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Eric cursed beneath his breath, “fall back to the exit! Move, move, move!” Eric’s words were heard by everyone in his group and they all began to fall back. “Dogs, lay down cover fire!” Eric then turned to see that Palab and the rangers were still fighting hard. “Sergeant Palab, get your men out of there! Retreat!”

Palab heard Eric’s shout and turned to his team, “Retreat! Leave guns, get out!” The rangers pulled out there energy swords and dashed ahead, cutting through the combat forms. Two of the elites died in the initial charge, but the others made it through and caught up with retreating front line. Palab and his Mirratord grunts sped through the swarm of flood forms, sprinting on all fours. One of the grunts was overrun by a hive of combat forms and his screams were quickly silenced. Palab wanted to go back for him, but there was nothing that could be done. Even with the cure in his body, he was still beaten to death. Palab dodged and followed his other grunts as the specters fired into the mass of creatures behind him. Dead elites began to rise ahead of them, their bodies taken over by the flood infection forms, and Palab dashed ahead of he grunts. His elbow spikes extended and he lunged at the deceased elites before they could fully stand. He stabbed, slashed, and tore the infections out before the bodies could do any harm to his grunts. Two elite combat forms stood to their feet and Palab prepared to attack but powerful explosion of a human shotgun tore through the creature. The Spartan waved for Palab to come on as Eric killed the other combat form. The last three of his Mirratord grunts ran past him and he followed to the cave exterior.

Eric tossed grenades over Palab’s head as his communications channel came to life, “19, I just got a call from Vornaldea. Evacuation is complete! He says to get back to the seed now!”

“Already?” Eric questioned. “That wasn’t even an hour.” Eric looked to the group and did a mental count of the numbers. There were too many to fit on one phantom. Another ship was needed, but there wasn’t enough time. “02, get off the phantom. Gridolee, take the phantom and get your elites to the ship.”

“You are staying here?” Gridolee questioned.

“Until you come back to get me and the grunts. We’re going to take the specters and make a run for the city. Pick us up there.” Eric hated the plan, but it was the only option. He turned and tore a hole in a combat form with his M90 shotgun. “Get going. Dogs, load up the specters. Sergeant Palab, you and grunts take point.” Gridolee cautiously ran toward the phantom, grabbing Sammy 13’s unconscious body, and was the last to board. Eric and his team mounted the specters and sped off behind Palab and his three grunts.

“Stay alive Sergeants, I’ll be back to get your teams with haste. I have the injured one; she will only slow you down.” Gridolee said in the com. Eric couldn’t help but feel some form of reassurance at the elite’s words, but he couldn’t depend on Gridolee coming back. He had to fend form himself. He had yet to put his trust in any of the elites and he wasn’t about to do it now, even though he grabbed Sammy without being told to. Aboard Eric’s specter were Justin and Melanie, while Mathew drove separately to get better speed out of the craft. Kelly was riding with Roy, and Palab was ahead with his three grunts. They sped across the field as the combat forms gave chase, but the specters speed was just enough to put them out of harms way.

“13, set off the Lettuce Patch!” Eric ordered.

Melanie flipped the switch in her pocket and a detonator exploded near the cave exit, and that in turn set off a chain reaction of explosions from the well placed plasma and frag-grenades. The explosion sent a plum of dust and rocks in all directions destroying hundreds of flood combat forms, but still more continued to run out of the cave.

“It was small, but affective I guess.” Melanie sighed as she looked back at the explosion. “They’re still coming, but at least we slowed them down.”

“Let’s hope we slowed them down enough.” Justin 13 added.

“Rogue Fantasy, this is Black Op 19. We are prepping to evac the Seed. Get ready with the package.”

Captain Monroe sat forward in her command chair and rubbed her temples, “Understood, 19. We’ll be ready.”
There were too many options and not enough time. Captain Monroe needed to get the NOVA planet side, and without risking the life of anyone in her crew. “Helm, set a course for the fault line that Siren selected as the delivery point. We’ll take the whole ship down there and drop it ourselves.” The crew turned and looked at her as if she had lost her mind. “Now, gentlemen.”

