Deomo & Aico: a bloody battle for my safety
I woke, nestled in a blanket and Maxell's trench coat. His scent embracing me. My dreams, once again were peaceful for the most part.
As I stirred in my half-wake, in rolled a nightmare. It gripped me. I could not move nor cry out. It was a battle. A terrible bloody dual. Intense. The clash of bade and pike and the streaks of occasional carbine laser. The battle ended soon. The impact hit me hard. I was dizzy for... minutes... 30 maybe? All was so... quiet. I was alone in the temple on mine and Maxell's room. Quiet. So very very quiet. Maxell had stepped out for a few last minute preparations before he gave himself in. And... I... I dammit... had vowed... promise them both... that I would not interfere.
DAMMIT! *sigh* I understand. He has to be arrested. If not, then we all suffer. Me. The Temple. Ebe. Ebe and Max's son. We will all be in danger. And if Deomo does not arrest him, then Deomo will be suspect and the cycle then includes him. Too many people depend on Deomo. His guild, and the people under his command.... me too. He holds a position of leadership. They need him there. I need him there. Maxell... has no one under his command as most operatives in his postion work alone or with one or two others. I pray my bond with Deomo will help him stay balanced and be the finest leader his unit has ever seen. I pray my bond with Maxell will keep him alive and strong, able to endure what he will inevitably face... untill I can get him out. I just wish I did not have this impending feeling of a terrible miscalculation was not there.
I need to find a way for the Empire to disregard Maxell's blood and consider him no longer a candidate for the new clones. I need to find a way to clear his name of the crimes the Empire thinks he commited. I need to arrange to get Max from their clutches. *sigh* I have to let him be arrested. But I do not have to let him remain so for very long!
A whispering rose in the temple. And then the urge to go outside. THEN... the sense his me. DEOMO!
*GASP*
It was not a dream or nightmare. It was... real.... Deomo. Deomo? I could feel him along our tai'hsan bond... *pain... terrible physical pain... sacrifice* Deomo? Lost? Lost the fight? Against Aico? The best warrior I know!!?? Oh gods... DEOMO! *grrrr....* ~Aico~
I found Deomo. On the steps of the temple. Clinging to the strength in me along our bond... clinging desperately for life. Broken and bleeding... almost dead... he lay there. Oh gods! I pulled him inside and scrambles for the emergency med kit. Max was too far away and Kim was out ill. There was just me and my minimal first aid. No other doctors on my list... at least none that would understand my wanting to help the man I had previously hired them to eliminate. Just me as his blood pooled on the temple floor. I called in pips, my medbot, to monitor his life signs. I focused on trying to stop the bleeding, dealing with the most life-threatening wounds. *focus... i must stay focused*
Dammit. The bleeding! He was completely unconscious. I was not sure what I was doing. And dammit Deomo is a big man... I can't carry him all the way to a hospital. ... ... ... wait! i have good tech equipment in my field base camp! I dashed outside and set it up and called pips into it. Then I dashed back and carefully dragged Deomo across the landbridge over the stream outside into the fieldbase camp... just a few meters from the front door of the temple. I set him carefully near the warmth of the fire and continued to treat his wounds, now with access to better equipment and sutures and monitors. I was able to scan the depth of the wounds and suture internally somewhat. It was not pretty, and I wished for help. I kept speaking soothingly and calmly to Deomo. Sending strength and encouragement along our bond. I can do this. I must *MUST* do this. Hold on Deo. *you must*
Oh gods he was such a mess. Just as I thought I dealt with one set of wounds and moved some of his clothing to clean blood away, more blood slipped. Oh gods. I need help. As I filled a basin with water and gathered more clean cloths, I received an email. *hopeful* I opened it quickly.
