From Harsh Beginnings

[Szerano]

"With our fate realized, we were outnumbered with EIGHT titans and two cruisers. We only had 4 fighters and a transport. Strangely the cruisers didn't shoot at us. We engaged focusing on two titans at a time. We were taking heavy damage when...I believe I made one of the worse decisions in my life...*sigh* Due to the fact...we were heavily outnumbered I...I told the transport to open fire..." *Derilos couldn't help himself, tears he did not want started rolling down his cheeks...he had failed his team...it was all his fault from start to finish and they stuck by him all the time...Throwing his notepad across the room, he laid back and waited for the tears to stop...hours, minutes...seconds...nothing made sense to him anymore. He tried to wipe his face dry, but more tears rolled down...No. He had to do this...he had to continue...Getting up he picked up his pad and continued to write....* "I ordered our transport to open fire on the fighters. Once the cruiser commanders saw this they opened fire as well...The transport was ripped to pieces...of the five people on board...they...their status is unknown. Once the cruisers opened fire I ordered everyone to abandon the battle and retreat. They kept asking about the transport, a huge hole in the hull. Yeah...I abandoned them...We were lucky to head into the sigma systems where we were attacked one last time. This time we lost two of our ships but due to a GMG patrol...we were...saved..." *Derilos rested the notepad on the ground next to his bed. He laid down on his back...and tried to get some sleep...*

*A knock on the door was heard and Yhanu opened the door, a cleaner it seemed like it.* "Hello madame. The showers are cleaned up, you are free to use them now..." *Yhanu looked behind her at Dere'l who had fallen sleep on the bed...great...* "Umm yeah thanks..." *Yhanu closed the door and got her things for her shower, she'd let Dere'l sleep for now, no need to wake her up. Stepping outside, Yhanu headed for the showers. OH crap, Turning back around she closed and locked her door...wait...no. key...DAMMIT! Heading back for the showers again Yhanu would probably try to wake up Dere'l after her shower. It seemed to be a lot less commotion now, even the corridors seemed wider then usual...heh been in this crappy place too long. Exiting the corridor she noticed a peek at something really nice looking, like a glint catching her eye. A door was left open but only a crack. Yhanu feeling nosey, opened it a crack. A luscious looking garden was behind the door, and boy was it ever a sight. A guard seems to have entered the place for something but was heading back to his post, so Yhanu didn't stay for long. After a brisk walk, Yhanu started her shower. The water was a nice luck warm and seemed to sooth all her problems away. She might have stayed longer then she'd hoped for but she didn't care, she really needed this. On her way back she remembered Faust had come back. Wanting to see how he was doing so far, she knocked on his door...nothing...she tried again- The door opened slowly...strange...poking her head in she was shocked at what she had found...*

*Around about an hour or so, Hersin had finally had half his baggage, and with it, his cleaning supplies. Now off to do a quick cleaning of his room and finally some sleep. Going down a corridor he felt small...there was plenty of small corridors and you can say it was making him feel cluster phobic...yeah not cool. He noticed a guy slumped in the corridor-oh...f....That was Escuarde! What the...Hersin rushed to his side. Quickly checking his pulse, everything seemed fine, his knuckles were bloody and you can see white skin tissue, which was not good...Hersin looked around and saw no one in sight, so he left Escuarde by himself to go find some help. Re-entering the docking bays he found some workers still around...and with some luck...yes! They had gotten the rest off and with it, his medical kit. Rushing back to Escuarde, he rested the baggage down and opened up the medical kit.* "Now relax Escuarde, this might hurt a bit..." *Hersin poured some disinfectant onto a cloth and patted his wounds with it.* "AH AH! WHAT THE HELL?!" *Escuarde was too exhausted to get up, he really used up a lot of energy....* "Relax...geez, you think after all these years, medicine isn't painful sometimes? You'll get use to it..." *Putting some gauze on and wrapping it nicely, Escuarde's hands looked like he was ready to box someone like in the old days...now people box in ships...sad how things change...* "Heh, how's that for low tech?" *Escuarde tried to get up but was still too weak. Hersin looked at him with a smile.* "Hey, let me help you up ok?" *Escuarde shrugged off his offer.* "I can get up myself...leave me alone...." *After a minute or two, Escuarde got up and headed off to his room, with Hersin and his luggage right behind him...*

