Bourne

I was annoyed to find myself breathing a little harder as I sprinted to catch up to the others; I should have been able to do so with no more effort than walking. Although the possibility of having my head back to myself was a good one, I hoped reality would swing back to me before too long. Otherwise, I'm going to get a lot more than just a knife in the side.

I nearly ran right into Cecelia's back as she stopped short in front of the elevator, waiting for it to open. I managed to stop myself, though if she'd turned around at that moment she probably would have punched me for being too close.

I backed away hurriedly, though she didn't seem to have noticed. My footsteps were still whisper quiet, one of the few things that hadn't gone haywire. Ty walked up after the fact and just cracked his neck. He looked like he was relaxed, just another thing I didn't understand about him. I could be calm when being fired at, but not when we were talking about possibly unleashing someone like Iron.

^Hey, so if I remember right. Last time Tali did the whole drill thing right?^

)Yeah, but that was because nobody else in the group could do anything more technical than modding a gun. Hell, I had to ask Garrus to finish the knife system for me after I got tired of putting dents in the walls. Cecelia should be able to take care of it.(

^Good, then maybe Tali won't be the whiny bitch from your universe.^

)How exactly- she got stabbed in the damn gut!(

He was spared my wrath as this universe's version of Shepard turned and motioned us into the elevator.

*Yeah, as far as being a badass goes, I think Cecelia's got Raptor beat. Then again, she's also a royal bitch who hasn't gone through anything like she did. Between losing her family, and then her entire unit on Akuze...not to mention having to deal with Bourne.*

)Did you say all that just so you could tack that onto the end?(

*No, but I couldn't let the opportunity go to waste.*

)Argh, why can't this thing move any faster? The sooner you're both of out of my head, the better!(

^Good, news I just figured out what that scratching was.^

)What is it?(

^Turns out, whenever someone thinks about me they make a connection and I can follow it back to find out what they are thinking.^

)Great, the literal version of 'were your ears burning?' Let's just get away ASAP so we can get you both out of my head. And is there any chance you can turn medigel into some freakin aspirin? It feels like I just got the Cipher all over again, and then someone decided to juggle chainsaws right in my ear canal.(

^You will never believe who is thinking of me... Well, us.^

)There's only three other people here dude. Unless you're getting feedback from Hero.(

^No, Ashley is comparing how our asses look in armor. The fuck is wrong with her, right?^

)...you do know that...ugh, why do I get the feeling that even if I did have something to deal with this headache, my resistance to drugs would be the one thing working perfectly? Also, I don't care if she thinks you're the hottest dude on the planet. If she tries to flirt with you and you let her-( I flicked a knife into my hand, and then stored it with another flick. The elevator suddenly came to a halt, and we walked out to find two rocket drones waiting for us. I warped the nearer one, but it barely seemed to scratch it. Cecelia put it down a moment later, and we piled into the second elevator.

^Well, excuse me if I want to have some fun with a girl. Not like I will do anything with her. It holds me back to have a relationship.^

)Good.(

*So who does she think has the better-*

)Do not finish that sentence.(

*Oh come on, you were thinking it too. I can read any of your thoughts, remember? Not just the ones you can throw out to him.*

^Ahem, Bourne has the better ass but I am the better looking.^

The elevator suddenly started shaking as it slowed down.

"Alright, this thing's not going any further. Everyone off." Cecillia ordered, jumping down.

I decided to lower myself down with my biotics; it wasn't that far of a drop, but I wasn't my usual self. It also gave me an excuse not to respond to Ty.

"There's someone in there. Bourne, Ty, go check out the far end of the cave. The rest of us will talk to her."

I nodded in agreement. "Can I just point out Commander-"

"Don't make me put you on the ground again Bourne."

"All I was going to say is that it looks like she's been in there for a while, so your usual methods might just cause her to panic. And if that's Dr. Tsoni, then-"

"You really do seem to turn into the good cop." She said with a hint of a smile. "Get going."

