Stella C3: Walk the Line ch. 1: Line in the sand
A/N: I do not own Stella C3 or spec ops the line nor do I own walk the line by Johnny Cash and only my OCs any reviews would be nice
As Arden and Taylor ducked behind cover to avoid the shitstorm of bullets mowing down anything with a vital pulse in the area, the two paused to look at one another.
"God, shit just can't ever be easy, can it?" Taylor scoffed, as Arden let out a laugh.
"With the company we keep, shit's never going to be easy."
Several armed members of the resistance force were being obliterated by a rather small girl with an unusual minigun.
"Say hello to the Shepherd, little sheeps!"
Arden shook her head with a groan, chuckling to herself.
"Looks like she got ahold of the drug stash again…" and as the fire picked up again on her and taylor's position, pinning the two to the sand Arden grabbed two of her fragmentation grenades and she thumbed the safeties off flicking away the spoons and yelled giving them a softball underhand pitch,
"AMBASSADOR PINEAPPLE, AWAY!" and as the M2 frags filled the air with the whizzing and hissing of supersonic and hot fragments of metal and the screams of the wounded they heard a familiar voice snap a man's neck and yell
"So are you to just dying to make puns or not?" and Yura then ran up to the closest man who had been right near the grenade when it detonated and thus had lost his leg and viscously crushed his face in before running in a low crouch to avoid the snipers she was sure were still out there, over to the rest of the group before asking panting out of breath and living on adrenaline
"How the fuck did we end up in this sea of shit that I doubt anyone knows shit about?" and Arden looked at everyone and said with a smile that was a mixture of relief and sadness then said calmly
"Ya'll grab a seat its story time mcmotherfuckers" then Arden laughed and said in a calm reminiscing tone
"I was sitting in class next to the girl I loved contemplating if I would ask her to the dance or see if she wanted to go into town for a dinner and a movie and as I was starting to pack up and leave I saw a letter and oh my god I never thought life could change so much" and Sonora, who had her hair in a close cut hidden under a dusty camouflage bandana which matched her dusty covered overalls and face making her and Karilia look like in their own words
"The sand twins from tatooine and pray to god we don't have to deal with lightsabers" and Rento who had her bandana on her arm laughed and started humming the star wars theme song and Yachio said shaking her head trying to knock the dust off like a dog with wet fur
"Stop humming the fucking song and Arden continue the story if you will" and Yura looked at Arden and said
"Baby come on keep up with the story and what was in the letter please tell us" and Arden looked and said
"The letter said that captain martin walker was MIA presumed KIA and being the only living relative we could contact we send our deepest heartfelt sympathies and then as I am crying at my desk my friend Morgan and her sister Taylor walked over and told me that unfortunately Morgan was shipping out" and looking at the slowly sinking sun Crystal said
"Heheh, yeah. After we split up, and I hopped into the front assault, it was unusually quiet. The ride there was peaceful enough, that I actually fucking SLEPT for most of the ride there!"
Crystal sighed, and brushed back her now cut short hair.
"It was when we got there that the assault squad shot us down. It happened so quickly, that most people were cut down before they could react. I was actually grabbed by the assault force, and pumped full of the sweet, sweet nectar you see me with so commonly now."
She flicked the injection needle with a smile, her eyes glassy.
"And, with enough doses, I slowly became more like a Wastelander than a Soldier. Heheh, and what a beautiful change it was!" and looking at the sun which had sank below the horizon Arden laughed and said
"I don't know about you all but I really don't wanna be out here if another fucking sandstorm throws a FUCK TON of that gritty SHIT into the US area of occupation known as MY FUCKING PANTS!" and Crystal answered with humming and Taylor asked slightly annoyed
"Ok, I'll bite. The actual FUCK are you humming!?"
"Sandstorm by Darude, duh."
"MOTHAFUCKA!"
"That's MCMOTHAFUCKA to you, miss priss-for-brains! I have doped up enough times, and killed enough people with stupid shit to get this title, and I WILL BE ADDRESSED WITH MCPRIDE!" and Arden shock her head and asked
"Lugo the second do you hear any of the shit that is coming out of your fucking mouth?" and Crystal stated in a sassy tone
"mmmbitch, don't nobody understand the words dat come outta mah mouth!" and taylor having had enough of their shit yelled
"God damn it lets get to the last fucking zone and crystal you went black for a minute and dear god if I didn't know it was you I would have shot you dead" and Crystal muttered
"Why the fuck didn't you bitch" and they all moved in silence until they reached the last nearby zone near the dubai palace hotel and as they dropped down for fear of getting shot at by the 33rd or any of the survivors who they had come across Yachio looked at Crystal and said her voice dripping with a mixture of curiosity and sarcasm
"Heya you never did tell us what made you well you" and Crystal let a unsettling smirk drift across her face and she called out
"Sit down motherfuckers it is story time" and as they all groaned Crystal spat out
"Oh, quit yer bitchin! You wanted to know, so you can either sit down, get comfy, and listen, or eat my entire ass!"
