"Come on guys..." Mordecai said. With all of the new gear they had just been given, they were having a difficult time with keeping their guns up.
"Look don't stress your arms too much. If you keep the gun up for too long you won't have any energy to keep your aim straight. That's how most rookies in the army die." Mason said, "Also if you're going to do something do it now. Hudson just gave a sitrep on our enemies saying there are countless numbers of them. The first wave will try to ambush with machetes. After that it's going to be gunfire."
Rigby dropped his gun and decided to use his pistol instead, Eileen picked up a lighter weapon for her to use and Mordecai checked his aim on the M16. Margaret on the other hand was hiding behind a truck.
"Margaret what're you doing?" Mordecai asked in a surprised tone.
"Mordecai... I-I... I'm not taking a chance... I don't want to die... with a bullet to my head..." Margaret stuttered. Tears were rolling down her cheeks.
"Margaret..." Mordecai walked up to Margaret to comfort her. He wiped one of the tears off her face. Margaret had calmed down a bit and everything was fine. That is, until they heard the yells of enemies charging in the distance.
"Fight my brothers!" A man on a truck had yelled.
Mason fired multiple rounds into charging enemies, Rigby was running away from one enemy that was chasing him and Eileen was throwing grenades. Margaret started to panic. She buried her head into Mordecai's chest. Mordecai tried his best to comfort her but nothing was working. An enemy had then rushed over to them and raised a machete, preparing to kill them. Mordecai raised his M16 quickly and pulled the trigger. 2 of the bullets had missed but the final bullet landed straight into the enemy's skull. Mason rushed over to the two to help them.
"I don't think she'll be able to continue the mission." Mason said.
"Can we send her back to a safe place or something?" Mordecai asked.
"No, we can't provide any vehicles that can bring her to a safe place. All you need to do however is to stay by her side. Just protect her and don't get caught in the crossfire. We'll get you two through this." Mason patted Mordecai's shoulder and went back into battle.
"Ah... Ok Margaret I need you to help me." Mordecai handed Margaret his pistol, "If you see anyone charging at us aim at them and pull the trigger. Can you do that?"
"I-I think so..." Margaret grabbed the pistol and looked for any enemies that might be near. They walked only a few feet before the truck that they were hiding behind was hit by a mortar.
"Whoa! That was way too close!" Mordecai said. Mordecai hadn't realized it but there was an enemy taking aim at his head. He may as well would've been dead if it wasn't for Eileen saving him. Eileen ran over to them.
"Could you two be anymore oblivious with the multiple enemies trying to kill you?!" Eileen then turned around to shoot an enemy who was shooting at them in the distance.
"You know what? We should stick together!" Mordecai said. He began to call to Rigby who was chucking grenades (With their pins still intact)everywhere. Rigby heard Mordecai and ran towards him with all his energy.
"Did you call?" Rigby asked.
"Yeah. We just need your help to keep Margaret safe." Eileen said.
A mortar had landed nearby. Eileen fell over and was in a temporary concussion. Her glasses had broke and she was helpless. The helicopter that was flying overhead was firing rockets and the mounted turrents were ripping apart enemies below. Margaret gagged at the gore.
"They're falling back! Attack with all your might!" The man on the truck yelled.
Everyone fired their guns into the group of retreating enemies. Some escaped while most were killed. Mordecai covered Margaret's eyes to avoid any possibility of a traumatic breakdown when they walked through the countless bodies of dead people.
"How is she doing?" Mason asked Mordecai.
"She's doing fine but I still think she'd be better off without seeing all of... this." Mordecai turned around and looked at the scars the battle had left on the ground. He felt a bit sorry for everyone that died in the battle. Even the enemies.
"Mason. They're not yet defeated. You must be careful when rescuing Woods." Said a man. The helicopter landed next to them. The pilot was Hudson.
"Where is he Savimbi?" Hudson asked.
"He's on the Cubango River, held captive on a boat." Savimbi said. Mason and the others had then shortly got on the helicopter.
"Hudson get us out of here!" Mason said. The helicopter had then risen up.
"He may already be dead!" Savimbi yelled. Mason, Mordecai and the others watched as Savimbi and his men cheered in victory.
"So what's the plan?" Rigby asked.
"Well first things first. We need to make sure your friend isn't going to be a problem in this next objective." Mason said.
"What do you mean?" Eileen asked.
"Keep her in check. Don't let her be the person that compromises the mission." Mason said.
"Right..." Mordecai said. He turned to Margaret and noticed she was becoming nauseous.
"Mordecai... I don't feel so good..." Margaret began to show signs of vomiting.
"Hang on Margaret. We're almost at the destination." Mordecai said. "If you need to vomit just do it so you'll feel less sick."
Mordecai looked at the many trees that were beginning to appear. 'Just hang in there Margaret...'
I kept my promise guys! Here's the next chapter! My laptop is low on battery so I won't be able to make part 2 just yet. Keep checking in every now and then!