Them and They

When i sit down and think about my friends sometimes i draw a blank, people around are nice, but is that true. Everyday I have a struggle with someone who I just don't know if i feel the same way about. I've had so many troubles with them that now I'm confused. I never thought that I'll have this problem because it seems as if they had it all the time. My plan for this is to sit back and try to be happy with them and hope it brings better times and hopefully a good decision from me to them. I'm I in love with these people or do I just love them. I hate their attitude sometimes, especially sadness for no reason. That is definitely at the top of my most hated list, I HATE UNNECESSARY SADNESS. It drives me absolutely crazy. Why be like that! My mom always tell me to love and care for your friends, but the more I care the more I don't care. It is truly tearing me apart. Listening to people joke with me about it, looking them in the face, gaining new appreciation for other people I might like, and of course feeling awkward towards them. Man I try to breathe, but lately its been a short supply on air. So many questions, never enough answers. I want to just have a huge argument and end it, yet I want to have an intimate moment with them and finally connecting ourselves again. I wish I never screwed up in freshman year, I know not all of it is my fault, but I still feel responsible. A once trusted friend of mine said I gave ten percent and they gave fifthteen. Who is right and who is wrong. This is why I have no fate in Christianity life can be such a waste sometimes. This is why I;m not scared of death, not meaning I want to die. I just want to finish high school, go to college, join the army, have a more than excellent job as a engineer, street race, get married, have a family, grow old and die happily with a single tear dropping from my face while my love ones surround me. But with these people. with this person I feel stuck thinking on do I want it with them or not. All I can say is I do love them, but now I must ask am I in love with them, then that's when I'll make my decision.

Mission to Rhoake Ruins: Part II

The ride to Rhoake Ruins was long and aggravating, at least to Draco. He heard nothing from King and The Major, but silence isn't always good. On the other hand Rain was having a colorful talk with Josre who felt that Rain only came along because she wanted to be noticed, because females were just allowed back into the COG and they had to prove themselves worthy to stay. She felt that Jorse was letting out sexist remarks about how weak and insecure women were so she indulged in the childish behavior as well until Draco yelled that's enough to quiet the duo, and give everyone some peace. While still on route the team noticed Locust activity, nothing big just them attempting to set a trap later for gears to get ambushed in. The Major radioed in to control and asked permission to dispatch the threat, control ed gave full clearance. So with that a battle ensued.
The KR was instructed by Major Brown to land them in a sand hill overshadowing the trap, the squad hopped out off the helicopter and continued closer on foot. After being within medium range behind the Locust, they were told to open fire. Few Locust maybe three were killed instantly, the other nineteen swarmed behind pillars. The squad wanted to drop at least twelve before advancing and that they did. Major Brown motioned for Draco and his son King to follow his lead, and told Rain and the others to cover their back. With suppressive fire behind them they ran for the next available pieces of cover. Draco could the enemies that were left. There were three Drones, two Grenadiers, a Boomer and a Theron Guard. When Draco noticed the Theron he immediately opened fired on it unloading a full clip when it was dead a half a clip ago. Major watched as the husk fell to the sand, then turned and stared at Draco until a stray bullet flew across his balding head, thinking "Six more to go". Jorse shot the heads off the two grenadiers who simultaneously tried to throw bolo grenades at the group. The drones fell to King and Major Brown's twin firepower. And all that was left was the Boomer, a big, husky creature that yelled "BOOM" every time it begun to shot its boom shot gun, unleashing a rocket propelled grenade attempting to destroy its prey. Rain saw this as her chance to prove herself, secretly asking Lance for cover fire, rushed out to the battlefield allowing the Boomer to waste his shot on a swift target, after dodging the blast she unpinned her grenade stuck it onto the dumb hulk's backside and glorifly swam ed in its remains. Staring at the blank expressions on her comrades faces she felt alive, but then looked at the Major's sour expression and expected a proper yelling back on the KR.
She was right after the Major signaled on the com-link to aware the pilot that their off-route adventure was completed, he gave her a swift proverbial boot to her gut, but verbally. After a brief lecture, clean-up, and extraction of the Locust armor and weapons the gang boarded the chopper and continued on their original mission. Each thinking on what was going to happen next at the outpost at Rhoake Ruins, it wasn't called Ruins for nothing. After all it is a heavily guarded stronghold of the Locust Horde and they aren't just going to give it up without a hard and long fight. Draco knew this to well and he did what he did best he became the leader everyone needed to hear from in a justified speech, even the Major marveled at his encouraging words. And he showed his appreciation with the revving of his Lancer chainsaw bayonet. Saying "Lets give them hell fellas.''