The image of Crystal's ass, and an audible groan of disgust was all it took to get the group to be quiet, and listen to the tale.
"Ok, so we all know why we're here, right troops?"
The only main thing that was heard was the major yawn that rang out through the chopper, and the angry growl that returned as a response.
"Goddamnit, Morgan! Can't you take anything seriously!?"
"Hey, I just had to brush off the fact that I'm probably not coming back to my friends like it was no big deal. You want me to take something else serious? Give me something to fucking DO, dammit."
A snicker echoed from the other side of the chopper, a suited figure clutching his rifle close at hand.
"Maybe you could go back to sleep, and let me get a better view of yer chest there, Morgan."
"Oh, Monty… if it was my boobs you were after, all ya had to do was ask. I'd have let you take a little squeeze."
"Wha- Really!? Well, then, I-"
As his hand reached towards her chest, she snapped his arm into a vicelock, dragging his body over to the edge of the chopper, and hanging him out of the edge of it.
"Did you REALLY think I was just gonna say 'yes', you filthy piece of shit!?"
"Holy fuck, man! I was just kidding! I don't wanna fucking FALL!"
"MORGAN, BRING HIM BACK INSIDE THIS BIRD RIGHT THIS INSTANT, OR SO HELP ME GOD-"
It was then that the bird lurched suddenly, the sound of grinding bone and metal, as the Commander's face widened in a pure stretch of horror.
"Y-you… you…"
"Whoops, looks like I slipped."
A soft cough emanated from the pilot's seat, as the quiet flightmaster spoke for the first time since they left the compound.
"So, does anyone have a hankie, or sumthin back there? I wanna get da tainted beef outa my rotahs before we land, cuz I doubt Dubai will give me da chance to clean 'er off."
"Jack, you cannot be fucking serio-"
"Oh, c'mon, Cap. S'not like ya aint fond of dat tainted meatball sammich dey served in da mess hall, and dis ain't much different."
"Duuuude, high five!"
The pilot and Morgan high-fived one another, while a growl emanated from the gunner's seat.
"For FUCK'S sake, Morgan. How many people have you completely fucked over just by existing in this goddamn company? Six? Seven, now?"
"Eh, more like twelve."
"And who the FUCK do you think has to cover for your ass when you fuck up so goddamn majorly, huh!? And who in the fuck do you think is going to be tasked with cleaning this fucking helo!?"
"Well, I WAS gonna swing by da nearest oasis, but uh, keep talkin der, Perlo, and ya just might make wash duty."
"Oh, fuck you, Ja-"
Crystal was quickly cut off by the cough that emanated from Arden.
"What? I was just getting to the good stuff!"
"Well, while I hate to be the one to call out the rain to the cloud, buuuut…"
All three girls shouted simultaneously; "GET TO THE FUCKING POINT!"
"Alright alright, fiiiine. I'll skip ahead a little."
"THANK you!"
"So where was I? Oh yeah, just before the crash…"
"Jesus Christ, Jack. You've played that goddamn song three times already! Can't you play something more fitting?"
"Oh? Like what, Cap? Do ya want me to whip out da Flight of Da Valkyries tape, and pop dat in?"
"N-no! I mean, it would fit, but-"
"Hah! Soldier boy's getting flustered!"
"FUCK OFF, MORGAN!"
With a quick flick of his wrist, Jack plugged in a tape that nobody expected. For a good portion of the flight, me and Jack laughed our asses off as "What's new pussycat" played throughout the cabin 7 times. IN A ROW. Perlo and Cap were furious, and poor Mac didn't even know what to say. He just kinda nodded there for a while, occasionally mumbling a response. It was at about the seventh time that What's New Pussycat that Cap ran up into the cockpit, and snagged the tape.
"OH HELL NO! NO MORE, GODDAMNIT!"
With a quick thrust, the grinding sound returned as the tape was engulfed by the rotor, and Jack's voice returned, as stoner-y as ever.
"Duuuude… dat was not cool."
"IF I HAVE TO LISTEN TO ANOTHER GODDAMN SONG FROM YOU, I WILL WHIP OUT MY PIECE-"
I quickly threw in the quote 'Hey-o!' before he continued.
"AND FUCKING MURDER THE WHOLE GODDAMN LOT OF YOU, ONE BY ONE!"
A loud static spark rang out over the radio as a voice rang out over the radio.
"Hey, uh… not to eavesdrop, or anything, buuuut… if ya wanted to be shot down and killed, I'd be happy to oblige, ya know."
Cap was completely gone, by this point. He actually asked the dumb bastard the worst question he could.
"OH YEAH!? AND HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT!?"
With a sharp barrage of seeker missiles, and one quick play of "It's not unusual", we came under heavy fire. God, Jack was a terrible pilot. I had to literally jerk the controls away from his hands, and dodge the shots myself. Of course, our little "Radioman" wasn't much brighter. He left the damn speaker on for this, and everything!
