Wolf and Cat

Split into two

A dark void surrounded a puddle of water, ringing echoed through the never ending black. A drop of black blood dripped down into the puddle creating ripples, slowly the blue clear puddle was filled with in dark red. The puddle evaporated into the floor. A loud shudder rippled through the void then suddenly turning to silence. "Demon...". "Demon..." "Demon..."
Quiet voices whispered.
Darkening to nothing the void painted a clear picture of a Na'vi woman in war paint, drawing her bow. Yellow and black feathers on the end of the pointed arrow.
The angle was than in the eyes of a man, looking down he found himself inside an amp suit with the front glass taken off. Looking back up to the Na'vi woman she was standing in front at a fair distance away. Snarling her fangs she shot the arrow into his chest. An image of the black droplet paced into his mind again. Looking to the arrow in his chest the tip of the arrow painted itself in black liquid, the liquid like venom it travelled onto the man's military uniform. Like black roots the liquid traced along the man quickly consuming him.

Sitting up from his bed Quaritch huffed and gripped the edge of his bed. Ears flattened down, heart racing. Looking to his side spider was asleep in Nick's old bottom bunk. The boys sheet was hanging over the bed onto the floor, taking a deep breath Quaritch got up walking to the bunk bed. Kneeling down he picked up the sheet gently laying it over spider. Seeing the boy sleep so peacefully was reassuring to Quaritch, a smile creaked to his face. Rubbing his hair Quaritch looked at the clock on his desk. 4:pm. Getting changed he opened the door heading to the bathrooms. Separate showers lined one wall of the room with a long sink at the front next to the door. A mirror covered most of the wall above the sinks. Leaning his hands on the counter Quaritch looked into the mirror losing himself in his own reflection. The man in the mirror he didn't fully recognise, it was like looking into a strangers eyes. Tracing his hand over his cheek and jaw, feeling along his nose eventually getting to his eyebrows. Huffing out of his nose Quaritch turned around putting his hand over his mouth leaning against the sink. Shaking his head he turned back around focusing to the mirror. Yellow eyes glared back at the Colonel. Snarling his lip Quaritch punched the glass shattering the mirror entirely. Blood dripped from his knuckles to the floor. Turning on the sink he watched as the blood traveled down the drain from his hand. Glaring his eyes Quaritch walked out of the bathroom turning into the hallways. Going around the corner Ja was walking in a hurry carrying a towel and his uniform, not paying attention he bumped into Quaritch. Looking up the Colonel Ja's eyes widened, quickly looking down Ja saluted to his superior. "Morning Colonel." Greeted Ja.
Raising his brow at Ja, Quaritch shrugged off the weird behaviour and huffed as he kept walking.

Drinking his early coffee in the cafeteria the recoms were seated together chatting and laughing away, for what seems like the first time Lyle wasn't by the Colonel's side. Wainfleet sat next to prager and fike joking along with them.

Even with the laughter echoing through the room it still felt quiet. There was no smart mouth yapping into the Colonels ear. no complaining, no whining Just boring quiet.
Filling the quiet was a pitter patter of small bare feet. Turning his head Quaritch saw spider casually walk into the cafeteria rubbing his eyes.  Getting up Quaritch left his coffee on the table, walking over to the boy crossing his arms. "Morning kid".  "Morning.." the boy yawned. "Where's that other guy?" Asked Spider.  "Nick?" Asked Quaritch.
"Yeah".  "Out on a mission" he sighed turning around back to his table, spider followed behind almost like a leash was attached between them. Sitting at the table Spider crossed his arms, "Sucks he's gone" he sighed.
"That so?" Said Quaritch turning his head side eyeing the boy. "Yeah, he makes good spaghetti". Reaching to his coms Quaritch spoke over to prager, "come here for a minute prager".. turning facing the Colonel Prager excused himself from the group. "You need me Colonel?" He asked.

"Can you make the kid something to eat?"
"Yeah sure" rubbing the back of his Neck Prager took spider into the kitchen.
Finishing his coffee Quaritch waved at Lyle to come over. As Lyle got up he quickly slapped Zdog on the ass before dodging a slap and running to the Colonel. "Yes sir?" He chuckled.
"I need you to be in charge while I go with the heli to get the dog". "If your that worried about them running away you should tell Ardmore". "Ardmore instructed if he runs we shoot the Doctor, he wouldn't if she's here".

"Well she's here so why you going?"
Pulling his tank top to the side revealing the bandage over his bullet wound, "dog went psycho after I got shot, I don't want em losing his shit again when he gets to the gate", letting go of the tank top.

