Chapter 8 NAME "Shit Happens" Part 6

(Dormii)
=when I spoke, it felt like a miracle=
Ultionis...

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Revenge...

(Al)
What is he saying? Its beautiful.... But I have no idea
=Speaking to Armour A.I.=
"Katherine, which language is he speaking?"
Let me check.....Latin, I believe.
"What did he say?"
Its either Revenge or Judgment, I'm thinking revenge due to his background.
Ok
=No longer talking to A.I.=
"Well, thats that. Just need to call in the big boys oh wait, we can't thanks to you. Would you be so kind to tell me? For the sake of your friend."
=I turn to look at the Elite who isn't there, conveniently.=
"Today just isn't my day."
=I look around the room to find him coming towards me.=

Paarthurnax limply staggers to the other Spartan. He thrusts his wrist blades outwards which makes them ignite. The sight was divine beauty.

"Five minutes...on...and off. You think I would let you...hurt my friend?"

(Dormii)
=i rolled my head to look at Paar=
Subsisto

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Stop

Paarthurnax dropped to his knees as his chest pounded away again, heavily.

"ARGH!!!"

He screams in pain, as it settles off.

(Molly)
=The rest of the patrol continued in silence, I was too troubled by Hawk-Eyes comment to talk. Maybe he had a point. I mean, was I really looking for a fight, and if so, why? I knew I was a good pilot, maybe one of the best on Haven. Maybe I was looking for a way to prove myself, my own trial through combat or something.......in the end, I'd have to solve this issue before it cost me what I loved doing. Anyway, it was maybe another 40 minutes before Command sent the order that the fleet was no cleared to cease it's defensive formations, and return to standard patrols. We landed back at the Silver Hawk soon after=

(Al)
"C'mon, don't do this, I don't want to hurt you."
=I back away from the heavily wounded Elite.=
"What is your name, Elite? I really don't want to keep calling you Elite."
=I run to my weapon, grab it but don't aim it.=

Paarthurnax stayed on the floor, as his chest began pounding again.

"Paar...thur...nax..."

He screamed once again.

"ARGH!!!"

(Al)
"WE NEED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN ROOM 12!!!"
=That kinda hurt my lungs to say.=
"Paarthernax huh, hang in there, I'm getting you help but you have to put away your weapons."
=I come closer to him, attempting to help.=

*Nurse*
Did I just hear someone say help? I thought everyone was suppose to stay in here... I have to help them..
=I get out of the squatting position I was in and head to the door.=

*Surgeon*
No, You're not suppose to leave this room until they give the word.

*Nurse*
Someone needs help, isn't this what we signed up for? And not sit in a closet?

*Surgeon*
... I guess you're right, I'm coming with you.
=We both exit the room and head to where the callings of help are.=

(Dormii)
=i lie there, trying to regain my energy. I refused to fall asleep or pass out, I needed to get revenge. I needed to, but I couldn't. Not yet. I needed to get my energy back. I needed to sleep. No, I can't. Revenge...=

He thrusts his hands backwards, sheathing his blades, he screams as he is in agony. He falls slightly, hitting the floor with his face, he tried to get back up.

=While events continued on Haven, Miranda's message was sent to her contacts. Many of them were surprised to hear from her, it had been so long, and when they heard an attempt had been made on her life, they sought answers. Not all of it was out of affection, most was simply because they owed her. They bribed, intimidated.....they did what they did best. It wasn't long though, before they found some information: A contract was put on Miranda's head, and there was a little known assassin that had gone to claim it (The same assassin was now dead) and that nearly all the information they had gathered, pointed back to one name: Lady Arachne. Not one of them was clear though, on whether she was a friend of the assassin, their handler, or both. They knew that whoever had ordered the hit, had gone to Arachne first, though no once could find her. They all reported back to Miranda (at least the coordinates of the message) on their findings, an added a message of their own=

Code:

ALL DEBTS ARE NOW PAID IN FULL.

(Al)
=I quickly pick him up and put him on the medical bed.=
=Some people enter the room and attend to him.=
=I go over to Dormii, still laying there.=
"Are you injured? Just nod your head..."

*Nurse*
=I examined him, finding severe wounds.=
"We have severe face wounds, thirty bullet wounds and some minor cuts."

