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Fury drummed her black polished nails against the cold metal table as she sat on a stool across from Harpie.

"Did you wake up this morning and feel like being an irresponsible jackass?" Fury demanded her eyes blazing with fury. Harpie sighed and ran her hand over her forehead before glancing at the other girl hardly.

"That is improper language for a superior officer, stop trying to be a tough bitch, its going to get you no-where expect on cleaning duty." Fury crossed her arms over her chest and sat up straight. Harpie stood and slowly walked to her and gently grabbed her face so she could stare into the same pale green eyes.

"I'm only going to repeat this one more time, so listen well, I scouted an area to make sure it was safe for my team to venture into, to make sure it was safe for my baby sister, who is my world. As a leader it is my job…" Fury pulled away and pushed Harpie back, her eyes shining with fearful tears.

"As my sister it's your job to live and stay alive, not to let your damn memories torment you or go looking for death." Harpie opened her mouth to retort but a knock at the door made her turn towards it. Bullet stuck half his body through the door and looked from each woman before setting his eyes back on Harpie.

"Duffle bags loaded with guns and ammunition are being sent through the transporter, I'm assuming your guests would be arriving after." Harpie looked at Fury and the two shared a silent understanding that their conversation was not finished. She turned back to Bullet and addressed him.

"Find Vamp and Tech; give our new guests a warm welcome. I'll be down shortly." Bullet turned to walk away but she spoke again, "Check the area and make sure there are no uninvited crashers. I want things to go smoothly." She turned back to Fury and picked her gun back up and strapped it onto her shoulder.

"Take your post up again, wait for new orders when I return." Harpie exited the room and walked through the empty hallway until she came to a large titanium vault door. She entered her access code on the key-board and the latches unlocked. The gigantic door swung open and she saw blue flashes as bag after bag was transported. Vamp and Bullet kept pace and moved each bag as it came while Tech monitored the progress. After the ninth bag, a small weathered green one, the young Asian called out from his station.

"The boys on the other side said that's all for equipment, we should be having company any minute, stand back unless you want splatter on your clothes." They all moved next to Tech and waited for a few moments, nothing came until the blue light was seen again.

Reaper's stomach was the first to experience the painful travel as he vomited on the ground. He crawled a bit of a distance away before up-righting himself and wiping his mouth off with his sleeve. He was followed by Syth who doubled over in pain but did not retch on the ground. Adela was next and when she landed, she fell to her knees and couldn't hold anything down. Harpie walked over to the three as Adela was still heaving on the floor. She started to greet them all individually until the blue light flashed again.

Brutus came through the transporter and before noticing anything, his eyes flew to Adela. He knelt down onto one knee and started to check on her status. Harpies eyes bulged momentarily which Reaper and Syth noticed but stored in the back of their minds to question her on later. She quickly composed herself and returned to the two as if nothing happened.

"I'm the squadron leader Ledell; you will call me Harpie. I trust you all have acquainted yourselves with each other." She walked to each person and shook their hands; expect Adela who was still on the ground and Brutus who she pointedly ignored. "I thank you on behalf of my team and even though some of you may seem out of environment." A few eyes shot towards Adela. "You are really quite valuable to us up here." She smiled at the compliment but grabbed her stomach again as it acted up and Brute started to rub her back to help sooth it, she glanced towards him gratefully and stood with his out-stretched hand. Harpie turned towards her team and nodded at each one.

"Tech, Bullet, Vamp start transporting the bags to the medical unit and tell the doctors they are dismissed. Would you all please follow me to monitors so I can show you what we've encountered these past few hours?" Harpie walked over to a monitor and pulled up the feed from her gun. They went through her chase of the monster and Reaper shuddered from the beastly images he was reliving again. Syth and Brutus said nothing but Adela looked on in fright, taking Brute's hand into hers for comfort. Harpie turned around with a grave expression and looked towards Reaper.

"I understand this was a traumatic mission when you were up here five years ago and I apologize for asking you to experience it again. You aren't required to stay here the entire time; we just need an escort to the excavation site. As I said earlier we have no maps and I trust your memory and your skills to keep my team alive." Reaper nodded and was lost in his thoughts as she addressed the rest of the group.

"Syth, I hired you as the team sniper. From what I was told, there is a window over-looking the excavation site and after we cleanse the area I'd like you to set up there and watch our backs until we enter. I'll have someone stationed with you and then you can follow us into the site." She turned to Adela and her eyes softened.

