There was a sharp snap as the cheap metal bolt holding the door broke. The soldier pushed with the butt of his rifle until the door opened enough for him to squeeze through. The house was dark. His right hand held his rifle up and ready while his left searched for a light control. HIs hand found purchase.

A low hum issued from the yellow flourescent lights as they powered on. That yellow light displayed the four bodies once hidden by the darkness. The soldier sighed wearily. Of the four bodies on the floor he recognized one. The body was stripped of comat armor. Wearing only Guard isue boots and fatigue pants colored with the green, brown, and tan palette of forest camo.

The other three were dressed in rags. All showed wounds from a combat knife. The knife was now laying in a pool of coagulated blood. The soldier turned slowly toward the door. He looked out at the rest of his squad. They were searching each of the dilapitated pre-fab buildings in two man teams. The soldier looked at his partner.

He was just into his twenties. Lean from rigorous drilling at the hands of a hardass of a drill seargeant. He looked at the soldier.

"What's it like in there Nik?"

His face was one of fear. Fear that they were the ones to find a MIA from their company. Fear that he would know the person.

"We found one Flashy...It's Mix,"

Nik cringed when he saw the look of sadness and depression on Flashy's face. Nik was used to seeing dead bodies. He had been part of the Guard for over five years now. Which made him a sort of veteran in a sense. Not many people lived very long without seeing some things. Nik shouldered his lasrifle and stepped out of the building patting Flashy on the shoulder as he went.

"Don't linger too long. It'll get to you later,"

Flashy started to respond before he just decided to shut up. Nik was one of the two original members of their squad. The other being the seargeant. He was excited to be paired with Nik. Hoping some of his experience would rub off on him.

"Sarge! We got one!" Nik called out.

As the seargeant rushed in to see, Nik left the hab and re-joined the rest of his squad. One town down, many more to go.

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Okay, I'm going o list some simple stuff down.

Regiment Name: 52nd Jeskan

Regimental Colors: Green w/ Silver trimming (right now: urban camo)

Standard weapons: Cadian pattern lasgun and laspistol

Armor: Carapace breastplate, pauldrons, greaves, shinguards, and bracers

Planet: Jesk (dur)

Main Charactesr:

Nik Halcyon, veteran trooper, knows the sarge, skills- close combat and uncanny grenade manipulation

Sarge, real name- Dmitri Ulyanov, knows Nik, skills- battlefield strategy and good aim

Flashy- real name- ?, partnered with Nik for sweep and clear ops, skills- decent aim

I hope you will enjoy this. I'll try to come up with futuristic-y names, but I can't promise you anything. If you have any questions about the regiment or the story, then leave it in your review. I almost never check my e-mail.