All Good Things...

Posted on Friday September 28th, 2018 @ 9:11am by Captain Sumire "Remi" Rembrant & Lieutenant Commander Jack Pine & Lieutenant Seraphina Cerulius

2,966 words; about a 15 minute read

Mission: Season 2; Mission 2: It's Only Fun Until Someone Gets Hurt
Location: City-Ship; Residential Section
Timeline: October 19th 4566; Morning

Remi had been worried about Sera since she got the rather abrupt text message basically stating that they would no longer be able to be together. On top of that when she went to her after the whole Kyle incident she didn’t seem like herself and this worried her considerably. She didn’t know how to approach her at all but wanted to fix her and give her at least part of her old life back even if it was kind of the final gift Remi could give her. She had a pretty poorly laid out plan and entered her sister’s room connecting into her computer with her VX using it to contact Jack and ask him to come to her house. Since the two lived together it would be easy for Remi to stop Jack. She wanted to confront him about Sera to see if he could help and because since he and Ari were close she thought she could trust him. She sends the message and waits in the living room.
She’s in her pink short sleeve shirt and jean shorts along with her sandals. She hid while waiting for him to appear.


Jack didn't take long to arrive by motorcycle, but he didn't do it with the usual vigor the soldier commonly displayed. He came up to the door and knocked, sending a VX ping to alert he had arrived. He looked tired, lacking his usual youthful energy, his hair and eyes back to like they were before. He wore his usual black jeans, white t-shirt, boots, and black leather jacket. (edited)


She had the AI open the door and let him in escorting him to the living room.
She came out from the corner but the sight of him from what she had seen before brought concerned her face. She had initially asked him here for her own concerns but the way he looked just... it stopped her in her tracks. She felt guilty for Summoning him here under false pretenses. She just stands there speechless trying to find words to express her thought process and basically tossing her plan out the window.


Jack heard the foot steps from the corner, and not seeing Ari, he had a decent idea of what was going on. "Let me guess, Ari didn't call me. So question, what do you want?", he asked rather to the point. (edited)


She frowned and did a curtsy. “ I apologize... I did this with the best intentions- I didn’t expect-... I...” she paused. “Sera... May have broken up with me but that doesn’t mean I don’t care about her! She’s taking tailspin for the worst and...” she looked more and more discombobulated as she spoke almost frantic and most definitely losing her composure. “ she was hurt and she think she lost her son... I ...” she shakes her head repeatedly and then starts to pace. “ I hurt you now to like I hurt everyone else... Forget I called you... I wanted help but... now I feel even worse... and now I feel I just damaged... Ari’s-“ an intense sadness seems to fill the girl up as her pacing increases in speed intensifying greatly almost as if she’s doing it to hold back a massive spill of emotions.


"Woah woah woah, slow down. My pain isn't your doing. Now what's this about Sera and losing Kyle? I haven't seen any of you guys since you guys returned to the providence. Did something happen?"


“He died... I got sniped and almost died... but he attacked Sera... I guess the remorse of all his past and then doing this just finally sent him over the edge… And like I said... Sera broke up with me... I always lose everybody... someday I suspect I will lose Aidan and Flennel too... just like I am tearing you away from Ari because I’m an idiot... I- ——— mmm—- ca- I do—- I... “ she mumbles it herself apparently getting angry with herself “ is there anything I can do to make your pain go away?”




"Well seems I'm not the only one losing people then. I've lost people all my life, each one a scar I carry. So I know how that goes. Isabelle left me a couple days ago and took the infant twins. Not alone there.", He said rubbing the back of his neck. He was rather calm about it, but it was clear there was much more going on in his head, he was just good at hiding it.

"Deep breathes. If you want to help Sera, then let's go help Sera. Right now, you and me. Let's go." (edited)


She stared at him and she finally stops pacing then cries. Actually more crying for him then herself… She couldn’t imagine what that would be like… She lost people that were close to her but losing everyone that was close to her she literally believed it would end her and him being at that stage; then having her do this. She couldn’t help but cry for him.


Shit now he felt bad, he shouldn't have dumped that on this girl. He offered her the bike helmet. "Do not weep for me, for I bare my burdens with care. A life worth lived is not without its own sorrows....Now, your going to need this. Come on, let's go help a fallen angel."