"I was going to leave you here on your own as our medical doctor, but when we enter the site I think it would be better to have you with us, your guard obviously wouldn't leave your side anyways." She said the last few words with spite laced into her voice and an acid look directed towards Brutus who returned the stare. The room fell silent with tension and Syth spoke for the first time, her voice soft like a whisper.

"I'm going to scout the area myself and set up a few things." She turned and started to walk towards the door, her boots clicking against the ground until Harpie spoke.

"As talented as you are Syth, I won't authorize that. Take Vamp with you as backup." Syth turned back and gave Harpie a bored stare.

"I follow no-one's orders." Harpie sighed and spoke with a frustrated voice.

"Then he will be following you around since I won't let you leave the secure grounds without an escort." Syth just shrugged and sauntered away into the corridors with Vamp not far behind. Harpie looked at Brute and Adela who were conversing quietly and she cleared her throat causing the two to look up.

"A word Brute, Reaper could you kindly escort the doctor to her laboratory so she can unload and brief my men on the new technology." Reaper nodded and Adela hesitated but when Brutus waved his hand she smiled and followed Reaper out to hallway. He turned towards Harpie who had her fists curled at her sides and her eyes were indifferent. She walked over to Brute and starred into his eyes. Her hand reared back and connected with the side of his face, which slowly turned red from the slap.

"Six years Brutus, six years and I had no word from you. How could you do that to me?" Harpies eyes shone with tears and Brutus looked on sadly. He stroked her cheek and she shut her eyes in momentary bliss but jerked away seconds later.

"You have no right to touch me." She stepped back from him and his eyes showed deep regret and sadness. He shook his head and tried to convey his message with old military signals and the small sign language he had learned.

"There is no excuse for what you did Brutus, you abandoned the one woman who could have ever loved you. You're a beast, Brutus, nothing but a heartless beast." His eyes shown with un-shed tears and he turned his back on her and left the room, his thoughts thinking none could ever love a beast. Harpie watched him leave and her soul died more knowing she had murdered their hearts and hopes.

Syth checked each corner before she turned and made sure to listen for any noise. It would have been much easier on her own, if Vamp wasn't behind her asking constant questions in his thick accent.

"How is it, a beautiful muse like you could be a deadly killer?" He asked starring at her body with no shame. Syth glanced at him but did no answer, only put down a minuscule red dot against the grating. The dot blinked for an instant and then settled into a black color. Satisfied she continued moving on ignoring Vamp's questions. Crawling in the vents brought her attention to the ceiling and she stopped abruptly. Vamp raised his gun as he noticed her stance and brought himself closer to her.

"What is it?" She silenced him with a finger and he grew annoyed.

"What did you hear?" He asked again brushing against her.

"Shut up or I'll make your silence permanent." Syth pressed her ear against the wall and listened to the light pounding. She grabbed her sword and had her fingers hovering over the button when a howl from above startled Vamp. He released bullets into the vent and from their right, a devilishly large creature burst through the steel door. Vamp was thrown to the ground by Syth who charged the beast with just the handle of her sword. It raised its claw to swing and she ducked under, sending a punch to its mid-section. It staggered back but was barely phased by the powerful blow. Syth growled and sent a kick to its legs, but the beast grabbed her calf and threw her into a pipe. Vamp was calling for back-up but could not shoot at the monster in fear of hitting Syth. The monster loomed over her and she thrust the handle up into its palm. It forced its hand down and she struggled to gain momentum. Smirking at the beast she pressed the button and slowly a ray of red light appeared through the creature's hand. It screamed in pain and tore its hand-backwards, causing the beam to spilt its hand and blood sputtered from the wound. It slashed her face and threw her into the vent on the ceiling and she bounced and landed on the floor. Footsteps were heard from down the hall and Vamp shot at the creature as it took off in the west corridor. He chased after it but stopped at the corner and stared back at the unmoving Syth. Bullet and Tech rounded the corner and as he looked the other way he saw it was empty. He jogged back to Syth and turned her over, blood trickled down the side of her mouth but slowly her eyes fluttered open and she wiped at her chin. She sat up and said nothing, but gathered her weapons and resumed setting the red dots on the ground, as the men stared in confusion.

Adela and Reaper walked through the clean hallways in uncomfortable silence until they came to an empty lab. They glanced around looking for the others but saw no-one nearby. Adela shrugged off her lab jacket and hung it on a peg while Reaper watched her from a table. She reached into one of the black duffle bags and started to lay the contents out onto the table. He was fascinated by the devices she chose to bring with her and asked for an explanation. Her eyes lit up and she started to explain the five weapons, first picking up a small silver pen.

