Chapter 8 NAME "Shit Happens" Part 6

(Dormii)
Ahem, does it look like I have a rifle and grenade launcher?

*Hanson*
"Ahem, the arm blade."

(Dormii)
Which would only be a threat to Miss Shoot Anything that isn't on my side, as long as no one get's to close.

(Jessie)
"Enough, you want me tied up? Fine, we'll listen to the serial killer. I'll go over in this room and you two follow."
=I gesture to follow me into a medical room, I also grab the rope from Al's body.=

*Marines*
=Two of us follow her as the other two keep their aim on the previous prisoner.=

*Hanson*
"Good, now will you be on your merry way?"

(Dormii)
Like I said, she comes with me until I know you aren't following. But yes. I will be.

(Jason)
=It had been maybe a few hours, that we were walking around the city, before we returned to the teleporter. However, we didn't step through it, yet. Instead, Miranda and I found a spot to sit down, and look at the view. It would have been more romantic I guess, if there was a real sunset. Instead, we were treated to the usual, interior view, of the landscape curving upwards. No matter how many times I looked at it, it was still an awe inspiring sight. Somehow, my hand found it's way to Miri's, placing itself over hers. She turned her head to me, and smiled=
What are you smiling about?

(Miranda)
Oh, stuff.

=He continues viewing the scene from a nearby camera. Focused intently on it. He feels arms begin to drape over him and a kiss planted on his cheek. He had been in this situation before, but it wan't the same person that had done it the last time. He moves his head so he can kiss her on the lips=

Lynn: What're you watching?

=He shakes his head as he tilts it back down=

Dante: Dormii. Being the idiot that he is.

Lynn: What happened?

Dante: He attacked the station.

Lynn: You didn't help him?

Dante: It was none of my concern. If he were to have died. It would have been his own fault. He wants peace in yet he does that.

Lynn: But could you have lived with knowing that if he had died, you could've stopped it?

Dante: I live with a lot of things.

=Her voice goes even more into a questioning tone=

Lynn: What's that?

(Jessie)
=First I took off my wrist armour then I started with my boots.=
"Are you really just going to let him go? All those marines died in vain? Just because someone wants to stop fighting when I had him."
=I stopped before I took them off, I looked up to the standing Marines.=
"Please, let me go."

No, thats against orders, Ma'am

"Too bad all those people died and the killer gets away"
=I stopped taking the armour off, I was stalling until the either the killer leaves or the marines outside leave.=
"What do you guys think?"

We're not suppose to think.
"I know but you think, right?"
I guess so.
"Well...?"
Honestly I think he should've died on the spot for what he did. I don't know why we kept him captive.
"That was Al's idea against mine..... The question is, Do you want revenge?"
Yes I do. But no-one is leaving, its against orders.

*Hanson*
"Shes in the room tied up, now you want to bring her along?"

(Dormii)
That was the deal. I bring her along, tied up, as insurance against any attacks. Once I'm satisfied, you can pick her up from the hallway.

*Hanson*
"No, that wasn't the deal. ... Look, we were nice enough to let you go WITH your armour and weapons. We had the decency to tie her up.
But we would not give an ally to a enemy for insurance. Either leave now or be shot."

(Dormii)
=i sigh=
This you missed what I was saying earlier. But whatever. I'm going.

=i limp past everyone towards the exit, blood dripping off of me onto the floor=

=He stares straight forward=

Dante: You know what I mean.

=She shakes her head=

Lynn: No, I don't.

=He looks to her=

Dante: All of the things that I have done in my life. All of the wrong. All of the times I hurt you. I've been a selfish bastard.

=She cuts him off before he can continue=

Lynn: True.

=He nods=

Dante: Exactly. I have to live with the poor decisions I have made.

Lynn: You're human. Just like all of us here. Just augmented. You're still human. You're still flawed.

=He nods in agreement=

Dante: I know. I know.

*Hanson*
"Finally *sigh* ... ok its over now."
=I look to the marines standing next to me.=
"Ooo raw!"
Ooo raw!

(Jessie)
"Well then, lets go our revenge."
=I clench my fingers in my hand, forming a fist.=
"Here's the plan. *Plan talk no one knows*"

(Dormii)
=i limp off to the right storage room and get my armor on, loading my weapons onto a nearby cart to take with me. A few minutes later, I started to head back to the ship. Keeping an eye on my motion sensor for any signs of movement=

Paarthurnax started loading his armour back onto his tired body. He wasn't sure what was happening, or where everyone had gone. It seemed quite.

