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Chap 14.

I woke up to the sounds of basic training. Danni was slumped next to me, with my hand in hers. She was using my jacket as a pillow. I looked around, and a few of us were around the fire, eating MRE's or just talking.
"Hey, Alex, toss me one." He threw me one, and I caught it. Even now, my powers were coming back. I opened it, and it was Oatmeal, crackers, some type of meat, and a small packet of orange juice. I downed the juice in a single shot, ate the oatmeal in a few gulps, ate the meat, which tasted like turkey, and pocketed the crackers for later.
"Anyone got more OJ they don't want?" I was promptly hit with around fifteen packets of juice, and drank them all.
"Good start to a morning." I look over at Danni, and she heaved into my hoodie.
"S-sorry. Bad dreams." She said, eyes on the verge of crying.
"It's fine. Like I said, it can be cleaned." I got her an MRE and sat beside her.
"So, what happened after I...ya know."
"Nothing really. We walked along the beach for about an hour or two, and then you washed up. Tell me, what were you doing?"
"Well, after I died, I was in a place of complete darkness. My Biotics were shot, and I had no idea what was going on. Then, Weston started talking to me. he told me it was plain of existence, between life and death. He was there because Aster had absorbed him, but not his soul. I was there because I wasn't ready to rest. Then, spirits attacked. Spirits of whom I do not know. We fought them off, but each time my weapon ran out of ammo, it would evaporate. Then, I was down to my suicide revolver. I shot, and I felt a wall of pure anger surge towards me. Then, I was washed ashore."
"Ah. So, what now?"
"We head off to a railroad system. It will take us to a port, that will ship us out to Europe. Once there, I have a place for us to stay. The rest of the militia will be disbanded, and we become a mercenary group. Small time stuff. Living quaintly. No need for all this war."
So, just us, as in the main group. Or as is in...you know." She moved a little closer to me.
"Us as in the group. But I think you'll like where we stay. Offers privacy."
"Hmm." She layed her head against my shoulder.
"In only a few days, i'll be home."
"Home? Where are we living?"
"Russia."
"Oh. Fah. I don't like the cold."
"Too bad." I said playfully. I stood up, and told everyone we need to get moving.
We were finally ending it all.