I wanted to press her to say yes, but not as much as I wanted to stay standing- and get my head back to myself.

)Alright, let's go 'meet up with my squad.' But I think we need a better explanation, considering that we only would have known we'd be here in this dig site a little while ago. No way they'd have been able to get here on such short notice, or without one of them noticing.(

^Wait, I won't do it unless I am promised one thing.^

*He's got a point though. The only explanations I can think of involve me already having been here, but-*

)I can't believe I'm even considering this but...Ty, could you implant false memories into Liara's head? Like maybe Hero was hired for security or something?(

*And then you could claim we'd teamed up on a few jobs before?*

^Sure, but Hero has to promise not to slap me. And am I letting Iron out too? Because you said that earlier and never confirmed my plan to pull him out as it's collapsing.^

*Fine. But I say we pull Iron now. If your supercharge fades before we get out, we might not have time to do it.*

)And being buried alive is too good for that bastard anyway...also, we do have one other minor consideration.(

*Which is?*

)...well, let's be honest here, how many other people do you know named Hero?(

^How about something simple like Elizabeth or Alice or my personal favorite Venus?^

*I'm not changing my name. I'll have to go with something other than Shepard as a last name, but-*

)You sure? She's going to be suspicious enough when you appear out of nowhere. If she thinks you're giving her a fake name-(

*Right. Because it's not like I'd hesitate with the name I've had for my entire life. And she's good, but she's not the only one of us who's an N7.*

)And for a last name?(

^Swan, like from Pirates of the Caribbean!^

)Hero Swan?(

^Let's say Hero is your nickname. Let's face it, if Cecelia hears that's your name she will laugh at you and leave you on the bank by the lava.^

*But...Okay, you have a point. I'll go with...Hannah. That was my mother's name, and we've been confused before, so it won't throw me for a loop if someone calls me that. Hannah "Hero" Swan.*

^Doesn't that mean Cecelia's mom is also named Hannah?^

)She's earthborne. From what I understand, she never knew her family. And it's a common enough name she'd think it was a coincidence even if that were the case- unlike Hero.(

*Glad that's settled. Ty- do your thing.*

^OKAY!^

Ty drove his hand into my chest and my brain instantly felt like it was on fire, being pulled in every direction at once. The pain was more than anything I'd ever felt before- worse than the Beacon being burned into my head, worse than the Cipher, worse than both combined.

My vision split several ways and I felt like I was seeing out of three sets of eyes. To say it was disorienting would be an understatement. As my vision cleared, I looked to my right and saw Hero on her hands and knees throwing up.

I turned to my left, and felt a smile touch my lips. Iron was out cold, in a very undignified position. All he needed to complete the image was a dick drawn on his forehead with a sharpie.

I glanced over at Ty, who was looking at Iron in a way that made it clear he knew just how dangerous he was. "Take that fuckface."

"Seriously dude, a little photoshop and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between our faces." I shook my head, and saw something nearby that made me smile. I walked over to the hunk of metal sheeting, and lifted it into the air with my biotics. It was still difficult, but I had very good motivation. I moved it into position over Iron, then bent it so it would form an arch over him.

I slammed it into the rocky ground with as much force as I could muster, and Ty put his hands up to cover his eyes from the shards of rock that were knocked loose.

"That's not going to hold him forever, but it might keep him out of trouble until the mountain buries him." I glanced at Ty. "Unless you can-" a thought hit me, and I smiled. "Can you warp someone else's armor, or just your own?"

"I can manipulate someone else's in this state. Why?"

"Think you can turn his armor into a straight jacket, or a bunch of chains or something?"

"Or we could just shoot him in the head." Hero said, getting to her feet.

I looked back at Ty. "In that case, maybe you could do something to her armor."

"What's wrong with it as is?" She asked, hands on her hips.

"It's completely purple! Kinda goes along with not wanting Cecilia to leave you here."

