Chapter 2 Wounded

Briareos Hecatonchires POV

I watched in horror as Deunan ducks just in time as the grenade exposed by her. "Damn it Deunan !" I yell into the mic. Though the mic was built inside of my face plant. I fire a few rounds as my marks hit. I knew this was trouble. Though how much trouble I couldn't guess at the moment.

"You better be alive damn it ... " I hear my self-say over the sound of gunfire. I duck behind a hole-ridden wall. " I am damn it! Can't you let this cat have some fucking fun ?" I hear my partner yell at my speakers. " You have way to much fun, you will leave me with nothing to shoot at," I say back. I know that I need to get to her and fast.

So with that, I start to move where I last have seen her. Damn that blonde vixen. Though she is more or less a cat. Damn it now I am thinking of her more than keeping my head on my own shoulder. That was not going to be a problem though as soon as I get to her. So with that thought in mind. I pull one of my rabbit like ears out. The tip of my ear would lengthen to only have the top swivel around. Making sure my enemies were not around. " Damn we need to move .. " I thought to my self as I take a big leap and duck to another covering.

Then I hear another explosion to my right. " Damn it... where did that one come out of ?" I hear Deunan scream over my speakers. "What the hell do you ..." My words were cut off before I could finish it. Something huge was coming all right. But it wasn't something that came from this world. What was the hell polite Or was it like the other damn Cybrogs running amok.

The thing was huge. It looked like some kind of spider. With revolting eyes as if looking for something. How did we miss this my AI brain was trying to say. How the bloody hell did we miss something this fucking huge? Not even know it? " Deunan !" I yell over my mike. " Are you seeing what I am seeing ?" I ask her in the second volley of bullets. ".. What ?" I hear her repeat back." .. What the ..." I hear her again.

" My exact words," I say back. I duck behind another wall as another wave of bullets flies by me. One hit my shoulder." Fuck !" I yell at my self more than to anyone else. I was so going to get a beating for this one. Damn did she love to rattle him when I get hurt on the job? Or even worst I get pissed when she gets hurt.

My systems start to flash in front of my lenses. Showing how much damage I just got into. I would ignore it for the time being. " We need to find its weak point." I hear Deunan yell at me." I know that " I reply back. My arm aching even though it wasn't my true body limb. Funny how that is. I duck once more as I hear fun fire. The spider-like thing was on the move again. Firing at anything its buggy eyes could see.

"Try for the limbs, " I say to Deunan. I switch my pistol to my heavy weapon. The sniper functions linking up to my systems like an extra arm. I line my sight on the first limbs closes to me. Taken a breath I really didn't need to, but it was out of habit. Though my arm was aching I pushed the pain to the side like any good soldier.

Denuan's POV

Damn it all. The dust was getting into my eyes and the smoke going through my lungs. It burned cause it's fucking dry as a bone well. " What the hell is going on ?" I ask Bri. Though I was sure he was going to make some smack about a big old spider out to play. Though that was understandable. " Don't know Cat but it sure as hell has a lot of eyes on me." I hear Bri call out. " Go for the legs " I mutter to my self. " He says go for the legs... Though which one ?" I mutter to myself. I then hear a loud gunshot from a heavy rifle or sniper rifle. "Damn .. " I say as it hits the one closets to my partner.

" What the hell is it and where did it fucking crawl out of ?" I ask Bri. Though I didn't hear anything back. " Well where ever this damn thing came from its going down," I say as I run over a dead body we just put down only moments ago. Feeling the debris hit my face as more shells and bullets come raining down like an afternoon storm. I pull my pistol as I roll to cover. My aim a little shaky as I land on my feet. The thing would turn its many eyes in two directions. Three looking at her and three looking at Bri. Though I couldn't see where Bri stood. Only feeling the dirt under my combat boots crunching as I move forward. " Damn thing .. " I mutter. " Its eyes feeling my every movement as it rains more of its ammo and bullets down onto my position.

" Duck !" I hear in my earpiece. I did I as was told in a split second the things another leg at the joint comes popping off from around unseen. The other legs still trying to find its perch. To stay steady and upright. Though only having one leg on the right side and three on the left made that impossible. So it was coming down. Though it was more or less leaning towards where I was standing.

Damn, right I was going to duck. Though more like run out of the fucking things path. Though at this point she wanted this to be over. As she was running she felt debris and other projectiles flying by her. One such debris a bullet ripping through her side. " Fuck... " She hits the ground hard as she curls up in a ball as she lands hard on the ground.

" Deunan !" I hear my partner yell at me. Damn, it was down but it also got them good. Though she wasn't sure how good. " Yea .. " I say in a deep breath. The pain now shooting up on my left side " Damn this .. sucks. " I hear my self " Alive... " She says to Bri. Though she was pretty sure he was going to scold her ass for this one." .. Got shot but .. alive "

I hear movement as I look over to see the big guy himself holding his shoulder. I arch an eyebrow as if to say ' ha look who got hurt too ' I watch as he comes closer." Damn girl .. " I hear him say. I would nod "It is not as bad as mine is it ?" She teases him. " oh don't you dare say that " I hear bri remark back. "Let's see the damage. " I hear him say. I nod as we start to move " First we need to find a better place to examine ourselves. "

I nod as we both wrap each other in our arms. Weapons holster on their hips and back. "... Right .." I say to him. Bri helping me move around the spider thing." After that .. we strip this fucker down." I say to bri. He would chuckle at my comment." Yes, ma'am." I elbow him as he said that." .. Damn I hope we still have some booze left .. " I say as an afterthought. We find some cover and sit down.

My side's now more of a throbbing pain I pull my vest off to get to my undershirt. The vest protected me to a point. Though there was still a bit of a bloody cut from the bullet grazing my side. " Could be worst " I hear Bri say to me. " Yea how ?" I ask. " How about being blown up and nothing really left of your self behind ?" He says to me" Good point ." I chuckle as he tends to my wounds. My eyes looking at the shoulder ".. Does it still hurt ?" I ask as an afterthought. Both of us a bit wounded but still kicking .. " Yea I will be fine." I hear him say. " Though you, you need to be more careful. I won't be here to patch your ass together all the time. "