CHAPTER IV
BACKUP PLAN
Western Entrance Power Plant
Day 2 3PM
Aang and Korra were already there with 2 other familiar faces. Shadow the Hedgehog had escaped the ambush as well as the Shaman. They had been just outside the perimeter of the weapons reach when it had activated.
The reason why Raynor's plan failed was because Amon used the weaponized generator in the Power Plant to sap the life energy from the characters, weakening them to the point they could barely lift their weapons without exerting themselves. It had been a carefully laid trap. Now the 4 characters in front of them plus a wounded Solid Snake were all Kerrigan had left to count on to take on a whole contingent of Equalizers. To her it was better than nothing. Nothing would stop her from getting Raynor back.
Titus was anxious. His adrenaline had been running nonstop since the fight. Every noise made him jump. As they got closer to the Power Plant he felt fear. He didn't know why, but he kept it to himself. When Aang and Korra noticed them. Korra rushed up with relief. Aang had a grim look on his face. Korra said:
"I am glad you are all ok"
Kerrigan nodded without saying anything. Karl said:
"Well we were hit also, but we managed"
Widowmaker stood back from everyone her arms and hands bandaged. Korra noticed her wounds and said:
"I can see that. Will you be ok?"
Widowmaker nodded her head:
"I'll live"
Aang noticed Titus and smiled:
"Glad to see you are ok also"
Titus managed a weak smile. Kerrigan looked at Shadow and the Shaman and nodded quietly. They responded with nods of their own. Everyone was still in shock that the plan had failed. There were no words to explain what happened. All that remained was what they still had to do. Kerrigan took point:
"Ok, so this is all we have. I'm going to check on Snake"
Kerrigan got on coms and talked with Snake:
"Snake you there?"
Snake responded:
"I'm here. I knocked out a guard and retook the surveillance room. If you are going to get into the Western Entrance you better do it quick. Their guards are coming back"
Kerrigan said:
"Ok! Thanks for the update. I'll call you again once we are inside and in a safe spot"
She didn't wait for his reply. She quickly turned to everyone:
"I need everyone to get inside now. Their guards are returning to the entrance"
Everyone began turning and quickly heading inside. The Western Lobby was decorated with steel plates and platinum floors. Since the Power Plant was a focal point of Retrocon City it too had to be decorated and decked out. There were pillars of Titanium lining the Lobby. Snake spoke into the coms again:
"Guards are just 100 yards from the doors leading into the lobby. You need to hide"
Kerrigan looked around the lobby. She noticed the Columns which could hide them all. She said quickly:
"Everyone guards are coming, hide behind the pillars now!"
Everyone ducked behind a pillar. The lobby doors came open as the last person hid, and 4 guards came in casually. They had their guns in their holsters and weapons away. Two of them were laughing:
"Did you think Amon noticed that one guy giving him the finger?"
"Nah man he was too busy taking in his "moment" "
"Guy is too into himself at times"
"Agreed"
Kerrigan began to think of something to do. She could ambush them, which would make things a bit easier, however if they escaped they would be in trouble. Kerrigan motioned to Korra whom was behind a pillar in front of her to attack the leftmost guy on her go. Then Kerrigan motioned to Karl and Titus behind another pillar to take the Rightmost guy. Korra and Karl then signaled Aang, Shadow, and the Shaman also. The guards were walking still, were now in the center of the lobby. They were still talking to each other. If they were ambushing it would have to be now. Kerrigan forced a fist in their direction, the signal to attack. They all sprang from behind the pillars. Aang and Korra used their bending to knock out two guys on the left while the others focused on the right. It was an overpowered attack on 4 unsuspecting guards. The guards looked stunned and surprised as they were knocked out. Three of the guards were hit so hard their VR sets were damaged and they dissipated out of the Virtual Universe. However, one was knocked out and stayed on the floor motionless. Once they were all down or gone Kerrigan said:
"Good job guys"
Shadow noticed 3 of them dissipated in front of them after being hit and said:
"Well those three won't be a problem"
Karl said:
"What about the other one?"
Kerrigan went over to the unconscious guard. She eyed his uniform and an idea came to her. She looked at each of the people with her. She mentally checked them off as not being able to fit the uniform. Then she looked at Titus. She said:
"We can use this Guard's uniform to infiltrate the Power Floor"
Karl smiled said:
"I like the plan"
Shadow added:
"Yeah I do also, but what happens if that blows over?"