"Ah, fuck. I'm out of missiles!"
"Uh, sir… while I hate to interrupt your random act of ridiculous lunacy, I would like to note that you still have this."
"Eh? The fuck is that?"
"Oh, for fuck's sake… Alright, get the gerbils started, Ral, cuz this might get complicated!"
"Ey, fuck you, man! They aren't gerbils!"
"Then what ARE they, Ral?"
"… They're hamsters, alright? Fuck, man."
"My god, just stick this in the fucking mortar, and fire the damn thing."
"Oh, OK! Uh… Raven?"
"Oh, NOW what?"
"… I don't know how to fire the pipey thingy."
"GET. OUT. OF. MY. WAY."
Little did we know, that asshole stuck an EMP shell into the mortar, and he actually got it STUCK in the helo's main rotor hub! As we were slowly falling, I could hear Perlo screaming like a little girl, Mac was humming Blood on the Risers, and both me and Jack had to listen to the Cap scream his stupid shit before we crashed."
"Well, if I'm going to die in this fiery masshole with you pricks, then I better say this quickly!"
"Oh, for fuck's sake! Just say it already!"
"I'M RICK GRIMES, BITC-"
Thank god for the helo hitting the ground, or he would've finished that goddamn quote, and probably gotten shot… If I could find his ass afterwards. All I recall is Perlo being shot right between the eyes, while sobbing like a wee baby, Mac finally being gunned down by an assault rifle after they tested one of the drugs on him, and them hauling me, Jack, and Cap off in three different directions. How did I know Cap was alive, you ask? Ya can't miss the shouts of "I'ma pop your ass like a pack of walkers" echoing through the fucking ruins, I guarantee you that.
As the three sat dumbstruck by the events portrayed to them, the first one to speak up was Arden.
"… Wow. Just… Wow." And as they all fell into silence they heard their radios crackle to life and Arden recognized the voice of the man they were sent to rescue saying
"Hated to eavesdrop but out in this hell hole there ain't much to do and you all are too young to be reminiscing and Arden I wonder how you survived the news that I know they had told you by now and I'm surprised they let you join the military" and looking at the man who had just walked out of the hotel viceroy and looked at the three hotels of the Abu Dubai complex with a as Karila and yura stated
"A serious five o'clock shadow there" as the moon became fully exposed and he stepped out into the light Arden said in shock
"Well I'll be damned Walker you are alive" and he retorted back
"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated and your eyes are opening for the first time it hurts doesn't it?" and she nodded before saying
"Well as the 66th combat strike team leader I say we hole up here for the night and then decide what to do in the morning because we all know those pussy Rotor Jockeys will make us wait till dawn anyways and first rounds on the captain and Yura, Taylor we get the other penthouse while the bar stays open" and the rest of the group all took the elevators to their floors while Arden and her closest companions set up their house with a platform that was level with their "Villa" being used as the Snipers nest and Yura opened a bottle of scotch at the bar they had named Skyfall 66 and laughed before saying
"I remember when we joined how the hell we got our option to go in this operation" and Arden took over saying
"Yeah the CO told us "you have leave you have saved up better known as Vacation time" and I said "Holy shit we get vacation days?" and that's when Sonora yelled "Taking the hunting dog and the Kratos women and the hunting dog" and the we found that Taylor was shoved in the cargo bay and was none too happy" and right on cue Taylor yelled
"No fucking shit I wasn't happy it was so fucking cold in there and what the fuck is that you asshole" and Morgan who was drunk and relatively normal said
"That is McAsshole to you bitch" and Arden shook her head before asking
"Okay why the fuck are you saying that shit it's like your advertising for McDonalds" and they saw a glow coming from the arches and as Taylor got on a M107A4 .50 caliber rifle she zoomed in on the sight and said
"Holy shit this puts a new spin on I'm loving it" and yachio put her Super magnum over the same spot and asked
"Is that guy hanging with a flaming hamburger in his ass?" and instead of saying a word Taylor let the gun bark blowing the man to the ground and then said
"I'll try my damnedest to forget that and aww man I didn't earn Charlies Challenge" and she looked disappointed before Yura and the group said
"Let's all turn in for the night and hey we will need to make money so that will be our plan for day 2 in the shit show" and as they all laid down Arden heard a Microsoft voice say
"Get up loser we are going drinking" and looked to see Crystal naked and as Arden blushed and snapped
"Not now I'm trying to get laid" Yura kissed her and said
"Its too damn hot and thank god for air conditioning and I know we all have demons" and Arden looked off into the vast darkness of Dubai and said
"Yeah but at least we have the name for one" before she fell into a fitful sleep.
So I wonder if all of you got the references I dropped and any reviews will be nice and Morgan and Crystal are one in the same just to clear up any confusion