Chapter 10 The Decisions part 2

It was later that day, the nirvana had a surprise guest. At the docking bay of the Nirvana a door slides open revealing the tribal con man Rabat. With an unconscious Hibiki hanging over his shoulder and Nix holding the wall with his good arm to keep himself up. The women waited for them with guns drawn. "Did ya lose something?" Rabat asked with a cheerful smile as he tosses Hibiki to the floor.

Rabat goes to grab Nix next, but Nix knocks Rabat's hand away with his good hand. "Don't touch me creep" growled nix as he made his way out the lift, holding his right arm as it bleed onto the floor. Seeing hibiki Dita quickly rushs over to him. "Mr alien, please wake up" she begged sadly shaking him, but Hibiki was unconscious.

"So what do I get for being the hero huh?" said Rabat smiling. Nix stopped walking and turned around. "How about a black eye, it would go well with that stupid smile" growled Nix gripping his right fist. "Always the tough guy huh" smiled Rabat throwing his tooth pick at Nix's arm.

It hit and Nix cinched his face in pain. "See not so tough now huh" chuckled Rabat. But Nix just let out a little cold laugh."Funny I hope you enjoyed that" smirked Nix glaring at Rabat."Because next time,you won't get to live to mock me" he said before he fell to his right knee.

It was then Hibiki got up holding his head. "There's no time to be lying around, we have to move"he said trying to straighten himself. It was then he saw Nix. The once tall commander now was on his knees, holding his arm in pain. "I'm sorry" he said feeling he was to blame.

Nix just grunted as he got to his feet. "It's fine soldier, you have a free will. Just make sure it doesn't kill us" smiled Nix limping off.

It was then Rabat was taken prisoner and put in a cell with the other men. "Thank ladies" he said as they shut him in. Meanwhile Hibiki was given a chance by the women to speak to the captain. He explained everything that happened to Captain Magno.

"They're coming for us next, I just know it"he said sure of his instincts ."So what do you propose we do?" Magno asked him."We have to fight, if we don't we'll die. The people of Melanos fought with everything they had, I can't let them die in vain" the young teen argued. Magnio looked at the boy. She could see the sadness in his eyes.

"Is that the first time you've seen someone die?" Magno asked. Stunned by her question Hibiki placed his hand around the cloth Sara had given him. "I can't let her die in vein" he thought sadly remembering her.

"I understand little one" said the captain. "But I wonder what about your friend?" she said looking at the hurt Hibiki. "He wouldn't want help" said Hibiki looking at her . The captain smiled at this. "Perhaps" she said looking down at her monitor.

In the infirmary Nix was sitting on a bed trying to apply bandages to his right arm. With Duelo in prison Nix had to try to apply the bandage himself. "Not such a good sight for a leader" said a voice. Nix looked around to see it was Meia at the door.

"Hmph I should have guessed" said Nix hurt."Only someone like you would dare use my word against me" he said dropping the bandages again as the pain hit his arm. Meia walked over and picked them up. "Stretch your arm out" she said looking at him. Nix looked at her. "It's an order" she said coldly looking at him. So Nix did.

As Meia began to wrap the bandages around Nix right arm he spoke to her. " The enemy has grown stronger" he said cringing at the pain. "I will scout ahead to see them before the others arrive" Meia said finishing his bandage. "Just look after yourself leader" Nix said in a quiet voice slouching as he sat on the bed. Meiajust watched as he sat there. "You too Dark Heart" she thought leaving for the hanger.

Finally the alarm sounded and the dread assembled outside the nirvana.

Seeing Meia's dread already out, Jura asked her. "When did you get out?" Responding to her emotionless tone Meia told her. "I came out earlier to scout ahead and size up the enemy.

"Do you think we can beat them? I mean with just us?" Jura asked in a gloomy tone. Meia didn't answer, "just take charge of team a" she told Jura, "and barnette take control of team three" ordered Meia. The two pilots nodded and move out.

"Enemy formation approaching fast, we've never encountered this many of them" Belvedere announced the crew of the nirvana watched until . "Ah leave me alone!" Hearing Pyoro screaming for his life the bridge bunnies looked on as Butan chased the white navibot around. Catching Pryoro Parfet got an idea and connected him to the helmsman portal. "That should do it, let's see if it works" the engineer said.

After Pryoro was connected he immediately began acting strangely. His face flashed several times with waves of static before he hovered off the ground and began speaking in a dark mysterious voice."We are messengers from planet Earth. You are allowed to live only as provisions for the Earth's future" Pyoro said " Earth future?" said the captain.

"Yes, you must follow your destiny and give yourselves to us" the voice continued to say. But it was interrupted by another voice. "So your from earth, then I demand you cease fire" it said. The crew looked to see Nix at the bridge door still holding his arm. "Foolish human, why should we listen to you?" asked the dark voice."Because I came from earth"said Nix. The crew gasped.

"So you must be.. No matter you are a traitor " the dark voice said. "No I just like life with all my limbs" Nix said walking closer to Pyoro. " You mean nothing to us now earthling, our planet is suffering there is nothing more to be said. To ignore your purpose is useless" it continued. "If you fight this the only other alternative is complete destruction!".

"Then let the destruction begin, I'll enjoy taking you scum out!" shouted Nix. The dark voice laughed as it faded and Pyoro fell to the floor.

The bridge crew stared at Nix as he stood there. Then they began to whisper. "An earthling that impossible." "Maybe he's a spy for the harvesters!" The whispering got louder and louder until it came to the point where the women wanted Nix to be put to death!

Nix smiled then spoke. "If your going to kill me at least grant my wish" he said looking around at the women. They all went quiet. "I wish to be killed by someone my own rank, it is no honer to killed by someone without skill" he said getting to his knees.

With that the captain looked at BC. BC nodded and walked over to nix. She pulled a gun from her holder and aimed it at Nix's head. "Hmph a professional" smiled Nix lowing his head. It went quiet, even the battle outside seemed quiet to the crew that was watching Nix. That was until "Well now or never" said Nix coldly.

But then the captain stood. "I will not have blood on my hands, I leave this decision to the crew" she said looking at the crew. Silence came as the captain sat back down. The crew now had a decision to make. Was Nix to live and perhaps help them? Or was he to die, losing a person they all had grown close too? The choice was theirs.