Kerrigan looked at Shadow, said:
"Then we will think of something else"
She looked at Titus and said:
"Titus…you are the only one the uniform will fit that is here"
Titus knew this meant a lot of risk, something that could cost him a lot if he got caught. He looked up at Kerrigan, saw the sadness and strange desperation in her look. He knew he could say no at any time, but this was not one of those times. He said:
"What do I need to do?"
Korra interjected:
"Wait…your making him go in their alone posing as one of them?"
Aang joined in:
"Well…I've infiltrated places before, back when the Fire Nation was hostile. It can be a dangerous thing to do"
Kerrigan looked at everyone and said:
"We have no other choice right now. You saw what they did to Jim…I mean Raynor and his Team"
Titus thought for a moment. Most of him wanted no part of it, but something was nagging him. There was a voice in his head that told him to do the right thing. He glanced at Widowmaker and her injuries, and then at how few of them there were. Whatever took out their teams had to affect the other characters, maybe it wouldn't affect him. He looked up at Kerrigan whom was still talking with the group and said:
"I'll do it"
Kerrigan looked surprised he said yes:
"You will?"
Shadow said:
"Wow kid's got guts"
Titus nodded:
"Yes…what exactly do I need to do?"
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3:30 PM
The plan was simple. Titus had to get in position to be able to shut down the machine that the Equalizers were using to sap the power from other characters. While that was happening, Kerrigan would move to the second floor with Solid Snake using a deserted emergency stairwell. When Titus flipped the off switch, Kerrigan would rappel from the second floor with her team and begin an attack buying time for the other characters to regain their energy to join in. The plan was a desperate one but there was hope it could work. The only people they had to save in the plant were the characters of their attack teams. The Power Plant Personnel had been forced away from the plant when the Equalizers had taken it early yesterday.
The uniform he took from the unconscious guard was perfect. The Uniform was identified through the back of the collar, as one belonging to an Elite Chosen. The Elite Chosen's were Amon's handpicked Elite-Guard. Men whose zeal earned them spots as Amon's bodyguards. Why one of his bodyguards was with this group could not yet be explained. Titus walked out of the lobby and into a corridor passing other guards that were talking with themselves. Most ignored him because of the uniform, a few threw up salutes. The Equalizer salute was a raised fist, the symbol of Revolution. Titus raised his fist above his head in response whenever someone saluted him. One guard said:
"Nice to see an Elite among us"
Titus felt odd and out of place. Finally, he came to the main Power Floor. In front of him was the weaponized generator that Amon was using as a weapon against the Characters. In front of the machine the captured characters were chained in rows, some were quiet and still, others were twisting in what looked like agony. Titus saw Raynor, he was standing next to a man with jet black hair, piercing dark eyes and a gaudy military uniform. Titus assumed this to be Amon. Raynor had a blank look on his face, while Amon was smiling at another guard. Titus knew from Kerrigan that something had happened to Raynor and she told him to assume him as a threat. Titus moved up to the generator without any guards paying attention to him. Most were patrolling the outer perimeter of the room, talking with themselves or guarding the prisoners. Only two were near the machine monitoring it, and these guards were wearing Engineer uniforms. He focused on Amon as he moved onto the generator's platform. He could hear Amon talking about what he was going to do next:
"Once we break the rest of their spirits we will release a few to run back to their precious Council. I want word of our power to spread. I also want this machine made portable. Make sure the engineers have that done by tonight"
The guard he was talking to saluted:
"Yes Commander!"
The guard then motioned to the engineers:
"You two over here"
The Engineers moved over to the Guard and they began talking. It was the perfect distraction. Titus moved up next to the machine making sure the guard, Amon, and the engineers were not able to see him. The generator was humming, he could feel its power. There were massive wires feeding the machine from the floor. There was a wire junction on one of the sides. In the junction was a control panel. Titus walked towards the junction. One guard walked past him to the panel. The guard removed the panel and was looking at the buttons. Titus stopped was suddenly curious. The guard was working its way down the buttons when suddenly another guard came around the machine. The guard was surprised to see another guard messing with the panel:
"Hey! You! What do you think you are doing?"
The guard at the panel suddenly turned and pointed its arm at the other guard. Large black tentacles suddenly erupted from the guards arm knocking the other guard off its feet and causing their VR gear to break causing them to dissipate. Other guards noticed the attack:
"YOU! STOP!"
