Flesh Wounds

Chapter Twenty-Six "Later, not now"

Some nice, working/reading music for Michael (and you)

34 Pov

*Sssssss* *Ss*

Finally, I unfused the manipulater from the Covenant generator.

Now I just have to-

I can audibly hear the sliding door to the whole team dorm open. And I turn around.

"Heya," I say and turn back around to my progressing project.

"What are you doing up so late?" Nick asks me coming inside to the room.

"I could ask you the same," I say picking up the manipulater and placing it in a modulator.

"But I did ask first," Nick continues coming up to my side

"Working," I say flatly as I start up the blow torch once more.

"Great. And the other's-"

"Asleep."

"Yeah I thought so," Nick finishes with a different topic.

*Sss* *Ss*

"You don't sleep much do you?" Nick asks me, just barely inside my view of the light.

I sit there for a second, "No I don't."

Then after that we sit in silence a bit longer. With only the sound of burning and hissing metal.

"So you getting annoyed so far?" I ask this time.

"Annoyed about what?" He asks oblivious to what I meant.

I sit there making a odd face where my chin becomes a hammock, "Uh, I guess not."

"Heh alright," Nick rolls his eyes and looks at what I'm working on.

*Ss*

"Wait a minute. Isn't that a hologram unit?" Nick asks me as I then turn around and look at him.

"How could you tell I was making one?" I ask a little amazed he knew what this was just by looking at it. Especially since it was 'me' making it.

"I used to know someone who was into this kinda stuff. Made schematics and all that," Nick says and waves his hand off.

"Yeah well soon I'll be done. Hopefully," I murmur flipping back off the blowtorch and set it down next to the small object sighing.

"Sure. But I would recommend getting some rest, get that done later," Nick says heading to his room.

"Yeah I just said after I'm done."

"I said later, not now," And with that and a quick glint of light in his eyes he left me and into his room.

"Later.. not, now?"

21 Days left

From beyond my drowsiness I can hear a muffled- "And now.. we enter the lives, of the Warthogs- WAKE UP!!"

"Huh wha?!" I can feel myself floating for a second, then onto the hard floor. "Owwww!"

"Get your butt up!" I can hear someone yell at me, obnoxiously. Sparky, 100% Sparky.

I manage to open my eyes and look up, - Sparky.

"You're gunna be late!"

"Ughh, late for what?" I mumble getting up off of the floor standing up.

"Your morning roll call? And get a shirt on!" Sparky yells at me unaware of my headache that is bothering me.

"Alright alright!" I groan shaking my head trying to wake myself up. He exits the room and I squint, was the light always that bright?

Finally managing to walk I get over to my dresser- I stagger back.

"Fuck," Geez my head is actually killing me, I try to shake it off and I return to, getting clothes for the day. Very challenging in this state it seems.

So I start with taking my clothes off-

Nick Pov

Holy crap that works can you believe that works holy crap -I might have, taken an adrenaline to wake myself up. Best, and worst idea ever for the morning- Already in clothes how how? I was just in some thought only seconds, not much time.

This stuff is super effective! I look around constantly as I smooth down my hair.

"God geez! Get ahold of yourself."

I could see why Sparky went crazy when I gave him this.

I shake it off and go out into the hall.

"Hurry up in there!" I automatically see Sparky yelling and knocking on 34's door.

I can already see who's not out, 5000 and 34. And Sandman but that's an acception because he never was a person in the first place, not like I really cared. He's also dead.

"34! Get your ass out here!" Yang growls out loud.

34 just then walks out with wide eyes.

"What?" I ask because everyone else is thinking that.

"Well. You talked to those scientists right?" He questions turning his head to me.

"Yeah, I did. So?"

"Well they've gotten a lead. And we've got a, big, suicidal, against all odds mission."