*Aico... Grrrrr*
It was from Aico. Saying that eomo did this for me. Sacrificed himself for me. Will die bleeding on the temple stairs for me. That deomo's sacrifice takes me off Aico's list. *pained* Oh Deo. Oh gods Deomo... I dropped the datapad. Deomo was NOT going to die. This... gods... was really beyond my skill. He began to shiver and twitch, shock settling into his sytem. Dammit. I grabbed a bunch blankets and wrapped him. I checked that he could breathe easily and held him close to me while I continues to stitch another wound. I am glad he was unable to feel what I did to him. It is kinda embarrassing, but at least it will heal. When he stirred, I gently pressed my cheek to his and purred softly to soothe him. He reached along the bond, holding me tight through it. He tried to speak but soon drifted into unconsciousness again. I dared not think of losing him for fear he would sense it along the bond and then be lost. But my healing skills... I shifted the blanket and washed another wound to discover it as bad as the others.
I almost despaired then Maxell came on my comm. MAXELL!! Thank gods. Even knowing that the arrest would likely happen and fully expecting Maxell to... not come.... I took a chance and aksed him to help. Explained that Aico took out Deomo... brutally. *pained* Maxell will give himself up after healing Deomo for sure. He came. He said nothing of my poor med skills just fixed them silently and healed the rest. I cradled Deomo in my arms while Maxell worked. Deomo stirred again. He was healed, physically, but stilled drained and easily disoriented. Maxell called in a favor of a friend, and entertainer to ease our minds. Deomo, in broken exhausted speech, told us how Aico defeated him... that he did it for me... to keep Aico away from me for good. ANd was currently pissed at the "cheating" Aico used in the dual and vowed to fight him again. To my shock... *and I mean SHOCK* Maxell vowed to assist! *ASSIST!!!???* Max... Deomo...??? Hunt a man? TOGETHER!!!??? I am sure I dreamed it. I must have!
Helen, the entertainer came out to the temple and danced for us in the ritual room. Maxell... went downstairs. He... wanted to talk to someone ... privately. On his comm I guess. Or... just wanted to mentally prepare himself... *pain* for the inevitable. Deomo and I just sat and watched. I leaned my head on his shoulder and absorbed the moment of peace. We took the time... to just sit and watch... and relax. But it could not last forever. *sad*
As I stirred in my half-wake, in rolled a nightmare. It gripped me. I could not move nor cry out. It was a battle. A terrible bloody dual. Intense. The clash of bade and pike and the streaks of occasional carbine laser. The battle ended soon. The impact hit me hard. I was dizzy for... minutes... 30 maybe? All was so... quiet. I was alone in the temple on mine and Maxell's room. Quiet. So very very quiet. Maxell had stepped out for a few last minute preparations before he gave himself in. And... I... I dammit... had vowed... promise them both... that I would not interfere.
DAMMIT! *sigh* I understand. He has to be arrested. If not, then we all suffer. Me. The Temple. Ebe. Ebe and Max's son. We will all be in danger. And if Deomo does not arrest him, then Deomo will be suspect and the cycle then includes him. Too many people depend on Deomo. His guild, and the people under his command.... me too. He holds a position of leadership. They need him there. I need him there. Maxell... has no one under his command as most operatives in his postion work alone or with one or two others. I pray my bond with Deomo will help him stay balanced and be the finest leader his unit has ever seen. I pray my bond with Maxell will keep him alive and strong, able to endure what he will inevitably face... untill I can get him out. I just wish I did not have this impending feeling of a terrible miscalculation was not there.
I need to find a way for the Empire to disregard Maxell's blood and consider him no longer a candidate for the new clones. I need to find a way to clear his name of the crimes the Empire thinks he commited. I need to arrange to get Max from their clutches. *sigh* I have to let him be arrested. But I do not have to let him remain so for very long!
A whispering rose in the temple. And then the urge to go outside. THEN... the sense his me. DEOMO!
