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SHepard Chronicles ch 02 The unoffical union

>Stepping out of the portal, you find yourself in an large room made of both rock and metal

>Starshine just walks pass beckoning you to follow

>Still in  uniform you walk beside her in a casual manner

>"Alright first we gotta outfit ya" she says standing in front of a door labled 'Armory'

"Uhhh"

>"Just walk in, it'll do the rest"

>it

>What is it?

>ah well

>Walking into the room at first its a dark room until the door closes behind you then the it becomes a bright blue room

>And now your levatating

>Crap

>Lights dance around you, inspecting your body and clothing

"uhhh"

>And the room goes black, but now you feel something in your hands.

>The door opens and you step out

>Slinging one over your shoulder and using the other as a cane

>"Ohh nice"

>Aquired Silver battleaxe with wooden grip

>Aquired rifle with silver grooves inbeted into the wood

>looking classy

 

>Both weapons now equiped to your back, you are following Star to the 'hideout' as she called it

>You've made your way outside and the sky is filled with lights and stars

>"Soak that in Robert, its always like that here."

>Eternal night, damn

"Where is here?"

>"This is the end of time."

...

>What?

"You mean like the end, no more universe?"

>"No thats just a its name for now"

>oh

>...

>They need a better name

 

>Walking through the town Starshine lead you to what looked like a three story warehouse

"What this?"

>"Offically its a warehouse, unoffically..."

>Opening up the door and get blinded by flashing lights

>It's a disco party in here

>Boogie wonderland by Earth, wind and fire

>This place man

>"Welcome Robert, to the Traveler's union."

>Couldn't hear her though too busy dancing on the spot

>Pokerface the entire time

>"Go Robert have fun"

>That you did hear and your beelining for the dance floor

>Star just takes a seat at the bar

 

>Be Starshine

>and your recruit is dancing like an idiot

>"Star whose the kid?"

>Turning you find Al, the bartender already fixing you a drink

"I found him and thinking of adding him."

>Al goes for the mic

>" HEY EVERYONE STAR ACTUALLY FOUND A RECRUIT TO MEET HER STANDARDS!"

>Damnit Al

>The music stops

>Everyone is looking at you, who is now turning red

>Then everyone looks at Robert who is still dancing now frowning angerly at everyone

>"You guys can't stop me from dancing!"

>Getting off your seat, you trot over to him

"Dude stop you are being s"

>"Raw raw fight da power!"

>Sweeping you up in his arms his now holding by the hips still grooving

>I'm not com

>Moving one his fingers he digs into the fur, causing you to squeak

>Now he stopped dancing

>Your face is red and embarassed

>His face is red and holding a hand over his mouth, preventing laughter

>The crowd just dawww's at all this

>"Well that was entertaining." Robert states as he makes his way onto the stage

 

>You are Robert

>And you found Star's weakness, and will exploit it too no end

>Getting up on stage and going for the mic

"Yo let's get the music  back, whose with me?"

>The dance floor cheers and you toss the mic back at the group

>Let's groove by Earth, wind and fire

>Making your way back to Star you bend down to her level

"WAnna dance?"

>She seems flustered

>Don't know why, nothing wrong with dancing

>She nods

>White boy shuffle time

>White boy disco shuffle for a few hours

 

>DAncing seems to have ended

>We demand more dancing

>later you two

"Sooo"

>"Soooo yeah."

>Akward silence has begun

>Al the fellow who stopped the music hands Star her drink "What ya want kid?"

"Scotch, do whatever with it."

>"Right"

>Concil meeting

>What for?

>Our name

>Whu?

>Robert Kyte was our name in Silverwill, new life means new name doesn't it?

>Don't know don't care

>Up to you Robert

>Scotch on the rocks with some pink discolouration

>Time to get drugged

>Sip

>...

"Sooo about joining this thing."

>"Yeah The Traveler's union, it's not offical yet but were"

"How do I join exactly?"

>"Well so far all we've got as an initiation is cutting a scar somewhere"

"Where's yours?"

>No answer but she blushing

"Nevermind so when does the scar making happen"

>"Right now!"

>You turn now facing a seven foot tall guy, draped in a claok and robe. His yellow eyes and toothy grin the only thing visible

"Right."

