"HEY, GET OFF MY BUNK, YOU DIMWIT!"
Captain Forlon thought of rolling his eyes, since he had none. He put down his book of quantum physics and stared at the owner of the voice. Captain Steel was never the quiet type; he never thought things through and always was looking to start a fight. Captain Steel looked like every other necron warrior except for his battle scars which he never healed at a tomb spyder. Captain Forlon on the other hand, had his metallic body checked after every battle. He believed that a warrior should always look his finest, lest he fall to barbarism. Captain Steel on the other hand believed that his enemies would cower at the sight of his battle scars. Captain Forlon just stared at Captain Steel before picking up his book and began reading.
"Don't ignore me, you idiot! Just because you have the same rank as me doesn't mean that you can go where you please!" Captain Steel smacked the book out of Forlon's hand.
Captain Forlon was a very patient man. He could put up with Captain Steel yelling at him and calling him names. All Forlon had to do was just say something witty and Steel would leave. But no one ever touches his stuff.
"NOW YOU'VE DONE IT, YOU OVER GROWN BAG OF BOLTS!" Forlon jumped out of his bunk and tackled Steel. They began to trade hits on the ground, making metallic sounds as they impacted their living metal flesh. Their squad mates and other warriors in the room began taking bets to see who would win. In all of Freedom's Legion, nothing was more exciting than watching Captain Forlon and Captain Steel whack away at each other until one falls down. Only one thing could stop them from beating each other to a scrap heap.
"Hail Lord Wreek!" Everyone stood at attention at their own bunks. Only Captain Forlon and Captain Steel were still fighting. As Kan Wreek walked in, he let out a soft sigh. Those two fought like nothing he had ever seen."Boys, calm down and stand at attention. Or am I going to have to join in?" Immediately they both looked at Kan and jumped off each other, still pushing each other to make one look like a fool. Kan shook his head, even though they fought all the time, they were like brothers.
"Alright listen up, there is an empire out there named the Tau Empire. They have found out where we are. Normally, this would mean that we would fight them and hope for the best, before changing systems to remain hidden. But, this is different, they wish to negotiate with us and see if we could be allies with them. You have been chosen to meet with the Ethereal and his ambassador lead them back here." Kan Wreek held in a laugh as he saw the warriors staring at both the captains. One warrior touched his chin and lowered his hand, indicating that he was dumbstruck.
"Sir?" A warrior raised his hand.
"What is it, warrior?"
"Are you sure that you want US, to lead a diplomatic mission to meet an empire that is bigger than us?"
"I wouldn't want it any other way." Then he gestured to his guards as he walked out the door.
Captain Forlon rushed after him. "Sir, why us? Why can't you go up there with the Pariahs?" Kan shook his head. "My advisors say that it might be a trick and that we could be walking into a trap. I can't use the built in phase drivers, so I can't teleport back here. If it turns out to be a trap, you and your men can just teleport back here."
"But even so-"Kan cut him off. "I know that you and Steel don't get along most of the time, but I want to show the Tau that we are not just machines that they have fought before. I want them to know that we have emotions and a soul, sending both of you shows that we have opinions too and that we are not mindless servants like we were before. Look I know that you have more questions, but just focus on the mission for now and I'll see you when you get back, dismissed." Captain Forlon saluted and walked back to the barracks, mumbling.
"You still sure that this is a good idea?" A shadowy figure walked out of the shadows beneath a tree. Kan just sighed, "Wolfbane, the only way that they will be able to stop fighting and be a true team is to send them to do things like this."
Kan walked with Wolfbane right behind to a nearby building, black as their monoliths. Outside, it looked like a bunker that couldn't house more than five to six people. But, inside, it was much larger. The bunker was a communication station; it monitored any radio chatter that was nearby the planet or the next system.
"Have you made contact with the Enlightener, Piroon?" Piroon was a wraith that didn't like combat after he had been freed; he instead liked to improve any technology that he came across by. He created perfect substitutes for living metal, in fact making the substitutes even more durable than its older model. Piroon was actually bigger than most wraiths and bore battle scars on his back which the tomb spyders couldn't fix.
"I haven't heard anything from them, sir. Not even a peep, I see it as only three options sir." Kan stared at Piroon, knowing what he was going to say.
"One: They don't like me personally. Two: It's a poorly made trap. Three, and maybe the most likely one: Someone has cut off their comms so they can't send anything out." A wraith came speeding down the platform where Kan and Piroon were. "Sir, they sent out a distress beacon. It was weak, but we still received it!" Piroon opened up a digital monitor and the wraith typed in a combination into the monitor. A screen came on, showing a Tau soldier. In the background were fires and fire warriors shooting at something off screen. "Aun'O Kan, we have come under attack by a band of pirates. Three ships came out of the warp and boarded our ship before we could react. Aun'O T'au ShiShi'ur and his ambassadors are held up in the bridge. Please, send your men to rescue them and keep them safe." A blade pierced the fire warrior's shoulder, before pulling out his pulse pistol and firing three shots into his assailant. After that another warrior grabbed him and pulled him back. Static took over the screen.
Silence held for about a minute. Wolfbane broke the silence, "I hope that Squad Apollo knows how to get them out of there." Kan looked up, "they will, they have to. If they can't do this then we lose all diplomatic solutions with any race out there. They are the only ones who can do this."
Well, that concludes today's chapter. I will be releasing these stories every other day. Things may change with school and all, so after the 18th of August, this will be releasing every Friday and Saturday night.
NEXT TIME ON FREEDOM'S LEGION: Captain Steel and Captain Forlon, find themselves in the cargo hangar of the tau ship, the Enlightener. After fighting their way up to the bridge, they find that the Dark Eldar is under the command of some kind of demon that does not come from the warp!