*GASP*
It was not a dream or nightmare. It was... real.... Deomo. Deomo? I could feel him along our tai'hsan bond... *pain... terrible physical pain... sacrifice* Deomo? Lost? Lost the fight? Against Aico? The best warrior I know!!?? Oh gods... DEOMO! *grrrr....* ~Aico~
I found Deomo. On the steps of the temple. Clinging to the strength in me along our bond... clinging desperately for life. Broken and bleeding... almost dead... he lay there. Oh gods! I pulled him inside and scrambles for the emergency med kit. Max was too far away and Kim was out ill. There was just me and my minimal first aid. No other doctors on my list... at least none that would understand my wanting to help the man I had previously hired them to eliminate. Just me as his blood pooled on the temple floor. I called in pips, my medbot, to monitor his life signs. I focused on trying to stop the bleeding, dealing with the most life-threatening wounds. *focus... i must stay focused*
Dammit. The bleeding! He was completely unconscious. I was not sure what I was doing. And dammit Deomo is a big man... I can't carry him all the way to a hospital. ... ... ... wait! i have good tech equipment in my field base camp! I dashed outside and set it up and called pips into it. Then I dashed back and carefully dragged Deomo across the landbridge over the stream outside into the fieldbase camp... just a few meters from the front door of the temple. I set him carefully near the warmth of the fire and continued to treat his wounds, now with access to better equipment and sutures and monitors. I was able to scan the depth of the wounds and suture internally somewhat. It was not pretty, and I wished for help. I kept speaking soothingly and calmly to Deomo. Sending strength and encouragement along our bond. I can do this. I must *MUST* do this. Hold on Deo. *you must*
Oh gods he was such a mess. Just as I thought I dealt with one set of wounds and moved some of his clothing to clean blood away, more blood slipped. Oh gods. I need help. As I filled a basin with water and gathered more clean cloths, I received an email. *hopeful* I opened it quickly.
*Aico... Grrrrr*
It was from Aico. Saying that eomo did this for me. Sacrificed himself for me. Will die bleeding on the temple stairs for me. That deomo's sacrifice takes me off Aico's list. *pained* Oh Deo. Oh gods Deomo... I dropped the datapad. Deomo was NOT going to die. This... gods... was really beyond my skill. He began to shiver and twitch, shock settling into his sytem. Dammit. I grabbed a bunch blankets and wrapped him. I checked that he could breathe easily and held him close to me while I continues to stitch another wound. I am glad he was unable to feel what I did to him. It is kinda embarrassing, but at least it will heal. When he stirred, I gently pressed my cheek to his and purred softly to soothe him. He reached along the bond, holding me tight through it. He tried to speak but soon drifted into unconsciousness again. I dared not think of losing him for fear he would sense it along the bond and then be lost. But my healing skills... I shifted the blanket and washed another wound to discover it as bad as the others.
I almost despaired then Maxell came on my comm. MAXELL!! Thank gods. Even knowing that the arrest would likely happen and fully expecting Maxell to... not come.... I took a chance and aksed him to help. Explained that Aico took out Deomo... brutally. *pained* Maxell will give himself up after healing Deomo for sure. He came. He said nothing of my poor med skills just fixed them silently and healed the rest. I cradled Deomo in my arms while Maxell worked. Deomo stirred again. He was healed, physically, but stilled drained and easily disoriented. Maxell called in a favor of a friend, and entertainer to ease our minds. Deomo, in broken exhausted speech, told us how Aico defeated him... that he did it for me... to keep Aico away from me for good. ANd was currently pissed at the "cheating" Aico used in the dual and vowed to fight him again. To my shock... *and I mean SHOCK* Maxell vowed to assist! *ASSIST!!!???* Max... Deomo...??? Hunt a man? TOGETHER!!!??? I am sure I dreamed it. I must have!
Helen, the entertainer came out to the temple and danced for us in the ritual room. Maxell... went downstairs. He... wanted to talk to someone ... privately. On his comm I guess. Or... just wanted to mentally prepare himself... *pain* for the inevitable. Deomo and I just sat and watched. I leaned my head on his shoulder and absorbed the moment of peace. We took the time... to just sit and watch... and relax. But it could not last forever. *sad*
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