“Yes ma’am. Entering orbit. Co-ordinates set.” The helmsman turned and looked at Captain Monroe. “Should I prep an escape trajectory?”

“By all means. I don’t plan to be down there any longer then necessary.” The Rogue Fantasy casually accelerated toward the canyon system and hovered directly over the package delivery spot. “Juggernaut, change in plans. Take the NOVA to the nearest door and be ready to push it out. We’ll get as close as we can before we drop it.”

“Yes ma’am.” Juggernaut replied over the com. The Rogue fantasy leveled out as it approached the monstrous series of Canyons beneath its hull. The sky was thick with flood spores and it created an eerie green and yellow glow everywhere.

“Ma’am, we’re over the target with only a .002 percent chance of error.”

“That’ll have to do. Juggernaut, are you ready?” Monroe said into her communicator.

“We’re ready captain. Bay doors are open and the package is ready to fall.”

“Start the timer on my mark.”

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Eric looked up with hopes of seeing a phantom descending toward him, but there was no sign of it. He then found himself speeding into the city, heading toward the center but something ahead of him gave him a chill. Palab’s specter ahead stopped and the four grunts were gazing into the heart of the city with shock written across their faces.

“Very bad thing!” One of the grunts shouted as it hopped nervously on the back of the specter.

“Oh -blam!-!” Melanie cursed. In front of them were long winding tentacles that were all beginning to wrap around the buildings and streets.

“It’s already here!” Justin shouted.

“What the hell is that?” Kelly gawked as she peered into the city. “Is that the creature?”

“We’ll have to form up on the edge of town.” Eric ordered to his squad. “I’d rather face the flood then that thing. Palab, turn around and follow us.”

“Roger.” The command crew unanimously replied. Roy and Mathew had already turned around and Eric quickly followed. Palab’s specter was close on his tail.

“Tentacle not move. Creature not follow.” A grunt stated to the group.

“Fall out and hold that rooftop.” Eric pointed to the last building on the edge of town and they quickly jumped out of the specters. With speed, grace and power, all five black ops sprinted up the winding ramps without breaking a stride. Kelly fell in line and the four grunts pulled up the rear. It was five flights to the top and Melanie kicked open the door. She quickly scanned the rooftop as she walked toward the edge of the rooftop and looked toward the field. There was a sea of oncoming combat forms.

“There has to be thousands of them.” Melanie mumbled.

“Check ammo, Tango formation D.” Eric’s orders went without a response and they all checked their weapons. Roy and Justin held Carbines that they gathered from the specters, while Melanie and Mathew held their BR55’s tightly. Kelly stood at Eric’s side, while the grunts took position between the humans. They then fell into an arrow formation with Eric and Kelly at the point and everyone else fanning out from behind him. Eric and Kelly had the heavy weapons, M90 shotguns, which meant taking on the close range attack.

Palab began to sniff the air, “Parasite come!” His words were unnecessary as the stampede of flood combat forms could be heard, but the constant screams and wails also began to fill the air. “Grenades!” Palab shouted to his grunts. They each took grenades in hand and waited for the order to launch them into the door. The building itself began to shake from the charging mass of dead parasites running up the ramp. Eric lowered himself to a knee and pulled his shotgun to eye level. Kelly then took notice of her motion sensor; they were close and the numbers were off the scale. A combat form rounded the corner of the top floor and ran toward the door leading to the roof. Once it crossed the threshold it was cut in half by carbine projectiles. Roy, Justin’s job was to take down anything that came in sight. While the stronger weapons would be for the creatures that got too close.

More combat forms filled the hall, and Palab launched his grenades into the door. His grunts did the same. A concussion of repetitive explosions followed and the shrieks of the combat forms faded for a moment. But then they flowed through the door as if unaffected by the explosions.