Two of them opened fire. The guard at the panel suddenly teleported behind them and instantly the two guards evaporated. More guards responded:
"WE HAVE AN INTRUDER!"
Amon was suddenly running past Titus shouting:
"Must be another character! Activate the machine!"
The guard attacking the other guards suddenly multiplied itself creating decoy copies. They all began attacking. At the same time two other guards transformed into Amon's image. One guard exclaimed:
"What the hell!? There are three Amons!?"
Amon suddenly shouted:
"There are three characters among us that are attacking. Don't be fooled! I am the real Amon!"
One of the other Amons said:
"My men be on your guard! Don't let them near the machine!"
Another guard said:
"Who do I shoot!?"
The other Amon shouted:
"Fire at them damn you!"
The other guards began firing in all directions. The chaos was complete. More guards began entering the Power Floor. Above them, Kerrigan dropped down with her team and Snake through drop lines from the floor above. Titus and Kerrigan's plan was for Titus to shut off the machine then Kerrigan to move down from above to attack. She had moved into position using a deserted stairwell, while Titus had moved onto the Power Floor. Karl had volunteered to stay behind to tend to Widowmaker whom could not fight with her injuries, so Kerrigan's team was even smaller now. Kerrigan had heard the commotion and joined the fight. Titus was inching towards the shut off panel trying to avoid the fight. Amon was nearby shouting commands:
"I NEED THE MACHINE DEFENDED! IT NEEDS 1 MINUTE TO WARM UP BEFORE FIRING!"
Amon jerked backwards as a bullet slammed into him. Amon shouted:
"FUCK! YOU IDIOTS! IT'S ME!"
The guard who shot him realized their mistake and turned back to firing at the other Amon imposters. One of the Amons walked up to one of the other guards and possessed them. The guard began shooting the other guards shouting:
"GET HIM OUT OF ME!"
Other guards responded by firing at the poor possessed guard whom then dissipated revealing the Amon imposter that had possessed him. The Imposter laughed manically. The other bound characters in the room began cheering. Samus exclaimed:
"Get them you guys!"
Blaskowitz had a black eye and a busted jaw. He shouted:
"Don't let them use the machine!"
Altair said:
"Don't shoot Raynor! Also watch out! He's not himself!"
Amon turned and saw Titus moving nearby. Titus's disguise meant he looked like one of Amon's bodyguards. Amon pointed at him while holding his wound:
"YOU! Protect me! Do your duty!"
Titus had a split decision he could either make a run for the panel now and risk exposing himself, or help Amon and hope the characters wipe out everyone before exposing himself. Light shot out from the generator at that moment. Around him the characters all dropped to the floor. Kerrigan said:
"I-I can't move….!"
Korra fell on top of Aang and both were pinned by the Generator's power. Korra exclaimed:
"Just wait till I can….move you idiots!"
Korra tried entering her Avatar state but it failed. Aang replied:
"Korra save…..your….strength"
Shadow exclaimed:
"You will….pay"
Amon laughed:
"YES! You fools just keep coming! Hoping to put me and my men down eh?"
Amon pointed at the 3 disguised characters that started the fight and said:
"Raynor, dispose of their disguises for me!"
Kerrigan looked up as Raynor moved from behind the Generator to the 3 disguised characters pinned to the floor. She said:
"Jim…Jim it's me….Sarah"
Raynor did not look her way. He was moving towards the characters. Kerrigan said:
"Jim! Remember who you are! You are not one of them!"
One guard hit her with the butt of his gun and said:
"Shut up bitch!"
Amon added:
"He's not your boy-toy anymore Sarah Kerrigan. He's one of my disciples now"
Kerrigan said:
"You...you bastard…"
She tried changing to her ultimate Xel'Naga form but it failed. The guard again hit her with the butt of his gun and said:
"I SAID shut the hell up!"
Titus looked at the panel. Amon was standing near it. Raynor reached the first disguised guard, the one that started the fight. Raynor held out his hand. He had some type of remote in it and said:
"Reveal yourself"
The disguise dissolved revealing a beautiful woman with dark mid-back length hair, reddish eyes and pale skin. She looked to be in her late 20s. She was wearing a silver-grey jumpsuit. She tried attacking again a tentacle tried forming from her arm but dissolved as soon as it formed. Raynor kicked her in the face in response. The woman spat blood from her mouth, and said:
"Never thought I'd actually be kicked by you Raynor"
Amon said:
"Wait…you? You are Alma Wade? How did you change to look like that? That isn't your usual appearance?"
