Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 8

(Dormii)
=i climb into a pelican and take off towards the Repent=

(Artyom)

I wonder... Yes! There is some left!

=Inside of the Pelican, there is a bottle of Vodka left. He grabs it, and begins to drink it while walking around the Trophaem.=

(Dormii)
=i land on the repent and send a message to all those who signed up. Telling them to meet me in the hanger bay. i wait for them all to arrive before taking off back to the trophaeum=

(Artyom)

=He is walking around the Hanger at the moment.=

(Dormii)
=i land in the hanger and start leading the squad recruits to the training area with the new armor=

(Artyom)

=He walks to what looks like.. The bridge.=

(Dormii)
=we arrive in the training room. I have them all stand up in a line=
You are here because you signed up for it. You believe you are the best, you think you have what it takes to earn one of these sets of armor.

=i gesture to the armor behind me=
As you can see, there is only four sets of armor. That means 5 of you are not going to get in. I want only the best, and if you think you are going to be able to just tell me you are good, you are wrong. You will have to earn this armor. Everything you have done up till now, I don't care. That's the past, this is now. You will begin your own training sessions, giving you every scenario possible in a ship boarding operation.

However, we are, first and foremost, peace keepers. We do not seek out war, we try to stop it. If you are a part of this squad, that means you are going to negotiate first, kill second. Some of these scenarios will have several paths, some violent, some not. Always seek out the non-violent path first. Understand?

'Sir yes sir.'

UNDERSTAND?

'SIR YES SIR!'

Good, because if I see anyone, going down the warpath without first exploring other options, you will be kicked out, do you understand?

'SIR YES SIR!'

That's good.

(Senox)

=I head down to the planet.=

(Dormii)
First session. Right here, right now. Tell me, what happens if someone has a knife to your throat?

=i extend my arm blade and hold it up against one of the recruits throats=
'You tell him to fuck off and kill you already, sir!'

And what if he has a knife to your buddy's throat?

=i move my blade to the throat of the person next to first recruit=
'You tell him to...'

Tell him what?

'Tell him to take you instead.'

What if he doesn't go for it?

'Then...I don't know.'

You don't know?

=He wakes up=
=Sounds of Colder Weather continuing to play=
=Set on repeat=

End track.

=The song ends and switches to more Beethoven=

*I always loved Beethoven. Such a wonderful composer*

=He nods=

I agree.

=He puts on his armor=
=The HUD activating=
=Andrea appears=

*Hello, Draco*

Hello, Andrea

=He walks off to the hanger=

(Dormii)
'No sir, I don't.'

What you do is talk the person down, show him/her why killing your friend is a bad idea. You appeal to them, calm them down. Convince them to let your partner go.

=i retract my the blades=

Now, what about if they threaten themselves? What do you do?

'Calm them down?'

Is that a statement or a question?

'Statement.'

Then say it like one.

'You calm them down.'

Wrong, you make sure they can't harm anyone else, then let them do what they want.

=He took off to Repent=
=Landing in the hanger=
=He begins walking around=
=Checking things=

(Miranda)
ACHOO!!!
=Of all things, I had a Cold. I was lying in bed, a half empty bowl of soup on the nightstand next to me, and I was smothered in sheets and a blanket=
Well, serves me right for standing out in the rain, at night, where it was cold.
=I reached for a box of tissues=

=He had been talking to a group of soldiers in the messhall=
=Getting to know the people=
=They were not his soldiers. They were people like him=
=He had told them many times to stop calling him sir=

=He stood and departed from the group=
=Heading to the training room=

(Dormii)
'You would let them kill themselves?'

It is their choice. As long as they do not force that choice upon others, you do not stop them, understood?

'Sir, yes sir."

Now, we are going back to the Repent. We are going to do a test run of what you have learned so far. FORM UP!

=i watch them get into two rows of four, with the ninth person in the back=

MARCH!

=we all head to the hanger, and from there, the Repent=

=I walk around the Tropheum, not knowing what to do=

kota/sun:

=he steps in the training room=

=He enters. Telling Andrea to set up a scenario=
=The terrain changes=
=Small houses appear in the large area=

*Find the hostage, Use stealth. If you are caught, or "killed" you fail. If you are captured you still have a chance*

=He nods=

I understand

=He takes his HC. Attaching a silencer=

*Begin when you are ready*

activating weapons...

