Hello again readers! Sorry for the delay, my internet was down for the past few days. Anyway I've decided that to switch formats somewhat in the sense that everyone on the ground (meaning Davis, Jenny,Heg and Jones as well as JF 4356 and some members of his platoon Will be in first person. Enjoy the chapter! :)

Harvest planetary spaceport, Utgard, 18BBY

Platoon sergeant JF 4356, 4th platoon 1st Naboo lances

I stared at one of the defenders of this spaceport with some hatred and a small,small bit of respect, the primitive had, along with the rest of his unit tried to hold the spaceport and they had for about half an hour before they were eventually overwhelmed. The man held his rifle in one hand and in the other held a grenade, he would not get to use it though, he was dead.

"Platoon sergeant,sir!" Yelled one of the corporals.

"What is it trooper." I replied, bored as ever.

"Sir we will be advancing in five minutes, sir."

"good, get the men ready."

The corporal saluted then left. Advance in this weather, I thought, can't even see a meter in front of me thanks to this rain, and when I say rain I do mean rain. It was pouring and it was night time so we were almost zero visibility, I did say almost because most of our scopes are thermal so any primitive that thinks they can hide will be as good as dead.

Harvest residential district, June 24 2557

Private first class John Davis, 2nd squad 1st platoon Raider company.

"Tell us another one Davis." Said Jenny as she sat down beside me.

"fine, fine. Uh okay here's a good one. I was stationed on the UNSC inconvenience In some city called Uppergap in '43 and my company along with a squad of ODSTs were told to defend the city's seaport wile the rest of our forces escape...

Private John Davis, Echo company 6th battalion, 2543

"Medic, medic!"

"Come on you mother fuckers that the best you got."

"ma'am we need to fall back." said our company XO, lieutenant Darbinian.

"Wraiths, but the shells aren't landing even close to our location." I yelled.

"They're targeting the base, think they know the nukes are there?" Asked one of the ODSTs.

"Doesn't matter, nuke number one Is off line." Said another marine.

Then the second one went down and we were attacked. The ODST that was beside me used all three magazines for his rifle before turning to our captain

"Captain we need to fall back now, the cruiser is almost over head!" The lead ODST yelled.

"Negative, I am not leaving this planet until I absolutely have to, we're taking as many of them as we can!" Replied my captain. The argument went on for a few more seconds until Captain Sharma was shot by a beam rifle

"shit, Captains down." I yelled

We were told to fall back in platoons, Alpha and Bravo were to cover Delta and Charlie.

"And who the hell covers us?" Yelled Bravos lieutenant.

My XO turned towards the ODST and said. " Castillo?"

The ODST replied. "Fuck you Darbinain, fuck you." He waited a second "we'll do it."

We Ran to the pelicans and finally, finally we were safe.

Harvest residential district, present day.

Private Jennifer 'Jenny' Carter

As I listened to Davis's story I couldn't help but feel useless, I had been born in 2541 and had lived my life in Canada, on Earth with nothing to worry about except bad grades and snow, fuck I hated snow. I really wi shed that I had been born earlier so that I could have fought in the war like so many others did.

"Wow, cool story." Said a marine to my left when Davis had finished his story.

Our unit had camped out in a five story apartment building to wait out the aliens. No one knew what to call them really so some called them E.T's after some twentieth century show or something And others called them, well aliens.

Then from beside the store on our left came a Kangaroo Armoured personnel Carrier,I found it odd because the Kangaroo was only in service for the Army's armoured Cavalry. I don't know why I found it weird really because they were most likely here to help, I got my answer soon after as an army lieutenant appeared along with several troopers and walked over to our CO, they talked for a bit before agreeing on some thing. I then found the kangaroo backing into the lobby to unload its troops. Twenty army troopers came out and fell in line behind there lieutenant, the few words that he said put a chill to my spine.

"there are enemy inbound so get ready to fight people.

So there you have it another chapter in FIRES OF WAR, a big thank you to CASQUIS for letting me reference the main character in his fan-fiction THE LIFE, it's a really good story that I suggest you go read, like now, right now, go, go. Any way for those that are still here. I hope you Like the new format I have chosen. And please review and give me more ideas people I do this for you! :) :)