Alma snickered:
"What's wrong? I'm not scary enough for you?"
Amon sneered:
"You never were a scary character to me"
Alma smiled. Blood ran from her busted mouth and she said:
"I can change that if you want"
Titus suddenly heard Alma's voice in his head:
"Titus. Fox is above you. He survived the crash of his Arwing. He was far enough away not to be hit by the power of the generator. He has an opening to shoot at a gas canister nearby that will startle some guards. It will buy you 4-5 seconds. Use that to shut the generator down. Do not speak. Just do it. I will tell you when to move"
Titus was stunned he looked up trying to see Fox. Amon moved off the generator platform and towards a large group of his guards and said:
"I want these delinquents bound and put with the rest of their kind. Also bolster the rest of the checkpoints in this facility. I WANT NO MORE OF THESE FOOLS HERE!"
Guards ran in all directions. Amon pointed at Raynor across the room:
"Raynor unmask the last two guards!"
The two disguised guards revealed themselves before Raynor could get to them. They were Alma's sons Point-Man and Paxton Fettel. Paxton said:
"That's right officer you come over here and touch me, then I can read into your mind!"
Titus looked back at the panel. Alma said in his mind:
"3 seconds"
Raynor hit Paxton with another guard's gun. Paxton said:
"Oh you just wait. I'll help you clear your mind in a few seconds"
Alma said in Titus's mind:
"NOW!"
Titus moved to the Panel as a blaster shot above him ignited a canister nearby stunning some guards and causing them to be distracted. Titus looked quickly at the panel. Towards the bottom he saw a button that said: "ES"
Alma said in his mind:
"That's it!"
Titus hit the button. The generator suddenly stopped humming. Outside power to half of Retrocon City immediately shut off. On the power floor the characters suddenly felt their strength returning. The power from the NEXUS filling them once again. One guard shouted:
"The machine!"
Amon shouted:
"NO!"
One of the guard captains said:
"Attack them my fellow Equalizers!"
The bound characters stood up and began fighting nearby guards with their hands still in shackles. BJ Blaskowitz was strangling a guard with his shackles, while Samus in her Zero Suit was using her agility to weave around guards and using her feet to kick them. Master Chief was doing similar tactics. Altair was using his Assassin training to fight off multiple opponents without his hands being free. For the unbound characters, Alma and her sons began using their psychic abilities to terrorize, manipulate, and slip past guards. Korra and Aang were fighting side by side using there bending to hold enemies at bay. Snake was using his CQC to fight guards up close. Shadow was using Chaos Control to freeze enemies in place. Kerrigan ran to Raynor whom was fighting his own teammates. Kerrigan shouted:
"Come on! You are stronger than this Jim!"
Raynor looked at her. His eyes had a look of recognition that quickly faded to anger. He shouted:
"You need to be restrained!"
Behind Kerrigan, Paxton said:
"I can help him reclaim his memory"
Kerrigan looked at Paxton and said:
"How?"
Raynor took a swing at Kerrigan and she dodged. Paxton said:
"I am a powerful psychic-commander. I can reach into his mind and retrieve his memories"
Kerrigan said:
"Will it hurt him?"
Raynor pulled out his revolver and aimed it at Kerrigan and fired. She dodged. Paxton said:
"No, but it will incapacitate him for a day or two, and give him a very bad headache"
Kerrigan shouted:
"Then do it!"
