Eridanus IV, Apr 2558.
Lux fighting the elemental beast somewhere Ixtal, she was nearly defeat.
Two M808B Scorpions and a squadron of Marines from a small UNSC research base Atlas located in Shurima just arrived, eliminating the threat.
"All units, local control, fire at will!"
The Scorpions fire their main gun, then fire the co-axial machine gun.
Although the beast was massive, even slightly larger than a Covenant Scarab, but it was not invincible, somehow frangible, at all.
Its lithoid hull just slightly split open by the smoothbore cannon, exposing its elemental core, and after that, just firing at the core, even a MA5D assault rifle could severely damage that beast.
Marines fire their assault rifles and rocket launchers, giving the beast the last breath, then take a photo to confirm the kill.
"target down."
"Good job, soldiers, clear the field and return to base."
"Yes sir."
Lux was suffered injury, laying under a big tree, and finally be spotted by Marines.
"Sir! we got a survivor!"
"Location?"
"110, 200 yards, sir!"
"Let me see."
Colonel Jensen Whiskey Lee, nicknamed "James", managed to observe her injury.
"Oh, a little serious, we have to take her to our base."
Lee make a first aid for Lux, called the base for support. Lee ordered marines, clearing a landing site for Pelicans.
"Copy, we will send a Pelican to your location, ETA 10 minutes."
A Pelican with field medics and medical equipment arrived, sending her to base.
Then other pelicans arrived, picking back marines and returning to base.
"All military personal, who's blood type is A or O, please report to your CO."
Lux is receiving the blood transfusion treatment, but the medical quarter nearly ran out of her type of blood, reporting the shortage.
"Doctor, my blood type is A." James in the medical quarter, showing his service card. he just saved her in the previous combat.
"Thank you, sir." Lieutenant doctor giving a salute to the young officer.
A moment later.
"How is she?" Lee walking into the intensive care unit.
"She just leaved the risk, but needs further inspection."
"Stay sharp, doctor."
"Yes, sir."
He sit down beside Lux, carefully inspecting her.
Lux blinks her eyes when he sit down, curious looking around the room she has never seen like this.
"Where is the beast? I have to defeat it."
"It's gone."
"No!" Lux was so unwilling, she wants to defeat it by herself, she is trying to push herself beyond her limit, she wants to be strong and powerful, but she failed.
The young but competitive elementalist cries loudly, she hate herself, she is not strong enough,
"But...thank you." Lux looking the officer, with her tear dropping from her eye.
"By the way, I heard firearm at the end of fight, it's that you?"
"Yes, piece of cake."
Lux had known about the mysterious and extremely powerful traveler from far just days after she became elementalist, she also heard they are also human.
This is the first time she gonna even closer with the traveler, and know more about them.
One year ago, due to the abusage of chemical weapons, the traveler, also known as the UNSC, involved the second Ionia-Noxus War. UNSC just send a dozen of Hornets, and a squadron of Pelican gunships, send the Noxian army "Justice come from above", greatly punished them. they suffered unbearable casualty, but UNSC just spent some ammo and fuel. After that, no any regions and individuals in Runeterra could ever dare ignore or challenge the UNSC.
But UNSC remains mysterious, never intervene the local affair, deplomacy, or conflict, unless some fools managed to break the law.
Because UNSC has more important task to complete: excavate and research Forerunner sites discovered under the Shurima desert, they have no time to deal with them.
With comprehensive and meticulous care, Lux was completely recovered just within three days.
Lux steps outside of Lee's office, knocking the door and waiting. As a light mage, Lux could simply find and locate him, somehow, virtually created a fetter with him.
"Come in."
Lux steps into the office, seeing Lee siting in front of the computer.
"Sir, I have a request."
"Go ahead."
"I wanna get back to my cathedral."
"I got it. I will send a escort for you."
Lee pick up the phone on his deck, asking for a Warthog.
"Sergeant."
"Sir."
"Is there any available Warthogs here?"
"No sir, they are all in maintenance."
"How many time about the last one?"
"1 hours sir."
Because of the desert, Warthogs have to maintenance more often, preventing excessive wear and mechanical failure.
"Sorry" officer saying to Lux, "You may have to wait for a moment."
"Never mind."
Vehicle Bay.
Lux steps into the vehicle bay at the 1st floor, curiously observes what she was never seen.
Technicians are inspecting tires, suspensions, testing engine, and reloading machine gun.
The Warthog features a linkless-fed system, with 1,200 rounds drum magazine. The feed system must be inspected carefully before combat.
Another group of technicians are maintaining the Scorpion tanks, track assembly was disassembled, maintenance hatch was all open, and one of them had its turret hoist-up.
She doesn't know what they are and how they function, but she was fascinated about them.