Chapter 3-B: Redemption

(He looks away)
(To himself)
Why am I leaving
Why am I choosing to abandon her
Why am I such a fool

(He begins to formulate a plan)
(He smiles)
@Ash
I love you
never forget that

=Ash turns away from Draco=
You don't even know me...

@Ash
Let me enter your world
Tell me everything
We have time now

Why do you want to know..? I just don't care any more Draco... I'm just to tired, I'm not me any more...

@Ash
You don't care about what anymore

=She looks back at Draco=
Everything... I'm done with it, this is how it ends for me... This is me now, this cell is all I can claim from my life..

(He stands)
@Ash
This is not your end
This is another beginning
Another chance you have
This cell
This prison
Is not where it ends

=Ash laughs=
Just like you said... right after you found me on the Thor, you convinced me to stay... you said that it was my new beginning, and what happened? I destroyed everything, then I was sent to the frontlines...

=Ash looks away tears in her eyes=
I don't even what to think about what happened...

(He goes over to his bed and lies down)
@Ash
I convinced you to stay
But it has caused you pain
It has caused everyon pain
But look it has made everyone stronger
You are strong no matter how many times you deny it

''I'm strong''?

=Ash wipes a tear from her eye and looks away=

I'm not strong I never was... ''Subpar'' I think the officers said.... And they where so true, I have let so many people down... I have got so many killed, because I was never strong or brave enough... When I was 19 I was sent to Eridanus II... We where trying to get out the city...

=Ash curls up on her bed=
We got caught up... And do you know what I did?

=She looks into Draco's eyes=
I left them, all of them... I just ran away and they died because I'm a coward... Don't ever say I'm strong, its a disgrace to the word...

(He looks into hers)
@Ash
Do you know what
I am not strong

I seem like it but I am not
I am strong because of ONI
Myself as a person
I am not strong

Saying you are strong is not a disgrace to the word

It was never fair what happened to you Draco, its a part of yourself you can't control... But I was always in control... And the worst thing, is if I had to make the choice again... I would still run, so this is the end for me Draco... I have run for so long its time I gave up...

=She looks away from Draco and turns her back to him=
It was never fair... Not for you.

(He looks down)
@Ash
Not that mission
Another one

(He goes to his bed and lies down)
I hear the screams
the gunfire
the explosions
(He shuts his eyes)
I don't want to relive it

I love you Ash
No matter what happens

(He falls asleep)

(Flashback)
(This is fuzzy, repressed)

Stone-He is sedated correct Mikhail
M. Gordon-Yes
Stone-Good, begin Augmentations, Oh before I leave.
M. Gordon-Yes Director
Stone-Clone Subjects S-015 and S-057.
M. Gordon-But Director that is not
Stone-Are you defying me Dr.
M. Gordon-We shall begin the process after the augmentations
Stone-Good

(Stone leaves)
(The memory fades)

(He shoots up out of bed)
Thats it.
I need to find them

(He notices that Lynn had left his cell unlocked)
(He leaves the cellblock in search of the Research Room)
(He passes the Medbay. Matthew laying on the bed)
More machine than man now
(He continues on and finds the Research Room)
(He enters. He goes through the room to the back)
(Two tubes read S-015 and S-057)
(He unlocks S-015 and puts him on the table)
(He leaves the room and comes back with his armor. He puts the armor on the limp clone)
Go find Torres and follow him. Follow his orders.
(The clone leaves the room in search for Torres)
I need to change my look
(He begins his work)

=over the intercomm at the ONI base=

The Solace is inbound. Prepare the docking bay.

(He hears the message just as he finishes)
(He had cut his hair, dyed it black, and shaved)
That should do it
(He finds a lab coat and puts it on)
(He heads off to the cellblock)
(He finds Ash's cell and sits on the wall in front of it)
(Her sleeping figure on the bed)
You are so beautiful
(He falls asleep)

(The clone makes his way to the entrance)
(He sees Torres)
@Torres
I'm ready

=as Torres waits for Draco, He sees Lynn walking toward him=

Hello Lynn.

What is this, why am I having to go with you on your mission. And your bringing Draco along, He's a traitor. He should be dealt with in a different way.

Lynn this was the heads doing don't get angry with me. Go and complain to them but be warned your voice has no authority here.

=Lynn look at Torres with anger=

Anyway you'll be the one watching him so get use to it.

WHAT! ARE YOU SERI..

=Draco walks out the door=

I'm ready

Good let go...

=Torres and Draco start walking to the hangar=

You coming Lynn.

(As Lynn)
@Torres
Yes

(She looks at Draco)

=they get to the ship=

Welcome to War's Fury.

