"Sierra three. Do not engage. Primary target is still active. This mission will not be aborted because of this turn of events. "
"Crap..." the voice sounded like it had come from a pile of dirt. But Spartan 340 knew better. The navy blue Spartan with a red secondary color was hidden behind a tree. The mission was supposed to be simple. No civilians were supposed to be involved. Just a rebellion leader that ONI wanted dead. Jeremy knew it wasn't a good idea to do this to the Spartans. Cam didn't like shooting civilians. And the others would be pretty pissed. But they had their orders. They all knew what it meant to be a Spartan. He looked over at the Purple and black Spartan with them. Her silver visor AA Helmet was barely visible in the moonlight. A DMR was held rather close to her body, keeping it out of the line of sight. The female Spartan 315, also referred to as Lys-315, nodded towards Jeremy.
"The others will be ready soon. And Nik hasn't responded. I think he turned off his Com again." she looked around the tree. Cameron was hidden under a dark blanket, his Cyan foot barely visible. The end of his sniper hovered in the air, probably aimed at someone in the base down below.
"Keep on working on getting Nik on the Coms. I know he's alone but that doesn't mean he can ignore us. Tell Thomas and Chad to hold back on the explosives tonight. Jack and Michael can't ambush if they get shaken off their posts. Lys nodded and knelt back down to begin working on the coms. She tossed a small device towards Jeremy. He caught it, his Commando helmet's visor glistening in the moonlight once again. He tapped a button before bringing it close to his visor. "Sierra Team. Change of plans. Target has civilian children on the inside. We need to try and keep them out of the casualties. Only endanger if needed, understood?" A mutual murmur resounded from the coms. Minus one member of the team.
"Has anyone heard from Nik?" Michael asked, sounding a bit annoyed. Nik was the back-up. He was really supposed to be with Jack and Michael but he said he needed to do something before he ran off.
"Probably out messing with that pistol of his." Cam murmured getting a mutual grumble from everyone. Nik had a special pistol. It had saved his life numerous times. He grew to think of it as his best weapon. It had marks from plasma damage and energy sword scratch that had knicked the gun and not him. Nik had a knack for getting into tough spots with no ammo. Then again that's why he seemed to prefer knives.
"We'll figure that out later. Five and Six, are the charges set? "Jeremy asked, making sure his DMR was ready.
"They're set." Thomas set. A light chuckle could be heard from Chad's helmet. "Fire when ready."
Jeremy looked down at his utility before he pulled a small handheld detonator in his hand. "Cam... Take the shot. It has to be done. "
Cam's breath stopped. Jeremy knew he was focusing on the shot. "I'm sorry little girl... "he whispered. Jeremy heard it. They all heard it. But they were Spartans. They did what others couldn't. A sniper shot rang, glass broke, a scream was heard, and then Jeremy hit the button. The front of the base exploded. Assault rifle and DMR fire could be heard through jack and Michaels Coms.
"Move sierra team! Go go go! "Cameron jumped up and started sprinting, Jeremy and Lys hot on his heels. Lys and Jeremy covered Cameron as he ran down the hill, firing DMR shots, leveling anyone's head as they showed it. Lys reloaded and then slid down the hill, kicking Cameron's ankle out from under him as a rocket flew towards them. It flew above their heads as Jeremy made sure the Rebel would shoot again. Or stand for that matter. Three DMR shots hit the man in the chest before one blew a hole into his face.
Cameron switched position, kneeling, he began sniping soldiers as they moved to the rooftops.
Thomas and Chad charged through the burning wreckage of the explosion, assault rifles flaring to life. Many were gunned down; resounding laughs from Chad could be heard. Thomas jumped before his Jet pack activated bringing him into the air to rein lead from above as Chad threw a grenade, sending the rebels into cover. " I love my job!" Chad shouted throwing another grenade.
Jeremy rolled his eyes as Chad said that. He needed a full psych evaluation soon. When they had the chance he'd have to make that a priority. Jeremy's attention moved back to the fight as his hit team morphed into a bigger group when Michael and Jack joined them. Michael had blood on his white armor. Both were panting. "We had to retreat. When Cameron shot the General, his personal body guard came in. They're packing it heavy. "Jack nodded in agreement.
"Lys... Any luck with Nik? "Jeremy asked looking over at the purple Spartan. He sighed as she simply shook her head. "Then in our book he's MIA. Cam and Lys, work on getting us a ride out of here. There only needs to be six seats now. "Both nodded before taking off, Cameron putting the Sniper onto his back before pulling his pistol on his hip. "Michael, you and Jack go and Re-group with Thomas and Chad. I'll worry about the base. "They both nodded before switching to their assault rifles as they ran down the hall-way.
Jeremy looked after them for a moment, before looking down at the tac-pad on his wrist. He examined it before rolling his shoulders, crouching he began maneuvering down the hallway. If this mission didn't work out it wasn't his fault. Nik was in charge of getting the reactor ready to explode. And now Jeremy had to do his job. Ridiculous...
Slowly, Jeremy peeked his head around a corner before pulling it back. He swallowed a mouth full of saliva. Miniguns were mounted on the way to the reactor. And two men were on them.
Shaking his head, Jeremy pulled his SMG from his hip and turned off the safety. "Here we go... "With a yell he turned the corner and began spraying, all the while hoping his luck would last enough to let his bullets hit the target.