Chapter 8 NAME "Shit Happens" Part 5

=He laughs with her=

I know of your abilities.
You could with no doubt win.

=He looks at her=

If I remember right we have a good selection of food.
Can not remember of what, but hey.

=He shrugs=

It should be good.

Tar:

=he uses the ship's comm=

hey xazhi you there?

(Jason)
=I was taken off guard momentarily, when I saw the ship. It was the Troph, at least in name. But it's appearance, was of XNNO origin. Materials matched the same as the XNNO warships=
Hail that ship, now.

*Comm Officer*
Done sir.

(Jason)
Attention Trophaeum, state your business here. You are clearly of XNNO make.

=Zeru got the comm, and quickly replied=

Z- This is Zeru Ishtar, captain of the newly rebuilt Trophaeum, here by order of X No Delta.

(Jason)
Zeru? Man I thought you were dead! What does Delta want?
=I never opened a visual link, which is why I felt safe motioning to the bridge, giving orders to the fleet: target engines, weak points on the ship...etc=

Tar:

tch, no response...

=stomach growls=

guess i could eat...

but those two will be there, sonofa bitch

Z- Delta believed you were pulling a diversion for the UNSC. He ordered me to attack Haven with all i had.

(Jason)
What? That's crazy! I have no allegiance to the UNSC, and I sure as hell wasn't working with them to pull some type of diversion. If I was, then why would I bring Delta back to life?

Z- He believed that your bringing him back was a diversion to keep the capital ships here while the UNSC took the Obsidian Wolf.

(Jason)
Well, I am here to tell you, that I did not arrange to distract Delta, or his fleet. Hell, that last thing I want is open conflict with Delta and his people. Zeru please, don't do this.

Z- Jason, i dont believe you wanted war with Delta. But i when the UNSC fleet jumped in, and Delta told me to flee for Haven, i had no choice, other than being killed. Please understand Jason.

(Lana)
=i chuckle as well=
So, should we keep cleaning the ship?

(Jason)
I'm trying to, but I have to assume that Delta gave you orders to attack me and Haven. If he thinks that I arranged all this, then there is a very good chance that he wants me dead. I'm sorry Zeru, but I have to ask you to stop, and hold your position, otherwise, my fleet will open fire.

Z- Jason, im not going to attack you. Im going back to the Obsidian Wolf to see if there are any survivors i can transport here. In the meantime, i need to ask you a huge favor.

(Jason)
What is it?
=I could sense the nervousness of my crew. They heard that Delta may want them all dead......again=

Z- Harbor the soldiers on my ship untill i return. If anyone can be saved, we i will need all the ship space i can get.

(Jason)
I'm not sure that will be possible. Harboring simple crew members is one thing, but you're talking about soldiers, that may be hostile to my people. They could have orders to attack, once on the ground.

Z- Jason, please. I cant go back with all these men on my ship. If i take more than a few hundred, i wont have any room for survivors.

(Jason)
Crap. This is not something I want to do.
Alright, look. I'll let you drop them off, but only if you drop them exactly where I tell you to drop them. Give them orders not instigate any acts of violence against my people. Do that, and we have a deal.

Z- Thank you, Jason.

(Jason)
Alright, wait one moment.
=I accessed a map of Haven on the main screen. There was a large landmass, in the middle of the ocean. By large, I mean it was the size of Puerto Rico. Thankfully, there were no structures or entrances anywhere on the island=
Okay, I have a location for you. Have your men get on transports, and land at these coordinates, and only, these coordinates. I will be positioning some of my ships directly above them. If they try anything, then I'm sorry, but they will be glassed.

=They went around the ship. Having to because of the debris blocking the pathways. It had been awhile of walking and talking=

=He looks at her and squeezes her hand=

(Jason)
=Without waiting for a response, I sent the location of the island to Zeru. At the same time, I instructed a small group of my ships --three frigates and a destroyer-- to surround the island. I told them not to take position over the island though, just encircle the place=

I turn my head so I can look better at Draco

Hmm.

I give his hand a little squeeze and pull and head over to lean on the other side of the corridor. I turn so imy body is facing him. There I wait for him

=He lets her basically pull him=

I take that as another hint.

=He leans in and his lips press against hers=
=He breaks away=

Sorry. Fuck hints.

=His lips press once more against hers=

=The Trophaeum hovers over the zone designated by Jason. A thousand or more ODST pods fire, and the SS begin descending to the planet below. Zeru sends a comm to Jason=

Z- Dont wait up...

