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So will we get real Chaos?

 

Um... You WANT the Warframe universe overrun by Daemons and traitor Space Marines?

 

*A dark colored Mesa warframe steps out of the shadows, her hands on her pistols*

 

The Inquisition would like to talk to you...

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Noooo.... I would like to see a head to head fight with a Nemesis Dreadknight and a Bloodthirster.

 

Um... wouldn't be much of a battle, considering that the Dreadknights were BUILT to fight daemons.

 

But... the story is not -quite- done yet.

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Memories

 

"Jane?" Two's voice was quiet as she stepped up to where the Mesa still knelt, sobbing. "I am sorry." She wasn't glowing anymore. Whatever had been done to her had died with Horus.

 

"Not... Not your fault, Two..." Jane said weakly. "I just... I heard the voice and I hoped. I survived the destruction of the machine, I guess it stood to reason he did too, but... if he forgot..."

 

"I am sorry." Two laid her hand on Jane's shoulder and Jane covered it with her own.

 

"I will stay here." Jane said softly. "This place must be warded now. I... need some time."

 

"You are not alone." Two said fiercely as she knelt to hug Jane. "Now or ever. Sister to Sister, yours in life and death!"

 

"Two..." Jane protested, but a cough from nearby had her looking up. Karl looked like hell, his warframe rent and torn, but he moved easily to stand nearby. "Tenno Karl... I..."

 

"Two is right, Jane." Karl said quietly. "You are not alone. Brother to Sister, yours in life and death."

 

"I... never wanted to be a warrior." Jane said, staring down at herself. "This... I was always a good shot, but... Not this. I never wanted this."

 

"We all seek our own ways, Tenno Jane." Karl said quietly as he looked around. The Limbo warframe lay where it had fallen. "We will not dictate to you, but we will also not leave you to suffer alone. What do we do with this?" He jerked his head at the fallen Limbo.

 

"Burn it." Jane said quietly. "As hot as you can make it. A Nova warframe would be best."

 

"I know of a few sisters who bear Nova frames." Karl said with a sigh. "I will have one come by."

 

"No need." All eyes turned to where a pair of Prime warframes strode out of a cross street. An Ember Prime and a... Nova Prime. Jasmina sounded sour. "You might have left us something to do."

 

"Lilly?" Two asked the Royal Guardswoman who nodded and raised her hands. The Limbo warframe was suddenly lined with pinkish light. "Jane?"

 

"Right." Jane rose and drew her pistol again. She fired a single careful shot and the remnants of the Limbo vanished in a tiny explosion. Such a puny end to such a horrific ordeal. "I... have to stay here. Ward this place."

 

"Not alone." The words came from Karl, Two and Lilly. Jasmina just nodded.

 

"You are going to insist." Jane said stoically. Everyone nodded and she sighed. "Fine. I won't be stupid. I... have been alone too long as it is. Violet and Alicia need help though."

 

"So do you." Sister Abigail said quietly. "We have set scanners. You have time, Jane Talona. Rest and recover. I... will move on now as well I think."

 

"Must you?" Violet begged form where she lay. "I really want one of those suits..." Sister Abigail sighed and did something. The human woman sank into slumber with a betrayed look on her face.

 

"We cannot." Jane said quietly. "Any more disturbances will attract even more unwelcome attention across the boundary. Denizens of the Warp are sensitive to such things." She looked at Abigail. "You were changed by Abrahaim, not Horus... So you will likely remain as you are. Unless you choose to change back."

 

"I need to think on that." Abigail said quietly. "We need to think on that. For now? This battle is done. Telltales are set and keyed to you, Tenno Jane. We should go."

 

"Yeah." Jane said, staring at where the Space Marine who had once been her husband had vanished. "Life goes on."

 

"Life goes on."

 

***

 

"Mitchell?" The voice was not one that Mitchell expected. It wasn't one of his captors. He jerked upright as a new form appeared in the virtual reality that served as his prison. The absolute last person he might have expected to see. Empress Eliza slumped a bit on seeing him. "I am sorry." She said sadly.

