Okay, new pictures are up at the DeviantArt site, and they are of Lexiter, Daniel, and the first three Elizabeth guns (that are blowing up the lab… hehehehee!!!) They were done by Keily, and I hope you enjoy them!
The medic thing was Bloody Angel X's idea. Stupid forgot to add the name!! Sorry! Now, involving the whole thing. . . I'd like for you all to welcome Dr. Badguy. ::crickets chirp:: LMAO!! And also Malia, the stand-by battle medic, and Oren, who can also do some middle of the battle patching up. YAY! We now have medics and such.
Also, I'm giving a few people some new job assignments (okay, not really new, just names for them ^_^) Shock is the resident Flight Tech. (Flight Technician), Badguy is the Med. Spec. ("Dr. Sanders to all you fucking cadets. ::mutters:: lousy cadets ruining my fun and making me work.") ::thinks:: I think that's all I had thought up. I'll figure it out later if I missed any. Lol! Now, on to the story!!
Warning: Extreme sorrow coming up!! BE PREPARED
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Jennifer followed Lexiter, the three she left behind quickly following and catching up as they walked next to her. They were brought onto the elevator and Lexiter gave it the commands to take them to the hospital area.
"Are they alright?" Jen asked.
"Yeah. They're fine."
"Then why are we going there?" Jen asked a little naïvely. Lexiter stared straight ahead.
". . ."
They got off the elevator and walked to the hospital room, the one area in the entire compound that remained cool no mater how hot the other levels were. Reise stood outside the door with Lisa and Jen nodded to them as they entered. They watched her go in, sad.
Badguy stood in front of them, two tables with sheets draped over them separating the new arrivals for the taller man.
"What's going on?" Jen asked, looking down at the tables and seeing the forms of bodies under them. She was, for once, clueless.
"Jen, you might want to sit." Sanders pushed open one side of his white coat, revealing his everyday clothes under them. Jen shook her head.
"I'm fine where I am. Now what's going on." He sighed and shrugged.
"I warned you. They did the best the could, but before I show you, you have to know."
"Know what?"
"Reise and Lisa found Damon and Janiyra." Jen froze, her eyes wide, suddenly feeling sick. "If you don't want to see them, I'll understand, but as their captain, I thought you should-"
"Show me." She said, trying to close herself up. He sighed once more, the usually cheerful expression on his face replaced by a somber one. He pulled back the first sheet revealing the five foot seven inch Janiyra, her hair pulled back into its normal style, the tiny black curls sprayed out in a fan around her head. Jen's breath caught, as did Zuzu and Sypher. Zell just stared sadly, not knowing her. Lexiter bowed her head.
"How was she killed?"
"My autopsy report says she was impaled by a sword, from behind. Thirty seven degree angle. If you want to know the full details you can read the report later." Jen nodded. She had to, as did Lexiter and Daniel. Badguy replaced the sheet and moved to the next one. Jen circled to stand next to it, and looked down. "Are you sure? You don't have to."
"Do it." She whispered, her eyes already blurring. Badguy lowered his head and pulled back the sheet. A sob escaped Jen's lips as she stared down at the face of her love. His hair had been spike back up to what it had been before, but his face was void of color and liveliness. Sypher had to turn away from the sight of his best friend laying on the table, never to joke again. Zuzu moved to Jen, wrapping her arms around her, trying to keep her from shaking.
"How?" She croaked.
"Bullet wound, through the heart. Back entry." Jen tried to stand but couldn't anymore, her legs giving out. Zuzu lowered her to the ground.
"Girl, it's gonna be okay. Everything's gonna be alright." Jen sobbed. Zell started to move towards her when he saw the face of Damon. He was shocked. It did look like him.
"Nothing's going to be alright."
"Girl, we've all lost someone. You have to pull yourself together for the rest of them." Lexiter said, trying to sound sympathetic.
Lynn was walking around with Eric and the people they had discovered in Duramont. Eric was no longer needed to hold on to Vivi and Zidane. Vivi, they had discovered, was a harmless boy who was quite gifted with magic. And Zidane would do anything Dagger asked. Amarent was mainly quiet.
"I have so many questions I would like to ask the captains," Dagger said. She had decided they were like the kings and queens, despite Lynn repeatedly telling her they were not.
"Good luck getting to speak with them. They're very busy as of late. Wait. You can talk to him." Lynn saw Bennett leaving a room and they caught up with him.
"Lynn, Eric." Bennett said, nodding to them.
"Dagger has some questions for you," Lynn said softly. He shrugged.
"Alright, but I don't know if I'll be able to answer them all. What's up?"
Dagger smiled at the simple way he talked. "Well, when we met the captains in that beautiful room, they seemed very upset and tense."
"Yeah, they've been that way for some time. They've every right too. Daniel's been taunted by one of the Circle for the past few months. It's always on his mind. And Lexiter lost her entire family to them. Bastards."
"What about the other one?"
"Jen? She's been having it pretty bad as Captain. She lost her boyfriend the other day to the Circle, and the cadets don't give a shit about listening to her. It's why she acts so rough. She's trying to get respect from them, but they don't care. Lex and Dan don't have that problem. They're older than she is, and taller. Jen still looks like a kid."
"That doesn't mean anything." Vivi said quietly. Bennett looked down at him and shrugged.
