Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 7

my room.

=i stretch=

*nyaaaa...

=my top snaps off =

uh oh!


(awkward... cause' i'm bored)

(Rain)

=I laugh=

Let me guess
That was Sarah's?

=i cross my arms over my chest, covering them=

yeah... guess i'm too big.

=i turn red=

(Rain)

=I laugh=

Youre just right.

=I look at her=

(Dormii)
=i finish eating. i head to the grav lift and go down to the planet. i head off towards the forest=

(Dante)

=He had left Repent and went down to her site=
=He sighs=
=Replacing the rose=

i'm pretty sure if a top just snapped, i'm too big...

=i push against him, feeling kinky=

*giggle*...

(Lynn and Grace)

=They make it to the comm center=
=a blinking light off in the distance=
=They walk up to it=
=Comms=

Lynn-Shelby. Can you hear me?

(Rain)

=I smile=

Exacly how I mean.
Youre just right.

Not clearly, there a lot of interference on my end. Where are you?

(Lynn and Grace)

Lynn-Comm center. Theres nothing here. Not that I can see, anyway. Sending co-ordinates.

Grace-Are you sure there isnt anything. I was hoping to have some fun.

Lynn-Like I said...

thanks...

=i put my arms around him=

I check the locations and they take me by surprise. I blink and double check.

Erm....Are you sure that's where you are?

(Lynn and Grace)

=She looks around=

Lynn-Well, its dark....But I think thats where we are. Why?

Grace-I swear Lynn...you were never a good locations person...

Lynn-You were never that good with a medical knofe. How about that.

Grace-...You know I was...

(Rain)

Its nice isnt it.
Everything.
Just so nice.

=I look at her=

(bbl)

...

Well apparently its pointing me north-east and 3000 metres underground or whatever the equivalent is in space.

I look around and duck into a crawlspace as a patrol of Something passes me by.

(Lynn and Grace)

Lynn-Perfect. Must be some sort of interference.

Grace-Couldnt have thought of that =She laughs=

=She looks at Grace=
=Knowing she cant look back=
=She shakes her head and hears something=
=She turns off her light and pulls Grace down with her=

Lynn-Even better....

I mute my armours external speakers

I don't think so....

(Lynn and Grace)

Lynn-What do you mean?

=She turns the speakers off=

You said your ship was empty. Well mine seems to be the exact opposite....

(Lynn and Grace)

=Grace begins to do the theme song to Twilight Zone. A very old television show=
=She nudges her to stop=

Lynn-Okay then.

=She pops up=
=Scanning the area=

Lynn-Then apparently...we arent on the same ship...

(Dormii)
=I work my way around. i eventually find myself in the clearing we first landed in, the tracks from the Cyclops still there=
Huh...

=i keep walking=

Figure that out by yourself?

I give a little chuckle

(Lynn and Grace)

Lynn-Well cant give myself all of the credit.

=She laughs=

Question is, how did we end up on two separate ships. See if you can get through to Night.

(Lynn and Grace)

Lynn-Can do.

=She tries to contact Night=

Night. Can you hear me?

(Dormii)
=i head back towards the ship. i keep thinking about what is going on, what might happen, what has happened. People, places, events, ideas, so on=

(Dante)

=He lets out a scream=
=He falls to his knees at her site=

Everything is alright
It is just fine

=He stands up and begins gathering wood for a fire=
=Once finished he starts up a small fire=
=He looks out unto the lake=

Hmm...

(Dormii)
=i hear a scream=
Sounds like Draco.

=i hurry off to where it came from=

(Dante)

"Open doors so I walk inside.
Close my eyes.
Find my place to hide.
I begin to shake as I take it in.
Let the show begin"

=He shakes his head=

What has become of me.

*Attacked Marines *

Marines - Colonel, Lets get to the Warthogs and make a break for it. The other Marines can take their Pelican back.

Colonel - Where would we go?

Marines - We could follow the Pelican

Colonel - Load the Marines in the Warthogs.

= The Marines get in five warthogs. The Pelican takes off and the Warthog follows=

Warthog 1 - All warthogs, Shoot at those Hornets.

=They start shooting at the hornets, The hornets follow and shoot at the warthogs=

Hornet - Fire missiles at that last warthog.