*Surgeon*
"If hes going to survive we'll have to do surgery."
=I grab the Nitrous Oxide and hook it up to him. While its going I start working on the bullet holes.=

Paarthurnax tried to fight against the humans who had took his helmet off and put another one around his mandibles, until he felt lifeless suddenly. His arms went wavy in the air and they flopped out to his sides, until he was gone...

(Dormii)
Minime.

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Certainly not.

(Key: Under line = nurse. Bold =Surgeon. Seriously though, who wants to put thee name if they're just saying three words?)
We're losing him fast!"
=I pull out a bullet quickly and place it into a bowl.=
"Performing CPR...1..2..3..1..2...3"
Heart Rate Dropping![u]
"This may be unheard of but it might work, hand me the pads!
[u]=My hands dart for the pads, I nearly throw then at him, trying to give them to him.=
[b]=I turn on the machine, put the gel on, rub them together.=
"Ready, 1 2 3, Clear!"
=I shocked him once, hes still not responding so I shock him again. This time his heart(s) start back up.=
"Hes back! Get started on the bullets and ill get his face"

(Al)
*Sigh*
"Kat, what did he say?
'No'
"Then why can't you move?"

(Dormii)
Possum autem lassus sum.

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I can, but I am tired.

*Surgeon*
=I pull out shard after shard, being careful not to touch his eyes which have bits of glass in them, nothing big enough to permanently blind him.=
*Nurse*
=Another couple bullets gone now, I stop pulling but instead start bandaging him.=
"Hes losing a lot of blood! We have to be quick."

(Al)
=I wait a second for translation.=
"Fine, lay there, I don't care but when you are waking up you are going to tell me everything I want to know."

*Marines*
All of us found each other and decided since we can't find him we'll go to the boss.
We found several of our fallen comrades lying in pools of their own blood, it was a sad moment for us all.
The seven of us left entered room #12 and found, the Spartan in command, the enemy Spartan and the prisoner.
Enemy Spartan Laying On His Back, Commanding Spartan Standing Over Him And The Elite Undergoing Surgery.

*Marine*
"Hey, Spartan, why didn't you friggen tell us you found him?!"

(Dormii)
=to the Spartan=
Non ad somnum.

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Not going to sleep.

=i look at the marines and lightly point at them=
Silentio.

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Silence. (shut up)

(Miranda)
=For the past hour, I had been sitting in the bridge, at the comm terminal. Jason had come by now and then, to talk, to bring me a snack, to keep me company while I waited. While I waited, I kept my ear to the ground and monitored things on Haven. The fleets defensive orders had now been completed, and once it was made clear that there was no impending attack, they returned to their standard patrols. Jason was, for the most part, giving orders, moving troops and issuing new patrol routes. I heard talk of sending out new patrols, of small frigate groups, out deeper into space. It was an interesting idea, but all these patrols seemed overshadowed by Havens sensors. I knew why they were being done though: Jason wanted his troops to feel more in control, to make them feel that what they did, actually helped Haven. In other words, these were morale boosters=

*Marine*
"Da f*ck he saying?!"

(Al)
"Watch your tongue, Marine."
=I look back to Dormii.=
"Yes, yes you are going to sleep. Or at least unconscious."
=I use my foot to kick off his helmet, take out my assault rifle then hit him hard enough to go unconscious not enough to cause permanent damage.=
"Alright, you marines are gonna help with his armour."

(Dormii)
=i promptly go unconscious from the rifle butt to the head. Everything goes limp, except for the panels on my arm, which ripple slowly back and forth as I sleep=

(Jason)
=Down in the Crew Deck, I was sitting at the table. For those still catching up, the table also had a holo projector in it, and Silver was kind enough to link the projector up to Haven Command. In addition to military orders, I finally managed to finish coordinating the unloading and housing of the livestock. Several civilians around Haven that were made aware of the livestock, and who also volunteered, were placed in charge of the newly built ranches. Thankfully, they were not without some experience in handling animals. At the same time, the researchers we had working down at the Archives/Academy had reported in. They said they managed to find within the Forerunner Archives, a way to increase the fertility and growth rates of our livestock by at least 6%, with no negative after effects, both on the animals, and the people that would be eating it=

(Al)
"I hold him up, you get the armour. "
=I prepare to hold this half ton human, stretch.=
=I grab him under the arms and the marines get to work.=
=I struggle as I keep him up, he gets lighter with every part taken off.=

*Surgeon*
=I finish pulling out the glass I can get out for now so now I start with the bullet holes.=
"What did this guy do, walk into a exploding warthog?"

