As I start to become more awake from my sleep that was very nice. The shaking of the surface I am laying on is annoying. I open my eyes and see a roof with a bag of something in it with a small tube leading back down to me. I look over at my arm and now know what it is an IV drip system. My abdomen feels stiff and I can’t sit up.

I look around and see Merry sleeping in a seat over from me, her hands covered in blood but noticeable that they were cleaned to get rid most of it. A smile forms knowing that I was saved. I want to speak but can’t as the tiredness is too much after being asleep for a long time so that come out are groans and long exhales.

“What time is it?” has it been two hours or six, “Arthor your awake!?” I turn my head in the direction I heard Mark from and see him looking back from the front seat of the car “You bastard you gave us fright dying back there!”

I look at him, confused. Did I die and then come back via CPR or electric shock, “I died? Like dead, dead die” he looks at me and laughs a little “Yeah dead, dead die” he says confirming my question. Then how did I come back to life I died “When we were trying to bring you back nothing work until we exposed you to heat then did CPR and such though Merry protested to doing it as it would result in you having even worse bleeding and could cause damage to internal organs if we unfreeze certain parts” none of what he said made sense in anyway shape or form to me and judging by how he looking he has no idea as well. Although the part of unfreeze certain area made sense a little as water or blood being inside some organs could cause problems with them if I remember correctly from what Merry told me.

“That still does not answer my question of how I came back” Mark looks over at jasmine and waves his hand almost like telling her ‘Well it is your turn now spill the beans’ she sighs having to tell me what happened. “This is top secret and your mouths are to be shut about it at all times” she exclaims, just what the fuck did they do to me if it is classified in the military and the citizens are not allowed to know, “What brought you back is a top secret project being worked on by the empire R&D team, what they handed down to the spec-ops is experimental” oh great nano tech brought me back from death how fun, “What I injected in you was a drug that would help the heart pules so that every and each part would have fresh blood instead of the ice cold one still in there then we introduced you to a slow warming to get rid of the iced blood and so here you are” she finishes her great speech about how I am alive that still raise questions that she probably does not have answers to most likely.

Well, it is just good that I am alive, “Oh you are awake Arthor” Merry says surprised by the fact I could hear her exhale in relief. Now what time is it I still want that answered, “Can you answered my original question now?” I hear Mark groan which does not lead to good outcomes. And I was right as Mark went to explain that I had died four days ago and had my beating a few minutes after the fact but I had been in a coma for 4 days. What a fun day it is for me.

I tried to sit up but was held down by Merry, “Not yet your bleeding will start again so stay like” I feel as if that is just an excuse so that I can stay closer to her I won’t blame her, but I can’t help but be a bit of prick, “Is that all? you just don’t want me to move away from being so close to you” “I would like you to keep in mind I am the one that can let you live or die at this moment” that……is a weird response for her to say even if I was close to leaving them I would think she would laugh a little at that and judging by the face Mark is wearing it has been going for the past 4 days, seriously what happened in those 4 days I was out as people usually have a reason to act like this and so what happened for her to act like this.

For the next I don’t know how long was filled with the sound of the engine, the crunch of the snow under the wheels, and the sound of car shaking other wise nothing but after a few hours I was told by Merry I could sit up with out having the bleeding start once again. I honestly find it hard to believe it was to stop bleeding as it would have ended by now but if I conducted to rash of movements it would start again, now why is she going against her own knowledge of medical practises she had learned. I might ask that latter when she is a lot calmer about things, as it is right now she will most likely not want to do anything rational.

With me now being able to sit up the outside does not look so gloom and harsh although it still looks like shit and over saturated with white, “Mark takeover I need sleep” Jasmine says stopping the car and hopping out into the outside and stretching, Mark moves over and sits in the driver seat and narrows his eyes looking at something further off in the distance, “hey, Arthor can lean forward and look at where am I looking to see if I am tripping or something but I see a bird or something in distance” A bird? I lean forward and look in same direction and see what he is looking at although a bird usually flaps it wings, “That’s no bird” I point out, merry gets interested and looks in the same direction as us and confirms what I said. That leaves a plane or something of the sort.