Her eyes, the same shade, glowed the same way mine could. "I promised not to slap him, but I never said anything about your face."

"Aren't you supposed to be a paragon?" I asked wryly.

Ty nudged my side, "She is still a woman bro and they all have their own standards."

I suddenly realized something, and my head snapped back the way we'd come. "How close do you have to be to alter Liara's memories? Because if she says something that'd imply she was here alone..."

Ty rubbed the back of his head. "Direct contact is necessary for any adjustments."

"Anyone have a plan B for if the first one goes wrong?" Hero asked, checking her gear. "Oh, that's a nice touch. My Locust made it too."

"I got an idea, all we need to do is distract Shepard until I can jump over there and change Liara's memory. Then I can jump back." Ty reported eagerly.

"Okay, but how do we distract her?" I asked. "Saying I found someone? And then introducing "Ms. Swan"?"

"That'd still leave him." Hero said, looking at Iron in distaste.

"Then we make sure she doesn't see him, and this whole place ends up a giant unmarked grave for him."

Cecelia's voice suddenly was in my ear. "Find anything?"

I answered before Ty could, shooting him a look to be quiet. And not in a "stop being annoying way", a "I've got a plan, so don't fuck it up by talking" way. Luckily, he seemed to understand the difference.

"I don't know about Ty, we got a bit separated. But I did find someone else down here."

"Then tell him to back here too unless he likes being buried. These ruins don't look stable, so the sooner we're out of here the better." I glanced at Iron, still out cold, and I couldn't keep a grim smile off my face.

"I'll be sure to pass the message along."

Ty pointed over at the at the tents. "I will go behind the tents so it looks like I am scouring for weapons if they do see me."

I nodded in agreement. "So, Shepard, ready to meet Shepard?"

"I'm not even going to dignify that with a reply."

Cecelia:

Cecelia heard someone clearing their throat, and turned to see Bourne approaching, followed by a woman in all purple armor.

"Decided to give up on the stealth?" She commented.

"More that I figured trying to take you by surprise was a bad idea."

She glanced at the woman. "Where's Ty?"

"He went down a side tunnel. I told him you wanted him to head back."

Shepard could tell he was up to something. It was in the way he said that Ty took a side path. "You let Ty go alone?"

"Not so much let him go as I turned around for a minute to check something out more closely, and he was gone when I turned back." He crossed his arms. "Also, since he now outranks me..."

Another smile crossed her lips. He really hated Ty outranking him. "Well, if he finds some way to turn off the shield then I will need to give him a promotion."

To her disappointment, he wasn't even phased by the suggestion. "Take it from a guy who knows- nanites and electricity don't mix. He'd just end up missing an eyebrow if he tried anything with it."

"Why would he worry about electrocution?"

"Let me put it this way- I don't know. The way it works is this: He doesn't question me when I talk about Biotics, I don't question him and his User powers...anymore."

Shepard pulled up her comm and called Ty. "Hey Ty, where are you?"

Ty came in a little staticy. "Just making my way to you. I fell down a pit so I am in the process of climbing out."

"Okay, do you think you could open up the shields with your nanites?"

There was a long pause before he finally answered again. "I don't think so. I can only change things through direct contact. That would mean touching the shields and after what happened with Bourne after you shocked him... I have to say an honest no."

She glanced at Bourne, but he was smart enough to keep any "I told you so" to himself. "Alright. Get back up here so we can figure out plan B."

She turned to Bourne's new friend, "Who are you?"

"Hannah Swan. Security consultant."

Ashley cut in quick. "Didn't Professor T'Soni say that the rest of her team died?"

"We got separated when the Geth attacked. I managed to get out, and met up with Jason here."

"First name basis", Shepard wondered, "This your girlfriend Bourne?"

"He wishes." The woman said with a laugh. "We've worked together on a few assignments- and saved each others asses more than once."

"And by my count, it's eight to seven, my favor."

