Chapter 8: The Frontline
Dugan: Geoffrey was a smart man. He was a brave, smart man. He defended what was good and right in this world, what was worth fighting for. What Geoffrey fought and died in his work, in his pride, in his life. He was the man that made a machine, a machine that will help us. So for this, Geoffrey, you get a Medal of Honour and a Medal of Bravery.
Dugan placed the medals on Geoffrey's coffin. It was draped in the American and Allied flag. He had no family so there wasn't much crying, as there would be at a family funeral. The 21-gun salute rang through the open air. Matthew, James and Tanya sat in the front row. Geoffrey's colleagues were upset, a few were crying.
Dugan: Geoffrey will be avenged, he will not have died in vain.
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Matthew and James were getting geared up. They were preparing to go on their first mission, the frontline. They were still geared with their Virus rifle as they showed skill in the specific module. They were each controlling a different squad but were in the same area.
Coordinator: You all ready?
Both squads: Ready!
Coordinator: Shift!
The squad chrono-shifted next to a destroyed building.
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Where they landed was quite. An MCV rolled towards them and unfolded into a construction yard. Not long after a Power Plant and an Ore Refinery. The small base grew and the two squads sat ready. The slightest thing that didn't look right was investigated. A small group of GI's, Grizzly Tanks and Snipers were strategically placed around the base. Suddenly a Sniper fired and a GI exploded with gas.
James: We're under attack!
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The two squads followed their elite leaders and were making good progress. So far only three Allied soldiers had lost their lives. Matthew didn't know why this base was so important to be in the frontline until a familiar building was erected. It was the Allied Grinder. 6 GI's ran straight into it and the machine kicked in. More and more buildings were being constructed. Prism Towers were all around the bade, so were walls and Patriot Missiles. Matthew turned around and saw some Brutes had made it through the walls and Prism Towers.
Matthew: Attack the Brutes.
Him and 4 of his squad members chrono-shifted over to the hole in the defenses. As soon as they landed a Brute swung and hit Legionarre in the face. He was thrown into the air, dead instantly. Matthew shot and the Brute froze. His other three Legionarres fired at the next three Brutes.
Matthew: Get over here now.
The remaining people on his team chrono-shifted over to the wall. More Brutes were coming through the wall because the Prism Towers weren't firing. Matthew turned his head to look at the Power Plants. There were less of them than when the Brutes had come through the wall, then Matthew saw why. Initiates had sneaked through the back of the base and were firing at he Plants. GI's were on them and firing. The Initiates turned and fired at the GI's who were just in range.
Matthew: Damn you, you have a greater range than they do!
Snipers arrived from the Barracks and trained their scopes on the Initiates. The Initiates were killed and an Engineer entered the last Power Plant. More Power Plants were constructed and the Prism Towers were running again. The Brutes were killed and the walls were sealed up.
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James was having a Greater trouble. Viruses have killed two Legionarres on his team. They were situated in a densely vegetated hill. He was kneeling down and using his Virus rifle to kill any visible Viruses. He was going well and they seemed to be in pairs. When he shot one Virus, another fell down the hill. Someone hit him in his wounded leg.
James: Aaargh!
He turned his head to see who it was. It was an Initiate. The Initiate hit him the leg again.
James: Aaaargh!
James threw out his leg. The Initiate stepped to the side and aimed his gun at James' heart. The Initiate was thrust forward and landed on James. James saw a bullet-wound in the Initiates back and a Sniper 500 feet away. James stood up and looked back at the hill, after nodding his head to the Sniper in a way of saying "thanks". The Viruses were still moving slowly down the hill. The Sniper that had just saved James' life ran forward and crouched down next to James. He waved his hand towards him and 4 more Snipers ran forward and crouched down. They trained their scopes on the Viruses and started to shoot.
James: They're fighting in pairs so keep your eyes on everything.
Sniper: Thanks.
James thought he would leave to them and walked towards his team. A Brute had punched one of his members. His arm was almost shattered and his ribcage was cracked.
James: How's he doing?
Med. Legionarre: He won't be using that arm for a very long time and his ribs need to be tended to before they break and puncture his lungs.