*Nurse*
=I don't notice his joke, I'm too busy trying to catch his blood.=
=It may sound sick but no one here has his blood type and hes running out of his.=

(Miranda)
=The comm terminal beeped suddenly, and little folder appeared on the screen. My contacts had news, and I was eager to see what they had found. I wasted no time, opening the file and reading the contents. No idea who this Lady Arachne was. Regardless, I had to tell Jason what I had found, so I got up from the terminal, and headed for the elevator=

(Dormii)
=i open my eyes to find myself in an empty room. Well, semi-empty. The floor is grating, and I can see certain shapes moving beneath it, but I can't make anything out. I look closer and I see hands and arms trying to reach up and grab the grating, trying to pull themselves up. I hear voices, soft murmuring voices, coming from the mass below. Before I can lean down to listen, someone walks into the area. He looks like me, only he still has his right arm, only it's faded, transparent. It's almost like it isn't fully there. It was changing colors too, going from red to blue to green to purple to orange and other colors I hadn't even thought existed=

(Jason)
=I had just closed the holo-projector on the table when Miranda got off the elevator, a look of excitement on her face=
Let me guess: You're contacts have news?

(Miranda)
Not much, but yeah.
=I shared with him what I had learned=

Apparently, someone did order a hit on me, and Xazhi got the job through someone named "Lady Arachne." We still don't know who it was that ordered the hit, but for now, we definitely have proof that Xazhi was hired.

(Jason)
Alright, I'll send a message to Delta, share our findings. With luck, he'll know more.

*Surgeon*
=I manage to pull out the last bullet, it had been tricky but I got it.=
"Alright, I have the last bullet and most of the glass."
=I begin bandaging what she had to leave alone to catch.... the blood.=

(Al)
"Are....arr... Are you olmost.....done."
=Even if I'm a Spartan, I'm still human and I get tired, especially when carrying another Spartan.=

*Marines*
Almost done sir just one more piece *pop* there, completely bare sir.

(Al)
"Good."
=I put him down on his back.=
"Now here comes the fun part, Interrogation."

(Jason)
=It didn't take me long to type up a message, with our findings attached to it, and send it to Delta. We still had the coordinates of where he last was, so with luck he'd still be there. Heh, for all I knew, he was one of those, "Don't call me, I'll track down you," kind of people. Anyway, once that was done, I suddenly felt tired. It had been a very long day, and I had little time to actually relax. I walked to my room, and suddenly the thought of just lying down beneath the sheets seemed like the best idea I'd ever had. When the door opened though, I found that my bed, was not without an occupant=

(Miranda)
=The door opened, and Jason walked in. He stopped, when he saw me, sitting at the foot of the bed=
Hey, Jason.

(Jason)
Miri, is everything okay?
=I walked towards her=

(Miranda)
Nothing's wrong.
=I took his hands in mine, drawing him closer. I could feel my mouth form into a smile=

Just wanted to catch you before you fell asleep.

(Jason)
=She pulled me down to her, and my knees didn't seem to resist. Hell, they seemed to actually bend of their own accord. My lips soon met hers, in a slow kiss. She leaned back, and we both fell to the bed, still locked in the kiss. The rest, kind of faded to black=

*Surgeon*
=After awhile of bandages, medicine and the bleeding has been stopped.=
"He's stable, get all the blood you have and put it in a I.V."

*Nurse*
=I get the various bowls, towels, and drain them in a pouch. I placed a bowl under it incase any spilled, some did. I also put what fell into the pouch. A very slow process.=

(Al)
"Find a strong chair and sturdy rope. I'll see about the Comms problem, A.I. and any other things he might've done."
Yes Sir!
=I salute as they run off, I then head to where the hologram would show up.=
=I click a button, sending for it.=

A.I.
Hav- --- found --m?
Al
Why aren't you speaking properly?
A.I.
I do-- know -ut did yo- fin- Him?
Al
I thought you knew I found him previously. Moving on, with the status of the communications are they down?
A.I.
Yes
Al
Alright, Ill see if I can get something out of him, the whereabouts of his fellow rogues, how to fix the comms' problem.

