Chapter 8 NAME "Shit Happens" Part 2

=comms jason=

we're almost done gonn have a ship head to haven with the agreed items


=the ship that dropped off the 1st crate goes back into orbit and does a slipspace jump to haven=

(Silver Light)
=I received the message=
The Inheritor is not here right now, but I'll be sure to let him know.

(Dormii)
Give me a minute, I'm going to wait for a friend.

-Freemont-

=The city fades off slowly=
=Smoke from the buildings can be seen=

=Warren nods and closes the door=
=He heads back to the front=

=Sarah is thinking of the coordinates=

(Draco, Lynn, and Grace)

=They near the planet and land near an encampment=
=Lynn readies her gun, but he puts his arm on it=

Draco-Nonviolent activity.

=She looks up to him and nods=

Lynn-Ill try.

(The Brute Prison)

=I sigh and sit in the corner of the cell=

I never should have went out on my own

But I couldn't, I had to make sure my squad survived

I guess I have to wait longer

(Jason)
=So, I was walking around some of the cities, in the recently opened fashion districts. Yeah yeah, I know: what kind of Spartan walks around the fashion district, in search of clothes worthy of his girlfriends taste? But hey, whoever expected a Spartan to actually get a girlfriend? Point is, a very tall, highly muscled man, is not someone you generally see checking the price tag for dresses. Granted, I'd have better luck just taking her out to dinner, but what part of "I am incompetent at being in a relationship," is hard to understand? I was just going to have to throw the dice, and test my luck with the dress. And yes, I realize that sounds weird. Bite me=

(Draco, Lynn, and Grace)

=They exit the Pelican and look around=
=An uneasyness befalls Draco and Lynn=

Draco-Guard up

=They nod and head towards the encampment=

(Sarah and Company)

Calen-Everything is falling apart. Ive got to do something. For myself

=Carson sits back in his seat, cleaning his Assault Rifle=

Carson-...This...this is terrible...Stupid smudge!

Sarah-Hmm...

=She grabs her MP3 from her pocket and begins playing her music=
=Calen watches her=

Calen-How in the hell can you listen to music at a time like this

(Jason)
=While I was walking around, my comm buzzed, and Silver's voice crackled through=

(Silver Light)
Inheritor, I have news. One of your allies has called, and wanted you to know he is sending a supply ship to us.

(Jason)
Great. Listen, you take care of it, cause I'm kinda busy right now.

(Silver Light)
So I've heard.

(Jason)
Wait, you heard that?

(Silver Light)
Your ship's construct and I have talked on occasion. Apparently, he couldn't wait to tell me what was going on.

(Jason)
Well, I'm glad to know my social life can amuse you. Now, unless you have any idea on how to help me, then please, leave me alone.

(Silver Light)
Actually, I may be able to help on one matter.

(Jason)
Oh?

(Silver Light)
Yes. As it so happens, in addition to food and water, there is a surplus of special beverages stored here in Haven's vault.

(Jason)
=Okay, that stopped me in my tracks=
Wait, you have alcohol here on Haven? As in liquors?

(Silver Light)
Yes. if you'd like, I can show you the inventory.

(Jason)
Are they still good? I mean, I know liquor can get better with age, but 100,000 years may a bit too mature.

(Silver Light)
They were stored in a special vault, with a time bolt placed over it. Trust me, they are fine.

(Jason)
Okay, take one out, and send it to my ship, in the storage room. And make sure it's safe for humans to drink, as well as one of the finest brands. I'm going to keep shopping.
=I can't believe I just said that=

(Miranda)
=While Jason was running for his life, I was sitting in mess area, drinking some water. Truth be told, it wasn't like I was anticipating anything extraordinary. Hell, I didn't even want extraordinary. All I wanted was for him to put a little effort into the whole thing. Besides, it was fun thinking about how badly he was squirming right now, trying to find something for me=

(Jason)
=By the time I was done, I had a bag in my hands, with some new clothes inside. I was also planning on how to make dinner. seeing as how food stores on the ship were running low=

Vat- Alright. Le us know when you want to head back to base.

=Vatel leans back in the seat of the Warthog, and Cort goes to examine the area. Meanwhile, on the UNSC Flying Fortress, a dozen or so Flood spores scurry out of the empty hanger, and into the ventilation systems=

(Dormii)
=i send a comm to Draco=
Hey, you anywhere near my position? Wanted to take a look around and get your opinion on what we should do here.

