Chpter 2: Settling back
Never thought I will be able to see my family again.
I guess that sometime, miracles do happen.
Extract from a conversation between a Guardsmen and his sergeant.
3 hours earlier, Imp city subway.
The way to the train station was calm and relatively peaceful, as of course the exception of a few looks here and there from the multiple sinner and hell born, nothing was out of the ordinary, "Emperor mercy, it's been a long time since I did take the subway…actually I think it's the first time I take the subway" push by the few bumps from the train time to time, she suddenly felt a hand forcefully grab her shoulder with a blade pointed on her back.
?: "Your fucking live or your M-AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH"
Grabbing two of his fingers and bending them in the opposite direction, the thug by instinct, drop his knife in pain and kneel on the ground to massage his now broken finger, taking this occasion, she swiftly turns around to kick him in the head and send him flew outside the window, startling in the passage a few passengers, Loona quickly dusts of her hands and readjust her cap.
Loona: "scum…" she spate her sentence with venom, "forgot that hell is like one of those hive city underground…"
Taking the 'knife' he just drops, she felt a little bit remorseful when she saw that it was actually a carrot.
Loona: "Ouch…sorry" she meekly said, before tossing the carrot out the window.
Intercom: "Next stop, Skull Street bone"
Looking at the intercom, she immediately smiles with enthusiasm, "Two stop and then I'm here", she scratched her ear while softly giggling to herself, "I wonder what they face will looks like…I mean, it has been a long time, like…thirteen years? Fourteen? Fuck I can't remember…" taken attention by the cry of a baby, she turns around to see a young imp with a tired face, trying to comfort his child.
Imp women: "Shhhh its okay, there there, please calm down…" she whispers with tear at the verge of her eyes.
Took with pity, Loona kneeled to put one of her duffle-bag on the ground and pull out under her uniform, a dog tag with some scorched trace of flame painted on it, taking by surprise, the woman was about to say something, until…
*Cling cling*
Stopping his crying, the baby mind was now focused on the dog tag.
*Cling cling cling*
Softly laughing and trying to grab the plaque, Loona continued with a small smile on her face.
*Cling cling cling cling cling*
Now replacing his cry with a laugh of joy, Loona let the baby grab the plaque and play with it.
Loona: "*Chuckle* aren't you a cute one" taking a look at the mother, she was now eyeing at her with a stunned expression, "Ha, sorry ma'am, I saw that you were struggling and…"
Imp women: "Ho no no no its fine, frankly I'm actually grateful, it's been hour that I try to calm him down…" she said with a smile before extending her hand, "Beatrice".
Loona: "Loona, pleasure to meet you" she politely responded while shaking her hand.
Moving to the side to make place, Beatrice pated the seat beside her, understanding the message, Loona retook her first bag to put both of them beside her feet.
Beatrice: "So…what brings you here in Imp city? I mean it's not every time we see a soldier rooming here" she asked curiously.
Letting the baby play with the dog tag, Loona looked at her with her arm crossed.
Loona: "Actually I'm not a soldier…anymore, and I'm just going home"
Beatrice: "Ho, must be a good thing then" she said positively.
Loona: "It is, been thirteen years since I actually saw my family" she said with remorse.
Widening her eyes in pity and putting a hand on her mouth, Beatrice felt terribly sorry for Loona.
Beatrice: "Dear Satan, thirteen years, I'm sorry" she said while placing a hand on her shoulder.
Loona: "It's okay, I'm just glad that now I will finally see them" she responded to her while patting her hand.
Beatrice: "still, it must have been hard"
Nodding in response, it was now Loona turn to ask question.
Loona: "what about you, you live here or something?" she asked curiously, but still felt a little sensation of obviousness.
Beatrice: "Yes, I live in a little apartment with my husband not too far away from Skull Street bone, but as to my job, I work as a nurse in sloth" she responded with pride.
Nodding in understanding, another question came to her mind.
Loona: "What about your husband, what does he do for living?"
Beatrice: "Ha, He run a little Chinese restaurant where we live, it's not much but at least it brings food on the table" she said with a little smirk.
Beatrice: "What about you, any lover at home?" she asked innocently, not noticing the flinch that Loona has.
