I noticed something…you people don't really have to wait between chapters. I usually release a good load of chapters when I do publish and you only have to wait for the next 3 to 5 chapters… Is it pointless for me to be typing these well thought out and witty writers comments…

Aeia: Can we start this I think C'thulhu is getting impatient also so is Heal.

*Facepalm* You're the main character you cant even pronounce their names!!!

Aeia: *is hugging Rtas*

*Eye twitches* get off my man!

Aeia: Make me!

*Tackles Aeia*

-We apologize for what happened the author and Aeia peacefully talked it over and-

*Fighting noises can be heard in the background* MY HAIR! YOU LITTLE -

-----We will now continue to our main presentation! -------------------ENJOY! --------

Chapter 10

H'el looked at Kulu and Aeia, but he looked at Kulu and he wanted to puke. He knew Kulu could be cold at times but toward Aeia? H'el couldn't say Aeia wasn't helpless she could in fact be considered dangerous.

Rtas walked over and asked, "H'el are you ok?"

"I'm perfectly fine commander." H'el lied.

Rtas grabbed his arm and brought him close and whispered, "You liar, your unsettled about something… Kulu told you to shoot her? Didn't he."

H'el gave in and told Rtas, "Yes he did. I wouldn't do it."

"Kulu is your superior and you disobeying those orders is dishonorable and you would be punished."

"Ok I'd shoot but I might sneeze when I took the shot and missed her." H'el whispered.

Rtas gave H'el a half smile; "I would suggest shooting her in the leg, but from a different position of course. Then one of us, out of pure concern, would run out and help her."

H'el just looked at Rtas. He always knew he was brilliant but never this devious.

I let go of Kulu's leg and wiped my eyes, and the feeling of belonging came to me. I was truly wanted by Kulu. I felt good.

"Can you walk over to the others I want to do something." I asked.

"Alright." Kulu walked over to the others.

I pulled out my notebook and took their picture with my notebook and my glasses camera. After that I finished I ran over to them and showed them the picture. I had no idea what compelled me to do so but I didn't really care. Also I was fully aware that as soon as I step onto that ship above us I could be horribly killed and/or tortured. I looked up and they said that they wanted me in one, Yay group pictures, I thought.

So they got ready and I placed my notebook on a crate-thing, set the timer, and ran back to Kulu; I stood in front of him. I was just a human, I knew that and they knew that. I believe why I was still alive was probably they wanted to know where Earth and the Sol system was.

After the picture was done I ran over and picked my notebook up, it was a really good picture.

"Aeia…," I turned around, "are you ready?" Kulu asked me.

"Yes…yes I am." I replied.

We walked till we were underneath the ship, Kulu knelt down next to me and said, "Aeia, listen, I don't want you wandering around the ship."

"Ok." I said, nodding.

"No let me make this 100 percent clear, do not leave my side or be alone, outside of a specific area without me, H'el, or any of the other SpecOps, or anyone I say; under any circumstances; do I make myself clear?"

"Yep."

"If you disobey me you will be punished, more importantly you could be killed by other sangheili," Kulu hugged me and smiled lightly, "your just lucky enough to still be alive. Just wandering around here you were risking your life."

"I'm just lucky I guess." I said. Maybe John's luck rubbed off onto me… I thought.

Kulu seemed to frown.

"Gammameed… don't worry, I'll be fine. I got," I looked behind me and counted how many people were on my side, but I lost count, "uhh," I threw my thumb over my shoulder, pointing to the group behind me, "I got this group of people to add to the group of `People who wont kill me' list." I finished smiling.

Kulu smiled, yes I could tell what a smile was, and said, "Well this has been a very eventful three days…hasn't it?"

"Yah," I said as I looked around for the last time and then contently watched the sun sink, thus concluding the third day on Halo, "so how do we get on Fearless Triumph?"

The Latnoee twins jumped out of freaking nowhere and said in sync, "The gravity lift of course!"

I nearly punched them but a purple light surrounded us before I could, and we rose off the ground. "Woah! This is amazing!" I said, I knew I could jump 1 story off the ground but still this was cool.

They all looked at me, "Are you saying that you have never been on a gravity lift?" Kulu asked, sounding slightly in disbelief.

"Uhh yah," I said and did a back flip, "weee! Uhh I mean, if you hadn't noticed humans are not that technologically advanced as you guys."

"Yah that kind of explains why your getting you asses handed and losing the war." Sert said. I kicked his face.