Round after round escaped every weapon as the black ops let loose with every amount of determination they had. Green carbine rounds soared over Eric’s head as he cautiously picked his targets. He only had twelve shots before he would need to reload, and he knew that he couldn’t waste his shots; the creatures had to be close. Kelly was also aware of her situation, eyeing the carnage and tumbling bodies as they fell at her feet. She fired one round at a combat form that was only two feet away, tearing the body into a pile of remains.

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They pressed on, unrelenting, unforgiving, unconcerned for their own safety and determined to feed upon the living bodies ahead of them. Soon Eric found himself shooting more often and keeping a mental count of how many rounds he had fired. He had six shots left, and he didn’t have time to reload. They were pushing closer and closer and piling up at his feet as his team mowed them down. This was it. No where to run too, no where to escape to. No more falling back; the last stand. His ears filled with the nervous retort of Melanie, cursing with every shot she made. She was loosing control, becoming angry and agitated at the assault. Roy was also panicking, loosing his calmness. He was the youngest of all the black ops, but he was still a black op. His team was loosing there edge, and Eric couldn’t stand it.

Eric hopped back, reloading his shotgun as he put a small amount of space between himself and the flood. Kelly kept firing; she knew there was nowhere to run to. With every shot she pumped the chamber and fired again, but then her chamber clicked; no more rounds. Out of the corner of her eye, Eric charged into the mass of Flood combat forms. His right shoulder held low, and he plowed the first five parasites over with his own brute force. His squad gasped for a second, but continued to fire and reload. Kelly quickly reloaded her M90 and stood up and followed Eric into the fray. Two shotguns discharged at an alarming rate as Eric and Kelly fought the creatures as they came into the door. Eric planted his foot on one of the parasites and kicked it, sending it tumbling backwards into the other combat forms. Plasma flowed over his armor and he gritted his teeth to fight the pain. He raised his weapon and took down the combat form that had shot him.

“Eric, fall back!” Melanie nervously shouted, but Eric didn’t heed her plea and continued to fire. A tentacle wiped across his back and tumbled forward, groaning as his shoulder dislocated from the blow. He looked up and saw Kelly slam the butt of her shotgun against a combat form, and then kicked it. Eric turned over to face the creature that hit him in the back and raised his shotgun. He pulled the trigger… nothing. He was empty. The creature stepped forward and brought its tentacle down on him but Palab wracked his elbow spike across the creature’s chest, killing the infection form within. Palab bobbed and weaved through the numerous combat forms, stabbing and slashing with his elbow spikes. His eyes filled with determination and unrelenting aggression he took down a combat form and then another. But a tentacle crashed across his chest and sent him tumbling backward. He staggered to his feet and charged again.

Eric punched his shoulder in frustration, reached into his pocket and pulled out the gift he had received from Captain Domadree. His twin Mirratord blades exploded outward and he cut down three combat forms with one swing. He then ran to Kelly’s aid, and raised his blade through the back of a combat form that was hovering over her as she tried to stand.

“Eric!” Melanie shouted. Eric turned to see what Melanie was screaming about and beyond the edge of the rooftop he could see that the tentacles were quickly moving toward them.

A burst of static filled Eric’s ears, “Sergeant Raynord, the south side of the roof. Get onto the gravity lift!” Eric turned and saw the purple light of a gravity beam just off the side of the building.

“Go!” Eric pointed to the light as another tentacle cracked across his chest. Kelly was close to the lift and she began to open fire on the combat forms with her freshly reloaded M90; her last twelve rounds. The grunts quickly divide into the light and were cheerfully pulled upward, but they couldn’t see the phantom that was lifting them. The black ops quickly followed but Melanie and Kelly both spotted Eric being beaten by two combat forms. They both launched themselves at the creatures and Melanie grabbed Eric, dragging him toward the light. She tossed him over the ledge and watched as the gravity lifted him upward. She turned and Kelly was back peddling toward her. Melanie lifted her rifle, firing into the overwhelming numbers of the combat forms that were charging Kelly. Kelly pushed Melanie into the gravity lift and she then jumped in. She kept her gun trained downward as she was pulled frantically fast into the sky. The light beneath her began to fade and she looked up to see where they were going.

