Chapter 3-A: Calm before the Storm

I call softly over my shoulder as i continue to walk

I already told you Snow. Bullets wont harm me.

Remember who you are, remember who she is. You are not this man, this berserker bent on killing everything. You are Dormii Fortuni. RETURN TO WHERE YOU BELONG!

=i climb out of my past, horrified at what I did and could've done= I'm sorry, I"m sorry, I'm sorry.

Me: We will see about that

=I fire 3 Armour piercing rounds in Jay's direction=

The bullets hit me and blood starts to leak out of the wounds but i continue to walk unphased.

Go tend to Dormii, Snow. He needs it.

=What the shit?=

=I run toward Jay and tackle her=

Me: You are not getting away after all I did!

I spin Snow over, positioning myself with my knees digging into his back and my hands around his neck.

Don't make me kill you.

=I keenly say=

Me: Do it.. I dare you..

=I flip over and fire a shot in her leg=

=to Jay= Jay, your team died, glassed. Every last one of them. You told me so when we first met. Your last name is classified for reasons known only to the head of ONI. Your last known rank Petty Officer. You also had a relationship with BENJAMIN-272.

Explain to me how I know this.

Me: She doesn't have Amnesia! She has some sort of excelled intellegence!

=Jay punches me=

Blood spills out from my leg but i only tighten my grip. I squeeze Snow's neck in my hands until he passes out and then stand up.

I'd rather not have any deaths to deal with

I turn to Dormii

You know this because i told you this. I remember everything from my life.

=I fall unconscious as Jay's leg blood spills on me.=

=i try to stand= So you remember what happened? You remember everything? Then you remember that I can prevent you from leaving.

=i hack all the launch computers of Sabres and Pelicans and lock them in diagnostic mode, password "Meo Amo"=
In fact, I just disabled all of the Sabres and Pelicans on this ship. You are stuck.

I smile at him

I know every thought process that crosses your head child. You can't stop me doing anything.

Then what password did I use on the launch computers, and what does it mean?

Meo Amo. Meaning. Multiple translations. Highest chance is either My love or I love you.

And that doesn't mean anything to you?

Why would it?

Then you don't remember everything. Do you remember the lounge? What I said? Or is an organization that ignores many to protect the few more important?

=I quickly regain consciousness and point the gun at Jay=

Me: Dormii, I may have to kill her

=to Snow= You. Will. Not.

Me: She is unstoppable. She can't feel pain, she has no emotion.. She is the enemy.

=I tighten my finger on the trigger=

=i stumble over to Snow= NO! NO MORE KILLING! =i kick the gun from his hand= NO ONE WILL DIE! NOT TODAY!

=i fall to my knees= Dammit.

=I pick up the pistol and and aim at Jay=

Me: It needs to be done.

=I fire a shot into her chest and retreat to the hanger=

=i see blood pooling= Oh, sonofabitch, not again. =i collapse on the floor= Dammit, and I still have no idea what happened in the washroom.

=I run away=

=I stop and run back to where the two lay=

Me: Sorry..

=I wrap Jay's body in bandages to stop the bleeding. I write Dormii a note on what happened to him while he was delusional and wrap him in bandages=

=I go to the Pelican and type in the code=

=I turn around to see Zeru=

Me: As a matter of fact, yes

=I point the gun at him and shot him in his legs then push him off the Pelican=

=reveals he disabled the pelican=

=I lay back in the seat=

Me: Ok, you got me

=I raise my hands=

=gets up and escorts snow back to a cell and locks him in it=

=Meanwhile I wrap my hand hand in a caste and patch up my knife wound=

=I wait for further judgement=

=I put my pistol on safety and when Zeru left I unloaded it and drop the bullets in my bag=

=When finished I start to sharpen my knife=

=heads to the bridge where he test the new engines= (30 mins later) yes it worked we can finally leave =he has the trophaeum start up it's slipspace drive=

=I wake up in a hallway, blood in a small pool around me= Oww, why is it always the hallway?

=I see a note and read it= 'bout damn time someone told me what happened. Now, how the bell do I get up?

=I try to stand, I end up on my hand and knees= Dammit, dammit, dammit! Why can't I just be normal and die like everyone else when they lose a lot of blood? I hate hangovers

=I half crawl half slide over to Jay= Cmon, time to get up, meo amo. Up you go...=i try to lift her, and I end up face first on the floor=...or down I go. Fu*k.

=I open a comm channel, ship wide= Umm, if someone can hear this, I need a medic or three at my location. Preferably not afraid of blood. I'm going to be asleep when you get here, so.....hurry up.

=I place a waypoint and fall asleep=

=I hear the transmission over the comm=

Me: I have to help

=I take out a bonesaw and start cutting the bars=
=When I have enough room to squeeze out. I run down the hall to where Dormii and Jay is=

Me: Jay.. I think it is to late for you

=I start by completely wrapping Dormii in bandages and to apply pressure on his wounds. Then get out the blood pouches I filled earlier=

=I run into the Medbay and return with a cart to hook the pouch up to=

Me: Ok, I will get more blood for you when that runs out

=I shuffle over to Jay=

Me: Well, I guess shooting you wasn't the best choice..