I did another back flip before we reached the ship Fearless Triumph. I turned my glasses camera on. I wanted to, if I had the unfortunate mishap of dying, send the information I collected back to the UNSC. Hey I'm not a complete traitor. I happily thought.

As soon as we got on the ship I saw something from my worst nightmare…giant bugs. I quickly and tightly gripped Kulu's cape and he looked at me and asked, "What is wrong, Aeia?

"Giant bugs." I replied.

"Oh the Yanme'e, they are harmless," I let go and stopped cowering, "most of the time."

"What was that?" I asked.

"Nothing."

I waved goodbye to Rtas and the others but H'el stayed with us. We walked, and walked, and walked…and wa- "Gammameed are we there yet?" I asked, my feet were hurting and I was very tired.

"Almost." Kulu said, I groaned, That is what every adult says… I thought.

We walked for a little while and then we entered what looked liked a control room. Kaman entered the room just as we entered. Our presence soon became aware to everyone. I was, at my best, at par with a sangheili. There were al least 12 maybe 13 in the room. I was sleep deprived, hungry, injured, hungry, slightly hyper…did I mention that I was hungry and tired? I opened my mouth, but Kulu's hand covered my mouth.

His hand ripped my translator off, and I looked at him puzzled. Kulu removed his hand and that is when I noticed faint smells wafting through the air.

I was about to speak when Kulu grabbed my hand and we quickly walked across the room.

Kulu began talking in a low tone to me, "Don't speak unless I say so, understand?" Kulu asked.

His hand gripped tighter and I nodded understanding what Kulu wanted. OW! My F-ing hand!!! WHAT THE HELL is wrong with Gammameed? Why is he so nervous? I thought, as Kulu quickly reattached my translator.

We entered a side room where I heard, "Ahh Kulu, Kaman. I am glad you are back and not hurt." A deep voice started, it was deeper then Kaman's.

"Well besides Kulu getting lost, being found hurt, getting hurt, and H'el's brother Toma dying…we are just peachy." Kaman said, he sounded funny at the end.

"Toma…" I said solemnly, I still felt guilty about his death, his sacrifice.

"I actually owe my life to someone who led H'el and Toma to me." Kulu said.

"Oh. And who might that be?"

Kulu stiffened and let go of my hand, "Shipmaster Ralus' Fortemee, meet Aeia." Kulu and Kaman made a clear path between me and Ralus.

Ralus seemed to smile as he approached me, I got really scared I wanted Kulu now. "So Kulu you got a pet." Ralus said petting my head.

"Keep saying that…but I must warn you I bite." I said with an evil smirk.

Ralus laughed at that and his laugh made me jump, "A fiery streak this one has." Ralus said.

Why is it when anyone of these guys laugh I jump? I thought. I immediately sensed something wrong and wanted to badly get away from Ralus and I knew Kulu could see that. Ralus lightly tickled my chin but that tickle quickly turned into a hand wrapped around my throat. My feet rose off the ground and I was essentially dead meat now, Why do I always get choked?

--------------------------(Flashback)--------------------------------

"Ugh! Your choking me!" I cried.

"What do you think you should do?" My teacher asked, choking me.

"Get…Ugh! Free!" I said clearly struggling.

I heard a giggle from my fellow students who had already gotten free from being choked.

"Time!" I was then dropped, "Girl you would already be dead by now!" Sgt. Johnson told me.

I was on my hands and knees, my failure cost me another meal, and I whimpered to myself, "I wanna go home." Everyone left so I closed my eyes, I was hungry and 3 days without food didn't help me. I was tired and hungry.

"Mary." I heard a woman say.

I opened my eyes and the room was empty. I could smell food, nice warm food like a home cooked meal. I looked at the woman's face and it belonged to Dr. Halsey and she had the food.

"Mary I snuck you some food." She said smiling as she gave me the food.

"Thank you." I replied and began to voraciously eat the food.

She left without another word, which got me thinking why she was even here. A shuffle that was barely audible to a normal human ear was heard, luckily my ears were enhanced. Crap I have to protect my meal I thought, and they did attack or he attacked.

I wasn't giving up this food easily, with blinding speed I defended. Till- he grabbed my throat and started to crush it. The adrenaline was pumping through me so I turned myself sideways, brought my arms and legs in, and with a ton of power I quickly brought them out and hit my opponent, thus he dropped me.

"You pass." A stoic voice said.

I rubbed my neck and coughed, "Master Chief? What the freaking heck!"

He raised an eyebrow.

"Uhh I mean…" I stumbled over my words.