(Dormii)
=i didn't find any one following me, not easily anyway, but I continued on my way to the Whisper of Life. I stopped at the airlock and hit the intercomm for the ship=
One body of dreams, waiting to come aboard.

=Xazhi enters the bridge of the Azure Comet and walks over to Delta, who was doing some research on his console=

Del- Hello again. Find anything new?

Xaz- Actually, yes. From Lady Arachne. She was able to track down the employer.

Del- And?

Xaz- Turned out to be some man by the name of Benjamin Fletcher.

Del- Anything else?

Xaz- Well, after some interrogation by the gang, he revealed that he worked for some man calling himself the Reaper. He bled out before they could get any more information out of him.

Del- Very well. I shall contact the Inheritor and tell him of this. Thank you, Xazhi.

=Xazhi exits the bridge. Delta opens his console, and attempts to fire a long-range message to Haven's coordinates=

Code:

Inheritor,
We have discovered the identity of the employer. His name was Benjamin Fletcher, and he worked for someone called The Reaper. This is all we know.
-Delta.

=Atlas obtains the comm and quickly replies=

Atlas: Welcome back to the Whisper. Dante would like to see you in the bridge.

=The lock opens=

Dante: Once he is onboard send a message saying that we will have to leave before the refit is complete.

Atlas: Of course.

(Dormii)
=i walk onto the ship pushing the cart of my weapons. I go to my room and just leave the cart there for now before limping off to the bridge, all of which takes a lot longer than I cared to admit=
Yeah?

=As Dormii enters the bridge the refit ends abruptly. The ship is set free and they begin to list lazily in the space. The message had been sent and they were readying for the next destination to be said. Dante stands and faces him=

Dante: Atlas, head to the coordinates uploaded from a time back. To Olympus.

Atlas: Of course. Once we get far enough away from the station I will initiate slipspace

Dante: Explain the actions you took while on the station, Dormii.

(Dormii)
Well, do you want the explanation from Fortuni, or Mali? Cuz I'll give you my explanation, but his will be slightly different.

=He sighs=

Dante: You've dropped the Latin.

=He shakes his head=

Dante: Does it look like I care from which point of view I want it to be told from. Tell me why you went off on them.

(Dormii)
Well, myself, Dormii Mali, the one who came before Dormii Fortuni, wanted to kill them because they created Dormii Fortuni in order to keep this amazingly handsome body for themselves so they could have another test subject for the Viking project. Dormii Fortuni on the other hand wanted to kill them because I managed to convince him that the UNSC somehow made Jay go into a coma and thus should get revenge. Following along?

=He does not take Dormii's tone at all too well but he lets him continue on=

Dante: Yes, I follow. Continue using that tone however and you will find yourself in the medbay next to Jay.

=He looks at him sternly=

Dante: Are you following me? Now continue.

(Dormii)
So basically the whole thing was my idea and Fortuni was just stupid enough to listen to me. I mean, really, how could the USNC put Jay into a coma? None of them have access to Forerunner tech and even if they did I highly doubt any of them know how to induce a coma from them. Also, you may want to send him to the medbay anyway as his knee is damn near broken, there's a bullet in him somewhere, and his actual fleshy hand is broken to the point where the bones are starting to stick out, cut up his skin and bleed all over the place. In fact, the only reason I'm talking to you now and walking around is because I've learned to block out pain to the opint where it's just there, it's not a thing that has impact.

Dante: His own idiocy led to this. I will have to speak with him when his injuries are less severe.

=He calls to one of the people within the bridge=

Dante: Soldier! Escort Dormii to the medical bay area. Make sure he is well taken care of. Also send reports to me about Shel... Jay's status.

=The ship has moved out of the way of the station. It's engines come alive and Atlas initiates the slipspace drive towards Olympus. He turns and goes to sit down once again. A couple soldiers come up to Dormii and stand with him until he begins to move=

Dante: I have a feeling I may see you around more often. Is that correct, Mali?

Paarthurnax started to slowly walk out of the room, into the open. He wasn't sure what was going on, so he went towards what seemed to be populated.

(Dormii)
=i shrug=
Depends on if Fortuni ever let's me out for the third time.

