Here I go with another chapter of this, today should be fairly entertaining... I have the Guiche fight planned and a cute scene with Siesta coming up. As well as the start of a few other things... involving the Covies... heheh... I'm so evil...
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Louise's POV
In my semi-conscious mind I felt the bed covers get torn off me and I muttered something really smart like "Hubahmmaaaawha?" I don't even know!
Then a strong and commanding voice spoke, but one free of the anger that had scolded me the night before. "You wanted me to wake you for classes right? So I'm waking you, its a simple enough task and I may as well since I'm right here."
"Uhhh? Oh right the commoner I summoned... " I muttered and sat up and stretched. Then a neatly folded shirt and skirt was thrown onto my lap.
"You wanted me to wash your clothing and I did, here."
"Where are my panties?" I asked
My familiar froze "Um... in the drawer I would assume."
"So?"
He sighed and retrieved them, I stood out of my bed and removed my nightgown.
"Hey! What are you doing?"
"I'm changing so I can go to class."
"What right in front of me? You don't mind a guy watching this?" he exclaimed
"You're a boy?" I asked
My familiar rolled his eyes and I sensed incoming sarcasm "Nooooo, I'm a robot..."
"What's a robot?"
"Never mind..." and he averted his eyes while I put my panties on.
"Now then dress me..."
He turned back to me. "Dress. You?"
"Are you deaf, that is what I said!"
He face palmed "What are you lazy? Do you not know how to do it!? Its simple, just put one foot or arm in at a time, bam! Your dressed! See wasn't that simple!"
"Nobles never dress themselves! And you're my familiar! It's your job!"
"Yeah well screw this! PS: I have a name! Its Scorch! Or Alexander! Whichever you prefer!"
"Well then I guess you don't have to eat today." I scoffed.
Alexander just chuckled and replied "Ok, bye..." he left with another one of those strange chocolate bars in his hand. I just grumbled.
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Scorch's POV
Ok... I swore I went in the OPPOSITE direction of Louise the Brat but somehow I wound up back in the mess hall... sitting on the floor... eating a loaf of stale bread... oh how the mighty have fallen...
Anyways after they all said some sort of prayer and started eating, I quickly ate the bread, the dug around in my inventory for a drink and found a can of Coke-a-cola... did I mention I love the Nanite-transformer? I popped it open which caught Louise's attention.
"What are you drinking?!" and pointed to the red can I was holding to my mouth. I swallowed the fizzy drink and replied
"Cola"
"Wh-what's cola?"
"A soft drink... its fizzy, sweet and in all honesty... reeeaaaally not something I should be drinking due to the health issues over use of it can bring up... but I'm not really in a good mood right now so I'm treating myself!"
I then pulled out another Vector bar, seriously there was an endless supply of those things in here! I could live for months just off the amount of energy bars stored in here alone!
After Louise returned to her food having lost interest in my activities, I pulled out my combat knife from my sheath on my arm and began cleaning it with a cloth from my inventory. It hadn't been used yet but I didn't want it to get rusty.
After she was finished and we left the mess hall she spoke to me saying. "Normally the familiars wait outside to wait for their masters!"
"Oh reaaaaally!" I retorted "In any case I think that would have turned out much better than if I had come in with you!" standing right next to her I noticed just how much taller than her I was, at least a whole foot and a half.
That seemed to miff her a bit, but then I noticed a bunch of kids with their familiars all sitting at round white tables in the field next to the mess. "Hey what are they doing?"
"Oh that? All second year students have the day off to bond with their familiars."
Knowing how well we bonded so far... "I think maybe we should skip out on that..." I muttered.
"Oh really?" asked a semi-seductive voice and I turned around to find a giant red lizard staring at me.
"Holy crap! What the fuck is that!?" I exclaimed "I've seen some weird shit before but seriously this one takes the cake! If it's not magic, its magical creatures, if it's not then I don't even... you know I'll just stop ranting!"
"You know Lousie" Said the Red haired girl who was next to the lizard "I bet you just grabbed some peasant off the street nearby and pretended like he was your familiar!"
"That's not true! I made a real summon! It just happens that this guy showed up!"
I would also like to add, if I was a peasant, they where in Sam hell's name did I get all this armor and weaponry? I didn't say that... mind you I was sure as hell thinking it.
"Well, he's a perfect familiar for Louise the Zero..." and she walked away laughing while Lousie fumed.
"Wow... what a bitch..." I said
"At least we agree on something..." Louise muttered then her attitude changed and startled the hell out of me "NOW bring me some tea!"
