Chapter 4
Into Sandy's City
BGM: Into Sandy's City, By Bobby Prince.
"Ouch! This damn thing is hard, really hard."
Rothcol said, while taking care of his supposed injured hand. Be glad that it is only a little pain on your hand, other incidents ended up in much more serious injuries. Well, at least they found you. Wandering in this pile of rubble in search of the Resistance would be a real pain in the ass and a waste of time. But that girl in black, something is really off about her. And her gun apparently has multiple firemodes. And plus you didn't liked her aggressive attitude, since you're here to help them after all.
But apparently that spoiled brat, thinking that he had hurt her friend, decided to make a rash move on her own:
"Agressor Mode", she angrily muttered.
She fired a barrage of bullets against the Marine, while Rothcol jumped to cover. The projectiles simply bounced against the armor, and seconds later, he was still there like nothing had happened. She was definitely shocked by what transpired now and didn't noticed the war machine coming at her, pulling a confused expression.
The Marine had enough. he decided would give her a "good lesson", not kill her but teach her a thing or two, but he was stopped by a hand.
"I apologise in advance, sir. She's very volatile as you can see, please forgive us for our imprudence. Please don't do anything harsh to her."
The Marine complied, sighing to the guy. But it's the first and last time someone would get away after attacking him, plus he would never hurt an innocent being, only subdue them if it's necessary. The guy smiled, but then he turned to the girl:
"Rock what's wrong with you?! He clearly didn't do anything wrong, nor did he hurt me! Don't you remember what I told you a few days back? You definitely need military training. You can't never make a rash decision on the battlefield. Be glad he isn't mad at you, otherwise this could end really bad for you."
"So, why our knight in shining armor wouldn't grace us with his face at least? If he's gonna work with us, I want to see that beautiful smile you have... ", PHOBOS said, approaching the Marine with the intent of taking off his helmet. An intent that was met with a shotgun pointed right at his face.
"Whoa, whoa. Sorry to bother you big man, I didn't wanted to annoy you, just point this damn thing somewhere else if you can. Jeez, this guy don't know how to take a joke."
The Marine lowered the shotgun after seeing his intimidation tactic worked, as usual. A shotgun blast to the face is the perfect cure for being an annoying cunt. What a pain.
"PHOBOS, can you please stop this nonsense, before someone gets hurt really badly? Sorry sir, sometimes I think that I'm working with rookies instead of real soldiers. So could you please accompany us to HQ?", Rothcol said.
The Marine nodded again.
"Okay people. Pack your things and let's go. We're are going back."
But the Marine couldn't shake the feeling that they were being following. By something evil and powerful. Since the damn thing refused to show itself, to make more easy to dispatch it to oblivion, he would wait for the unknown enemy to make it's first mistake.
Somewhere in the ruins of San Francisco...
During all the long walk to the one of the outposts of the Resistance, the small girl wouldn't leave his side, maintaining a distance, but always looking at him. Great, now we have creepy girl in skimpy clothing, armed with an overpowered cannon. He simply ignored her and hoped that she wouldn't try him again. Otherwise…
Finally, after a long walk, they finally got into the "outpost" (more like a pile of rubble of what was a military base), the guy named Rothcol found a radio, and after he handed a blanket to both PHOBOS (that name brings memories) and Rock (What an… interesting name for a girl), he found an old ham radio and started radioing in to their HQ. The Marine took the opportunity to get a look around the terrain, since the "presence" was still there, and assess the situation in case a battle ensues. But after looking around for quite a while, the sensors and the radar started to pick up alien energy. But it was right here on this base, on the courtyard, where the resistance guys were.
When he got back to the courtyard, he saw that Rock was gone and both soldiers were busy on the radio, probably reporting to their CO. The Marine simply switched to the Gauss Cannon and prepared for the worst. Following the radar, he found Rock and the assailant outside the base, casually having a conversation. The "alien" was very human in appearance and was wearing a purple, witch-like outfit, complete with a giant futuristic scythe.
"Marine,", VEGA interrupted,"I believe we're dealing with an Apostle here. Lethal force is advised."
While the Marine was calmly walking towards the two "chittchatters", the hostile felt the Marine's presence and quickly turned around to see him. Happy that her prey actually found her first, she quickly switched her attitude and took Rock as a hostage. The Marine assumed his combat stance, ready to blast the alien's head clean off with the Gauss Cannon.
"Me and my jefe were waiting for you, Doom Marine! And now, you'll be ours!"
In the distance, an old radio started to play again:
"I don't want to set the world on fire..., I just want to start a flame on your heart..."
- To Be Continued...
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