Yami smokes outside of the house, trying to hold herself together
"All of that was f#cking stupid, how can we convince them that Alex is the traitor?" Alayna asks
"I don't know...at this point, I don't care, he probably isn't anyway" Yami's voice breaks a bit
"Yami..." Alayna puts her hand on Yami's shoulder
"...I'll go check with Matteo and Fifteen, see what they're up to" Yami puts the cigarette out, walking to Matteo's building
She knocks on the door
"'Sup, dude" Hex opens it up, a smile on her face
"Hey, anything happen while we were gone?" Yami asks
"Oh-LANE, YAMI'S HERE" Hex turns away
"I'LL BE THERE IN A SECOND" Lane shouts from another room
"So Tali's back too?" Yami wonders
"Yeah, but, uh...Cipher..." Hex sighs
"What about him?" Yami tilts her head
"...He died saving them from the bomb" Hex stares down
"You're sh!tting me" Yami stares in shock
"He may still be out there, they haven't found a body yet, but...I don't know, he would've come back by now if he was alive" Hex shakes her head
"I'm...I'm sorry about that" Yami tries to console
"Good guy...-a-anyway, you wanna come in?" Hex offers, trying to stop thinking about Cipher
"Sure, why not" Yami agrees, going inside
"Hey, Yami" Hyper walks on a pair of crutches, her shot leg bandaged up
"That's-ouch" Yami winces at Hyper's leg
"It hurts more than you think" Hyper grins
"Did you get the bullet out?" Yami examines
"It went straight through...thankfully, or unthankfully" Hyper crutches over to the nearest chair to sit down
"Oh, wow, that always hurts a little more, especially in the leg" Yami feels her own leg, wincing in pain with her
"Ah, I'm not gonna be a big baby about it" Hyper only seems to partially care
"Tsuki, reporting for duty, ma'am" Lane comes into the conversation, saluting to Yami
"Lane, we're friends, you don't have to act like I'm your general or some sh!t" Yami forces a laugh
"Hoody assigned my unit under you" Lane explains
"He what?" Yami seems surprised
"You are my designated commander, general, whatever you'd like me to call you" Lane adds
"Just-Tsuki-or Yami's good" Yami shakes her head
"Got it, Tsuki" Lane nods
"Yami, did you get Aries and Fathom?" Matteo comes in from the bathroom
"Yeah" Yami answers
"Wow, okay...I suppose you've heard about Cipher by now, no?" Matteo asks
"Yeah, he's uh...dead" Yami seems saddened
"That is correct, he died getting Tali and Lane to safety, an honorable death for a secretive man...I'll miss him" Matteo sighs
"Me too, me too" Yami sits down
"There was another matter I wanted to discuss with you...about Fifteen" Matteo seems even sadder
"What about her?" Yami furrows her brows
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Chaos In a Nutshell: Fresh-ish Start
FanfictionWe've got new people, new crap, new everything, almost everything. If you're new to this series, this is a good book to start on...even if it is 100 chapters long. Still, Yami comes back on a main search and rescue of her friend, Troy. Flake and her...
