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"