He wakes in red. The blood on his hands drips to the floor as he looks around him. There's blood splashes on the walls and a trail leading out of the room. He stares at the spot on the floor from which he woke afraid to follow the trail, the fear in his heart growing due to the amount of blood there.
"Sendi?"He says.
No reply. The breath in his lungs shortens as he turns to the door.
"oh my darkness. what have we done?"
Sirius blinks forcefully. Was that just a voice in his head? He stares at the walls hoping it was an invasive System or flybot in the room. But no flybots or Sytems could get into the Zone he lives in, not one that sounds like that. Too distant for him.
"what have we done? what have we done? what have we done? what--"
"Shut up!"
Then he hears it. It's faint but it's her. He races past the door slipping on the blood heading towards her. Closest to the crib, she breaks into a scream followed by crying. Sirius picks her up, staining her clothes and her face when he cups her small face. She doesn't quiet down but that's what makes him smile. His daughter can cry, she can wail and her skin is still warm as he holds her face. She's alive.
"wake up."
Sirius wakes on the floor, the lad Tanji standing over him. He seems distressed and as he looks around, Sirius notices the whole squad is there all eyeing him. Save for Jonah.
"Where's Jonah?" He says rising, refusing Tanji's hand.
Just then he sees the lad on his System. Alish lets him in. Sirius heads right for him grabbing him by the scruff of the neck but can't seem to lift him even an inch.
"Where have you been!"
"Whoa chief! Cool it yeah, the boy's been around for a while,"
"Silence Tanji! I strictly told everyone to be around within the time frame set for them. Boy your time was a week, it's been more than that," Sirius says.
Jonah looks terrified but he doesn't speak. Alish walks to them and holds the captain's shoulder.
"Sirius, it's been a week so far. He's on time." She says.
He shrugs off her hand. "Don't touch me witch,"
Jonah somehow finds the courage to wrest Sirius' hand from his neck squeezing it hard. For a long minute he glares at Sirius his right eye turning awfully blue wholly and the air around them getting warmer.
"Jonah, calm down,"
It's Alish once more. With those words the boy lets his hand go taking two steps back.
"Listen man, I did what you asked yeah. I been done followed the gam you set me on and I know they're having a party to celebrate something on the Seventh Zone!" Jonah says.
Sirius looks around at his team. Quite the development he thinks.
"Well then gams and gasses, get ready to go to a party. Soon we move on to phase two, we make our name known."