Anis: These guys are good. all communications have been blocked.
Neon: you can't contact shifty?
Varakiel: nope, heh, the one who issued these orders knows that he's wrong all the way down, pathetic, he's dead when i find him.
Anis:....what about andersen?
Varakiel: same, cut off.
Anis: Well that's not good. Do we have to find a radio tower?
Rapi:...
Anis: What's wrong?
Rapi: they mean business. I don't think they're acting on their own.
Anis: something else is at play here.
Rapi: Most likely, Marian, are you okay?
marian: I am sorry guys, I know it is because of me.
Varakiel: don't feel sorry marian, this is not your fault, no one is taking you away from us.
marian: yeah.
Varakiel: counters let's find a radio tower.
....
Rapi: How is it?
Neon: is this the one? looks round and wide, with a horn sticking out of the middle.
Rapi: That's it. check to see if it works.
Neon: how do I do that?
Anis: just put your hand on it!
Neon: what? I can't hear you!
Anis: put. your. hand on it!
Rapi: Wait, anis…!
Neon: got it!
*Sizzle*
Neon: ugh!
*thud!*
Neon makes a loud noise and falls to the ground.
Rapi:...
Anis: looks like it's working properly.
Varakiel: There are better ways to confirm that you know….
Rapi:...i'll try and send out a signal.
rapi walks off to another room.
Neon: Hey, what's the big idea!?
Anis: someone had to check if the radio tower is still alive and well.
Neon: the radio tower might be alive, but i almost died!
Anis: bah, save it. a nikke wouldn't die from something like this.
Neon:...
Rapi: It's a trap!
Neon:!!
Anis:!!
*BAM*
Everyone stands up after the explosion.
Varakiel: Wait, aren't booby traps like, illegal?
Marian: I think they are commanders.
Varakiel: Is everyone okay?
Rapi; I'm okay. I managed to dodge the explosion.
Anis: what's a booby trap doing up on the surface?
Neon: it might have been placed before.
Anis: but why? for a rapture? in such a small room? don't you find that strange?
Modernia: do you think they planted this for us?
Rapi: I am not sure, but first let's get out of here. The explosion destroyed the communication hub. we need to look elsewhere.
Varakiel: ….first,
Varakiel grabs a chair and throws it to the door.
*Crash-!!*
Another explosion is set off.
Varakiel: a booby house, pfff.
Neon: Wow, such a genius design.
Rapi: But that's the door we came in through.
Anis: it wasn't there when we walked in….
Neon:....
Rapi:....i'll take point. we'll need to check for traps as we move.
Anis: And where we will go?
Rapi: another radio tower. we have to establish communication with the ark at all costs.
...…
Rapi: Everyone watch your step. don't touch anything you don't have to.
Varakiel: *sigh* let's just get this over with, just do it D.
suddenly two nikkes appear behind varakiel. and D put her gun behind varakiel head.
D: hands above your head.
K: now.
Varakiel lifts up one hand.
K: are you screwing with me?
Rapi:....perilous siege.
Anis: I suppose we have to thank you for all those traps?
K: bingo. it's not really my style, but it's perfect for tripping you all up.
Neon: what are you doing?
K: can't you tell? We had your commander at gunpoint and were threatening him.
Neon: a nikke can't shoot a human.
K: Are you sure about that? well, we can.
Varakiel: Hello D, how are you doing?
D:...
Neon: Do you know her commander?
Rapi: perilous siege. had their inhibitors released. They can shoot humans.
Neon:....are you going to kill master?
D:.....if we have to.
K: She's what we're after.
K's ching motions towards marian.
K: hand her over, and i'll spare your lives.
Rapi: Who are you working for?
K: Sorry, top secret.
Rapi: whoever it is, they're willing to kill the leader of the commando unit. despite the fact that we have the backing of both the CEO of Elysion and the deputy commander-in-chief. they'd never get away with it, not unless they're someone high up.
K: There's no point in theorizing. I told you, my lips are sealed. then…even if you do find out, what are you going to do about it? We have a ridiculous number of commanders. What's the harm in one less?
D: K, silence.
Varakiel: hehe, thanks D….*sigh* isn't it pathetic? We are all fighting over a nikke who just recovered from an extraordinary event, instead of dealing with our main objective That being raptures, just because of the greed of one piece of shit.
K: stop your bullshit, hand over marian or the commander gets it.
Varakiel: rapi, anis, neon , leave with marian.
K: oh no you don't, leave and we shot him.
D: stop talking.
K: All right, all right! sheesh, why are you always nagging me. Neither of you move a muscle, otherwise there'll be a hole in the commander's head, or we'll all be blown sky high.
Varakiel: Hey D.
D:...
Varakiel: no hard feelings alright?
Varakiel suddenly crouches down, turns around and suplexes D and sends her down into the floor below.
Varakiel: run!
K: oh no you do-
Varakiel then quickly grabs K leg and using mighty strength throws her through a wall!
Varakiel: I said run you idiots!
Anis: incredible commander! you sent them flying directly!
.....
Numerous mass-produced nikkes block counters path, and in front of them is the triangle squad.