=i go with the soldiers, limping to the medbay. Once there, I take off my armor, drop it on the floor, and sit lay down on a bed so the doctors can take a look at me. I shudder for a moment and then fall asleep, letting Fortuni back in control=

(Jessie)
=It was a classic and hopefully it would work.=
"Phase one, go."
=The marine gives me his hand cuffs then he walks out of the room.=

*Marine*
"Sir, shes tied down."
=I moved towards him until I was next to him.=

*Hanson*
"That's good. So until the station notices a ship has left she'll remain tied."

*Marine*
"No traitor, she'll be leaving to catch that killer and you're not going to stop her!"
=I raised my gun to his head, the other marines raised their guns at me.=
"You're assisting the escape of Dormii Fortuni, a wanted criminal!"

*Hanson*
"Shes got you to?! Marine stand down immediately, thats an order!"

*Marine*
=I am scared as Ill ever get.=
"No! I will not be told what to do by a traitor!"

(Jessie)
=I grab my chair then open the door.=
"Anyone need to sit?"
=I throw it at the group then dash to the exit.=

His head was still spinning, he heard a lot of footsteps, he decided to follow them.

=Delta's message reached haven, and Silver Light received it, and sent it to the Serenity=


(Jason)
What kind of stuff?

(Miranda)
Nothing in particular.
=I took another look, out at the scenery. Without looking back at him, I asked=

So, this is how it's going to be, isn't it? The rest of our lives, here in paradise.

(Jason)
=I shrugged=
I wouldn't call it paradise, not yet at least.

*Marines*
=We all get hit by the chair causing us all to fall into a pile.=

(Jessie)
=I tried following him but it was no use.=
=I tried the map kindly given to me by the A.I.=
"Hanger Bay.. Hanger Bay.. Which Hanger Bay?"
=I kept looking around which hanger bays had which ships in them.=
"Where where where? Sonofabitch."
=I kept looking 'til I found it, which I did.=
"Hanger bay..."
=I didn't bother to finish cause I was already running there, full speed.=
They must not get away, They shall not get away.

Dante: Atlas, ETA.

Atlas: A few hours within this realm.

=He nods and leans back. Lynn had been away from the conversation that Dante and Dormii had. She comes from behind again=

Lynn: He looked really beat up.

Dante: His own fault for letting that part of him control him.

Lynn: Don't you do the same?

Dante: No. Not any longer. If he comes to kill I fight back. Instead of going along with anything he has to cook up.

=As if he heard his name. Which he did not. Zayne appears on the other side of Dante=

Zayne: Come now, I thought you loved my cooking

=Zayne laughs at his little joke=

(Dormii)
=the doctors set to work on my wounds. They stitched up scratches, dug out bullets, and put bandages over bullet holes. They cut, sewed, and cleaned me up from my most recent battles. Inside, it was another story altogether. One that couldn't be fixed by physical means=

Zayne: Besides. How about the last time? You let me go all willy nilly. Are you finally starting to see that you are nothing without me?

=He ignores Zayne and stands up out of the chair=

Dante: Lynn, You want to. Go for a swim?

=She smiles that wonderful smile and nods as she takes his hand=
=They leave off for the recreation room and the pool=

Zayne: Twit. You can't run from me. You need to learn that as well.

=He laughs again=

(Jessie)
=I run through random halls, rooms and big rooms.=
"Just a nice run through the base chasing serial killers.=
=My sarcastic tone echoes.=

*Rogue Marine*
=I stand up before everyone else and aim my weapon.=
"Don't get up."

Paarthurnax stumbled upon a group of Marines, he knew from the start he wasn't meant to be there.

*Rogue Marine*
=I notice something move in the corner of my eye.=
"Stop!"
=I turn my gun towards him.=

*Hanson*
=Nows my chance.=
=I get up then tackle the marine.=
"Help me!"

*Marine*
=I crawl over to the two marines and help hold the Wacko one down.=
=My buddy does the same.=

(Jessie)
=I was closer, for sure but I was getting tired.=
"Almost... there."

He carried on running, no matter what.

*Pile o' marines*
We rustled around until the guy on bottom gave in. One of us broke something and it was very audible.

*Rogue Marine*
"Arr my arm! Get off!

