Imperial Orphan. White shield Chronicles.
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Chapter five.
Franklin sat there eating by the fire while one of the night lords was whittling away at some branches to make canes for the nuns.
He had finished and threw the canes at the nuns feet. "Pleasure your master slaves". He ordered only to have Franklin kick the canes back to him. "Hand it to them nicely". Growled Franklin.
The night lord was taken aback at the young boy's demand. "What did you say". He asked.
"I said pick those up and hand them to the nuns nicely". Said Franklin his eyes dead locked on the night lord's.
The night lord growled at Franklin only to have him draw his knife and throw it into the ground between them. Augusta knew what was happening and put an end to it.
"Apologise". Said Augusta to the other night lord.
"What!?". Said the night lord in response.
"He has been co-operating for the time being do not give him reason to resist and if you don't stop staring at him like that he is going to take it as a challenge to him!". Augusta hissed quietly.
"We didn't come all this way to fail. He would have killed you the moment you took a step towards that knife if you were a normal human. I've heard tale that this is how Catachan jungle fighters settle disputes two fighters enter a circle with a knife in the centre. Only one leaves alive. While he may not have the power to kill you that doesn't mean he would have tried and that would make things more difficult for us and by proxy ME! SO APOLOGISE!". Augusta snarled.
"Fine... My apologies for being rude please take these canes ladies". Said the Night lord through clenched teeth.
Just then there was a noise. A loud growling hiss echoed through the air. The night lords and the nuns didn't now what it was but Franklin did. He went outside and saw the bloody entrails of the hajersnips they were eating outside the cave.
He ran back inside and looked to Augusta. "WHY DIDN'T YOU BURN THE BITS WE WEREN'T EATING!". Franklin shouted now a scared look on his face as he went to the box of looted weapons the night lords stole and pulled out Sister Superior Clementine's bolter and loaded it as well as taking some Krack grenades.
"Franklin what is going on". Asked Mother superior.
"These idiots didn't dispose of the hajersnip left overs properly that loud hissing noise you heard earlier was a Zolom the alpha predator of this planeeeeeeeeeeet!". Franklin yelled as he was yanked from the cave by what looked like a massive Snake's tail.
(Outside the cave)
"AAAAAH! YOU MOTHER FUCKER!". Franklin screamed before the others heard gunfire. "IS THAT ALL YOU GOT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!". Franklin roared as he fired at the massive reptile.
As Franklin fought he felt his body grow stronger as the battle went on his desire to defeat it was even more enhanced he was nothing but a belligerent hurricane of gunfire, explosions, ball kicking and foul language. It was a battle between man and beast to epic proportions for Franklin. But to others it sounded like a full blown all out war.
The night lords finally giving into curiosity as to what was going on ran outside and saw Franklin his right arm caught in the massive jaws of the Zolom while attempting to punch it to death. He tore his mangled arm from the beast's jaws and climbed onto the Zolom's head and opened fire with Sister superior Clementine's bolter right on top of the Zolom's skull.
"FUCKING DIE!". Franklin shouted as he pulled the grenades off his belt and crammed them into the hole he blew in the Zolom's skull. He jumped off the beast just before it's head exploded and he was sent flying landing on his already badly broken arm.
Franklin looked to his badly mangled arm groaning in pain. Just as he was standing up his arm began to turn black from his finger tips working it's way to his shoulder.
Everyone came running to see if Franklin was alright only to see Franklin cut off his now blackened arm with a power sword before kicking the blackened limb away only to see it turn to human flesh sludge.
Sister Mary came to look at Franklin and saw that the self inflicted wound had been cauterised by the power sword's energy field and that Franklin had passed out from the pain. Time went by before Franklin woke up again.
"Brother how do you feel". Asked Augusta.
"Like I went twelve rounds with a Zolom what happened". Said Franklin semi conscious.
"Well you fought and slew a giant hooded serpent creature it bit your arm and then it turned black which you then proceeded to cut off your arm to prevent the creature's venom from spreading to the rest of your body... Was the thing you killed a Zolom?". Said Augusta.
Franklin groaned. "Fucking brilliant so that did really happened". Said Franklin groggily.
"Don't worry brother we can get you a nice bionic when we returned to our ship". Said August.
"let me down I can walk under my own power". Franklin demanded.
"Brother I don't mean to demean you in front of your harem but maybe you should rest". Said Augusta.
"I've never needed anyone's help to walk before and I don't need it now so put me down! It's not like I can run off anywhere". Franklin demanded before he started to struggle.
Augusta put Franklin on the ground and he began to walk on his own. He had put on the bandana Sargent Major Arnold Reiger had given him since the arm it was tied to was now missing.
