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Chapter 4 Signing Up
N'kev woke up on 6 o clock in the morning after he had the dream of the 2 people up on the mountains and one of them falling. He never understood why he had those to begin with but he decided to shove them away for now. He was happy as well that he woke up early since he needed to prepare for the things he'll need in order to sign up for the army.
He went into his wardrobe and quickly chose the most decent looking and at the same time the most casual looking he has. He came out with a green t-shirt and some jeans. He also took some underwear and socks and placed them on his bed.
He grabbed his towel and headed to the hallway. He could smell someone cooking breakfast down at the kitchen and he could hear the TV going on about the news. He went into the bathroom, undressed and stepped into the shower. He let the warm water ease up his muscles and relax his cold body.
After washing up he went to his room and got dressed. He got his bag, and placed some personal belongings and the diploma. He'll need the diploma later for signing up. As he was finished he went downstairs to get some breakfast. He could smell his mother placing breakfast, which consisted of Eggs and Bacon, being laid on top of the table.
"Good Morning." he said to her mother as he went into the dining room.
"Good Morning why, are you up and early today?" asked Nira.
"I have to go to the Sangheili Military Entrance Processing Station (SMEPS) to enlist for the army." he said as he began eating his breakfast.
"May I ask how you'll get there?" ask Nira.
The SMEPS is actually quite far from their house. Its somewhere located near the center of the city.
"I'll ask grandfather to drive me there." said N'kev. Then Thel went into the dining room wearing civvies.
"Um… Grandfather." began N'kev. Thel looked at him, "Yes?"
"Can you drive me to the SMEPS since Zen is going to have to go to work?" asked N'kev. Thel didn't even think twice.
"Sure I can drop you off there, since it's quite near the Council Hall. I actually have to go their today to discuss matters about the Loyalists; again." answered Thel.
"Yes… Grandfather Can I ask you to drive to 2 of my friends' house since they want to apply as well." continued N'kev. Thel thought for a moment and smiled.
"Sure." answered Thel.
"Um… Just don't wear your arbiter armor." said N'kev.
"Why?" Thel asked curiously.
"It's because they don't know who you are. They justknow you as my grandfather V'rey." answered N'kev.
"Ok, then get ready we'll be leaving in a few moments." said Thel. N'kev then finished eating his breakfast.
"Nira, is Jess coming with you guys for you coverage trip?" asked Thel.
"No she isn't. She said she'll just stay at home since she was tired all day. She said she'll be the one to cook us dinner." answered Nira.
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A few minutes later Zen, Thel (who was now wearing his battlesuit) and N'kev are inside the garage, the gate closed to ensure privacy. Zen was creating them a small Sangheili sized 4-seater car. He created them one in a blink of an eye. He handed the keys to Thel who accepted it gratefully. N'kev hopped into Shotgun seat whilst Thel went to the back and placed his Arbiter armor at the trunk then he went into the driver's seat.
Zen went into the driver's window and said,
"N'kev if you get back here when we are not here yet, you know where to find the spare key right?" asked Zen. N'kev nodded.
"I know father." Zen smiled.
"I wish I could bring you myself to SMEPS, but you know." said Zen.
"I understand father." replied N'kev. Then Thel started the car's engine. Zen opened the garage door and the car went down the driveway. The Watcher was placed aside by Zen and the car started backing up onto the street. A few moments later they headed down the streets of Kebol City. A few moments driving and directing by N'kev, they arrived at a suburb not far away from theirs. They parked in front of one of the houses.
It was a simple yet elegant looking house. N'kev instructed Thel to honk the horn and he did so. As he did it 2 Sangheili exited the house, it was Olut 'Fulgal and Xue 'Quaram.
"Thank you picking for us up, sir." said the 2 in unison as they hopped into the back of the car.
"My pleasure kids." answered V'rey. Then they drove off to the location of SMEPS. Traffic was light so they managed to get a good head start. Kebol City is located in the state of Azen which is the capital of Sanghelios so it's relatively heavy with traffic.
But it was a good thing they left early as they encountered little traffic. They could see the city slowly come to life. N'kev could see the shop owners at the side opening their stores and rotating the sign from 'closed' to 'open'. There were also a couple of people walking at the sidewalk, mostly wearing suits, going to the offices maybe.
They could also see the street cleaning vehicles wash the road to make it clean once again. The 3 suns of Sangheilios slowly make their way up the sky to brighten the day; their rays striking the buildings. Since Kebol was a very important city it also sported the typical skyscrapers. Skyscrapers in Sangheilios is quite the same with Earth designed ones but theirs had a more sleek design.
The windows of the buildings shimmered as the rays of the sun hit them. N'kev looked at his watch and saw that it was 7:00AM. Olut at the back of the car had one intriguing thought that he had suppressed but couldn't hold it any longer.
"Umm… Sir." he asked V'rey.
