Tales From the Battlefront
The following is a compilation of true (mostly) stories. I hope you enjoy.
Hoth: Galactic Civil War: Echo Base…
The young rebel soldier raced through the snowy expanse of Hoth, the battle around him raging as the sound of laser fire and explosions filled the air. A squad of snow speeders sped low over head and above the ranks of the empire, followed shortly by a battalion of troops on ton-ton.
The rebel grabbed the nearest ton-ton rider and shoved him off. He, then, swung himself around, boarding the still running ton-ton.
Another rider looked over at him, "Hey! Your not part of this brigade!"
He shrugged, "I am now."
The rider thought this over… "Alright."
The young rebel bent forward on his ton-ton to gain speed as they quickly approached the front lines of the empire… when…
"Take cover!"
The ground was blown from under him as a flash of red gave sign of laser cannon fire. He was sent sprawling through a wave of snow, ton-tons, and rebels… Landing awkwardly, he stood and shook off the snow…
The rider before, another soldier like himself, stood, not a yard away brushing the snow from his helmet…
The rebel pulled his boot free of a foot deep trench of snow and looked up, "What a blast!... Literally!... But… where'd it come from?"
The other soldier shrugged… looked up… and fell backwards in shock.
The young rebel helped him up, "What?"
The soldier pointed up and out, "I'm… uh… not sure… but… er… I believe it came from that…"
The rebel shrugged… looked up following the soldiers finger… and fell backwards in shock… After a moment of recovery, he spoke.
"Well… what is it?"
"Dunno… looks bad… Think we should try to stop it, or something?"
"Yeah."
"Got any ideas?"
"Shoot it?"
"Shoot it it is."
They raised their guns to the massive AT-AT that was now moving toward them and began firing into its face… Just seconds later…
"Out of ammo?"
"Yeah."
"Now what?"
"Thermal detonators?"
"Sure."
Pulling out the pulsing red grenades they flung them to the underside of the metal beast… Seconds later…
"Out of thermal detonators?"
"Only had five."
"Now what?"
"Pistols?"
"Fine with me."
They began firing into the underside of the massive contraption that now towered over them…
The distant sun glowing off the white metal of the thing… reflected in their eyes…
"Too bright."
"Can't see it…"
A shadow fell over their faces…
"That's better."
A mighty metal foot crashed down upon them from above… and two rebel soldiers faded from the game…