>Getting off your seat, you looked up at him

"Bugger your big, if Silverwill had a hundred of you they'd be unstoppable"

>The sound of someone spitting echos across the room

>"Another man of silver?"

>Looking at who was talking he seemed like a well aged soldier, his hair short and white yet still dressed in old plate a black cross on the front of the plate

>"Alaine you know him?"

>Alaine?

>Alaine!

"Alaine Kane!"

>Fanboy powers activate

>"easy mate first you gotta join"

"Fine you want me to sware an oath or something?"

>"No" brandishing his knife, "Where do you want your scar?"

>oh

>pull a shepard

>do it

>meh

>using your right hand you place it verticully over your right eye

"Like this"

>"Damn you are committed. Hold him!"

>You felt hands grab your arms and legs, Star is holdng you around the waist as the guy got closer

>"Murdoch have that healing ready, we don't want him dying

>That knife started just above your brow

>Body control lost, it's twitching like mad to get away from the pain

>GRitting your teeth you stiffle any indication of pain verbilly

>Over the eye and your huffing to keep control

>They've strated gripping tighter, Star now using her whole body to keep you down

>This horse pony creature

>Dear gods why

>Blaming it all on Leon

>Leon why do you hate me?

>Shut up you two!

>only the dead are free from this pain

>you feel the blade leave and a warmth wash over your face

>pretty sure it's blood

>and you pass out

 

>"Ro"

>Reboot in session

>"Robert"

>you have experienced a blackout would you like to run a scan?

>Run normally

>"Robert can you hear me?"

>Brain now up and running

>"errrrrrrr"

>"Robert if you're ok say say something"

"Something!"

>You open your eyes and Star is... really close

"Uh star"

>And now she hugging you

>smells like rain

>"Thank goodness you are alright, can you stand?"

"I'd try but you're on top of me."

>Blushing she gets off

>Sloaching up you see the knife guy from before hood down and facing you

>Bright red hair, a scar a the bridge of his nose, smiling down at you

>"Gave Star quite the scare,that ain't easy? Name's Farland leader of this unoffical union"

>Standing up before bowing

"Robert Shepard, ex commander of the Silver Order

>"Star you took the head of the black ops division!" Alaine called from the bar "That's ballsy"

>Star shrugged and got you a chair to sit on

"It wasn't hard I was going through an emotional breakdown"

>"Someone die?" Alaine asked

"Friendzoned to Oblivion more like it."

"Damn kid, that sucks. Don't worry we won't abondon ya."

>well thats

"I would like to say that but since were not offical we can only get a place of employment." Farland says

>damn it

"Alaine you'll show the kid or Star whichever to the merc board"

>"I'll do it" Star said motioning you to follow

 

>10 minutes later at 'the board'

>Looking for a good company to join up with

>"Any catch your eye?"

"The Wardens sound interesting but so do the Ash warriors or the Empire"

>The Empire poster had the stormtrooper uniform   on it so being inaccuret is a must

>"Out of those three I'd say the Wardens, their usually known as monster hunters but they've also become landowners and from what I hear their leader is ruling a country

"Cool"

>Brave Vesparia

>...

>That's a stupid name

>"We can get you signed up with them tomorrow."

>right  tomorrow

>wait

"I have no place to stay, do you think the inn will take silver coins?"

>"You can stay with me."

>Really

"Really?"

>"Well if you want I mean, if you prefer a hard bed to a soft one then go ahead with the inn"

>Not much difference from my old one

"Ok I get your house it is"

 

>Arriving at Starshine's house

>it's nice three story house

>Walking in first she trots upstairs

>Being you you follow after her

>On the thrid floor on the left side she shows you the guest bedroom

>It's small but enough for you

"Thanks Star for letting me crash here. I owe ya one"

>"What do you mean?"

"Money, favor, backrub, whatever"

>She's blushing again

>"I'll keep that in mind"

>Lying down on the bed you look at the cieling

>neon pink

>classy

>"Oh"

>Star has walked back into the room

>"Farland forgot to say this so I will"

>You prop yourself up to look at her

>"Welcome to the Traveler's Union Robert Kyte"