James: Can you see him back to base and give him to the medics? When you do, get back here immediately!
Med. Legionarre: Yes, sir!
The two of them chrono-shifted away and left James with 4 Legionarres on his team, including him. He looked at Matthew's squad and saw them all Intact except one; he was next to the wall with his helmet smashed in.
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Matthew sat on the ground. His head was aching badly. It happened after the Brute killed his team-member, Jacob. He had shot the closest Brute to him and the Brute that had killed Jacob had frozen. The Brute had stared blankly into space. It didn't move an inch. One of his Legionarres had fired at it and it disappeared. He was now rubbing his head and looked at his feet.
Matthew: What's wrong with me?
He saw a bird fly over head. He stared at it and then it suddenly stopped. It started to fall down. Matthew thought that it would hit the ground, but at the last minute the bird soared back up as Matthew thought of it. He shook his head. Was he a psychic? Did he have the power to control people's minds? He was hit in the neck with a fist. He rolled over and looked up there was a group of five Initiates around him. He looked up at the one that just hit him. Rubbing his neck, Matthew stood up and looked the Initiate straight in the eye. Matthew concentrated his mind on the Initiate. The Initiate went a bit looser but still held onto the gun. Matthew thought and the Initiate did what he thought. The Initiate fired at another Initiate, hitting him in the head. The Initiate collapsed as the one under Matthew's control rolled and fired at another. That one collapsed and so did another. There was one left but this one was ready. It ran behind the Battle Lab and fired at it once. It didn't get another shot out because a Rocketeer flew over-head and fired down at the Initiate, which collapsed under the rain of bullets. Another group of Rocketeers took flight and flew towards Yuri's base in Berlin. Matthew saw some Amphibious Transports load up some spies and GI's. A group of Grizzly Tanks also headed for the base. The offense was on. Matthew ran his Initiate in front of the Prism Towers and stopped controlling him; the Initiate was incinerated instantly. Prism Towers had some strange technology that understood who was on whose side, who was controlled and who wasn't. Matthew saw something in the corner of his eyes, one of Yuri's Amphibious Transports. He focused on it and it stopped. He drove it towards him with his mind; he stopped it in front of a Prism Tower and stopped controlling it. It blew up, so did the people inside of it. He looked at the uniform on a burning body; it was a uniform of a Yuri Clone.
Matthew: Scott! Get over here.
Scott ran over to Matthew.
Matthew: spread the word that Yuri is sending clones over. NOW!
Matthew's anger was growing; it was evolving his mind. The anger of Yuri, what he had done to one of Matthews Legionarres. How Yuri corrupted 8 Legionarres and controlled James. With that thought, Matthew emitted a Psi Wave.
Dugan: Geoffrey was a smart man. He was a brave, smart man. He defended what was good and right in this world, what was worth fighting for. What Geoffrey fought and died in his work, in his pride, in his life. He was the man that made a machine, a machine that will help us. So for this, Geoffrey, you get a Medal of Honour and a Medal of Bravery.
Dugan placed the medals on Geoffrey's coffin. It was draped in the American and Allied flag. He had no family so there wasn't much crying, as there would be at a family funeral. The 21-gun salute rang through the open air. Matthew, James and Tanya sat in the front row. Geoffrey's colleagues were upset, a few were crying.
Dugan: Geoffrey will be avenged, he will not have died in vain.
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Matthew and James were getting geared up. They were preparing to go on their first mission, the frontline. They were still geared with their Virus rifle as they showed skill in the specific module. They were each controlling a different squad but were in the same area.
Coordinator: You all ready?
Both squads: Ready!
Coordinator: Shift!
The squad chrono-shifted next to a destroyed building.
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Where they landed was quite. An MCV rolled towards them and unfolded into a construction yard. Not long after a Power Plant and an Ore Refinery. The small base grew and the two squads sat ready. The slightest thing that didn't look right was investigated. A small group of GI's, Grizzly Tanks and Snipers were strategically placed around the base. Suddenly a Sniper fired and a GI exploded with gas.
James: We're under attack!