I sighed and walked off as she sat down at one of the tables. I twirled my magnum as I was looking for wherever I'd get tea a floating eye ball moved in front of me. "Whoa!" I yelped which was unlike me and I may have accidentally fired off a shot from my magnum, thankfully no one had been hit... but it sure drew attention and everyone looked at me as I jumped back and bumped into someone... but they eventually just went back to whatever they were doing.
Turns out I had bumped into Siesta, the maid I had talked to last night, causing her to drop a piece of pie she was carrying. "Oh sorry Siesta..." I said and went to grab the pie she dropped, but she also did to and our hands met. And she blushed a bit. 'Wow...' I thought 'this is like one of those cheesy moments at the movie when the guy and girl both try to take the popcorn at the same time' though how I'd know that I had no clue... fact was, I'd never even been to a movie theater... but I sure as hell knew about them... kinda...
Anyways I put the pie back onto the tray she was carrying "Sorry about that again..."
"Hey, I remember you, Alexander right? The commoner who was summoned as a familiar by miss Valliere?"
"Yeah, that's nice to see someone with some degree of civility." The remark caused Siesta to gasp slightly.
"You think I'm more civil then the nobles here?"
"Hell yeah, the nobles are all stuck up, pompous and pampered, brats, bitches and bastards that can't see past their nose! You on the other hand actually listen, aren't demanding like some, and have a sense of humility. As in you know how to make someone feel equal..." I finished and noticed she was blushing "which reminds me, how the hell does this noble and commoner stuff work?"
"Well, those of us who can cast magic are nobles, while those of us who can't are just commoners..."
"ah, I see... then you are a commoner yes?"
"That is correct." She beamed "Just like you!"
Damn she's cute... and unlike a certain someone... actually likable Her personality and attitude is a great relief, especially after having to put up with brats for the past 36 hours!
I had my helmet off and under my arm when "Hey!" called a certain blone prissy-mc-guire.
"Are you going to bring me my cake?" The boy who I believe was known as Guiche said.
"Oh coming right up!" said Siesta
"Nah, leave it to me, I got this!"
"But... its my job to do it..."
"It'll be fine!" I smirked and took the cake, beginning to approach Guiche who was talking to some blonde chick with bows in her hair.
"You know, I spent the whole night conversing with Verdandi!"
"Oh really?" said the blond girl "All night? *sweats*"
"Oh yes, those eye, the sensual texture of his sweet scales!"
"Yeah, well, do me a favor and keep it buried when your with me ok?"
I reached the table and placed the cake, even though I swear it looked like a pie, on the table "There ya go" I said, which must have looked really weird having a nearly seven foot armor clad man giving a stuck up snob his cake.
"Good, now bring us more tea!"
As I walked away I heard some familiar lines coming from Guiche's mouth... no pun intended... I swore I'd heard him say similar things last night...
"I could never lie to those beautiful eyes, there is nothing hidden be-"
"Behind my feelings for you! Isn't that how is goes?" I finished for him and chuckled as I kept walking but then I remembered something. "Oh now I get it! The cloak color shows how many years the student has been here, he's in black meaning he's a second year... so last night's girl in brown must have been a first year!"
"Um, Guiche... what's he talking about?" the girl asked
"erm... hey you hurry up and get back to your job waiter!"
"What? You really think I'm a waiter? Heeeelllloooooo! I've got weapons galore on me here!"
"Wait your the commoner Louise the Zero summoned aren't you! You-"
"About last night? See ya!" I began to quickly walk away at the coming shit-storm began to brew... then I saw an opportunity to turn it into a shit hurricane...
I noticed the first year girl, Katie was looking for Guiche who was trying to leave already noticing the first year girl.
I walked up to the girl "Excuse me, but if your looking for that Guiche guy, I saw him over there with some blonde girl."
AAaaaaaand the shit-hurricane will now commence...
Both girls were yelling at him and eventually the loud slap of a girl slapping Guiche was heard drawing attention to him... and everyone seeing what was going on started laughing.
After being knocked on his ass by said girl, he stood back up and addressed me, "It seems you don't know how to pay the proper respect to nobility!"
"Oh, well, that's just not a big issue in my world bro..."
"Well then I challenge you to a duel for sullying my name and causing these two girls here to cry!"
"Me? Causing them to cry? You did that yourself bro! What with your two-timing stunts!"
"Meet me at the center square in ten minutes! There we shall settle this!"
"A duel?" I asked with mock fear and the expression he had on his face was that of confidence... time to shatter it... I let out my most evil sound laugh and got right in his face, shoving him to the ground.