*Acquiring signal...done*

=A marker appears on their HUDs=
=They follow it=
=Open comms=

Draco-We are on our way.

=Closed comms=

Draco-Let us use a closed frequency.

(Sarah and Company)

Sarah(sits up)-Got it!

=She stands and heads up to the console, punching in the coordinates=
=They activate a slipspace jump to Olympus=

Warren-Now we have to hope they are still there

(Dormii)
=on the closed comms=
Yeah, sounds like a good idea.

(Miranda)
=I was back in the room, sitting on the bed and reading another book=

(Jason)
=When I got back to the ship, I had to through the cargo deck to hide the damn present. At the same time, I found the drink Silver sent me. It was some kind of deep amber liquid, and I uncorked the bottle to take a whiff. It was unlike anything I had ever smelled, but it was good. Anyway, I rode the elevator up to the crew deck, and found that Miranda was not there=
She must be in the room. I hope.

=I walked over to the kitchen, and got to work on food. Inside the fridge, was...........not much. There were some slices of chicken, some stuff for a salad, cheese, and water. Oh, and a can of whip cream (hey, I had ice cream on board, and you can't have a sundae, without whip cream.) I got to work on what to eat, though as I prepared the food, I called up Argo=

(Argo)
Yes Jason, what do you need?

(Jason)
Where is everyone?

(Argo)
Let me check; Gabby and Kenny decided to walk around one of the cities, and they left maybe twenty minutes ago. Molly wanted to hike around the area a bit more, but she should be fine. And miranda is currently in your room.

(Jason)
=As he talked, I was already finishing the salad, and I was starting on the chicken=

(Draco, Lynn, and Grace)

=After some time they near Dormii's position=
=Still wary of the potential threats=

=They see him and approach=

Draco-It is strange. Not fighting them.

=Vatel continues playing a tetris-like game on his Tacpad in the front seat of the Warthog, just a couple yards from Dormii=

I could say the same for you, Spartan.

(Dormii)
=i look at Vatel and then back to Draco=
It is strange, but nice. I'm glad blood does not need to be spilled now, but still, I'm keeeping my guard up. What do you think we should do?

(Draco)

=He looks around the area=

Hmm.
Well, I do not know.
You said there were flood forms, but not enough to be concerned with.
Seems everything is under control for now.

=Vatel hears Cort yell from the other side of a mound of junk=

Cor- MEDIC! Is anyone here a medic!?

=Vatel looks up from his game. He shuts off his Tacpad and hops out of the Warthog=

(Dormii)
Yea, but for how long? You should remember what the flood are like. They were on Olympus, remember?

=Vatel rushes over to where Cort is, and sees him kelt next to a marine who was sprawling around on the ground, puking up a greeninsh-yellow goo. He screamed and thrashed as what looked like bubbles, or maybe very large tumors, began appearing all over his skin. His flesh quickley turned color, and his body seemed to drastically change in shape. His shirt ripped as his arms and upper body grew larger, and his helmet fell off as his jaw was seeminly wedged apart, and a few small tentacles with red fern-like attachments on the ends came up from his throat. The mutilated marine jumped to his feet, and swong one of its now huge arms, knocking Cort back a few feet onto the ground. Vatel fired a few shots from his Sidearm as quickly as he could draw it. The creature seemed to take no damage, as it did not even stagger on its way over to Vatel. It raised both of its arms, and brought them down on Vatel, knocking him out cold. Cort rushed to his feet, and tackled the creature to the ground. He shoved the Marine's AR in its 'face', and fired untill there was nothing but mince meat and the sludge that was once meat. He drops the empty AR, and breathes deeply. He goes over to Vatel, and helps him to his feet=

Vat- What... Was... That???

Cor- I have no idea... But whatever it was... It wasnt friendly...

=starts having the planetside crates contents be distributed through out the planet=

(Draco)

=He looks at Dormii=

I do not think I was on Olympus during that time.

=He hears the scream and they watch the occurence=

(Lynn)

=She shudders, remembering the mission she and...the clone...had gone on=

...thats...thats so terrible...

=He takes her hand=

(Grace)

Okay, what the hell happened!
I heard a scream and gunfire. Are we being attacked?

=She readies her Assault Rifle=

Draco-Stand down. Its okay.

