Chapter 4: Exodus Part 4

David nods, walking off aimlessly to find a rec-room of sorts.

@Dormii
Its not real Dormii
Cmon, snap out of it.

(He continues to hold Dormii by the arms)

Its not real

=The Remaining Elite follows David silently=

=i move closer to the woman, and i see that's Jay again. more tears form=

Please, stop this.

=i raise my foot=

=Ash gets taken to a room and enters, she turns to the Elite=
Thank you..

=The Elite nods and walks away, she closes the door and sits down=
What know..? I guess I just wait...

(He punches Dormii to get him to awaken)
@Dormii
Return.
That is not you.
Not who you are.
Return to us.
To the real world.

David turns to the Elite and clears his throat, "Pot sa-mi arati unde pot trenul, vă rog?" He just barely remembered Romanian.

=i snap out of it, just as foot falls, making a dent in the floor=

No...

=i fall down, as much as i can with my arms being held=

Dammit, not Jay....

@Dormii
Focus
its over

(He lets go of his arms)

Its over

=I meet the Pilot in the med bay where Snow is laying, stripped of his clothes, o the Med-Slab=

Cât de rău este?

=Pilot looks up=

rău, el a pierdut mult sânge şi coastele sunt rupte.

=I go to one of the machines=

ai repara Auto-Doc?

=pilot looks at the machine=

Da.

=I turn on the machine and move it over Snow, the machine surrounds his body and begins working=

Dacă schimbările ceva pentru cel mai rău, vino şi ia-mă.

=I leave and go to my Lab=

Kabnit wrote:

David turns to the Elite and clears his throat, "Pot sa-mi arati unde pot trenul, vă rog?" He just barely remembered Romanian.

=The Elite looks at him, and 'smiles'=

Urmează-mă, eu vă va arăta sala de instruire, unele dintre luptători noastre sunt acolo acum, de formare. Cât de bună este român ta?

=The elite turns down one of the hallways gesturing for david to follow=

"Aş vrea să cred că eu sunt aproape fluent în ea. Eu nu pot citi română, cu toate acestea. Numai ca vorbesc." He smiles as well.

(He crouches down next to Dormii)
@Dormii

Its over my friend
Stay with us.
In the real world

(He stands and goes off in search for Jay)

=i don't realize i'm screaming until i stand and turn to where he was=

It's not over! It's never going to be over! I can't control this! I'M A THREAT TO EVERYONE HERE! And yet I can't live in a cage! Every time I try to lock myself up, I let myself out! I can't think, I can't act, I can't do ANYTHING without losing myself!

=i feel the urge to punch, to stab, to attack, but i push it down barely=

I was made this way, yet I can't live with it!

(He stops)
@Dormii
You tell me this.
I have that same problem.
You are not alone.
You and I are similar.

=The Elite leading David=

Numele meu este Xeraree, care este numele tau?

"Numele meu este David. O plăcere să te cunosc, Xeraree."

=The Elite arrives at a Door with Bones around the frame=

Aceasta este sala de instruire, vă pregăti pentru a fi uimit.

=The Elite opens the Door=

"Uimit? La ce?" He looked to the door.

=Xararee gestures to the inside of the Training room, Sangheili weapons and sparring gear are on almost every wall, there are large circular impressions on the ground that mark the training rings, there are bars and intense gravity rooms on the other side for muscle building, among other things, he returns his gaze to David=

You were born with multiple personalities, I was made into a killer! MADE! And I don't even know all that I have done!

And I was trained in killing the most brutal way possible! You were trained in dispassionate killing. Click-dead. No thoughts, no emotions. I have to watch as every single person I kill dies. I see their life drain from their bodies. I always thought I killed only in battle, when reasons are lost and minds go blank except for survival. I think, no know that I have killed in cold blood, and on those who haven't done anything wrong in their lives.

I SAW MYSELF KILL THE ONE I LOVE! OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN! Can you say the same?! Can you tell me, right now, that you have seen your own feet takes Ash's life?! Not in combat, or war, but in her sleep?! And that you were the one doing it?!

=i draw my knife= DID YOU WATCH AS YOUR OWN HANDS KILLED YOUR ONE SALVATION!?

David's jaw dropped, "Impresionant. Foarte impresionant."