Franklin continued to walk despite the immense pain he was in fighting through it. The battle with the Zolom had left his short one arm, Several broken ribs, burns up and down his back, a fat lip and a mild headache. He was in no condition to do anything he was even surprised that he was still conscious. He had hoped that they would be stopping soon franklin so desperately needed to rest.
Augusta hated all the foot slogging they were doing he hadn't become a raptor to hike through the forest. Where was his sister Egg when they needed her. With her extraordinary psychic powers she could have just teleported Franklin right onto the bridge of their ship from his bed and they wouldn't have to be on the ground fighting at all.
But sadly his most powerful super psyker sister wasn't here with them and she wasn't coming back. The Family had a major falling out with Egg a few years ago. She wasn't exactly hostile to the family nowadays, just largely estranged and didn't want much to do with them ever since that greater daemon of Slaanesh had become a permanent addition to the war band. Not after what it did to her.
Augusta grumbled out loud about this only to have Franklin to scold him. "Man up and stop being such a pussy. I can hike through this forest with a partially bleeding stump, several broken bones, a concussion, bad burns on my back and a mild headache and I'm not even an astartes". Franklin snapped.
'Oh this is going to be a long and tiresome trip'. Thought Augusta sighing in grief.
Augusta had pushed the bitter memory from his mind and became focused. Without their super powered psyker the night lords would have to return to the basics to actually put in hard work to claim victories. Which shouldn't be a problem they were still Night lords.
And they still had Hyacinth and Violet and a few other powerful psykers providing psychic intel for them and mess with the minds of their enemies from afar. The girls were not overly powerful but working as a Choir they were able to incapacitate the sisters of battle.
They had the people and the skills to fight their own battles. They had everything they needed to extract Franklin back to the hidden ship in orbit. The chaos Tetrarch heavy lander shuttle was hidden under heavy camouflage at extraction point. They just had to some walking to get to it and then they could on their way to Home sweet home.
"Seriously big guy for one who boasts about being a bloodthirsty badass all the time you can be such a pussy". Said Franklin.
Augusta ignoring his brother's ranting for sometime was snapped back to reality. "I'm sorry brother I sort of missed that". Said Augusta.
Franklin sighed. "Of course you did". Said Franklin with depressed frustration.
"Hold on a minute did you just call me a pussy!". Asked Augusta agitated somewhat.
"Yep!". Said Franklin admitting it to his brother's face.
"And what evidence do you have to call me such things". Asked Augusta.
"When I was getting mangled by that Zolom the one you and your dullard friends brought down upon us where were you". Asked Franklin.
Augusta was silent because he knew there was no correct answer to that question.
"I'll tell you where you were. You were in the cave in the fetal position while I was getting bit mangled, mauled and severely poisoned! So from my somewhat Fair and unbiased judgement made by all the evidence shown I am safe to assume that you are in fact a pussy". Said Franklin angrily before he kept walking leaving his brother baffled.
The other night lords looked at him. "What I hate snakes". Augusta said defensively.
The rain picked up again and Franklin was walking with his nuns trying to keep them calm. He looked to the remaining two boys and all three of them took a triangular formation around the nuns.
Sister Mary was standing right next to Franklin drenched and cold her robes clinging to her rather shapely body leaving nothing to Franklin's imagination. Just then images of Franklin doing some pretty perverted things with Sister Mary appeared in his mind.
'Not again not now!'. Franklin cursed.
"Just give up think of all the pleasure you could experience... with her at your side". Violet's voice appeared in Franklin's mind again trying to tempt him.
Franklin snapped back to his senses. 'You almost had me once with your witchcraft woman but you will not win for I will resist you again'. Franklin thought.
"You will give in eventually so why fight it why deny who and what your are. I promise you that it will feel good. You are only denying yourself great pleasure, pleasure that you will feel eventually no matter how hard you fight it no matter how hard you resist. You know deep down at your core you are a creature of Slaanesh. You've always known it from earliest childhood that you were not like other boys that you loved pain and enjoyed submitting to female domination. You have tried ever so hard to be something your not and will never be and you know in your heart of hearts that it isn't working". Said Violet.
'I am not into pain or submission I will never submit to you or anyone'. Franklin argued back weakly in his exhausted state.
"You were born to be a Sevenson Night lord. To be sadomasochistic like a Sevenson Night lord. To get off on Pain and Fear like a Sevenson Night lord to worship the undivided powers of chaos but Slaanesh chief among them like a Sevenson Night lord. You are Sevenson Franklin, a 'breeder' as the other bands in the night lord legion call us. Slaanesh has blessed our menfolk Space marines with unnatural fertility our men are fertile, and oh how we breed! Other war bands must recruit new boys to become chaos space marines but not us, we sevensons breed our new recruits from our own loins!". Said violet.
