The entire battlefield roared with energy and screams as Amelia's Fist of Havoc did it's job. The deafening noises and blinding lights kept me in shock for a second until they died down. I slowly lifted myself up and looked around. A field of Ghosts littered the area as they slowly began to dissapear one by one. What little survivors were left stood still like a Thrall in the headlights, ready to be picked off by Rex's sniper. Besides Rex, everyone else was on the ground in a daze. Sri's and Amelias hair were sticking straight up on end as they blinked and checked to find out what happened. Amelia was croutched and breathing heavily. Sweat fell off her brow only to be evaporated by the heat surrounding her but otherwise she looked fine. Laurentine was back on ground but he was smoking slightly and lying still. James was scrambling and cascading his body with beams of light. "Wake up buddy! WAKE UP!" James yelled as he became even more frantic. I managed to stand up and hobble next to Laurentine before my legs gave out from pure weakness. I shook Laurentine slightly. "Come on Laurentine... Get up. You did good, we won." He stayed still as James became even more frantic. "I think he's in shock! He he... maybe be in a coma! I shouldn't have...!" Charles popped up. "He's fine." James expanded to a Kill ball and glared at Chalres. His voice dropped three octaves in the process. "What did you say?!" "Calm yourself!..." Charles hid behind me. "Listen. You can hear him snoring!" James shrunk his shell and went beside Laurentine's face. Sure enough, the faint sounds of breathing and a slight snore could be heard from his hood. James sighed and rested on the ground. "Good... good..." I smiled and looked back around us. The remain resistance was picked off and Rex continued to keep watch along with his Ghost's help. A quick gurgle from the comms produced my name. "Robinsun... Robinsun can.. hear us?!" I raised my helmet for better clarity. "This is Josiah Robinsun speaking." "That was phenominal! If I didn't know better, I'd say this group was destined for great things!" Praised Kyle Busch. "And you all are still alive?!" "Yes, all present and accounted for." "Our bodies may be here but not our sanity..." piped in Charles. A loud laugh shot through the message. "I'd assume so!! I'll bring an escort to pick you guys up for your valiant efforts! Wait till the Vanguard and Lord Shaxx get a load of you!" The message ended and I made my helmet dissapear. Sri sat next to me. "What's going on?" "I'd assume we won... we are getting an 'escort' of some sort." "Wonderful, I was getting tired of walking..." She smoothed down her hair with a brush Alfred produced. After he took it back, she looked at me for a while. "Why didn't you tell us that you were dying?" "I wasn't dying..." Charles popped up between us. "Your body temperature was dropping below 70 degrees, you were shivering, numb, losing focus and could have gotten Frostbite. That's DYING in a lot of people's books." Sri suddenly looked worried. "And you didn't tell us?!" I shrugged. "Can't feel what isn't there." "Blockheaded as always." Mumbled Charles. "Your the one to talk." Said Alfred. "Am not!" "Yes you are.." "Am not!" "Yes yo.." "Am not!" "Ye..." "Am not!" "......" "Am not!" "Shut up already!" "Make me!" Alfred sped after Charles. "I will!" "Na na na na na na! You can't catch me!" Chimed Charles as they sped off in a whirlwind of hatred and laughter. I sighed. "Everytime..." Sri shook her head. "Anyway, we are here to help just let us alright." "Same goes for you then." She nodded and placed her hand on my shoulder. I suddenly felt a small connection, a small intake of void that wasn't super based but just a calming feeling of relief. I looked at her and she looked me square in the eye. Before anything else could happen, a large carrier class ship appeared above us and came a few feet above the ground. The first to materialize out of it was Kyle Busch in his armor. He grinned as he trotted on over to me. Sri took her hand off of me and moved away as Kyle made it. "So you are the one who is the ring leader?" "Well yes but Sri..." He held up his hand. "You were the one to demonstrate the most leadership quality throughout this entire performance, making you the leader and I'm proud of you either way." He clasped my hand and dragged me up swiftly. He put his arm around my shoulder and shook me a bit to keep me from collapsing. He grinned and looked at all the others. "I am proud of all of you. This was also a team exercise, which you all passed with flying colors. I am..." James appeared infront of him. "I am flattered by you words but my partner needs some medical attention!" Busch looked at Laurentine then back at James. "He's just sleeping, a bit crispy but sleeping like a babe." "Regardless! He needs some!" "Alright, alright. I feel my rambling will just prolong your agony here. I'll grab the Hunter and everyone else stand under the ship." He let go of me and I tried to keep my balance as Busch picked Laurentine up with care and walked to the ship. He dissapeared as the rest of us slugged over. Rex 'supported' Amelia and Sri and Angelica helped me along. Having both of them near me gave my heart a sudden jolt like it was torn. That went away as we were transported up to the ship and they let go. We all sat to one side as Frames looked of Laurentine who was by Kyle. He sat in silence as he watched the Frames take care of our friend. The ship jolted slightly and began to take off to where ever we were needed. https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/157421903/0/0 link to chapter 14.5 https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/159221102/0/0 link to chapter 16