=Two missiles shoot of from a hornet, following the last Warthog=

Warthog 5 - We are being tracked! We need to ------------------

Warthog 4 - We just lost Bravo team.

Warthog 1 - Damn. How many hornets are behind us?

Warthog 3 - Six!

=Right as they say that, One hornet loses control, crashing into another and landing right behind Warthog 4=

Warthog 4 - That was close. How far?

Warthog 1 - We are close. They are going to a hill.

(Dormii)
=i get to the clearing=
Hey, Draco! You okay?

(Dante)

=He smiles=

Yes.
Everything is perfectly fine.
Just sitting here.
Thinking of things.

(Dormii)
Then why was I hearing screaming?

(Dante)

Hmm
I felt like screaming.
Letting everything go in a scream.

=He smiles=

It is quite relaxing.

(Dormii)
=i relax visibly=
See, you had me worried there. If something has you screaming it has to be bad.


=i take off my helmet and smile back=

=He goes into a meditative pose=

Hmm...
Such a wonderful place...this is...

(Dormii)
You are starting to sound like Yoda.

=i walk over and sit down next to him=

=He shrugs=

Being here
Gives me a sense of peace.
Like there is nothing wrong.

=He looks at her grave=

Just like the way she made me feel.

=He smiles and shakes his head=

Life has this funny way of.
Fucking you over.

(Dormii)
=i chuckle=
Amen, my brother. Amen.

=i go silent for a moment=
When do you curse?

=He shrugs=

I just needed to let that one out

=He smiles, going back into meditation=

=starts going over data=

(Dormii)
Huh. So, when am I fighting Rain?

=Without pausing=

Two hours

=He lets the fire warm his body=

Hmm...

(Dormii)
=i start to sing=
Turn my mic up louder I got to say something
Light weights step to the side when we come in

Feel it in your chest the syllables get pumping
People on the street they panic and start running

Words on loose leaf sheet complete coming
I jump in my mind and summon the rhyme, I'm dumping

Healing the blind I promise to let the sun in
Sick of the dark ways we march to the drum and

Jump when they tell us that they wanna see jumping
Fuck that I wanna see some fists pumping

Risk something, take back what's yours
Say something that you know they might attack you for

Cause I'm sick of being treated like I have before
Like it's stupid standing for what I'm standing for

Like this war's really just a different brand of war
Like it doesn't cater the rich and abandon poor

Like they understand you in the back of the jet
When you can't put gas in your tank

These fuckers are laughing their way to the bank and cashing the check
Asking you to have compassion and have some respect

For a leader so nervous in an obvious way
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay

And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
In their living room laughing like "what did he say?"

Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen

In my living room watching but I am not laughing
Cause when it gets tense I know what might happen

World is cold the bold men take action
Have to react or get blown into fractions

Ten years old it's something to see
Another kid my age drugged under a jeep

Taken and bound and found later under a tree
I wonder if he had thought the next one could be me

Do you see the soldiers they're out today
They brush the dust from bullet proof vests away

It's ironic at times like this you pray
But a bomb blew the mosque up yesterday

There's bombs in the buses, bikes, roads
Inside your market, your shops, your clothes

My dad he's got a lot of fear I know
But enough pride inside not to let that show

My brother had a book he would hold with pride
A little red cover with a broken spine

On the back, he hand-wrote a quote inside
When the rich wage war it's the poor who die

Meanwhile, the leader just talks away
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay

And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
both scared and angry like "what did he say?"

Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen

With hands held high into the sky so blue,
As the ocean opens up to swallow you.

With hands held high into the sky so blue,
As the ocean opens up to swallow you.

With hands held high into the sky so blue,
As the ocean opens up to swallow you.

With hands held high into the sky so blue,
As the ocean opens up to swallow you.

With hands held high into the sky so blue,
As the ocean opens up to swallow you.

With hands held high into the sky so blue,
As the ocean opens up to swallow you.

(Rain)

=I wake up=
=My head on Talfie's=
=Her head on my chest=
=I smile=

Well...looks like we did it again...
Fell asleep in the pool.

=The hornets continue to chase the Warthogs. The other six continue to shoot at the Marines pinned=

Lance - Stay away from the windows!

Nolan - Shoot at the engines!