"Don't worry, I see you learned shrimping."

"Well I learned from the best." I finished smiling widely.

My eyes shot open, this wasn't a test it was a matter of me living and continuing to play this version of LifeÔ, or dying and ending the game right here and right now. I turned to the side and executed a perfect shrimping maneuver; I nailed Ralus right in the face. When my feet touched the ground I looked around and saw 5 Sangheili and Ralus.

"Fuck…"

(Kulu POV)

She was defending herself well, she knocked out 2 minor domo's but she was slowing down. I walked around and finally got a good long look at her and her endurance. Her legs were buckling, bruises covered her arms and legs, the bruises practically covered her lithe frame, but the real question was why hadn't she stopped fighting?

(Mary POV)

Attack, defend, punch, block, kick, dodge, survive, punched through my mind as my body was slowly becoming numb, Please just a little longer. I begged my mind.

"Mary!" Someone shouted.

I still fought.

"Mary!!" Someone shouted.

I wasn't going to stop.

"Somebody! Stop her!" A soldier shouted.

"Mary." A stolid voice said.

I would not stop.

I suddenly felt arms wrap around me, but not in a violent manner more like a hug. I felt a pat on my head and an eerily soothing 'shhh'.

My armor was gone, completely destroyed. Insurgents lay dead at my feet all battered to death with my own two hands. I looked at the person behind me and it was John.

"Mary you can stop now." John told me.

I began to cry, I wanted to stop but my instincts wouldn't let me they screamed in my ear to keep going keep fighting till I was safe. I was caught without my armor, shot at so I attacked.

This is my animalistic side. I thought.

Reason dared not enter, sympathy hid in fear, anger backed off, this…this was pure instincts. My body went numb. Damn… I thought.

"Kulu." Ralus said.

"What?" Kulu replied.

"There is something wrong." Ralus said, he was bruised from Aeia's attacks, which made Kulu lightly smile on the inside.

Kulu looked at Aeia, and no one approached her, Did she die standing up? Kulu wondered.

"Watch." Ralus whispered. He pointed to a Elite and pointed to Aeia.

Aeia's head was drooped, her entire frame shaking, she labored with her breath. The Sangheili approached her and made a quick swipe at her. She dodged and her punches and kicks went at a furious pace.

Kulu watched her movement and they were not planned, the were like a barbarian fighting, unorthodox and sloppy. Kulu noted that she didn't move far from the spot where he noticed her head drooped. Aeia finally lifted her head and Kulu, like everyone else, was shocked. Her eyes were open but they did not shine with that life energy that she possessed.

"I do not know how she stands." Ralus said, finally breaking the silence.

"Is she…" Kaman began.

"Dead? No," Kulu said, "only unconscious." he said as he watched her head follow any noise.

"After she knocked out the second minor domo, I noticed a change in her movements. I do not believe that she is running on adrenaline anymore, it is now like pure instincts. She will attack anything that gets too close." Ralus finished.

"Aeia…" Kulu whispered as he stepped forward.

"Kulu she will attack anything that gets too close." Kaman said.

"Do you think I really give a shit about myself right now! Look at what we did!" Kulu yelled. The same time Aeia's body violently shook as if her emotions were trying to break free.

There was a pause before Ralus spoke, "You really care about this human don't you?" everyone looked at Kulu waiting for his answer.

Kulu paused, "Yes, but she is only a child…," Kulu chose his next words very carefully, "I love her as if she was my own." he very well knew he could be shot fro what he just said.

"Somebody… distract his pet while he grabs it." Ralus said smiling.

Kulu stood at a safe distance behind her, she made no motions or even made any notions of recognition that he was there.

Two Sangheili attacked her, but Aeia jumped up and kicked. She hit one officer in the face and he hit the floor. She began to walk toward the fallen officer and began exerting her full strength on him and anyone who tried to stop her. She wasn't going to stop.

(Flashback for Mary)

I was crying I knew why. I was an animal, a horrible monster, a killing machine.

"What was that?" I said bewildered.

"Mary," Master Chief began, "that is what I like to call `A Spartans last defense' or a last stand. It is when the adrenaline pumps so much that our survival instincts take over, and we become nearly unstoppable."

I cried, "I don't like it!" I was scared and John knew that.

He let me go and when I took a step I fell my strength was gone. I couldn't move and I was on the verge of blacking out, Chief picked me up and carried me away.

I made a quick grab for her and once she was in his arms… she stopped and plopped onto the floor. I was uncertain of what to do but I just began to pet her head. I whispered to her, "Aeia…you can stop now."

