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Normal POV 5 days later

Ulrich struggled to his feet, taking deep breaths. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breath out, he told himself. Walking slowly down the hall, he managed to get to the stairs. Most movement sent a ripple of pain through his chest. Odd jumped up next to Ulrich.

"How's life?" he asked.

"Just the same, but Sissy keeps on trying to send me a load of crap that she calls get-well cards." Ulrich replied.

"Here she comes. Good luck buddy." Odd said, and vaulted down the stairs, yelling like he was on a rollercoaster.

"Ulrich dear," Sissy simpered, "I have a surprise for you,"

"No," Ulrich said flatly. "I'm sick and tired of all this crap,"

Ulrich walked away stiffly, not looking back. He went to the bench where the gang usually meet, and hooked up with Jeremy, Aelita, and Yumi.

"Odd?" Aelita inquired.

"In the cafeteria." Ulrich replied.

That's when Daigon collided into the gang at top speed, knocking down Ulrich and Yumi on top of each other. They quickly distangled themselves, blushing as they did so.

"Sorry you guys." Daigon said, huffing. "I looked for you guys as fast as I could. It's about Theo. He escaped and is armed. Killed the cops that came to arrest them. I got called to the police station because I was the sole witness. According to the police, He's got a shotgun, a pair of pistols, and his knife."

The news rocked the gang, particularly Yumi and Ulrich.

"How did he overpower them?" Jeremy asked.

"Not sure, but some how, he got his knife back, stabbed the policeman next to him, stole his keys, unlocked the handcuff, and killed the other policeman. He took their guns."

"That's just great." Yumi muttered.

Short, I know, but review and tell me if you liked the excerpts from the last chapter from the Halo novels. If you like, Ill keep on getting the occasional excerpt and put it in. If not, I won't.