Grace-Aww cmon. Lemme kill something.

(Jason)
=A few minutes later, I had lunch (or was it dinner?) done. We had a salad, some pan seared chicken, and whatever the hell that Forerunner liquor was called. I had everything set up on the table, plates, glasses, silverware.......the works. I knocked on the bedroom door=

(Miranda)
=I heard the knock, and walked up to the door, and opened it. Jason stood outside, wearing an apron. Okay, I had to savor that image. Come on, when's the last time anyone's ever seen a Spartan, wearing an apron? That was priceless. The fact I kept a straight face made it even funnier, at least for me. Oh, and the fact he had the "kiss the cook" apron, made it even harder to keep a straight face=
I guess dinner is ready?

(Jason)
Uh, yeah. Let me pull out a chair.

(Dormii)
=i take a deep breath and let it out slowly=
It seems, like we may have to worry a bit more than I expected.

(Jason)
=Three minutes later, and we were sitting down, eating. Granted, she seemed less focused on eating, and more on toying with me. What it was she did, I don't really feel comfortable enough to say. All I will say, is that it was distracting as hell. And the Forerunner drink was not helping, because that was some strong stuff right there, and it tasted great. Around maybe ten minutes later, we had abandoned the table, and were in my room, on the bed, doing.......stuff. And for some reason, one of us had some cheesy ass song playing, but we did not care=

(Molly)
=I was done hiking, and was outside the Serenity's cargo doors. Once they opened, I walked through, and headed for the elevator. When I got off, I decided to get a snack. The only snack item I knew that was on board though, was ice cream. So, I got a bowl and a scoop, and got a nice serving of ice cream. I was about to dig in, when I heard something. It sounded like someone was dying, I mean like groans, and moans of pain. It was coming from the other room. Me being me, I got up to see what was going on. I went up to the door: it was slightly ajar. I opened it, and got a good look at what was happening=

(Jason)
=So, Miri and I were doing are thing, both of us entwined with each other, when Molly walked through the damn door, and screamed her head off=
OH MY GOD! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?

=Miri and I already had the sheets pulled up, but I was sure she got a good look=

(Molly)
Oh my god, I am so sorry!
=I ran out of the room, my hands over my eyes, the image frozen over them. In fact, my eyes were shut so much, I tripped over the chair=

I yawn and wake up slowly

Why do I keep blacking out like that for days on end?

Code:

It would appear that when your robotics take damage, the next time you sleep they administer a drug which knocks you out and repair themselves

So why can't it just do that when I'm awake. Why the drug?

Code:

if it tried to do it while you were awake, your body would stop functioning from blood loss and the lack of organs. It seems the drug is more powerful than I stated. It doesn't just knock you out. It also stops almost every single function of your body while simutaneously keeping you alive.

Some strong stuff then.

I get up and dress

Code:

Really?

I like this dress. Shut up. Sometimes its a pain having you here.

Code:

you don't have a choice. I'm as much a part of you as you are a part of me.

I sigh and head outside my room, noting how quiet the ship seems

=Time had passed=
=Draco and Lynn had decided to depart for the Trophaeum=
=Grace had asked to be taken to the nearest medical area=
=He had told Dormii=

Draco-If anything is to happen. Comm me.

=Dormii had gone off with a nod=
=They had loaded up in a transport and lifted off to the ship=
=Time goes forward and they landed=

=Draco and Lynn are currently in the messhall=

(Sarah and Company)

=The hours had gone by slowly=
=Calen slowly losing his grip=
=They exit over Olympus, Finding only the ships under Draco's command=

(Jason)
=A few minutes later, the three of us were sitting at the table, silent, and not really looking at each other. Molly, while she didn't quite break her head open, had an ice bag over it, courtesy of her tripping over the chair. Miri and I had our clothes back on, though that did nothing to make the situation any less embarrassing. I decided to break the silence=
So, what have we all learned here today?

(Molly)
Always knock, and don't run with your eyes closed.

(Miranda)
Always make sure the door is locked.

(Jason)
Get some type of sign for the door saying "Do Not Disturb."

=It took a few more minutes, but in the end, we had a good laugh over the whole thing. It still felt awkward=

(Dormii)
=i had been sleeping on a small hill, more of a mound, after taking Grace to a med area. I had kept my shields up, so if I was attacked, I'd have a warning. I got up and headed into the encampment, looking for something to do=

(Sarah and Company)

Warren-We're here.

