A dissimilar Journal

[SeaFalcon]

Entry: . 007

Date: 22 06 823

User: .. Inge Wexler
Pass: .. ******

Subject: Redemption

Things escalated again. A few days back I couldn’t sleep and decided to go and fly again. I learned that Raven was missing. She left to Cambridge to avenge what had happened to Aria, the girl had been assaulted by someone and Raven wanted to make sure these people would pay for what they did. At first I thought it was about some groping but I soon learned it was another encounter and Aria had actually been hurt. Hunt told me he had wanted to take action at first himself but Raven had talked him out of it. Good, I thought at first because it would’ve done more harm than good if he had left to chase people because of emotions.

Now Raven was about to do the same even after she had told Hunt to do not do it. I chased her down to Cambridge as I wanted to keep her from getting herself harmed especially now that she’s so fragile as she’s pregnant. Not to mention the extra responsibilities that come with it, something she doesn’t seem to recognize herself. Once again she dropped her medicines which resulted in this irresponsible behavior. I knew I couldn’t convince her top stop chasing these people that had hurt Aria, so instead I offered my help. It still took me a while to convince her that it was better to go together rather than going alone. She claimed that she didn’t want anyone else to get hurt, a silly excuse if you ask me as she is the one being pregnant and was basically taking three living beings in danger, herself and her twins.

We spent the night in an apartment of hers after she had prepared the necessary equipment at the compound that she planned to attack. The people that were responsible for hurting Aria based some operations from here apparently and they were smugglers for the Corsairs, artifacts. Knowing this it helped my consciousness to be able to take proper action against these people. With some drones at the ready, we headed out. I would take the over watch position while Raven would trick them and surprise them. She used the cover of another identity, one that was a mercenary of sorts.

Soon things went down and I could hear the shooting inside. I kept my position as we agreed and via the comms I could hear if she would require a hand or not. These people soon had their reinforcements and I managed to take one individual out with a flurry of shots as he tried to reach the rear entrance. When Raven gave the all clear I entered the building and saw her beating up the last guy, she made sure he would never be able to enjoy the pleasures of life. It was something I couldn’t watch and instead I walked around the building. After hearing some struggle I returned to the room where Raven was but she was gone. I heard some quick steps behind me but I couldn’t react in time and was knocked out by a taser. I swear I heard him approach but I didn’t react in time for whatever reason. Something in my head was distracting me but I couldn’t quite place it. Perhaps I was just shocked to not find Raven there…

I regained my consciousness later and found myself locked in a room and stripped of my equipment. At least I wasn’t tied down. I moved around the room and listened to what happened in the room besides me. I could hear Raven and some men, they were taunting each other. It didn’t take me too long to realize what was truly happening, I felt so helpless. There was nothing I could do besides waiting. I had my ears covered to try and stop the voices from reaching me. I’d get them for this, they won’t get away with this, I promised to myself.

Quite some time later the door was breached and found an almost lifeless Raven, her injuries told the story of what had happened. With her last bit of strength she had managed to break the lock of my room using a charged sword. The men had apparently left the room which had given her this opportunity. I quickly looked after her and gathered whatever equipment I could find. I made sure she got the sidearm I acquired so that she could defend herself while I would take the sword to find these people in the compound and avenge what they had done to Raven. The sword was uncomfortable for me, it’s too personal for me and after taking the first one down by surprise I would continue with his side arm. What happened after this was just a blur but I remember killing them, their last expressions before they were stabbed or shot. Some of them showed regret but they still deserved it, no judge is required to prove their guilt, not for crimes like these.

All of them, I killed them all.

***

I carried the unconscious Raven to a vehicle outside that I managed to hijack. Wrapped gently in a blanket I put her on the back seats together with a security drone that could watch her while her personal drone that she called ’74 would sit beside me to help me navigate. I pressed the paddle to get away from this place and I probably broke the speed limit on pretty much every road we drove by.

Hesitantly I had called Hunt to inform him that we needed a pick up. I couldn’t yet mention the sheer amount of injuries that Raven had sustained but he understood that it was bad and that we needed an urgent evacuation from Cambridge. He sent some armoured group to pick us up and while we were getting Raven looked after some more hostiles showed up who apparently followed us. Tacitus, one of the armoured soldiers had a close encounter but dealt properly with them and with some covering fire from other units we managed to move Raven into the Redeemer where someone going by the callsign ‘four’ acted as a field medic and looked after Raven’s injuries.

He patched her up as best he could but it all looked grim, she was badly hurt and my own injuries from the fight were relatively minor, especially compared to hers. When we arrived on the Eidolon she was moved with all haste to Doctor Glass who operated on her for several hours. He managed to save her life but sadly and it pains me to even write this down, one of the twins didn’t make it. I can’t help but feel that I’m responsible for this as well, if I had just paid more attention then I’d have beaten this guy who cowardly hit me in the back. They should’ve taken me instead so the lives of these innocents would not have been harmed.

I don’t know how to behave around Raven and Hunt, I hope they will be able to get through this and perhaps let this event be their last and final warning to truly think about what they are doing rather than to act on emotions only. I can’t help but also feel that Raven has been responsible for this by herself, she should have known what about the possible outcomes, yet she brought herself and her children in danger and what would there be left of Hunt if more was to be lost? Doesn’t he deserve better than this?

***

Glass had patched me up as well and told me to get some rest after these events, something I myself ignored as I couldn’t stand it to be in a silent room just to end up digging in my thoughts so I picked up work again, ignoring my injuries. Nice timing from the Corsairs to show up in force, I was hardly able to get a shot out and ended up straining myself, I over extended and ended up in a medical bed myself after I was shot down. Now I’m just sitting here, bruised up even more. I guess I really am forced to take a break from work now.

I wonder if all of this was worth it, redemption but at what cost?