=The message was sent to Delta's last known coordinates. Attached to the message was the findings of Miranda's contacts, mainly that Xazhi had been hired, by an unknown, and that someone named Lady Arachne was involved. Other than that, there was not much else to the message=

=Delta received the message. He read it over, already knowing all of its contents from his conversation with Xazhi. He went to type a reply of the information he had gathered from Xazhi, but decided to wait untill he had more of it. He went into his console and began searching for anything he could find that could be related to the employer=

(Al)
=I shut the hologram off and proceeded to whhere the marines had put him.=
=It was a small, dark room with a light connected to the ceiling by only a chain.=

*Marine*
You like it huh? Just like the old cop movies.

(Al)
"Good work marine, I like your taste."
=He was tied up in a chair, as ordered, in the middle of the room. Nothing was left of his body untied.=
"Ill proceed to wake him..... leave us. Grab another guy and guard the door. No one comes in."
=He leaves, slaming the door. I barely slap him, attempting to wake him.=

*Surgeon*
=After about three minutes he has his blood flowing back into him.=
"Alright Abby, we did it!"
=I offer a high five.=

*Abby*
=I couldn't help but to smile when he said that.=
=I don't leave him hanging, clapping his hand.=
=I look back to the monitor.=
"He'll wake up any minute now."

*Marine*
=I open the door to where all medbay personal are hiding.=
"Its ok to come out, everything is under control."

(Jason)
=I woke up, almost an hour later, beneath the sheets of my bed, and Miranda embracing me. She was still asleep, quietly breathing, her breath moving across my skin. Gently, I removed myself from her embrace, making sure I didn't wake her up, and got out of bed. A minute later, after getting into fresh clothes, I headed up for the bridge, deciding to wait and see if Delta ever responded to our message=

(Dormii)
=the man in front of me started to speak before a small earthquake shook us around. All I could hear from him was=
"Dammit. Too soon..."

=i opened my eyes, barely, and looked around. I tried to move, but found myself tied up. I grunted and started to wake up more=

(Jessie)
=I let the marines lead me back, they knew the place.=
"So... you guys have families or...?"

(Al)
=I see he begins to wake up.=
"Good good, you're awake. Are you ready to tell me what I want to know?"

(Dormii)
Ultionis...

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Revenge

(Al)
"You are going to stop that Latin first and speak English, that is really getting on my nerves.'

(Dormii)
=i shook my head=
Potest non.

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Can't

(Al)
....
"What do you mean you can't. You know the language, Spartan."

(Dormii)
Donec non conscius est. Elige quod aure audire?

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It's not a conscious thing. Do you choose which ear to listen with?

(Al)
....
"Fine, have it your way, you're still going to tell me how to fix this virus. Right. Now."

(Dormii)
=i chuckle=
Aut quod?

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Or what?

=Things were slowly beginning to unfold on Haven, events that took weeks to set in motion began. Grimm's trusted few, began spreading rumors throughout the population of their city Yuktobania, even going so far as to spread the rumors to the other cities. They told people, how the Council tried to make peace with the XNNO's, with Delta, the monster that had burned their worlds and butchered their people. They told them, how Jason, the one they pictured as the stalwart champion of Haven and it's people, actually brought Delta himself back from the dead. The rumors spread like wildfire, with many people already joining the group Grimm's people represented. And all the while, they remained in the shadows, keeping their existence secret=

(Al)
...
=I back handed slap him.=
"Answer the question"

(Dormii)
=i couldn't help but laugh as I knew where this was going=
Torques?!

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Torture?!

(Al)
...
"It doesn't have to be if you answer the questions. After all, I am a nice guy. "
=I pop my knuckles.=
"Again, answer the question."

(Dormii)
=i laughed harder. I couldn't help it, it was just too funny=

(Al)
"Oh so its funny now huh? How about taking your friend off life support be as funny?"

(Dormii)
=i instantly stopped laughing and extended my arm blade and tried to lunge forward. The blade was in no position to help me get free, but it was still there=