*Hanson*
"Don't you see? She used you as a distraction!"
=I gave up with reasoning and just head butted him causing him to lose consciousness.=
"Ow"
=I stood up along with the other two.=

(Dormii)
=i found myself in a dark room, for what feels like another time, but I can't remember ever being here. The floor is a large steel grate, with small amounts of movement beneath it. Every once in a while, a hand or an arm would reach up, grab onto the grate, and then let go with a loud screech. I looked around, and saw myself, only I had both arms. Well, in a sense. The other me's right arm was transparent, and changing colors. It was odd=

=As Jason and Miranda spent their day together, and Hans and his group continued to organize, other events played out on Haven. After finding what they needed from the Archives, the scientists on Haven managed to synthesize the new compound necessary to increase the growth of the livestock population. First, it is given to the fish, and already signs show that the compound works. Soon, the same compound is introduced to the cattle, with similar results. It wasn't an overnight bloom that would result from this, but the population of each species would rapidly expand=

=As they walk he appears again=

Zayne: You know what? Instead of you running away and me laughing my ass off from my terrible. In yet completely awesome jokes. We just alternate this body of yours. I get it during the week an you the weekends?

=He ignores the offer=

Zayne: Can't you see this silence is driving us apart!

=Zayne laughs, but Dante picks up a conversation with Lynn=

Lynn: So what's the plan?

Dante: Pick up the other ships and head off for Zephyre.

Lynn: Zephyre?

Dante: The planet that we had gone to. My ex needed help. Remember? I did some extra research and found it's name.

Lynn: Hopefully nothing goes wrong.

Zayne: Knowing your luck. Something will.

He continued to run, blocking out everything else. He wasn't sure where he was running to, nor where he was.

(Jessie)
=Started running again but after a couple hallways and a café I'm in the hanger bay containing the Whisper Of Life.=
=That is if its even the ship Dormii uses. This was only a suspicion that this is the ship.=
"Ok, just gotta get inside now."

(Jason)
=We both sat there for a while. Whether minutes, hours, or even days went by, I'm not sure. I know that it gets old saying it again and again, but down inside Haven, there was no way to tell what time of day it was. Despite that, we both decided it was time to head back home, so we got up, and made our way to the teleporter pad=

(Dormii)
=the other me spoke=
"Okay, now we have more time. Dormii Fortuni. What were you doing?"

What do you mean?

"Why did you listen to your past self?"

What are you talking about?

"Earlier. When you decided to attack the station."

(Jason)
=We arrived back at the Serenity a few minutes later, and took the lift up. Miri got off at the crew deck, while I headed up to the bridge. I found Delta's response there. Had no idea who this, "Reaper" was. Maybe Miri knew, seeing as how the guy wanted her dead=

(Jessie)
=I took a deep breath and slowly exhale.=
"There it is, now how to get inside with someone noticing."
=I put the thought of it not being his ship out of my head.=
Maybe the front door. Even if its exactly opposite of what I was going for. And what would I do when I get inside?
"Maybe explosives? Engines? Explosives in Engines? Or maybe just the slip-space core?"
=I started thinking out loud, something I do often.=
"Either way I need the U.N.S.C. here before they leave."
=I look for the A.I. console, finding it in the control room.=
=I enter through the door. I activate the console and he shows up in a flash.=
"A.I. I need you to contact the U.N.S.C. and tell them that we have two potential criminals on the top wanted list."
*A.I.*
I already have. Tell me. What are you planning on doing?
(Jessie)
"Something risky but needs to be done to ensure they won't escape."
=I click a couple buttons causing the place to go into lock down.=
"This is where the Whisper of Life is, yes? The one with info that doesn't add up?"
*A.I.*
No. That ship went into slip-space a little while ago.
(Jessie)
"What?! I told you to make sure that ship didn't escape!! Now they're off in some other direction and now I can't get there...
*A.I.*
What? You didn't tell me too. I hadn't known that was they're ship. You have a ship yourself, go use that to chase them.
(Jessie)
"You're right. Did you happen to find where they went?
*A.I.*
I have the coordinates. Take them.
(Jessie)
"Thanks. Ill be on my way. And tell Al, if he survived, Tell him I'm sorry."
=I click a couple other buttons unlocking this sector then head of to my ship.=
*A.I.*
=I wait til she leaves.=
I will.... Finally this stupid fight is over. I have a lot clean up.

*Nurse*
=I run down the hallway, chasing after the Elite.=
"Wait up! You should be in bed!"
Why is it nobody likes to stay in bed?

Paarthurnax ignored the humans, he continued to run.