"Have I seen you somewhere before? And you voice sounds familiar as well. Who are you exactly?" he asked curiously. V'rey just responded,
"I'm sorry; you must've mistaken me with someone else. I get that a lot." he gave a discreet wink at N'kev.
Sure they've seen V'rey a lot. Of course he is the one and only Arbiter. He became infamous for being a heretic but became famous once he made the alliance with the humans. But of course when he spends time with his friends and family he goes by the alias, V'rey 'Evanam. This information was kept hidden to the public. Even N'kev's best friends don't know this.
N'kev gave his friend a quick look that says, I-know-something-you-guys-don't, but quickly erased it and gave them a poker face. This Xue noticed and took note. She wanted to ask him if he knew something, but considered asking it later.
"Oh… Sorry I thought you sounded like… Never mind." said Olut promptly embarrassed by asking the question.
"Its ok." said V'rey.
A few moments later they arrived at the SMEPS. It was a large building, it sported a large flagpole in front of the main entrance, and the Sangheili flag was waving lazily in the wind. The walls were made of cement and were colored brown. There was awning that covered the main entrance. There were some trees and flowers surrounding the building.
V'rey parked the car near the front entrance and unlocked the door. Before they left V'rey turned to N'kev and asked,
"Do you want me to pick you up later? You just call me ok." said V'rey.
"I will." said N'kev.
He grabbed his bag and hopped out of the car. Olut and Xue followed him. A few moments later N'kev saw the car went around the corner of the street and disappear. He knew his grandfather can easily pick him up due to the fact that the Council Hall is just next to the SMEPS. He chuckled to himself when the image of his grandfather in Arbiter armor picking him up, like a parent picks up a child from school.
"Your grandfather is your Master as well right?" asked Xue. N'kev nodded, "Yup."
"He must be very good then, considering his age." said Olut somewhat amazed.
"Of course…" he trailed off. If hee was to continue his sentence he would have said, 'Of course, because he's the Arbiter. He has to be.'
"Wow." said Xue looking around the building.
"I can't believe were here." said Olut.
"Did you bring you diplomas with you?" asked N'kev.
"Yeah we did." said the 2 in unison showing him the diploma.
"Let's go then." then the trio walked towards the entrance of the Sangheili Military Entrance Processing Station.
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"Wow, I didn't know Sangheilios had this much tourist attractions." said Zen as he looked over the lists of locations they had to cover for their assignment in Sangheilios.
"Even I don't know some of these ones." said Z'jo as he checked his pen if it had ink.
"We go a lot to cover, let's head to the nearest one." said Viper. Stahn looked at the map and said,
"The nearest one from our location is the, 'National Museum of History'.
"Let's get going then." said Nira.
A few minutes later they boarded their vehicle which headed for the so called National Museum of History. When they had arrived at the location Zen was quite amazed at the similarity it had on human museums back on Earth. But still it retained some Sangheili designs and such.
They parked the car at the parking lot and stepped out. As they climbed the steps heading towards the entrance, Zen could see different people, Sangheili and Humans, taking pictures. On the walls of the museum were some banners that showed the different exhibits that it had.
After Viper showed their passes, they were given special passes by the Tourism department to allow them to enter for free, they went inside. Zen looked around, his expression filled with awe. At the ceiling was a large circular window that allowed light to pass through main entrance.
At the first floor contained exhibits that showed the history of the Covenant, starting from the Forerunners up to the defection of them of the Covenant then to the present. There was also an exhibit dedicated to a few special war heroes such as the Arbiter and the Master Chief. Then there was also an exhibit showing the different cars of Sangheili's, from past to future.
There was also an exhibit that showed the different type of weapons used on the war. It also sported a few human weapons that mostly got curious looks by Sangheili tourists. The museum was pretty much busy as different groups of people, mostly tour groups, move about. There were also some Sangheili groups that Zen recognized as Field Trip groups. But throughout the madness that was inside the museum people seem to get to their desired exhibits with little to no problem. Everything was quite orderly.
"So where do we start?" asked Stahn looking around nervously. The place was so big it would make anyone nervous.
"I honestly don't know." said Viper. He thought for a moment then he snapped his hand.
"I got it. I know how we'll choose which exhibit to go through first." everyone looked curiously.
"Ok, how?" asked Z'jo.
"By doing this." said Viper as he grabbed a map of the museum and laid it onto a table at the side. There Zen saw that the museum was big. He also noted locations of the exhibit such as The Forerunners Exhibit, hoping that they'll have explanations on what Creators are.
Viper placed his index finger on one exhibit; he cocked his head to the group and said, "Ready?" Everyone nodded curious at what he was going to do. He turned his head back to the map close his eyes and began,
"Enie, meanie, miney, mo, touch, a, tiger, on, his, toe, if, he ,hollars, let, him, go, enie, meanie, miney, mo" he stopped his finger and looked at where it landed when he said 'mo.'
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