Heart of a Human.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Aaron and Lara both came back from the children's room "It took us a while to put the twins to bed."

It was already night out. Vince and Kin both went home to the East. Adam had Keilara do some sweeps of the streets in case of a other terrorist plots. Naoto was comanded, by Aaron, to bring the Knightmares to Enceri. The last city before Iceden.

"I understand," Adam said. "They had a rough day." He put their family photo back on the table. "Are rocket attacks against you common these days?"

"No," Lara said. "the whole point of the celebration today was to mark an era of peace."

"Mostly peace." Aaron said. "When the federal tyrants lost their strangleholds on their planets, it made a few planetary leaders, well..."

"Over-edged." Lara finished. "But outside of today, things have been pretty quiet."

"Well their technology was a mix of federal and their own." Adam said. "I have to go back to the station. Good night, My lord and lady."

XxXxXxX

Adam activated a Video-Phone on and got a ember hair woman to come on screen. "Hey, Maria."

"Hello, Adam," his wife said with a small smile. "Are you alright? I heard there was a terrorist attack in Keldabe."

"I'm fine," he said. "I just need to finish somethings at the station, and I'll be right home."

"That's good," She said. "Elly will be happy to play with her daddy tomorrow. Take care of yourself, I love you."

"I love you too." He said before he hung up.

XxXxXxX

"So the people said that they were something called Britannians." One of the police officers joked to his friends. "Good thing the Chief was there to get the only armed on."

Adam just read his work paper. "He Skyes," He said. "What nationality did you say they were?"

"Britannian, sir." The officer said. Adam casually got up, filed his paper, and then headed for the door. "Sir?"

"I'm going to check up on some old records in the archives." He said as he left. His officers were confused with the sudden choice.

"Ah, Sir." Skyes said. "You forgot your jutte, sir."

XxXxXxX

At the Keldabe Achieves, Adam tore through every book and scripture on old mystic bru-ha-ha.

"It has to be documented somewhere," he found the book he was looking for. "Here it is! The complete works of Geass and the Sword of Acasha! I have to tell the Mandalord!"

Suddenly, the doors to his quarters slammed shut. Adam put down his research.

"How do you do," A women's voice said. "Or should I say "Goodbye", instead?" A dark-skinned, dark-haired woman stood in front of the doors with the light up Geass symbol in her eyes. "This is a rood way to say that our wedding is off, Adam."

"It's been a while, Dorothea," Adam said. "But what we had back on earth is over."

She used two fingers to close his mouth. "We'll have plenty of time to talk later. Right now, why don't we enjoy our bodies?"

"Sorry, But I have a wife."

"So? I was married as well wasn't I? Again and again and again and again. After all, if I stayed with one of them, he'd have noticed my slowly aging body and our secret would be out."

"Thats where we're different. Maria is my first and my last. The only woman I really love."

"How odd. All of those years ago," She pretended to count on her fingers. "When we first met, back when I was still an innocent...you whispered words of love to me. Or do my memories deceive me?"

"No, they don't."

"And if it wasn't for The Emperor, we would have ended up like Miss. C.C." She then noticed a small change in Adams stern expression. "You know where she is, don't you?"

"I don't have the slightest idea what you are talking about." Adam said in his still stern expression.

"You know to much, Adam," She sighed as she pulled out her blade. Adam threw a military style knife before Dorothea struck him in the shoulder. The knife hit her in the third eye, knocking her over. Adam banged through the door, still covering the wound.

"Shit!" Adam cursed as he tried to run to the video-phone room.

Back in the room, Dorothea pulled out the knife.

"That's my line." Her blood went down both sides of her face. "For someone who mostly does a majority of paperwork, you're even better than I thought."

XxXxXxX

In the Video-phone room, Adam stumbled into the room.

"Oh, General Chief of Police Ada," The receptionist said. "Are you going to brag about your family again over a pho..." She then noticed his wound. "GENERAL CHEIF! YOU'RE BLEEDING!"

"It's nothing," He said as he walked by. "I'm borrowing a phone." He turned the phone on. "To call the Mandalord!" He stared at the phone, and then turned it off. "Sorry for bothering you."

The receptionist tried to stop him to apply first aid, but Adam was to fast for her.

XxXxXxX

Outside of the Archives, Adam used a regular pay phone to use. The first place he called was Vince's home in the East.

"Hello, Kin!" He said. "Is Vince home?"

"Ah no." She said. "He's still at the command center."

Adam then hung up the phone and called Vince's office at the Eastern Command Center.

"Hello, this is East Headquarters." The person said.

"Put me through to Vince... First General Hector."

"Sorry, but I'm not allowed to connect phones using outside connections..."

"This is General Chief of police, Adam Ada, from Keldabe!" He snapped. "This is an emergency, so I'm calling from the outside!"

"Please give me your code."

"AH, THIS IS A PAIN IN THE ASS!" Adam pulled out his small code book, and a small picture of his family fell out. "Ankle, sugar, oliver, eight, zero, zero,"

"I've confirmed your code. Please wait a moment."

"Hurry up! Mandalore's nation security is at risk!" He felt the hair on the back of his neck as a person came up behind him and stuck a gun to his back.

"You can put the phone down, General Chief." Keilara was the one holding the gun. "Now, put the gun down."

"Chieftain Santorini..." He studied her face for a second. "No, you're not her. Who are you?"

"Who?" She asked in confusion. "We met multiple times in the security core..."

"No, you aren't," He said. "Chieftain Santorini has a beauty mark under her left eye!"

Keilara eyes widened with embarrassment, then she smiled as she wiped the beauty mark on. "Was I that careless? Is this O.K.?"

"Shit," he rubbed his head. "This is like out of a bad Nighquil dream."

"Sir, I have a gun to your back." She said. "How about a little more omf in your voice?"

"Hey, hey, cut me some slack. I've got a wife and child back home." He slide another knife from his sleeve and charged at her. "I CAN'T DIE HERE!"

He turned around and found his wife holding the gun. "Nice effect, aren't they? You're not gonna shoot your little wifie, are you? Former Knight of Seven, Adam Ada."

"You shitty asshole..." Adam dropped his knife.

XxXxXxX

At Vince's office at the Eastern Headquarters. Vince walked back in with the last files before he could go home., and the phone was ringing off the hook.

"You got Vince," He answered.

"You have a call waiting for you from General Chief of police, Adam Ada."

"Put him through," he sighed. "What do you want, Adam? If it is about your family or child again, I'm gonna show you that I can send fire through the lines." There was no answer coming from the otherside. "Adam... Hello, Adam... Adam?... Adam! ADAM!"

XxXxXxX

On the train to Enceri, to deliver the destroyed Knightmares to General Ralls fighting mechanics. He stared out into the dark moonlight farms and a couple lit up stations were the only light. While passing one, he noticed a man with buzzed cut black hair, and dressed in a Mandalorian police uniform wave him goodbye.

Lies hurt.

Truth hurts even more.

So which one is better?

Next Time: Separate Ways.

Once you're dead, you can't become undead.