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Question: Should there be any other pairings? If so, which? Side note: HK has not disappeared. I just couldn't find a good way to stick him into this chapter and the next.(Which is a very important chapter.)And I also apologize for the balant, critizing of the Jedi Code that Kira provides. -.-'
Chapter 9:
"Walking the fine line, Part I"
Kira stared in absolute and utter disbelief at her life-long best friend. How Bastila had managed to get to the heart of Metropolis's city center, she could not fathom. She shook her head slightly, then gazed at the young woman in front of her, with only one question on her mind.
" H-how? " Kira asked.
A small smile grazed Bastila's lips as she took a moment to answer Reva- No. Kira's question. " The same way that you came, I'm assuming." She finally said, giving Kira a sympathetic look.
The Chief looked on in confusion. ' ...The fuck? ' He thought to himself.
Kira blinked, then turned to face the Chief, considering that she had picked up on the thought that had run through his head, and gave him an incredulous look. " Really, Chief. If you are wondering what is going on, please voice it. " She thought for a moment before adding; " And I really don't think that the obscenities are necessary. "
It was John's turn to stare in disbelief now. " Tell me that you didn't just read my mind. " He said, crossing his arms over his chest.
Bastila coughed slightly before she spoke. " She heard your thoughts, to be more specific. " She said stiffly.
John mentally cringed at that. Just how long had all this gone on? He had to wonder. ' ...Dear God, if she heard some of my other thoughts in regards to my feelings about her...' He gave another mental shudder.
A soft sigh escaped Kira's lips as she finally decided to break the awkward silence that was steadily building. " Look, Bas. We can catch up on our experiences over the years later. But right now, we have a mission to complete. " She said, gently pinching the bridge of her nose. ' I'll be glad once this mission is over...' Kira mused quietly to herself.
Bastila gave a curt nod. " Forgive me, Kira. I..I just wasn't expecting to see you here..Or see you at all actually.." She admitted quietly.
Kira casually waved her off. " Like I said before, we have a mission to complete. "
The Chief blinked a couple times as he caught something moving from the corner of his eye.' ...Well shit. ' He mentally scowled as the Covenant Scarab came into view. He glanced over at Kira. " Ma'am? We have a problem here.." He trailed off, gesturing towards the Scarab with his right hand.
Kira paled slightly as she glanced over in the direction that the Chief indicated. " Oh hell.." She muttered, as all the marines in the area began to stare at the massive machine that was slowly conversing in on them, like a predator moving in to kill its prey.
" You see this look?! It's terror!! "
Kira glanced over towards the marine who spoke, and bit down on her lip momentarily before deciding to say something to quiet him down, but Sergeant Banks beat her to it.
" Marine, did I give you permission to bitch? " He asked sternly.
' Damn..This isn't looking good..' Kira mused as she glanced back towards the Scarab. " I don't think it's stopping, get your heads down. " She advised, just before the Scarab passed over them, leaving an ominous shadow in it's wake.
Sergeant Banks snarled as he looked around. " That thing is really starting to PISS ME OFF! Marines, time to kill us a Scarab! " He roared, quickly running up the stairs and to the door of a warehouse, with Kira, the Chief, Adams and Bastila following behind him.
A thought entered Bastila's mind as she glanced over at Kira. " Just what is happening here? " She asked.
Kira snorted slightly. " A war for survival, and we're losing. " She replied darkly.
John glanced over at Kira as he gently took hold of her hand in his. " We'll get through this war, even if it gets down to the last two or three remaining humans. " He said softly.
She glanced over at him and smiled warmly. " I know. " Kira replied, giving John's hand a light squeeze.
Bastila sent Kira a disapproving glance, before speaking with her telepathically. " You know the rules of the Jedi, Kira. The code does not permit-"
" The Jedi Code can go fuck itself, Bas. The Chief and I are already attracted to one another. We both KNOW that..And we're already in a relationship. Therefore, I'm not going to let that damn code control my life. Period. " Kira replied hotly, cutting off Bastila's preaching and lecturing about the Jedi Code.
Bastila blanched at the harshness of her friends reply. " Kira! You can't possibly go against the foundations of the Jedi Order, it's not possibl- "
" No. I will NOT argue about this with you, Bas. I've already made up my mind. End of discussion. And I certainly do not want or need your lectures about the Code or those god damn 'risks of falling to the darkside.' lectures either. And as far as I'm concerned, the matter is closed. Am I clear? " Kira shot her a mental glare to get her point across.
