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Chapter 16:

"Oh my god, that's the command centre!"

Sam starts panicking too, and calls Captain Rodgers. The sky is dark red and black with clouds of smoke.

"Captain, what happened? Why is Command on fire? An attack? How? No, it can't of been him, he's been at the hospital having an examination by Doctor Fredrick! Look, I'll meet you at the Eastern Defence Centre, okay? See you there"

"How did this happen?"

"A bomb went off, but the person who detonated it did it manually, meaning they're dead. We have to get to the Defence Centre, and fast"

We ran for what seemed like an hour, but was really 15 minutes. We reach the building, leaving me very tired. I haven't ran like that in a long time. We get inside and meet with the Captain.

"We've received information from the prison that several insurrectionists broke out, and disabled the communications system on the way out, preventing us from being warned. Looks like this attack had been planned overtime"

"Why am I thinking that you should have taken up the General's idea of killing the insurrectionists so we didn't have to deal with them in the future?"

"He called me when the bomb blew up. I'm going to need you and any of your friends or family you may have in the area to go to a single area, as the streets aren't safe right now"

"Well no shit, Sherlock. Come on Voro, lets go find David. He should be booked into a hotel near here"

On the way to the hotel, Sam calls David to warn him that we're visiting him. I still have a tiny question on my mind...

"Is Sherlock his first name?"

"-What?"

"Captain Rodgers, is his first name Sherlock?"

"No! Saying 'no shit sherlock' is another way of saying there was no need to point out the obvious"

"Interesting"

We reach the hotel to find David waiting at the door, packed and ready to go.

"Your place?"

"Yeah. We have to hurry before the streets get even more crowded"

"No shit, Ms. Sherlock"

Is it just me, or did I just have Deja Voo?

We run as fast as we can, each of us carrying one of David's bags. What does he pack in these that makes them so heavy?

Around the corner, down 12 blocks, around the right, and into the UNSC Employee Apartment Block. We get to Sam's house, then lock the doors, sighing in relief as we do so. Although there was no danger out for us, its still nice to be safe.

"And now we have the problem of who's sleeping where. Any ideas?"

"Well you two lovebirds could sleep in your room, While I turn the living room into my room"

"First of all, 'lovebirds'? Where the fuck did you get that idea? And second of all, You can sleep on the couch"

"The way you look at Voro some of the time, make that most of the time. It's like you're dreaming of him whenever no-one else is looking"

I remember Sam looking at me when I wasn't looking, then quickly turning away when I spot her doing so. Does she have feelings for me? Am I really that attractive to a human?

"Oh, bullshit. Like, look at him, he's an alien. Who would fall in love with an alien?" Sam says, blushing a little.

She embarrassed, I think David may have a point. But what do I do if he's right? I mean, she's pretty, really good looking even- No, stop. Just stop. No thinking about it, no making it worse...

"Well if I have the couch, then where is Voro going to sleep? He can sleep on the floor, right?"

"Not so much any-more, as he cannot sleep if he does. He sleeps on the couch, now"

"Then why don't I sleep in your room, since you don't want him in there?"

"Look, just sleep on the couch, Mr. Touchy touchy. We'll discuss this further after dinner"

Dinner didn't take long to make, as its a simple recipe and there are three of us cooking it. Maccaroni and Cheese, as it's called. It tastes pretty good, but is a bit hard to eat. I go to take a spoonful, but all the pasta keeps falling off, and the cheese sauce is very hot, so I burnt the end of my lower left lip.

It's still really hard to see outside with all the smoke, but I can now see the fires in the tower. It burns rather brightly, brighter than most fires I've seen. What did they use, magnesium? It doesn't matter though, as they blew up a building which keeps people safe at night. And day. And whenever someone tries to invade, which was proven pointless during the Great Schism.

After dinner, we discussed a tiny bit further on the bedding problem. David is sleeping in the living room, with Sam and I in her room. Or bed, as she told me. She know's I'm not an animal, so she understands why I don't sleep well on the floor. David said he knew she'd do that. I wonder if he's right about her. After all he has known her for most of his life, I've only known her for a week.

It's bedtime, and we go to Sam's room. She climbs underneath the covers. "You can sleep underneath the covers if you want, just wear you clothing, please"