'I am a child of the emperor of mankind and I will not renounce my lord. And unlike him you have no claim to my destiny!'. Argued Franklin fiercely.
"From the moment you were born you were destined to become a chaos space marine, you belong to us you have always belonged to us!, you are our property and we have come to reclaim what was stolen from us the emperor had no right to steal you from us!". Violet declared angrily.
Franklin just stopped in mid march. The air around him grew cold. "You have some nerve to say that you know what I am". He said out loud through gritted teeth.
"To dare to choose my path in life for me, to tell me that my choices are incorrect, to tell me what I am and to say that my life is a lie, TO DARE TO CALL ME YOUR PROPERTY! I AM FRANKLIN SEVENSON AND I AM MY OWN MAN!". Franklin roared as a bright light shone in his mind rending control of his thoughts from Violet.
"And know this Violet Smith Daughter of Sigmund and Tigerlily yes that's right 'I' know who you are and what you've done. I will never submit to anyone not to the powers of chaos, not to the night lords, not even slaanesh and especially Not. To. You". Franklin proclaimed loudly.
"Holy fuck where did that light and revelation come form. You didn't have those details about me in your mind. Oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck! That was 'him' saying that wasn't it the Anathema! Oh fuck oh sweet merciful fuck!". Violet's psychic voice babbled with fear in Franklin's mind.
"Shit I just literally crapped my panties in fear, I didn't sign up for this shit I'm Fucking gone Violet out!". Violet's voice stammered in terrible fear before her presence disappeared.
Franklin blinked in disbelief for a moment before laughing in triumph. The emperor had answered his prayers and spoke through him as if he was a living Saint and felt that with the emperor's strength no power of hell could match him. Forgetting about his pain and exhaustion he turned to the night lords with a straight serious face.
The nuns and heretics were looking at him as if they could sense the sudden change within him and even the Night lords were spooked by the change.
"Violet what did you do to Franklin's brain he's going mental down here!". Augusta shouted into his vox.
Franklin turned to Augusta and took a sprinter's stance aiming himself right at his big brother.
"Franklin, what the fuck are you...". Augusta never got to finish his sentence as Franklin ran at him at breakneck speeds. Franklin now in front of Augusta was now holding a power sword the very same power sword his nephew Sherman had looted from Sister superior Clementine.
With a single swing the blade passed through Ceramite battle armour, skin, flesh and then finally bone. Augusta roared with betrayal and outrage as he fell on his back off his severed legs.
The other night lords tried to close in on franklin who swung wildly at them. He then turned to the nuns and two boys and used the sword to cut their bonds. "RUN!". Franklin Roared.
The Nuns, boys and Franklin made a break for the trees only to hear a harsh demonic voice snarl behind him. "You really are a fucking idiot Franklin!".
"I'd rather be an idiot than a pussy!". Franklin shouted back before a grenade fell in front of him.
"Grenade!". Franklin shouted as he jumped onto the grenade. A few seconds passed but there was nothing. "Shouldn't have there been a Franklin shattering kaboom... why wasn't there a Franklin shattering Kabom!". Franklin said worried as he got off the grenade and heard a loud hissing sound.
"IT'S A SLEEPING GAS Gren...". The Sister superior never got to finish before she and the others fell to the ground losing consciousness.
It took Franklin a little longer than the others but he too finally succumbed. " Dick... move... pussy...". Franklin drawled.
"Fucking stupid". Franklin heard a distorted voice behind him say before the depths of oblivion claimed him.
(In Franklin's dream)
Franklin woke up in a place completely devoid of light. "Not this place again". Franklin groaned.
"Your wrong Franklin this isn't the same place as last time". Came a voice.
Franklin turned around to see the Emperor sitting there behind him. "Rough day?". The emperor asked throwing Franklin a soda.
"You have no idea (PFFT!) thanks for helping me just then". Said Franklin cracking his drink open.
"Franklin I want to ask you something and I want you to answer honestly. Do you really hate your family". Asked the Emperor.
Franklin thought for a moment. "I can't say I don't know them very well but I can say they haven't made a terribly good first impression. You know with the whole barging in and killing everything that moves. My interactions with that violet Character make me think that they may be domineering like they planned my life for me and will give me a hard time if I don't turn out the way they wanted me to turn out. This is my life and I have no intention of handing over any semblance of control I mean I'm Franklin, I was born as Franklin, I lived and fought as Franklin, and I will die as Franklin and nothing else This is my life and it is my birthright to choose which path I walk". Said Franklin.