“... you’re being too nice to me... I lied to everyone about who I really am...” she shook her head again as the AI game her A handkerchief which she used to deposit her tears onto. She then put on the helmet following him to the bike. “ everyone is so fucking nice to me yet I...” she sighed “I shouldn’t have pushed Kessler away...” she mumbled getting on his bike.



"Kessler has his own problems. I knew that the day I recruited him, and offered him a new body. I can't imagine losing a sister like that. I gave him the AI, letting him have something to believe changed fate. But he knows that's not her. That's a struggle only he can come to terms with. Same for my other soldiers. I took in the lost and lonely, gave them the dream of a home and future to fight for. All having lost everything in some way, or another. Home doesn't have the same meaning to everyone.", He said as he lead her out to the bike.

"Learning to fight for everything you hold close is a hard learned lesson. One that I was taught early. I've been a soldier since the age of 16, and every time I pick up a gun, I do so to protect those things."

He hopped on the bike and triggered the engine to power up, the vehicle humming to life. He waited for Remi to get on and secure.


She got on the bike putting her arms around him to hold on. Her chest was small enough that it didn’t really matter that she was pressed against him. “ i’m with people from more than just sex… After all there’s more to being someone’s significant other than just being in bed with them... like what you just described… When you truly care for someone anything that happens to them… It literally changes you... everybody has skeletons and it’s just a part of life but when you truly lose someone you’ve been close to... it’s... well you know that pain all too well. I don’t need to explain that to you.” She sat there Trying to think but not doing a very good job at it.


"I'm well aware of that. All to well. I reach out to everyone I can, help everyone I have the power to help. And even if I can't, I will try my damndest to.", Jack said as he drove, using the minimap on his HUD in his eyes to get directions to Sera's apartment.

Remi continues to hold onto him listening to what he saying but not responding because she so lost in her self right now that she couldn’t formulate a proper response anyway.


He pulled the bike up the curve smoothly, before turning the engine off and hopping off after Remi did. He looked up until he saw the waypoint for the apartment. "Third floor, room 5B.", Jack said before heading inside.

 “ I can do that to you now… Your Supertek isn’t as good as our Supertek...” she sticks out her tongue at him in a comedic manner attempting to at least somewhat cool down the situation a little bit even if it didn’t help her much it still took her mind off of her situation for at least a brief second. she appears on the third floor before he arrives there and then she just turned to him and puts her hands on her hips smirking childishly saying “ i’m faster than you are...” At this point she definitely was acting younger than she actually was… Here she did not seem 26; she seemed more like the 18-year-old high school girl that she was using as an alias.


"You realize it's the same tech right? All the implants were replaced with VXs. Was a bitch because it left me blind for an hour.", He said as they went up to the third floor.

As she did her childish display he only chuckled, "You remind me of my daughter. Cut an old soldier some slack."

His expression turned more focused as he actually looked at the door. He knocked, "Sera, it's Jack, mind if I come in?".......there was no answer. He shrugged and hacked the lock, causing the door to swing open lazily. 

"Ladies first.", He said gesturing in. (edited)


“ I thought you guys still had your old stuff…” she then after they arrived at the door smirked at him then he said that she sounded like his daughter “ I was only being fun or do you like the super depressed me... i’ve been told it’s not attractive... I only wish that everyone wouldn’t leave me. People don’t always get what they want though...” she then just let him do his thing and once he opened the door she nodded and is standard protocol she stacked up on the door and entered drawing her side arm from a hip holster that apparently was somehow cloaked. She knew that it would be safe but training took over after certain point. Once she verified the area was clear she put her gun away.
(and of course her training takes over now she doesn’t exactly want to get shot in the chest again)


"Its all in storage. And I like it when people are themselves around me."

He shook his head as she cleared before just walking in and looking around. Seraphina was no where to be seen in the living room. That left the bathroom and bedroom.

The bedroom door was open, but was quiet. The bathroom door was closed, but also quiet. "Sera...you here?"


Remi turned on infrared mode on her VX. She scanned the area for heat signatures. She also sent a text to Jack “ come on getting sniped through the heart will do that... would you rather I not be paranoid and get shot again... even if you aren’t with me you can’t deny that a hot ass girl like me losing my life would be super waste of time. :3 also whats in storage?” When they were actually searching rooms though she seemed super serious and it seemed like she had thought the worst. She was genuinely concerned for her ex-lovers safety and well-being.