Shepard and the new woman turned to him at the same time and said. "Shut up Bourne."

He looked from one to the other and sighed. "I can tell already it was a great idea to introduce you."

"Say, Bourne, did I hear her say that Ty outranks you now?"

He glared at her, but reluctantly nodded.

"Man, how badly did he screw up for that to happen?" She asked Cecilia, smiling.

"He's just too mouthy to be anything but a grunt. Ty at least has enough of a head on his shoulders to follow orders."

She chuckled. "Tell me about it. Even when I was in charge, he treated anything I said as a suggestion."

"Her, I'm not dumb enough to put in stasis. But you old friend, are another story entirely." Bourne said, eyes blazing.

Hannah casually flicked her hand, and he was suddenly the one surrounded by an oddly purple biotic stasis field.

"As I was saying-"

The stasis field suddenly was warped apart, leaving Bourne standing there looking extremely pissed off. "I have had just about enough of-"

Ty's voice cut him off before he did anything else he could live to regret. "Everyone's favorite user is back!"

"Good." Bourne said. "Because while you might be annoying, I at least can understand what goes through your brain."

"Meaning?" Both women asked at once in the same menacing tone.

"Two words. Y Chromosome."

"Wooh, yeah, testosterone! Now, let's go save the sexy lady!" Ty pointed forward and marched past everyone.

"That said, I also half wish I didn't." Bourne added as he followed. From the way he walked slightly quicker than normal, it was obvious he was trying to put distance between himself and the two women. Shepard started before the other woman and followed the boys to one of the laser drills.

"What's this?"

Ty stood up on top of the drill and pointed to the ceiling. "This is the drill, that will pierce the heavens!"

"Then why isn't it aimed up at the sky instead of the wall?" Bourne asked with a chuckle.

Ty slunked down and crossed his arms. "You all just know how to ruin a good movie quote."

"Are you going to stop whining, or do I have to fire this thing myself?" Shepard asked dryly.

He jumped down from the drill and gestured to the control panel, "All yours."

Pushing him out of the way, she stepped up to the control panel and hit her usual succession of buttons. The drill immediately followed her commands and fired off into the wall. It took a couple seconds but the drill finally broke through and she shut it off.

"Well, let's go get the", she held up air quotes, "'sexy lady' as Ty put it."

She pointed toward the hole and everyone moved to it. As she stepped inside, she noticed that they were on an elevator platform. Luck must be in our favor.

"Is it just me, or is this elevator going faster than the ones on the Citadel or Normandy?" Bourne commented.

"No, it's me", Ty answered.

"So, with the boost you've gotten, you're devoting resources into making this thing go faster?...never thought I'd say this, but I like the way you think."

"Quiet down, we need to be professional around the Professor", Shepard called back to them.

"I doubt she'll really mind, considering how long she's been in there." Hannah commented.

"Did I ask you your opinion? No, then it must have been an order."

"Uh, Hannah, I'd listen to her if I were you." Bourne cautioned.

Ty just yelled out. "Heh, that has to be a double standard for you Jason. 'Everyone listen to her so I can tell her to fuck off when I need to', right?"

"Didn't she tell you to quiet down? As in, shut up?"

"Says the Merc with a Mouth."

Shepard shot Ty her death glare and he immediately shut up just as they arrived at T'Soni's level. "You still there Professor T'Soni?"

" I can see her from here." Bourne said, and she moved her glare to him.

She struggled but managed to turn her head to them, "Yes, I am still here. Now, please, get me out of here."

"Ty?" Cecelia half questioned, half ordered.

Ty shook his head. "Direct contact remember, can't touch shields."

"There's a console nearby." Bourne pointed out, already halfway to it. "Don't suppose you know the off switch?" He asked the Asari.

"That large one there- on the far right."

He looked at the panel for only a moment before hitting a button. The field gone, she dropped a few inches before Bourne caught her with his biotics and lowered her slowly to the ground.