Privaty: stop.
Anis: You followed us all the way up here. you're nothing if not tenacious. I see you brought along some friends. your squad is looking more nikke than it does human.
Privaty:....the central government has called for Marian immediate arrest. In the process of securing Marian, we have been ordered to eliminate everyone except the target. Come with us. This is your last warning. resistance is futile.
Varakiel:.....
Rapi: why are you doing all of this?
Privaty: what?
Rapi: you know perfectly well that none of this makes any sense. or do you just follow any orders from the central government, no questions asked?
Privaty:...yes. any proud squad should behave this way. triangle included.
Rapi: they say jump, and you say how high. you call that pride?
Privaty: you little…!
Yulha: Privaty. no need to get worked up. Let's just do what we came here to do.
Admi: arguments aren't your forte. you always let people get your goat.
Privaty: rapi, I don't want to kill you. surrender. if you just hand over marian, nothing will happen.
Rapi: That's not for me to decide.
Privaty: commander…please talk to them.
Varakiel: Tell me, what would happen to Marian if we hand her over?
Privaty: she'll be under the protection of the central government, where….
Admi: they will dissect her.
Varakiel: thank you Admi.
Privaty:!!
Yulha: Admi, don't tell them any more than is necessary.
Admi: marian is a rare case, unlike anything we've seen. she was fused with a rapture and then became a nikke once again. Simple examinations have already shown that her physical capabilities exceed those of standard nikkes. There are four black boxes inside her. with current ark technology, we're unable to penetrate even their primary firewall.dissection is the natural course of action.
Yulha:...
Admi: That won't be all. they will tear her down to every individual component. Many have predicted that Marian will advance ark technology by a century. her importance cannot be overstated.
Yulha: That's enough!
Privaty:...I think you may have said too much.
Admi: I'm sorry. but i didn't want to lie to the commander.
Privaty: that…goes for me as well.
Varakiel: thank you admi, i appreciate it, now i see what the central government is , a bunch of sick and corrupted power hungry leeches, pathetic, truly fucking pathetic.
yulha: so, what are you going to do?
Varakiel: Easy, destroy them all.
the whole earth begins to shake.
Rapi: commander!
Varakiel: I gave them a lot of chances, and every single time they wasted them in this kind of bullshit.
Giant spikes of earth start to rise up from the ground and float in the sky
Anis: commander, are you sure about this, after this we will never be able to go back to the ark or the outpost.
Privaty: w–what is happening!!?
Yulha: troops. prepare for battle. the use of live ammunition is pe-
Shifty: Attention all troops! stand down!
Yulha: !!
Rapi: shifty?
Shifty: I repeat, all troops stand down. don't engage with the commander under any circumstances!
Privaty: w-we will do no such thing. we're here under orders from the deputy comm….
Andersen: Mind if I chime in?
Varakiel: andersen?
Andersen speaks to privaty.
Andersen: Were you going to say your orders came from the deputy commander-in-chief?
Privaty:...that's right.
Andersen: burninggum gave the order. that order has been rescinded. you and your troops will withdraw and return to the ark, and receive a memory wipe for what you just witnessed.
Varakiel: let triangle remember so they don't provoke me in this way ever again andersen.
Andersen: ….very well.
Privaty:...I apologize, mr. Andersen, but we are well aware that you are backing the commando squad. I believe this may be a ruse to get them out of this situation.
Andersen: 1, are you insinuating that I am lying? And 2, look around you, do you think guns will fight whatever the commander is trying to do?
Privaty:.....
Andersen: burningum, would you like to say a few words?
Burningum: a-all of you with…draw…ugh..!
Privaty: what is that?
Andersen: You heard the man.
Privaty: what's going on over there?
Andersen: oh, nothing. just two old friends getting reacquainted. isn't that right, burningum?
Burningum: th-that's right.
Privaty:...
Yulha: I think someone got scared of the wrath of a certain commander.
Andersen: I'm telling you one last time. withdraw. immediately. and for you commander varakiel…come to my office we need to talk, now.
Varakiel: *exhale* good, alright everyone let's go back.
the earth spikes that were rotating in the sky fell down to the ground.
*rumble rumble*
then the communication feed is changed back to shifty.
Shifty: commander….i am sorry you had to experience this.
Varakiel: don't worry shifty, there's only one at fault for all of this, hey privaty, yulha, admi.
Privaty: w-what?
Varakiel: No hard feelings, I understand that you were following orders, but seriously learn to read the mood, you could get your friend in a situation you can't escape like now.
Yulha: Were you really going to fight us all?
Varakiel: to the death.
Yulha's soul is scarred by such words.
Yulha: i-i get it.
Admi: i-i am sorry commander, please don't hate me.
Varakiel: don't worry little one, everything ended well.
Varakiel pats admi.
Varakiel: I don't hate any of you one bit.
Admi: r-really?
Varakiel: mhm. then can you take me to the deputy chief office?
Yulha: *sigh* Is this some sort of punishment?
Varakiel: yep.
Yulha: no hard feelings my ass.
.......