The Rebel Faction

Stevenson smiled gently at Lexx and was glad they were finally back to being friendly. "I'll get back to you about that rank."

Ilmus winked and looked out as the men started to form up and do there target practice again. When she asked about the girl, Ilmus smile went away and looked at Lexx again, looking into her eyes as his hands crossed along his chest.

"She's... stable for the moment. They tried to impant a cloned kindey, but it started dieing almost an hour after so they replaced it with a mechanical one. The doctor thinks most of her vital organs would have to replaced with mechanical ones so that they wont die.

"She seems like a tough girl. They think she'll make it out, but... the poor girl will need constant treatment, probably once a month, of bacta or SE healer solution." He stopped than and looked away.

Ilmus felt really sorry for the girl. She was suffering and had been experimented on all her life. He couldn't image the cruelty of living being sometimes. Inside he hoped that those response would pay for their crimes one day and if met them again, he promised they would.

Ilmus was watching his men run through the underground obsticle course and felt like some of they were slacking off. He pulled a few to him and yelled at them to do better. He told how they could do it if they really wanted to and if they weren't trying he would find some others that would. IF they wanted to win back their freedom they had to want it and had to also be better than the troops they were up against. The king would not simple just leave because they asked him nicely.

The man had nodded and looked down, knowing he was right. After the speech the Nuknog warriors ran and tried harder. He was for the most part proud of them. They had all been simple people, but now they were turning into warriors.

As he watched his men, a small speeder stopped nearby and the doctor emerged to walk rather quickly towards him. Ilmus turned to the Doctor and could see the man looked serious.

"What is it Doc?"

"Sir, the girl is out of the Healer Tank and seems to be doing better. She is still weak, but getting stronger and better quickly. She seems to have great regenerative properties as well." He paused and looked at the Colonel.

"I told Lexx, but forgot the mention that those properties she has will fail again over time unless we treat her. It is not perminent. She is awake if you wish to see her."

Stevenson nodded and looked back towards the trainees. He ran towards them and told them to get some chow and they would continue again later that evening. As they all gathered to leave, Ilmus ran back to the Doctor and both got into the speeder to head to the medical ward.

Once inside, Ilmus saw Lexx interacting with the girl. He didn't say anything, but let the two talk while watching them. Slowly he got closer and stood beside Lexx in silence, smiling gently and wamly at the other girl.

Ilmus thought for a moment and looked away for a second in the direction the girl's bed was. She had really done through a lot and it pained him to see anyone like that, specially a child. He knew she was more like 21, but inside and in real years she was still a child. Who could do something like that? It was just sick.

He shook the thoughts away and looked back into Lexx's eyes. "Let us make sure she gets better and maybe after a few day I could have her tranfered to a better facility, away from this planet. I think if we get her away from the place that brought her this much torture we could start her rehibilitation."

Ilmus paused at that moment and reached into one of his pockets to pull out a small box, inside was a rank insignia. "First, however, I award you the rank of Major Ms. Lexx Banx."

He smiled slowly and two of the insignias on her shoulders before moving his hands away. "It's an honor having you on the team Major Banx."

To that Stevenson grinning. "I don't think I'll ever get used to calling you Major though."

"How is the training with that cadet going?" He asked on a more serious note. "I think I got a mission to go on soon."

Ilmus looked at the girl and nodded slowly. "Yes, that's ok."

He moved closer to her very slightly and moved the straps away from her, taking them off the bed to toss them aside. "If we keep these off, will you let the doctors treat you? They want to make you better, do you understand?"

Ilmus spoke in a soft tone, as if he was talking to a small child, which in part he was. He slowly reached out and brushed his finger over her cheek to brush a few stray hairs away. The girl seemed very nervous and a little scared as he touched he. The Colonel pulled back, feeling very sorry for her.

"No one will harm, I promise. You are safe here. Those mean people that did this to you, they are not here and will not come back. You just rest and lay down."

As she leaned back into the bed, her eyes watching them all, Ilmus turned back to Lexx. "Do you think she'll be alright when we go on a mission?"

Stevenson nodded and looked at Lexx before pulling out a datadisc and handing it to her. "Our intel assets have reported that a base just south east of the Capital has received a new shippment of supplies and vehicles. Mostly heavy weapons, grenades and repeaters, things like that. I want us to go in and take out the depot that is it being stored at."

He paused and watched Lexx put the card into her datadap and look through the data as well as pictures of the base itself. "There has been some word about the King planning a new offensive against the rebels, so with these weapons destroyed, it would have to be placed on hold and give us an advantage. It would also be hurtfull to their moral, but bring ours up. Image our trained troops winning a battle. More people will come to their cause."

Ilmus smiled a little and waited for her to respond as he crossed his arms against his chest.