Dominique L. Shannon

D- is for dominant, because when i play sports or games I always win.
O- is for orginal, I always come up with my style of doing things.
M- is for mentor, because I always give good good advice to peers.
I- is for intellegent, my work is always representive of a scientist.
N- is for negro, because i represent BLACK POWER!
I- is for innovative, I love building and putting things together.
Q- is for quilt, I am soft and comforting.
U- is for unique, I am one of a kind.
E- is for engineer, because that is my career choice.

L- is for loving, I do care for others in my life.
O- is for organized, I try to keep things neat that belongs to me.
R- is for respectful, I try to treat my elders and peers with respect.
E- is for energetic, because I am hyper about everything.
N- is for neat, I believe in being greeting towards others.
Z - is for zealot, people tend to follow me.
O- is for optomistic, I always stay positive.

S- is for smashing, I like to break things.
H- is for honorable, I try to play by the rules.
A- is for aggressive, I believe in putting a little anger into certain things.
N- is for nice, I am kind to myself and others.
N- is for nocturnal, I tend to sleep a lot through the day.
O- is for octogon, honor, loyalty, humility, labor, order, diligence, purity, faith, kind and helpful.
N- is for normal, I like sticking to the plain routes.

Mission to Rhoake Ruins: Part I

Draco was a man of his word and he never failed to keep them. He promised his brother that he would become a famed soldier and make their father proud. This he held to heart and he wouldn't let Kai down. So every mission he embarked on he completed and in phenomenal timing. He selected his squad very strongly. Each had a skill that he needed to rise through the ranks. Captain was an ideal position, but Draco felt that it wasn't bad to want a higher rank. His squad mates were consisted of his best friend since childhood King who was a built black male who had great driver and mapmaker, Rain a chestnut skin shaded brunette with amazing features and was a excellent hand-to-hand combatant and his little crush at one point during childhood, Lance a quiet caucasian male of about 5'11 with blond hair and a built in hood on his armor who was ironically a good sniper, and Josre a hispanic 5'6 athlete with analyzing skills that could save you life miles away. This was his squad, his comrades, and his friends.
Beta squad was called to command control for their new mission briefing. King was especially excited because he was told by a reliable source that his father was going to accompanying the squad on their mission. When they reached command the leader of the COG forces, Chairman Richard Prescott, was there to greet them. Draco was the first to be recognized by the Chairman saying that his progress has opened many possibilities to the survival of the human race. Draco sat there and simply nodded barely speaking a word to him. After meeting the team he asked them to follow him into the briefing room, where they were debriefed about their mission. He stated that this may possibly be the most risky mission thus far. The COG needed to abstract information from an old base that was overran by The Locust two years ago, they were to escort First Major Laurence Brown to the site so he could "acquire" the data. After that they are to destroy the base with a Light mass grenade so that the base could be destroyed and a major access point to the surface used by the Locust could be shut down. Thus taking away a stronghold from the Locust.
After briefing they headed outside to prep and board the King Raven, a COG helicopter and only air type transporter. When drawing near the KR they noticed someone with a bitter voice giving orders to the pilot and co-pilot, telling them where to place equipment and to start the roters and engine while awaiting Beta squad's arrival. He heard the loud, minor echo of the teams and turned around without hesitation. When looked upon their faces he quickly noticed his own son's face and cheered. Saying "I heard you and Beta have one hell of a mission streak. And for that I'm proud to have you and your squad escort me Rhoake Ruins. King simply smiled while blushing at his father's approval. Major Brown moved from cheerful to aggressive as he soon started to bark orders at the squad. And they savagely abide by everything they heard. After handling the procedure for the KR they sat of on their journey, hoping to bring their bodies back intact.

Highlights of War

Draco Yin, a COG soldier, is depressed by the death of his older brother Kai. D'Anthony Brown successfully convinces Draco that his brother's death wasn't his fault., and takes him to meet Chairman Turner. Who thens charge Draco with the responsibility of putting together a squad due to his upgrade to Captain rank. After having all his members, D'Anthony "King" Brown, Rain, Lance and Tom the group was named Beta Squad. The group was given their first mission to obtain the resonator, a device that will map The Hollow, the underground caverns which the Locust inhabit and later deploy the Lightmass Bomb, which will destroy the heart of the Locust forces. Fenix and his allies recover the device, but suffer multiple casualties in the process. Amidst the chaos, Draco leads the remaining soldiers through the ruins of Sera, to a mining facility, and finally into the planet’s depths.
Beta Squad succeeds in detonating the resonator, but only to shortly discover that the device failed to map the entire tunnel network. Fortunately, they discover a larger map of the network that originates from Draco Yin's old home, specifically his father’s laboratory. The group ventures to the Yin estate at North Barricade Academy, encountering heavy Locust resistance. After collecting the data, the group fights their way past Locust forces and boards a train carrying the Lightmass Bomb. Draco, Rain and King battle their way through the train, and kills Taras, the Locust general and leader of the Theron Guards, before finally uploading the data. Draco activates the bomb and he, Rain and King are rescued onto a waiting helicopter with help from Tom and Lance before the train plunges off a destroyed bridge and into the Imulsion below. Fully activated, the Lightmass Bomb launches into the Hollow, and eradicates the Locust tunnel networks.