Lowering her head in thought, she quickly recomposed herself.
Loona: "I-"
Intercom: "Skull Street bones, to all fuckers who leave here, get out!"
Getting up from her seat, and giving her dog tag back, the little Imp gave to Loona a card with a phone number on it.
Beatrice: "Here's my card, if you come to the 'old fie long' give me a call, I would tell my husband to make a discount for you" she said while nursing her now sleeping baby.
Loona: "Thank you…" she said after gently taking her card.
Beatrice: "No, thank you, I can finally have a moment of peace because of you" she said with another bright smile.
Leaving the train and waving her goodbye, Loona was now alone again with her own mind to discuss with, taking out one of her gloves, she took a sad expression at the view of the golden ring on her finger, "Whenever you are, I will be with you, through the trench line of Cadia and the edge of the deepest part of the Warp " smiling sadly at this painful memory, she gave to the ring a kick kiss before putting her glow back on, and leave her body in a more comfortable position, drifting away with the multiple passing building and explosion in the distance, she unconsciously felled to sleep.
I.M.P head quarter.
Stepping out from a bus and looking at the building before her, she readjusted her cap again while smirking to herself, "Ha, it didn't change one bit, feel kind of good to see that some things don't change".
Entering the building and ignoring the multiple stare she received from the other employer, she entered the elevator but came to an abrupt stop by a sudden realization, "…Fuck, which floor we were on again?" Putting a finger under her chin in a thinking manner, she saw to the corner of her eyes an succubus at the reception, leaving her two bags inside the elevator for now, she directed herself to the succubus who was now polishing her nail while speaking on the phone.
Succubus receptionist: "Hm yeah…yeah…yeah and he said I cheated on him…I mean I'm a succubus, we have desire to tend right?...yeah damn right girl…yeah…yeah…"
Clearing her throat to gain the attention of the receptionist, she was only met with zero attention at all, retrying again with a more serious tone, she was finally able to get the attention of the succub.
Succubus receptionist: "Old on…can't you fucking see I'm on the phone you retard…yeah I was saying…"
Rolling her eyes in annoyance, Loona, in a flash of a light grabbed the succubi phone.
Succubus receptionist: "Hey! What the fuck! Give ma phone back-"
Before violently smash the device on her desk and pull out from her belt her chainsword, activating the sword, she cleanly cut through the phone and the desk in one swing.
Trembling and swallowing a gulp of saliva, the hard glare of the hellhound made the succub automatically sit correctly on her chair.
Succubus receptionist: "How-howhowhowhow can-can I help ma'am" she responded with a straight posture, and a 'professional smile'.
Loona: "glad that I have your attention" putting her weapon back on her belt, she dusts off her hand before responding to her in a casual tone, "I'm looking for the floor were I.M.P is situated, you know, Immediate Murder Professional?"
Sweeting nervously, she points out to a nearby plate with the multiple names of company and which floor they were.
Loona: " Much oblige" she said while giving a quick tug of her cap, "I'm kinda feel like a fucking idiot right now".
Looking at the plate and returning in the elevator to press the button of the floor she wanted to go, the succubus who was holding her breath all this time, finally let out a trembling sight before falling unconscious.
After a few moment of wait, she finally reached the floor and tranquilly stepped outside the elevator, "I wonder how they looks like, I'm sure Blitz is now an old grumpy grandpa, Millie and Moxxie must be married by now, with one or two children", softly giggling at the thought of Moxxie and his wife having to take care of a team of soccer children in their little apartment made her feel happy, "Wonder how they will react tho, maybe I can…" searching inside one of her duffle-bag and pulling out from it a gas mask, her smile instantly grew wider, "Make a little entrance…" arriving at the door of the office, she put the mask on before giving a knock on the door.
Present time.
Loona: "Hey dad"
Not knowing how to react or even what to say, Blitz in is state, thought that fate was again playing with him, that's is until a certain person took the initiative and run straight at Loona to hug her.
Millie: "HO MY SWEET FUCKING SATAN! YOU'RE ALIVE!" she screamed in joy, tear of happiness flowing down her cheeks like a river.
