Me: Alright. The mess is mostly resolved.

Caboose: What mess? Did Freckles do it?

Freckles: Negative

Me: Anyway this chapter will be kind of focused on Locus and Mad King. Now on to the chapter.

Staff of Charon Cargo Hold B

"So Locus anything you want to tell us while we are in the relative safety of this cargo hold?" Washington asked as he scanned the doors.

"What would I tell you?" Locus asked as he was bringing up a map of the ship.

"How about what in Sam's hell you and that guy who just talked to us did to each other?" Sarge asked as he and the Reds started moving towards the door.

"Do you want the short version or the long version?" Locus asked as he showed Carolina the map.

"Short version" Washington said as he also looked at the map.

"Ok. He killed my family so I killed his by burning his house." Locus said as he put away the map.

"Dude that is majorly fucked up." Grif said as he reloaded the Grif Shot

"It was unfortunate." Locus said as he started moving towards the door.

"Let's move people." Carolina said as she ran towards the door.

Cargo Hold C

"Oh you have got to be fucking kidding me." Washington said as he took in the sight around him.

"Woah. This is not something I would like to do." Tucker agreed.

"Did he really bring him back?" Carolina asked in disbelief.

"That was so close to taking my face off." Grif said as a shot barely missed his face.

"Dammit I missed." A voice that was very familiar said.

"Church!" Everyone excitedly shouted.

"Ya what's up assholes?" Church said as he reloaded his sniper rifle.

"As you can see I have revived your precious Epsilon. As well as giving him control over hundreds of bodies at once. And he works for me now." Holo Mad King taunted.

"Hello I am Lambda." A purple version of Gamma said.

"What are you doing Lambda?! I am your creator and you should obey me." Holo Mad King shouted at Lambda.

"Well I represent obligation. And I feel that it is my duty to help these people." Lambda said as he took over a purple robot.

"Then you are no brother of ours." Phi said as a red robot walked into the room.

"Meet the other A.I.s I control. Chi representing calm. Phi representing hate and Tau representing jealousy." Holo Mad King said as a blue robot and a green robot entered the room.

"Think you guys can handle this?" Carolina asked as she looked at the next door.

"Come on overwhelming odds with little to no chance of success. How can we not handle this?" Sarge asked as he and the rest of the Blood Gulch Crew began getting ready.

"Alright Locus, Wash with me." Carolina said as she sprinted towards the door.

Cargo Hold D

"Well, well, well. Look what the cat dragged in." L said as he walked in unarmed.

"I doubt you could stop us." Carolina said as she took up a fighting stance.

"You people think you're so tough but let me ask you this." L said as he grabbed two weapons.

"Oh shit." Washington said as he saw what L was grabbing.

"Who's the monster now bitches?" L said as he brought up the two missile pods.

Bridge

"Upsilon how are things progressing?" Mad King asked as he started typing commands into a console

"L is engaging those who got past the robots. The reds and blues have formed a circle and are surviving the onslaught of robots." Upsilon said as he appeared showing that he looked exactly like Church.

Cargo Hold D

"Look out." Washington said as L launched a total of sixteen missiles.

"Hello everyone. What seems to be the problem?" X said after blowing up the missiles with his two DMRs.

"X. Good you can help me take out this freelancer trash." L said as he raised his missile pods again.

"Locus, Freelancers take a walk. Me and L need to have a little chat." X said as he pointed his guns at L.

"You're seriously siding with them." L said as he aimed his weapons at X.

"No. I'm not siding with them. I'm just siding against you." X said before he started firing at L.

"Let's go." Carolina shouted as she, Washington and Locus ran into the next room.

Hallway to the bridge

"Not so fast." II said as he stepped in front of the door.

"Oh great." Washington sighed.

"Hey where did Locus go?" Carolina asked as she looked around.

Bridge

"L and X are now fighting each other. II has stopped Washington and Carolina. The reds and blues are still being hammered by our onslaught. Locus is nowhere in sight." Upsilon updated Mad King.

"Come on. Where is he?" Mad King said looking through the security cameras.

"Hello Haywood." Locus sneered after de-cloaking at the entrance.

"Upsilon defense maneuver 14." Mad King said as he then quickly stepped into a suit of armor and grabbed an energy sword.

"You think that will save you." Locus said activating his own sword.

"Of course it can. Just don't beg for mercy as I rip your skull from your head and beat you to death with it." Mad King said as he prepared himself for a fight.

"You will be the one begging for mercy when I am done with you." Locus said as he began charging at Mad King.

"Upsilon, initiate the final stages of Project E.D.G.A.R." Mad King said as he also charged at Locus.

"You mean your doomsday project." Locus said upon clashing swords with Mad King.

"You cannot stop it. I will at last be reunited with those you took from me." Mad King said momentarily breaking off from the fight.

"You will die before you see it finished." Locus said charging once again at his opponent.

Storage Room C

"Ha. Eat it assholes." Grif said after blowing up another Church robot.

"You may have been able to deal with Epsilon." Chi said as he jumped down to the same level as the Reds and Blues.

"But let's see you deal with us." Phi said as he followed Chi's lead.

"You will be crushed. And we will take your bodies." Tau shouted also jumping down.

"Then come and take em." O'Malley mocked.

Bridge

"You think ... killing me ... makes a difference." Mad King said as he was now out of the armor and panting heavily.

"It will finally fulfill my revenge." Locus said as he picked up Mad King and tossed him into a control panel.

"I'm sorry. I've failed you." Mad King said as he took out a photo in it's frame.

"Enough of your talk." Locus said as he forced Mad King to stand before shooting him in the head causing the picture to fall. Revealing a less sleep deprived and happy Mad King with a wife and two baby children.

"You will pay for this." Upsilon said before transferring himself off the ship and deleting every other A.I. on the ship.

"No. I won't." Locus said before crushing the picture with his boot and deactivating Project E.D.G.A.R.

Dear Director
It has come to my attention that your science team is made completely of either convicts, or those suspected to have crimes. Officers have now been dispatched to once again shut down Project Freelancer and claim its property for the UNSC. I must say I am surprised at how quickly you have managed to get Project Freelancer re-shut down.
Sincerely the Chairman of the UNSC Oversight Sub Committee Winston Hargrove

Me: Bet none of you expected the new chairman to be related to the previous chairman.

Caboose: Why is he called a chairman if he isn't part chair?

Me: I'll explain it to you later Caboose. Anyway the votes are in the who will die will be decided in the near future. Until then I hope you will all review and continue reading.