'Help....help....me....please.' *Dere'l looked around. Nothing to be found...In this completely empty place, she knew she had to be dreaming again. She must have fallen asleep in Yhanu arm's...hasn't been the first time...but what about this? Where was she? Looking around some more she saw a door and completely stopped dead...is this really a dream? Or something...else? She reached for the door and stopped again...was this what she wanted? She didn't know what was on the other side and was scared of finding out...she knew something important was behind the door or it wouldn't be here...She held onto he knob for what seemed like ages...then...she let it go...She didn't want to see it. She was content with what she already lost. She didn't want to know what else she was going to lose...(BAM!) Oh no...The door had flew open....turning around her eyes opened in horror...but...that wasn't horror...it was shock...she was shocked by what the door had revealed. Inside the door was the future...that's right the future and somehow she knew it...The was the entire group. One big happy group...a word was seen underneath what had looked like a picture...that word was CHOICE...Another door opened behind her, quickly turning around she looked at what the door revealed. It was the same picture and it was on fire...With the words: FATE on it...* "What does this mean? What will happen?" *Both doors closed slowly and Dere'l panicked.* "Wait! Wait! What does it mean? Please tell me!" *Once the doors closed...she was left alone again....*

*Step...step...step...Escuarde looked behind him, the fool Hersin had been following him back to his room...* "How long are you going to keep this up?" *Hersin seemed impatient and tired...as he should...* "I'm just making sure you get to your room, it is my job after all-To make sure all crew members are fit and healthy..." *Escuarde just ignored him for the rest of the trip, which seemed to take hours. Once he was in his bed, he felt much better. Hersin stood in his doorway.* "I'll be off now, have a good sleep..." *Escuarde shifted over on his side, his back facing Hersin.* "Yeah you too...I guess..." "Call me if you need anything ok?" "Like I can..." *The door closed and finally Escuarde was all alone. He thought of his sister, her flowing golden hair. It was more brown then golden...her eyes a nice black. Like a deep black, something you can stare into and get lost in forever...her fair complexion would be perfect if not for the small scar. He had to stop..every time he looked at her...that scar...hurt him worse then anything ever could...It was that last day she got it too...the battle...Hersin...calming down he knew deep down that it wasn't Hersin's fault...no he wouldn't do that...Starting to feel sleepy, Escuarde left himself fall asleep and to let his anger subside for tomorrow's fight....*

*Hersin closed Escuarde's door and headed off for his own room, he really needed it clean before he could get some sleep. Looking around he noticed Faust's door was slightly open...hmm, deciding not to be annoying he ignored it and entered his room, it was clean....his entire room spotless...ok cool, hopefully he could get a nice long rest. In Faust room a storm was brewing....* "What are you doing?! Is that cardamine?!" Faust took him time to look from the ceiling at Yhanu, his bag off and with his "fix" setting him straight he was in the next universe...and then some....* "Faust? Hey! Dammit..." *Yhanu was headed out the door when Faust finally decided to do something.* "Wait...It's not what...you think..." *Yhanu was pissed, she kept her back to him, to hide her tears...* "Why didn't you tell us?" *Faust laid back down on the bed, hell he never left it, more of a sit up and lay back down kind of thing.* "I told someone....the boss if you are wondering...he said you guys didn't need to know...I can understand your point of view, but you guys didn't need to worry, that's why you don't know...or rather didn't know..." *Yhanu slammed her fist into the wall* "Damn him! Could he really be so heartless?" *Faust stretched out his hand as if trying to grasp something.* "Not really heartless, look at the way you act now, not efficient on a battlefield now is it? I'd say, go rest on this....but you probably wont listen..." *Yhanu walked out of Faust's room a slow walk as if dead. she remembered she was locked out of her room...nice. Walking back in Faust's room, the place smelled of cardi. It didn't make her feel bad, but the acknowledgment that one of the crew was on such a thing...* "I ah...I'm locked out..." *Faust had a huge grin on his bandaged face.* "Ah that's ok, the maid left me with an extra bed heh, all yours...it's right over there..." *Yhanu picked up the bed, and placed it on the floor, it weakly expanded and enlarged into a nice sized bed with a comforter and pillows.* "Hey hey! Not too shabby...looks like we got a nice one eh Yhanu?" "Hmph, yeah about time..." *Trying to get comfortable, Yhanu quickly found herself falling asleep...And with Faust on his cardi-fix, it only took him three hours of just daydreaming before he fell asleep...*