Coming back from his unconsciousness, Moxxie rubbed is eyes multiple time just to make sure that he wasn't hallucinating, but in the middle of the room, standing like a statue, eyes shrieked in surprise and mouth agape, Blitz started to frown in anger before clenching his fist.
Blitz: "No…You're not real…" he whispered softly.
All turning their attention, Loona raised an eyebrow while Millie and Moxxie just looked at him curiously.
M and M: "…What?..." they said in unison.
Blitz: "You're not fucking real…just another hallucination, that's right! You're one of those hallucination…" he pointed a finger at her daughter while softly laughing, "You're not real…my Loonie is gone! You're hearing me you false fucking copy of my daughter! She is gone!" he screamed while bursting into a maniacal laugh.
While Loona was squirting her eyes in a deadpan look, Moxxie and his wife were covering their mouth in shock.
Millie: "Blitz calm down's she-"
Blitz: "Shut the fuck up Millie!" he screamed at her face, Making her back in surprise.
Moxxie: "Hey! Don't talk to my wife like th-"
Blitz: "You too Mox! If I wanted any of your fucking opinion or excuse! I will have asked the day you were capable to pull her out of this FUCKING BULLSHITING PORTAL!" he roared to all of them (except Loona), "My baby is gone, because none of you were capable to protect her! Because 'I' her father wasn't capable to protect her! Now I have to see a false image every-"
Having enough of this, Loona just put Millie down before walking to Blitz and…
*SLAP*
Slap him back handed across the face, daze by the powerful hit, Blitz quickly came to his sense to touch his now bruised cheeks.
Loona: "Is this real enough for you?" she scolded him with a harsh tone and an cold glare.
Blitz: "…Loonie?..."
Softening her eyes and quickly grabbing him into a hug, she let out a few tears of joy.
Loona: "Hi"
Slowly letting his anger fade and embracing her daughter with unmeasurable love, Blitzo just break out into an uncontrollable amount of tear while hiccupping sometime, smiling at this scene in front of them, M and M joined the embrace with joy, their family were finally reunited, and nothing will ever separate them again.
Finally calming themselves after an hour (especially Blitz), Loona and the team were all gather in the break room for a little chit chat, after all, they all wanted to know what happen after the events, "Damn, not even a renovation?" Loona thought while sipping on a mug of coffee that Millie have made for everyone, "But I guess it's a good thing in certain way, although I would have really thought that everyone would be a little bit more…older…" putting her mug on the table, she has to ask a question that was hanging on her mind since she enters the room.
Loona: "Hey I have to ask…"
Taking everyone attention,she asked her question with uncertainty.
Loona: "How many time I was gone?" She asked innocently.
Moxxie: "Wait you don't know?"
Earning a shrug from her, it was Blitz turn to put his mug down.
Blitz: "One year Loonie…you have been gone for one year…" he said in a somber tone.
Widening her eyes in surprise, Loona calmly put her cap on her knee before chuckling to herself.
Loona: "One year huh…the warp does work in a fuck up way…" she said darkly
All looking at each other with concerned, Loona rapidly changes her mood has to not bring any awkwardness now.
Loona: "Ho welp, it is what it is I guess" she said in a jovial tone, while retaking her cup and drink the rest of the content.
Moxxie: "What's the warp?" asked Moxxie while looking at Millie who just shrugged in response.
Blitz: "Sooooooo Loonie, can you explain what happen when-"
Stopped mid-sentence by his daughter raised hand, she gulped the rest of her coffee before putting her cup down.
Loona: "I know all of you have a 'lot' of question, emperor so do I, but now all I want is to go home and rest…it's been a long day…an really long goddamn day" she said while rubbing one of her eyes.
Bltz: "Of course Woonie Doonie, we will ask question tomorrow…hell you know what, let's make a fucking party! After all, those things have to been celebrated" he said proudly with star in his eyes.
Millie: "Fuck yeah!"
Moxxie: "I think that's a good idea" "I hope"
Loona: "Sure things dad" she said smiling to her dad clumsy behavior, "I guess that was one of the things I missed the most in him".
Instantly grabbing her daughter into a bear hug, Blitzo couldn't stop smiling and crying comically at the word she didn't usually used, "*sight* almost miss it" gently pushing his dad away from her and standing up from her chair, she happily says her goodbye before following her dad in the car.
