CHAPTER 3-HOME?
I DON'T OWN NUTTEN
"My head is killing me ugh, was that really mom talking to me, and who was the other one…?"
The young diclonious thought eyes still closed, just as he is about to sit up he notices something isn't right.
"OH SHIT, THE POD! Wait voices, who the hell are they?"
After an internal debate finally he decides to sit back and wait to see their intentions instead of just ripping them apart like he planned. After all his mom say he would be found by someone and it didn't sound like they'd be to bad so he decided to give them the benefit of a doubt.
"Quite a few people by the sounds of it," He thought getting a little antsy, before noticing something… "Is she touching my horns?" He thought interested and a little worried seeing as they defiantly know something's amiss with the situation finally working up the nerve after a minute he sat up and noticed no one was looking his way all to busy talking over the 'new discovery' as some dubbed him, taking this chance to size up his 'rescuers' he noticed something off, not just the suits but the legs, feet, and hands.
"What the fuck is this, am I being abducted?" He thought a little worried before he decided against it seeing they had no idea he was in their he ruled that out deciding to make himself known as a woman wearing a dark green camo on her suit asked what's on every ones mind.
"Well if the kid isn't human then what is he?"
Replying warily he simply stated "That's what I'd like to know about you."
…
"And now their looking at me like I'm a zombie…lovely."
"So what are you guys going to probe me or something?" This sadly did not break the awkwardness of the situation.
The captain finally having enough of this decided to get it out of the way by walking up to him before noticing how he seemed to prepare for a fight.
"Relax, I'm not going to hurt you," she stated simply ignoring him mutter under his breath "like you could."
Stopping in front of the pod she held her hand out toward him. "Well are you getting out or not?"
"I don't need your help lady, got that I can do it myself." He replied as he tried climbing out only to nearly collapse back inside before she grabbed him.
"See I knew it, your body needs to readjust to using your muscles again, I don't know how long you were in their but it must have been at least more then a few months to do this." She replied concerned for the seemingly human boy,
"That's nice and all but why do you care and for that fact who or what the hell are you?" He yelled finally getting fed up with this obviously not used to people openly trying to help him.
"Ok that's it you little bosh'tet get over here!" Yelled a voice from the end of the room after stomping toward the pod.
"Sarge don't do it!"
"Let go of me Tali!" she yelled getting annoyed with how long it's taking to even get this brat moving.
Finally a voice yelled out stopping her in her tracks. "Sergeant stand down now that's an order!
"Y-y-yes man! Uh I mean mam! YES MAM!"
Turning at the boy the captian gave him the kindest look she could and said "ok my name is Kar'Danna'Vas'Rayya, Danna for short who are you?"
The boy only could look back puzzled. "Actually I can't remember,"
"Weird I know my birth day but not my name," he mused silently to himself.
"So wait you don't know?"
"Nope, why is that a problem?" He replied getting a little annoyed with the Q&A.
"Ugh kind of, ok let's see if whatever you were in" –"A cryo pod I think" he cut in.
"Ok let's see if the cryo pod did anything to you, it may have caused you to lose some of your memories, operation of limbs or who knows what else." She said seeing this to be a problem as she's curious as to his origins "Not to mention those red eyes are creeping me out" shuddering slightly.
Sighing as he resigned himself to the fact that he most likely couldn't escape after noting all the guards and suspecting theirs plenty more where they come from he said "Ok fine ask away, but I reserve the right to not answer."
This causing the 'crazy green lady' to start up again, "OKAY YOU LITTLE KID WE Ask-"
"That's fine" she replied happily seeing progress.
"WHAT!" she yelled once more thrown for a loop as to why her captain would agree to his 'demands' as she saw them.
"He's only a kid she replied annoyed, she respects the sergeant for her skill in combat, "but she is really overboard about it at times."
Looking back at the boy she started, "Ok how old are you?"
"Uhm, 7- no, no 8, I think…"
"You think?" She asked, questioningly.
"Well excuse me for trying to cooperate." He stated heatedly, glaring slightly.
"Fine, fine my bad… Ok where are you from?"
"Earth, jeez that's a dumb question where else would I be from?" He said looking at her a little worried as he thought about the situation again.
"Well I don't know maybe one of your colonies a ship, moon, or other planet something like that perhaps? And besides our scans say you're not really human so I think it's a valid question." She said a little amused missing the alarm on his face.
"Wait, what do you mean colonies and ships? How long was I in their…" The color seemed to drain from his face waiting to see if she confirms his fears.
"Well if I remember correctly it's currently 2175 in your human years I believe, I was going to ask when you were placed inside that thing anyways."
"So long… How? It shouldn't be possible" he said quietly to himself staring blankly ahead trying to process this new information.
Starting to get worried she asked "Uh, are you oka-2058" he said still staring ahead as if in a trance.
"What?" she asked not getting it, although it seemed a few people were catching on judging by some of the reactions in the room varying from gasps to looks of interest as they glance at him and the pod.
Repeating again still emotionless he elaborated sounding more like he was trying to convince himself more then the people in the room.
"2058 that's when I was trapped myself inside the pod…" just as he finished talking he promptly passed out landing back on the head rest in the cryo pod.
Before he completely lost conciseness he heard her tell someone to clean everything and find a child sized suit to be repurposed for humans, Oddly enough the last things he thought before blissful unconsciousness was
"Still don't know what they are… and what's a bosh'tet supposed to be?" and he was finally out for the count.