"You really don't know who your dealing with huh?" This was the shit I was waiting for, this is what I had been created for. I put my helmet on "I've killed thousands of bastards three times your size, don't throw your life away... boy!" I cocked my MA5B with a satisfying *Chk-chk* sound of locking and loading that I so loved. "Challenge ac-fucking-cepted" I walked away hoping I had instilled enough fear to cause Guiche to back down.
Then Louise caught my arm and tried to, and might I add failed, to pull me in the direction of Guiche.
"what are you doing?" I asked
"If we have time you may be able to apologize to Guiche and have him call off the duel."
"Apologize? To him!? Hell no, I'm gonna teach Mr. Guiche-bag a lesson about humility!"
"No your not!"
"yeah I am!" and I headed off the main square, Assault rifle at the ready.
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I was in the center of a circle of students with Guiche at the far end, with a rose for a wand he slashed across the air and a single pedal fell, creating a weird green creature appear where it landed.
"I'm known as Guiche the Bronze, therefore, a bronze golem, a valkirye will be your opponent."
"Wow..." I commented "A noble having a servant fight his battles for him... BIG SHOCKER!" I yelled
"Guiche! Stop!" Yelled Lousie
"Why are you trying to stop this fight Louise! It's already begun! Wait don't tell me you are developing feelings for this, commoner?"
"W-what!? How dare you! He's my familiar so its my right to be worried!"
"Well there is no helping it! The fight has already begun!"
I noticed the Red head girl, the short blue haired girl and Siesta all watching as well.
The bronze man... woman? Charged at me with a lance in hand, and I did nothing to stop it... it plunged its lance into my chest causing everyone to yelp of scream. A few people had closed their eyes, including Siesta... but when they opened them I was still standing, the lance bent and blunted against my armor. I grabbed the lance and ripped it from the Bronze being and bent the lance I half and a few people shuttered and gasped. Guiche himself looked a bit worried now... as I struck the head clean off with the butt of my MA5B.
"That all ya got? C'mon! Even a Jackal has more punch then these!"
In desperation Guiche summoned up 10 more Valkirye... I knelt and Guiche must have thought I was surrendering... but no, I readied my Assault Rifle and aimed at the closest one.
"This is real firepower!" I called out "The MA5B Assault rifle! 7.62, magazine fed, 60 round clip, 900 rounds a minute, gas operated goodness..." and I fired burst by burst. The rifle roared in my hands as it barked hot lead at the statues... man, it felt good to feel this thing get warm in my hands again.
After I emptied my clip all the bronze statues fell over riddled with bullet holes, the barrel end of my gun smoking briefly.
I pushed the bolt forward and let the clip fall and I jammed another clip in and pulled the bolt back, *chk-chk* lock and load bitch!
"W-what!?" Yelped Guiche as I leapt forward knocking him down and planting a foot on his chest and aiming my rifle at his head.
"I yield! I yield!"
There was a loud gasp as everyone realized in shock that me, a commoner had bested a noble...
"Ok... so what do I win?"
"What?"
"I won so now you need to do something for me!"
"Oh no..."
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I stood behind Guiche, jamming my rifle into his backside. "well?"
"I would just like to say..." Guiche yelled "That I suck! I and I like ribbons in my hair... and I like to kiss all the boys..."
"HAHA!" I laughed "Best surrender of all time..."
Then Siesta ran up to me "Wow Alexander! That was amazing! I thought for sure he was going to kill you!"
"Pfft" I scoffed "It takes more then a few machinations to take me down... unless said machination has a huge fuel-rod cannon on their arm..."
"What do you mean by that?" Siesta asked
"Um no-" and as if on cue I noticed something out of the corner of my eye... my motion tracker was flashing yellow with all the students, but there it was, a single red dot... "Hold on" my tone changed, the students noticed it as well... I drew my magnum slowly and moved with killer intent towards the red dot... until I was right on top of it... a few students as well as Louise, Kirche and Siesta were following me...
The I saw it! A gleam, a shadow, a sparkle only made by one thing, Active-Camo. I shot the glimmer with my assault rifle and it flashed revealing a large ape like creature. It roared in protest to the damage I'd caused...
"FUCK! BRUTE!" I opened fire as the Chieftain charged me... what the hell was Covie doing here! I rolled to the side as a Grav. Hammer was slammed down where I had previously been... at this point I wasn't trying to show off... a brute chieftain was a challenge indeed.
"Well..." I tried to look on the bright side "At least you 'aint a Hunter!"