"You alright?" Hannah asked her as the rest of the group approached.

Ty snapped his fingers, "Who cares, we have to move quick. The ceiling is collapsing."

"And how exactly would you know-" Ashley cut herself off at the sudden sound of shifting rock overhead.

"You were saying?" Cecilia said, pretending she hadn't been about to ask the same thing. She hit her com. "Joker, get the Normandy in the air and lock in my signal. Now."

"Roger that Commander. ETA, 8 minutes."

Everyone stepped on the elevator and Ty broke away from the group. "Okay, time to play a game. Can a User do that? First question, can I lift this elevator up so fast that it arrives on the top floor before a single rock hits the ground. Shepard, do you have the correct answer?"

"Will you stop clowning around before we all die?" Hannah said, irritated.

Shepard rolled her eyes at Hannah, "Just humor him. I'm gonna say yes."

Ty snapped and the elevator shot up a little fast for comfort. He snapped again and they were at the top floor. "You are correct, now", he pointed at a Krogan that was by the entrance, "You sir, can a Krogan defeat a User?"

"Not sure what you're talking about, but I suggest you surrender. Or don't, it'll be more fun."

"I can't speak for anyone else here-" Bourne's omni-tool appeared, and suddenly turned into what looked like a spinning buzz saw. "-but I'm going to have to go with the second option."

Ty smiled, "Wrong."

Ty flicked his wrist and everyone's mag boots engaged- except for Liara's, since she had none.. Bourne must've have at least guessed what he was planning, because he grabbed her and threw her over a shoulder with a muttered apology. Then, the Krogan began charging them and in an instant the elevator began spinning around like a marry-go-round from hell. It caused the krogan to stumble and roll with the elevator knocking into one of the pillars that held it on the elevator on it's track.

"Damnit Ty, I said I called dibs on killing any Krogan we found here!" Bourne griped, before wrapping himself and Liara in a thick energy field, the centrifugal forces obviously too strong for him to keep his hold on the doctor normally.

Ty stopped the elevator and pointed to Bourne, "Bonus round, take out the Kro-" Ty was cut off as the Krogan used the same sort of charge that Bourne could and implanted a bowie knife in his back. "-AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."

The Krogan lifted Ty up with the knife and laughed. "Guess he got a little too cocky. Next victim."

"Hero, heads up." Bourne said, throwing the asari towards Hannah.

"You? You think you're going to be the hero and beat me?" The Krogan laughed throwing his knife and Ty off to the side and grabbing his shotgun.

"No. I'm going to be the ex-merc who gets revenge." He raised his arm, buzzsaw whirling wildly.

Shepard put her hand out to Bourne and shook her head. "Bourne, you aren't in the right shape to take this guy on. Hell, you couldn't even-"

She stopped short as he charged at the Krogan hard enough to throw him into the wall. "Funny thing about those nanites. One of us goes down-" A biotic cornea surrounded him. "The other gets a little boost."

The Krogan growled and got back to his feet, only for Bourne to fire a few rounds from his pistol. Shepard wouldn't have expected it to make a dent, but it not only took down the Krogan's shields, it also put a hole in the front of his armor, and blood started to flow out of it.

"Bourne... use... Warp!" Ty yelled struggling to his feet.

"I've got a better idea." Hannah said, raising her free hand, glowing purple. A Singularity formed, and the Krogan struggled to get away. "Bourne, detonate that son of a-"

Ty used a flare and detonated her singularity, sending the Krogan flying against a wall. Even with that, the bastard still got back up laughing. "Looks like I am actually gonna have to fight to earn my credits." He glanced over at Ty, and then at Bourne. "By the way, my boss had a message for the Biotic with the knives, and the "User". 'Revenge is a dish best served cold.'"

"So is ice cream but it tastes better." Ty called, finally on his feet.