Raynor fired the rest of the rounds of his revolver missing each time. Paxton possessed Raynor. Raynor's eyes glowed red. All of Raynor's repressed memories began flooding back into him. Paxton dropped out of Raynor and Raynor closed his eyes and fell to the floor, dropping his gun on the way down. Kerrigan was quickly down next to him and she pulled him into her lap. Raynor opened his eyes. He looked into Sarah's eyes and said:
"Sarah…? I'm sorry…"
Kerrigan had tears in her eyes and said:
"I thought I lost you"
Raynor smiled said:
"You should know...I don't quit"
Raynor closed his eyes and fell unconscious. Kerrigan looked alarmed at Paxton who said:
"Don't worry. It drained him. He will be ok in a few days like I said"
Kerrigan pointed at him:
"If he isn't I will find you"
Paxton smiled menacingly said:
"I look forward to it, but like I said he will be OK"
Above them Fox suddenly jumped down into the fight. His uniform was burned and singed in places but he looked mostly unharmed. He had his blaster out and was firing. He noticed Kerrigan and ran towards her. Kerrigan saw him. She was shocked. She said:
"Fox? That was you!? But your Arwing earlier…I thought…"
Fox turned to her:
"You can't take this Fox down that easily"
From Fox's com Falco's voice came:
"Ready with a new payload"
Fox responded:
"Bombs away Falco"
Towards the entrance where guards were pouring in, B-Bombs suddenly dropped through the ceiling and exploded taking out scores of guards. Amon disappeared in the chaos of the explosions. The battle was starting to die down. Those guards that were still standing or had not dissipated from damaged VR Suits, were falling back past the rubble of the entrance. One guard captain shouted:
"Everyone fall back to the Portal Bravo! Exercise Plan B! Mission has failed!"
Samus finally managed to break her shackles and pointed at the fleeing guards shouting:
"PURSUE THEM!"
Heavy shouted:
"FOR THE REALM!"
Heavy then let loose a barrage of bullets from his minigun mowing down fleeing guards. Within seconds the room was clear of everyone except the Characters, Titus, and very few unconscious guards that did not dissipate. Some of the characters ran outside to pursue the fleeing guards. Everyone left in the room was either checking the unconscious guards, tending wounds, or catching their breaths. Titus had watched the whole battle from the Generator Platform. He was shocked by the intensity of the fight. He sat down on the platform. Smoke from guns and explosions was wafting past him. He pulled off his helmet that disguised him. He was surprised no one shot him since he forgot to take off the helmet that hid his face. Alma materialized next to him suddenly. Titus stood up quickly, was startled. She said:
"You did good. Sorry didn't mean to scare you. I have that kind of…persona about me. I used to be a horror character"
She smiled:
"Still am at heart! I can make my enemies wish they want to die"
Titus said:
"eh, I rather not know what you do to your enemies since I saw how you fight"
Alma laughed said:
"Suit yourself. I am Alma. You must be Titus. I saw you at the court proceedings yesterday. Shame you lost much of your memory. Wish I could have done that years ago"
To Titus that seemed a lifetime ago even though it was just barely 24 hours. Titus looked down and said:
"Oh…yeah"
Alma continued:
"You know for being from another dimension, you sure seem like one of us"
Titus turned toward her:
"What do you mean?"
Alma motioned for him to sit down. He did and she sat next to him. She motioned around the room. She said:
"Do you know why these people fight so hard to keep peace in this place?"
Titus shook his head. He remembered what that strange man from his dream told him, Prometheus. Maybe she would confirm what he told him. Alma continued:
"This place, was created years ago by a man calling himself "The One" He made this place a sanctuary for all characters of all alignments, and all creeds. Specific universes converge here from the NEXUS. There is a place for everyone here. I came to this place 7 years ago seeking to redeem my past. I was once one of the greatest villains and one of the scariest abominations to walk this domain. It was my father he experimented on me and my two sons. We all turned into monsters destroying much and killing untold numbers of people in the process in our universe. I lost a chance at having a normal life, of having my children with me"
Alma looked at him and said:
"I sense loss for you also. A memory you recently found"
Titus was feeling unnerved that she could sense so much in him. He did overhear that she had psychic powers from Paxton during the fight so he knew it was probably inevitable that she could see through him. Titus looked away from her. He felt pain in his heart from the memory, said:
"My mother and father were murdered"
Alma nodded said:
"I'm sorry. Death is strange thing that changes us"
She had picked up that Titus still had memories to uncover about his life before arriving here. She also picked up that he did not know why his parents had been murdered:
"Soon you may know why your parents were killed"
Titus looked at her said:
"I hope so"
Alma reached out touched his arm said:
"Expect it"
Alma then said:
