Big Find
Soul Drinkers land in the ruins of Neo Verona and find something interesting.
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Terra 2, Planet Surface
A lone Thunderhawk Gunship is on it's way down to the deserted and ruined city of Neo Verona to get to the to the sources that was calling out to them. The Thunderhawk is carrying Chapter Master Sarpedon along Luko, Mallik, Sken, Vrue and Zaen.
"Will land here", Sarpedon said they will land in the very same spot where Romeo himself made his attempt to rescue Juliet from being absorbed into Escalus.
"Any ideas on what happened to the population a decade after Romeo and Juliet sacrifice themselves to prevent Neo Verona from being destroyed?" Mallik ask him a question about the rest of populations on what they disappeared.
"Unfortunately there is no answer on what actually happened to the population a decade after Romeo and Juliet sacrifice themselves to save Neo Verona" Sarpedon said that they have no answer on what cause the population to disappear leaving the entire island completely deserted as the Thunderhawk lands to their own spot.
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Sarpedon and Squad Luko step out of the Thunderhawk who then flies off but will come and pick them up when Sarpedon says so. They are all armed with Bolter Godwyn Ultima. Before they get a move on, they turn around and take a look at the city of Neo Verona.
"Great Terra", Sken comment after they look at the city that's all in ruins and all deserted, most of buildings and houses are covered in vegetation from in and out.
"The Flag of the House of Capulet", Zaen commented after picking up a torn flag of the House of Capulet, although there are some still hanging around the city but torn up.
"Let's keep moving, there is really nothing more we can do for the city that's nothing but a deserted wasteland and in ruins", Sarpedon said before they resume their mission to find the source on what's actually calling out to them.
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They all march toward the entrance where the chamber of Escalus will be, but is covered in debris which is just a bunch small brick, but it was no problem for them to clear the debris since it's just small stone bricks and then keep moving.
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Inside on what was the chamber of Escalus
"Brother Sergeant Luko, the sources coming from the, tree", Sken said pointing his scanner at the glowing tree of Escalus.
"The tree of Escalus was the only known thing that's supposed to keep Neo Verona alive, if it did die, then Neo Verona is destroyed in the end. Yet Neo Verona was able to survive thanks to the love of Romeo and Juliet who both sacrifice themselves to prevent this from ever happening." Sarpedon comment on the best efforts of Romeo and Juliet that ultimately saved Neo Verona from destroyed, even if did cost them their lives.
Once they got closer to the tree, they can see 2 silhouettes holding each other inside whenever the tree glows.
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"Could this be?" Vrue wonders if the 2 silhouettes would be Romeo and Juliet.
"Yes Brother Vrue, I know what your asking, it could be them."
"Orders Chapter Master?" Luko ask what are their orders right now.
"Let's get them out", Sarpedon said as Luko pulls out his Chainsword Hell's Teeth.
"Wait a second, would something bad happen if Romeo and Juliet is removed the tree of Escalus?" Zaen wonders if something bad will happened to the tree Escalus if Romeo and Juliet are removed.
"No Brother Zaen, since Neo Verona is now a island next to 2 other islands, nothing bad will happened if you remove Romeo and Juliet from the tree of Escalus", Empress Mikoto warns them in the communication.
"Do it Brother Luko but avoid hitting Romeo and Juliet", Sarpedon said to Luko.
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Luko proceeds to cut open the spot where they can see the silhouettes of Romeo and Juliet. After making a hole, lots of liquid substances started pouring out of the hole and then Romeo and Juliet pour out with the liquid substances, for some reason they are both naked, but the Soul Drinkers Space Marines do not pay attention to any of that. Mallik checks them to see if they are still alive.
"They're alive Chapter Master", Mallik confirms that they are both alive and well, but not conscious.
"Very well, let's get them outside and will bring them back to Empress Mikoto's Emperor-Class Battleship", Sarpedon said as Luko and Sken carries Romeo and Juliet in their arms, lasty Sarpedon calls for their Thunderhawk to come and pick them up for evac.
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Outside the chamber
The Thunderhawk Gunship lands and then Sarpedon and Squad Luko get onboard with Romeo and Juliet, for some reason they got onboard in a hurry. After that the Thunderhawk takes off and heads back to the Emperor-Class Battleship.
"Once they wake up, they will find things are going to be very different while they were absent for a decade", Luko commented.
"Probably a decade, because we don't how long has it been since their sacrifice", Sarpedon said to him, because there is no answer how long has it been since they both died to save Neo Verona from being destroyed.
"Good point Chapter Master."
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Emperor-Class Battleship, Sick Bay
Romeo and Juliet are both laying in separate beds in hospital sheets while being checked out by Karendin and Pallas who are both Apothecary. So far all things checks out nicely, but they still haven't both woken up despite that they are breathing and their hearts are beating.
"There have a pulse, they are breathing and their hearts are both beating", Pallas told Empress Mikoto, Sarpedon and Chaplain Decker.
"That's good news then, will have to wait for them to wake up, but I get the feeling once they do, Romeo himself will be quite protective of Juliet. It's because they don't know us and how tall Space Marines are", Empress Mikoto mentions the circumstances once Romeo and Juliet wakes up and how they will react after seeing them.
"Accept for us though", Sister Superior Cassia said to them, it's because Sisters of Battle are normal Human size.
"How long were you there, Sister Cassia?"
"Long enough to see Romeo and Juliet are fine, Empress."
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"Also, we really need to come for a better name for their home world, because there is only one Terra, not another or more than that."
"Do you have a name in mind Empress?" Chaplain Decker wonders if Mikoto has a better name in mind.
"Well I do not have a specific name for their home world at the moment."
"So does that mean their home needs to be called Terra 2 for now?"
"Yes Chapter Master Sarpedon, but only for now until we can come up with a better name. Also we all know the other factions will be coming, because they see this planet as a prize that they would want", Mikoto said that Romeo and Juliet's home world will be known as Terra 2 for now, plus she also mentions that the other factions are coming to the planet.
"But we will defend the planet from Tau Empire, Eldar, Dark Eldar, Orks, Tyranids, Orks, Necrons and the forces of Chaos", Sarpedon said they will be here to defend the planet from them.
"But also tried to solve the mystery on what happened to the population of Neo Verona", Chaplain Decker on what they will do at the same time.
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Next, after Romeo and Juliet finally woke up and get an explanation about the Imperium of Man, then the first enemy is coming to Terra 2 is the the Tyranids.
Notes: Romeo and Juliet's home world will be known as Terra 2 for now, until a better name can be come up with, because there is only one Terra/Earth. Plus it kind of reminds me of 63.19 that Warmaster Horus and his Luna Wolves explored and battled.
Sister Superior Cassia is a Battle Sister and protagonist from the Sisters of Battle Comic.