Emotion and life seemed to return to the empty shell, "Kulu…" she said crying softly.

"Shhh, it's ok I'm here."

I was one of the few Sangheili in that room who had a child before joining the Covenant, but I was the only one in that entire room whose kid was a girl.

She calmed down and strangely enough she began to smile again. Her frame kept shaking every now and again.

"Now can we all get acquainted without killing each other?" I asked.

Aeia nodded but as soon as she stood she fell right back down and violently shook. I played with her translator and thus turning it off. I rose to face the shipmaster, "Shipmaster," I said before swallowing, "I and most of us can fully see that she was changed to become a warrior, but I want to save her while there is still something left to save."

Ralus just smiled at me, "Kulu if you're caught it is not my fault." Ralus said to me before he left the room.

I turned around to see Aeia covered in brown, black, and blue marks on her pale frame.

"Gammameed…What is wrong?" She asked me, tilting her head.

I shook my head, "Nothing Aeia, nothing at all."

She raised her arms and like a little one would ask, "Up."

I couldn't help but smile and took her up into my arms. We walked out of the room and headed toward my sleeping chambers.

I stopped in front of my room and put Aeia down.

"Is this your room?" she asked me.

I smiled and looked down on the little child, "Yes and I think you will like it."

The door slid open and Aeia walked in, Kulu followed in after her. She did not expect what she saw. The floor was soft to her feet, almost like carpet. The dim lighting gave the room a fireplace glow. The walls were a light auburn color, she could make out bright reds and oranges, but all the colors in the room were very autumn.

Kulu just simply smiled as she just stood there not sure what to do. Kulu walked over to her and removed the uncomfortable translator off her neck.

"Well make yourself at home." Kulu spoke in perfect English.

"Ok." Aeia replied in her mouse-like voice.

Kulu hoped his kindness toward this human wasn't all for naught. He was fully aware that she could be killed at any moment. He looked at her and he wanted to show kindness to the poor demon spawn.

She found her bag and began to wander around, Kulu couldn't help but smirk.

"Kulu." Aeia asked.

"Hm?" Kulu replied while removing his helmet.

"In this picture is this you?" Aeia asked while pointing to a picture.

Kulu looked at the picture and was amazed, for out of 6 other Sangheili she picked him, "Yes Aeia that is me."

She went to her back and rummaged through it. Kulu continued to remove his armor, she lifted her head up and asked, "Um should I wait till your finished changing and getting dressed?"

"No Aeia, I'm wearing clothes." Kulu said. Aeia just looked at him, he was just wearing a bodysuit.

Aeia just shrugged and continued to rummage through her backpack. Kulu removed his leg armor and his legs thanked him for that. He went over and sat on him bed and removed the armor covering his hooves.

She found what she was looking for, her notepad and began skimming through the pictures.

Kulu removed his armor covering his arms, and lastly the chest armor. He let out a sigh of relief.

"Aeia." Kulu said.

She looked up and the light shined off her glasses.

"Lets remove that armor."

She stood up and walked over to Kulu. He knelt down and began removing the armor.

"Kulu." Aeia asked while the chest armor was being removed.

"Yes Aeia?" He replied.

"Why did you save me?"

Kulu just remained silent and continued to remove her armor.

"Why did you protect me?"

He kept working on her armor.

"Gammameed… Why didn't you kill me?" She asked while lifting his head up.

Kulu stopped and stared into her unnatural purple eyes. The stare he got back from her was cold and emotionless, he felt like he was being interrogated. Kulu couldn't answer her question for he wasn't entirely sure why he did.

"Or," she said lifting her head and staring through her glasses, which were at the end of her nose, "are you to try and extract information from me, which if you succeed I will then be of no use and be promptly disposed of." She said without any emotion.

He opened his mouth, but Aeia tightened her grip on his lower two mandibles, "Kulu if you do lie to me I am a master of interrogation," she gave an evil smile, "Kulu I'm truly sorry you have to see this but if you are I can and will, if forced, kill everyone on this ship," she smiled again, "I would kill you last."

Kulu was wide-eyed, By the Forerunners! She truly is a demon spawn! He thought. Kulu was released from her superhuman grip and he fell back just staring at the little human whom showed him kindness threatened to kill them all. "Aeia…" He finally said, he knew she could do it, she was clever enough to. He placed his hands on her shoulders, and she looked at him, "I saved you because I wanted to." Kulu said.