=his eyes glow brightly=

(Dormii)
=we get into Pelican and fly to the Repent. Once we land, we head off to the training rooms=

=He runs off to a building=
=Hugging the side=

=He takes out his knife, activating the cloak=
=He opens a window near his current location=

=He crawls through, looking around. A kitchen. Seeing two "Soldiers" searching the house=
=He goes behind one who had been looking around the fridge=

=He takes his knife and covers the soldiers mouth=
=He stabs the neck=
=The "Soldier" fades off=

=He turns around=

Hmm

I am not who i am...

=he sparks=

this body is iritating...

=The second soldier comes around the corner=
=Knocking into him=
=He deactivates cloak. Slamming the soldiers head into the doorway=
=The soldier fades off and he heads upstairs, quietly=
=Taking the silenced HC=

Hmm

kota/sun

=he shakes his head, his neck creaking as he does so=

ugh...

=he steps out=

i should check on my ship...

(Dormii)
=we head off to an unoccupied training room=
Today, we are going to learn our to defend ourselves, individually. Free for all, last man standing. No fatalities. Go.


=they all kinda looked at each other and me like "is he nuts?"=

I don't see and fighting going on. Move!

=i step forward and punch a recruit in the stomach. he drops=

Well?

=the rest of the recruits quickly learned what was going on and start punching at each other. i stepped back and watched=

=He gets to the top of the stairs=
=Turning left, firing two shots into the soldier=
=He goes down that hallway. Finding an open door=

Hmm.

=He looks in and shakes his head=

Nothing in here

=He turns again=
=Facing a soldier going for the comm unit=
=He fires a shot into the unit=
=Activating the blade and stabbing the man=
=He fades off=
=He goes into another room and crawls out the window. Activating the cloak=

=he steps into the hanger=

I need to replace this body...

(Dormii)
Come on! I want to see some blood! Hit em harder! Block those swings, use it against him! C'mon! C'mon!

=a few of the recruits fall and stay down, the other ones turn their attention to the ones still standing=

=He lays down on the top portion=
=Next to the open window=
=He takes out the AM, silenced=
=Where he is overlooks the street. Three houses where he can see=
=One house placed at the end of a drive=
=A Cul-de-sac type area=

=He aims through a second story window=

Hmm...

*Updating objectives*

What.

*Gather intel in marked building*

=A waypoint appears on the lone house=

...

=he begins sparking=

tch... damn body

=He sees two soldiers near the window=

Hmm..

=He waits as one moves in front of the window=
=The second in front of him. Talking=
=He aims. Fires. The soldiers fall and fade=
=He stands, attaching the AM=

=He jumps down into some bushes=
=A soldier off near his location hears him=
=He heads to the bushes=

=He activates the blade and pulls the soldier in. Stabbing him=

(Dormii)
=two recruits are still standing. One man and one woman. The fight drags on for quite a long time before ending with an elbow to the gut of the man=

Bonum. All of you, you have something to look up to here in this soldier. What is your name, miss?

'Leera, sir.'

Well, Leera. You get first place. Your prize is first look from a doctor. The rest of you, you already know what wounds you have. Get up and we are all making a run to the medbay. UP!

=the recruits slowly stand up=
Faster! Faster! No, sit back down.

=the all collapse on the ground=
I said UP!

=the recruits get up, a little faster, and manage to stay up=
MARCH!

=we all start marching to the medbay of the Repent=

=He gets out of the bushes and runs across to the house he was just observing=
=He looks around, entering the open door=

=He can hear talking coming from the room next to him=

Hmm

=He sneaks off=
=Finding a staircase heading down=
=He follows it and finds a powerbox=
=He opens it and turns everything off=

Lights out.