Carson-Thank you for flying Peace Spaceway. Enjoy your complementary peanuts.

Calen-Shut up, Carson.

=She looks out the window at the ships=

Sarah-Whoa...

=Wolf contacts them=

Wolf-Hold up. Who are you.

Warren-Do not worry, My name is Warren Peace. We come to make some sort of deal.

Wolf-A deal?

Carson-Well...not really a deal but a plea for help. So...Help!

Wolf-Against?

Sarah-Is Dante there?

Wolf-Whos asking?

(Dylon)
=i receive an alert that a new ship has arrived. I have it commed=
This is Captain Bullet. Identify. Now.

(Sarah and Company)

=She addresses the new voice=

Sarah-We are not hostile! We need help. My name is Sarah Creed, please. Is Dante there?

(Dylon)
=i think for a moment=
Your voice is familiar...we will not fire. As for Dante, I do not remember anyone by that name. Does he perhaps have another name he can be called by?

=i look at the bridge crew=
Anyone remember a Dante?

=i get a lot of confused looks as they try to remember=

(Sarah and Company)

Sarah-Draco. He also goes by Draco.

(Draco and Lynn)

Draco(sneezes)-Ah.

Lynn-You okay?

Draco-Yeah, someones talking about me.

Lynn-Oh, hey. How about we go to the pool room.

Draco(shrugs)-Alright.

=They get up and head out=

(Grace)

=She heads out of the medical area=
=A guide with her=

(Dylon)
=i remember Draco=
Oh, yes, I remember him. Would you like a ride over to them?

=to the Navigation officer=
Bring up the co-ords of the planet.

(Sarah and Company)

=She nods=

Sarah-Please and Thank you.

Calen-I dont see how you can be so calm

Sarah(looking at Calen)-Because freaking out wont get anything taken care of.

Calen-Are you not even the slightest concerned?

Sarah(sternly)-You really asked me that.

(Dylon)
I'm sending an escort now. Once on board we'll refuel your ship and set course.

=i nod to the bridge crew and three longswords launch, heading on an escort course=

(Sarah)

Once again.
Thank you so so much.

(Grace)

=She stretches=

Ahh.

=The sun hitting her=
=She goes off, the guide following=

Grace-Go off and bother someone else =laughs=

=The guide leaves=

(Dylon)
=the longswords pull up alongside the new arrival and radio over=

"Follow us, please."

=the white stripes shine in the reflected sunlight as they bank towards the carrier=

(Warren)

=He begins following the escorts=

-Freemont-

=Fighting had ceased=
=The entire city, as well as the cities around it, lost the fights=
=The only town to be excluded from the take over was the military town of Stoika=

=A resistance has been set up there=

(Dylon)
=the escorts lead the new arrival to the Dead and Back. In the hanger, a few engineers are working on scrapping the more busted craft and putting the pieces on and around the more intact ships. A few more, sitting idly by, turn and look at the new longsword=

=the supplies reach their detinations and construction begins throughout the planet[=

(Draco and Lynn)

=They enter the pool room=
=She heads off to the changing room and he removes his shirt and arm=
=He enters the cold water slowly=

Draco-Something will go wrong. I can feel it.

(Dylon)
=an engineer comes over with a fuel line. He waves to the pilot to cut the engine. Meanwhile, The Dead and Back turns and powers up the slipspace drive, heading to the planet the others went to=

(Warren)

=He cuts the engine=

Warren-Lets hope your ex and his friends will help us, my lady.

Sarah-Dont worry. They will.

(Dylon)
=the engineer plugs the fuel line in and begins the fueling process. The Dead and Back shudders as it transfers to Slipspace=

*It has been two months... The rebels are not rebels anymore, They allied with the marines to keep the covenant from destroying Orewood*

Nolan - C'mon! Keep fire at the left side! Watch out for those four hunters on the right!

Jackie - Sir, They are almost in, We have to retreat to the tower.

Nolan - We can push them back. If we can't and they get closer, We will retreat... Until then, No.

=a couple drone aircraft head to the other's positions=

(Dormii)
=after a short span of time, the Dead and Back arrives over the planet, next to the Trophaeum and others. They broadcast friendly intentions and Dylon comms Sarah and the others=
We're here. Need any more help, miss?