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Worthy of Mars 9/9

[(Anonymous)]

The screams were interspersed with gunfire, and were deep in pitch- not the screams of women and children tortured in the slave pens, but of soldiers being taken by surprise. Hadrian had been told how to respond to this, and been trained to fight during ambushes. If he grabbed a weapon and ran out to join his comrades in arms now, he would have only lost a few minutes worth of preparation time.

It was easier to just stay huddled on the ground, though, and that's what he did. If Fiends or raiders or NCR dogs had come to massacre them, he'd rather die naked and alone than for Alerio's cause. If he couldn't perform his duty as a soldier while alive, he wouldn't in death, either.

When the flap of the tent opened, he didn't even bother to shield himself.

"Don't worry, blondie- we're getting you out!" The voice was female, unfamiliar to Hadrian's ears. Finally curious, he glanced up to see the strangers, a woman and a man without uniforms, only red caps on their heads. They were focused on Laura, and he wasn't sure they even realized he was there.

That is, until the man swung his sniper rifle in Hadrian's direction and uttered a curse. He braced himself for the end, but Laura jumped forward and grabbed the side of the rifle.

"No, don't shoot! He- he tried to help me."

She looked back down at Hadrian and his cast-aside armor.

"They tortured him for it."

The strange woman nodded at the man, then turned back to her.

"Is your name Laura?"

"How do you-"

"We found your husband at the raid camp. Legs are fucked up, but he's alive. Come on, we've got to hurry!"

Laura made a sound that Hadrian could barely identify, except as some sort of strangled cry. Her face, however, not only bore the first smile he'd ever seen on her, but was the sort of expression he hadn't imagined she could ever make again. Without a second glance, she ran out of the tent, the red-capped man following her.

"You too. Hurry!"

The strange woman tossed Hadrian her coat.

"We've got doctors in Freeside if you need it, but you've got to get moving."

As if in a trance, Hadrian slid the coat on and staggered to his feet. A real warrior would never look back. A real warrior would be found on the winning side. He would follow orders and march after leaders and have any number of other such rationalizations for following the strangers out of camp.

Hadrian didn't even bother, though. He followed the Courier and her soldier because he was tired and weak and wanted a place to lie down far from the slave pens. Later on, he could think over his life and curse his cowardice, knowing himself a traitor for abandoning everything he knew.

For now, though, he could play the part of a soldier one more time and march into the unknown.

Re: Worthy of Mars 9/9

[(Anonymous)]

wonderful little story, anon. A very "awww"-kind of ending.

:)

Re: Worthy of Mars 9/9

[(Anonymous)]

I wouldn't have thought it possible to have even a remotely happy-ish ending for this story, but you pulled it off amazingly. It was heartbreaking to read, and still, having finished, there is this tiny smile on my face.
Thumbs up, though I have to admit I may not have enough thumbs to express my feelings. I'll use my toes as well, kay?

Re: Worthy of Mars 9/9

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks- even though I'd had this ending in mind since the beginning, I was still afraid it might come across as a cop-out. Good to know it worked!

Re: Worthy of Mars 9/9

[(Anonymous)]

This was absolutely brilliant. Loved it!

Re: Worthy of Mars 9/9

[(Anonymous)]

Sooo....alternate ending? :)

Re: Worthy of Mars 9/9

[(Anonymous)]

That. Was. Beautiful! Its actually very similar to an idea I had a while back.

Re: Worthy of Mars 9/9

[(Anonymous)]

I've been trying to come up with a coherent reply, but my words are failing me. Such a beautifully written, heartbreaking story. I never thought that I'd ever feel bad for any Legionnaire, but my heart went out to Hadrian just as much (and in someways moreso) as it did to Laura. Just really, beautiful work, A!A...