[ WP ] It 's frozen in time . Forever waiting , forever watching . Then one day , it moves

* “ We tell ourselves that they are n't real. That these... monsters ca n't get us. We tell ourselves this why, class? ” * 
 
 * “ Because we're human. ” * 
 
 * “ Exactly! And what is our greatest flaw? ” * 
 
 * “ Our greatest flaw is fear. ” * 
 
 * “ Correct again! ” * 
 
 *Dr. Weiss turned on his heel and continued pacing. Every answer he'd received from his class this morning had just been well rehearsed. There was no way of telling if they actually believed his stories but, for their sake, he hoped they did. He came to the front of the class and looked straight down at -* 
 
 MOVE MOVE MOVE DO YOU WANT TO DIE? 
 
 *- Harry. “ And you, boy, ” he whispered. “ What do you fear? ” * 
 
 * “ I fear that one day I wo n't be able to protect those close to me -* 
 
 GET DOWN! THERE'S ANOTHER STRIKE! 
 
 Harry hit the ground and rolled back up, his gun repeating shot after shot. The horde was sweeping forwards, killing everything in their wake. It was only a matter of time before they reached him and Harry intended to be ready. 
 
 His suit was still recharging the plasma cutter so he lowered his rifle to reload. The Harpies continued to pelt the front line. Shockwaves rocked the world. Not two meters away a tank was flipped into the air - 
 
 * ” Bullshit. What you fear, boy, is rejection. You fear being alone at prom. You fear any number of things. Spiders. Flying. Drowning. Ultimately, what you fear is death. ” Weiss kicked Harry and laughed at the cry of pain. “ You also fear pain, and suffering, and what you fear, what you should fear but do n't, is the Monster. ” * 
 
 *The class began to chuckle. It was a light sound in the summer air. They did n't have a care in the world. * 
 
 The tank crashed down and Harry ran to it for cover, snapping another clip in as he went. There was no time to think. Muscle memory powered him on. 
 
 *Humiliated now, Harry raised his hand. There was something he had to ask, but Weiss just had his back to everyone, talking about some concept that Harry had no interest in. * 
 
 * ” Just shout out, ” muttered a guy sitting behind. “ You'll never get to ask otherwise. ” * 
 
 *Pride was a powerful thing and it was all it took to get Harry to shout his question. * 
 
 * ” So what is this monster? ” * 
 
 Two more harpies. Harry shot them both and kept running. 
 
 * ” If you have to ask then I question what you're doing here. ” * 
 
 The question had been asked years ago, and now Harry was here fighting the answer. 
 
 * ” We fought it once before. We even managed to imprison it. Since then it's been frozen in time- ” * 
 
 Another Harpy was on Harry's right but his gun clicked. Dry. Without think about it he moved his right arm forward, feeling the servos in his suit do the rest of the work. The plasma cutter – standard issue maintenance rig – sliced through the creature with ease. 
 
 * ” - forever waiting - ” * 
 
 Ahead he could see it. The thing that had brought so much war to Earth. 
 
 * ” Forever watching. ” * 
 
 The rogue AI ship had finally come home. 
 
 * ” And one day it will move. ” * 
 
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 Bit rushed this one – I really liked the idea, I'm just sorry I could n't spent too long on it. I really wanted to play with formatting and the idea of telling two stories that happen years apart but really mashing them up together appealed to me: )