"Good answer your wise beyond your years my boy. Now how do you feel about Homosexuality and how it affects your believes in the imperial creed". Asked the emperor.
"I don't really have an opinion on Homosexuality. I mean if people can find love in this grim dark time I say good for them no one lives forever and the worse thing than dying is dying alone and unloved. And I think that the many echlisiarchs and Inquisitors that are such big homophobes are closet homos themselves and are just jealous that they can't express their sexuality". Said Franklin.
'Good good two out of three. Now for the final step'. Thought the emperor.
"Now what would you say if the Imperial creed was a lie". Asked the Emperor.
"I would be crushed that all I believed in my entire life was a lie". Said Franklin.
"But Franklin deep down you believed that the creed was a lie. You are not hateful or violently fanatic like many many others of the imperium. You see hatred as a worthless emotion tell me why that is". Asked The emperor.
"Because Hate can cloud one's better judgement. It leads one to make mistakes that lead to the death of the person who makes those mistakes. I mean we live in a grim dark future I have learned this first hand while fighting against the orks. And when I took on that Zolom earlier and lost my arm. And as for what recently happened with me and my brother there was nothing personal about it purely business. I am a soldier I was trained to take opportunity the moment it presented itself. If our roles were reversed he would have done the same as simple as that". Said Franklin.
"You impress me young Franklin to no end. Which is why I gave you access to my power". Said The emperor.
"What?". Said Franklin now confused.
"I'm saying Franklin is that you are a Living Saint. Not only that but you not just simply human anymore. It was time Humanity attained it's next stage of evolution starting with you. When we first met I granted you the gift of evolution. And I meant it you are now faster, stronger, smarter and tougher than the average human by at least ten times. I gave that gift to you because it would help you survive.
I have seen the future my boy and what I see I dread if the imperium doesn't change it's ways then the imperium will be no more it will die by the hatred that is so radically clings to. Your beliefs are the closest to the beliefs that the entire imperium of man had before I was entombed upon the golden throne so I believe you are the only one that can pull it off". Said the emperor.
"Okay I understand but I just have one question though". Said Franklin.
"Shoot". The emperor replied back".
"Where were you hiding the sodas". Asked Franklin.
"I dunno it's your dream kid". Said the Emperor shrugging his shoulders before leaving Franklin even more confused before disappearing into a flash of bright light.
(Back in the real world)
Franklin was still completely drugged out of his mind barely aware of anything. His head swam and he could hear voices talking to one another all around him. He was so tired and confused and could do nothing else but listen.
"Shit the little psycho cut off my legs! I still can't fucking believe it!". Shouted Augusta.
"Yeah and it was totally unprovoked too. Not even you are a big enough psycho to do something like that". Came one of the night lords.
"Oh yes he is. What about that time he put my dad in a coma for six weeks with an auto cannon". Said another night lord.
"That's different, that was provoked we were already brawling over that stuff with mum and just ended up with that thing in my hands and I used it without thinking it was a heat of the moment thing not cold blooded psycho like Franklin". Said Augusta.
"Okay what about that time you shot your sister". Asked Sherman who was now carrying Augusta.
"Again that was provoked she was mutilating my wife to the bone!". Augusta defended.
"Your crazy Slaaneshi cultist wife was loving every second of it. It was a bit of consensual fun worshipping slaanesh!". Sherman argued back.
"I didn't know that at the time! her rib cage was exposed to the air and there was blood everywhere. I honestly thought she was being murdered you tell me what would you do if you came home to see your wife getting murdered of course your going to shoot first and questions later in that Situation!". Augusta snapped.
"HeY... PuSsY... KeEp... It... DoWn... WiLl ya... SoM... ov... Us arrr tRyInG to Be UnCoNsCious here". Franklin slurred/mumbled before losing consciousness again.
"Is he awake". Asked Augusta.
"Nah he's still out with the sprites he inhaled enough tranquilliser to knock out at least five of those snake beasts the little shit killed before he took your legs. But getting back on track you mother wasn't impressed when she found out". Said Sherman.
"Yeah she was right pissed that her daughter was in hospital for all those weeks". Said Augusta.
"Weeks try months! What were you thinking using a bolter she was lucky to be alive!". Said Sherman.
"Yeah I know but come on that was years ago , ancient history. Mended things since then". Said Augusta.
"Yeah I guess your right". Said Sherman.
"Hey careful you bumped my stumps on a tree!". Said Augusta.
"Oh don't be such a baby". Said Sherman.
"Hey I am allowed to be sullen when someone cuts my fucking legs off!". Augusta Snapped.