Bourne opened his mouth, then shrugged. "Yeah, can't really argue with that." He charged at the Krogan, knocking him into the air. "By the way-" he said as he was waiting for him to land. "Would it be too much trouble for the rest of you to take out the Geth?"

He put up a domed shield an instant before a rocket flew into it. "And quickly?"

"Tali, use an overload. Ashley, grab your rifle." Shepard ordered and they dispatched the geth in just a few quick shots. It helped that Shepard also fired a sabotage that hit the rocket troopers, leaving them unable to aid their fellow geth.

"That works." Bourne said, as the Krogan landed in a heap on the ground. "Now, time to finish this." His omni-tool appeared, and the buzzsaw flickered for a moment before fading away.

He was suddenly thrown against a wall himself. "I couldn't agree more." The Krogan said, already back on his feet.

Bourne hadn't even been on the ground for a moment before taking off and slamming into the Krogan, but this time it barely made him step back.

A knife flew into his hand, but the Krogan lowered his head as he threw it, and it missed the unprotected part of his head, only hitting his bony plate. "You'll have to do a lot better than that."

He was suddenly thrown sideways. "Want some backup Bourne?" Hannah asked rhetorically.

The Krogan bounced off the wall onto the ground and didn't get up this time.

"Anyone got any grenades left?" Bourne asked, never taking his eyes off the corpse.

"Why? He's obviously-" Ashley's answer was cut off by a sinister laughing sound as the Krogan got back to his feet.

"Still alive?" The battle master asked, laughing wildly.

"Go for the style points!" Ty yelled as threw Bourne a grenade, the biotic easily catching it out of the air.

"Know what, this might just qualify." He answered as the Krogan lowered his head and ran at him.

He rolled to the side at the last moment.

The krogan stopped and turned back towards him. "You'll have to do better than that if you want to take me down."

"Buddy, I've got news for you. You aren't worth killing." Bourne said with an arrogant smile.

The Krogan's face twisted with rage. "You just earned yourself a world-" His words were literally stopped in his throat at Bourne threw the grenade into his open mouth, sticking it to his tongue.

Bourne raised his hand, omni-tool glowing. "As far as last words go-" he hit a button, and the Krogan's head exploded in a fountain of blood. "He should have chosen better."

"How exactly was he not worth killing?" Cecilia had to ask.

"Oh, he was. But saying that is pretty much the worse insult you can throw at a Krogan. I figured it would tick him off enough for me a clear shot at his-" He cut himself off with a curse as a piece of rock landed just inches away from him. "We need to get the hell out of here, the whole place is coming down!"

Everyone took off running down the catwalk following Shepard. She had to trust that everyone would be able to take care of themselves while they ran.

"I'd just like to point out-" Bourne said, in between dodging falling rocks that seemed to be targeting him and just barely missing. "-The mining laser was Ty's idea!"

Shepard got to the exit tunnel and looked back to make sure everyone was behind her. Bourne was the first one out, and he stopped next to Shepard, breathing heavily.. Tali came in second running right on his heels. Ashley was pulling Liara behind her but they made it. Ty was struggling up the rear and didn't look good.

"Everyone alright?" Bourne asked, turning to look as well.

"I think I'm gonna puke." Ty answered.

Bourne opened his mouth to reply, but his suddenly widened as they began to glow. He thrust his hand forward, and then yanked it back behind him.

Ty was launched up the tunnel towards them, an instant before a giant rock fell that would have crushed him. He hovered in the air in front of Bourne, who put his arms up to catch him as he deactivated his powers.

"I told you getting stabbed by a Krogan sucked." He said, though there was a hint of strain beneath the joking tone.

"Bourne, I really need some pie right now", Ty blurted out.

Shepard bit her lip, "Damn, he sounds delusional. The knife must have been poisoned."

The way Bourne's face went from 'no expression' to 'oh shit' would have been funny another time. "Tell Chakwas to meet us when we get there." He said, almost sounding like it was an order. "I recognize this type of knife- and I'm betting the poison is just as toxic."

