Guardsman in Tristain
"Corporal Rigan Saito, 332nd Cadian Regiment of the Imperial Guard. Now, who are you?"
The Guardsmen in question was actually just as confused as the juvies around him. He obviously wasn't on Gafgar-5 any more, the sky told him that much, but looking around he got the impression he was in some kind of fancy schola school, although the bizzare animals threw him for a loop... pets, perhaps?
The girl who he had answered glanced at the adult (a teacher?) who blinked, looked between the Cadian and her, and finally gave a nod. The girl stepped towards him, holding up the stick in her hand. "My name is Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière. Pentagon of the Five Elemental Powers; bless this humble being, and make him my familiar."
'What the-'Saito thought, now letting his confusion show as the girl (Louis, wasn't it) stood on her toes and... kissed him.
'WHAT THE-!'
He shoved her away. "What in the warp are you doing! Do I look like a juviephile to you?"
The girl glared back at him and opened her mouth to say something, but the bald adult interrupted. "Congratulations Miss Vallière, you failed 'Summon Servant' several times but managed to succeed with 'Contract Servant' in one try."
"Alright, you know what, I am getting seriously pissed off here and-Gyah!" Pain and heat shot through Saito's body as he doubled over. On the edge of his vision he saw a glow appear on his left hand.
"Relax." Colbert said quickly, "The Familiar's Runes are being inscribed."
'Famili-Emperor's Throne! Their psykers!'Saito thought through the pain. Then another thought kicked in as the pain and heat began to fade: he had fought the followeds of Chaos before and had even participated in hunting down rogue Psykers and that had been different. When a Psyker used its power it felt wrong, and while this hurt his soul didn't feel like it was shriveling into its very core.
Still, better safe than sorry.
The pain died down with the heat and the middle-aged man approached. "That was quick," He remarked. "May I see your hand..."
Saito looked at the man, looked at the runes on his left hand(which were glowing faintly, but otherwise didn't seem to be doing anything else) and asked: "This one?"
The man nodded, drawing near for the inspection... and Saito punched him in the face. Faster than anybody else could react, Saito grabbed the man's hand holding the stick and twisted it just right. The man yelped in surprise and pain, blood dribbling down his broken nose as Saito yanked him in between himself and the younger psykers, placing his lasgun across the shoulder of his new human shield.
"NOBODY FRAKKING MOVE!" He barked.
One of the kids, a female redhead who seemed far too overdeveloped in the chest area began to raise her stick...
CRACK!
The warning shot slammed into the ground right at her feet, plowing up dirt and causing her to leap back. Saito glared at her, "Try anything else and I'll blast you in half."
"What are you doing!" The girl (Louise) yelled at him, "Release Professor Colbert!"
Saito blinked, what? Did the psyker just order him to do that? Maybe he should... his conscious self came down on the heretical thought hard.
"No." He said plainly, "I am going to ask you questions, you are going to answer them."
"Da ah he sahs." The psyker that Saito was using as a shield said, his words slurred by the broken nose, smart man.
The students, and their pets oddly enough, seemed to hesitate, than finally a blonde girl with utterly ridiculous curls finally asked: "What do you want to know?"
"Well, we can start with where I am."
"Your at the Tristain Academy of Magic..." The psyker named Louise replied, reluctance in her voice.
"Okay... now where is that?"
A moments silence... "Well, in the Kingdom of Tristain of course..."
"Of course." Saito said dryly, "I mean where in the Galaxy is that?"
They all looked confused. "Excuse me?"
"What planet and which Segmentum is it in?"
More silence, more confused looks. "What are you talking about?"
Saito wasn't sure who said that, but he still answered. "Okay, great, you have no knowledge about that. Please tell me you know of the Imperium of Man or, at least, the Emperor."
More silence. Dread fell in upon Saito and he didn't notice letting go of his human shield and staggered back in realization, legs suddenly felt weak so he fell into a sit, placing his lasgun which suddenly felt like lead on the ground. "Oh frak."