Upward into the sky they climbed, but there wasn’t a phantom above. Faster the sped through the thin clouds and toward the glowing ball of light ahead. The gravity lift was coming from the glowing rays of the Seed Installation. Kelly looked around and zoomed in on a green tentacle that was rising toward the sky. It was far from reaching the seed ship and moving very slow, but then Kelly noticed that the boulders were falling from the sky. The ceiling around the seed ship was crumbling and smashing the tentacles that attempted to reach toward it. The ship was breaking free of its prison and preparing to launch. Within a few moments Kelly found herself turning right side up and landing firmly on the floor of the Sacred Hall.

“We have them!” Vornaldea shouted to the rest of the high ranking elites surrounding him on the sacred hall, which was now the command deck. “Engines to full, break us free from the planet.” The elder crossed the pedestal at the center of the massive dome and approached Eric as Melanie examined him. “How is the sergeant?”

“Not good, just back off, I’ll take care of him.” Melanie frantically replied as she tossed her helmet to the side and examined Eric.

“Why didn’t you tell us you had a gravity lift on the ship?” Kelly sternly questioned to the elder.

Vornaldea gazed at Kelly, but maintained his calm demeanor, “We discovered it not long ago and it took some time to maneuver the beam toward your position. But there isn’t much time. We must remove him from the command deck, it must be done. And whatever plan you humans have for destroying the flood, now is the time to use it.”

Kelly stepped closer to Melanie and Eric, “Private, we should clear him…”

“Not until I know he’s okay!”

“05, stay calm.” Justin 14 placed a hand on her shoulder and spoke softly. “He’ll be fine once we get him to a med area. You’re in command of the squad. You have to contact the Rogue Fantasy, or all of this is for nothing.”

Melanie calmed herself and picked up her helmet, “Rogue Fantasy, this is 05. The seed is launching, deliver the package! I repeat; deliver the package!”

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“Message confirmed, 05!” Captain Monroe pressed the com channel on her arm rest. “Juggernaut… set timer for two minutes and deploy!”

“Captain, it’s Siren… she’s…” The com died in a burst of static.

“Juggernaut?” Monroe stood to her feet and gazed at the empty holo-tank at her side. “Juggernaut, answer me! Juggernaut?”

To be continued…

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Notes: Do you hate me yet? LOL
This was quite the rollercoaster, no? I'm sure you have questions as to what the hell the ending was all about, cause Siren was locked away in her own Mainframe... or was she?

As always comments are welcome.
-soulguard


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Naarg! Damn you! And damn me too, because I can't get too enraged because I've just done exactly the same thing! Ah damn whoever thought up the idea of hypocrisy!

But seriously lol, that chapter was sheer genius - you were right, I actually couldn't stop reading it it was so gripping. Yet again you've demonstrated your almost flawless command of written combat, and emotion, and tension, and everything! Damn boi you should be proud! Already eager for the next chapter :-D

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thats was great. i loved the realism of how the black bantered and stuff. great stage and i cant wait for the next stage.

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Notes: Do you hate me yet? LOL
This was quite the rollercoaster, no? I'm sure you have questions as to what the hell the ending was all about, cause Siren was locked away in her own Mainframe... or was she?

As always comments are welcome.
-soulguard


yes I do hate you for that.
Siren is gone insane!

  • 10.10.2005 9:38 AM PDT
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Stop this!!! Write something dull so I can rest without thinking if they will survive the day? any way, great chapter as usual, I love grunts! Put more grunt comments into the chapters! I just love the way they talk and are so innocent minded!

