Chapter 9
Depth runs deep
Betsy crossed the cold river as the water splashed against its massive tires. Jack looked at the other Rigs stopping at key locations as they prepared they're drop drove up the dirt road noticing the 4 Gear tanks protecting the entrance of the massively open flat land of dirt. The mountain cliff behind them was short about half of a mountain, Ravens flew over dropping off supplies and more Gears. Bronx walked towards Jack and gave him a high five.
"Let's do it baby" yelled Bronx excited
Dizzy walked out of his driver's seat as the mechanical doorway closed behind him
"All right darlings 2 by 2 in each pod" said Dizzy while operating the drop system
"Jack and Joey"said Fade
Joey walked into the drop pod locking himself in his seat, Jack slowly walked towards it and climbed in locking himself in front of looked around seeing the red blinking light then back at Fade and Bronx.
"Jack kill them baby but leave me some too, don't hog Locust like Fade here" yelled Bronx
The doors closed as Jack breathed in quickly his heart began to race blood through his looked at him saying nothing as the engine of the drop pod was slowly activating. The mechanical arm extended itself over the dirt ground about 15 feet in the air. Jack screamed loudly as the mechanical arm let go and the drilling engines pushed the pod into the ground drilling straight down.
"Sarah go with Bronx" said Fade
"What about you?" asked Sarah
"I'll be fine "said Fade
"I'll meet up with you guys down there "said Fade
Bronx jumped into the 2nd lifted and ready drop pod Sarah looked at Fade as he nodded. Sarah ran into the drop pod, locking herself doors closed their drop pod dropped rapidly as Bronx's loud voice was heard.
"WHOOOOOO! HELL YEAH BABY! FASTER!"yelled Bronx
Dizzy walked towards Fade
"Onyx huh, never thought you guys be still walking" said Dizzy taking off his hat
Fade shook his hand
"In case you don't come back, Kid" said Dizzy shaking hands with Fade
Fade got into his drop pod and the doors closed. Fade looked at the blinking light as he thought to himself. In his mind he remembered his sister and thought of what she'd think. The pod dropped into the hard rocky soil that had already been drilled through making Fade's decent easier to fall into. The pod shook wildly, the red light continued to blink Fade gripped the handle bars that held him tightly. His pod continued to drop like a rock through the path made by Jack and Joey's pod.
One of the 3 dropped pods arrived out of the dirt path and fell into a small catacomb of rushing water pushed against the current. Jack looked around scared as he could scratching sounds looked around saying nothing yet feeling the current pushing them.
"Oh shit?!"said Jack
"It's fine Jack, calm down just breath" said Joey
"No Joey what if we're going to fall or be crushed we don't know" yelled Jack
"We won't die like this Jack just breathe calmly, we'll make it "said Joey
"I don't want to drown, I want to live" said Jack
"Jack we'll make it alright,I know this aint easy but we have to do this, stay with me alright"said Joey
The pod stopped as the red light turned green and Joey pressed the open doors button as small lights of plants glowed in front of rushed out as Jack followed while running out they took cover behind another fallen pod. Jack breathed faster and faster, Joey blind fired back as Locust yelled in took a small peak noticing dead locust and gear's on the floor.
"Alright Jack let's move quietly" said Joey as he took point
Jack followed behind him holding his lancer he shook little by little behind glowing plants shined a small path past the rushing water behind them. Jack looked at the walls, all rocky cave like tried to radio his team and got nothing.