A mental sigh of defeat passed through the bond of the two female Jedi, before Bastila finally spoke. " Very well, Kira. It's your life. Live it how you wish. " She said softly.
Kira glanced over at Bastila and gave her a nod of thanks. " Alright. We have a Scarab to take down, do we not? " She asked, a small smirk tugging at the corner of her lips.
The Chief nodded in agreement, as he unslung his battle rifle from his shoulder and let go of Kira's hand, somewhat reluctantly, in the process.
" We should split into two groups. One group will stay on the walkways and draw the Covenant's fire while the second group boards the Scarab by jumping off the farthest middle walkway just as the Scarab walks underneath it. " Kira suggested, unclipping her her saber from her belt and motioned towards the farthest walkway to the groups right.
John grinned beneath his visor. " Sounds like a plan. Sergeant Solaris and I will board the Scarab. The rest of you will stay on the walkways to draw the Covenants fire away from us. " He said.
Bastila blinked and opened her mouth to protest, but Kira glanced at her and shook her head. " We'll need one Jedi above and below for this to work, Bas. Besides the more help we have up above, the better. " She said.
" Very well, then. " Bastila replied, unclipping her own saber from her belt.
A sadistic smile crossed Kira's lips as she turned to the Chief. " Shall we get going then, Chief? " She asked.
" Damn straight. " The Chief agreed, as a grin of his own tugged at the corner of his mouth in the process.
Kira chuckled softly as she and the Chief walked down the lengthy walkways and towards their intended target. " This is going to be entertaining.." She mused, receiving a sidelong glance from the Chief.
" ...What are you planning now? " He asked, somewhat curious.
A moment passed before Kira turned and looked at him. " You'll see soon enough.." She said mysteriously, gripping her saber hilt lightly out of habit.
" ...Why does that worry me? "
Kira grinned at a sudden thought that came to mind. " What? I learned from the best. " She teased.
" I think that I'm just going to ignore your attempts of poking fun at me, and focus on taking down that Scarab, Sergeant. " The Chief replied, semi-glaring at her from behind his visor.
She snorted at his answer. " And yet, you're still talking to me, instead of preparing for the upcoming battle. "
John sighed as he found himself verbally cornered, and with no way out. " Damned woman.." He muttered under his breath.
Kira chuckled again, but decided not to reply as she crouched down behind a steel box on the main walkway that they'd be jumping off of.
" Planning on boarding the Scarab earlier than scheduled, Chief? " Cortana asked, grinning.
John smirked at her comment. " It's Kira's idea, not mine. " He replied, crouching down in behind Kira.
Checking her chrono, Kira glanced back at the Chief. " That walking-time bomb should be here in a couple minutes, you ready? " She asked.
" Damn straight. " The Chief replied, gently placing his left hand on her waist in a sign of affection.
A slight blush crept across Kira's face as she smiled. " Let's just blow this thing sky-high and get out of here.." She muttered.
John nodded as he glanced over towards the left, and spotted the Scarab coming closer to the walkway that they were on. " It's coming, be ready to jump. " He whispered softly.
Kira inhaled, then exhaled softly. Her mechanical hand flexing slightly in anticipation. " Here we go.." She spoke softly.
" We'll jump in three..two..one..Now! " The Chief surged to his feet, then stepped on the top of the steel box and pushed off, giving him forward momentum to propel himself towards the Scarab's top deck.
Kira grinned as she stood up and jumped off the walkway, but the Scarab was not her intended landing site, however. ' Time to wreak havoc from the underside...' She mused, finally hitting the water and going under.
' The Chief is going to kill me for this..' She gave a mental laugh at the thought as she broke the surface of the water, and gave her head a light shake to clear her vision.
Glancing up, Kira unclipped her grappling gun from her belt,( with some effort, considering that she was in water.) and took aim, finally firing the magnetic grapple at the undercarage of the Scarab.
" Yep. He is definitely going to kill me.." She mused, as the grapple rapidly brought her up to the Scarab's belly.
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The Chief glanced about for a moment after he landed. " Alright, where the hell are you, Kira? " He asked quietly, shifting his battle rifle in his hands to get a better grip. He gave a frustrated sigh as he started clearing out the Covenant forces that were currently on the Scarabs deck.