"This looks like a pen but I've modified it to be a tracker. This button on the top releases small arrows that have a tracking device attached to them. Twist the pens cap to activate the tracking device, it will only work for 48 hours though, it still has kinks I need to fix." She moved onto a small circular, almost flat piece.

"This is a mine; Syth has a smaller version that she can detonate, I'm sure she's placing them in positions as we speak. This is a larger version so you all may see them and get as far away as possible. These have a bit of a kick; Syth's don't have as much. You can set them so either movement triggers them, or you can watch the camera feed and trigger them-yourselves, assuming you have access to the feed." She moved closer to him and handed him a light-weight handgun.

"This is my baby; it shoots small bullets which are loaded with different substances which are trapped inside lead containers that explode after ten seconds of being released from the shaft of the gun. I only have a few different types of bullets; experiments are still going on for the level of lethal dosages of certain fluids." Their hands touched for a brief moment as he handed the gun back to her and a shock passed through the two. He watched her reaction and saw the faint blush creep to her cheeks. She cleared her throat and looked away from his eyes and down to the handle from before.

"This is the uh…Ray Sword I made for Syth and Harpie. Its UV rays are powerful enough to cut flesh but not cut cleanly through it. Its cool-down rate is faster than the proto-types and the ray is hotter but it still needs a lot of work." She moved to the last machine and picked up a small ear-piece.

"Simple com device with no interference, you can send messages to the whole squadron or to a single person if you choose. It's smaller and won't fall out and hearing is nice. No static and it won't give away your position. It's like a whisper in your ear." She said it softly and placed one inside his ear as he watched her. As she went to pull her hand away, he grabbed it and pressed her palm against his cheek. She looked at him through partially lidded eyes and he started to lower his face towards hers. Adela stared at Reapers lips as they came closer and she could fell his breath on her lips. Her eyes flew shut and he brought his hand to the nape of her neck. She pulled away before their lips met and started to un-pack another duffle bag. Reaper watched in amazement at the rejection but was fueled with more desire and want for the scientist.

Reaper started to speak when Brutus banged his way into the room, eyes darting from Reaper and a blushing Adela. He glared at Reaper but moved to Adela and grabbed her fore-arm dragging her out of ear-short. The two made gestures in the corner and Reaper tried not to see the communication. Syth entered from the south with Vamp, Tech and Bullet trailing behind talking quickly and quietly. She set her things on a table and entered the bathroom to clean the blood from her mouth and cheek. Adela followed after her to check on the cut and Brutus walked over to Reaper. He stood in front of Reaper and made a fist but when Harpie burst into the room, banging the door behind her, he backed down. She narrowed her eyes but strode to her team as they un-loaded the rest of the duffle bags. She slammed her gun onto the table causing them all to look up.

"I want you all to learn these weapons in minutes; we don't have time to spare so you can play games. I want to be off this planet as soon as possible." Harpie walked into the adjacent office and slammed the door behind her. Fury entered from the north and glanced towards Brute before entering the office. The two's muffled voices could be heard and Reaper looked up when another object was slammed. He walked over to the door and knocked. He waited until the door was pulled open in his face and a red-faced Harpie stared back at him, a bruise forming on her cheek.

"What." She demanded breathing heavily. In the corner Fury had her arms crossed, a bruise forming on her chin. Reaper raised an eyebrow at the appearances and Harpie gained control of her breathing.

"What do you want Reaper, I'm busy." She glanced back towards Fury who sat in the chair in front of the steel desk.

"Orders captain. I don't want to sit around waiting for nothing to do. Perhaps I can…"Harpie held up her hand and Reaper trailed off. She thought for a moment and ran her hand through her ponytail.

"Have Tech watch the feed, Adela and Brute can do whatever the hell they want. Tell Vamp and Bullet to watch the main doors. Fury's going back to the Ark to shut it down for quarantine, have Syth accompany her. You can occupy yourself learning the new weapons or doing whatever. We're not moving out until Fury and Syth have shut the Ark down and Fury has business." Harpie went to shut the door but Reaper put his hand in the doorway.

"Why don't I go with Syth to the Ark so you can handle whatever this is? Then when we get back we won't be waiting for anyone." Harpie waved a hand at him and shut the door. Syth exited the bathroom with Adela and nodded at Reaper, shouldering her sniper. They exited the room, Reaper throwing one last glance back at Adela who was trying desperately not to look. Brute grunted and she walked back over to him, talking while he gestured madly. Tech watched the monitors while Vamp and Bullet went to separate doors and stood outside. Bullet shuddered while standing in the corridors and looked from left to right, his dark skin glimmering in the light.