Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 9

(Rain)

Are you hungry?

(Dante)

Hmm...

=He places it down and picks up another=

Lynn...
Do you undertand...
Why I did it...

yep!

(Rain)

=I laugh=

What're you hungry for?

=We enter the messhall and go to the counter=

I'll have what your havin'

(Miranda)
Then what do you intend to do with Haven? The Forerunners are never coming back. Is Haven really going to sit there, for eternity?

(Jason)
Miri, if I use any of the power in Haven, I will be taking up a mantle I am not sure should be mine to take. And like Argo said, that is too much power, for any one man to wield. And I know what happens when one man wields all that power, and it rarely turns into anything good.

(Rain)

=I take a plate and hand it to her=
=I take my own=

One Burger with Bacon for the beautiful lady.

=I smile=

=i blush=

oh, you. *giggle*

(Rain)

It's true though

=We head to a table and sit down=

(Miranda)
Then what do you intend to do?

(Jason)
Honestly, I don't know. Hell, I think I need an outside opinion.

(Miranda)
Well, talk to Dormii. He said he'd be a confessional for you. Maybe he can tell you what to do.

=I walked over to Jason, and laid a hand on his shoulder=

But whatever you choose, just know that I will stand with you.

(Jason)
=I placed my hand on her hers'=

Thanks.

=I got up, put my helmet back on, and commed Dormii=

Hey Dormii, this ghost needs some advice. Think we can talk?

let's hear some reasons why it's true... *giggle*

(Dormii)
=i tap my comm bead=
Of course. Always wanted to be a Speaker for the Dead. Should be fun. Where you wanna talk?

(Rain)

Hmm..
Where to begin.
Your skin.
Your eyes.
Your smile.

Everything...

=I take a bite out of the burger=

Dormii wrote:

Of course. Always wanted to be a Speaker for the Dead. Should be fun. Where you wanna talk?

(Jason)
=I chuckled a little=

Meet me in the mess hall when you get a chance.

=i blush more before taking a bite=

...

=Zantomee is becoming impatient=

Zan- Why havent they made a move by now...? They must be planning something...

(Rain)

=I laugh=

Youre so red.

I can't help it...

=I keep my mind focused on behaving myself=

(Rain)

=I nod=

I know...

=I smile=

However...that shade of red...
Makes your skin even more beautiful...

=I take another bite=

really?

=i take another bite=

(Rain)

=I nod=
=Taking another bite=

how sweet...

=i wipe my mouth before kissing him on the cheek=

Zealot - Ready?

Elite - Attack!

=Drop pods fall from the sky hitting the rebel city and all around it=

Pilot - What the hell...?

Falcon - What are thos----

=The falcon gets hit and goes down=

Marine - We just lost a falcon..

Nolan - By what?

Marine - Unknown. Dropping from the sky.

Nolan - Command. We will need an army. Covenant, All around. They are attacking.

Command - I'm sorry, all our support is already out.

Unknown Character (Will become a big part of my marine squad) - This is General Steele, I'm listening.

Nolan - Covenant on this planet, Took out our men, attacking a rebel city, soon it will be covenant territory.

General Steele - My ship is inbound to your location, Captain, get your men ready and get this ship to their location.

Nolan - Lets get to base before we lose any more men.

=They get to the base and three pelicans and a modified ship appears=

(Rain)

=I smile=

Yeah..

=Taking another bite=

=i hug him, my body pushed against his arm, my arms around him tight=

(Rain)

=I place my burger down and wrap my arms around her=

Best dinner Ive had in awhile

Really?

=i pull away from the hug=

(Dormii)
Training room would be better. If thats okay with you.

(Rain)

=I nod=

Yeah.
Normally just sittin alone.

well, i can't allow you to sit alone now can I?

(Jason)
But...I'm hungry.

=I sighed, and made my way to the training room=

Fine, training room it is. Just don't be shocked if you hear something growl. It's my stomach.

(Rain)

=I shake my head=

Its just been.

=I fake a sniffle=

So lonely.