=Two of the Six hornets go down=

Nolan - What just happened?

Alpha - Alpha squad here. We snuck out and got to our warthog.

=The hornets land on a nearby roof=

Rebels - Two of you need to keep firing at those Marines. Two of you need to go to the roof over there and do the same. Watch out for the Warthog. The other four needs to get cover and go there. That is where the rally point is. The 16 rebels from the last attack will meet us there. The hornets will go back to base. This is a ground mission now.

Hornets - We have some more warthogs heading to your position. We will get to the rally point and drop off the rebels.

Rebels - How many warthogs?

Hornets - Four. They are being led by a Pelican.

Rebels - Shit... We need this plan to go in work now. Leave those Marines and get to the rally point, drop off the rebels and head back to base.

Hornets - Yes sir.

*Warthogs*

2 - They are going ahead of us.

1 - Speed up, Don't let them do whatever. Shoot at them.

2,3,4,5 - Yes sir!

=The warthogs start to shoot at the Hornets=

Hornets*

1 - Hurry!

4 - Shit! We need to get out of here!

3 - Don't go down, We need you.

2 - We are almost out of range.

*Rebels

Rebel - Don't let those Marines escape!

RallyRebels - Give the rest cover, We need them at the Rally point.

=The hornets land at the Rally point and head back to base=

RallyRebels - Where are the rest?

Rebels - About 1/4 of a mile south.

RallyR - The plan is we split up, There will be at least 32 of us. There will be at least 65+ of them. If we split into Squads of 8 then we can attack from every side. They will have no chance.

Rebels - I had the others on comm, they heard the plan, What about the four already attacking them?

RallyR - They will have to keep put.

=The warthogs pass the Marines and head toward where the Hornets landed=

RallyR - We will wait until they get over her----------

Rebels - Head into that alley!

=The warthogs get to the rally point and shoot at the rebels=

Warthogs*

1 - Keep firing in that alley! 2,3,4 go around to the end of it! Corner them!

2 - Yes sir

=They go the other side of the alley and corner the rebels=

Rebels - What do we do now?

RallyR - See that gate right there? Hop over it. We will lose them.

=They start to hop over the fence, then the warthogs fire at them=

RallyR - Shit. We are stuck. Where are the other Rebels?

Rebels - I don't know!

RebelSquad - A pelican landed near the warthogs, They know there are more of us. We cannot get to you!

RallyR - Find a damn way!


*Whiskey+Fireteam

Allen - There are two rebels on that roof and 2 on the one across from it, If we throw smokes we can get Ward to the Vulture and Alpha to the other warthogs that passed.

Alpha - I'll head out now.

Ward - I got the smoke

=Ward throws a smoke grenade and makes a run out of the building=

Lance - WARD! WATCH OUT!

=The rebels shoot an RPG at Ward. Hitt near him and sending him flying=

Rosco - Lance! Go! I'll cover you!

=Lance runs to Ward and Rosco shoots at the rebels=

Nolan - We need to spead out, My team will get to that rooftop next to us and try to kill those rebels.

Rosco - Do what you need to do.

+++listen and Read+++

David and Nikolaus Make there way up the mountain to the Landing Zone. They trek through the snow of the blizzard. David, having to continually help Nikolaus, knew the path he had to take from the cave he took shelter in to the LZ. It was a long path, with many a steep slope to it. But he pushed on, aiding the old doctor through the snow, and to the top of the mountain.
They were more than halfway there before Nikolaus collapsed, David, having been given the mission to protect the man, tried to lift and drag him to the LZ, but the Doctor was too heavy. In desperation he threw the smoke, the red gas was blown about by the blizzard, proving to not be very useful, comm.'s were iffy at best, the blizzard causing tons of static. A small ship pulled in, small, it could probably fit 3-4 people. But it was large enough for both David and Nikolaus to fit inside, but not comfortably so. David, having the Doctor back in protective custody, signaled the ship to leave.

(Rain)

=I kiss the top of her head=
=Looking at her beautiful pale skin=
=I sigh, not knowing what to do=

(Dante)

=He stands up=
=Kissing the palm of his hand and laying it on the grave=

I hope you are doing just fine.
I love you.

=He stands there a moment=

(Dormii)
=i stay sitting there, watching silently=