"Come off it, your wife bites off your manhood every week! You are not about to tell me that you can't take a little pain". Said Sherman.
"I wish it was every week things haven't been the same since the children were born I'm lucky if she bites it off once a month". Augusta sighed a little depressed.
"Your such a freak. How do you even have any dick left". Asked Sherman.
"She's a surgeon remember she reattaches it immediately afterwards. You have to do it the right way if you want it reattached properly it's an art form". Said Augusta.
"Fucking Freaks how can you be into that". Asked Sherman.
"We don't ONLY do that, we mostly just do less extreme tortures the biting thing very occasional thing we do". Said Augusta.
"Yeeeaaah I'll stick with traditional tortures thank you very much". Said Sherman.
"Yeah that shit is crazy". Came one of the other night lords.
"Hey shut up! To each their own its just our thing okay stop judging!". Augusta snarled.
"Well my point is why are you complaining about your stump hitting a tree, you are fucking heavy, and should be grateful that we are both charitable and stupid enough to carry you and not just drop you and let you crawl back". Said Sherman.
"I just don't want tree dirt getting on my stumps". Said Augusta.
"Tree dirt?". Sherman retorted.
"Yeah you know all this crumbly bark and mildew and mossy stuff I just don't want it on my stumps". Said Augusta.
"Oh your such a baby Augusta". Groaned Sherman.
"I still can't believe he cut them off. Little psycho those imperials really fucked him up". Said Augusta.
"Yeah hey you think your wife can reattach them". Asked Sherman.
"Are you kidding by the time we slog it all the way back to the shuttle they'll be rotten by them Goddamnit I'm going to need bionics". Augusta complained.
"Hey Bionics aren't that bad I've had my arm for before you were in diapers and it works fine". Said Sid putting in his input.
" But how does that affect your torture life can it feel pain like a real arm". Asked Augusta.
"No doesn't have much in pain reception but it works in both battle and in every day life". Said Sid.
"Looks like your wife won't be able to torture your feet anymore". Said Sherman.
"Damn it! This is gonna seriously limit my torture life!". Augusta cried.
Franklin quietly roused awake without anyone noticing him. He couldn't understand the voices around him and was confused the bizarre word exchange. 'the fuck are these idiots talking about'. Franklin thought... barely.
"Any word of violet yet, she still freaked out?". Asked Augusta.
"Honestly I don't think they'll ever coax her out of the bathroom, apparently she locked herself in there and has just been sobbing shit about the false emperor ever since. Maybe she finally suffered a warp mishap and just flipped out". Said Sherman.
"Shit I hope she's okay we had a torture date set up for when we got back". Said Sid.
"Your dating my sister Now!?". Shouted Augusta.
"What if I am, I don't need your permission". Said Sid.
"You know her kids will hate you right". Said Augusta
"Yeah, her son's not best pleased but so what I'm dating her not him". Said Sid.
"She's a wild one on a torture date with those psychic powers of hers! she can stimulate so much pain right in your brain". Said Sherman remembering fonder times.
"Wait a minute you've dated my sister too!". Asked Augusta shocked.
"She's a grown woman who gives great torture. Half the war band has dated her". Said Sherman.
"I do not need to hear this shit about my sister!". Shouted Augusta trying to block it out.
"Well in any case, I hope she's okay". Said Sherman.
"What happened to her really". Asked Augusta.
"Not sure Hyacinth read her mind but is getting all weird and repeating what she saw. I don't know maybe it's a girl thing". Said Sherman.
"Maybe I hope she's still good for our date". Said Sid.
"Still my sister". Augusta groaned in frustration.
"Step sister actually". Sherman countered.
"I don't give a shit we grew up in the same household since we were like two, she's my sister!". Augusta Snapped.
"What are you saying you never". Sherman never got to finish that sentence.
"NO! By the gods NO! She's my sister!". Augusta yelled.
"Well what about that thing with mandy". Asked Sid.
"Oh shit I just knew you were going to bring that up! Just because I've been with some of my sisters doesn't mean I've been with all of them!". Said Augusta.
"Your such a hypocrite Augusta. You don't know what your missing". Said Sid.
"Might I remind you that I. AM. MARRIED!". Said Augusta slowly.
"So bring her too". Said Sid.
"I am not having this conversation!". Snapped Augusta.
Franklin didn't have a clue what they were on about. He was vaguely aware of his own body motion he was being carried. His arms and legs were bound in ropes and he could hear the soft sound of leaf litter compressing under huge weight of stealthy footfalls.
He then heard a burst of gun fire and a loud mooing sound followed by the noise of something absolutely huge crashing into the leaf litter.