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“What are you guys looking at?” Jasmine hopped in noticing that we are looking at something and so looks in the same direction as us, “That’s a Military trop helicopter” how the fuck can she tell at this distance without a scope, “How the hell can you tell” thank you mark, “Well, I can make out a few defining features” She says muter under her breath the list, “And The Few Vehicle following ahead or behind it” we all look closer to the ground and sure enough there are vehicles, She keeps amazing me. “Think there going to take us as prisoner” Mark askes out curiosity “Mark don’t ask those questions you know how much I hate the thought of being in prison” Merry spouts like her old self, “You two 50/50 me and Arthor though different story” Jasmine states both of the twins look confused at that “Me and Jasmine are technically family by adoption and she come from a house family that has power remember” I surprised they forgot why I originally joined them.

Now that everything is clear we can sit here and wait although we are being watched by a sniper who must be a rookie as his camo is little off matching the white backdrop. I sit back and continue to look out into the white desert where I see a few more people although I can barely see them, they all seem to be roughly a few hundred meters out keeping an eye on us.

Jasmine stopped here because she noticed them and knew they would send a report back, smart I have to give it to the spec-op teams. as I look more at where each person is stationed and notice that they were more focused on keeping a perimeter around us if we tried to fight we would be cross fired.

The sound of the helicopter got closer and closer Jasmine said for us exit and not put-up fight although in my current condition I can’t do that. I continue to look around seeing the guys keeping a perimeter still aiming at us but mainly me as I am holding my sniper, gear, and helmet as time was on our side I got dressed might as well.

As the helicopter laned kicking up snow I walked up Jasmine who is also packed ready to go home “Jeez this is quite the welcome party you set up Jasmine” she looks at me, “What are talking about” I chuckle a little, “Did you think I would not notice the guys forming a perimeter around us” she sighs knowing she had been caught “I have 2 questions” I look at her noticeably pissed that she had been found out, “Go for it” she exhales, “How did you spot them and are you good to walk even though you just woke up a couple hours ago?” I look at her seeing worry “Now, that’s a big sis I remember” she proceeds to nudge my side where my injuries are following the comment which hurts a fuck ton, “Ow, Fine I noticed them when I was sitting back and looking around and saw that snow I was looking at not long ago was slightly off and yes is should be fine if people don’t nudge my side” as I finish the helicopter finishes landing and the door swings open to reveal four guys pointing guns at me, I understand I have the gun on my back but jeez. They begin to move still holding their aim at me, then another person walks out and judging by the look a good reunion is here all we need here is Bavon and we’d be set.

“Marcus” Jasmine says they and may has he changed from shy looking to nerd you don’t want to fuck with otherwise you would have a bomb in your bed, “What happened to the other guards and who are these people” I sigh and look at him “God how could forget my face I may stubble but god Marcus” he looks at me ready to have shot then confusion, “So the report is true” He says while looking relieved so jasmine in her own time also sent a report, “Yep I found your older brother and my younger Bavon going to freak when he hears this don’t you think” Marcus look defeat after hearing Bavon, “Yeah he would but he needs to be free to visit him after the marriage he has a lot response ability” I look even more confused then I am and Marcus notices this, “I will tell you on the way back so don’t worry but what the other two can we trust them” I look him in the eyes and nod.

“Well just to make sure you two will be questioned and be monitored for a bit” he motions for the group of assembled men to pack it up and set course for home, “Sir what about the man holding the sniper what do we do with him” I hear from a soldier and was wondering when they would bring up the topic, “He is a part of the House Vilight so don’t worry about him but keep an eye on the other two” the soldier salutes and moves off the four that came out of the helicopter close in after me and jasmine walk past. House knights always look so cool.

I sit down where I can lean to strain my injury, I sigh as relief of pain fills me “are you ok?” Jasmine asks, “Yeah I should be just need to rest some more and I should be good” Marcus takes note of what we are talking about, “Did you get injured?” Marcus askes, “Would you believe I got shot, stabbed and slashed?” Marcus thought on that for a little and nodded for the possibility. Now that I am mentioning it I am seeing flashes of their faces, the good old lump at the back of my throat.

I breath in out calming myself down before I hit a nervous breakdown, “Well when we are back you will have to checked out and well sorted before you come back to the house you know and also how did you get the sniper” I look at him smile “That’s fine I don’t mind sitting around for a couple more days doing nothing and I got it when we were at the city” Marcus nods some more most likely thinking about how he can use the information he will get from me and the twins to good use and I don’t blame him.

I am finally going to be home, this time for real hopefully.