● Graviton
Exact Location: Unknown.
Leo let out a deep breath as he pulled his dagger from the abdomen of yet another human. He made a move to leave but his eyes landed on the lady's fine body.
The gray-haired man curbed back and used his dagger to begin tearing the neck of her dress. He continued down until there was only a lace underwear covering her ample bosom.
"I don't think you will get any followers by acting in such a disgusting manner."
Silas quickly got up and veered around with his dagger aimed forward.
The alien individual held his hand behind his back and smiled weakly. He was a blue-eyed Grey Lander with low dark hair. He had wrinkles that showed how long he had lived for, over a couple thousand years. He wore a long brown shirt that stretched to his knee and a black scarf around his neck.
The said individual had two bullish individuals behind him who were dressed similarly but their scarf covered their faces.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked while tightening the grip on his weapon.
"I am Ajax Astrid, and I believe we have a lot to talk about, Leo Silas."
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● Satellite
Exact Location: Clinical Section of the Sweepers Organization.
"I heard you also encountered the rogue Sweepers," Thomas said to the light brown-haired man as they walked through the hallway of the Clinical Section.
Liam nodded yes. "Not just me, every agent that made it out of the Forbidden Zone reported to have encountered a group, and I think they may be responsible for the death of some of our comrades."
The dark-skinned man nodded in agreement. "Everything about them: their suits, weapons, and combat skills… it wasn't like that of any regular rogue sweepers, it is as if…"
"They have been in the making for a very long time," Liam completed.
"You also think this isn't a normal ambush, don't you."
The teal green-eyed man slipped his hand into his pocket and sighed. "But that is not for us to worry about," he said. "Daniel and the higher-ups do the worrying, we are to execute..." Liam's last words came out short as his mind wandered back to the moment he took off his helmet in front of the Rogue Sweepers. He expected them to be as shocked, but there was something else, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Hey, are you alright?"
He snapped out of his thoughts and turned back to Tom. "Yeah, I just remembered I promised to get Thalia out of the house and help her get her mind off everything that happened."
"That reminds me… what about Aria, have you seen her since the mission?"
Liam stayed quiet and continued forward. He kept his friend pending before pointing forward. "What's happening over there?"
The dark-haired man followed Liam's hand to the room Zara was supposed to be in. One of the nurses exited the room with the equipment and locked the door. She turned to leave but noticed the two standing.
"Err… can I help you?" She asked.
"We are friends of the Sweeper that was in that room, we came to check on her."
"She left with her fiancé," the nurse frowned.
"Her fiancé?"
She nodded. "Some annoying man that threatened to get me fired if I didn't declare her condition clear."
"Thank you," Tom said before the light brown-haired man could reply.
The nurse shoots them a smile before walking away with the equipment.
"Was she…?"
Thomas shook his head no. "No, Liam, Zara wasn't kidnapped, her fiance took her home."
The teal green-eyed man stood still for a moment trying to process everything before following behind Tom. "Wait, all this time that Zara's been saying stuff about her fiancé wasn't just an excuse to get away?"
"No man, Zara is engaged… why do you think I always stop you whenever you try to hit on her?"
Liam furrowed. "Firstly, that never happened. And secondly," he paused. "All this while I was under the impression that it was all stories she made up for whenever she wanted to get away from us."
"I did at first too. I even asked her out once… it was the most embarrassing day of my life."
"Wait, you've asked Zara out before? When did this happened? Why am I just hearing this?"
"It was embarrassing, and we promised not to talk about it again."
The teal green-eyed man scoffed and slipped his hands into his pocket. "Zara," he muttered.
Thomas placed his hands on the teal green-eyed man's shoulder. "We need to do something about her fiancé though."
"Why's that?"
"I need a coffee, I'll tell you everything on the way."
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Exact Location: Nancy Satellite Hotel.
- Room 2005
The vanilla-haired man helped Zara down on a couch and handed her a glass of water. The arctic blue-haired lady smiled weakly and took a sip.
Mac mirrored her expression and tucked a hair behind her ears. "I know it must hurt, not being able to be there for her when you should be," he sighed. "I felt the same way when I lost my mother too."
Zara looked at her fiance's blue eyes. "I was studying at Hydrospace and she had a plane crash in Graviton--- before I could make it back, her burial and every other ritual had already been concluded, I didn't even get to see her one last time, all because of our stupid beliefs." He cupped Zara's face with his hands and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"You have no reason to risk your life inside the forbidden zone anymore, come back to Graviton with me Zara… I can help… no, we'll go through these sad moments together." He extended his hand.
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