Chapter 10: Chuchi's Comfort
Andrew and Chichi made their way back to the senator's apartment. Andrew threw himself down in a chair and leaned forward in the chair. His hands clutching the sides of his head. Chuchi closed the door behind her and then turned around. She looked down at Andrew and a tear rolled down her cheek.
Chuchi: Andrew, I know this might not be the best time to ask you, but what exactly happened on the mission? What went wrong?
She put her hand on his shoulder. She wanted to comfort him so bad, but she felt powerless.
Rangemaster: Well, it started out like any other mission. Nothing was out of the ordinary.
Chuchi; But I'm guessing it didn't stay that way did it?
Rangemaster: No, it didn't. They stormed the boat as precise as ever. Everything was working like a well oiled machine. There was nothing going wrong. An easy mission I kept telling myself.
She noticed that his breathing was getting heavy and he was starting to sweat. Chuchi hugged him and started to rub his head.
Chuchi: Hey, its okay. I'm here for you. Just please get this off your chest. It will help you in the long run.
Andrew nodded. He knew she was right, but he just couldn't get over the fact that he just lost the last of his living family.
Rangemaster: Well, something felt wrong when I turned the thermal imaging feature in the scope on.
Chuchi: Why do you say that?
Randemaster: I say that because the only heat signatures I could pick up were the teams. I didn't think anything of it at the time, so I never mentioned it. But I should have.
Chuchi: I still don't know what happened. Please finish. I want to help you.
Rangemaster: Then Pheonix got shot, and everything went to crap from there. Archangel got his leg impaled, then I blew half the head off the guy who was trying to kill him. Then they had killed most of the enemies. There was only one heat signature, and it was leaned against a wall motionless, so I though that it was dead.
Chuchi: I can see that your about to cry. If you need to, then I'm here.
Rangemaster: Seals don't cry sweetheart.
He managed a small smile. This made Chuchi think that he would be okay in due time.
Rangemaster: But they all started to load the V-TOL. I had taken the dual band attachment off when I saw something strange. I thought I had seen another person moving. I was moving to shoot. The V-TOL was about twenty feet in the air I wanna say. Then I had scoped Ghost being lifted into the ship. I thought we had done it, then…
Chuchi: Then what?
Rangemaster began to sob, then as he was breaking down, he finished what he was saying.
Rangemaster: I watched my little brother get his brains blown out. I dropped my gun over the cliff and just burst into tears. He was seventeen. He was just a kid. He was my brother and now he's dead.
Chuchi embraced him and let him cry on her. She didn't mind. She just wanted him to feel better. She wanted her boyfriend to get over this obstacle of life and move on.
Chuchi: I love you Andrew. I want you to be able to overcome this sadness that has you held captive. I know that you can't bring your brother back, but you can always keep his memory alive. Did he have any special icons he liked to wear?
Rangemaster: He always had a skull with bat wings on his shoulder.
Chuchi: Maybe you could all get a patch like that and wear it in his memory.
Rangemaster loved this idea, and held Chuchi even closer.
Rangemaster: Chuchi, I don't know how much longer this is going to effect me, but I will overcome this. Bishop wouldn't want me to mope around like this. I'll get over this, for me, for Bishop…
He turned and pulled Chuchi close to him.
Rangemaster…and I'll do it for you Chuchi.
As Andrew said this, he leaned in and kissed Chuchi. She had just helped him more than she'd ever know. He loved her, and she had stated that she loved him.
Chuchi: What will you do now?
Rangemaster: Right now, I need a drink. Then, I'll go and clear my head. Who knows, maybe I'll find the others in a bar somewhere.
Chuchi: Just promise me you wont get drunk or do anything stupid.
Rangemaster: Baby I promise.
With a final kiss, Andrew left her apartment and started to search the streets of Couriscant for the nearest bar. As he was walking, he was passing by a shop. One that he never thought he would enter in his life. He decided to go inside. He made a purchase. As he left the dealer leaned out the door and said something to him.
Dealer: Sir, I think she'll love that.
Rangemaster: I sure hope she does.
He turned and walked away. Then he said something that made even him spawn a devilish grin.
Rangemaster: She won't see this for about another three weeks.
Then, Andrew came across a club. He walked inside. Club Solar was the name of the place he had entered. He walked past all the flashy lights and listened to the Dubstep boom away in his ears. He sat at the bar and ordered a drink.