 

"Is this a trick?" Mitchell asked the wall. "Am I going mad?"

 

"No and no." Eliza replied softly. "I have access through the Caretakers. They... begged us for help. We cannot." The pilot stared at his ultimate superior and then nodded a little.

 

"I... see." Mitchell said quietly.

 

"No, you don't." Eliza sighed. "Not yet. They did save your life. But... you are going to change. You are Infested now."

 

"So they said." Mitchell replied, his tone listless. "I guess, for what time I had... I should be grateful."

 

"Yeah." Eliza sighed deeply. "Anne wants to talk to you."

 

"What?" Mitchell snapped upright from where he had slouched. "What do you mean?"

 

"I will let her explain." Eliza said quietly and Mitchell's eyes went huge as the form of his wife appeared beside Eliza. Anne had been crying, but her eyes lit up as she saw Mitchell. "Take what time you need, Anne." With that, she vanished.

 

"Mitchell!" Anne cried, throwing herself at him. He caught her and held her gently as she cried. "I... This isn't right! I... This feels... I feel..." Her words came jerky as she fought her emotions. It happened when she got stressed.

 

"Easy." Mitchell soothed the woman he loved as he had so many times. "It's okay, Anne. It will be okay. No matter what, no matter what happens, you know I love you."

 

"I know." Anne calmed a little. But she was babbling. "I... asked a bunch of people things. No one knew. I asked the girl they called Elenia some things too. She seemed a bit... confused. I asked..."

 

"Whoa, Anne. Breathe." Mitchell said with a grin as he hugged her gently. Anne calmed in his arms. "What did you ask?"

 

"Tenno can transfer between bodies if one is hurt badly. I asked if you could." Anne said calmly. Mitchell froze and Anne swallowed. "They were not sure. The Virus makes a mess of a lot of things, but they were working hard to help you. They don't know. They are looking into it."

 

"Anne, why would they?" Mitchell asked reasonably. "They wanted me. I have to help them now."

 

"No, you don't." Anne said sadly. Mitchell stared at her and Anne shook her head. "Both of the Caretakers said the same thing. Your choice. Not theirs. I want... to keep you. But... your choice. Not mine." She was babbling again.

 

"I don't understand." Mitchell shook his head, confused. "Anne, what do you mean?"

 

"I...I can't..." Anne shook her head savagely. "The words won't come. Help?" She begged. But not Mitchell. The pilot went still as Elenia appeared nearby. The Tenno he had first met wore robes and a sad expression. "Elenia... Help?" She begged.

 

"Only if Mitchell allows it." Elenia said quietly. Mitchell stared at the Caretaker and Elenia made a face. "We hurt you. Anne's idea sparked some ideas, but we may not be able to do it. We will try. But..." She shrugged. "There are no guarantees."

 

"Try what?" Mitchell demanded.

 

"Avalon has your DNA on file." Elenia said with a shrug. "Tenno can transfer between organic forms if theirs are injured beyond repair. It was just done with a Tenno named Tiana." Mitchell inhaled sharply.

 

"You want to clone me?" Mitchell wasn't sure if horror or complete dumbfounded amazement was proper.

 

"No." Elenia said sadly. "We want to help you. And we cannot. Your body is infected. Your mind? Not yet. But soon no matter what we do. We have to act soon. But not without your permission."

 

"Why?" Mitchell snapped, holding Anne away from Elenia despite her squirming.

 

"Because we hurt you." Elenia said quietly. "Our first and most important rule is that we only take sentient beings into the mindmass who volunteer.” Mitchell stilled at her words and Elenia nodded. "We have no right to conscript you. We have no right to press you into service. It abrogates everything we are supposed to be."

 

"I..." Mitchell paused, undone by the simple sincerity in the Caretaker's words.

