Crisis Break [Private Roleplay]

[Fraulein Sophie]

I had taken longer than I should have trying to let my heart settle, and so I quickly filled up a glass of water. I came back to the medical room, already speaking as I came in. "I brought you--" I paused, seeing no one there, and felt a silent embarassment fall over me. "Oh..." I murmured, just a peep passing from my rosy lips. I sighed, setting the glass down, and holstered my guns in my belt. He had kissed my...my cheek. Isn't that a friendly gesture? I was overnanalyzing when I heard footsteps down the hall.

I opened the door.

My eyes trailed to a figure not too far from me, and I sighed. "Gabriel, you shouldn't be up and about."

[[.Nero.]]

"Can't....Deekon's here." I managed to say, holding myself up against the wall as I slowly made my way to the base of the ship. Re'ton was trying to support me, but I didn't want the help. I probably needed it, but I sure as hell didn't want to seem weak, especially now that Lav had returned. I reached the stairs, and looked down. They seemed to zoom away from me. My skin was on fire and I was shivering. That knock on the head must have done more damage than I'd initially realized, even more so now that I was attempting to walk. I raised my foot to place on the first step, only for my other leg to give way at the same time. I fell backwards, and ended up on the wall. "He's...here. Deekon's......Deekon's here."

[Fraulein Sophie]

I froze at the name that brought a flood of anger and fear into my fragile heart. I stared at Gabriel, my mismatched eyes full of disbelief. Deekon couldn't be on board, he couldn't be here...after I had killed his men. Instinctively my hand went to my laser gun, which was fully charged from its hours of not being used. I frowned up at Re'ton, and then instantly went to Gabriel's side.

"Do you have lasers? It's the only thing that will penetrate them..." I whispered teh advice, and then kept close to my dark-skinned friend.

"We'll find him."

[[.Nero.]]

"I doubt that very much, my dear." The voice made my heart stop. My head began pounding even harder. The owner of the voice began ascending the stairs slowly, laser rifle in hand. He looked me dead in the eyes and smiled that evil smile. "I can see my crew did a good job in hurting you. How does it feel, Gabriel? Is it an impossible task to stay on both feet?" I managed to glance up at him, through weary eyes. Re'ton stepped in front of me, knowing he was risking his very life doing so.
"Leave this ship. Now."
"I'd love to, but you see, my ship isn't here yet. They'll arrive soon enough."
"Wh-what do you mean?"
"You didn't think I wouldn't call them, did you?" I dropped to my knees, realizing the fight to stay upright was a losing battle. I had to buy some time.
"Re'ton....move."
"What?"
"MOVE!" He stepped to the side quickly, and the very second he did so, I straightened my legs and threw all of my energy into one shoulder barge. It connected with Deekon's chest, throwing him off balance and down the stairs. He tumbled down into the base of the ship, his nigh-impenetrable exoskeleton denting each step. Faking injury had worked surprisingly well. I stood up, and held my shoulder. I'd probably dislocated it, but that didn't matter. "Rule number one of being a mercenary, Deekon: Always catch your enemy off guard. I had a good doctor."

[Fraulein Sophie]

"You b*****d." I growled, feeling feral suddenly in this situation. It was do or die, and something primal, probably my human side, took over. I grabbed my gun, raising it, but soon saw Re'ton step infront of me. "Move!" I cried, but it was drowned out as Gabriel took his own course of action. He pounced upon Deekon, and for a moment I forgot my anger. I was shocked, to say the least. He had feigned it all?

"Gabriel!" I called, but seeing a look on Re'ton's face, I fell back. My gun was trembling in my hand, and I nervously waited. Would Gabriel kill him? I watched as the mercenary spoke, and waited for him to kill Deekon. If he did it now, we would still have time to outrun his ship and make it to safety...

[[.Nero.]]

"Lav, Re'ton...prepare the ship for hyperspace." Re'ton moved into my peripheral.
"What? Why? What are you planning to do?"
"Space this ********." He grabbed my arm and pulled my away from the stairs.
"What are you, nuts?! He'll kill you before you can reach the door! Just use the damn laser gun!"
"It doesn't work."
"What doesn't work?"
"The lasers! Why do you think he's captain? Every 10,000th Krelkan born is a prodigy, the one that cannot be harmed. You open fire on him, it'll bounce back and hit you, or somebody else." With those last two words, I looked at Lav'vi. I stepped over to her, and grabbed her hands in mine.
"I'll come back, I promise." I kissed her on the lips quickly, and made my way down the stairs.

I hoped I knew what I was doing.

