Nicta Chapter
Nicta in her ways, gets things done.
After the heavy conversation with Scylla and Libba about Raelle. Nicta had left the infirmary and straight to Alder’s office. Yes she did say she would stay with Raelle but there is something she needs to get off her chest before the long night. Plus Olly and Lt: Grey have it covered for a little while.
She didn’t knock or wait around. She walked in, finding it empty.
The secretary, alongside two security guards, walks in as Nicta approaches Alder's desk. Running her finger along the desk.
"What are you doing?" the secretary says.
"Waiting, know contact Alder, state and I quote, 'stop that right now, get your ass to your office we have things to discuss before my interrogation'"
She waited a second, "did you understand want I just said"
After another awkward moment the secretary connected with Alder. After an intense death stare form Nicta, that even the security guards couldn’t handle.
And so they did nothing but allow Nicta to stroll around the room and sit in, Alder chair.
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Alder pauses and taps the wall. Making Petra pause, gave one last punch across Willa's face before backing out of the room.
"What"
Alder gave her a stran look, "Nicta needed her unarmed for her to clear her name. So, no one goes inside that room. Until that is dealt with."
"How are you going to deal with her?"
"Who are you talking about?"
"Nicta, I mean."
"We do nothing, because she did nothing. And if you spoke of the lie, that gave your General title." Alder steps forward "I will not lose my friend again. Petra you have grown in the past few weeks. Do not fall to the way you were, they got you your title. I make no bones about it, I will make you less than a cadet, if you try to betray her again."
Petra didn't move or say a word. Her words opened her old wounds of what she did to Nicta. Some one she really did love. But only after losing her did she realise this.
“Know lets see what Nicta need and go from there”
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Nicta dials the most common number on Alder phone, getting a little giggle when the president Kelly Wade picks it up.
“Hello, is this Kelly Wade”
“This is, why are you using Alder phone”
“I had know other way to contact you, and i have something never important to discuss with you”
“Which is”
“I am Nicta Batan, I used to be, spree and their leader. But something happened that I will not discuss over the phone. But, Willa Collar took over my rule as leader of the spree, who still used my name as leader. I do not hurt people, like the spree, do. I know this is hard to believe, If you don’t believe me. Come to Fort Salem tomorrow, you and ask Willa yourself. We have her in custody. And if i am right I want my name cleared”
“You which to clear your name”
“Yes, and the true Spree leader to be named and slandered like my name have been, for so long.”
“But why know”
“I have only realised this after many years living in the middle of a woodland. Of Willa actions. And only in the last few weeks have it come to like just how badly my name have been slandered”
“I see, will you inform Alder that I will be coming tomorrow. And I would need a meeting form, and a report room”
“I can do that”
“Well Nicta I see you tomorrow”
And with that placed the phone down.
One down few more things to do.
It was a little time before, Alder walks inside her office and quickly dismisses the secretary and the two security guards. Before Petra walked inside, the office door closed.
“No need to shut the door when you are able to exit from it,” Nicta said Crawley.
Petra paused at the door. But said nothing.
“So, you finally have no words to say.” Nicta almost shouted at her, standing from the Alder chair.
Nicta circled around the table and stood in front of her.
“You used me to get a title, to fulfil your mother's wishes. You repeatedly slandered my name, over the years. Saying I killed civilians. I think I remember clearly telling you I couldn't do that, even if I was ordered to.”
She let out a shaky breath. She wondered if Petra would fight back. Stop her form talking, comfort her, or even kiss her. She still loved Petra and she hated that.
But after a moment of her not speaking. Nicta finally spoke, letting go.
“I thought you were it. But I was proven wrong, you never knew me. Not like I did with you. I know what food you like and dislike. What you need when upset or overwhelmed with duty. I knew mostly everything about you. But not once did you get to know me. ME THE PERSON YOU WHERE WITH FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS”
Petra said nothing. Whiched just angered Nicta even more and for the first time stepped forward. For a split second Petra thought she was going to kiss her, until her head snapped to the side. Form Nicta fist. Blood dripped from her lip.
“Know, leave, and keep your words. Because this was meant for you to talk to me. But you did” she stopped herself finishing the sentence.
She stepped around her and opened the door once again. It took Petra together herself and left but she did with no words spoken.
Two down.
Nicta fell into one of the chairs that faced Alder desk as. Alder herself moved to her chair only to pull it out of the way. Just as Nicta stands up and with all her strength pushes the table making it fly back and hit the wall. Creaking the window a little. She then rested her hand on the desk/ table. A few tears dropped onto the Alder desk.
“Everything that has happened, you have made it worse. By agreeing with our overseers. That i was the problem, you never once said or defended me. You out of everyone, that's including Petra, my old love. That I wouldn't kill, that I would defend them. But no, that didn’t happen. You created a monster.”
Nicta take a breath, “but I issue it with you, Not right now. It is with Anacostia. And if you don’t bring her here. I will find her, and show what animal you have created”
“Why would you need to spoke with her for”
“It that a no” her voice was icey.
Alder straightens, she knows a threat when hearing on.
“Will you kill her”
“Not if you bring her here, today”
Alder paused for a second and quickly connected to Anacostia to get to her office at once. And to stop whatever she is doing. But said nothing else, just disconnected the link.
“She is on her way. She should be here shortly”
“Kelly will arrive tomorrow, and the interview. That will clear my name, will happen.”
Alder just looked a little stunned. Nicta looked over at her, noticed her look. And spoke, “I knew when I met you both together that you too were a thing. You have to be blind not to see it. Or is it just a Necro thing and knower?”
She carried on babbling about her abilities. Alder not saying a word. Her biddies move around getting chairs in a circle around the room. For them to sit down.
There was a soft knock. And in a flash, Nicta stopped talking, took one of the chairs and sat down. And with a small nob, one of the biddies opened the door. And their stand proudly was Anacostia.
“Enter, Anacostia”
With a small concern on her face, with seeing Alder’s desk pushed up against the wall. The window creaked and all of them were sitting around in silence. Alder was the first to speak.
“Have a sit”
“What going on”
Nicta stands, her voice the same that Raelle had used on her once before. Or was it twice. “She said sit” it almost sounded like she was shouting.
And with that Anacostia moves toward the space sit and does as she has been told and sits. The biddy shut the door and took their own seat.
Nicta also takes her seat.
“This is how it is going to go. I ask you questions, you answer them. Do not make me order you, like i just did.”
She waited for Anacostia to spoke which she did, “you taught Raelle this”
With a smirk, “no, she taught me”
That got a shocked look from everyone but Alder.
“Your spree, checked”