"Damn Sarjops! That's the 30th one today". Said Sid.
"Actually that was the 28th one learn to count genius". Said Augusta.
"Whatever smart arse want me to drop your legless but and make you crawl back to the shuttle". Said Sid.
"Oh Har har!". Augusta retorted.
"Why are the so many goddamn critters about!". Complained Sid.
"Their not all that numerous compared to the thousands of Hajersnips we saw from before". Said Augusta.
"Well anyway there's your answer Sid basic biology lots of herbivores supports lots of carnivores that simple". Said Sherman.
"But I've seen Hajersnips on other planets too. Agri worlds farm them by the millions in dairies all over the segmentum Pacificus". Said Sid.
"We are in the segmentum pacificus you Dullard!". Said Augusta.
"I know that dummy! I'm just saying". Sid snapped back defensively.
"Just because their domesticated on other worlds doesn't mean that they aren't native to somewhere I think this is where Hajersnips come from". Said Sherman.
"No shit for real". Asked Augusta.
"Well strategic reports don't really mention anything on the biological history of hajersnips". Said Sherman.
"Oh Har har smart ass we can look it up when we get home". Said Augusta.
"Why wait I've got the girls on the vox right now just to ask them to look it up". Said Sherman.
"Hey mistress... Yes mistress I know I've been a bad boy... Yes I look forward to that mistress, please listen mistress... Can you look up where hajersnips come from... Yes I know it's a random request but we might suspect that this place might be their home world... Sure mistress please take your time...". Said Sherman conversing on the vox.
"Well anything?". Asked Augusta.
"Just wait a moment she's looking it up". Said Sherman.
For awhile they were quiet only hearing the sounds of the forest around them.
"Yes mistress... Oh so they do come from here I knew it!... Thank you mistress... I love you to mistress... Okay bye bye mistress". Said Sherman hanging up.
"See told you!". Said Sherman.
"Well fair enough when your right your right I guess". Said Augusta.
Franklin felt feeling come back into his face and it hurt a lot. "Fucking hell did anyone get the number of that bus". Franklin mumbled semiconscious.
"Hey Augusta looks like the little shit's waking up". Said Sid.
"Let's have a look". Asked Augusta.
Franklin felt his head being lifted up. And his eyelid being held open. He could only see a hazy grey blur of light.
"Nah he's still off with the sprites the lights are on but no one's home it takes awhile for those grenades to wear off normal humans". Said Augusta.
"Hey Franklin can you hear me?". Asked Augusta.
"Mmmth...".
"Nah he's not quite there yet, close but not yet lucid". Said Augusta
"Well if it's the same to you I'm kinda glad the little psycho gives me the creeps he just sets my hair on end". Said Sid.
"Yeah I know what you mean those nuns really fucked him up, turning him into one of them". Said Sherman.
"Look don't blame him boys once we get him home the girls can fix him and undo the brain washing done to him poor kid just doesn't know any better". Said Augusta.
"Well I hope so, I don't relish the thought of him getting a gene seed if he's just going to try and kill us all the time". Said Sid.
"Yeah and we can't wait much longer the kid's balls have dropped we've almost missed the implantation window". Said Sherman.
"Yeah your not wrong, we got him only just in time talk about cutting it close". Said Augusta.
"Look we the moment we get him back to the ship and have the big welcome, we get him on the operating table and get him implanted. Then we can undo all the stuff in his head later". Said Sherman.
"But is that safe though, what if he grows to be as big as Augusta". Asked Sid
"Oh shit your right that would be bad, but what can we do if we don't implant him now the kid won't grow properly". Said Sherman.
"Yeah after all the losses we suffered on this mission we'll need him to offset some of the losses it will be awhile until my sons are old enough. But hopefully the girls can do something with his mind so he doesn't go psycho like that again". Said Augusta.
"Yeah I hope they can help him poor kid's all fucked up". Said Sherman.
Franklin wrinkled his face, his delirious mind still swimming in a drugged fog. Trying to make sense of what was going on. His sight cleared only slightly, he heard the roar of aircraft in the air.
"Shit another squadron of lightning fighters it's like the whole Fucking order is after us". Said Sid.
"Yeah the game is up, the girls in orbit are hacking their vox encryption to follow their vox chatter. They found all the slaughtered checkpoints and Garrisons". Said Augusta.
"Oh fuck I've been to busy listening to your Grox shit I haven't checked the tactical reports on my eye piece! We have two fucking thousand Bolter bitches hunting us!". Said Sherman figuratively shitting his armour.
"Yeah so what". Said Augusta.
"We only number three hundred". Argued Sherman.
