[b][i]Old Habits Never Die[/i][/b] [b]This was it. This was the End. Phantom was surrounded by Dread, some alive, but most were dead. That would change soon enough, as more dropped from the sky He had been fighting for hours, watched and heard as the people he had fought with, comrades, friends even, fled or died[/b] Damn you. [b]His own body was in ragged shape, panels torn completely off, his HUD flickering off and on, giving uniintelligible data outputs[/b] Dammit... Python? [b]He was receiving Comms chatter from Python, and could hear the General speaking, when a readout from his reactor read it was being breached[/b] No... No.... [b]Taking a small device from his side, he tapped it, opening a small Warp, and he dived through it, right before the planet detonated. On the other side, Phantom found himself inside the Command Hub of the Axion Cruiser, having long laid dormant since his first death[/b] Hrrghh...... [b]He stumbled down the halls of the Cruiser, moving past old memories: The War Room, with the Exalin Crew picture still displayed inside, the Control Hub, the Quarters.....[/b] Looks like the end of the line, Eh guys? [b]He entered the MedBay, systems awakening as they connected to his Genesis Systems[/b] [i]Warning, Critical Damage Detected[/i] I know..... [b]He stepped up to a Bacta-Tank[/b] Activate Fail-Safe...... Alpha-02-394-A21 [b]He removed his helmet, placing it on a nearby table[/b] [i]Confirm Activation of Genesis Cryo-Stasis?[/i] Yes. [b]He steps inside the Bacta-Tank, the pod sealing shut[/b] [i]Activating Permanent Bacta-Cycle[/i] [b]As his vision faded, August thought back to all he had experienced during his life.... all his accomplishments.... and failures... He smirked, finally shutting them [/b] Heh. [b]The lights in the MedBay flickered off, while the Axion Cruiser itself drifted through space, as cold and empty as the heart of its sole occupant [/b]