=I laugh=

=Zantomee is called down to the Armory to have his armor fitted with the new shielding module. He sends Uni on a job. Uni heads to the hanger, boards a Phantom, and heads over to the Trophaeum=

*giggle*

well, it's been fun... G'night Rain!

=i stand up=

(Rain)

=I sigh=

Night.

=I stand up myself and head off to my room=

(Dormii)
=i chuckle over the comm=
I didn't say you had to. I coulda gone to the messhall.

=i walk to my room, get under the covers and fall asleep=

(night)

(Jason)
Well, I'm already on my way. So just stay there, and I'll see you in a bit.

=I kept walking=

(Dormii)
Understood. Staying put.

=i keep training with th 1v1 program=

(Jason)
=I got to the training room, and found Dormii traing with a program=

Hey Dormii. Long time no see.

=The Phantom lands in the Hanger of the Trophaeum. Uni steps out, and begins wandering the ship=

(Dormii)
=i look over as I stab the hologram in the throat=
I think I'd remember a face like that.

=i turn off the program and drop the weights=

(Jason)
heh, a lot has happened since Vigil's base. And, just for the record, you didn't sound that surprised when you found out I was alive.

=I saw that his arm was gone=

Oh hell, what happened there?

(Dormii)
Door came down. Crunch, squish, slice, no more right arm. And the way I figure it, either i'm nuts to the point of hallucination, or you managed to cheat seath whi h is celebratory in and of itself. What's up? What did you want to talk about?

Zealot - Keep launching the drop pods.

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Nolan - Is the convoy ready?

Engineer - The hogs are all in shape.

Nolan - How many?

Marine - Six Warthogs, Three falcons, 5 pelicans, and a frigate.

Sergeant - Are you Nolan, From the UNSC SF Task Force??

Nolan - You are?

Sergeant - I am here with the General. The frigate will drop off some tanks there. They will go into the city and assist us once we get through. The frigate will fire around the city.

Nolan - Lets get started. Marines, Load up on whatever you can.

=Marines load up on pelicans, some on two falcons and warthogs=

Nolan - This is Nolan. We are in the first falcon. Start heading out.

=The warthogs and Pelicans follow the Falcons. The frigate drops off the tanks at the goats of the outskirts of the city=

Tank 1 - Watch out for those banshee's.

=The convoy nears the city=

Nolan - Almost the----

=A banshee appears and fires at a falcon=

Marine - We lost Whiskey Team #2.

Nolan - Open fire at the covenant!

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Rebel team - Hide. Something is coming, and fast.

RallyR - We cannot get overrun...

Rebel Leader - Do not shoot, but stay down.

=The warthogs pass the rebel team=

Rebels - Were those marines?

Leader - Maybe they are here to kill the Covenant?

Rebel - Maybe we should help them

Leader - Load up on the mongeese. We will surprise the Covenant with a sneak attack. Contact Orewood. Send some support.
(Orewood is the BIG rebel city.)

(Jason)
Well, I'm currently faced with a problem. A moral, problem. First off, let me just say that a lot has happened since I....."died."

(Dormii)
I can guess. Nice hair, eyes and skin, by the way.

=i drop to the ground and start doing pushups, kinda=

(Jason)
Glad to know I stand out. Anyway, about this problem. Let me fill you in on what's happened since Vigil.

=I sat down on a bench=

There was a Forerunner ship in Vigil's base. A wreck, to be more precise. I stepped inside, thinking that the explosion would kill me. Instead, the ship turned on, and teleported me halfway across the galaxy, to a Forerunner shield world, called Haven. Look, the point is, I've come into possession of a lot of Forerunner tech, mainly warships. And so far as I can tell, I'm the only one that can turn these things on. I need advice, on what I should do with them.

(Dormii)
Anything...else...I should...know?

(Jason)
Yeah. Turns out, Vigil had this thing called Dragon's Teeth. They took genetic samples from all the Spartans in service, and used it to make me. The Forerunner ship, was carrying Forerunner DNA, which they used in combination with the Spartan DNA. Again, this all made me. Because of this, the technology on Haven requires me to activate it. Basically, I control Haven. And now I'm faced with the question of what I should do with all this tech; do I use it, or leave it be?

(Dormii)
What...can...they...do?