"Back to what I was saying. I found a new chance for life here. The council turned my life around, helped me redeem myself. I repented for my sins for the sake of my sons and myself. Because of this place I could live the life I wanted from the beginning. They changed my memories, altered my life. I still harbor the darkness that once consumed my soul. I still hold onto the bitter memories. Blood is still on my hands, but now I can wash away that blood with the new life I was given. I would defend this place to my last breath to keep this new life"
Alma looked at Titus again. Her red eyes were glowing, then they went back to normal. She said:
"Every character here whether villain, or hero has a stake in this place. It has changed their lives outside of their own universe mostly for the better. There is opportunity here for everyone. Even for those characters that are too dangerous for everyone. They have separate mini-realms they place those characters in. Locked away so that they can be content, but also not cause us harm. Everyone you see before you would give their lives to protect this place because of it. "The One" gave us a gift here, and the Council has upheld his legacy. Even the foreigners Aang and Korra are here to protect their Realm, the Anime Realm. There are 6 known Realms besides this one. 6 different NEXUS that give many other universes a chance to find peace and new life. Each Realm is vastly different from us but we all share that same drive to make a new life outside our main lives. This is why we stand together even when some of us are enemies of others. This is the only place you will see Heroes standing with Villains to defend a home. Our home"
Alma looked up and said:
"So you see…we fight to defend and keep this paradise alive because it is our hopes and our dreams manifested. It is our new home. For some that is worth dying over"
Alma looked at Titus again said:
"I know you fought the Equalizers here as well. You think it's for self-defense, but I sense you care about what happens to us"
Titus looked away from her. He felt uncomfortable delving too deep in himself. He said:
"I do what I think is right"
Alma nodded and said:
"That makes you one of us. You know "The One" was from another dimension too. He came here by accident and found room to create a paradise for us"
Titus was surprised. He turned to her and said:
"Really?"
Paxton suddenly materialized in front of them and said:
"Hope I am not interrupting mother"
Titus nearly jumped and Paxton game him a strange smile and said:
"Ah…the dimensional interloper"
Alma said:
"His name is Titus, Paxton"
Paxton said:
"I know his name"
Paxton turned to Titus and said:
"I see mother's plan worked out for you. I admit I had some...fun messing with some of those guards weak minds"
Paxton looked like his mother. He had a widow's peak and dark black hair and light-colored eyes. He had a bullet scar on his forehead. He was wearing the same suit Alma was wearing. Kerrigan came up to them now. She had bruises on her face from getting hit in the face with a rifle. She seemed happy and relieved. She looked at Alma and said:
"I guess Tyreal sent you?"
Alma smiled said:
"He was getting worried when you guys stopped sending him updates. Speaking of Tyreal he's on his way here for a debrief, he's also bringing other teams to secure this place"
Kerrigan looked out across the plant at everyone. She said:
"Good we could use the rest. Hell of a thing that happened here. I don't think I've seen this much action since I was in my universe"
Alma snickered and said:
"You should try to survive in my universe. Might scare you at times though"
Paxton interrupted:
"I think this might be the start of something big"
Alma looked at her son said:
"They will be back"
Kerrigan said:
"I hope not. I hope we broke them here"
Alma shook her head. She said:
"Even if we get Amon, they have resources to continue their crusade to take control of the NEXUS"
Titus remembered Prometheus words about the NEXUS. He kept it to himself though. Another character approached them. He had a buzz cut and wore a military commander uniform. It was a Retrocon City uniform. Kerrigan noticed the man said:
"Commander Sheppard?"
Sheppard said:
"Kerrigan, nice to see you are ok. Heard about the situation my teams are moving into place now. We haven't found this man Amon yet. My commanders believe most of the Equalizers that got away escaped"
Alma looked down and said:
"I knew it"
Sheppard looked at Alma and said:
"Nice to see you again Alma"
Alma smiled:
"Always nice to see you Commander"
Kerrigan looked past Sheppard and said:
"Where is Tyreal?"
Sheppard said:
"He didn't come. He wants you at the Council Chambers right now with anyone that is still able to speak, or physically well. He wants a debrief"
Kerrigan looked at Alma whom nodded and Titus did as well. Kerrigan said:
"Ok, well I'll see who I can bring, but first I need my wounded teammates taken to the hospital….and Jim"
Sheppard looked surprised:
"Someone took Raynor down?"
Kerrigan looked down and nodded. She said:
"I don't want to talk about it"
Sheppard nodded then said:
"Well I'm going to get back to my commanders. I'll leave you to your people"
Kerrigan said:
"Thanks"
Sheppard saluted then moved away. Kerrigan looked at Titus and said:
"I guess we have to go see the Council again"
Titus nodded without saying anything. He was tired. Too much had happened in the past 2 days. Alma said:
"Well it won't be my first time before the Council"
Alma stood up. Kerrigan responded:
"Let's just hope we won't be there long"
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