"Are you-"

"I'm positive. Seeing one of these things sticking out of your side isn't something you forget. And the only reason it didn't kill me was the genetic enhancements I've gotten." He looked at Ty, and his worry was evident despite his obvious efforts to hide it. "Enhancements he doesn't have."

"I can smell the ocean guys? Are we are on Virmire already?" With that, he collapsed, or would have if Bourne hadn't caught him.

Cecelia raised a hand to her ear. "Joker, tell Chakwas to meet us in the shuttle. Ty's been stabbed, and the knife is poisoned."

"And tell him to hurry!" Bourne said, again sounding like it was an order.

"And hurry." She said, the seriousness of his tone overriding her normal response. And as Ty's head slumped to the side, completely limp, she realized she was just as worried as Bourne was.

)See, now this is the best chapter ever. Iron just got a mountain dropped on his head, Ty might shut up for a few minutes...all it needs is me punching Udina and the Council.(

^No, this has to be the… fourth worst chapter ever. Seriously, whose idea was it to give that Krogan charge?^

(Come on, do you even need to ask?)

S7: Hey, you are the one that tempted fate. Technically, I control your fate so don't tempt me.

T117: Worked for Bourne so far. He wasn't dumb enough to knock me out for last time- you were, and look what happened.
S7: And just so you know. I already got Akuma to do a Raging Demon in Street Fighter IV.

(It's so cute how he thinks we care.)

S7: It's funny that you mock me yet I have control over your fate too. Like for instance, I could make you the Jacob of this story.

*Even Iron can't be made that horrible.* )That's not possible to do.(

T117:Yeah, to be honest, I'm kinda considering having Jacob die at some point in SaWoF... really early.

)I would have no problems with that.( (Me neither.) *Good idea.*

^Far as I am concerned you can do what you want.^

S7: Same here. Oh, by the way, should I put a big red zero on this Mass Effect armor that I am working on for EC comicon?

^Wait, I thought you were in a full body cast.^

S7: It's too much detail to really explain but stem cell research is bitching and I have motor control in my arms back. Plus, gf is helping me. I just have to be able to walk by March 15th and I will be fine.

(He made up the hit by a car thing as a joke and you people were...invested enough to believe him. Woo, saved it, managed to not insult the idiots that read this sto-...Ah damnit.)

S7: Okay, so I did. We thought it was hilarious and be honest, how many of you actually believed that I went and played in the street, got hit by a car that broke every bone in my body, and managed to talk the doctors into forming my cast to sit in a computer chair something that is completely counteractive to my health?

(I did.)

^It's okay, we all know you are an idiot.^

(I am not! I'm insane so I act like one- totally different.)

*Should've just said "takes one to know one"*

S7: Anyway, called Danny and he said he is up for it. But we have to work around his schedule since he is vacationing in Ireland.

(Meh, whatever. It's your and Trebor's problem anyway.)

^I can't wait to see Danny troll the shit out of you.^

)What he said.(

(I'm insane. Trolling has no effect on me.)

^Cool story bro, tell another.^

(Well...I would talk about this time I stabbed a guy with his own spine, but Bourne's holding a knife ready to throw right at my crotch, so I think now's a good time to shut up.)

S7: Anyway, we have a full concept for the contest. The drawing must be showing both Bourne and Ty in a heroic position. Other than that don't defame either character and post it to your deviant art or to one of our Facebook pages. Anything to add?

^Bonus points for having Iron in a humiliating position.^

~Don't feel like you can't do it. We'd love to see what everyone has to offer Japanese style, western, cartoonish, even stick figures.~

T117:...Stick figures?

~Hey, some people have mad stick figure skills.~

S7: How long should this go for? My vote is five chapters.

T117: That sounds good to me.

S7: Alright, you will receive your announcement and code on chapter 17. Don't worry, we will e-mail it rather than post it in the author's notes.

T117: Until then, Sayonara.