Awakenings

Jehrico

All I could see was blackness, icy, murky blackness. So comforting, so--

"AH!" I yelled, opening my eyes as some lady turned on a bright light in the unfamiliar room.

I shouldn't have awakened; as soon as I did pain reeled through my body, causing me to wince strongly and grit my teeth until they hurt.

"I'm sorry, let me get the doctor," the unfamiliar woman said as she ran out of the room down a dark hallway.

The pain started to fade, and I managed to sit up a few inches and look at my surroundings. Bare walls, bright lights, and a empty bed next to mine.

"I must be in some kinda infirmary," I muttered.

"Indeed," a voice said, startling me.

I turned and through my now blurring vision made out the form of a man walking towards me.

"Hmm," he said looking at the empty bed. "I must have a word with Del if she makes it back alive," he muttered.

"Huh?" I said, confused as to who Del was and why she might not make it back alive.

"Oh, nothing, let me run a quick scan will you?" he said politely, so I laid back down on my back, and allowed the man to take observations on my condition. "Hmm, the radiation burns have healed up nicely, but im afraid your arm is still broken; you'll have to wear a cast for a while," he said matter of factly.

I sat back up again. My memory resurfaced.

"This is the 'Fantasma' colony?" I asked.

"Well, yes." he said, writing something down in a log book he carried. "Your name is 'Jehrico', right?" he asked as I sat all the way up and swung my legs around so I could stand.

"Yeah, it's Jehrico," I said, lying through my teeth. My real name was Zeanian, but that was a long time ago, and I pushed the thought out of my head.

During the next few minutes he outfitted a cast for my arm and we discussed a few things, like Fantasma's location and history and stuff, but the doc seemed preoccupied. It was then I heard the distinct but muffled sounds of weapons fire: HERC weapons fire, as anything less would have never made enough sound to go through the walls.

"What's going on?" I asked, being curious.

"Plain and simple. We're under attack. I have to go. Explore the colony but if you hear any alarms find a resident and follow them, got it?" he said quickly, then he ran down the dark hallway where I lost sight of him.

"Explore the colony?" Geez, I don't even know how to get to the bathroom.

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