A Brief Moment in Sera's History

With the COG army continuing to lose large numbers to Locust raids, the COG plan a counter-attack against the Locust by sending troops in Grindlifts deep below the surface to attack the home of the Locust, the Hollow. Though they suffer losses due to the leader of the Locust monks, Narrak, the human forces continue their plan. After their descent, Beta squad, consisting of Draco Yin, Aaron "King" Brown, Rain Tunamos, Jon Ray and Thomas "Tom" Kanes, later joined by Lance Coop , begun to search the Hollow and discovered that the Locust are taking prisoners, as they managed to save from imprisonment. Beta squad finds another imprisoned soildetr named Regenald "Reggie" Cheeke, who has suffered wounds inflicted by the Locust while they tortured him. Though Draco tries to arm Reggie for a fight, he instead commits suicide, the physical and emotional trauma too much for him to bear. Beta squad continues to search the Hollow and discovers that the Locust are using a giant Riftworm to eat away at the rock structures at the outskirts of Jacinto in hopes of sinking it. They try to evacuate, but are swallowed by the Riftworm. The squad manages to kill the worm from the inside, but Jon Ray is killed by parasites.
Beta squad manages to escape to the surface only to be given orders to investigate a nearby abandoned COG outpost where they encounter experimented creatures and learn of a back door entrance to the Hollow in the nearby Kadar Mountains. The team fights its way to the caverns in a Centaur tank and discovers that some Stranded have taken shelter near the entrance. Draco orders Tom and Lance to evacuate the Stranded while he, Rain and King search further. They find more prisoner cages and King convinces Draco to help him seek his sister. They manage to find her, but the Locust torture has left her too traumatized and unable to communicate, so King chooses to euthasize her. Draco, Rain and King continue their assault on Nexus, the Locust capital, and are soon joined by more COG forces from the surface, including Tom and Lance. Delta squad is able to break through the Locust queen's defenses. They then discovers that the Locust have messages from Drew Yin, Draco's father, that suggests an alternate way of ending the war, in case they can't take out the queen; to sink Jacinto in order to let water flood the Hollow and wipe out the Locust. They learn from the Locust queen herself that she is pursuing the same plan not only to wipe out the humans, but to also destroy Dark Locust that have been exposed to Imulsion, a legendary power source and are attempting to overthrow the queen. Draco realizes that humans must sink Jacinto first, before the Locust mobilize and escape to the surface.
Beta squad escapes the Hollow on a set of Reavers,after defeating Skorge and his Hydra, and then return to Jacinto where a mass evacuation is underway. The COG have decided that they can sink Jacinto using a Lightmass bomb and Delta squad is ordered to clear debris out of the way in the main sink hole, allowing a helicopter to safely transport the bomb into the caverns. Draco orders Tom and Lance to assist with the bomb, while he, Rain and King manage to kill a Brumak driver, hijack the Brumak, and use it to arrive at the Hollow and fulfill their objective. As the helicopters arrive, the Brumak, exposed to high levels of Imulsion, begins to mutate. As it changes, it attacks the helicopter transporting the bomb, which falls into the Imulsion. With the Lightmass bomb lost, Draco comes up with a plan that includes killing the lambent Brumak as a replacement for the bomb. He uses the Hammer of Dawn to kill the Brumak, which explodes, taking out the last supporting structures of Jacinto which sink it, flooding the Hollow with water, as the COG forces and civilians evacuate.

Okay! While i breath into and out of the phone i feel nothing but a headache. That sinking feeling you get when your mother past, when you have to be in a cast, or when your girl cheated on you. But I had niether one of these problems, yet it was just as painful. I lost my big sister. The saying "You never know what you had till is gone" must seem to like me. Twice it has became true in my stupid life. Once when it felt like it was time to just give up on her and now when I can't see my sister's face. I can't give her a hug, I can't smell her perfume, I can't look into her eyes, I can't hear her voice, and I can't taste her cheek. To see that my senses have been negated with her makes you think whats the point of living. Maybe my reason will come back soon enough i sure hope so. I'm very irritated that it took two days to tell me no matter who it was. If i was informed earlier maybe I could of been there to prevent it but no, now she is Louisa, Virginia with her Mom, Sister, and Younger Sister. But not her brother. The one person she is always real with, the person she can crack a joke on, the person she can cry on. All the while why still feeling like eternal siblings. Is this going to effect my school work, my relationship, my life. But these are all questions after the fact. After the fact i lodt my older sister. Who I will alwyas treasure the memories of all. I lOVE YOU MEGAN! And I Always Will.