Chapter 4: Exodus part 3

I nod my head at her slightly and motion to the memory chip.

Drac....Draco ha...Has this stu....stu....dumb idea th....that we're goin....going to ste....ste.....take the ONI sh....ship.

=Her eyes widen=
He told me about it... But if we aren't going to steal it..? What are we going to do?

Mor....More like wh...What am i goi...Going to do wi...With it.

I grin mischievously at her

=he decides to check on his new project after adding some data he decides to start it=

it's almost ready





for those who don't know it is the fighter idea and will whoever is giving my posts bad ratings just stop

=She winces at Jay=
Why do I get a bad feel from that...?

=She smiles=
Anyway..? How are you doing..?

I shrug

We...Wet hai....Hair and al...All that. Yo...You?

Good I guess... I just had, a ''difficult'' moment with Draco...

=She sighs=
Did he tell you Zayne attacked me...

=comms ash=

ash can u hear me it's zeru tar is fine it wasn't a heart attack he's currently resting in medbay

I give her a look of suprise.

No, tell m...Me abo...About it?

I gesture back into my room

=She reply's on her comms=
Thanks Zeru... I'll come check in on him later

=She turns them off and follows Jay=
You don't have to tell me... But is your voice okay?

=He continues his work=

God dammit, this cant wait much longer!

David blinked, confusedly, "Who had a heart-attack?" He suddenly wondered how long he'd been asleep, and what had happened during his slumber.

I look at her

Wh...What do yo....you think? I would pre...pre.... like to wri.. write instead bu....but that ta...takes too lon...lon...long. Speak....Speak...Talking is....A lo...Lot of conce...conce....hard work.

=hears david=

no one luckily u've missed alot david trust i'd get ready if u were u

Sorry...

=She smiles reassuringly=
You can do what you want... If you want to write, go ahead....

=She enters Jay room with her=

I give a little laugh and sit down on one of the chairs

Sor...Sorry fo...for what?

Nothing I guess...

=She sits down opposite Jay and brushes her hair behind her ear uncomfortably=
Nice room you have here...

I wave dismissively

So thi...This whole th...thin....incident wit...with Zayne th...then?

Yeah...

=She fiddle with her fingers=
He... Just turned... One moment in a flash, then I was running...

=Her eyes are drawn to the floor=

David rose to his feet, sighing, "Sorry..Finally got some somewhat peaceful rest. I can't remember the last time I've had that...Ready for what?" He grabbed his rucksack, looking outside.

=She stares at Jay waiting for a reply=
Ugh... Then I tried to out think him...

=Her gaze returns to the floor=
I thought if I could hide in the vents he couldn't find me... But...

=She flinches a little as she remembers the gunfire=
He started shooting....

=Her eyes go blank=

I move slowly towards her

Go on.

Already looking outside, David looked up. He had wondered why it was so dark, and nearly gasped. The only words he could muster were, "....Friendly or hostile?"

I got the jump on him though...

=She subconsciously reaches for where her knife usually is=
I had him pinned... I wanted to run but I couldn't, if I did he would be free again... I was stuck there with him

=Tears begin to form in her eye's=
It was so strange... Seeing this different person in Draco... He said he ''liked me''? I mean what the hell does that mean?!

=She stops herself and controls her tone=
The worst thing is... What he said next...

=Her eyes darken=

I place my hand on hers

You don't ha...Have to tell.

=She looks up at Jay=
I just don't know any more....

=She wipes the tears from her eyes=
Its not fair... Not what he said, its not fair... Why?

=She loses her self in thought=

I burn with curiosity but control myself. I pull Ash into a hug.

Do no...not let hi..him get to you. Draco i...is the on....one that ma...matters most.

=He continues to recieve comms from throughout the ship, but he can't stop thinking about the weak signal from earlier=

Where did it come from? We tried comming that base down there for days after we crashed, but there was no response. Maybe there is someone down there hiding? maybe they can help us.

=He comms to Voutan=

Hey there, Voutan. I need a favor. Can you go down there and see if there is anyone that can help us?

=Ash hugs Jay back squeezing her tighter, she speaks under her breath=
Thank you...

=Another set of tears fall from her eyes=

I keep the hug held for her.

Ash. I'm alway...Always here

(He wakes up)
(He looks around for Ash)
(He sighs)
(He puts on his shirt)
(He stands and walks out of the room)
(He traverses the halls)
(Finding himself at Jays door)
(He stands in the doorway seeing Ash and Jay)

@Both
Hey

=She nods even though Jay can't see it=
I know...

=She slowly pulls away from her and falls back into her chair=
I could really use a drink right now...

=She drops her head into her hands as she groans=
I need some sleep...

David curses under his breath, examining the massive ship from his window. "Is there a rendezvous point anywhere?"

=He comms back=

Voutan- Yeah, sure.
=he gathers his armor, ELS, MCR, pistol and armor-peircing rounds, and 8 Tordaggers, just to be safe. He heads to the main hanger and meets a squad of SS in the middle, fully armored and geared up to face the jungle=

=He unlocks the ship's SSGR and ferries the squad down to the planet before fully locking up the ship again=

I nod at her and turn to Draco

Go get her a drink.

=sees the ship landing and comms the others=

guys we may have a situation i'd get ready for combat just incase

=On the way down, he feels wierd. He had never been on a gravity lift before. They land and the lift disables and the ship locks back up. They head into the dense jungle and start their trek towards the abandoned base=

(He nods and departs)

=She looks up at Jay=
How long has he been standing there...

=Her eyes go blank, and she sighs=
If he heard any of that... I just...

=She becomes silent=

I put my hand on her shoulder

Don't wor...Worry. He onl...only just wal.....walked in as yo...you sat down.

=He is busy dealing with the crew when a ship pulls out of slipspace, followed by another two. He comms one of them, the Mahogany Star. They talk of the reinforcements as well as supplies they had brought. They dock with eachother, quickly transport the cargo, and lock back up. The 4 ships hover above the forest, casting a massive shadow=

I hope your right... We barely talked afterwards...

=She runs her hands though her hair=
I screwed up Jay...

(He returns with a glass of water)
(He shrugs)

We dont have any alcoholic drinks.
But water is better.

(He hands her the glass)

=She smiles and takes it=
Thanks Draco... Sorry about what happened...

=She drinks the water slowly=

=sees the other ships arrive so he heads to the control room and hit's the alarm=