(He turns around)
(Eyes glazed over)
(Emotionless)

@Dormii
You have no idea how I was trained.
You do not know what I had to do.
To become a Spartan.
I watched as Ash was being attacked. Could do nothing.
I watched as she was hurt. Could do nothing
I watched. Could do nothing.

(He sees the knife)
(His eyes begin to flicker)

Do it

=The Elite roars, and other Elites in the training room turn to look at Xararee and return with roars of equal or greater intensity, Xararee Laughs then turns back to David=

De aici ne-am despartit moduri, David, am alte îndatoriri să participe la. Să sperăm că ne vom întâlni din nou.

=Xararee takes his leave=

David blinked confusedly at the roaring before looking up to the Elite, "În mod similar."

=i take my arm armor off and run my knife along my arm=

Tell Jay that I'm sorry. For the dream, for my past, everything. I can't do it.

(He laughs)
@Dormii
Your plan.
To protect her is to die.
To try and kill yourself.

Coward.

You will harm her more if you do die.
She will be heart broken.
I have seen it before.
Twice.

(He goes to Dormii)
(He grabs the knife and throws it)

I will not let you leave.
I will not let you do that.

=The Elite leaves David=

I AM SAVING HER! I AM MAKING SURE I DON'T KILL HER! I'M MAKING SURE I DON'T KILL ANYONE! I DO NOTHING BUT HARM OTHERS! I WILL NOT DO THAT TO HER!

=i grab his knife and start to run along my other arm=

IF YOU DIE!
YOU WILL HARM HER!
IF YOU LEAVE!
YOU WILL HARM HER!
YOU JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND!

(He grabs the knife and throws it)

David walks into the room, examining the Elites' ways of training, watching them and nursing his shoulder.

THEN WHAT DO I DO?! STAY?! BE A THREAT?! LOSE CONTROL AND KILL HER?! THIS IS THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO KNOW THAT SHE WILL NOT BE HARMED!

=i knock Draco aside and run down the hall, my arm dripping blood=

(He yells)
@Dormii
You live!
Try to overcome!
Break through!

(He stands)
(He goes to the courtyard to look for Jay)

=I run, trying to get away from it all. I slow down and stop. I find myself in front of an armory. I go in. I curl up in the corner behind the racks, trying to be as small as possible, to hide=

Blood for my blindness
Burns for their pain
Screams for us damned

I can't....I'm...I'm only a threat to them. I'm only going to kill someone, and it might be Jay. I don't want to do that. I don't want to hurt anyone

=I slowly fall asleep=

I sigh as i watch Dormii run off and crawl quietly along to the nearest grate in the vents. I drop, swinging myself and landing in front of Draco which stops him in his tracks

Um...Hi.

(He sees Jay land in front of him)
@Jay
Hey.
Guess you saw that, huh?

I give an awkward look

Yeah...

(He sighs)
@Jay
Ash isnt coming with us

I kn...know. You t...two are st...still goin...going to sea...search for her fam...family?

(He looks away)
@Jay
I think something is up.
She wont tell me.

(He looks back)

I put my hand on his arm

Whatever it i...is Draco, sh...she'll still wan...want you. J...Just give her som...some space

@Jay
I know.

Are you ready.

I am. However all i need you to do is start gathering as much as you think you can salvage from here. Then we'll take the pelican to the Frigate. From there you'll upload your AI to the ship while i go get this data from the ONI ship.

I give a shocked look

I just sa....said all t....that without proble....pro.....problems

=I awake to see a machine working on me=

_{Da Fuck!?}

=I try to keep calm as I look inside me=

(He chuckles and smiles)
@Jay
See it isnt that bad.

Alright, The pelican is loaded up. Couldnt hurt to salvage some more stuff.

(He sighs)
(He goes in search of material)

Meet me at the pelican!

(He waves behind him)
@Jay
Dont worry. I will
I promise

(He continues his search for anything useful he can salvage)

(As he is walking he stops off at the armory)

Probably going to need some firepower.

(He walks in and takes as many weapons as he can carry
(He heads off to the pelican)
(He drops them off and heads back for some ammo)

=i hear footsteps. i curl up tighter, smaller. i bury my head in my arms, as if hiding my eyes will cause me to be invisible=

Why do I have to be this way? Why can't I just have been a normal person? A normal Spartan? I never asked for this curse...