oO(I have to talk to Iggy...She was sad yesterday and Tylo acted weird too. Actually, wherever I went yesterday, everybody was acting strange in front of me. Maybe Iggy is in the Target Practice Room, as she was yesterday.)Oo The door opens, and Thecos enters the Target Practice Room. It is pitchblack. oO(Mhh...Iggy isn't here, but I don't want to look for her, the battle school is huge. I better improve my target Practice skills.)Oo He switches on the light, it gets light, the darkness vanishes, it is not dark anymore, light fills the room. Thecos walks towards the racks with the guns, takes one. He aims at a disk. oO(Man, that -really- bugs me. What shall I do? SOme things are going great, but tylo and Iggy? I don't know...I shall see...)Oo Thecos hits a disk.
Iggy walks into the gameroom to continue improving her aim. She is close to the top, but must be closer if she wants to become a TL. She grabs a gun and walks over to the game, but pauses when she sees Thecos. .o0(My brother...That's my brother...Jakob Perculiz...) She sees him hit a disk, and pride swells up in her. .o0(That's my brother...) She needs to talk to him, so she steps up beside him and gives him a friendly smile and nod, "Ho Jakob...I mean Thecos."
oO(Okay, Iggy. now you have to tell me what's wrong. I care.)Oo Thecos looks at her deeply. Well, there was something about her he liked. not like Nikie, but something...he starts talking. "Iggy. I know you are older than me. I also know that you are a superior officer. I know I should salute. But i won't. First you tell me what's wrong, okay? You ran away, crying, Tylo after you. tylo was acting weird, everybody else looked very strange at me. What is it? And why do you always forget my name? I am not jakob...well, thecos has an 'o' in the end too, but...Please tell me, I can't stand seeing you suffer, cry." Thecos falls on his knees. "Iggy! I care. Please don't hide your thoughts. that won't help. You need somebody to talk to." thecos feels afraid, yet happy. he feels that his speech was very good, Iggy had to give in.
Iggy kneels down by Thecos. Tears begin to pour down her face. "Thecos I'm sorry...Nothing -bad- has happened. Something really good, actually." She reached out to take his hands. "Thecos. Have you ever wondered who your birth parents are and where they are right now and what brothers and sisters you might have?" She takes a deep breath to calm herself. She doesn't want to tell him yet, but he will bug her about it until she finally tells him. And now, it is time...
Thecos shrugs and stands back up. oO(My birthparents. What is she trying to say? I promised myself that I never want to see my birthparents. It would hurt too much.)Oo Thecos, now standing in front of Iggy, looks at her serious, yet confused. "What are you trying to say? how do -you- even know about my past? And why do -you- care?...Sorry I don't want to be rude, not to you, but i don't want to see my birthparents. Don't forget: they put me on the doorstep of my family, I am in now. So, what rank are you right now? tarhet Practice I mean. I am like 34th, because I just play occasionally. I am better in 3d, before I played the computer a lot...now I am not good at that either. Why don't we both go and eat something? I am -realy- hungry. Maybe they've got apple sauce. you know it is my favorite."
Iggy looks down at the ground and lets her tears pour out and drip to the floor. She hugs herself and replies to him quietly, "Thecos...If you hate your birth parents then you should hate me too cause-" she lets out a sob, "I'm your...your...your...s-sister. Thecos, your name is Jakob Perculiz and you lived with me for a year." She sobs loudly now, not even caring who sees. She did it. She told him. The truth is out now. There is no hiding it any longer. .o0(Please dont hate me, Jakob...Thecos...Whoever you are. Please dont hate me.)
Thecos steps back, trips, falls over backwards on his butt. Usually that'd be embarrasing, but not now, not in this moment. He looks into Iggy's eyes. oO(My sister! My sister! that's why she looks so familiar. that's what bugged me. My sister. iggy. She was in front of my face all the time. Why didn't she tell me earlier? My sister. iggy. I have got a sister. In my army.)Oo Thecos can't hold back his tears. Tylo told him not to cry, but he couldn't prevent his tears from running down his face, and dripping down onto the floor. he crawls towards iggy, reaches out his hands in attempt to lay them on Iggy's. "Areyou sure? How do you know? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I was worried about you. Don't cry. I don't hate you. Don't cry. promise, okay?" Thecos is still not sure. If she was his sister, what would the consequences be? Well, it didn't matter. What matters is Iggy.
Iggy rubs her eyes and wipes away the tears. She looks at Thecos and smiles, "Yes...about 99.9% sure. You look exactly like my, -our- brother Julius. Your birthdate is the same day the government took you away from us, and you have that birthmark. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before...I was just -so- confused." She slides over to him and reaches out to embrace him in a hug and whispers to him, "I'm just glad I could see you again after all these years." Another tear slides down her cheek.
Thecos ' tears are running down his face. he can feel iggy's tears drip on his hands. He embraces her and smiles. "I knew, there was somrthing about you I liked, now I know it. I am happy to know the truth now." thecos feels happy. he has a sister. A -real- birth sister. He hopes Tylo would understand. "Iggy. You can call me however you want, but i will call myself Thecos, if it's alright with you. I am just used to that. Come on, let's go and eat something." he reaches out his hand in order to take Iggy by her hand. he feels better now. Much better. But how about Iggy, his sister?
Iggy smiles and takes his hand in hers. "I suppose Tylo will have to know, neh?" She takes a deap breath and lets out a big sigh. "Yeh, let's go get something to eat, Thecos...brother." She winks and starts off towards the door, ignoring her misplaced gun and the disks flying freely, waiting to be hit.
Thecos smiles. yes, tylo will have to know. But how will he react? Thecos doesn't rmember the gun he dropped and the disks flying around, freely, aimlessly. He walks out the door, holding hands...with his sister.