=The Trophaeum turns away from Haven, and goes into slipspace back towards the Obsidian Wolf=

(Jason)
=I didn't really get what Zeru meant by that. Regardless, I had the group of ships maintain a ring around the island. For increased security, I had sentinels patrol the area directly above the island, taking aerial shots from above=

(Jason)
Well, not much else we can really do now. Lt. Carter, send a message to all bases: have them ready their troops. I want all soldier ready to mobilize at a moments notice, if those soldiers Zeru dropped become any trouble.

*Lt. Carter*
Understood sir. Orders are sent.

(Jason)
Good. I'll be heading groundside, speak with the Council.
=I left the bridge then, and headed for the hangar=

=His tongue runs with hers chasing it down and moving with it=

(Jason)
=Ten minutes later, I had reached the hangar. I took a shuttle down to Alpha Base, and from there, a teleport all the way to the Serenity. Thankfully, the Council, while aware of what had happened, was not yet ready to convene yet, so I had some time to rest. Frankly, even if they were ready now, I'd still be resting=

=He freezes in place=

Shit.

=A loss of thought catches him as he breaks away from her=
=He bows his head and mutters something=

Sorry, This... this was... sorry.

=He turns to leave around the corner=

=He can see a figure running down the way. Just slightly faster than a regular Spartan should=
=He goes to call out, but stifles himself=

No.

=He shakes his head and pursues her=

(Jason)
=Despite it being eternal day inside Haven, I was tired, and I just wanted some damn sleep. Knowing my luck though, a full nights rest just seemed to peeve people off. I'd have to manage with a few hours. I took the lift back up to the crew deck=

=He sees her round a corner and continues after her=
=As he nears he realizes she had ducked inside of a room=

=Sobbing is heard. He doesnt bother to knock. A flashback hits him. A time during the UNSC days=
=A situation similar to this happened with Grace=

=She is sitting in the middle of the room head down, crying again=

=He approaches her from behind and embraces her=

=He goes into a hushed whisper. Rubbing her shoulders=

=She speaks first, breaking anything he had thought of=

Lynn: Bastard...

=He nods and continues rubbing her shoulders=

Lynn: Do not say it. Dont you dare say it...

I wont. I wont.

Lynn: I... I... I'm done...

=She continues sobbing=

(Miranda)
=Molly was so exhausted from the whole workout thing, that she decided to go to sleep, a few minutes after Jason had left. I was sitting all by myself at the table, when the lift doors opened, and Jason walked into the room=
So, what happened?

(Jason)
Nothing important.
=I kept my voice casual. Didn't want to worry her=

Just something on scanners, but it was nothing.

(Miranda)
=I could hear the lie in his voice, but I had a feeling he didn't want to share. Maybe later, I'd ask what happened, but I felt that it would be better not to push=
So, do you want to finish telling me what happened? I mean, before you got called away?

(Jason)
Sure. Let me get a drink first.

=He sits there holding her as she beats him away with her words=

Lynn: It's a repeating thing... I can understand... well... not fully... the first woman... You thought I was dead...

=He closes his eyes and nods=

Lynn: Here... on this fucking ship... While... I... I... I'm fucking done...

(Jason)
=Two bottles of soda later, and Miri and I were sitting down at the table, and I told her what happened before: I told her about Delta, and how I revived him, the request for peace........and then of course the most recent events. What the hell? May as well. I told her about how Delta now thought that we had plotted against him, and that he wanted Haven burned=

=He nods=

You have every right to be.
I should not have breached it.
I will burn in the fires, I know.

=She sits there, the sobbing had gone down now, but it is still present=

Lynn: You know how many tears I've shed... too many...

I know. I know.

(Miranda)
So let me get this straight: You brought back to life, a man who has commanded a fleet to burn worlds and kill people, in the hopes of making peace with him. Then to show his gratitude, he wants you and everyone here, burned to ash, all because he was tricked by the UNSC.

(Jason)
Yeah, that's about it.

(Miranda)
Wow, it's never simple with you anymore. Everything is hectic.

(Jason)
Hey, would you have stuck with me this long if I was boring?

=She moves away from him and stands up=
=She looks down=

I dont hate you.
I'm very.. Very disappointed... and...

=She takes a deep breath=
=She exhales=

We should end it here..

=She looks back up to him and runs out=

=He stays where he is, knowing that round two will begin at any time=
=His eyes are down. One white. One Red=

Zayne: Its about time she did that. You fuckin bastard.