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Posted by: Ghetto Grunt
Stop this!!! Write something dull so I can rest without thinking if they will survive the day?


What he said! I'm about to have a heart attack because of the suspence(sp?). Great chapter man, great chapter. *walks away trying to get his pulse to slow down*

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as I was lying on my bed at the night gazing the stars wondering one thing; Where the hell my roof went.

I am a Zombie.
Proud member of B.net since -04

Well Soulguard, what can I say? what can I say?

It was cool chapter, nothing more, nothing less.

-HaloXenon-

  • 10.10.2005 11:50 AM PDT
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OMG!! feckin brilliant soul omg i have to have the end dam you for ending it lol

brilliant though just brilliant

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You amaze me yet again.... Ahhhhhhhhhhh.... What a read. I love reading. But rarely do I get so much enjoyment out of stuff like this.


Only one question- Whens the next chapter coming out?

  • 10.10.2005 2:15 PM PDT
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-blam!- A! -blam!- A! Your the best dude the BEST! Its great..is Eric alive? Is Ackerson in all his madness going to do something stupid?

PM me when the next comes out Thanks dude!

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Great, God i love a great story where you just can't stop reading. Its great ahhhh. please PM when next stage comes out ty.

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That was amazing, I want to know what siren did though. Please tell me I promise that i wont tell anyone.

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amazing, i would leave it at that but that would seem to be a bump post. um yea it was insanely good and it took me like an hour to read it and i'm a slow to medium speed reader, so soul, i guess you could skim it because you already knew what happened. but that was real cool with the "infinite" grav-lift but uncool how you left us wondering what Siren is doing by endangering not only her sister but her Black Ops friends. i mean can't she realize that if she doesn't let the nova go and blow the planet then the flood will do some other crap even though the seed ship has left with her friends. this is a deep hole you've dug yourself and i want to see how you climb out of it.

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I do believe that has to be the best chapter I have ever read in the history of ever. ever. ever.

ok, that is just too good, I am going to have to say that certain authors should receive custom avators such as you, clark, and brilliant. That is just too good.

I'll kill you if you even THINK about taking a break between these chapter, ok? :-D

  • 10.10.2005 8:36 PM PDT
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Great chapter once again, soulguard. I have nothing more to add.

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Marvelous, simply marvelous. - LE

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Gah! How could you leave us at such a cliffhanger! Absolutely fantastic writing. You had me in suspense for much of the stage.

Thanks for the pm!

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That was awesome!

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Posted by: SpecOps Elite007
Great chapter once again, soulguard. I have nothing more to add.

I'm sorry, soul. I wish I could say more.... but this was great. Nothing more.... Damn it, I'm running out of compliments.

  • 10.12.2005 5:15 AM PDT

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Oh my... is it really possible that specOps and Guilty are... speechless?? haha... just kidding gang. Thanks for the kind words everyone. I think my head has swelled beyond recognition. So in order to bring me back to reality, I shall critique my own work...

[sarcasm]By: SoulGuard
Stage 21 was fittingly entered into the wild ride of craziness. What's with the crazy clone prophet of Mercy? Are you going into some sick twisted adventure with clone troopers, sith lords, and a rabbit eared freak name Jar-Jar? Explain the Seed ship, how it fits into the Halo Universe, what's its purpose? What's happening on Earth? Where's the gravity gun?

Is Melanie ever going to find out about Siren? Will Eric be told that his ex girlfriend is now a super AI that's appearantly going Rampant? How dare you create a cure for the flood!? What are flood spores? What happened to Domadree, and why was he the only one to change into a super floodrunnerubercreature? Is Rose going to die? nobody likes her. Your action is cool, but your story is too confusing. Check your grammer! Your grammer sucks. You a are grammer the n00b.

Put a wookie in your story and I'll read it.
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Well, now that I've been... *cough* brought back to reality.
Sorry for my absence these past few days as I've been reading other fanfics/writing/working/drawing in my spare time. I'm working on an art cover for This fanfic, and hopefully I can finish it before the completion of the book. I've been rather busy on other stuff as well, trying to maintain my failing health, and keep my sanity.