=he sparks more=

(Dormii)
=we all get to the medbay, blood kinda dripping all over the place. Leera and the others go over to the beds and sit down, one to a bed. I tell the doc's to look check Leera's wounds, but to work on the others first=

=He can hear the people upstairs begin to question why the lights went out=
=He heads upstairs, turning on Night vision=
=He waits as a soldier passes=
=He stabs him in the neck and heads out to a room=
=A "Living Room"=

=He sneaks behind one. Braking his arm=
=Kicking the backs of his legs and firing a silenced shot into the back of his head=

=Another comes around the corner=
=He sneaks in front of him. Elbowing his face=
=Grabbing his arm and slamming his face into the wall=

=Braking his neck=

(I wake up)

What can I really offer to anyone here...I'm just another gun in an army

(I head to my ship)

I'm a loose cannon as far as the UNSC is concerned...so I might just be one anyways.

(I sit, take off my helmet and stare into the faceplate)

A mercenary, a gun for hire....am I willing to sink THAT low?

(I set it down and take out my knife)

(I sigh)

Yes, yes I am. Beware, UNSC. You have a new worst nightmare

(I head to my ship, and get ready start my new life)

(Dormii)
=i address all of the recruits=
Training tomorrow. Today, the rest of it is yours. You learned your first lesson. You can't always rely on yourself.

=i turn and leave, heading to the hanger=

=He turns his head=
=Looking into a picture of a family=

Hmm...

=He shakes his head and heads upstairs=
=Enclosed within his helmet=

*Updating map*

=The map updates to a 3-D model=
=Showing four rooms=

=He turns right and heads into the first=
=Looking around, still cloaked=

=Hearing someone behind him=
=He throws his knife and it makes contact with the person=

=he stops sparking=

i'll fix that later...

=He exits the room and heads to the second=
=He drops to his knees and begins to pick the lock=

=He can hear a soldier feeling around in the dark=
=He hears the tumblers and enters the room=

=He looks around=

Nothing...

S-Hello? Who's there?

=He exits the room=
=Kneeing the man in the gut=
=Grabbing his head and braking his neck=

*Building clear. Move to the next*

=He goes downstairs and heads off to the next house=

=he guards the kernkürbis=

=He looks around=
=Two Falcons sit in a field=
=Soldiers hop out. Being led by two Spartans=

Great...

=He looks up to the building nearest him=
=Seeing a window overlooking the field=

=He nods and rushes to it=
=Killing off a couple of guards with the silenced HC=

=He enters the building and heads up to the room=
=Stabbing a soldier as he goes=

=He enters and sets up with the AM=

(Dormii)
=i go to the hanger bay and fly back over to the Trophaeum, along the way, the blades extend and impale the flight console=
Are you fucking kidding me?!?!?

=i send a comm to the ships in the area=
Mayday mayday, this is Dormii Fortuni in Pelican PS-271. I have had a malfunction and am crash landing on the planet. Send help soon.

=i lose altitude and control in equal measures. I end up going to the far side of the planet, crashing on the beach of the landmass. I get knocked out for an unknown amount of time=

=Xazhi and the kid head out again, this time with Lori. They seek to find a couple of Heracs as transport. They see two, and no others around. Xazhi goes in slowly, and pets its side. The creature makes a deep bellowing noise. He lets it use one of its front legs to feel his Herac silk tunic, most often worn by Herac hunters and tamers, as the spiders for some reason have a much lesser tendancy to attack someone wearing it. The spider turns to the other, and makes a higher pitched noise. They both lay on the ground=

Xaz- Guess i still remember a few things dad tought me...

=Xazhi climbs onto one, and Lori and the Kid onto the other. The kid seems frightened (Riding a wild spider the size of a moose for the first time cant be easy for everyone). The Heracs stand again, and they head off=

=I hear the comm through my helmet=

Sigh.. I guess it is something to do...

=I head down the grav lift=

(Thevo)

=He recieves a comm from one Dormii Fortunii=
=He replays the message and has the other Sangheili track it=
=He nods after recieving the information=
=He sets off with a search squad. Going off into their drop pods=

Let us find him

=They drop=

(Dante)

=He zooms in. Seeing two squads of three marines and a Spartan for each=
=He takes careful aim at the group=
=He thinks=
=Shaking his head=

Too many..

=I look down at my pistol and walk out into the woods, into the direction of the signal=

=hears it and goes to grab a falcon=


this can't be good

=he leaves the hanger, bored=


Talfie:

=i wake up drowzy=

meh.

=i fall back asleep=