Author's Note;
Smiles; We actually got a comment well that's great.
Jester; Yes it feels really nice. He23t the wicked never rest they're just too evil to give the good guys a break. So again thanks and the same to everyone following and liking the fic. Hope to hear from more of you after this chapter.
Smiles; Not the arm not the leg hit me in the face!
Random private's View
Following the thumping off everyone foot in the sand I managed to get to the dunes for cover. As we duck into cover I see others trying the same. One guy is leading two other privates behind those specials riot shields. Feeling two knocks on my helmet I turn around hugging the sand still. Seeing a staff sergeant looking right at me she says "Private I need a runner. Our armor is getting hit hard and we're almost blind to the enemy positions. I need you to find any explosives troops and get them to pop some flares onto our enemies giving the armor a clean shot at their fortifications an positions." I nod as she takes hold of my shoulder telling me to wait for her command. Shouting now I spring from our cover as I hear her lay down fire in the direction of the enemy from our cover. Looking from dune cover to dune cover as several energy bolts kick up the sand close by my feet. Falling to my face I start to crawl until a hand takes mine. A stern voice says "I gottacha get in here." Exhaling the breath I was holding a large elf pulls me into cover. Next to him are two humanoid candies. Both giving off a fruity smell one smelling like apple. I can't place the other at the moment.
Elf asks "Private why are you running in the open?" I answer, "The sergeant I was just with wants me to find a explosives or engineer to pop some flares. Light up where ever the enemy is. So the armor that landed can push the enemy positions." The elf nods seeing his arm piece I can't tell what rank he is. But the two candies are lance corporals. Elf looks to the candies saying, "Ok we need to get him to the next dunes before we move. But we'll pass the word to whoever we find as well." One candy asks "Private where is your weapon?" I stutter to say "A bolt hit its ammo casing I threw it before it could explode. I never got a secondary weapon in time before we launched." The elf hands me his side arm it's a classic bullet firing gun. Its silver finish is nice against the wood waffle grip. The elf tells me to get ready. Nodding he looks to the two candies to say "Ready your weapons you two. Private get ready to run once we pop up." I nod as they turn from me. Gulping I can feel my mouth now completely dry and small bits of sand grinding against my tongue. Feeling the kick of weapons behind me I rush from cover again trying to find cover once more in the black if the night.
With another series of energy bolts passing my head I slide into the closest cover I can find. As I do I landing face first into a muddy sandy puddle. Shaking my face I start to wipe the mud from my eyes. Looking at my hands I see that it's almost glowing purple. Following my sight down the puddle thanks to the flashing of energy bolts. I see an elf bleeding while a field medic is trying to threat her. The female elf has burns on her side along with shiny flacks of metal in her wound. Clearly someone else's energy weapon got hit and she was apart of the blast. Medic says "Private help me here put pressure on her arm now." Franticly crawling closer I help as she reaches out whimpering from the pain. But even as she cries and I can't help but notice the soft features she has. Just like all elves even mad, in tears, screaming, or just pissed their faces are still gentle and soft. She cries as the medic pulls two pieces of metal from her side. Then applies a powder and stabilizing foam. Taking out some bandages and gauze he dresses her wound and gives her a shot for the pain.
I look at the medic to ask "Sir have you seen any engineers or explosives carriers? I need to give them a message fast or we're stuck here." The medic answers, "A group passed me with two engineers moving forward. The engineers were carrying blasting pipes saying that the forward position is covered by wire and pike defenses." I say "Sir can you lay down suppressive fire for me to move forward? I don't need a lot just enough to distract them from me." The medic shakes his head to point saying, "No need son you got two squads moving forward with you." Turning I seeing two mixed squads of human, rock, and safari warriors moving up from cover. I look to the elf whose face is coated wet from both tears and blood. Medic says "She'll be ok she needs to stay in cover. But you and me boy need to move up with them." Whistling the two squads over the lead rock gives hand orders and they move to us. Sighing in relief I see one human with the ten-person group is an explosives trooper. Rock lieutenant asks, "Staff corporal is she going to be alright?" The medic nods to say "Yes sir but we can't move her she's lost to much blood. I gave her a shot of morphine to rest while I move to help others. This private has orders for any explosive and engineers."
