Chapter 6

Yeah finally another chapter. I know that it's been taking me some time. Thank you babylon for helping me with the chapters getting ideas for how to conitnue the story. I've been kinda stuck, getting almost writer's block but I think I might know now where I want this story to go. I wouldn't if I didn't have any help from Babylon! Arigato!

Chapter 6

The name sounded so familure, then he saw the dark haired women from his dreams. She flew at him so quickly that he didn't have any time to react. Then suddenly they were both falling and he had to let go of Maria's hand before he took her down with them.

She spoke so quickly that he couldn't understand her.

"Wait wait wait." he finally said.

Sam pulled away and wiped the tears from her eyes. "H-Huh?"

"Look you seem like a really nice and very happy to see me, but I don't have any memories. I have seen you many times in my dreams and you call out the name, 'Baird' but I'm sorry I really can't remember anything."

Sam's heart fell. It wasn't something she had expected. For several minutes she just sat there staring at his face, hoping that he would suddenly smile and say 'just kidding!' but it never came.

Finally the words sunk in and she could ony sit there and shake her head. She didn't want to believe it.

Before he could say anything, Sam was on her feet and running through the base, bumping into people.

So his name is Baird and he did know that dark haired woman.

Then it hit him, he didn't get her name. He looked in the direction she took off.

"Adam!" Maria's voice cut through his thoughts.

He looked over at her. "H-Huh?"

"Are you okay?"

"Uh...yeah."

As Col Hoffman approached, Maria got in between the two men and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Don't come any closer."

"Maria." It was Adam's voice now. "I thinknk it's going to be okay now." He gave her a gentle smile. "I now know who I am...well sort of, but now I know where I belong."He saw the panic cross her face. "Don't worry, I am not giong to leave you."

Rob stood several feet behind Hoffman, watching the scene before him.

Hoffman spoke. "Well, now we understnad why we couldn't find you, but right now we need every man we got. You'll have to re learn everything but maybe that wil help you get your memory back."

Baird nodded. He felt like he was lost once more, the same feeling he had when he first woke up.

"Um..sure."

"Don't worry.. Bernie will make sure you learn everything you'll need to know."

He only nodded. Everything seemed to move so quickly.

Maria stood beside him now and gave is shoulder a gentle pat.

She knew this would happen, but at least everybody would get food and protection. She had a feeling it would eventually come to having him getting his memory back and fighting once more.

The next morning came way too quickly for Baird and he found himself waiting for Bernie with Maria and Rob.

"Well." Rob said. "Everybody is settled. I really didn't expect something like this to happen."

Maria did, but she wouldn't say so.

They didn't have to wait very long before Bernie arrived.

The moment he saw her he instantly felt as if he had seen her before. Here, there were so many faces that seemed so familiar.

Bernie looked at the man she once knew so well. She missed the old Baird, scarcastic and pessimistic. The man before her was just a shell of the man he once was.

"Baird, I am sargent Bernadette Matake. You can call me Bernie."

"Nice to meet you, Bernie." I guess my name is Damon Baird."

Bernie gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, I am going to help you relearn everything that you had been tought when you first became a Gear. Survival, shooting, taking care of your gun. Hopefully little by little you will get your memory back. It is just going to take some time, but we have to be patient."

Baird nodded. "I hope you're right."

Bernie gathered her long grey hair which was in many braids and tied them with an old rubber band.

"Alright let's get started. Survial what I am going to teach you really will help you if you get stranded in the middle of nowhere. I will teach you to use your surroundings to survive." Baird watched as Bernie pulled out a chicken from a cage, broke it's neck, plucked out it's feathers and gutted it. Next she explained cooking it and the fact that even the innerds could be eaten as well.

He watched wide eyed, but it wasn't the same terrified looks the new Gears made when they first saw her demonstrate.

"Alright." Bernie pulled out another chicken and handd it to Baird. "Now it's your turn."

Bernie watched as Baird held the chicken in his hand, hesitating at first. She remembered all the new Gears she trained, Dom included as they froze, staring down at the chicken. Just the thought of killing it scared them.

Dom was a new father bck then...

Baird felt terrified, but there was also a part of him that knew that he had done this before. His hands seemed to move on their own, easily breaking the chicken's neck. Feathers were easily plucked from it's body and the breeze took them away.

'Good." Bernie thought. 'He still remembers. It's just trigging memories and unlocking them.'

He held the nife in his hand, and easily moved it to gut the chicken. His movements came naturally now no need to even think really.

The intestants, liver, heart, it all spilled out at his feet. He quickly started a little fire and cooked the mean and eatable innerds.

Bernie smiled. "Good. It looks like your brain still remembers. I know it's frustrating, but we have to help you remember little by little."

She could see Maria and Rob watching them."

"Protective?"

Baird already knew who she was talking about." Yeah."

Bernie simply nodded and looked toward Baird." You're doing good."

"Thanks."

"Tomorrow we begin weapon training. It's going to take some, but that's fine."

As the sun slowly begain to set, Bernie said goodnight and they parted.

"You okay?"

"Y-Yeah."

Rob laughed. "Yeah, she's not use to seeing how that mean is prepaired. I've always done that for her."

"Oh shush."

Both men laughed.

"Come on you two." Maria said. "Let's go get something to eat...well Rob and I will.."

Baird laughed.

Across the way, Sam watched the three men walk away. Her heart ached for the old Baird This wasn't who he really was...was it?

TBC

OK It's done. Thank you again babylon. I will hopefully get the next chapter up really soon.