"So, we can take bolter bitches any day of the week". Said Augusta.
"YOU have no legs you couldn't take your wife in a pillow fight right now". Said Sherman.
"That's a slight exaggeration, and I'll have you know my pillow fighting skills are beyond compare". Said Augusta.
"Alright Smart arse how about I give you a pillow and leave your ass here to deal with the bolter bitches". Said Sherman.
"Quit bickering you two with all the dead hajersnip corpses we left around every predator for fifty miles will be between us and them all we have to do is evade the bolter bitches until we reach the shuttle". Said Sid.
"Yeah not to mention all the vox jammers we randomly dropped all over the forest. The bitches will waste time and ammo attacking the jammers, You all did remember to turn off your own vox jammers in your helmets right". Said Augusta.
"Of course we did you don't think anyone in our war band is that stupid". Asked Sherman.
"Yeah actually it wouldn't surprise me". Said Augusta.
Then all the raptors looked at Sid.
"The fuck are you all looking at me for?". Said Sid cluelessly.
"Just checked we're all clean our personal jammers are off, those bitches won't be able to track us that way". Said Sherman.
"Just as well... wait did anyone check the bolter bitch we captured check what her power armour is set to". Asked Augusta.
A few seconds of dead silence blew by.
"FUCK! YOU IDIOTS SMASH HER VOX NOW!". Roared Augusta.
Franklin heard frantic sounds of running followed the sound of machinery being smashed apart it was all surreal.
"We got it in time we need to pick up the pace let's get out of here boys we need to get out of here and meet up with the others at the shuttle". Said Sherman as all the raptors broke out into a fast run.
Franklin felt the person carrying him pick up speed. 'I can feel my mind returning to me... what the fuck happened and what did I drink?'. Franklin thought to himself.
He regained some feeling and movement in his neck and looked up and saw that a night lord was carrying him. 'Oh shit we got caught. Come on body I need you to move now more than ever!'. Franklin begged his battered body.
He saw several other night lords appear out of the heart of the forest joining up with the raptors many carrying people, boxes of weapons and supplies, others other night lords that had been injured in the ensuing combat and others with just their weapons in their hands. Franklin had never seen anyone carry such burdens at that speed.
Franklin turned his head the other way and saw that there was a shuttle before them he turned back and saw hundreds of battle sisters pursuing the night lords not far behind. Just then gunfire erupted.
Franklin looked up and finally found his voice.
"GRENADE!". He yelled just as a grenade fell and exploded as it hit the ground.
The blast was close to him and the night lord carrying him. While the blast didn't harm him the shrapnel from the grenade did a couple shards found their way into Franklin's side and right lung another found it's home in Franklin's right eye.
"GAAHH! MY EYE!". He shouted as the jagged piece of shrapnel sheared its way through Franklin's face and eyeball scarring his face and completely ruining his right eye.
Sister Mary screamed into her gag as she saw Franklin hit by the grenade. She struggled to get free from the night lord and protect her baby. But was found wanting.
"Shit Augusta Franklin got hit by a grenade! Man he's torn up pretty badly!". Said Sherman.
"Shuttle this is ground team. Requesting immediate extraction and medical teams to receive injured how copy!". Shouted Augusta into his vox.
"We read you loud and clear ground team. Coming in for extraction!". The shuttle laid down some cover fire before landing. The night lords boarded the shuttle and the med crews saw to the wounded.
'Emperor please, Please let him live! Don't let him die like this!'. Sister Mary begged in her mind watching as Franklin's unconscious form was receiving emergency first aid.
"Worry not child the boy will not die here today. Have faith both in me and in him". Came an angelic voice in her mind.
'my god emperor thank you'. Sister Mary sobbed knowing Franklin would survive. Her faith was now more powerful and iron clad then ever. The emperor said Franklin was going to make it and she damn well believed it.
The shuttle took off under fire and managed to break orbit. The night lords were home free. The medic came to Augusta to report.
"How is he". Asked Augusta.
"Bad that grenade blast sent shrapnel into his lungs heart and right eye. We can keep him alive for now but he will need proper medical treatment if he is to survive. Also we weren't able to save his right eye the shrapnel sheared it in two he will be blind in that eye forever unless we can get him a bionic replacement". Said the medic.
"Make contact with the asylum. And tell them to prepare to receive wounded". Said Augusta.
The shuttle docked with the nightmare asylum and everyone got off Franklin was rushed to the apothicarium with Augusta and the others.
"Someone inform his parents now". Augusta ordered.
Wendy, Octavia, and Chaos lord Luke Sevenson were called to the apothicarium were Franklin laid on a operating table bleeding and all fucked up.
