From Harsh Beginnings

[Szerano]

Dere'l walked off the transport with the others, everyone making a small circle virtually right next to the transport. Zoners were a-plenty as they ran about serving other vessels and the like. While Faust sat down, leaning on a crate, Yhanu and Lianne sat next to each other talking about their experiences, Derilos and Robinson sat in silence...contemplating something... Dere'l: "Anyone got any good stories?" The twins spoke up, they sat behind her and the fact she hadn't noticed them before was shocking. Yumitoko: "Yeah we have one." Wydona: "But it's not for just anyone..." Dere'l: "Oh? What do you mean by that?" Yumitoko: "Well...it's not a good story...lets leave it like that..." Robinson: "So...I'm interested..." Yumitoko: "Alright then listen up. I was sitting around doing...nothing important. We were on this mission you see, you kill some things with Robinson and Lianne...We saw our target from a mile away....man he was looking good...but not good looking..." At this point the story was so boring it got Faust's attention... Yumitoko: "A man of slender age...possibly...we wanted to kill him you see..." Derilos: "Too bad." Dere'l turned her attention to Derilos who stepped from behind the crate Faust was sitting on. He held Wydona up like a rag doll and tossed her in the middle of the circle. Derilos: "Robinson, your toys aren't allowed to touch my toys...they are more dangerous...." Yumitoko: "Wydona!" Yumitoko ran up to her twin, for the first time she had shown any emotion since Dere'l had seen her... Yumitoko: "Wydona! Speak to me!" A muffled grumble drifted from Wydona's lips as if she were talking in her sleep... Robinson: "They are my assassin members...they do what they do best Derilos...but as for you and your group...hmph going to take a lot more then a greeting..." Derilos: "Is that so? How can they possibly be your stealth units?" Dere'l: "Derilos! Why would you..?" Derilos: "In fact Robinson...why don't you bring out the real one hmm?" Robinson: "What are you talking about?" Derilos: "I saw him now let's go...hide him all you want, I know where he is..." "It's alright...it's was a harder job then I expected Robinson..." A fairly sized man approached from the transport. Derilos: "I saw you enter the transport before we left...you must be the real stealth member..."

Silence stretched on as the two mercenary leader's faced off. Escuarde knew Derilos was fast but was was Robinson's advantage? Skills? With one member already injured it looked like niether leader was going to go back in the transport without a fight. Escuarde looked around, Hersin had gotten up and had started doing the medical thing on Wydona. Yhanu and Lianne was whispering to each other...knowing Yhanu it was probably betting on who's leader would win in a fight. Then there was this new guy, who was he? And how was he not noticed by anyone but Derilos? Derilos: "Not guns, if anyhting use knives or a sword hmm?" Robinson: "What do you have? Probably Sword..." Derilos: "Changed to knife...heh I bet he told you a lot about me didn't he?" Robinson: "He has told me enough." With one quick move, Derilos pulls out his knife and lunged at Robinson, Robinson unsheathed a small hand sword and blocked it...very even... Derilos: "Hmph, not bad...but you need to be better..." Robinson: "I can say the same about you..." *The mystery guy sat next to Escuarde and pulled out a drink and started hauling back. Escuarde was about to knock the guy when Derilos and Robinson moved again. This time Derilos dropped the knife and knee'd Robinson in the gut, Robinson cut his thigh while blocking the attack. It seemed as if Derilos had lost until he grabbed Robinson by the head, rolled back and launched him overhead. Now it was back to square one again... Derilos: "You're good...better then I had hopped..." Robinson: "Enough talking your dead!" With a smooth move, Robinson ran and slid under Derilos and thrusted his sword into his chest. A...clean...hit....

