6.0 And into the breach
Here's for all of the Freelancer fans out there.
(Not complete because of: Fate is never set)
This is covering the last chapter before we head back to Jacob.
Rey waited for Nav'iel, but she hadn't reported in, or arrived at the rally point.
'Where is she?'
Heather came over the com.
"Rey, Nav'iel was captured, she was trying to get to the main gun and permanently disable it, but was caught by a squad, and they are holding her in the left wing of the base."
"I'm not leaving her, how can I get there?"
"Follow along the base until you reach the large command complex of the south west wing, there will be some guards between you and her."
Rey didn't need to be told twice; he got back to the Stalker ATV and drove towards the command centre.
'I'll find her and no matter what, nothing stands between me and her.'
He felt sure that being attached to an alien might not be the best or worst of partners for life, but there would be difficulties, he was sure of this, but nothing was going to stop him, from getting to Nav'iel.
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Nathan was having the time of his life, running from the strike point he and his platoon had penetrated at and now were rushing the outposts and doing this in style, or with more noise than necessary.
The warthogs were deployed when the enemy AA guns went down, and now they had their orders to run like hell, and before the enemy started sending out anything heavier than a gunship.
But in all the chaos and confusion caused by them there was sure to be a positive side for all things.
He was grateful to hear that Rey had survived the landing and made his way to saving their asses on the field.
'I'll know I'd see him in hell.'
Nathan watched now as the enemy base burned, knowing that Rey was as hell bent on destruction than he was, if it was any better he would have had a tear in his eye.
But instead he thought about if he paid Rey a visit.
"Corporal, turn this car about and bring up the IFF on Rey, I think it's time we retrieved our hero."
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Rey had arrived at the main command centre, ready for a fight and he did, the watch towers spotted his approach and vectored in a run with a gunship, he was now driving around the base at top speeds.
'Damn, these things never give up!'
A missile flew by as he drove himself under the watch tower and let it absorb some fire, though this wouldn't last long, and he had a quota to fill.
'What can take a gunship down and leave time for me to get to Nav'iel?'
He looked about until his eyes saw a point of interest, a set of high grade fuel cells left conveniently outside.
Gunning his bike forwards he beckoned the gunship to chase him, it wasn't very hard though seeing he left a mark on their base large enough for anyone with two or more eyes to see.
The ship came in with guns blazing across to his left and swerved about right, Rey being as he was a Spartan knew one of the more important factors in tactics, once he baited them it was a simple way of ending it.
He ran straight for the fuel tanks and fired a few HE rounds from his bike, it didn't take any time as the cells ignited and blasted a large enough shockwave for the base to shake.
The shock also removed the gunships chase as it swerved about to avoid being engulfed in flames, though they came in low, and low enough for Rey.
He swung up from the explosion and using his suit jumped aboard the gunships cockpit, he could see their definite surprise as to how Rey managed such a thing before he slammed his fist into the window with a little goodbye gift.
Jumping down he waited as the gunship span about and then exploded vibrantly into bits and pieces, he knew when he was done, and now he headed for the base.
And nothing was going to stop him.
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"Why the hell can't we stop him?"
The turian commander was more than just unhappy, his reputation as well as rank and persons was now ruined and all he could do was watch as a single soldier ripped through all of his forces, the day was going bad to worse or much worse in his case.
The day was about to reveal where the enemy soldiers had hidden their base and a full sweep was to be completed and a full report to command, there was a good position opened for him and now he was on the wrong end of that promotion.
A sudden explosion from the floor below of the command room and he knew that it wasn't going to end well, he looked over at a security console to see the dark armoured soldier from before now making his way up.
There was little option left.
"Bring that vagrant over here now, well deal with both at once."
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Rey breezed through the enemy defences easily and was now making his way up, the guards tried to stop him, but when they ambushed him they noticed that he wasn't there.
He was right behind them.
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The commander was waiting as he knew the guards outside wouldn't last.
There was a very brief sound of screams and gunfire, and then nothing, there was a waiting period between the gunfire and the drop of bodies, it edged the remaining soldiers, they were thinking if they even had a chance.
This was answered when the door opened with a hiss, there a turian body slid in, his skull was cracked and his body had definitely large holes.
This was accompanied by heavy footsteps; the commander was dreading as the silhouette of the black armoured soldier appeared in the doorframe.
"Hold it, don't move any closer, or you might force me to harm your friend here."
The commander had taken a desperate measure by holding Nav'iel as a hostage.
"Now you wouldn't want to hurt your friend here w-"
The commander never finished his sentence; his head blew apart from a pistol round to the back of his skull.
The other troopers turned to see that the mystery soldier had managed to somehow get behind them, but the other was still in the door way, panicking the soldiers opened fire on both, resulting in a confused and very short fire-fight.
Rey cleared the last of the bodies away and was now helping up Nav'iel he checked over her suit to make sure there were no punctures, but she had other things in mind.
"YOU bosh'tet, what were you thinking!"
Nav'eil was hitting the chest plate of his armour. He was confused; this was the only person he had really known for more than a few days, but still.
"What is something wrong?"
She did explain in a very unhappy manner.
"What took you so long and why did you shoot you almost hit me."
"I came back for you as fast as I could, and I fired because he was distracted, and you were under threat, I couldn't just leave you."
At this point she was surprised, he came back and saved her, it was only because he cared but she was so concerned, she calmed her self-trying to remember why she was helping and why he was here.
He said apologetically. "Look, Nav'iel I'm sorry, I really should have come along to help, but I believed you could get this done without me."
Now she was feeling guilty because of him, she had overreacted in a not very well coping manner.
"No, Rey that was just me, I guess I should lunge at you like that."
The two were talking about their guilt not realising they had guests.
"So lieutenant, are you going to introduce your new girlfriend?"
Rey and Nav'iel turned about to see Nathan and his ODST detachment standing in the door way.
Rey turned about saluting and reporting.
"Sir, you got here a few minutes late."
Nathan and the team laughed, they knew better than anyone.
"Well lieutenant, if you don't stop hogging all the kills, it tends to end that way."
Nav'iel interrupted.
"You know I shouldn't really be interrupting this family reunion but I think we should be going."
"Misty face has got a point we need to leave and get to that rally point before we're MIA."
The team and Rey made their way down to their vehicles and made a rather fast departure, but not before Nav'iel told them some good news.
"Oh by the way, I set the charges at the AA as you left on the objective, do you want to set them off?"
Rey declined.
"No, you have the honours, and more spare hands." Rey said gesturing his hand towards to the bike.
Nav'iel pressed the button, and nothing happened.
"Hmm, it didn't work…"
There was a violent eruption from the base, the AA exploded at the core and set off everything flammable or volatile nearby.
Nathans corporal commented.
"Not such a bad day after all."
And this wraps up this chapter.
Hope you guys like it because there will be more to come sadly much later.
Age of revelation: is taking my time trying to fix.
And now I have, Fate is never set, as a newer story which is on the roll.
So my first few steps to galactic mayhem has begun and more is yet to even start, I hope to rule the globe one day, just like Bungie.
