"Huh well I had some flight training in boot but I never got to finish the course." Sera spoke as she hobbled next to Dylan to the helipad on the base. "Well Kara found out you had flight training for the UD 4L Cheyenne so she wanted you to give her a little demonstration of what you know." Exiting out of the barracks they walked out onto the helipad where a dozen dropships waited. A thirteenth one painted white sat away from the others and standing on it's ramp was the admiral herself. They approached her after passing all the other ships and their crews. "Well Sera your gonna get to dust up on your flight skills. Today you and me are taking a little ride in the sky." Kara turned to her brother"Dylan help set up the training grounds for the party tonight. We need the grass mowed, the equipment removed and the decorations set up. The yearly winter festival is tonight." Dylan gave a salute then walked off towards where work was being done. Kara put her hand on Sera's back both walking up into the dropships interior when the bay door closed.
Elsewhere in the city in a hidden basement plans were being set in motion. Karter walked through the concrete halls filled with the green and white banners with the helmet of a spartan imprinted on them. Behind him walked a young man barely out of adolescence who kept a machine gun pointed to his back. Together they entered a gun filled room with a table and two chairs set in the middle. Taking a seat Karter sat across from a brown haired women wearing body armor. All kinds of scars covered her face most looking like claw marks. " So Mr. Karter you sent me a message saying you wanted to speak to me. You have my attention. Now what is it you want." Her voice was light but it was filled with a tone that demanded obedience. Clearing his throat Karter spoke"Mrs. Hera as in my message I told you I was a high ranking employee of the Weyland Yutani corporation. There is something or rather someone on this planet that I need to retrieve. She is very important and we need her unharmed. If you help us retrieve her Wey Yu will supply you with guns, explosives, and anything else you need for your revolution." The woman looked at him with her hard blue eyes. "Alright Mr. Slotzkin you have a deal. Just one question. In return for helping capture this woman I want a gunship." They shook hands and as he departed Karter grinned"Its a deal Hera. The girl's name is Sera."
Sera pulled the thruster control and performed evasive maneuvers. Kara sat in the copilots seat behind her. "Your doing pretty good. Are you sure you didn't finish the flight course?" Sera pushed on the pilots stick causing the ship to head down. "Well I never did the combat simulations or the crash landing test." Kara got up holding the steadying bars went into the ships cargo bay. She yelled through the door "Sera I reported your situation to command. I told them I was putting you under my direct command and you are. As of this moment your my new lieutenant. Congratulations officer." Kara was getting something from the back when Sera did a nose dive. "Sera what the hell are you doing?" Sera pulled back up "This guy in a personal flyer just came out of nowhere." Kara came back into the cockpit and checked her radar display. Indeed there was someone behind them but it disappeared. "Well that was weird as hell. I was told no one on the planet had a personal flyer except the governor. Sera take us back to base. I'll have a chat with the bastard tonight. Oh here I almost forgot." Kara handed her a badge. Across the top it read special operations lieutenant Hammeron. "Gee thanks Admiral."
Landing in the designated spot Sera deactivated the engines. Both she and Kara walked out onto the asphalt where one of the admirals aides was waiting. "Commander the governors waiting for you in your office. Also the preparations are almost finished. Officer Hammeron congratulations on your recent promotion." The aide gave both of them a salute then left. " Wow being a officer has its perks." That made Kara grin "You got no idea. There's a surprise waiting for you in the cabin that's been assigned to you." Kara started towards the administration building when she stopped "Oh yeah almost forgot. I got in touch with the refugees you helped at the outpost. A lot of them joined the military because you inspired them. Some of the old marine retirees became Drill sergeants and a lot of the elderly people got admitted to shelters. You have a natural knack for helping people." she finished speaking tossed her something and left. Looking at what Kara had tossed her Sera saw it was a key. Imprinted on it was the number 017. Remembering what Kara said she went to the officers living quarters.