Zsadist learned back a drank his soda. He enjoyed watching his former enemy fight with his new trainee. He was a natural at sword fighting...shame his former leader couldn't figure that out. His as he was finished his drink, BAM! Derilos was hit with a critical shot...yeah he wasn't going to get up anytime soon. Zsadist: "Medic please! Zis guy has fallen on ze knife!" A pair of workers ran up and examined the damage, feeling in a taunting mood, Zsadist stood up and walked over Derilos' motionless body. Zsadist: "Zis is what you get hmm? History is one of a kind..." Derilos smiled slowly, a near evilish look to him. Derilos: "I'd worry more of your trainee..." Zsadist quickly looked behind his back, half expecting his trainee to stab him in the back. To his shock his trainee was lying face down a pool of blood emitting from his motionless body. Zsadist ran over and turned Robinson over. A large gash now visible over his abdomen. But when? Looking back Derilos still had that smile...and it dawned on him.... Zsadist: "You fool! How dare you?! You swore zat you will nevar use zat again!" Derilos: "And you...promised not...to hurt me again...tsk...tsk..." A pair of medics now arriving on the scene with a stretcher, with everyone crowding their leaders it was had to say anything front of the zoners...that was the last thing he needed....panic...

Dere'l followed the medics as they carried Derilos to the medical wing for treatment. Following behind her was Robinson's group and their people. Derilos had asked Yhanu for a quick favor which she was confused about, but Dere'l couldn't hear what he had asked for...he also asked Hersin and Escuarde to go tell the GMG pilots of the incidents and that they would be leaving the two here and will return to pick them up once the mission was completed. Lastly he asked Faust to oversee the medics job before he crumpled over in pain. It wasn't a bad slash in comparison to Robinson, his gut was nearly...Dere'l closed her eyes and she tried to shut out the image in her head. It was the last thing she wanted to see...Now that she thought about it thought, Dere'l didn't think Derilos was holding up too well, since he asked Faust of all people to watch over him,,, Medical woman: "Sorry hun, you'll have to stay here while we treat your boss ok?" Dere'l opened her eyes and found she was in the waiting room. "Dere'l: "Very well..." She took a seat as close to the door as possible, she wanted to make sure she was notified of Derilos' status before they left again... Medical woman: "You all will also have to wait..." The rest of Robinson's group sat close to her but at a distance...yeah no longer freinds were they?

Yhanu headed into the transport and opened Hersin's medical bag. Derilos had really lost his mind now. Of all the things for him to think up...She quickly found several red bags full of medical supplies. After quickly dumping them out into the bag, she took five of the six the red bags and was headed out. Hersin: "What are you doing?" Yhanu stopped dead in her tracks. She turned around slowly revealing the medical bags she held at her chest. Yhanu: "A request from the boss. It has to be done...." Hersin: "MY EQUIPMENT! No! All the time I spent organizing, all the wasted minutes, what the hell does he have to do that is so damn important?!" Yhanu held her tongue. She was unsure of Hersin's reaction to the boss' plans. It was definitely something the boss told her not to do, he would explain it himself...soon... Yhanu: "I cannot say he wil let you know when he is ready..." Hersin: "That important huh? Fine then, tell him next time to come to me directly.." Yhanu nodded even thought she knew it made little difference. Yhanu: "What did the GMG escorts say?" Hersin: "They will wait for us when we are ready, it is our mission after all..." Yhanu: "Hmm, they are rather laid back...but what am I doing? I gotta get this done, excuse me..." Stepping to the side, Yhanu rushed out of the transport and headed for a female bathroom. She had a bit of paint stashed already...hopefully the boss doesn't take this overboard...