The room was silent as they watched the small boy blackout, disbelief on the captains face, the sarge was strangely quite as well. The silence was broken once more by sniffling noise; turning around Danna saw Tali crying.
"What's wrong?" She asked forgetting she was here.
"It's so sad, everything that he knew must be gone by now…" She said distraught and trying to reign herself in clearly blown back by the recent events. Taking a deep breath she looked back at the captain and continued
"Where will he go? He hasn't the slightest idea that humanity has made contact with other species, the relays, technological advancements… Just so more is out their now then he would have ever imagined, also why haven't we heard of this species if he's from earth? That's what worries me the most; I think he was running from something."
This actually surprised Danna "Smarter then I gave her credit for. It doesn't make sense if he's from earth we should have heard about something like this… Ah well, I didn't plan on telling the alliance till I know exactly who he is in the first place…"
Looking at her with a kind expression (the eye thing they do when they are being nice) she said
"Don't worry I'll make sure that we'll do something about him, besides I don't plan on sending him out blind. He can stay here for a while and learn about what's happened since he… passed out." She paused a moment trying to still get used to the fact he was in their so long she before continued in a kind voice "besides I'm curious myself to see what exactly makes him different. Call it a gut feeling but I think theirs more to him that meets the eye."
She said patting Tali on the head reassuringly before turning around and saying mostly to herself "Now I just got to find a place to put him when he gets his suit since were kind of crowded on the Flotilla"
"That actually might be tougher then I thought… hmm I could order someone to take him in for a while but that wouldn't be fair. These people trust me… I don't want to dictate them like that."
While she was doing this Tali was doing some thinking of her own.
"Yes, I think this might actually work, he wouldn't care too much. At least I don't think he would, I can't just leave after finding him. It wouldn't be right."
Looking up at the back the good captain with a fire in her… eyes (go with it) she asked.
"Can he stay with me ?" The hope in her voice evident.
Looking back Danna was about to object before thinking, "Well she is offering and I got enough to worry about without finding the kid a home. Although convincing her dad might be a task better left to her… Even better he can keep a close eye on the boy for me; hmm yeah this could do it…"
Liking the idea more and more as she thought about it she turned around and stated "Okay, you got a deal Tali!"
Looking dejected she was about to walk away before she realized what she said.
"Seriously! Eh-heh I mean uhh thank you very much Captain Kar'Danna" trying her best to sound humbled and failing miserably.
"Yes I'm serious, but keep him out of trouble this hasn't been done officially and we got to convince the admirals to allow a non Quarian to live here, and we don't need him to get in trouble and mess his chances for that to happen up. Further more don't forget the kid still has to agree to this he's not an object you know." She replied amused with her outburst.
"Yes mam don't worry I'll watch him." The little girl said delighted she gave so easily.
"Captain, with all due respect are you sure this is a good idea? He could be dangerous you know."
"Don't worry sergeant, if he's dangerous it wouldn't matter because he's in the middle of space, he needs us to get around anyways so it's not like he will be going anywhere, and I doubt he could fly a ship."
"If you say so mam, just trying to be careful about this, he is an unknown." She replied still uneasy about letting a random new species onboard the ship to roam freely without at least an armed guard."
As she finished the statement another silence ran through out the room and she thought apprehensively "I hope this isn't a bad call bad idea…"
"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO GET THE KID A SUIT! OR DO YOU WANT HIM TO INFECT THE FLOTILLA AND THEN HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO THE ADMIRALS AND POPULICE WHAT HAPPENED?" She yelled suprising he guards at the door while she glared at them. The guards tripped over each other at the seemingly random outburst and ran to find a spare suit for the science team to work on.
"Captain im going to go tell my dad okay?" 'The girl said a little disturbed at the sudden mood swing and noticed something.
"Um sergeant what happened to Ki'lena?" She asked noticing her fellow trainee wasn't in."
"I told her to report back to her quarters seeing as she had no real reason being in here after that wuss fainted again." She replied blandly
"Oh I see,... just checking, um I'll be going now." Before walking toward the decontamination room at a brisk pace as the sarge stared at her like a hawk.
"How does she always make me so nervous?" she thought thinking of the woman, before pailing, as the realization hit her. "And how am I going to break this to dad? He can hardly support us as it is…" Sweating nervously a little inside her suit she walked to her 'execution'.
Ok heres some character info.
Name: Unknown.
Alisis: Sargeant,
Age?
Occupation: Marine/Drill instructer
Service record, War hero and an accomplished fighter, served the flotilla since she was 10 when pirates attacked she killed over 20 with a downed Marines gun, and since then has dedicated herself to learning new and better ways to effciently kill somthing.
Information: Commenly known as Sarge, she stands slightly taller then most female quarians in her trademark suit colored dark green and black in a camofloged pattern. She's feared by a majority of those on the Rayya and is extreamly dedicated to her job, as much as she 'dispises it' she can't think of no other place better suited for her to be.
Name:Ki'lena'Nar'Rayya
Alisis: None- although called many other names by a certian drill instructer
Age: 13, Born 2162, On the Rayya
Occupation: Trainee/Preperation for Pilgramage
Information: wears a black suit that has a slightly blue tint to it with white stripes, and light blue glass for the helmet.
While not one for excercise or many technalogicol expertise she is a crackshot with just about anyfire arm this galaxy has currently thrown at her and can dissasimble, and reassimble a weapon in a blink of an eye making her an excillent marksmen in the making.
Although instead of practicing she instead prefers hanging out with friends, and other social things many teenage girls prefer to do instead preparing herself for the pilgramage she will take when she comes of age.