[Fraulein Sophie]

I was shaking my head as soon as he said my name. "Gabriel, you can't do this alone." My eyes were pleading him to stay, something they hadn't done since my parents left me... I looked to Re'ton for help, but he offered none and so I shakily placed my gun back where it belonged. As soon as I had done so, I felt Gabriel's warm hands on mine. I was still shaking as he held them, when he leaned in, and I trembled at the kiss. A kiss...from a human, a pureblood. I looked at him, with a look that said it all.

"You better." And with that simple statement, I turned from him. If he didn't come back, I would never attempt to tie myself to anyone again. If he lived...maybe there was a future for us.

I did not look back, I had to be strong, for myself.

I made my way down the hall, with Re'ton, and entered the control room. I helped him, placing the ship into hyperspace, and praying to my ancestors to protect Gabriel.

[[.Nero.]]

"Deekon, you here, buddy? I, uh...I wanted to apologize about the fall. The bump on my head really messed up my movement, you know?" I slowly looked around the dimly lit cargo hold for him, but couldn't see any sign of him anywhere. "Deek?" I heard a growling to the right of me, and a huge beast stood up. I could see his dark eyes moving in the dim light, and he looked pissed.
"Nobody....calls me....DEEK!" He lunged at me, and I dropped to my knee at the right second, and threw him over my back into a metal crate. I began running toward the release hatch, hearing him roar in anger as he ran towards me. I scooped up a rope that was tied to a hook on the wall and quickly tied it around my waist. I stopped with my back to the hatch, just as Deekon caught up with me. He picked me up by my shirt and held me up to his face, breathing heavily and angrily.
"Any last words before I rip out your insides? Anything I should tell your loved ones? Any...last....jokes?"
"Just one....you probably should have saved that air..." The anger turned to fear, as he saw my hand on the lever. I pulled it as hard as I could, and the door shot upwards. I took a deep breath as the two of us were being pulled into space with the air. The rope I'd tied to myself kept me anchored to the ship, just as I'd hoped. Deekon was holding onto my leg, digging his sharp nails into the skin. I kept kicking him in the face, but he just wouldn't let go. I was running out of ideas, not to mention air. I aimed and swung my leg into his face, this time going for his eye. It hit, and he let go, clutching at his face in agony.

The invincible monster was pulled out into the great unknown, roaring in anger and still reaching toward me. I didn't waste any time in basking in my victory as I began pulling myself back into the ship with the rope.
I pulled the lever once again, and the door shut. I dropped to the floor, gasping for air. I laughed to myself, and sat on the floor. "Remind me never to do that again."

[Fraulein Sophie]

As soon as the door was seen open on the ship's panel, I looked in the direction of the latch. I stood up, then, and looked Re'ton, before slowly making my way to the area. I couldn't sit still anymore in the cabin, it was like waiting for the world to end. I felt my feet hit the metal floor, the cold steps they made, but my mind was on Gabriel. I heard a muffled conversation, and heard the latch open. I almost screamed his name, but knew out there he couldn't hear me.

I had raced down the steps, and it was then that I heard the door close. Then someone speaking, and with a flutter of my heart I realized it was Gabriel. I was at his side in seconds, and collapsed beside him. I reached out, gently gesturing for him to come into my arms.

"Gabriel..."

[[.Nero.]]

"Oh man. Did you see that? Ah, course not." I stood up and hugged her. I was only going to make it quick, because I wanted to go and check on Re'ton, Teka and Vicky. But it felt so good to actually hug her now, that I didn't want to let go. After being in the cold of space, she felt so warm. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the moment as much as I could. "Miss me?" I asked, smiling. I had to joke, because it made me feel at ease.

[Fraulein Sophie]

"I didn't see..." I trailed off and stood with him. The next thing I knew Gabriel's arms enveloped me, and I fell against him as if I had been programmed to. I let my head fall in the crook of his shoulder, taking in his scent. He smelled safe. I wrapped my arms around his middle, holding him close. He was solid, not a vision, not an imaginary person. I squeezed him tighter, my eyes closed, and gently nodded. "I did..." I bit my lip, feeling suddenly vulnerable. I then looked up at him, my misamatched eyes wavering at my unspoken fear.

"What...what about Vicara?" I whispered, moving back an inch.

[[.Nero.]]

"She's....been ignoring me since Alfred died. I need to talk to her, but she's been keeping to herself lately. I love her, but I don't think I'm....in love with her anymore. She never visited me when I was in the med room. You did; Re'ton did; hell, even Teka came to ask for directions. But..." I looked over to the window, seeing the familiar white hyperspace tunnel zoom by us at the speed of light. To know that space never ended just made the whole thing seem so sad. So fruitless.

