Path of Totality; A TDS Eclipse Event Story

🌘Chapter 9🌒

      "Thank you for coming in. You will have appointments with Bunny Medic set up. Take it easy, Soldier," Commander solemnly spoke as he signed off on the report and slapped it into his filing cabinet.

      Soldier eyed him for a moment as he got up. Commander wasn't looking too good. "Maybe you should take it easy too. I can't imagine what you're going through," Soldier spoke his concerns and left Commander alone in his office.

      Medic would usually show up after Commander had a meeting, but she hadn't stopped by since their little fight. That had been nearly three days ago.

      During that span of time, everyone has been getting ready. No more scouting missions have been sent. Snipers and rangers kept a lookout.

      The titans were getting better too. They were getting more friendly, they were improving on their skills. Frost Spirit had managed to catch a jet the other day, which only gained him even more intense training.

      Void Reaver didn't know how he felt about the new armor, mostly because the others picked on him. They toned it down after he nearly blew up his new weapon and half the camp. Commander was glad to see he was right about Void Reaver being a valuable accelerator.

      Every titan was doing good, except for Fallen King. He had been pretty much shunned from the minigunners and nobody else wanted to take him in. Not to mention that the granite king was a silent one. He only ever talked with Molten Boss, but stayed quiet with others.

      Commander was lost on what to do with him. Fallen King was a powerful titan, but he just wasn't cut out for a gun. Range was not his specialty.

      Speaking of titans, one had been gone for quite a while. It had been about a week since anyone has saw Swordmaster. The titan had left to improve and make new weapons, but never sent any updates.

      Commander turned off his desk lamp and walked out of his office. The key he took out of his pocket jingled as he locked the door. After jiggling the doorknob, Commander made his way down the hall. It was mostly quiet, the commanders here did not make much noise because the Commander would get on them for it.

      However, Commander had a keen sense of hearing. As he made his way down the hall, he heard hushed voices. One sounded like Maid Commander, another like Frost Commander. Another voice sounded like it could belong to Victorian Commander.

      It was coming from the strategy room. That was odd, they would never be in there without him. Curious, Commander snuck over and peaked in. From there, he was surprised.

      There was the three commanders he heard, but Fallen King was with them. Their backs were turned to Commander, but it didn't stop him from listening in.

      "Why not just go to Commander about this?" Victorian Commander asked. "Don't be rude, Commander is not doing well at the moment!" Maid Commander scolded.

      "He has a point though. Commander needs to see this. This will help with the mission!" Frost Commander added in.

      Commander had heard enough. He did not want to stand aside and be seen as a fragile little snowflake. Coughing into his fist, Commander grabbed their attention.

      The three commanders gulped as they turned and stood up straight. They were fearful as Commander caught them. Fallen King didn't seem all that fazed. He stepped aside from the table so Commander could come and look.

      Without saying a word, Commander stepped over and looked around this strange map. He doesn't remember ever having this. "Maid, what is this?" Commander asked.