Gray, sticky snowflakes flew through the air, as strong north winds propelled them through a frozen wasteland.
Figures of two dragons in dark, protective suits fought against the wind, one having more problems doing so.
"I don't know, Sebastian," yelled the flyer female dragon at her companion, "I don't think Anna would go that far. She has to be near the first wreck." She shielded herself with one of her wings, which were useless under current conditions. Sticky ash and snow mixed together were settling down on her, covering up the greyish pattern of her protective suit.
Sebastian waved at her, and they both kneeled down in deep snow. "I think I see something, " he said, as he pulled out his binoculars.
The storm prevented anyone from surprising our two heroes. Adine wiped the glass of her mask of melting cold mess. Sebastian took hold of his harpoon rifle, he had placed on his back the whole time. Even though dragons could be dangerous opponents in melee combat, against firearms humans carried, had a little to no chance. Sebastian however, could utilize his almost human hands and use long-range weapons effectively. Adine was filling the role of a scout, flying high above the surface and warning her colleagues on the ground. In the current storm though, that was impossible.
Sebastian looked through the binoculars once again before he was sure the air was clear. He waved at Adine and they moved out.
In the front of them was a wreck of a singular armored vehicle. Sebastian pressed down on his radio to send a message, "Angels two-one, we've got contact."
Adine shivered. There was a trail of blood in the ashen snow. It was going inside the wreck. Around it, snow could tell stories. One heck of a battle had to happen there. Adine put her wing-talon on Sebastian's shoulder and pointed at her finding. Sebastian gave her a thumbs up, and with a weapon out, he made his way towards the blasted vehicle.
"I dare you, one more step and I'll shoot!" yelled someone from within the broken vehicle. It sounded more like a whimper than a solid threat. Sebastian sighed in relieve.
"Anna! It's me, Sebastian. We've got your message," he said, as he returned the rifle on his back and went inside the wreck. Adine closely followed.
Anna was stiff from the cold, buried waist down under the broken pieces of metal. Sebastian went to examine her state. He kept talking to keep the downed dragon awake. Anna was struggling.
"What happened to your convoy? Why did you get separated?" Those were Sebastian's first questions. He unpacked the survival gear, along with the heater unit to unfreeze Anna a small bit. Digging her out of the remains of transport could prove difficult in her current condition. Anna was speaking during all of that.
"Our leader ran over a landmine. Convoy tried to ride around him, only to get right into an ambush. I commanded my driver to get us out of there. However, we weren't quick enough and hostile forces caught up with us soon. What you see around here is thanks to an RPG shell they had to fire at us. I can't really tell, because I've blacked out a few moments later."
Anna's head fell down. She was losing consciousness. Sebastian reached out and gave her cheek a gentle slap. "Stay with me, Anna. What happened next?"
Adine crouched next to freezing runner and adjusted the heater unit, so it was more effectively warming Anna up. Sebastian went outside for a moment. Radio chatter could be heard, also as a distinct sound of a signal flare being fired. Their escort would arrive soon. Hopefully,...