"Ardmores plan working then?" Asked Lyle.
"Apparently"
Checking his watch Quaritch stood up heading to the door.

In a section near the ships port there was a enclosed area specially for pandorian animals, one being a space for the ikrans. Opening the gate all the ikrans roared and shrieked flapping there wings in excitement. It was a large pen with a soft grass floor and a flying space bordered in wire. "Cmon cupcake" Calmed Quaritch holding out his hand. Cupcake shrieked as he trotted to the avatar. Petting along his snout Quaritch grabbed the handle on the ikrans military gear guiding him out of the pen then hopping on taking off. Carefully flying to the aircraft section the sun was already rising, light gleamed over on the aircraft's. A scorpion plane's engine roared as it began to take off. "Recom flying over aircraft space state your reason" a voice talked through to Quartitch's ear piece. "It's Colonel Quaritch, I'm assisting the aircraft"
"Roger, that proceed"

Flying over the gate out of bridgehead there was a sudden feeling of relief, not just from the recom. Quaritch looked at the dead land stretching over, he felt disgusted at the sight but he felt confused to why that was. It wasn't his problem what happens to the land or forests, not even the animals no. He didn't care about them and why would he?
Cupcake turned his head shrieking at Quaritch trying to comfort, Leaning over he rubbed his hand along cupcake's neck not saying a word during the flight.

The sun was rising higher and it gleamed over the forest. Thousands of banshees and ikrans flew up into the sky roaring. Following the scorpion on its side Quaritch kept his focus on his surroundings, for some reason his mind starts ticking when there out in the forest, in bridgehead he just feels trapped but out here his mind and what you would call his instincts don't stop pulling him further, constantly needing to put his mind in place is beginning to get exhausting.

'Feel like my fucking heads splitting... ugh.. just collect the dog and get back miles, that's all you gotta do.."

"Colonel were here" the voice pulled him back on track landing the ikran. Getting off cupcake the Colonel looked around, there was another ikran sitting on the tree branch like it was waiting. Flicking his tail he swung the gun to his front holding the handle incase he needed it. Walking around the tree he tripped his leg but caught himself before he could fall, looking down he saw a hole under the tree covered by leaf's. Kicking away the leaf's revealing a burrow and a furry brown tail hanging out. Hunching down the Colonel smirked as he grabbed the tail firmly then tugging at it. Soon as the Colonel tugged the wolf, he quickly turned around sticking his head out bearing his teeth. Quaritch's instincts kicked in and he fell back flicking his tail. A loud growl fumed in the wolf's throat but upon seeing the Colonel his face went back to normal cocking his head.
Crawling out of the hole Nick had changed back to his Lycan form during sunrise. They both stood up looking at each other with the wolf solely focused on Quaritch's face, he was examining the wolf slightly leaning his head around. Pacing his breath the wolf wagged his tail,   "miles?"

Quaritch looked annoyed at Nick's confusion to seeing him, usually he was pissed at first sight of the Colonel. "What?" Asked Quaritch.
"I thought you?.." Muttered Nick as he stepped closer. "Died? That why you went ape shit?". Ignoring the Colonel, Nick pulled aside Quaritch's tank top inspecting the bandage around his shoulder. Letting go of the top he stepped back looking away. Turning to the burrow Nick hunched down and rustled Ace on his back. "We're going get up".  "Five four minutes..." Said Ace Yawning while turning over. Nick slapped him over the head and got up calling Ace's ikran down. "Ow! Shit" he groaned getting up. Carefully picking up the cub and stuffing her under his shirt Ace tried to avoid facing the Colonel.
Looking at Nick trying to call his ikran down  the bird wasn't budging. "Cujo! Down here!" Yelled Ace pointing at his ikran then the ground. With a happy shriek the bird flapped down and landed in front of Ace, nuzzling him. "That's what your calling em? Cujo?"
"What? It was my first pet back on earth"

Attaching the queue Ace hopped on the ikran handing his arm out to Nick. "No. He's riding with me" Said Quaritch as he walked back to Cupcake. Scoffing with a smile at Nick, Ace braced himself and flew up to the air flapping next to the scorpion. "You got some attachment issues you know that?" Said Nick as he got on Cupcake. Quaritch watched him get on then hopped on close behind the wolf.

"Let me concentrate and fly damnit" leaning over he held the stems of his ikran and they rode up into the air with a roar from Cupcake.