Arriving at the parking lots and entering the van, Loona did get a hard time to fit inside, since she was now taller and bigger than she used to be.
Loona: "Huh, it's a little cramp in there" she said with sarcasm, "No shit smart ass"
Blitz: "If you want, I can try to…yeah you know what, I don't know what the fuck I can do for that" he said with an awkward smile.
Loona: "Let's just go home"
Not wanting to deceive her Loonie, Blitz immediately turns the van engine on before crushing the accelerator like a mad men and dash in the direction of their home…while also knocking out a few things here and there
Apartment of Blitz, 18:09
Parking his vehicle and stopping the engine, Blitz came out of the vehicle with a tired yawn while her daughter picks up her bag before following him, looking at the building with interest, Loona let out a low whistle.
Loona: "Not even a change"
Entering the building and both heading in their apartment, Blitz was about to unlock the door but suddenly froze mid action when he remembers the mess inside.
Blitz: "Huh, can you wait for a moment Loonie, I…have some 'things' to rearrange first" he said with a few nervously.
Loona: "…Suuuuuure" she responded with an raised eyebrow.
Letting out a breath he was unconsciously holding, he gave to his daughter two thumps up before quickly dashing inside, waiting outside whit her two hear perking up at the sounds of broken glass and broken furniture, Loona tilted her head with her eyebrow frowned in a curious manner, "What the hell is Blitzo doing inside?" scratching her head with annoyance, she let out a soft breath of surprise when Blitz kick open the door with both of is arm extended.
Blitz: "Done! Welcome home my sweet hellhound!" he announced with proudness.
Snarling at his sudden outburst, Loona swears if she was still an Inquisitor, she would have order to shove inside Blitz asshole, all the multiple sharp object she could think off, putting her anger aside she slowly walked inside while ignoring Blitzo, gazing at the apartment while wandering around, she took the opportunity to observe the multiple photo and souvenir here and there while touching some of them with her gloved finger, stopping in the middle of the room and instantly taking a deep breath, she let it out with satisfaction
Loona: "It's so good to be back" she said with her eyes closed and a small smile plastered on her face.
Seeing the old couch, she instantly dropped both of her bag before jumping on it and roll with a childish laughter.
Loona: "*Laughing* Emperor's sake! I miss this couch!" snuzzling and still rolling on it for a goods few minutes, her attention was immediately taken to a torn-up pillow with multiple bite and scratch mark on it, star appearing inside her eyes, she happily jumps on it.
Loona: "My biting pillow! Now I'm back you son of a bitch *Nom*" fighting and biting the old pillow like a puppy (which was extremely cute), she didn't notice her dad looking at him.
Resting his back on a nearby shelf, Blitz couldn't help himself but smile at the heart warming moment he was seeing before him, since it was rare to see his daughter act so childishly but also kindly over him and the other, he still hardly accepted the truth, "she is back…she is really back" Letting out a few tear of joy, he quickly wipe them out of his face with a soft laugh, "Satan ass, I'm getting carried away ag-" taking attention at a loud ripping sound, she found Loona cover in feather with Half of the pillow in her mouth.
Loona: "Ha sfhit, forgot I'm'f muf more stronfger" Looking at her father, she spit out the rest of the pillow before turning her attention to him, "I will repair it" taking a glance at the pillow, she let out a loud and painful hissing sound, "You know what I'll buy a new one" she innocently replied.
Resisting the urge to laugh at her daughter behavior, Blitzo put his hand up in reassurance.
Blitz: "It's okay sweaty, no biggy over this old crap"
Nodding at his response, she was about to replied to him, but with all the feather on her (especially on her muzzle) she couldn't but just blow out…a soft and cute sneeze, rapidly looking at her father stunned expression, she could only blush at her action.
Blitz: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW" he cuddled himself with star in his eyes.
Loona now completely ashamed, quickly got up from the couch to grab her stuff and head directly to her room.
Loona: "Nothing happen…" she said sternly
Blitz: "Ho come on Loonie, admit it that this was cute" he pressed the matter.
Looking at him with a blunt stare, she opened the door.
