On board the Sovereign

[Vendetta]

Hunt, in pain, stood up, facing Maverick holding a pistol to his face once again. He looked at the guards, the Cincinnati's crew, and Stacker, who had his gun drawn on Sylus. Hunt sighed. "Not even ten minutes up and I'm already getting shot." He thought to himself. He looked at Stacker, who turned his eyes to match Hunts.

"Relax. I did deserve that... I deserved worse. A lot of things happened to Maverick that I was partially responsible for. A lot of people died because of me, I don't blame him."

Stacker nodded, lowering his sidearm and gesturing to security to do so as well. Hunt looked over at Maverick.

"Look, I know that apologizing wont fix everything that happened to you, your crew, your ship... And I doubt you'll believe me when I say that I didn't know that thing would show up. I know you think its my fault, and it might have been, as I was drawing a lot of attention then. I'm sorry about everything, really, I am, but what happened in the past is in the past, and their lives wont be forgotten."

Hunt began to pace, continuing his speech.

"When I started my project, I set out with the intention to stop things like that from happening. To unit everyone against a real menace, but I didn't realize how close to acting like a psychopath I had become. I didn't see that setting out to perform a twisted idea for the greater good was doing more harm. I was lost in a pit of dark thoughts, and the man I just shot?"

He had paused for a moment, pointing at Pierce's corpse.

"He explained that to me. I believed it, and then he tried to kill me. On his way to the hangar, he triggered the firing sequence for the Dawnbreaker prototype, which I was lucky enough to be in the washroom at the time it imploded. I was put into a coma. I know Pierce, however. I had just hired him I knew his record, the things he did to further his career. He had a pattern, and he came back to the scene to make sure I was dead. That's how I got here. Why you were involved I don't know, but you're here now, for better or worse."

Hunt paused, stopping in his tracks, lowering his voice ever so slightly.

"You're all here because he thought you were someone of value, someone who could help him accomplish this idea. The Aegis Initiative lives on. Maverick, you and your crew came here. Was it for revenge on me? Was my name brought into this? Nothing I can say can fix the past, but you and I need to look towards the future. Humanity is in danger, and we've got the skills and technology to stop these purple squid bastards from taking any more lives. You, Mav', your crew, the security, Stacker, everyone, are here for their own reasons, but united we can stand against the Omicron menace. So either stand with me, or step aside."


Hunt immediately walked through the crowd, out the medical bay doors, to investigate his new home. Navarro.

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