=I cover her wounds aswell and start to feed IV into her=

Me: Dormii will kill me..

Anog wrote:

=I run into the Medbay and return with a cart to hook the pouch up to=

Me: Ok, I will get more blood for you when that runs out

=I shuffle over to Jay=

Me: Well, I guess shooting you wasn't the best choice..

=I cover her wounds aswell and start to feed IV into her=

Me: Dormii will kill me..

(I follow Snow back to the medbay after my workout)

Alright, now what in blazes is going on?

(I look at Jay and Snow, and spy the large puddle of blood)(Groaning)*Ahhh, f*******ck. I haven't seen that much blood loss in any of my times as an ODST.*

(I give a glance to Snow)(Exausted) Yes, yes he will

(I look at Jay) (To Snow, understandingly)So, anything I can do here?

=Not realizing that Marcus was there until he said something because of me focusing=

Me: Whoa!

=I fall over on Jay, frightened=

Me: Shit... Get Dormii some more blood

=I hand him a pouch of blood and I get another pouch for Jay to receive=

Me: If they die, this would be the way they should go. Not the bleeding to death, but you know, next to eachother.

Anog wrote:

=Not realizing that Marcus was there until he said something because of me focusing=

Me: Whoa!

=I fall over on Jay, frightened=

Me: Shit... Get Dormii some more blood

=I hand him a pouch of blood and I get another pouch for Jay to receive=

Me: If they die, this would be the way they should go. Not the bleeding to death, but you know, next to eachother.

(Nodding) Ok, I've only done basic field medicine. I trained to be in recon and demolitions, so lets hope I don't f**k it up.

(I suck in a deep breath)*Alright. First raise above heart level. Second, Keep pressure on the wound. Third, don't screw up.* Yeah, lets not let them bleed out before they've lived their lives more.

This is easy. Then again, so is remebering the exact amout of C-14 needed to open a heavy gauge blast door. THAT, however, is hard.

=I see that the IV is empty and I start to drag Jay back into the Medbay=

Me: It wouldn't be the best to get Medical and Demolitions mixed up.

=I lift her onto the table=

Me: Get Dormii on one of these tables

Anog wrote:

=I see that the IV is empty and I start to drag Jay back into the Medbay=

Me: It wouldn't be the best to get Medical and Demolitions mixed up.

=I lift her onto the table=

Me: Get Dormii on one of these tables

(I lift Dormii up gently) *Damn, Dormii. I forgot how heavy you were*

(I get him up and place him on one of the tables)

(Questioningly) Ok, Snow. Now what?

=I look at Marcus=

Me: Dormii should be fine, he just needs blood

=I gesture to Jay=

Me: I think she is going to need to be cut open. Are you willing to help?

Anog wrote:

=I look at Marcus=

Me: Dormii should be fine, he just needs blood

=I gesture to Jay=

Me: I think she is going to need to be cut open. Are you willing to help?

(I get out my knife)(Understanding) Ok, I'll help. But you do the hard parts. Remember, I'm not the doctor here.

(I unsheath it) Alright, here goes nothing.

=I groan softly= =without opening my eyes= It would be in your best interest, Snow, to help Jay first. When I get a hangover, I tend to kill things.

Me: Ok, you need to be careful with this. Before we do anything.

=I lightly slap Jay=

Me: She is out, good. Cut right along here, slowly.

=I draw out a circle in Jay's stomach=

Me: Do not go too deep, you might puncture organs

Anog wrote:

Me: Ok, you need to be careful with this. Before we do anything.

=I lightly slap Jay=

Me: She is out, good. Cut right along here, slowly.

=I draw out a circle in Jay's stomach=

Me: Do not go too deep, you might puncture organs

(I look) Ok, shouldn't be that hard. Just act like you're skinning an animal after one of the hunts at the farm, Marcus

(I insert the knife) Remember what Snow said. Slow, shallow cuts.

(I start making my way around the circle) Don't f**k up, Marcus. Don't f**k up.

(I finish the insision) (Hopeful) This good, Snow?

=An oval=

Me: Yeah that is good enough.

=I search through the guts and organs to find the bullets=
=I throw all the bullets out of the bloody body=

Me: You see what I did there. Search slowly, don't rush.

=I stitch up any punctured organs and fold the flesh back=

Me: Ok now we need to stitch her back up..

Anog wrote:

=An oval=

Me: Yeah that is good enough.

=I search through the guts and organs to find the bullets=
=I throw all the bullets out of the bloody body=

Me: You see what I did there. Search slowly, don't rush.

=I stitch up any punctured organs and fold the flesh back=

Me: Ok now we need to stitch her back up..

(I nod as if I understand) What do I do here? I'm not exactly an expert with a needle.

Yeah, now I remember.That's why I got yelled at by the professor when I messed up on a dissection.

Me: I need you to hold down the flesh while I stitch it together

=I criss-cross the sting and stitches, going to and from the slice=

Me: Ok.. The only thing left to do is get Jay some more blood and hopefully wake up. Do you happen to have any IV plasma or B- blood around?