"Are you going to keep staring at that gun?" Rory questioned, breaking Storm 01 out of his trance.
He turned to her and smile before shoving the gun into its holster. "Just some wild thoughts going through my head," he stated.
It was almost time for the Storm troopers to depart. They were all gathered in the locker room, getting their suit and weapons ready.
Storm 01 picked up a grenade and slide it into his belt. The look on his face made it clear that he still haven't bounced back from the visions he saw.
"I hope those thoughts involve us returning from Moonfour victorious," Rory implied while fixing her wristwatch.
The entire Storm troopers have similar wristwatches but Storm 01 noticed that the strap on Rory's had an image engraved on it.
"Who's on your watch?" He probed.
Rory glanced at the watch before speaking. "Ah," she chuckled ruefully. "It's my mom. I modified the watch and added her photo on it," she revealed.
"I didn't realize that I missed her until she was gone," Rory stated. She brushed her thumb over the watch and exhaled softly. "You know, if anything happens to me and I don't make it back alive, I want you to find out what Miss Havishma is trying to hide."
"Rory," Storm 01 mumbled.
Rory shoots him a small smile. "No harm in taking insurance."
The Storm troopers finished prepping and one by one, they made their way towards the hanger for takeoff. While everyone was leaving, Storm 01 sat alone on a chair in the locker room holding a dagger in his hand, entirely lost in his thought.
He turned back as he heard a soft knock from behind. "Percy," Storm 01 called out.
Percy sat in a wheelchair with a small smile on his face. The bandage on his chest was visible from the opening on the top of his shirt. He controlled the wheelchair and stopped next to Storm 01 who shoved the dagger into its scabbard.
"You look like you were dragged out of hell," Storm 01 stated.
Percy chuckled. "Yeah, I can still feel that thing's sword hands cutting into my chest," he revealed, placing his hand on his chest. He then points at the tag on Storm 01's shoulder. "Captain huh? I still can't believe you are going to lead the Storm troopers on Moonfour."
"You don't think I'll be able to?"
"I never said that," Percy chimed.
Percy used his hand to tap Storm 01's shoulder. "You tried hard to show everyone what you can do, and you've earned it. But don't you lean back and relax, because once I get off this chair, I'll return to take back what's rightfully mine."
"How about you worry about getting off the wheelchair first," Storm 01 teased.
Percy laughed before pulling off his tag from his chest and extending his hand to pass it over to Storm 01. "Here."
Storm 01 stared at it for a moment before he collected it. "Let a part of me be in the fight," Percy stated.
Storm 01 pastes the tag on his right wrist before getting up to his feet. "I should be going, my subordinates must be waiting."
"Of course. Go out there and blow those Clave-Ars up."
Storm 01 strapped a bag behind his bag and strolled out of the locker room, making his way toward the hangar. The moment he walked into the hangar, he got called over by Electro 28.
The Electro agent took out a box from his pocket and handed it to Storm 01. "You'll have those on during the battle."
Storm 01 opened the box to see a body cam and ear device in it. He raised his head from the box to look at Electro 28. "I'll be monitored by HQ?"
"Yes. Miss Havishma will be behind the comms. Don't do anything you aren't ordered to," Electro 28 revealed before walking away.
Storm 01 stared at the agent until he was out of the hangar before turning to face their spaceship that was being prepared by the White agents. He clenched his fist and took a deep breath.
"Your first time?" A familiar voice asked from behind.
Storm 01 turned to see Ada. She stepped next to him and handed one of the spacebread she was holding to him. "What?" He asked as he accepts it and slowly unwrapped the paper around it.
"Is this the first time you are going out to a battle or leading a squad?"
"You sound as though you've been on so many battles, or even lead a squad," Storm 01 replied.
Ada laughed softly and took a huge bite of her space bread. "I read in a book that talking to people about what they are facing help relieve their nervousness and fear. So, did it work?" She asked with her mouth full with the spacebread she was eating.
Storm 01 scoffed. "First, I'm not nervous. Second, you didn't even say anything to comfort me if I was nervous."
"I asked if it was your first time. If you had given me an actual answer, then I would have added to it," Ada declared.
Storm 01 extended his hand with the spacebread to Ada. "Well, I'm not nervous and suddenly not in the mood for..." His words trail off as Ada leaned in and took a bite of the spacebread. She smiled as she chew it down then used her hand to wipe the crumbs off her mouth.
"I was... That's..."
[Attention! All Storm troopers, march into your ships for takeoff. This is confirmation for flights 1089 and 1090] the announcer's voice cut in before he could complete his words.
"Alright captain, time for duty."
The two spaceships took off slowly until they were out of the D.H.'s spaceship before it swiftly charged forward.
Storm 01, Erins Tothe, Rory Light, and some other Storm troopers climbed into one spaceship while the other Storm agents were on the second.
Storm 01 and the other agents stood around a round table, going through their plan again.
[Storm 01, do you read me?] Miss Havishma questioned through the comms. "Loud and clear ma'am. We are approximately 126790km away from HQ and 3510000 seconds before Moonfour," Storm 01 related.
[Good. Don't worry about taking shots, everyone on Moonfour are military personnel] she stated.
"Copy that."
"Captain," the pilot called out. "We got a problem."
Storm 01 walked up to where the pilot was. The pilot slid an image toward him. Storm 01 expanded it to get a better view. "Is that?"
The pilot nods. Rory walked up behind Storm 01. Her eyes widened in fear as she caught a glimpse of what Storm 01 was looking at. "This isn't what we were informed."
[Report]
"Err... They have us locked on target," he paused for a couple of seconds. "They are using the Moonfour."
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