(this was going to be part 2 of ch 17, but it was too long for one post. Also if you would like to be added to the notification list, please ask.) "When I am done healing, I WILL finish you off...." Hunter said with what was obviously supposed to be a threatening voice, but Maluki giggled and said "I love it when other males finish me off. I can't wait." Verbatim didn't know which was worse, being in the presence of a murderous corrupted with a insatiable bloodlust, or being rescued by a flamboyantly gay dragon in a forest of porches. Nevertheless, he was thankful to be alive. Mr. Psychologist came running through into the opening, followed by Camcamm to Verbatim's surprise. "Verbatim," he said, "Are you all right?" "Yeah, this dragon saved me." Verbatim said with chagrin. "Camcamm, where did you come from?" he asked. "Back there." She said rather simply. "I ran into her while I was chasing you and Hunter." Mr. Psychologist explained, "I didn't have time to tell her the danger she would be in if she followed me. Camcamm, I am sorry. But now that you are here, you mustn't run or Hunter will kill you." "`kay." she said. "Really?" Verbatim said, "You just accept danger like that Camcamm?" "Yeah." Camcamm said. "What makes you think not running will save you? I'll slay you while you cower with fear and beg me not to kill you." Hunter sneered, as his arm was regenerating. "Then we won't beg you not to kill us." Mr. Psychologist said rather calmly. Meanwhile Verbatim felt ashamed of himself for not listening to Mr. Psychologist's advice earlier. He had no idea he was such a coward at heart. "I ran like a little bitch." he said. "`kay." Camcamm said. "You shouldn't feel bad Verbatim, any normal person would have let their fear get to them." Mr. Psychologist consoled. "Ok" Verbatim said. "Heyyyyyy guys, this is fun and all, but I am looking for my husband." Maluki said while hanging upside down from a railing of one of the porches nearby. "His iotic twining is connected to you, which means you've been around him long enough to know where he is." "What the hell is that?" Verbatim asked, "And what the hell are you and why would we know your husban...wait...Vien?!? Oh god..you are..." "Maluki Quintonm, husband of Vien Quintomn. It's nice that we finally meet face to snout Verbatim. I wish I had a camera to capture the look on your face. But then again, the world is ending, soon I will have nobody to show your hilarious mug." Maluki did a twirl and landed on his feet. "Iotic twining is too complicated to explain, your tiny little brains couldn't even begin to comprehend it. It's just a sixth sense my species has." "Then why the HELL would you tell us about it?" Verbatim spat, rather annoyed that a gay dragon was patronizing him. "Just to drive you crazy." Maluki giggled. "Your....husband, was with us and two others in a sanghieli spaceship. Something hit it and the engines failed. Vien put both Verbatim and I in an escape pod. I do not know if he made it to another escape pod." Mr. Psychologist explained. Maluki sighed, "Well, he isn't dead or I would know. This is rather irritating, that means I'll have to pick up his trail again." As Maluki finished, Hunter's arm had finished regenerating. He leaped up into the air with incredible speed and disappeared among the porches. "You should all run now...Go on, I'll count to 10..." his voice seemed to be coming from everywhere. "1..2..." Hunter began to count. Verbatim was determined not to run this time, his legs quivered a little bit and he closed his eyes. "3...4...5..." he was sure he was probably going to die, that Mr. Psychologist was wrong. But he did not want to die a coward. Especially not in front of Camcamm. "Wait, Camcamm?" he thought. "6...7..." he opened his eyes again and looked at her, Verbatim never realized how beautiful Camcamm was. At that moment, his body stopped trembling. He opened his mouth and said "Camcamm, you are gorgeous." She raised her eyebrows and said "`kay." 8....9..." This was it, he was about to die with the rest of them. "9 and a half.....9 and 3 quarters..10!!!!" Verbatim braced himself for death, but Hunter said "Oh come on, this is bullshit! Run! I'm going to kill you!" [url=http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post?id=64127263&path=1](next part)[/url]