I shot two bursts at him removing his power armor. He swung at me again but I retrieved and energy Sword from my inventory and cuz his hammer apart. The Brute drew a Brute-shot and took a shot at me, hitting my feet sending me into a wall, and lowering my shields. Some students brave enough were still watching, the rest had fled once they learned this was for real...
The Brute reloaded and I switched to my DMR and tried to shoot for the head, but he knew my target and kept swerving side to side to avoid my shots. Another salvo from the Brute-shot and this time I felt some of the shrapnel pierce my armor and I caught some in the ribcage. The Brute came into melee me but I countered with a quick Armor-Lock which upon releasing pushed him back a bit then proceeded to shoulder bash him to the ground. The Brute rolled to his feet and fired his last salvo, the impact hit me but my shields took the brunt of the impact and I was knocked against a wall again... I was about to counter-act but I didn't have the time as the bayonet of the brute-shot ran me through. I swear the damned ape was laughing at me...
My vital signs were flashing red inside my helmet...
"Stupid Hooman" the brute laughed
I could see a few others standing there in shock and horror... the amount of blood was probably a prime factor... I swear Louise was crying.
"no..." I said gaining strength... I died once, I failed once... I wasn't going to again...
"I've failed before..." my voice getting louder... "I WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN!" I head butted the Brute who reeled backwards and with what force I could gather I dislodged to brute-shot from my body and brought the bayonet down on the brute's shoulder, severing it's spinal cord and it fell dead...
"Alex!" Louise ran up to me... and then reeled in horror at the amount of blood... I removed my helmet to look at her... coughing up a bit of blood in the process... then blacked out... last thing I remember was Louise screaming "Get a water mage! Get one quick!"
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Louise's POV
I stayed up as long as I could... but eventually fatigue got the better of me... my familiar was resting on my bed, all his wounds were bandaged up and water mage's had stabilized his health.
As I drifted out of consciousness the dream started again...
This time I was on a strange world... but had no body... I saw a helmet on the ground, the one I recognized as my Familiar's helmet... it had a hole in it the size of a fist... the ground was burnt to a glass and everything smoked and smelt of death... the scene shifted.
I was on a strange type of transport as I put my helmet on, giant metal birds flew over head as the transport stopped I got out and walked towards a building with a few Spartans in front of it.
"Contact with visagrad relay was lost last week, we've had no contact since... I dispatched a group of troopers to deal with it but they have yet to check in." Said a voice from a magic box. "They are now considered MIA"
"And now you're sending us?" asked a Blue Spartan.
"ONI thinks the deployment of a Spartan team is a waste of assets, to which I disagree"
I was about to enter the building when the Spartan I recognized as Kat stopped me. "Commander!"
"So that's our new number six?" asked a giant man in orange armor with a huge box on his back.
"Kat?" asked a Spartan with a skull carved into his visor "you read his file?"
"only the parts which weren't covered with black ink."
"Any idea on who might be responsible sir?" asked the blue Spartan.
"ONI thinks it might be the local insurrection. Five months ago they pulled a similar job on Harmony they took out our eyes and ears then stole two freighters from dry dock. That cannot happen here! I want the relay back on line Noble one!"
"Sir, consider it done" said Noble one and turned around to face me. "Lieutenant!" he barked
It was my voice, yet I had no control over the words that came out. "Commander, sir!"
"I'm Carter, Noble one and Noble team's leader. That's Kat, Noble 2" he pointed to Kat, the teal girl Spartan "and Jorge and Emile, Noble 4 and 5." He pointed to the big man and the skull man.
"Your riding with me Noble 6" he said and led me outside. "Not gonna lie to you lieutenant, your stepping into some shoes the rest of the squad would rather leave unfilled... me? Heh, I'm just glad to have Noble team back up to full strength."
I followed him onto one of the metal birds and sat down on one of the seats inside it.
"Oh by the way, I read your file, even the parts the ONI censors didn't want me to. I'm glad to have your skill set, but we're a team! That lone wolf shit, stays behind. We clear?"
"Got it... Sir..." I replied
"Welcome to Reach."
So basically how the chapters are gonna go, is that we will mainly see the story from Scorch's eyes, and jump to Louise and others every now and then, Louise more then others. At the end of any non-conflicting chapters (One where I can legitimately put her to sleep) she's gonna have these dreams about Scorch's life as a Spartan, which will cover all the cut-scenes in Halo: Reach, she might even see glimpses of Halo CE to 3, as I had a very devious and deceptive way to allow Scorch to take part in Halo: CE to 3... he just doesn't know it yet :D