Rock lieutenant says, "Lets hear it private." I nod to say "Sir I was told to tell all explosives or engineers I could find to pop flares on the forward enemy positions. The enemy bolts are making it hard for the armors optics to see them in the dark." Another guy says "Its the sand the sands being heated up past their threshold causing them sand to glass. And with the richness of sand this mining beach has it's no doubt also making optical systems bug out." The Lieutenant nods to say "Alright squads we need to move private your with Rex squad medic you'll be with my squad. Private stay with the lance corporal and help with any explosives he needs to get ready. Lance corporal be ready to drop as many flares as you have on the enemy position."
Nodding the lieutenant and his squad rush over to another dune. Squad corporal Rex following the moves of the Rock lieutenant from a three-dune distance between. Before long we stop as we find a wall of barbwire and spikes jetting as a line of defense. The lance corporal hands me three pipes and some wire. Lance corporal says, "Count fifteen paces from the last member in cover. Tie the pipes bottom rings with the wires then get back to cover with me." Nodding I crawl past the last squad member lying on her stomach in cover. Counting off my paces I stop and do as told sliding three pipes into the mess of barbwires I crawl back to the lance corporal.
Nodding to him he pulls a remote trigger and says "Heads down fire in the hole!" Hugging my head the pipes he had and mine go off. In a loud thump I could swear I felt my heart jump up half way out of my mouth. Feeling the shower of sand and hidden rocks fall back onto us the Lieutenant says "Were in business now everyone lets move lively now!" Making out way into the cloud of sand I tip and stumble only to feel something heavy drop onto me. Turning I see its one of the rock soldiers. His face still smoking and burnt from the energy bolt destroying half his face. As I shake I heavy clawed hand pulls me to my feet. Seeing the Safari wolf woman holding her short spear and clad in her leather armor close up I'm still shaking. Pushing me forward I somehow find the strength to run.
Soon stopping at a low wall she squats next to me as the Lieutenant looks over the worn stonewall. Lieutenant says "Well everyone we found the energy turrets they've been using to take potshots at us. Now we need a way to get rid of the teams. If we don't the minute we pop those flares they'll have our positions." One Safari warrior suggests, "If we can flank they'll be easier to deal with." Lieutenant nods to say "Fine you two cover her as she flanks but keep your distance. Don't let them see you all together." Nodding the two troopers follow after the Safari warrior as she moves low and fast. Corporal Rex says "Sir I've got a faint signal coming in from the fleet. I can't make it out." The lieutenant shrugged it off saying "The enemy jammers are right in front of us we won't be getting any transmissions unless they're one the beach."
Sitting in the cover I watch as Rex tries to fix the signal but only groans as he misses it again. As flash of orange plumps up from the flank the Lieutenant says "You three ready smoke we're going to have to run while they're trying to find our friends." With the smoke popped and hissing the gray smoke I flow behind Rex and the medic. Trying to keep my eyes on the back of the medics bag the bolts of the energy turrets wiz towards us. But as I follow behind the medic a charge goes off and all I feel is a stinging along my left side. Turning I see the smoking hole in the ground about a foot or so from me. Pulling myself to a crawl I can't see the end of the smoke. But as I reach out a hand pulls me. Looking to see it's the medic he rolls me to my back. I say, "I need some painkillers doc." His face is almost pale but he starts to franticly look into his bag. As I look around I see the Lieutenant calling on the radio as more bolts hit our cover. But my eyes travel down my side to rest on my left arm. Seeing the burn and twisted skin my arm is hanging off my inner muscles and bones. From my elbow and a little of my forearm you can see the fried insides of it. I ask, "Please gods don't tell me I die here?"
Third person's View
As the beach teams continue to struggle to gain ground Vadale and Stix along with their squad has just dispatched the last group in the anti air placement. The CO of the group holding the trigger switch in his hand nods. With the battery primed a sharp ping of static cuts through every channel. To Vadale and everyone shock the home Destroyer the Hammerhead has been crippled. And enemy forces are trying to capture it. CO says, "Corporal get me eyes on the ships. And someone be ready on that gun. Those fuckers aren't killing any of our sailors not today!" Stix says "Sir we've got seven small battle boats engaging most of the fleet. But the Hammerhead is getting boarded by Metas" The CO of Vadales group knows like anyone else that one Meta being is like taking on a mini Titan. But a group is far worse and with them having no means to call back their chopper the group like all the teams that have landed can't return.
