#thenewwar

[Just a little tossed together brain fart for the fun of it. Nothing serious. Not well written.]

"Teko?" Khiy's voice sounded hollow from within the metal vent of the Corpus factory on the Orb Valiis. 

 "Yes Khiy," Teko sighed. He knew what was coming. So did the rest of the team; he could hear snickers coming over the group voice channel. 

 "If I die tell my father I loved him," said Khiy. Teko sighed again. Every mission. Every single mission Khiy had to do this. And despite that the team still loved it. 

"Who is it this time Khiy?"

 A pause. Then, to Teko's dread Khiy answered. "Veso-R." "Khiy," 

Teko inwardly groaned. "I hate to tell you this but Veso-R is dead." 

 "What?" Khiy feigned surprise. There was no way he didn't know Veso-R was dead. They had all paid their Granum coins in his memory. There was even a memorial to him on the ship. "Not my Papa. My papa cannot be dead!" 

 "Also," added Teko wearily. He pulled out his data pad and did a quick search. "According to his service record - Veso-R was three years younger than you! How can he possibly be your father?" 

 Even more snickers broke out over the group voice channel. 

 "Wow!" said Khiy, with obvious fake awe. "My papa can travel through time!" 

 "What?" Over the channel the snickers had turned to laughter. 

 "I can't" sputtered Teso. "Profit . . . . I can't breath. . . . " 

 "Khiy," Teko rubbed his temples. Another headache. "If Veso-R could travel through time don't you think he would have travelled forwards in time, saw his death, then travelled backwards to prevent his own death?" 

 "That means . . . " Khiy paused. "Veso-R is still alive! I knew my time traveling papa was amazing." 

 "I can't" Teko throw his hands in the air in exasperation. "I just . . . . . fine Khiy. You are the only son of Veso-R." 

 "But Teko," interrupted Khiy. 

 "What is it Khiy?" Teko sighed. 

 "Do you think my papa is proud of me?" Another round of hysterical laughter over the channel. 

 "Yes Khiy," said Teko, finally breaking into a chuckle. "I am sure Veso-R is proud of the son he never knew he had, is physically incapable of conceiving, looks nothing like him, and was born three years before he was but he is extremely proud of you." 

“A twisted blade of flesh and steel”