 

"They may be able to make me better." Anne said in a tiny voice. Mitchell went still and Elenia shook her head.

 

"Anne, we will do what we can for you regardless of what Mitchell chooses." The Caretaker said quietly. "You are hurting. We can help. Healer is doing what it can and is cautiously optimistic."

 

"Wait..." Mitchell said, stiffening. "What? Anne is on Avalon..."

 

"I... um..." Anne looked away and Mitchell stared at her, then at Elenia who shrugged.

 

"What is going on?" Mitchell demanded.

 

"The world has changed." Elenia said quietly. "Tenno are building hidden relay stations around the Solar System. Small, but multipurpose and as well hidden as they can be made. The first ones are repurposed Orokin communication arrays modified for stealth. Anne is on one now. So are you. " Mitchell went still and Elenia smiled. "We can actually help openly now. We are not... We expected to be reviled, to be insulted or shot at. No one has although some of the syndicates are a bit... distressing."

 

"Syndicates?" Mitchell asked, confused. "I don't understand."

 

"I know." Elenia said gently. "But Mitchell, we have time, if not a great deal of it. Talk to your mate. Then if you want... talk to us. Talk to Karl's people. Talk to anyone you want. Then make your choice. No one will pressure you. No one will dare."

 

"Why?" Mitchell asked, dazed by this sudden shift.

 

"Because Anne met a certain small dervish named Lisa and the two hit it right off." Elenia's smile became a grin. "And Nikis is Lisa's self appointed protector. No one will dare hurt Anne. No one." Mitchell stared at the caretaker and then at his mate who smiled.

"He is scary." Anne said with a shrug. "But he is nice to me and Lisa."

 

"I..." Mitchell hugged his mate again and she returned the embrace. "NightNova?"

 

"We do not know." Elenia said with a sigh. "Machines are somewhat easier to cleanse of the Technocyte Virus if we catch it in time and we did. But it doesn't wake. We could use your help." She waved a hand as he opened his mouth. "Not right now. Get reacquainted with your wife. Then tell us your choice."

 

"No need." Mitchell said as Anne grinned. She knew him. "If you can help Anne, I am with you."

 

"And you." Elenia said with a smile as she faded out. "I will tell them."

 

"Anne?" Mitchell asked as she hugged him tighter.

 

"This is virtual." Anne said with a grin as she reached for the seam of her bodysuit. "And private. You cannot infect me here. And I haven't seen my husband in far too long." There were times when her disability seemed to vanish and she focused like a laser on what she wanted. This was one of them.

 

Mitchell shook his head. He never won arguments about this with her. He gave in gracefully.

 

***

 

"Wow..." Sara's soft word was caught up in the general murmur and lost, but Lis heard her clearly. Seeing as how she was right beside the girl...

 

Lis had to agree. The small space station was packed with Tenno. Some going about their business. Some moving into the various virtual enviroments that served as each syndicate's representation. Each relay would have a similar virtual environment for each syndicate. Better that way. Some of the Syndicates really did not like each other and the last thing anyone wanted was firefights in the enclosed station. The security forces stood ready, but hopefully none would be needed. Tenno were generally highly disciplined anyway and most wanted this place to thrive.

 

Lis led Sara to an elevator and smiled under her helmet as Serene joined them, Rocky in hand. Mishka walked beside them. They could not talk about where they had been, Avalon was still considered a secret. But for now, they could visit. Other residents of Avalon, including some of the Royal Guard, would cycle through. Some would be purchasing resources for the strapped hideaway. Others would simply be on vacation from the tiny and claustrophobic station hidden in the stellar corona. Others had a different role.

 

Sara gave Lis' hand a squeeze and then let go. Lis sighed and nodded.

 

"I will still be available, Sara." Lis said quietly. "Virtual only, mind you. But they do not want me to stagnate."

 

"I know, Lis." Sara hugged the Nyx Prime warframe gently. "Thank you."

