Chapter 6

Sovereign

Sarah arrived outside of the Island docking bay moving out of the way of gears with supplies. Gears acknowledged her as a Lieutenant. Sarah walked passed them nodding and saluting back as she noticed Bronx laughing aloud with Jack as both walked slowly behind Mary. Sarah rushed over to them as she walked beside Jack.

"Did you guys find Michael?" asked Sarah

"I haven't seen him since last week" said Jack

"Knowing my brother he must be fixing his suit again or sleeping" said Bronx

Sarah walked with them as the 4 continued and stopped as they stared at the massive warship.

"Hell yeah baby!"yelled Bronx

"No Bronx she belongs to the C.O.G."said Jack

"Nah ma nigga she's my fatass woman and I can't wait to board her" said Bronx opening his arms

Mary and Sarah laughed out loud looking back at them, Jack moved his head side ways

Other Gears followed Ravens landed onto Sovereign as they began to load they're cargo. Sovereign is one of the few last remaining war ships of the C.O.G. military. Sovereign was placed in Azura as a supply vessel.

Sarah walked down its steel steps and into a long corridor, walking pass other closed rooms. Sarah stopped at the end of the steel corridor finding the name in black colors.

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Sarah opened the door as the locks turned as she pushed it open and stood by the doorway. Sarah caught a glimpse of the room. The lights were bright, the color was faded along with the rest of the ship. Tools were scattered along with plans and sketched drawings where placed on the walls. Sketches of lancers, Onyx Guard suit, elements. Sarah smiled once she noticed him. Fade was standing behind his desk fixing his Onyx Guard Helmet, he wore his Onyx guard pants but not his chest armor. His exposed back showed many scars and bruises, and burns from his past battles.

"Nightmares again?" asked Sarah standing by the doorway

"I couldn't get any sleep" said Fade as he didn't turn around at all

"Michael how are you are feeling?" asked Sarah

"I didn't want to worry you" said Fade as he looked back towards her smiling

"There's a friendly face I haven't seen in a while" said Sarah as she walked in and hugged him close

Fade smiled towards her as they kissed Sarah touched his scared wounded chest. Sarah remembered of his condition as he had to continue using medical doses to stay balanced. Sarah looked down and noticed the massive slashes and scars around his chest going down to his abdomen. Fade reached out his right hand and grabbed his blue liquid drink that was sitting in a glass cup. Drinking it in front of Sarah she stared at him.

"You never did explain to me what that actually is" said Sarah curiously

"An elemental drink that I created to stable my breathing muscles along with my body fatigue so that it stays in a thin like shape" said Fade looking back at her

"With that it allows me to be faster, move quicker, be stronger, stay up to speed on what goes around me, things like that and well makes me…me" said Fade

"Making you lazy to work out then" said Sarah smiling as he smiled back at her

"I do have a stable body Hun" said Fade reaching for his chest Onyx armor

As Fade began putting on his Onyx guard chest armor the white lights turned on as they synced to his body heat. Sarah slowly walked to his helmet and grabbed it as she noticed all the small markings and dents on looked at her as her back was facing him.

Sovereign began to move forward as the ship departed from Azura. Bronx and Jack looked over the bridge and towards the open sea that had 2 islands around.

"Echo report to the war room" said the announcer

The war room was massive with lots of monitors as Fade and his team entered they stood. The monitor in the center showed of what was left of Illuma city. Fade noticed the rigid monitor as they could all tell the ruins after the light mass bombings.

Captain Davidson looked at Fade and saluted him.

"Captain Fade is your team ready because this is one of the toughest manifests we'll have to retireve"said Davidson

"Yes Captain even if it means having to face RAAM"said Fade

Captain Davidson explains Illuma's situation

"Alright so what we have are some local squads in this area of the sea shore"

"The Kryll aren't located within Illuma yet they are beyond that point, as night fall draws in they scatter"

"We have a small underground base within the shore line it's not entirely massive just enough for a patrolling groups to get by"

"Along with that we have a small factory north of the shoreline about 2 miles down Locust have been reported within that area so I'd be ready for anything"

Captain Davidson finished

Fade looked closely at the outlined of their path and nodded as he looked up to Davidson

"Well move out once the Sovereign is in position" said Fade

"Damn them batty's better not be they're man they'll shred anything" said Bronx

"Scared huh Bronx?!"smiled Mary as she bumped his elbow

"Scared?! Me?! Hell yeah girl I don't wana be bat food, back me up Jack" said Bronx smiling at Jack

"Well in a way he is right Baby, nobody wants to die in pieces" said Jack

Echo team walked out together as they headed towards the upper deck of the Sovereign warship.