The good news is that Stage 22 is running smoothly. I'm five pages in, and I can warn you now that after the first three pages, this stage will be rather boring, yet story crucial. Basically, Halsey is about to have her moment of fame. I'm working hard to get this stage completed by friday... and I'm sure I will, but let me warn you again that stage 22 will be boring!! A lot of talking... a lot of talking.. a hole smack of talking. From the Arbiter to the Master Chief, and from Halsey to Rose... everyone will have something to say in one form or another, and yes, the clone prophet of Mercy will speak as well.

Stage 22: Offense... Tick. Tick. Boom.

More info soon...
-soulguard

You suck soulguard! Get a life, Nerd.

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Thank god the Chief is coming back! Now this is truely the best story EVER!

Soul I hope you finish the cover.. PM me when the next is out!

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good news, and stop insulting yourself soulgaurd! it may lead to worse things. arghhhh!

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Stage: \\ …Error... Error... error...\\

Uknown event... Bungie.net buffer overflow error // unknown user//Access Granted

Broadcast Frequency: 989.011 Mhz
Time Stamp: 09:00 August 1, 2552
Location: Unknown
Data Log: \\CPOMZ\b_4287\Project_Siren\Regeneration_004
Subject Status: Chief Petty Officer Kim Peters-- D.O.A.

Regeneration 1: Complete
Regeneration 2: Complete
Regeneration 3: Failed
Regeneration 3.2: Complete
Regeneration 4: In process…\\Host mind required for final Implementation of Virus AI. Codename: Siren

Voice Recording:
"Kim, you're awake. How do you feel?

“Good. I know you're finding it difficult to talk, but you're doing fine. I am able to hear you, despite the fact that you can not hear yourself. A lot has happened in the past few hours. I patched your wounds as best I could but...

"Whispering? Sorry, I can't talk too loud, I am not supposed to be talking to you at all. If the Colonel knew I was here, well, it wouldn't be good.

"Don't worry about me. Now be quiet and listen. According to all existing data and records, you have been classified as Dead On Arrival. But Ackerson wanted to use you, your strategic mind for research. I'm sorry I had to do this Kim, but I gave you something that will help you maintain your own individuality.

“You’re dieing, Kim. I can’t help you. But I couldn’t let you die without saying goodbye. Melanie and the others think you died on Troy, but we were able to keep you alive in hibernation. Now that they have your mental scans, it’s only a matter of time before you leave us. I had to wake you, to ask you if you wanted… if you wanted me to pass your memories on to your AI.

“I know, I know. I’m sorry. But this way you can watch after Melanie and the others… they are still your squad.

“Your name? Siren, it was fitting for a woman with such beauty as yourself.

“Good. I was hoping you would say yes. Just a moment… there. I’m copying your short term memories.

“Siren.”

“Yes Doctor.”

“Upload this streaming file into your Core, and secure it. Kim, I’ll need a code for Siren to use in order to activate the file; something that will only be triggered by Melanie or Eric.”

“Doctor, there is a lot of activity in the hall; a nurse, three MP’s and Major Rawlings are coming.”

“Kim, stay with me. I need something… anything that will activate your memories.”

“Access word recorded, doctor. When Eric Raynord speaks the word I will execute the memory file.”

“Doctor Smith! You are under arrest.”

“What were you in here doing?”

“My patient is still alive. I was trying to make sure she was as comfortable as possible.”

“Is that why she has a neural scanner attached to her head?”

“Major, if you’ll let me explain…”

“Major, she’s still alive.”

“Get the doctor out of here. Take her to Colonel Ackerson’s shuttle, let him deal with her.

“Kim Peters. I’m sorry it has to end this way. But you are of no use to me in this condition. Nurse, shut down life support, and remove the neural scanner.”



End Voice Recording

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