 

"I will stay for the start, Sara, then I have to get to Medical." Lis replied, gently returning the embrace. Serene smiled as she rocked her sleeping son in her arms. Mishka nodded to Sara and both girls entered a door that opened in front of them. Inside, a set of desks faced a small raised dais.

 

A familiar form sat at one of the desks. Abigail smiled on seeing Sara and Mishka. Two young boys eyed the three with curiosity. Serene leveled a glare at them and both faces went blank.

 

"Serene." Jane Talona said as she rose from her kneeling posture. "Don't scare the kids."

 

"We will talk later, Jane." Serene said with a nod as Sara and Mishka both sat. "For now? I need to escort Lis here to Medical."

 

"I don't need an escort, Serene." Lis protested as Sara opened holographic interfaces to log in and begin her education in the Way of the Technician. Mishka logged in to continue her own education. Jane was a hell of a technician and only reluctantly a Warrior.

 

"If I don't Karl's people will." Serene replied without heat. "Now, march." She commanded.

 

"Yes, Ma'am." Lis said with a sigh and Sara and Mishka stifled giggles. From Jane's posture, she too wanted to laugh. Abigail just shook her head, but her mouth was twitching. Just outside she glanced at Serene. "You okay?"

 

"I uh..." Sereen shook her head. "No. I need to talk to Iriana, Brianna and Amelia. What happened... What I did... It still affects me. I didn't mean to kill Jane's husband, but the machine had to be stopped."

 

"You did not kill him." Lis said as the pair entered the brand new medical ward of the Relay and several forms in medical attire started to approach. "And you saved Jane."

 

"Did I?" Serene asked sadly as the medics indicated a seat nearby. Serene sat as they started to help Lis in the removal of her warframe and the first step in the long road of her healing. "Did I really?"

 

Somewhere very different

 

"It is done, Force Commander." Sergeant Nils said firmly as he and his squad appeared in the main teleport bay of the strike cruiser he and his people called home. "Breach is sealed and warded from the other side. Others may try it. They will not like their reception." His squad vanished to their devotions and duties, the Apothecary strode off with the unconscious form of Brother Abrahaim in his hands. If he could be saved, the Apothecaries would.

 

"Any problems?" The Space Marine leader of the forces aboard the tiny ship asked calmly.

 

"The Inquisitor there knew me." Nils said with a shrug. "Before. She did not speak of it."

 

"Probably for the best." The ultimate authority aboard the tiny ship said with a sigh. "You are not who you were. Our brother?"

 

"Alive, but hurt sorely." Nils said with a shrug. "Sir, if I may?" The Force Commander nodded. "Why me? Why did you send me? Any of the others would have been better suited. Tarkus in particular." The Terminator armor that Nils wore shifted just a little. The armor was still red, but the right pauldron was now white and showed black wings with a red teardrop in the middle. NOT Blood Angels. "I obey orders, but..." He shook his head.

 

"The sector is no longer falling into anarchy, Sergeant." The Force Commander said with a shrug. "Captain Diomedes said the orders came from Holy Terra itself." Both the sergeant and the Force Commander bowed their heads. "Captain Gabriel's sacrifice stopped the madness here in subsector Aurelia." Shame sounded in his words and the Terminator sergeant nodded, bowing his own head. None of the Space Marines of their chapter had enjoyed the battles with their traitorous kin. It hadn't been their fault, but the purges would take many years to complete. "We could always use you, but this was important."

 

"And our brother?" Nils asked.

 

"I assume that Captain Diomedes will be on the com to the Blood Angels command within the day." The Force Commander said with a shrug. "How they will react is anyone's guess, but we hide no longer. Our Chapter may have been tainted, but we will not hide who and what we are. We will return to the Emperor's light. It will take time, and no small amount of effort. But we will cleanse our chapter from the taint and step into the light. Frankly? This was a good thing.  A brother served and fell serving. We aided him. No more, no less." The sergeant nodded. "If the Blood Angels will not take him, we will. We know what we face and why. We will ward this side of the breach."