On an ancient tree which towered above the base in the nearby forest waited a cloaked hunter. It watched the silver haired ooman girl walk across the airstrip. Switching vision modes he switched to the setting which allowed serpents to be seen. The girl showed up on it as well but no other ooman did. Over the last few days he had been observing her. He had even followed her ship into the air but he had quickly left once detected. The predator copied his helmet footage and sent it to the elder council. They would be interested to know about a human serpent. Something came up on his scanner. Tuning in on it he was surprised. A large group of humans were moving together a short distance from his location. He also detected several aircraft. Things were about to get very interesting. Seeing several armed oomans at the bottom of the tree wearing white armor. He was suppose be scouting but there weren't any rules against opportune hunting. Unsheathing his blades he jumped down. None of the oomans had time to scream as he ripped their skulls from their bodies.
Sera inserted the key into the lock turning it and came in. When she opened the door big hands grabbed her pulling her in. The room was dark but her eyes allowed her to see clearly. A large man who had seen much conflict was holding her arms. Reacting instinctively she pulled forward bringing her captor with her arms and flipping him over her. He hit the ground hard with Sera putting her hand on his throat. "Whoa Private I don't want my ribs busted again." That voice belonged to only one man. Sera picked up the man and placed him on his feet. "Sergeant Johnson is that you?" The lights came on and the older african american man got on his feet. "Damn Sera what the hell have you been eating" He closed the still open door then gave her a big hug. Sera squeezed out of his grip getting her breath back. "Okay Sarge nice to see you too. No need to break my ribs too." Johnson noticed the badge in her hand and patted her back. "damn Sera it took me 10 years to become squad leader but your already a lieutenant. Who's ass am I gonna have to kiss to get a promotion." Yup that was the Sarge. Going into the kitchen of her new apartment Sera grabbed a bottle of wine that was standing on the counter. For some reason two wine glasses were on the counter as well. "Sarge you had this planned out didn't you." The old man couldn't hide his smile behind his hand. " It's not over yet. There's more." He opened the door and in came in all the survivors of her squad. They brought in different gifts the most surprising of which was Nikki giving her a ornamental handgun. They drank laughed and had fun till one of the admirals aides came to tell them Sera's promotion ceremony was in an hour. After saying goodbye and closing the door behind them Sera went into her bedroom to find all the drawers were stocked with clothes and laying on the bed was a very beautiful black dress. Sera changed into it and to her surprise there were even slits in the back for her spikes to go through. She exited the building to see it getting dark outside and a large crowd of people. The people around her gave her their full attention.
Hera flicked the switches to start the A17 Gray Wolf gunship. The readings for the 30mm chainguns and the dragon HE missile launchers read full. She switched on the thrusters. Her own personally trained squad of men were in the cargo bay waiting for her order to grab the target. " High priestess to loyal Knights we are ready to take what is rightfully ours. Move out." Turning off the mic she pulled the stick getting the gunship into the air. She turned off the switch which kept the guns deactivated. While the guns spooled she turned on her MP3 the song Shoot to Thrill. The music played over the sound of the thrusters.
Kara stood on the platform speaking into the microphone to the crowd. "Welcome ladies and gentlemen to this years Winter festival party. I know some wierd things have happened over the last few weeks and there have been numerous rumors of rebels but I will not allow that to ruin the festival. Now many of you have been having a few drinks so please leave yours keys with the gate watch and if need be you'll be taken home by one of the marines on base. Now onto our first order of business. Under my personnel command recent promoted to lieutenant is Sera Hammeron. " The crowd applauded her as Sera walked up to the stand. Kara handed her a officers hat and a personalized pulse rifle. Multiple took pictures of her then both of them left the stage as the governor of Athena came up. They both sat at a table in the back so there weren't that many around them. Kara put her hand to her ear making it looking like a brush of the hair but she was really checking her com piece. " Sam just reported 3 bogeys on the radar heading this way fast." Sera nodded "I already know. The sentries I posted outside the fence alerted me a few seconds ago." referring to her xenomorphs. Sera got up when she saw him. It was Doctor Karter from Wey yu. She quickly sat back down and kept her head low. Kara asked her what was wrong. "Its Karter from Cerberus. You know one of the scientists I told you about." Could Karter be here for her, unlikely. He had no way of knowing she was here until tonight and since she was under the admirals command if he made a move there would be lots of trouble. Sera saw moving lights in the night sky a ways a way knowing it was the bogies. A voice came in over the radio "RPG" a ball of fire trailing smoke impacted with the stage consuming the governor and his entourage in a ball of fire.
