Chapter 9

A Miscommunication

On the UNSC Constant Jacob and his team are being sent to the Conrad to assist Charlie team with repairs.

Ryuko, E. Young, and Mira are in their barracks picking up things that fell during the attack and reorganizing their own stuff as well, then Ryuko remembered something and said,

"Hey I heard we might get to see the other ship and do stuff on it,"

"Well, when did you hear that?" asked E. Young

"I won't tell you! I just got it somewhere and I just happen to overheard it"

"So you overheard it and just guessed it was us huh?"

"So can you explain to us why we are going over to the other ship?"

"Why? Maybe because they need help with something probably,"

"Or maybe they need help with some tech, in which I excel at," said Mira bostering

"Yeah okay Mira" Ryuko said annoyed

Then as if Ryuko just said that Jacob and the rest came into the room

"Actually Mira's right, this is where you are needed, I hope you can do your job, so lets gear up and move out we don't have much time to lose,"

The room fell silent then Jacob yells,

"Well what are you waiting for MOVE!" Then the rest of the team scrambled to get ready and put on their gear.

As Jacob's team enters the landing bay of the Constant they see the workers repairing the ships inside the walls, doors, some of the dropships and other vehicles. As Jacob's team arrives at their own dropship they meet their pilot, a tall man with short blonde hair and wearing a pilot jumpsuit greets them,

"Well hello there, nice to meet you guys. So~ you are the guys that need a lift huh? Well anyways my names Caleb, Caleb Hyrkas,"

"Nice to meet you too Caleb, my name is Jacob Collins, team leader," then Caleb pulls out his hands out of his pocket and gestures for a handshake and in doing so Jacob does the same. Then as Caleb looks around Jacob and sees Jacob's squad of unusuals, so he asked,

"So who's your team?"

Jacob noticed then he said,

"My team? So there's Natsu the one with pink hair, Alice the long blonde one, E. Young the tall dark haired, Mira the green one, and Ryuko the Dark hair with a red stripe," Jacob responded

"Well that is certainly a team of sorts," Caleb responds "But hey at least you have a looker in the team?" Caleb Jokingly said Jacob didn't respond and looked at Caleb with a dead stare, Caleb laughed with unease.

Trying to break the silence Caleb asked if Jacob and his team were green, and ready to go. Jacob nodded his head then told the rest of his team to get in the dropship.

As Jacob and his team got in the dropship they buckleted in and waited until the ship was ready to take off, then the drop ship's engines started to warm up with a low rumbling then a few minutes later the engines started up then they lifted off the platform they were on, and then after they exited the USS Constant. As if all sounds went silent but as Jacob checked his gear he looked at his team, Natsu didn't look and it seems like he was about to throw up so that worried Jacob, Mira looked fine but a bit uncomfortable, Alice was shakened and nervous as to seem it was her first time on a real mission, E. young is relaxed with her eyes closed and looked like she was trying to calm herself by controlling her breathing, and Ryuko was calm almost like she's been through something like this though Jacob won't pry into her personal background for now at the time being. As they reach the Iris Conrad makeshift docking station they are greeted by Iris an A.I.,

"Hello nice to meet all of you, My name is Iris Conrad Ship A.I, for the Iris Conrad"

"Nice to meet you as well, My name is Zulu 5-1 and this is my team," Jacob responds back

"Nice to meet you as well ma'am, my name is…" E. Young look at Jacob with concern and Jacob gestures a five and a two "Zulu 5-2 ma'am"

"Nice to meet you too ma'am my name is Zulu 5-3," Ryuko says next

"Hello, nice to meet you too, My name is-" "Mira is it?" Iris interrupts "Uhh…. Yes, that's correct?!" Mira and everyone is Surprised "Hmm… and the next one is Alice, Natsu, and-" then just then Jacob interrupts "And I'm guessing you already know names already yes?"

"That's correct curiously why did you guys also hide your name?" asked Iris

"Standard procedure when meeting new people," Jacob replied back

"I see, just like the people that also came here,"

"Charlie team you mean?"

"Yes,"

There is tension in the air and in the ship as it seems something happened to Charlie Team and something is going to happen to them as well.

Just as the air was about to become more dense, Charlie Team's Commander speaks over the comm

"Hey guys, sorry about that we thought it be funny if we'd play a little prank on you guys,"

Then all the tension was released and everyone took a heavy sigh of relief to know they were fine.

As Jacob's team entered the ship then they were greeted by Iris and Charle Team

"Hey Jac-" before Charlie 2-1 could greet Jacob, Jacob Punched him in the stomach

"Y'know, you really shouldn't pull stunts like that," Jacob mildly says

"Haaa-Hooo, I know… but it's funny what type of reaction you'll get," 2-1 Replied back trying to catch his breath again,

The rest of Jacob's team saw what Jacob did to 2-1 and all agreed together in silence not to make him too angry.