

=he awakes being attacked=

eh!?

what the- Talfie, what-


Talfie:

=i hug him, his head burried in my chest=

Tar! i know who you are!

Tar:

*muffled* i can't breath!

Talfie:

=i push him away, my hands on his shoulders=

I know your brother! Scythe!

Tar:

...

= he wipes the blood under his nose=

that's fantastic (sarcasm)

(Dormii)
=i free my hand but take the punch to the stomach. i grab his arm and throw him behind me, in the same motion, i extend my arm so he runs into it, knocking him on his back=

=He jumps up, and in one fluid motion, drops low and spins, sweeping his leg out from under him=

(Dormii)
=i fall, and manage to grab his head as he spins back, i drag him to the ground with me=
Just so you know, this is only one form of combat.

=i cough from the impact from the ground=

=His spines stick into the floor=

It has come to my attention that like Sethalii, there are many Human combat styles, yet no human is skilled in every one.

=He tries to get up, but cant, due to his spines being embedded in the floor. He chuckles=

I suppose you think this is funny.

(Dormii)
=i chuckle and bit and roll over=
A bit. Wanna call it a draw?

Talfie:

=i stand up=

well i'll see ya around Tar-Tar *giggle*...

=i skip back to my room=


Tar:

...


that was weird.

=he falls over and falls asleep=


(night guys)

Sol- Well, if this were a real combat situation, i would prbably be dead right now. Which is why i have this.

=He had knocked his retracted spear off the shelf when he fell, and it was now in his hand. He extends it to its full form, the foce of which lifing him up and off the ground. He stands up straight and retracts it again=

Sol- Quite a useful tool.

=He goes over to the shelf to retreive his bladed gauntlet. He puts it back on=

+++Listen and read+++

He removed the spear from the body of the dying marine, shook of the marines blood and moved on.
Guerilla warfare was dirty, but for these revolutionaries it was the only way to win the war.
Camouflaged armour and weapons, they blended in with the trees and the vegetation.
A Spartan had been impaled against a tree with a metal spear, it had severed his spin.
The spear had some kind of electro-magnetic coating that neutralized the Spartans shields and the tip
was so cut as to penetrate the armour easily.
As other revolutionaries passed, morale was boosted. Men and women fought harder.
We pushed them out of the forest. reestablished a base. Rocks were moved, and cut, then fitted.
I helped with the heavy-lifting and the planning. After 27 hours of construction it was finished.
It was simple, but suited the need just fine. We slept under the protection of the stone that night.
It stormed, a hurricane blew in from the ocean. The UNSC troopers who were there abandoned their posts.
The UNSC who were caught in the storm died. Winds were at over 120MPH.
Warthogs were flipped over. Pelicans were grounded. Falcons flipped.
Temporary bases were torn apart.
The revolutionaries slept peacefully in the earthen encampment.

(Jason)

=I headed for the Trophaeum's med-bay. When i got there, the same doctor greeted me, and asked how I was=

I'm coping. Just wanted to get checked.

(Dormii)
=i get up=
Very useful, looks like. I have a few multipurpose weapons myself.

(The Convulsions start again)
(differently this time: arcs of electricity 'hop' all around the body)
(the body jerks around)
(nearby medical equipment overloads)
(lights flicker and dim, some go out)
(the Metal of the medical bed becomes magnetized)
(the metal begins to repel against the metal of the ship: making it appear to float)

Sol- Do you have a place where i can sleep?



=The doctors on the Comet work tirelessly to save Xazhi's life. They are making good progress. They use parts from XNNO bodies, and try to repair the extensive damage. They have to set all his bones back to normal, and even replace a few of them with more durable materials. One of his eyes was proven to be useless, and they replace it. They replace his missing limbs, and try their best to heal the tears on his skin. Eventually, they get to the point where he is stable, and they give him some painkillers=

(Dormii)
=i nod=
Of course. Find an empty room that does not have any markings on it. Go inside, and it's yours. If you wish it to be your permanent room, carve your name onto the name plate.

Sol- Thank you.

=He goes off in search of a room. He finds and empty one and goes to sleep inside=



=Delta stands by Xazhi as the last of the doctors leave. The room is dim, and the machines beep quietly=

Zer- If you wake up, i promise not to kill you again.

=He grins and heads off to his room to go to bed=

(Jason)

*Doctor*

Well, i have some good news for you. While the headaches and bad dreams won't go away, you won't lose those memories. To be frank though, I don't know what will happen. The brain is still a mystery to us.

=I got up=

Well, thanks anyway. You have no idea how much you helped me.

*doctor*

That's what I'm here for.

(Dormii)
=i head off to the medbay, just to check up on things=

(Jason)

Well, let me say, you do a good job.

=With that, I started heading for the doors=

(Dormii)
=i arrive in the medbay and see Jason leaving=
Hey, Jason, what's up?

(Jason)

=I heard Dormii call my name=

Oh, not much. I had to see the doctor about some stuff. Just got some interesting news.

(Dormii)
Yeah? What news?

(Jason)

well, it seems that my childhood is a lie. All my memories of my life before being a Spartan? Implanted memories.

(Dormii)
=my eyebrows shot up=
Wait, what? How...?

(Jason)

That's what I'm hoping to find out.

=I crossed my arms, and I felt uneasy=

Look, I was hoping to wait a little longer, but now that this whole memory stuff is happening, I may have to attack Vigil sooner than expected. I need answers.

(Dormii)
=i nod=
I personally say stay here a while and relax, enjoy life for a few days, then attack, but it's up to you.

(Jason)

I may just do that. But to be honest, between the nightmares and episodes I've been having courtesy of these memories, I need answers sooner rather than later.

=I started to walk away, before I remembered=

Oh, and before I forget, I just hired a crew. Okay, not really a crew, so much as two people to work on the engines. If you want, stop by and say hi.

(Dormii)
=i shrug and follow him=
Why not? Always good to meet a few new people.

(Jason)

Wait, weren't you on your way into the med-bay?

(Dormii)
Not really. I was just going around seeing what was going on.

(Jason)

Ah, okay then. Well, follow me=

=I lead him the Serenity. On the way over, I hailed Miranda=

Hey Miri, it's me. Listen, i'm bringing Dormii over. Tell Gabby and Kenny that we're going to have a guest.

(Miranda)

=I got the message=

Got it Jason.

=I faced both Gabby and Kenny=

Okay, a friend is coming over. Get ready to introduce yourselves.

(Dormii)
So, anything I should know before I meet them?

(The Bed falls to the ground with a crash)
(a pulse temporarily turns off all the lights on the ship, affecting only circuits that were attached to the lighting system)
(smoke bales out of the Med-bay from the overloaded medical instruments)

(Jason)

Yeah. The girl, Gabby? She's an old friend of Miranda's. She brought her boyfriend along. His name is Kenneth, but just call him Kenny. They're good people.

(in a state of delirium)
(leaves the Medbay near-sprinting)
(only wearing a med-gown)

(Dormii)
=i wait for the lights to come back on before i continue with Jason=
Sounds like, kinda. I don't know how hearing their names makes them seem like nice people, but it does, I guess.

=i grin sheepishly=

(Jason)

=I had stopped in the middle of the hall, seeing as how the lights went out=

What the hell was that?