"All the old gear is in storage. And anyone dying is a waste of time. Death does not show favor to the pretty.", He said idly. Quickly peeking into the bedroom it was a mess, but empty. That left the bathroom. He knocked on the door, "Sera, it's Jack. Came to check on ya. Can I open the door?" There at first was nothing, then the faint sound of movement.

"Coming in."


Remi just waited at the door concern but also sadness visible in her face. She was still not over her especially with how abruptly things were ended. She just waited and hoped for good news.


Jack opened the door and let it swing open, Sera lay in the tub. Fine, but just laying there curled up, a necklace gripped in her hand.

"She's in the tub. Just curled up there, but she's fine.", He said waving Remi over before stepping over to kneel next to the tub.

"Hey.....you know it worries me when your quiet. How about we get you out of that tub, you look cold.", He said surprisingly gentle as he tried to coax her into talking to him.
Sera shifted to a sitting position with her legs tucked to her chest, "Why are you here?", She asked softly.


Remi just stands outside the door still. The worry changed to expressionlessness. She didn’t say anything or move. (edited)


"Because someone told me a friend was in pain. I came to help that friend. Come on, let's get you out of that tub."

Sera just looked at him, "Kyle is dead. What's the point? You'll probably just die too.", She said numb.

Jack sighed, "I'm not going anywhere. You know me, take a lick and keep on ticking. Not even Lazarus could kill me."

"No one is safe around me. Everyone is dead again. I have no family, again."

Jack looked at her sympathetically. He stood up and picked her up in a princess carry, "You've got me. I may not be family, but I will not leave you to sink in despair."

He would carry her out of the bathroom before placing her gently on the couch. She was cold from the tub so he gave her his jacket.


Remi heard her speak and memories came to her their time together albeit brief it had an effect on her. She shook and it could be seen that she was going through a long list of emotions. “ your son is not dead. You had me but then you spit in my face and break up with me over text message... But I’m just a useless promiscuous whore...” she rolled her eyes. “ i’m thinking everyone is going to die around you it’s just an excuse to be alone... also you have family... I seem to keep telling people that though and they just spit in my face!!!” She said all this once she was moved out of the bathroom and Jack’s coat was given to her. Remi leaves the room to vent her anger into using the skills Yuki taught her and begin to clean the apartment with her limited domestic skills in a furious manner.


Sera only curled up tighter as she heard the anger, but froze as she heard Kyle was alive. She began to ball all over again.

Jack had given a disapproving look at the counterproductive behavior until Remi had left. "See, hear that, Kyle is alive and well. Now don't cry, otherwise you're going to get me crying too. I need you to be calm, things are better."

Jack moved to a sitting position next to her on the couch, and putting a comforting arm around her.

"It doesn't matter, He hates me. He punched me in the throat when I tried to tell him I still loved him....b-but He called me a abomination and a whore. A failure of a mother. Maybe he's right."

"No no no. He was not right. He was alone and scared, and you took him in when no one else did. Something changed Kyle, something that turned him to say those things. We can still save him, He can still be helped.", Jack said reassuringly. He gave her a hug as he let her lean on him. Her crying settling down after a few.


Remi just continued to clean saying nothing else.


"I just want my son back, to be a family again. I want to help him.", Sera said as she tried to pull herself together, "I want to go home."

"We all did, but this is home now. We'll help Kyle, we'll make this a better home then the last. Then you, and your son, and his children can grow up and be a family. In peace, no empires, no more purges, no more desert. This place can be what we've been looking for all along.", Jack said trying to sound enhtusiastic, "But I need you to be strong, and steady. We all have to work to get there. One step at a time."

"Okay."


Remi finished cleaning the front area then just stood in the middle of the room. There were countless emotions running through her right now but she locked them all inside.


"Are you gonna be okay by yourself? Can I get you something like a blanket.", Jack asked.

"Yeah. And please.", the angel said quietly.

Jack quickly grabbed a blanket from the bedroom before coming back and wrapping it around her. With his jacket back and another hug, He was satisfied she would be okay. "I'll stop by everyday to come check on you and see if you need anything."

"Thank you."

Jack nodded before stepping out the door. He waited for Remi to exit, before closing the door.

 

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