"Really?" She said, her emotion returned. Her voice and how she carried herself changed with her emotions, meaning she was an unpredictable opponent and that also determined how merciful she was. She was a very dangerous opponent.

"Really." Kulu said, letting out a sigh as he stood up.

He walked back to his bed, sat down, and fell back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds, he could hear his hearts beating faster then normal, before he heard Aeia.

"Gammameed." She said.

"Yes, Aeia?" He said sitting up.

"Wanna see a picture?"

"Sure." Kulu patted the mattress besides him and Aeia happily hopped on.

The first picture was of Aeia with her hair back doing a on hand handstand.

"Impressive." Kulu said.

The first few pictures were all very silly and shows her and a few other humans having fun.

"Ok now for the group photo." She said.

The next picture showed 20 and Kulu counted 20 demons. To Aeia it was her and 19 other Spartans fully adorned in their armor.

"By the Forerunners!" Kulu exclaimed, he nearly had a heart attack. 1 demon was bad enough for the covenant but 19 others running around the universe was like Armageddon to him.

She hit a button and 10 normal humans were shown.

"This is squad A…we survived together…they are my stepfamily. Each my stepbrother or stepsister." She said reminiscing. Kulu noted one thing they were all very pale, humans some were naturally pale but her and her family were too pale. She hit another button and the picture changed.

A picture of a pale human female with short blond hair and brown eyes next to a black haired, brown eyed, and tan skinned human male. They looked happy.

"This is Beth and Jose." She said sadly, Kulu noticed she had tears in her eyes.

Kulu noticed in the corner of this picture, like a few others, was a box. He would find out later, "What happened?" he asked.

"They died," she paused, "they loved each other so much. They died together." She dried her eyes.

"Want to talk about it?" Kulu asked, knowing that girls usually want to talk about it; or say no then talk about it.

"No I don't want to feel sad."

"Ok, but Aeia I'll be here if you do." Kulu said. Score 1 for fatherly advice. He happily thought.

"Umm Kulu does this place have a bathroom?" Aeia asked blushing.

"Yah it's over here." Kulu said, standing up and opening a door, which Aeia did not notice. There was, what looked like, a kitchen and another door leading to the bathroom; thankfully to Aeia looked similar to a humans bathroom.

After a few minutes she came back, "So, Gammameed," Aeia asked sitting back down on his bed, "where do I sleep?"

"Well I don't…" Kulu turned around and saw Aeia sleeping. She must have been tired. Kulu thought.

He picked up her notebook and the picture of the boy and girl was still up. This is when curiosity killed the cat or the Sangheili…don't judge me on bad puns.

A video popped up, "This is the log for mission 35. The opponent insurgents." It was Aeia speaking.

"We had a completely successful mission but…" She lowered her head, she looked like she was in a barracks of some kind, "we lost Betty Boop and Jazz; better known as Beth and Jose formerly known as Beth-115 and Jose-120."

Kulu sat down in a chair and watched with intense interest.

"We did everything right…I mean what went wrong? Was it because I lead the team that they died?" She sighed, "Well I gathered everyone's data chips. Kyle, Top dog; Beth, Betty Boop; Jose, Jazz; Holly, Ivy; and mine, Dragon. Well enjoy…"

END

Yes I'm finally ending the chapter. This one has 4,272 words in it, my longest so far…I think. I also got tired of typing during this beautiful snow day…on Saturday.

Umm you guys know that Aeia is mine! Kulu (By name) is mine and all the names I made up.

But other then that Everyone knows that Halo belongs to Bungie.

Kulu: So your saying we have to wait till chapter 11 to find out what the video is?

Yah that's right.

Aeia: C'thulhu!!

Kulu: *Facepalm*

Really sorry but she'll get it eventually.

Kulu: I know humans cant be that stupid in the future.

…… I wouldn't bet on that.

Kulu: Yah.

Aeia: Oh be quite Kulu.

Well I'm in the mood for a nice game of Halo 3. You two want to join?

Kulu: Yah I need to kill some noobs.

Aeia: Same.

Kulu: I call Arbiter!

Aeia: I call Master Chief!

Damn you two… Well so long folks. *waits for porky pig* where did porky pig go?

Kulu: *burps* don't know.

-----STAY TUNE! WILL THE AUTHOR FIND OUT WHERE PORKY PIG IS? WILL KULU PAWN NOOBS? AND WILL THEY ACTUALLY BE GOOD IN HALO OR ON XBOX LIVE? FIND OUT NEXT CHAPTER!--------------------------