" You better damn well have a good reason for not going along with the plan that you came up with, Solaris.." The Chief grumbled to himself, firing several rounds into the face of an Ultra.
" Careful Chief, that Elite was an Ultra, and those pilots are no push overs either. " Cortana advised.
" Understood. " John blinked as he thought for a moment. " Cortana? Could you scan the area, find out where the hell Kira went to. "
Cortana scowled as she got the results of her scan a couple minutes later. " She's on the underside of the Scarab, Chief. I'm guessing she dove into the water, then..Well..I guess you'll have to ask her how she got up there..." She said.
John growled softly. " God damned woman. I swear, she's going to get an ear-full once we get on board the Pelican.."
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" ...One hell of an explosion coming up.." Kira mused, gripping her saber in her hand, and igniting it.
She blinked a couple times as her radio went off, cringing as a though came to mind. 'I think I know who that is..' She mused, turning her radio on. "Look. You can ream me out for my stunt afterwards. I'm kinda busy right now, Chief. " She said.
" You better damn well have a good reason for doing what you did, Solaris. "
Kira grimaced at his response. ' Damn. He is not happy. Not happy at all. ' She thought idly, as she plunged her saber into the underside of the Scarab.
" Chief? I'd suggest getting off now, this thing is going to blow in a minute. "
" Got it. I'll see 'you' on board the Pelican, Sergeant. Am I clear? "
She sighed and shook her head. " Crystal clear, Sir. " She replied quietly, cutting another piece of metal plating off of the Scarab. " I need to be quick with this..Or I'll wind up vaporized.." She muttered softly to herself, as she threw in a Thermal Detonator into the main engine core room, then released her grappling wire, sending her plunging into the water for the second time...
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The Master Chief was not in a good mood as he boarded the Pelican. " Damned insane, sadistic, suicidal woman..." He growled, sitting down on one of the Pelicans benches, and unsealing his helmet, his dark blue eyes showing vast amounts of frustration caused by the outcome of the tail end of the mission.
Sergeant Avery Johnson blinked as he watched Sergeant Solaris finally board the Pelican. " Even though your 'stunt' was successful Sergeant, you managed to piss off the Chief in the process.." He said, shaking his head slightly.
Kira gave a sheepish grin, and gently ran her right hand through her wet, aurburn hair. " I know..And I already know that I'm going to get reamed out for it.." She replied as she glanced over towards the Chief, who was currently glaring daggers at her.
" Kira?! Just what do you think you were- "
The Chief quickly got to his feet and stood in front of Bastila. " I'll deal with her, not you. " He growled dangerously, a clear sign for her to back down.
Bastila gave a curt nod, but decided to remain silent, as she turned on her heels and walked towards the cockpit.
John bit down on his lip as he turned to face Kira. " Just what the hell were you thinking? " He asked, as Sarge Johnson quietly headed down towards the crew quarters.
She sighed as she thought for a moment. " Do I really need to answer that? " She asked.
" For God's sake, Kira, are you trying to kill me by giving me a heart attack?! " He retorted, as he took a couple steps towards her and gently took hold of both her shoulders with his hands.
" No. That's definitely not my intention, you should know that. "
John sighed softly as he allowed himself to calm down. " Then promise me that you'll stop with these suicidal stunts then.." He asked quietly.
Kira gave him a serious look, as she rested her right hand on his cheek. " I can't guarantee that, it all depends on the situation that I'm in. Sometimes it's necessary to pull off those 'suicidal stunts' to accomplish a mission. " She replied. " ...Or to get myself out of a particularly nasty predicament.." She added quietly.
" ...Fine. " He said, somewhat in defeat.
She smiled softly and gave him a light kiss on the lips. " If it makes you feel any better, I'll try not to pull off anymore of those stunts.." Kira said quietly,as she gently pulled away from him somewhat.
John sighed in relief as he gave Kira a quick, light kiss on the cheek, before letting go of her shoulders. " Thank you. " He said quietly.
" You're welcome. " She said, as she glanced up at the sound of approaching footsteps, her smile slowly fading. " ...What do you want? " Kira asked, glaring at the person who had just entered the main hold.
" You and I are going to have a little discussion about these 'powers' of yours, Sergeant. " Colonel James Ackerson replied, as a extremely arrogant smile danced across his lips...
A/N: WOO! Another chapter done! And another cliffhanger. HA! (Rev cackles evilly again.)Enjoy!