"I can't believe this little shit cut off my Augusta's Legs I would love to do so in return!". Came a small angry oriental voice.
"Please Lilling don't hurt my baby!". Cried Wendy who was sitting in the operating theatre.
"Yes yes Mother in law I'm just pissed at what happened". Said Lilling.
"I'm sorry Lilling please don't hurt him he didn't know what he was doing the imperials brainwashed him". Said Wendy desperate to protect her long lost son from the crazy demented surgeon.
"I know I know... maybe just a toe". Said Lilling quickly.
Which resulted in Wendy crying even harder.
"Lilling please my brother didn't know any better he has had a harsh life please forgive him and help him". Said Augusta who was lying on the other table opposite to the unconscious Franklin giving lilling the adorable pleading eyes look the very pleading eyes look Augusta knew Lilling couldn't say no too.
"Very well but he had better not anger me again". Said Lilling as She got to work.
The surgery was long and arduous and Franklin nearly died during the procedure his body may have been tougher than a normal human's but a piece of shrapnal in the brain was still lethal to anyone no matter how tough you were. but thankfully in Franklin's case the shrapnel stopped mere milimetres from piercing his brain.
"I have removed the shrapnel from his heart lungs and eye. Bring in tech priestess Labia let's get those implants in him. Said priestess walked in with a new bionic eye and right arm. The attachment procedure was easily enough done. Franklin was now whole again so to speak. When he was ready to be discharged he was taken to the bowels of the ship deep in the darkness. Maybe a few hours wondering aimlessly in the dark would adjust his attitude.
(Several hours later)
Franklin woke up and his bionic eye activated allowing him to see in the dark he also saw his new arm. "Well that's new but not entirely unwelcome now to get out of this place". Said Franklin before he saw a massive maggot the size of a rat ooze by him.
"That shit is nasty". Said Franklin as he saw the entire floor was covered in huge maggots and bugs. He walked on ignoring the crusty squishing sounds as he walked by. He almost gagged at the ripe stench of rotting meat.
"Okay that shit is seriously nasty". Said Franklin as he found a dead body being eaten by thousands of tiny maggots. He continued to walk on until a three man group of night lords suddenly appeared from the darkness.
"We call this ship the nightmare asylum fitting don't you think we throw prisoners in the middle and leave them suddenly alone. Watching them go mad slowly in the dark taking bets on how long it takes them to crack". Said the lead night lord
Franklin didn't say anything not dignifying the psychotic admission with a response.
"Nothing not even a peep wow your as tough as I heard kid. But be thankful that the girls are waiting for you because I would leave you in here for awhile until you get an attitude adjustment". Said the night lord.
"My new eye has night vision dude your threat wouldn't have worked anyway. Look can we just get this over with I am sore and have a headache that could kill a Squiggoth at a hundred paces". Franklin moaned in pain.
"Just know this if you pull any of that psycho bullshit you did back on the planet we'll toss one of your precious nuns in here and leave her here this place has two hundred floors of deck to get lost in and the walls swallow up sound. We drop a nun in here and you will never find her before she goes mad". Threatened the night lord with full certainty.
"Okay fine you have my word stop posing geez now can we get out of here it stinks in here". Said Franklin as the smell of death and rotting decay was making him sick.
"Come let us leave this maggoty maze the dark maze is vast but it isn't the only part of the ship. We don't keep our women and children in this filth the living quarters are actually quite nice the girls keep our homes nice for us". Said the lead night lord in a friendlier tone.
They continued to walk and the air became less foul. Franklin was lead through many corners until the air became odourless and until he saw a light a dim but unmistakable light.
As they grew closer to the light Franklin saw that here were more than just three night lords behind him. Over fifty were in there with him.
"What the hell man there were more of you in here how! How did I not sense you or hear you for that matter". Franklin asked shocked that he didn't pick up on it.
"We're night lords it's what we do". Said the night lord.
Franklin was ushered through the extremely dim light where he was met with a gigantic room full of scantily leather clad women. Cheering, crying and welcoming him home holding banners saying welcome home Franklin in ecstatic chorus.
Franklin didn't know what to say. He had never seen so many women in one place at one time. Franklin blinked in confusion trying to see if it was real or not. He had barely taken it all in when the most beautiful woman in attendance rushed over hurling her scantily clad self at his person pulling him into a tight hug feverishly kissing his head while crying a non ending deluge of tears of happiness.
"MY BABY! MY BABY BOY!". She sobbed in joy.
Franklin felt like his heart was breaking into a trillion pieces.
This woman was his mother and she loved him Franklin had tears of his own falling as well.