 

"Knowledge is power." Both of the Blood Ravens intoned. "Guard it well."

 

***

 

So close...

 

The being known as Horus screamed as his very being was pulled in many different directions. It was only going to get worse.

 

I was so close! I can do it! I just need.

 

"Now now..." The soft, silky voice was not right. It was decidedly wrong coming from such a hulking and horrific looking form. The Chaos Space Marine wore Terminator armor and the huge misshapen claw that adorned one hand was distinctive. "You were given a task. A simple task. How hard is it to open a door?"

 

I... Horus screamed in agony as power flayed deep into the recesses of his mind. Lord Abbadon, I can do it! I can deliver that entire universe to you!

 

Abbadon the Despoiler sighed deeply. "I am afraid that I am not the one who you failed." Horus went still and Abbadon chuckled "Say hello to Tzeentch for me. We will return to that universe. Eventually. When they least expect it. But for now? You have an appointment."

 

Horus was screaming as his soul was cast into the warp where a hungry form was waiting. His screams lasted for a long, long time. Then again. The Chaos God of Change was a master of Time.

 

***

 

And that...as they say... is that. The dragon said to himself as he watched the evil foulness eat the soul of the one who had caused the breach. They will try again. But we will be watching.

 

All of us...

 

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(That is it for this story. I... think I am going to leave the dimensional boundaries ALONE for now. I don't think it would end well if I pressed them too hard with... others watching. Comments or suggestions always appreciated. Flames might get to talk to Tzeentch. Or some Space Marines. Or the Inquisition. Or a dragon.)

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Wait, which ending are you using for the Blood Ravens?  Because Gabriel's alive and on lots of cybernetics for the end of DoW2 Retribution, leading the Ravens.

 

Technically, it is the Blood Raven's ending to Dawn of War Retribution. Gabriel is alive and leading the Chapter with Kyras slain.

 

They have a LOT of work to do to cleanse themselves though. Gabriel sacrificed of himself and his company to harry and distract the demon long enough for Diomedes to strike. Gabriel survived, but is a mess.

 

You DO know who the Force Commander is, right? :)

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Oh good lord, I'm so behind. o.O I haven't even finished catching up but I need to get ready for work...

I know the feeling, Kalenath often puts them out faster then i can read them, which puts my writing rate to shame realy.

I've only read like 5 of Kal's stories myself. And he has how manny now? 11?

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I know the feeling, Kalenath often puts them out faster then i can read them, which puts my writing rate to shame realy.

I've only read like 5 of Kal's stories myself. And he has how manny now? 11?

 

16 listed in chronological order in Silverbones' index

 

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/10625-fan-works-index-submissions-welcome-updated-072214/

 

Only Human https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/295715-fanfiction-only-human/

 

Weapons https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/308704-fanfiction-weapons/

 

Children https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/318218-fanfiction-children/

 

And this one is the latest.

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I think the list is missing one of your stories it was called "Lone Sword" or something like that. It's the one where Dust died.

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Thought my gues was small...

On another note... Will Violet be getting her old form back? That made for some great banter between the Corpus SF.

I ask couse i doubt the genetic altering in the tower prioritised astetics over strength. I imagine Abigail and Violet look like female boddyboulders right now.(or did i miss Abigail changing back?)

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Thought my gues was small...

On another note... Will Violet be getting her old form back? That made for some great banter between the Corpus SF.

I ask couse i doubt the genetic altering in the tower prioritised astetics over strength. I imagine Abigail and Violet look like female boddyboulders right now.(or did i miss Abigail changing back?)

 

Abigail is still the same, but not a bodybuilder. Sister's Hospitaller are in good shape, but not warriors. Abrahaim changed her, not Horus.

 

As for Violet?

 

No comment.

 

Next fanfic may be a while. Real life stuff is going nuts. Holidays. Bureaucrats... the usual.

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