CO says "Corporal do you see a antenna array or heavy frequency area in the town?" Stix combing over the town nods answer, "Yes sir to the east of the town there is a large radio house." CO says "Good this is CO Regret to all special ops I need to relay knew information fast." Before long the other two special task units agreed to regroup and take the radio house. Destroying the anti air battery Vadale follows her CO and the rest of the squad as they push into the tunnels and hurry to the city. Before long Vadale can hear the far off thumping of explosions. Like the rest in her squad they know the battle on the water is casting them lives now too. Getting to a manhole a private peeks her head out the crack scanning for any threats. Sliding the cover to the side she flanks to cover and watches as the rest fall out. With the two vampires once more with them the group hurries to their rendezvous. The female vampire signals for all to hold and she begins to make an odd clicking sound. Soon the same but deeper pitched clicking sounds returns. Moving forward the CO thanks the other squads CO for coming to the call. Other CO says, "No problem Regret Truth is on the far side of the city his team is taking out a group on emplaced Unics. But once we have the radio house we might run into some problems."
Following behind the other CO Stix looks down the long road that would connect them to the main landing area. Along the road you can see several enemy placements each with its own turret system. Once they pass those turrets it'd be open season on their backs. CO Regret says, "Mercy is there another way to the main landing site?" The vampire from CO Mercys group answers "No sir any alternate route leads away from the main landing. And the woods in the surrounding area are lined with motion signals. We barely avoided several getting close to their placements." CO Mercy adds, "Once we take the radio house we'll have little time to get out. What is your plan Regret?" CO Regret answers "We need to contact home land and tell them what's happening. But more over we have to show these fuckers they can't kick the nest without getting stung." Everyone nods and they begin to make their way to the radio house.
Deeper inland the Mercs along side the specialists Elves are mounting an assault of their own. Brim academy and the two villages on both sides of it were taken within days of the Garnet gates being taken. The academies students as well as the teachers have held off the Unics for some time. But the three specialist Elves only just heard word. The empress herself gave them orders once they managed to communicate. They're to kill all Unics in both villages and hold the academy for the joint military force to arrive. The empress didn't need to stress how important the academy is to her most trusted warriors. Brim academy houses the most important and sacred of items to the Elven culture. The last thing they need or want is for the bastards that would kill their own for power. To tap into powers that hasn't been seen in generations.
In the armored convey the Mercs each sit two to an armored APC. The Fireflies dropped in the APCs and heavy jeeps with little effect. But they told the Mercs to stay in contact if they needed support. As the convey of ten moves forward Pyro checks her fuel canisters making sure she had enough this time to cause as much damage as she could. Cile with his radio to his ear says, "Still can't get in touch with the coast and the main landing force. The sun will be up in another three hours hopefully that'll mean things will clear up for them to see where the rest of those bastards are." Medic asks "How much longer before we get to the villages outskirts?" Drush answers, "It'll be over an hour before we get to see the villages. So anyone got any cards?" As the armored convey pressed on Wolf and Jake make their final push to the Shifters location. Jake strangling a Unic walking patrol as Wolf is stabbing another in the sternum with his knife. With the two dead Wolf and Jake push the bodies into a small ditch filled with mud and leaves. Jake shrinking himself holds onto Wolfs shoulder as he advances.
Wolf stops to say, "Fuck we got five in this watch house we'll have to circle them." As the two flank around Wolf stops seeing a lone Unic by a stake of rusted metal. Wolf steadies his rifle taking aim at the Unics upper chest. Pulling the trigger the silenced bolt of energy hits the Unic close to her neck. Downed before a sound can be uttered Wolf advances. Pulling the body behind the metal Wolf checks to see if anyone from the watch house saw. He turns on a dime moving past a fallen tree and further to their target. Wolf stops to whisper "Small patrol coming from the east and a lookout tower by the path we need to take. Handle the patrol I'll take the lookout." Steadying himself Wolf waits for the guard to comeback to the opposite side of the tower. After a few short seconds the guard turns on his heels to walk to the opposite end. Taking his shot Wolf puts his shot right into the Unics chest. The Unic slumps forward hitting its head against the railing. The three person patrol not fully knowing what the sound was stops.
Jake still small bounces into the air. To then stretch his limbs around the necks of all three Unics. As the struggle Jake tightens his grip and covers their mouths. Within moments Jake twists his limbs snapping each of their necks and making all their of them go limp. With the forward cleared Wolf and Jake advance through an old beat up hut. Making their way around a large patch of tall grass Wolf says "Shit enemy chopper get down." Both drop to the ground Jake once more stretch over Wolf to hide him. Watching the chopper fly off Wolf nods for them to keep moving. Wolf slows his walk to swear and drop once more to his stomach. Before Jake could ask three lines of Unics and several armored vehicles begin to head to them. Wolf whispers "We can't go around them now we'll be spotted. Stay low we'll have to move in line with their movement as they get closer." Jake nods and does as Wolf said. As the armor rumbles past them Jake and Wolf moves slowly through the tall grass doing everything they can not to be spotted by the large force. For several tense minutes Jake and Wolf made their way slowly past the large force.
