Chapter 8: Reunion on Chorus
"And now," Vic said, "We see what's going on with Rhode's teammates right now! Can't really find a good intro for this one, so you're just gonna have to deal with it!"
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"Penny, you seriously need to snap out of it."
Zona was now officially worried for her best friend. Penny had barely spoken for a week, ever since they learned that he died. North. Zona knew that Penny had crushed on North for the longest time, but this was getting out of hand. Then again, she couldn't blame her. North wasn't just a crush. North was Penny's closest friend besides Zona herself.
But Zona had had enough. Penny needed to get her mind off of North and to the situation at hand. They were currently on a random planet and looking for supplies. But Zona was, admittedly, also looking for something to get her best friend's mind off of North. Then a newspaper hit her face.
Zona flailed her arms wildly, trying to get the paper off her face. When she finally did, she looked at the cover. And her eyes widened as she saw the title: "COLORFUL SPACE MARINES STOP CORRUPTION". But that wasn't it. While she didn't recognize a lot of the people on the picture, she recognized three: Chairman Malcolm Hargrove... as well as Agent Carolina and Agent Rhode Island.
Then she read the tag line, just to make sure. And her eyes widened once again when she saw that Agent Washington was also there, she just didn't recognize him at first because of the blue armor. She gave a very wide grin. This was what she was looking for.
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Somewhere else in the galaxy, Tenn found himself near the edge of colonized space, where he spotted a planet nearby. But he didn't even have a minute to ponder on whether or not to stop. Because he suddenly lost control of his Pelican.
Suddenly, the ship was being pulled by an invisible force towards the planet. Just before he blacked out from the stress of reentry, he spotted another Pelican come out of hyperspace. He made out two figures in the ship before passing out.
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"Hey, look!" Penny pointed out the other Pelican as it seemed to be crashing towards the planet, "Someone's in trouble!"
"Well, we're running low on fuel anyway," Zona shrugged, "Let's go see if they're alright. Probably not, but whatever."
Penny gave her partner a look, "Really?"
"Sorry," Zona raised her hands in surrender, "Don't blame me for wanting to see Rhode, Wash, and Carolina again as quickly as possible."
"Especially Wash, right?" Penny teased.
"Don't push your luck."
"Sorry."
So they sped towards the planet, approximately following the path of the other Pelican.
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Tenn woke up when he heard sparks coming from the back door of the ship. He shook off the pain and grabbed his sword. He looked and saw sparks coming in through the back door, like someone was cutting their way in. That's when Tenn knew that his crash was no accident. Someone wanted this to happen and did it. And now, that someone was cutting through the door to get to him.
But then the sparks stopped and there were sounds of a few gunshots and punching. A minute later, everything got quiet. Then there were a few knocks on the door and a somewhat familiar female voice called out to him.
"Hey!! Anyone in there?" the voice said.
Utterly confused, Tenn remained silent, sword at the ready.
"Well, if you are," the voice continued, "We're busting open the door, so you better move!"
Though still confused, Tenn stepped back into the cockpit, not wanting to be hit by the door. There were a few loud bangs, and dents appeared in the steel. Finally, the door gave way and fell. Tenn tensed up, ready to attack at the first sign of danger. Then he heard a second female voice start complaining.
"Did you really have to break down the door?" the second female said, "Couldn't we have just... you know, pull it out? And not run the risk of hurting anybody?"
"Oh come on," the first female replied, "I didn't hear anyone get squished, did you?"
"Well... no..."
"Then we're good."
Tenn raised an eyebrow at the familiar voices. Then he froze. No... it couldn't be them... They were dead! Weren't they? Then he spoke... sorta.
"Uh..." he said, causing the two girls to look at him.
That's when he saw the armor, and that confirmed it. Zona and Penny. He went wide-eyed as the two stared at him.
"Um..." Penny said, trying to break the awkward silence, "Hi?"
"Wait," Zona eyed Tenn's sword, "I recognize that RWBY looking sword... Tenn?!"
Tenn dropped the sword in shock. He couldn't believe his eyes. He shook, relief overwhelming him.
"Zona... Penny..." he muttered.
Penny squealed and jumped on him, causing the man to go stumbling back. He gritted his teeth, remembering how hard Penny hugged.
"Tenn!!!" she picked him up and shook him, and suddenly he also remembered how annoying she was at times, but for the sake of reunions, he allowed it, "It's so good to see you!! The teams almost back together again!! Now we need to find Rhode and-"
"Wait wait wait!!" Tenn interrupted, finally managing to get out of Penny's grasp, "Rhode?! He's alive too?!"
"Uh yeah," Zona said as if it was obvious, and pulled out a newspaper and showing him the cover, "Read the news sometime. Wait, 'too'? You thought we were dead?"
"Well... yeah," Tenn scratched the back of his helmet, "I mean, that's what the Director told-"
"Since when did any of us, especially you, trust what the Director said?" Penny asked.
"...That's a good point," Tenn admitted.
"So..." Zona stated, putting the paper away and pointing to the two unconscious guys behind her, "Why were these guys after you?"
"Not a clue," Tenn answered, "But I can tell you that they somehow pulled my ship here down onto this planet. Afterwards, they tried to break in to do whatever they wanted with me."
"That's weird," Penny replied.
"Very," Tenn rubbed his chin in thought, "And if they're willing to bring a small ship like mine down, you can bet their not going to let one leave, considering there are most likely more."
"More?!" Zona groaned, "Great. A three-on-who-knows-how-many war. These two already gave us enough trouble."
"And reinforcements could be on the way," Tenn said, grabbing some gear, "Let's get to your ship and fly under the radar. Then we find a safe place to set up camp."
"Sounds good to me!" Penny said, skipping off back to the other ship, "Let's go!"
Tenn just smiled and shook his head as he and Zona followed, "Hey Zona?"
"Yeah?"
He raised his fist, "It's good to see you again."
Zona smiled and fist-bumped him, "Likewise. Now come on. Let's go."
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The ultimate BROTP. Till next time guys!