"They don't care. No respect. It doesn't help that Brenton assigns her the most disrespectful slobs he can find. Can't stand that son of a bitch."
"What's wrong with him?"
"He's making our lives hell. Always switching orders. He's never seen a day of battle. He's the one that assigned Jen as a captain. That's probably another reason they won't listen. She works hard, but they can't stand Brenton, therefore they can't stand her. Sometimes I wonder if she has it in her to do this for much longer." He eyes Eric who was glaring at him. "Hey! Don't get me wrong! I like Jen, and think she's great, but just how much can one person stand before they crack?"
Eric turned. "She's tougher than you think. Maybe not as tough as BlackJack or Daniel, that may be true, but she is not a child. She will last." He nodded to the rest of them and walked back towards his room. As he left their view a somewhat tall girl stalked down the hall, looking angry. Bennett sighed, as did Lynn. The girl slammed her palm against the key pad and opened the door after a moment, slamming it shut.
"Who's that?" Zidane asked.
"Ryu."
"What's wrong with her?"
"She's been having problems with a few of the cadets. Lousy boys. I should probably get Jen to let her have a go with them in the training room. That should show them, if they survived." He couldn't help smile. The door was thrown open again and she came out, straight towards Bennett, her red and silver hair flying out behind her.
"If you don't get those cadets to leave me alone I'll-"
"I'll talk to Jen. I'm sure she'll let you have a go at them." Ryu nodded, and then acknowledged the others before turning down the hall again. Bennett gave a lopsided grin. "They'll be VERY sorry they bothered her in the first place."
Jen had sat crying on the floor, not caring what anyone thought anymore when Sypher picked her up. She pushed at him, trying to get him to put her down, but he wouldn't let go.
"No. You need to rest. This has taken its toll on you."
"Sypher, put me down right now, or I'll-"
"Shoot me again? Fine, but I'm not letting you go."
"Girl, for ONCE just listen to Syph. He's got a point."
"Aw Zuzu, I'm touched."
"I said just once." Sypher grinned and carried her out the door, her face suddenly tired looking. "You come too, Zell." Sypher spun around and narrowed his eyes at Zuzu.
"We don't need him. He reminds her too much of Damon."
"No, it's alright Sypher. But honestly, you should put me down." Sypher ignored her requests and walked to the elevator where Lexiter was waiting. They entered it and rode down to Jen's room. Once there Lexiter opened it, taking advantage of her superiority to grant them access.
They all walked into the room and Sypher lay Jen on the bed, reaching for her guns.
"You touch me again and I will fucking kill you. DON'T TOUCH THE GUNS I SAID!" She batted his hand away and tried to sit up, but he pushed her down easily.
"And I'll be forced to hit you with Shock Therapy."
"I know where you sleep." Sypher froze.
"This is true."
"And I DO have access to your room."
"Touché," he said, and backed off. Zuzu smiled at the friendly bickering between the two, something Jen hardly did anymore.
"Everyone, please just get out of my room."
"No. I'd like to stay with you." Zell said, and sat on the bed. Zuzu smiled again. Maybe he could cheer her up. Sypher glared at him again. Jen thought for a moment.
"Alright. Everyone else, please. Leave." She unbuckled her holsters and placed them on the table next to her bed as Lexiter left.
"Jen-"
"Come on Syph. Let's go chat." Zuzu grabbed his arm and pulled him out the door, leaving Zell with Jen. She shut the door behind him and Jen smiled as she heard a loud yell of pain from the other side of the door.
"What's you problem, mon?!"
"What do you mean?" Zuzu smacked him again. "KNOCK IT OFF!"
"Sypher! You are such a fuck! What the hell is your problem lately? You're acting all hostile like to these new people!"
"I don't have a problem." He said coolly. She smacked him again. "What the hell! Bitch!"
"Excuse me?" She grabbed his shirt and pulled him down. "Would you care to say that again?"
"No," he sighed in defeat.
"Good." She let him go. "You know, you might wanna work on that submission thing of yours. Other people see that and they're gonna start talking."
"You scare me."
"I know it, hun."
"No, you really do. Lex doesn't. No one does but you. You frighten me." He joked around. She turned and flashed him a smile.
"And let's keep that way, eh?" He laughed and adjusted his headset, strolling down the hall to his room. "Hey, Syph. Wait a sec." She turned and walked back to him. He stopped and turned, watching her. "Can I ask you something?"
"Shoot."
"You like Jen, don't you?"
"What?! That's absurd. You're a nutcase, you know that?"
"Well, that's the way it seems. You've been pretty close to her for a long time. Bothered you that she picked Damon over you, didn't it?" Sypher raised an eyebrow and shook his head.
"Some times I do question your sanity. Damon was my best friend. I'm glad he was happy."
"It didn't bother you?"
"Why should it?" He started to sweat a bit and turned. "I need some sleep now. Talk to you later, Shorty two."
"Oh, you such a shit Syph." Zuzu laughed and walked back the way she was going.
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Well hope everyone likes it, and now you should know Sypher's secret. . (and I watch CSI faithfully, so if I start spouting some bizarre medical things, don't mind me! ^_^)
To Antimony Sulfide: I'm looking at your character and testing out a bunch of stuff before I completely accept "it". It sounds interesting, but I want to be sure I can get the part down well enough first. I should let you know in the next few chapters (days. ^_^) Thanks for the interest!