La mariposa, el Doctor y el etéreo ch. 10
I OWN AND REGRET NOTHING!
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Inevitably...the fateful day arrived...XCOM had Star, Marco, their security detail, and a small supplementary garrison was put on standby as well as numerous other separate garrisons...
They didn't have to wait long...
Alarms blared, multiple Sectoid hunting parties are detected all over the world. The garrisons are quickly divided up and sent to all the invasion sites.
Star's team was sent to the one with the lowest human population...surprisingly within minutes of their landing, they found the Sectoids waiting for them...out in the open.
"They're they are! Let's get them!" Shouts Star as she begins to run forward-
Only for Marco to quickly hold her back. "Star, hold it! Something's not right here...this is too easy."
Right on Que, the Sectoids dragged a whole bunch of human hostages forward and positioned them as shields.
Star blanched. "Hey! What are you guys doing!?" Shouts Star confused. "If you put those people in front of you, they'll get hurt when we fight!"
Marco has gone very pale...he puts a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Uh...Star? I think that's the idea?"
A look of confusion goes across Star's face...which is then replaced by horrified understanding.
"Wha...but...but that's not fair!" Life's not fair. Is the unspoken battle cry as the Sectoids open fire.
Quickly, Marco drags Star to cover. What are you guys doing!? Fire back! Shouts Sharp over the coms.
"What?!" Shouts Star. "No! Their are people-" That's an order! Shouts Sharp.
Stars eyes widen as all the xcom troopers begin to bring up their guns-
NO!
Screams Star as she lets loose an energy blast that knocks most of the troopers down them down-
And that's when things went completely down hill. For a second Sectoid garrison chooses that moment to flank them from behind.
Seeing where this is going, Marco grabs Star and forces her to the ground. The troopers meanwhile are caught in a crossfire completely disoriented and helpless...things are quick to become a massacre.
It doesn't take long for the few remaining XCOM to retreat...their only slowed down by Jeff holding them at gunpoint forcing them to move a critical Annie...
The Sectoids for the most part then disperse and begin slaughtering and abducting civilians.
Star doesn't know what to do, she just crawls and crawls and crawls. Through fire, explosions, blood, and guts...she just keeps crawling. What else could she do? She didn't know, she was too scared to think of anything else!
And that's when she saw him...Abed Nadir...a limbless torso drenched in the blood of both himself and the dozen sectoids he'd managed to take with him...
ABED! Screams Star. Of all her security detail, she'd liked Abed the most. It was always refreshing to meet someone more nonsensically chaotic then her!
"SHHH." Hushed Abed. "It's okay Star...I literally could not have asked for a better death."
"Wha?" Asked a confused, tear-stained Star.
Abed coughs out blood, but smiles. "Don't you see? Your a rookie-hero-in-training, and I died because of your inexperience...I'm Uncle Ben...And your Spiderman."
"I don't understand what your saying!" Shouts a teary and bewildered Star.
"This is your origin story Star." Explained Abed as he felt the last ounce of life drain from him. "Your going to use this trauma to become a hero a thousand times more legendary then I could ever hope to be...My only...my only...regret...I won't get to see...the wonderful Hero I KNOW you'll...be...co..m..e..."
And with that, Abed closes his eyes...and leaves this world...
ABBBEEEDDD!
Screamed Star as she hugged her friend tightly to her chest...Troy had to practically drag her back to the evac copter...Followed shortly by a critical Marco on a stretcher...
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The Supreme Etheral smiles at the data that was gained in the battle. "Everything's going according to plan." Says the Sectoid leader as he brings up a hologram showing his minions at work...attempting to replicate a certain wand...
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TO BE CONTINUED?
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