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Episode One: Arcadia - Part Four - Mia
"Your excellency?" a Deacon asked, fearfully inching his way towards the Sangheili Fleet Master, V'rut. The Zealot was known for his easily triggered temper, and usually took it out amongst the pathetic Unggoy.
"What, whelp?" V'rut asked harshly. "This had better be important."
"Y-yes, your excellency!" the Deacon assured. "Our, uh, our ground forces have detected human escape vessels on the planet... undoubtedly ones from the civilian ship we destroyed,"
"Hmm... I see. And why are the lives of these pathetic humans of valuable information to me?" the Sangheili asked, irritated.
"Not the humans themselves, your excellency, but what are set out to aid them. The humans in the green armor."
"The Demons?" V'rut asked, eyes widening. "You are sure?"
"Yes, our scouts reported that they were on their way to secure the humans who escaped."
"Excellent news!" V'rut shouted, standing out of his chair which overlooked the Bloodlust's bridge. "Thank you, Unggoy, you may be on your way now."
"Ye-yes your excellency! Thank you, your excellency!" the Deacon repeated. V'rut was in an awfully curtious mood, which was odd. Of course, he had a reason to be. Long ago, towards the beginning of this war, one of those... Demons slaughtered his offspring. Ever since, V'rut vowed to get revenge. The Demons would die by his hand, if by any.
"Xoron! You're in charge until I return." V'rut stated, walking out of the bridge.
All I need is to assemble my team... and those Demons will perish...
- - -
"How much longer?" Kelly asked, changing her position in the Warthog's side seat.
"Not much..." John replied, then fixed his gaze away from the dashboard and onto her. "Kelly... I know how much Mia means to you, but remember: you're a Spartan. Your mission comes first."
Kelly stared at him for a full five seconds before responding. "Yes sir." she said, coldly.
"There they are!" the gunner of the Warthog said, pointing ahead. In the distance, the Spartans could see the masses of civilians from the Greenhouse, along with some drop pods which were burried in the ground. They resided in a thick forrest, trees torn and splintered from the impact of the life pods. Kelly could see Mia in the distance, and a smile immidiately stretched across her lips.
"See?" John said. "They're fine." But he spoke to soon. No sooner than a second after the statement, the civilians were enveloped in a green explosion, hurled into the air.
"NO!" Kelly screamed. Oh, god... not Mia... Please, not Mia...
- - -
V'rut complemented the Banshees on their precise shot, then jumped out of a Phantom which descended below the civilians with the rest of his team of Sangheili Commandos. Only a few humans remained alive, but they could easily be killed. In the distance, he spotted the convoy of Warthogs, as they started firing their turrets into his troops. The Sangheili reacted by firing their plasma rifles.
V'rut watched, arms folded, trying to spot one of the Demons. Two caught his eye, both in the front seat of the Human vehicles.
"Splendid." he whispered to himself, about to advance. That is, until he heard a faint whimpering from one of the drop pods. More out of curiousity than bloodlust, the Zealot went to investigate. The Demons will die soon enough, anyhow, he thought, pulling into the pod. It took his eyes a moment to adjust as he looked into the dark vessel, but once he spotted what was making the noise, he grinned.
A human child.
She whimpered, and backed away towards the end of the pod until she could go no more. The Sangheili struggled to fit through the tight door, then started to slowly walk towards her.
"Yes..." V'rut said, grabbing the child with one arm, then lifting her up so he could get a better view. "Perfect..."
The child kicked and screamed, eyes full of tears.
"Squirming will do you no good, little one." he said, knowing the child couldn't understand. "How ironic I find a human child after what your bastard race did to my children." he contemplated. "Yes... you will do just fine, but I will not kill you. No, I will do far worse than that. I will have my revenge." V'rut concluded, placing the child over his shoudler, then exiting the vessel.
- - -
Kelly spotted the golden armored Elite carrying Mia, then lept out of the Warthog.
"Spartan! Do not engage, that is an order!" John yelled. Kelly made no response, just kept sprinting towards the Elite. Towards Mia.
- - -
V'rut watched as the Demon ran towards him. It's feminine body was still nearly fifty meters away, not to mention the Sangheili Commandos who sperated the two. For a moment, he was paralyzed by fear. Then, by excitement.
"Let her go!" he heard the Demon yell through his translators.
Ah, he thought. So this child is of some significance to the Demon? At that moment, a plan hatched in V'rut's head. A plan more pheesable than killing the Demon. Making her suffer.
"That is not likely to happen." V'rut whispered to himself. The Demon tried to run between the Commandos, but was forced to stop once their rifles were leveled on her.
"Stand down." one of the Sangheili said. "Drop your weapon." The Demon did as told, then got to her knees. V'rut came within five feet of her.
"This child means something to you?" he asked, holding the fragile human by the collar of her shirt.
"Yes..." Kelly moaned, "please, don't hurt her. I beg of you." she whispered.
"Your kind murdered my children!" V'rut shouted, losing his easily lost temper. "This one will die. And you will be alive to recieve the body bag I send her to you in."
the Demon charged V'rut in rage, but the Commandos restrained her.
"Let her live." V'rut said. "She will suffer just as I did. Just as I still am." That being said, the Commandos spat on the Demon, kicked her in her side, then went back to the Phantom.
- - -
Kelly watched in horror as the Elites took Mia into the Phantom, then flew away. Moments later, the Warthogs finally made it to her location. John pulled by her side.
"God damn it Kelly!" he shouted. "You're a Spartan! Act like it, soldier!"
Kelly didn't care about acting like a Spartan. All she cared about was Mia, and one way or another, she was going to get her back.
[Edited on 09.03.2009 7:40 PM PDT]