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"General we need to get to the artifact, it's responsible for all that is happening here." I yell to the General and his team will dodging bullets.

"Where is this artifact located?" The General yells back.

"Cargo hold 2!" I yell

"We have any more C12?" The General asks.

"We have 4 more sir!" A Marine reply's.

As Gun Fire Rings out I reload the Gauss Rifle I picked up from the guard.

"General! I can get to the Cargo Bay if you can cover me!" I yell threw Gun Fire trying to return it.

"How?" The General yells back, throwing a stun grenade

I look around real fast and see a nearby Vent access, "Cover me!" I yell as I run towards the little area containing the vent access.

"You're crawling through there?" The General asks concerned.

"I can make it, just cover me so nobody interferes with me." I say handing my Gauss Rifle to him.

"This is insane!" He yells.

I quickly climb up into the small entrance of the vent and close the vent. I start Crawling through bring up a map of the ship on my Hub.

-Time Lapse-

I can't waste any time I say climbing through the vent to the Cargo Hold. As I climbed through I become aware of the presence of some Guards. Immediately taking fire I dive back into the Vent and quickly close it buying myself a few seconds.

"Great what now?" I ask myself trying not to let the panic get to me.

At that moment I get a flashback to my training.

-Flash Back-

I find myself at the shooting rage. In front of me is 4 targets spread out a good distance, 2 in a higher elevation then the other 2.

"Now try to hit all these targets with your C-10" I hear a very familiar voice to my right.

"No Problem!" I say as I aim down the sights.

I land the first hit no problem on the one closest to me, as I raise the rifle to hit the target on the higher ground closet to me the remaining 3 targets go invisible. I stand there completely stunned on what to do, using memory I try to aim at the target, I carefully aim and let out a shot, suddenly the training alarm blares telling me I missed and training is over.

"Ugh. This is impossible" I say lowering the rifle and putting it back on the rack.

Commander Freedom observing this entire time walks up to the rifle I just put down and takes it saying to me "Watch"

She starts up the training simulation and in the span of 15 seconds hits all the targets dead on including the invisible ones.

I stare confused and she hands me back the rifle.

"How did…?" I start to ask

"Experience. You are still thinking like a Marine. You are no longer a Marine, You must think and act like a Ghost."

-End Flashback-

"Think like a Ghost…" I say to myself. As I hear the Marines getting closer to the hatch.

"Psionic ability's" I say to myself and try to focus my unused Psionic powers. Hearing the hatch open I try to focus my power in a wave in front of me, it works. The Marine who opened the hatch goes flying back hitting his back on the railing, I quickly climb out grab his gun and open fire on his stunned partner.

Quickly dispatching him I move to the artifact piece, I set the first C-12 when something catches my attention, Footsteps, I quickly turn in the direction of the footstep to find…nothing? Having a bad feeling about the noise I quickly planted all the C-12 and stand away from the artifact piece. "Here goes nothing" I say as I go to flip the switch, however right when I am about to my hand suddenly stops working. A little confused I try to move my other hand over to the trigger and again it doesn't move.

I hear a female laugh coming from the room and that is when it hits me, Ghost. Out of the corner of my eye I see Commander Freedom appear and start walking towards me.

"You never learn do you?" The voice that was so calm and understanding before turns into a voice full or regret and malleus.

"Commander…" I say not really sure how to respond.

"You never understood the basic principles of being a ghost! You were always a Disappointment!" She yells will forcing my hand to lower the detonation switch.

"Stupid Marine!" She finally yells making me throw the detonator.

Marine…I turn the word over in my head…Marine...is that what I really am?

"You are no longer a Marine" I hear faintly in my head

"You must think and act like a Ghost." I hear this time more clear and louder, from the voice of the Commander Freedom I remember.

I focus on drawing everything in around me…

"You know what Commander your right." I say to the mind control Ghost.

"I am no Ghost" I continue saying as well as drawing in energy.

"However I can at least save everyone!" I yell when I release the energy I had gathered causing everything in the immediate area to fly backwards freeing me from Commander Freedoms Psionic Lock. I quickly look at the Artifact to see the blast had started the explosive countdown. I quickly react by jumping behind a nearby object as the deafening explosion goes off.

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Like Every Chapter I post this is extremely late. But hey I at least got it out. The Next Chapter will be the conclusion to this story.

Stay tuned everyone I don't plan to let this remain unfinished for much longer.

Have a Great Evening.

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