Sneaking Music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSIV7CjH4cU&list=PLWSfJj_JBeWfjSNWpIFSZ8nYzyy7-WYDMPrison Sector - The ConsumerJohn began to silently sneak through the Prison Sector, careful not to raise the alarm.
He knew that if he did, then the whole ship could come down not only him, but also Renamon and Nera as well. He needed to find Ran. When he made the promise to Kanako that he would keep everyone safe, he didn't take Ran, or anyone other than his friends into account, but he was still going to save her. He made a vow to protect Earth and all of her colonies. By extension, that meant humanity. Ran may not have been human, but she was a citizen of Earth. Not only that, John considered Youkai humans and treated them as such.
John snuck through the first corridor. In the hall, he saw a guard sleeping.
(Perfect.), John thought to himself as he quietly walked over to the sleeping Nucleoid.
John pulled out his Carbon-Steel Alloy Combat Knife and plunged it into the Nucleoid's neck. The blade planted itself into the vocal chords of the guard and silenced it. John then pulled out his second Combat Knife and jammed it into the guard's head, killing it instantly. John removed the knives and quietly hid the body in a dark supply closet. He stole the guard's uniform and disguised himself as a member of the guards. Even then, he was still cautious as to not be seen by the actual staff.
Once he was done, he continued down the prison halls, careful not to attract the attention of the guards looking through a nearby window. John laid down and quietly slid on his shields. Luckily for him, his shields remove all friction, which meant that he could slide indefinitely and make absolutely no sound. He continued down the hall and came across a guard in the next hallway. The guard's back was turned, allowing John to quietly assassinate him from behind. John took his knife and stabbed the side of the guard's head, killing it silently. John took the body and hid it in one of the guardposts, underneath one of the beds.
He eventually came to the cell blocks. The room was enormous, large enough to store millions of prisoners. The place was relatively empty, probably because everyone from the last world had been assimilated. John walked past the cells and stuck to the shadows. If he was lucky, he could get by without drawing any attention to himself.
John looked at one of the cells and noticed something right away. The cell doors needed a key card to open.
(Damn it.)John walked until he saw a group of guards playing some kind of boardgame in one of the guard stations. John didn't know what game it was, but it probably was an alien one. John walked in and closed the door behind him.
"Hey, who are you?", one of them asked as soon as he closed the door.
"I think he's one of the new assimilated grunts.", the second one said as he rolled the dice.
"No, he would look identical to them if that was the case.", the biggest guard said as he turned his face away from his cards, giving the first guard an opportunity to look at them.
"Hey, why are you locking the door?", the fourth one asked John...
All of a sudden, John forced himself into Spartan Time and slaughtered all of the guards in the station with his Combat Knives.
Once his bloody work was done, John took all of their key cards and put them away for safe keeping.
He even went so far as to open up his undersuit and hide a couple in there as well.
John exited the guard station and continued to the waypoint. He needed to find Ran. He tried not to think up of tortures that could be happening to her but he couldn't help it. It was something that commonly happened to humans that were captured by the covenant, especially if it involved Covenant Brutes. Brutes were notorious for their strength and cruelty. John's mind flashed to images of Ran getting tortured with Brute methods.
One involved pulling off the victim's fingers and toes, all the way to their legs and arms, then burning the wounds closed, to prevent blood loss. The next was driving spikes through the heels of the victim's feet, then forcing them to walk. The third one was the worst. The victim would slowly have pieces removed from their body, then forced to eat them. In the end, they would literally eat themselves alive.
If the one in charge could create tortures that were beyond imagination, then what was happening to Ran? Was it worse than the ones he could think of?
(Don't worry Ran, I'll be there as soon as possible. I won't let them do this to you.), john thought to himself as he sped up his sneaking pace without sacrificing his silence.
John eventually got to the prison cell and looked inside.
"Ran?", John whispered to the figure in the cell.