Finally past the Unic force Wolf crouches to scan the area then stands to jog towards more standing pieces of scrap metal. As the duo moves further into the mix of metals an rusted pieces of junk. Wolf growls as he stops again while Jake simply gasp. Jake asks, "Are they?" Wolf grits his teeth to say "Yes those asshole killed the people who lived close by. The either fought or couldn't keep up with the Unics demands. Either way these fuckers aren't walking away from this." Scanning the area the two finds that the Unics dropping the bodies into the ditch three more Unics close by. Wolf says "Take pictures first we can't risk alerting them by killing anyone this close. Even though I really want to kill them." Jake taking out his phone starts to snap pictures and well as shots a minute long video of the Unics talking and laughing at the deaths they caused. Crawling on his belly Wolf hugs a few pieces of metal that are forming a wall to make progress past the group. Getting deeper into the maze of metal Jake spots a lone patrolling Unic. Shape shifting Jake lands on the Unics head and wastes little time snapping her neck.
As she drops Wolf catches her and drags her to hide her under a piece of sheet metal. Coming to a stop again Wolf lowers himself to pull his silenced long barrel handgun. As the Unic turns the corner Wolf grabs hold and puts three rounds right into its neck. Dropping the body into the knee-high grass they press on. Rounding another stack of metal they two spot seven Unics walking past no doubt looking for anyone still hiding. Ducking into a hole under some metal Wolf crawls through to find at the other end is a hatch like opening. Hushing Jake with a finger the duo poke up the hatch slightly to see out. Wolf whispers, "Over there is the private force that guards Sunic. Jake take these explosives and plant them under all their vehicles. I'm going to make my way to that guard tower and find a good spot to set up." Jake nods staying small as he carries the satchel of explosives to the various armored vehicles. Placing each disk like explosive filled with blasting jelly. Jake clicks them on and tunes them to the trigger switch.
Looking out from behind a wheel Jake sees the guard tower and makes his way to it. Formed as a small ball Jake rolls completely invisible to the Unics as they go about their business. Getting to the tower Jake crawls under the door to then stretch up all the steps. Reaching the top he finds Wolf next to a sleeping Unic. Wolf says "She'll walk up in a half hour I've found why they're here. Like Ms. Hellsing said they're after more pure magical energy deposits. We need to get ready before they can mess with the pool here." Jake nods and the two quickly leave the tower. As the two finally reach the apartment housing of the Elves a crack pierces the air. Dropping to his belly Wolf motions for Jake to look. Stretching his eyes Jake gasps to say, "A Unics just killed a kid." Wolf growls, "Where is the shooter?" Jake answers "Top of the building directly in front." Wolf slowly raises his rifle to see for himself. He sees a dead Elf clinging in his hand is what looks to be a stuffed toy. Raising his weapon higher he sees the shooting stopping to smoke. Wolf tightens his grip to say, "Fuck your smoke."
Pulling the trigger Wolf hits the Unic clean in the jaw the Unic in a blind panic starts to desperately keep its Jaw on. But its cheek slowly melts off and its jaw drops to the roofs ground. And after a few more panicked steps the Unic too drops dead. With that Wolf and Jake push forward once more. But Wolf takes a moment to look at the child lying dead in his own blood. Wolf says, "They won't get away with this Jake. None of them will get away with this." Agree Wolf advances through the town jumping through a smashed window Wolf scans the front of the apartment before moving back outside. As the two continue to move front one house to the other Jake starts to sniff the air. Jake says, "I smell blood it's coming from upstairs." Wolf suspecting it's another dead body nods and moves to climb the stairs. With any luck they'll be able to kill another sniper without anyone knowing. Slowly pushing the door to the room to the side. Wolf scans the room seeing a drag mark of blood in the floors tills leading to the room's closet. Slowly opening the door Wolf and Jake find three kids one however looking close to being a teenager. The oldest kid holding a knife in front of him while his arm is still bleeding.
Smiles; Hope you all like a mild cliffhanger.
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Smiles; Peace off and WE'LL HUG YOU ALL LATER!