Pulling a handgun from a holster Sera shot a person disguised as a party goer wielding a collapsible SMG. Kara yelled into her com while people screamed and fled in panic. "Where the hell did that rocket come from. Someone check the perimeter before any more bog ahhhh" Kara screamed as another rocket impacted near her showering both of them with shrapnel. A large piece slammed into Seras head knocking her senseless. Her sight was blurry and she was wobbling all over. A figure came towards her holding a rifle. Kara fired and it went down. Another came up behind her but knight jumping from the shadows grabbed it and ripped the man apart. A figure dressed in military fatigues ran to her and held her. It was Dylan. A aircraft went over head firing rockets and dropping figures wearing white body armor from it. Her xenomorphs grabbed any who landed near them but as more ships came by dozens of them dropped in. Blood was leaking from a cut above her right eye where the shrapnel had hit. Dylan fired a burst hitting a soldier in the chest. Rounds came their way with one hitting Dylan's robotic right leg. It sparked and the ankle joint stopped working. Going to one knee he continued to fire with one arm while holding her up with the other. One came up behind him and slammed the butt of his rifle into Dylan's head. Grabbing Sera the knight began to head to a landing gunship when Dylan bleeding heavily from the head knifed the man in the neck. The knight released her but more came. They grabbed them both dragging them into the gunship. They jabbed a needle into her neck. She began to fade but fought not to go under. As the ship took off a rumble echoed through the ground and air. Around the corner of the barracks came a MBT. The massive tank , a M901 Tyrant or as everyone called it a Tyrannosaurus because of its engine roar, fired its twin barreled 150 mm cannons at a group of white armored soldiers and fired. The shock wave of the guns firing was immense making the ground and air. Her world faded as the gunship turned from the base. The sounds of gunfire echoed in her mind as her eyes shut
Hera activated the headset waiting for a response.. The other end of the line beeped once then Karter came on. "Well Karter I must say you have impeccable timing. Just as the first shot was fired you snuck off the base. Of course I do hope you left to secure our weapons because we have the package." Over the radio she heard him whoop. "Good job you have impressed me. My superior has been informed and he is most pleased. You'll find the first weapons shipment at the coordinates I'm sending you now. There's a bonus prize in there for you." Hearing a beep from her PDA she looked to find a set of coordinates indicating the delivery was in the mountains. She flipped the weapons safety on then spoke into the mic. "Hey Karter maybe you wouldn't mind telling me why you wanted this girl so much over a steak dinner at the Big Sirloin some time." He laughed into the mic causing her to pull the head phones away. "You know Hera when you get here we might discuss that." He hung up and Hera grinned. Ooh someone was keeping secrets.
Kara repeatedly kicked the wall making the hole bigger "Damn it Damn it Damn it GOD FUCKING DAMN IT." No one dared get near her while she was in this mood. Johnson cleaned his knife wiping off the dried blood and Sam was on the radio receiving reports. The attackers had been pushed back with the help of the Tyrannosaurus. They hadn't had anything able to pierce its thick armor. Nikki was scratching marks into the butt of the smart gun and muttering something in russian. "God fucking DAMN IT!" Kara said as she gave one huge final kick to the wall breaking into the room next door where a few cadets were shaking in fear. One got up and trembling he spoke. "Mis Mis Miss Admiral If I may ask what are we going to do now. Kara turned to the cadet making him cringe. No one was surprised because Kara was legendary for her temper. "You want to know what I'm gonna do huh what is your name Cadet." Her target of fury muttered "My name is Cadet Simon Hammeron Ma'am." Kara's fury left her for a second then returned "Well Simon I'll tell you what we're gonna do. We are gonna find these rebels the Knights of Athena. We are going to find them, we are going to destroy them, and we are going to get Sera and Dylan back. These bastards are going to pay for killing my men, kidnapping my brother and my lieutenant. These fuckers want to fight I'll give them a fight. As of now I'm declaring Martial Law. This is no longer playing chicken. THIS IS WAR!"
Hey guys please tell me how you like this chapter and review. Just a warning the next chapter contains scenes of violence, sexuality, extreme gore, and someone gets beaten to death with their own arm. Also Sera goes kinda nuts. Not gonna give anymore spoilers.
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