Loona: "Good night dad"
And violently close it in front of him, chuckling to himself, Blitz just shrugs off the whole situation with the door and just headed inside is room to sleep.
Finally alone, Loona just let herself slide on the door with a heavy sight and an tired expression, "Fuck…he is going to remember this one for a decade" rubbing her temple and letting out an annoyed groan she just decided to put that thought for another time, getting up from her moment of shame, she put her two duffle bag on a nearby desk to start unpacking them properly, opening the first one, she pull out from it the gas mask she has used earlier, a golden chain with an eagle hanging on it, a few old books with some of them named the Horus heresy, Dawn of war, Darktide, Maintenance of a lasgun, Chainsword for dummy, and an old photo album with a few drawing sketch overflowing is edge, continuing with an torn flag of the astra militarum and a laspistol , she finally pull the last object which appear to be an Eldar flag with the Ultwe house insignia on it, disregarding her stuff for now she follow the same action on the other bag, unpacking a few set of cloth, all different in shape and color, she stopped mid-act when her interest came to a particular dress.
Loona: "Well hello there, it's been a while since I last saw you" she responded to the dress while she unfolding it.
Drown in a dark reddish set of colors and a few diamonds forming a set of constellations around the neck, the cloth was accompanied with some symmetrical line of white and black shade on the side, and continued in the back to form a broken crescent moon with a singing wolf behind, swirling around and dancing with it, she stop again when she saw her reflection in one the mirror her room disposed, "Wha…", putting the dress on an chair and slowly advancing toward the mirror, she slowly lifted her hand to touch the reflection on the glass with the fear that it would burst out of it and attack her like an wild animal, quickly calming down, her mind recomposed itself when it saw that it was only her reflection, and not a trick from a warp entity's.
Loona: "It's…me…even after all this time" she smiled at her own reflection.
While it was still her in a certain way, her body was here to tell the difference, now measuring around 230/220cm and being much older and more muscular than before, her face, cover with a four clawed scratch scar tracing down her left cheek was a proof to show how much she has change since she got teleported in that forsaken universe, caressing her face, an smirk came to her.
Loona: "Emperor blessing, your still kicking girl" she expressed while she took a sexy pose.
Snorting at her own silliness, she quickly returns to her primary task and finish to unfold the rest of her belongings who followed with an pair of binoculars, two giant boxes of ammunition, a combat knife with an red bandana attach to the handle, a red case of cigarette with an black lily flower on it and the word 'suffering is our prayer, faith is our armor' written below, and at last two full bottle of amasec, putting the two bottles inside a nearby drawer, she yawned tiredly before rubbing her eyes.
Loona: "Night night time…maybe I should…Nah fuck it, I'm going to rearrange that tomorrow" she said while untying her boots and throw them near the door, "It's not like a commissar is going to shoot me for this".
Throwing her vest on a basket, and removing her armor to let it fall on the ground, she continues to undress and walk to her bed while abandoning her clothing (except for her underwear and bra), throwing her glove behind her, she jumps on the mattress with a loud pouf and a delightful whine sound, "hhhhhooooooo I miss you so much…" turning on her back, and readjusting her left arm prothesis and right leg prosthesis, Loona finally done, let herself fall into the world of slumber.
WHOA! BOOM BABY! Another chapter out, and in a record time none the less!
For those who will ask why i did this, its simple:
First, i wanted to prove to a friend that i was capable to pull out a new chapter in a mtter of a day, and second, i got exam coming up and didn't want to leave any of you in the blank for a few day so yeah i did this.
By the way for those who have asked, at first i wanted to put Loona in the Chaos faction (Naturally khorne) but in the end i just got a huge blank from thinking about, i mean don't get me wrong it would ultra badass to see Loonie in khorne berserker rage and all, but then the plot would be just that, the story of a Khorne berserker, all she would do is to be like "Blood for the blood god, skull for the skull throne" and thats it, she would just want to kill.
Unlike the Imperium, posibilities are multiple endless even, and thats why i choose this faction (and also because i'm still depressed on the fall of Cadia).
Also before i left you, i'm sorry if i have offense any people on the measurement, i'm an European I don't how to count in foot.
Anyway, have a good nigth/day, don't forgot to comment and leave a critics (but don't flame up), see ya.