=they walk on board=

(He looks at Torres)
(sighs)
@Torres
what is our mission

(Meanwhile)
(The actual Draco is still in front of Ash's cell)
(He awakens)
(He sings)

"Come as you are, as you were, as I want you to be.
As a friend, as a friend, as an old enemy.
Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours don't be late.
Take a rest, as a friend, as an old Memoria"

@Torres
Gotcha

(Meanwhile back in the base)

(He looks up at Ash)
How could I leave you.
You are everything.
(He smiles and stands)
(He goes to the cafeteria)

=Ash wakes up and walks to her cell door, she looks over to Draco's cell and see's its empty=
I guess he left... What an idiot... I can't believe him...

=on the bridge=

How long until we leave?

(pilot)"About 10 minutes sir still getting supplies on board"

When we are done mak an announcement that we are leaving.

"Yes sir"

(He remebers he had forgotten his Hydra)
(He goes back)
Well I guess I wont get my Angel Maker back
(He sees Ash standing in the cell)
@Ash
Hello sleepy head

(She notices the changes that he had made to his appearance)

What are you doing? How did you get out your cell? What did you do to your hair...?

=Ash took a step away from her cell door=
I'm so confused... Why is he still here?

(He smiles)
I told you I wouldnt leave you
Lynn left the door unlocked
I did this to conceal my identity to ONI.
I was in a secret Project done here. They cloned me. I sent him with them.

(He looks into her eyes)
@Ash
I am going to live my life as who I was born
(He goes into the office and grabs a set of keys)

=She raise's her hands to the bars on her door=
What are you doing? I can't leave...

@Ash
Why not
They aren't helping you here
Just doing you more harm
I can tell

=She looks into Draco's eyes=
But where would we go? They won't just let us walk out of here... And I think they incinerated my armour.

(He opens the cell)
@Ash
We will figure all of this crap out.
No one will recognize me
I can say something about going to an actual ONI medical facility and I am taking you

=She walks up and hugs Draco=
I have missed you so much...

=She lets go of him=
You can't really think its going to be that easy? Even if we did get out where would we go? We have no armour weapons... We have no home..

(He hugs her back)
(He kisses her)
@Ash
I still have my Hydra
We can go try and find a planet not inhibited by ONI or the UNSC.
But still that is a longshot

=She smiles and looks at draco=
You got a ride? We can't exactly walk off this rock

(He smiles back)
@Ash
I am sure I can find one
(He kisses her again)

=She looks down the corridor=
We better hurry a guard checks the cell's every half hour.

(They run off in search for some kind of transport)

(Meanwhile on the ship)
(The cloned Draco sits on his bed, Lynn walks in)

Lynn-Why did you come back
Draco-I had no choice
Lynn-Everyone has a choice
Draco-Thats true
Lynn-So why
Draco-I got tired of the running. I am ONI's problem now

(She kisses him)

Lynn-You are no problem

=They come to a hanger bay with a guarded pelican, Ash crouch's down and points=

Look there's one guard on the right the other one on the left if we can take them out we can just fly strait out of here.

@Ash
All right.
Silent kills.
On three.

One........two..........three

(They go and take them out with perfect timing with each other)

=in space=

(pilot)"Jumping in five."

=Torres hears and goes to the bridge=

Do we have the exact location.

"Yes, but we don't know how many covenant ships are near it so we have to exit slipspace farter away to avoid detection"

=the ship jumps=

Ok good, have Tiberus help you with that.

"Yes sir."

=Torres walks to his quarter and rests.=

=She rushes over to the cockpit of the pelican=
Dam it!

=She smashes her hand against the control panel=
We got no fuel, even if we did the hanger doors are on lockdown they would need an administrators override...

(On the ship)
Lynn-I have missed you

(She hugs him)
(He hugs back)

C. Draco-We are together now. It is okay
Lynn-Why did you leave me
C. Draco-I felt I had no choice
Lynn-This again
C. Draco-What
Lynn-You could have come back, we.....well me, Grace, and Matthew would have helped you

(He kisses her)
C. Draco-I am here now
Lynn-A new adventure

(Back in the hanger of the base)
(He gets to the Pelican)
@Ash
Never can be easy can it

(C. Draco is Cloned Draco)

=She turns around a grabs a pistol from the cargo=
Its the only thing we can do... You go to the command room find the administrator, I will stay here and refuel the ship.. But first help me get these bodies inside the ship we don't want to attract any attention.

@Ash
Right
(He gets a body into the ship. He leaves to find the administrator)
Ill be right back

=Ash turns on the refueling station and attaches the fuel pipe to the Pelican=
You better come back in one piece... Almost done just have to restart the engines.