They skimmed on tops of the clouds dancing on the breeze as they headed towards their objective not knowing what was ahead. Delos-ui watched his equipment intently the green bar of their radar swayed from side to side lighting up the terrain below a white dot started to appear on the screen Delos-ui quickly spoke over the radio "we might have something it doesn't look like an artifact it register's more like a mechanic signal" Kai-ui nodded to Delos-ui he waved to the other piranha to follow him.
Kai-ui started his descent the nose dipping down aiming for the signal the piranhas dove into the clouds being engulfed, Kai-ui spoke over the intercom "watch our exit we don't know what's on the other side low and fast, expect anything" as they shot out from the cloud the same weather was on the other side waiting for them the sudden exit into the rain momentarily blinding Kai-ui. he looked up to discover that they were heading towards the vast jungle below at an alarming rate Kai-ui pulled the nose of the piranha up and the other pilot did the same they leveled out just meters above the tree tops startling some animals in the process.
As the piranhas swooped over a gorge the fog layer started to get thicker the signal started to get closer and stronger as the piranhas entered the gorge Kai-ui started to get a feeling that he was being watched Kai-ui looked over his shoulder at the jungle edge momentarily spotting what looked like a figure staring at them "INCOMING FIRE FROM THE JUNGLE" Delos-ui yelled breaking Kai-ui's concentration "TAKE EVASIVE ACTION" Kai-ui yelled over the radio but it was too late. Reactive rounds ripped into the second piranha hitting its left engine and fuel tanks causing it to explode in a huge ball of blue flame throwing shrapnel in all directions showering Kai-ui's piranha. Burning shards punched holes thought the body and through vital systems smoke started to pore out from damage in the wings and engines. Kai-ui yelled as he looked back "were going down this is going be rough are you o….." Kai-ui was stopped in mid sentence as he realized that Delos-ui had been hit by a chunk of armor from the other piranha.
His helmet was crushed in on one side and his body was limp as his cyan colored blood ran down his armor his body was covered with deep wounds. Kai-ui looked forward trying to hold back his emotions from his loss.
The jungle was fast approaching Kai-ui tried to pull up but the controls were dead the engines whimpered and spluttered as they had their last breath. Kai-ui thought to himself "this is it I have served the greater good to the best of my ability's and this is it my body lost forever in this jungle I won't even get a chance to see Elyse again " his thoughts were broken as the piranha cut through the jungle canopy. The body breaking branches on the way through to the ground. Branches flung around hitting Kai-ui in the face making his world go black. The piranha ripped through more branches and ploughed onto the ground below sliding along. Smaller trees were torn apart with its speed before coming to rest sideways against a large tree.
The Piranha sat and smoked as the rain doused its fire. The gun drones from its wings were smashed beyond repair and wreckage was scattered all around. Kai-ui slowly started to move as he regained conciseness, he moaned as he removed his helmet to massage his aching head. He looked at his helmet to see how it held up he turned it on its side to reveal a puncture the size of his finger inches away from his head.
He realized that it must have been from the exploding piranha and that if it was just a little bit forward he would be dead.
The rain was getting heavier again so Kai-ui started to move away from the wreckage. He grabbed his carbine that had miraculously survived the crash, he held his sides that were cut and bruised from the branches he tried to find his locator but it was nowhere to be seen the force of the crash must have thrown it out of the craft. Kai-ui sat down against a tree resting his head that refused to stop aching as the rain got heavier the fog started to get thicker making it impossible to see anything. The rain was pouring down so much that all you could hear was the rain belting against the leaves and trees.
Kai-ui heard a snap from somewhere he knew it was close he jumped up preparing for a fight. He raised his carbine as thoughts of fear ran through his head, "what could it be? Was it the same thing that shot them down of was it a wild animal? That would rip him apart while he was still alive", the crackling started to get louder and louder as he started to see a shadow through the fog and the rain. Kai-ui still training his carbine on the shadow started to walk back preparing himself for what could follow, he walked back some more and heard "Clang" he had walked into something.
Kai-ui slowly turned around to see the huge figure of a Spacemarine standing over him his yellow armor glistened as the rain belted on it. His eyes were fixed on Kai-ui, before Kai-ui could react the spacemarine's leg flung out and kicked Kai-ui squarely in the back sending him flying into the wreckage of the piranha. Kai-ui landed hard on the ground on some wreckage, Kai-ui yelled in pain as a spike of metal drove into his side the pain burning his insides he gagged as he spat up blood. His vision started to fade, as Kai-ui rolled over the last thing he saw was the spacemarine walking towards him, his vision went dark.
Kai-ui started to hear a young female Tau voice saying "how is he? Will he make it?"
Another deeper voice that was not Tau replied "We should have killed him on the spot, I don't know why he wants to keep a xeno alive. but he will make it."
Kai-ui started to slowly open his eyes it felt like someone had put sand in them they ached and hurt as his vision started to clear. He was looking at a set of lights, standing over him was a young and pretty Tau female her long red hair ran down over her shoulders, a smile came over his face Kai-ui said in a soft weak voice "I must be in heaven."
She looked back at him without making an expression she replied "far from it I'm afraid, try not to move you have been greatly wounded"
Kai-ui slowly sat up as the young female helped him. he felt the searing pain run through his side "where are we?" Kai spoke softly to her, " we are on a Thunderhawk a spacemarine transport spaceship. We have been captured by a chapter of spacemarine's called the Imperial Fists. we have been kept alive so they can learn our weaknesses we arrived about two days ago" she replied with a sad look upon her face. "You haven't been truly home in years have you?" Kai-ui questioned. She nodded in agreement.
They were interrupted by footsteps approaching the room that they were in, the door groaned as it swung open a spacemarine walked through the door. His armor was yellow like the spacemarine in the jungle, the edges of his shoulder pads were red and in the center of the shoulder pad it had a black fist a smile came over the spacemarine's face as he saw that Kai-ui was awake, he had brown short hair and his face showed decades of wear from battle. One of his eyes were mechanized his fist was oversized and bolts of electricity flickered over it as he walked towards Kai-ui he knew that it was a powerfist and held unimaginable power.
The spacemarine spoke with a booming deep voice "welcome back to the land of the living young Tau. I apologies to you for the force that my brother brought you in, I watched the way we brought you out of the sky as well, I am amazed you survived the crash. but I was amused about the fact that your friend was taken out with just such a small burst from my storm bolter." he had an amused smirk on his face. "now young Tau tell me why are you on this forsaken planet." Kai-ui looked up at him with a smug look on his face and replied. "Every day I ask myself the same question, if you know why please tell me. Now what do you truly want from me?"