Chapter Five

"And that's how I got here." Sarge said, finishing his flashback as he cleaned the blood off of him with five water bottles that were found by Haggard, who went exploring for something more refreshing then soda to drink. I sat there, wondering if the female that Sarge saw was the one that we were here to kill. Well, seemed like Preston and Sweetwater were thinking the same thing as me because we all looked at each other and nodded.

"Sarge, I'm sorry… but since you found a female that was naked and touched her, we have no choice but to kill you," Preston said as he picked up the M256, a cut of the edge gun with plasma rounds and normal rounds built in one. "I know it doesn't sound fair, but you know the rule: Never touch a female while on a mission that has to do with Alma." Aiming at the forehead of Sarge, Preston was about to pull the trigger before time froze. I was still able to move, so I took the gun out of Preston's hand. When I removed the gun, I stared into the face of Alma, falling backwards as I started to move away.

"Josh, where are you going? Why are you running away from me?" Alma asked as she followed me. My heart beat was pounding in my ears, blocking out the noise except for Alma's voice. Running into a dead end, I turned around to stare at Alma, taking in a deep breath as my hand grabbed the hilt of my .45 colt rifle, custom made by me.

"You… your evil… nothing but evil… so why do you care about me?"

Stopping, Alma had a look on her face like someone smacked her and called her a bitch. Tears rolling down her face, I watched as the person I thought a nightmare began to cry. An emotion… from such a being was hard to believe, but I felt sorry for Alma.

"You just… remind me of my son. It was because of Bad Company that I killed my son… it wasn't fair…" Alma said in between sobs. How beautiful Alma looked, crying for the death of a son she loved deeply. Taking in a deep breath, I knelt down in front of her as I smiled, placing my fingers on her chin as I lifted her face up, pressing my lips roughly against her own as I closed my eyes, draining a bit of her powers to me and my soul. "I'll help you with your revenge." I whisper into her ear as I stood up, feeling the power take over me. Alma smiled sweetly and stood up, disappearing into a thin air, leaving behind a red rose that landed in my hand and that I placed in my uniform, showing that I now was helping Alma.