{--Day over, New Day recording, starting, Morning time--}

*As morning shined over Aomori station, the day of terror was over and the group was off to a bad start to their new life...With a horrible scream, Dere'l single-handedly woke up the entire group...and then some. Near everyone-but Faust (still on his cardi-high...yeah it lasts that long) was rushing outside to see what was wrong. Yhanu strolled outside, a tired look on her face, walking outside she headed for her bedroom. Hersin poked his head out and Derilos cracked his door, probably just to listen...* "YO! WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE?!" *Yhanu got to her door and knocked on it, some of their neighbors royally pissed off.* "HEY! LADY! I SAID-" *Faust appeared from his doorway, some of the bandages covering his face red, his stare deep as a "what-are-you-looking-at" type could get, the man just stood there and Faust stared back....* "Umm...yeah sort that problem out now!" *Faust learned his head on the doorway.* "Right now hmm?" "Umm yeah right....now...please..." *Faust leaned his head the other way.* "Right now?...please?" "Whatever, I just need some sleep so please..." *With that the guy went back in his room, he face was serious...and sweaty once Faust showed...but you'd sweat too if you saw his height...* "Annoyances...Dere'l hun? Unlock the door please? I left my key inside..." *There was a shuffle of noises as if things might have been knocked over or hit.* "What's the password?" "Dere'l hun, we don't have a password yet!" "Yes we do...I made it up in my sleep...like yesterday..." *Yhanu rubbed her temples, she really didn't need this.* "Dere'l open the door! The boss is here!" *You would have assumed the door was paper, because it was open faster then you could blink.* "Derilo-...you lied to me?" "No hun, I just outsmarted, now go get your things hmm? The showers work now!" *Yhanu entered her room and closed the door behind her. Dere'l got her things out and Yhanu began looking for her key.* "I had a dream Yhanu, want to know what it was?" *Yhanu signed as if exhausted or annoyed.* "Another nightmare?" "No, an important dream, very important, but I'm not sure if I should tell you now..." "Might as well hun. You already asked me if I wanted to know..." "Ok it here is what happened..."

*Derilos woke up by Dere'l's scream, and opened his door. Realizing dere'l's personality he quickly closed the door back but left it cracked so he could hear...Heading back to his things he took out his notepad. HE did a quick summary of the things he and his crew had....which was very little. Two eagles with no weapons (They gave their corsair ones to GMG) and since they had to start over fresh why not start with new weapons yes? Plus- oh...no...Derilos panicked for a second...then calmed himself. HE had forgotten the spy's he had in Rheinland...with no boss to follow...they might go freelance again...he had to go talk to the GMG leader ship about use of some private comms...without tipping off the GMG leader...he didn't want to share sure information with him...on second thought not really...he could simply ask for a small escort to his old base, pick up the left over equipment and cover any transmissions sent to him from the spy's and give them further orders...yeah that sounds good...rising up he felt hungry and decided food was more important first...Heading out in his same clothes he didn't bother to change out of, he saw Faust, Dere'l, Yhanu, Escuarde and....where was Hersin?...he was probably still in his bed...oh well.* "I'm off for breakfast, anyone want to join me?" "Oh, Dere'l and I were going to get a shower...well I had one last night but...I'll need another one..." "You just said the showers were just fixed!" "Oh no hun I said they were fixed, I didn't say when they were, c'mon I'll tell you all about it ok?" *Derilos watched Yhanu and Dere'l chat until they were out of sight and it seemed some of the neighbors were just waking up too...whatever. Derilos turned to Escuarde and Faust.* "Coming boys?" *Escuarde jumped out of his room really quick.* "Yeah I'm with!" "Got your key Escuarde?" "Yup." *Faust leaned back...then forward....yeah cardi was in effect...* "No b-boss. I'm good..." *Derilos shrugged* "Good by me then..."

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