Faust watched over the medics as they did a quick patch job on Derilos. It was smooth and effortless and done rather quickly, as if they had done it thousands of times already... Doctor: "Ok this one is done, now on to the next..." Faust silently followed behind the nurses as they wheeled Derilos out of the room. THey came to a quick halt by a group of guards waiting in the hallway. Guard: "We need to talk to you..." Faust's hands tensed up and slowly reached for his knife sitting at his back pocket. Made of hardened carbon fiber, it was hard to be detected. Derilos lifted up his hand and it rested on his arm, a firm grip reminding him that he was off his addiction and one killing will lead to another, so Faust put his hand back down. At this point Dere'l was right next to Derilos but on the other side of the bed. Derilos: "We have time to talk. But first I need to sort something out hmm?" Guard: "Very well..." Derilos: "Dere'l listen to me, I want you to take charge of the operation, it's simple-" Dere'l: "I cannot take your place!" Derilos: "Don't worry you'll just be holding my seat in a way ok? Now pay attention, What I want for you to do is land on the base, in my old command room will be a folder, Send a transmission to everyone on that folder and give them our new communication ID ok? This is very important, also if you encounter an corsairs defeat them and keep them hostage at the base, Yhanu will get some explosives set up but make sure they aren't activated ok? That is most important. Do this and then return to me so we can head back to our rooms ok?" Dere'l nodded slowly, as if trying to remember it all, but it seemed Derilos was confident in her abilities. Derilos: "Faust, I want you to look after her got it? She gets a single scratch on her skin and you'll burn for it..." Faust: "You can count on me boss.."

Escuarde returned with some of the GMG pilots, they were ready to go and didn't want to stay longer then needed. As they stepped into the waiting room, a slightly dark feeling to the room was present. It seemed Derilos was all patched up but he remained on his bed with Faust and Dere'l flanking him. Robinson's group sat on the bench to the left. They didn't seem like they were in a happy mood. Escuarde: "Guys are we ready to go? These pilots don't want to wait all day you know..." Dere'l: "We are ready but...what of Robinson's group?" Upon hearing that Lianne looked up at Dere'l, considering her options. Lianne: "Well, we might as well come along....We shouldn't have come down here just to be injured...let's get something done...Wydona? Yumitoko?" Yumitoko: "Yeah we might as well...where is Zsadist?" Everyone looked around wondered where the guy went. Wydona: "Last I saw him, he was with Robinson...but not anymore..." Dere'l: "We will give him a few minutes to show up after that we will leave without him..." Yhanu entered the wait room with a sting of bags tied together that looked like it was painted red also...She walked right over to Derilos and rested it over his abdomen. A crushing sound of ice clashing together confirmed the content the bags held. Dere'l: "This is what he asked you for?" Yhanu: "Sort of...it's more then just one thing, but nothing to worry about though..." Escuarde sat back as Dere'l and Yhanu went at it for a while. As time was wasting and he couldn't take it much longer. Escuarde: "Alright alright! Let's just go!" Dere'l took the lead and everyone followed, it seems as if she had now entered "boss" mode...

Hersin followed everyone as they filed into the transport. Faust and those twins were back at staring at each other, more angry then just stares now. Lianne and Yhanu sat next to each other but they didn't seem like friends if you were too look at them. Hersin sat next to Dere'l. She looked so lonely... Hersin: "Derilos will be fine...no need to worry..." Dere'l: "...I know...but I'm not sure if we should leave him alone...He seems so helpless..." Hersin: "Don't worry, it's our boss remember! He will be just fine..." Hersin looked on as the doors of the transport started to close. Zsadist: "Vait for me you idoits!" Zsadist rushed into the transport just as the dorrs closed. Zsadist: "Damn you fools, trying to leave me here?!" Wydona: "You talk too much..." Zsadist: "Any you-...where is Derilos and Robinson?" Dere'l: "We are leaving them here for now..." Zsadist: "Oi! Robinson said he wanted to go no matter what! Stop the transport!" Dere'l: "As the acting commander for this mission I say we are to move out now!" Zsadist looked shocked. Zsadist: "I never expected Derilos to trust someone other then himself..." Dere'l: "What is his trust to you? Sit down in this transport now or you will be forced to sit..." Zsadist took a second and then complied. He knew he was outnumbered, he was smarter then he looked apparently.

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GMG pilot: "Yhanu! We got a problem up here!" Yhanu was up in a flash and headed for the cockpit. As everyone silently waited for the word on the problem. After a few minutes Yhanu returned. Yhanu: "We....are in trouble..."

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