I moved my eyes back to the woman in front of me, and smiled. "It'll be fine, I promise. I'm gonna go up there, talk to her, get it all straightened out, then me 'n' Teka are gonna set us a course. You alright with that, sweetheart?"

[Fraulein Sophie]

"Settle things, of course." I looked off to the side, avoiding his gaze, and pulled the last few inches away from him. "I'm going to go to my...room." I missed my ship, I missed being alone and on my own. This settling of things sounded like a way to break my heart, and I found myself scared to follow through with it. I wanted to run, to get my ship and fly to a galaxy away from this one... I tried not to look at him, and took a quick pace up the steps and to my room. Once in there, I fell onto the bed, or what was a bed, and slowly let the silence envelop me.

This was too overwhelming. I looked in a mirror on the side of the room, seeing how worn I looked. Who would choose me over Vicara?

[[.Nero.]]

I made my way up the stairs slowly, and walked up to the cockpit. As I'd hoped, Vicky was sitting there, watching the ship hurtle through the hyperspace tunnel. I walked over and sat on the seat beside her, sighing. She glanced over at me, then looked away suddenly. I rolled my eyes and turned to her. "Vicky..." She looked to the floor, then at me.
"What do you want, Gabriel?"
"Why aren't you talking to me?"
"I don't know what you mean."
"Since Alfred died, you haven't been talking to me or any of the others. Wanna tell me what's going on?" She bit her lip, and looked to the ceiling. Suddenly, she grabbed both of my hands and looked me deeply in the eyes.
"Gabriel, let's leave this mercenary business. Just you and me. Start a life together, just like you always wanted!" I shook my head as if coming to my senses and stood up, pulling my hands sharply out of hers.
"Woah, woah, woah! Where the hell did this come from?"
"Gabriel, please!"
"The hell has gotten into you? I've never seen you like this! Is this something to do with Alfred?"
"No! I mean....yes, I suppose so."
"Then what? What is it?"
"Alfred and I, we..." I burst out laughing involuntarily, probably due to the awkwardness of the situation.
"Alfred and you? Why am I not ******** surprised?" I turned away from her and began walking out of the cockpit. She stood up and grabbed my arm again.
"You don't understand! He promised me that it would be alright, that everything would work!" Once again, I pulled my arm from her grip.
"I don't understand? I DON'T UNDERSTAND?! For 8 long goddamn years, I have dreamed of spending all of my time with you. For 8 years I've been in love with the same woman, a woman I never thought would share the same feelings with me, a woman who was a complete mystery to me. And for those 8 goddamn years, you ignored me. You ignored my feelings, you ignored my signals, and for what? Alfred?" She became extremely angry with this and clenched both of her fists as she replied.
"I chose Alfred because he chose me! Not once did you ever make your move, so I got tired of waiting. I wanted a man, Gabriel. Not a lovesick child who was too afraid to talk to me!"
"Yeah, well, you got your man. And now he's dead. Whose fault is that?" She slapped me, something I saw coming a mile off.
"Don't you ever talk ill of him again. None of you were half the man he was. You were all cowards underneath the real man, the real muscle in this team."
"Haha, yeah, okay. I guess that's why he's still captain, right? Oh, wait a second!" I kept my sarcasm up, because it was the easiest way for me to deal with it all. It was either this or anger. I stopped smiling, and looked her dead in the eye. "The next time we dock, I want you off my ship. Do you hear me, Vicaria Tre'ark Devalus? You are hereby relieved of all duties. Pack your things." She didn't speak. She didn't need to. She clenched her teeth, raising her arm again. I held my gaze. She lowered her arm and barged past me, walking down the steps. I turned to the exit and saw her barge past Re'ton. We locked eyes with each other, and he nodded at me.

I sat down, and put my face in my hands.

[Fraulein Sophie]

The argument between Gabriel and Vicara did not fall on deaf ears. I sat, listening to the words even the doors of my room could not keep out. I was silent, my mind registering each word and slap... I waited, until I heard Vicara stomp down the hall and a sudden realization came over me. I had killed the man she loved, but he had tried to kill others. He had killed others...yet, all of them had. I looked at the ceiling, remembering Alfred and the three Krelkans I had killed. I was no more innocent myself, my hands were stained red. Would it ever wash off?

I got out of my tattered clothing and cleaned up the wound on my leg. My cheek had a graze still, but it was not as bloody as before. I put on a simple, body-fitting white jumpsuit and my knee-high matching boots. I looked like I belonged on a ship, a noble one, and admired myself briefly in the mirror.

He hadn't chosen Vicara.

A smile spread over my face, and then slowly I began laughing. He had turned away the girl he loved. For me? I hopped so...I really did.