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The two squads followed their elite leaders and were making good progress. So far only three Allied soldiers had lost their lives. Matthew didn't know why this base was so important to be in the frontline until a familiar building was erected. It was the Allied Grinder. 6 GI's ran straight into it and the machine kicked in. More and more buildings were being constructed. Prism Towers were all around the bade, so were walls and Patriot Missiles. Matthew turned around and saw some Brutes had made it through the walls and Prism Towers.
Matthew: Attack the Brutes.
Him and 4 of his squad members chrono-shifted over to the hole in the defenses. As soon as they landed a Brute swung and hit Legionarre in the face. He was thrown into the air, dead instantly. Matthew shot and the Brute froze. His other three Legionarres fired at the next three Brutes.
Matthew: Get over here now.
The remaining people on his team chrono-shifted over to the wall. More Brutes were coming through the wall because the Prism Towers weren't firing. Matthew turned his head to look at the Power Plants. There were less of them than when the Brutes had come through the wall, then Matthew saw why. Initiates had sneaked through the back of the base and were firing at he Plants. GI's were on them and firing. The Initiates turned and fired at the GI's who were just in range.
Matthew: Damn you, you have a greater range than they do!
Snipers arrived from the Barracks and trained their scopes on the Initiates. The Initiates were killed and an Engineer entered the last Power Plant. More Power Plants were constructed and the Prism Towers were running again. The Brutes were killed and the walls were sealed up.
--------------------------------------------************-----------------------------------------
James was having a Greater trouble. Viruses have killed two Legionarres on his team. They were situated in a densely vegetated hill. He was kneeling down and using his Virus rifle to kill any visible Viruses. He was going well and they seemed to be in pairs. When he shot one Virus, another fell down the hill. Someone hit him in his wounded leg.
James: Aaargh!
He turned his head to see who it was. It was an Initiate. The Initiate hit him the leg again.
James: Aaaargh!
James threw out his leg. The Initiate stepped to the side and aimed his gun at James' heart. The Initiate was thrust forward and landed on James. James saw a bullet-wound in the Initiates back and a Sniper 500 feet away. James stood up and looked back at the hill, after nodding his head to the Sniper in a way of saying "thanks". The Viruses were still moving slowly down the hill. The Sniper that had just saved James' life ran forward and crouched down next to James. He waved his hand towards him and 4 more Snipers ran forward and crouched down. They trained their scopes on the Viruses and started to shoot.
James: They're fighting in pairs so keep your eyes on everything.
Sniper: Thanks.
James thought he would leave to them and walked towards his team. A Brute had punched one of his members. His arm was almost shattered and his ribcage was cracked.
James: How's he doing?
Med. Legionarre: He won't be using that arm for a very long time and his ribs need to be tended to before they break and puncture his lungs.
James: Can you see him back to base and give him to the medics? When you do, get back here immediately!
Med. Legionarre: Yes, sir!
The two of them chrono-shifted away and left James with 4 Legionarres on his team, including him. He looked at Matthew's squad and saw them all Intact except one; he was next to the wall with his helmet smashed in.
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Matthew sat on the ground. His head was aching badly. It happened after the Brute killed his team-member, Jacob. He had shot the closest Brute to him and the Brute that had killed Jacob had frozen. The Brute had stared blankly into space. It didn't move an inch. One of his Legionarres had fired at it and it disappeared. He was now rubbing his head and looked at his feet.
Matthew: What's wrong with me?
He saw a bird fly over head. He stared at it and then it suddenly stopped. It started to fall down. Matthew thought that it would hit the ground, but at the last minute the bird soared back up as Matthew thought of it. He shook his head. Was he a psychic? Did he have the power to control people's minds? He was hit in the neck with a fist. He rolled over and looked up there was a group of five Initiates around him. He looked up at the one that just hit him. Rubbing his neck, Matthew stood up and looked the Initiate straight in the eye. Matthew concentrated his mind on the Initiate. The Initiate went a bit looser but still held onto the gun. Matthew thought and the Initiate did what he thought. The Initiate fired at another Initiate, hitting him in the head. The Initiate collapsed as the one under Matthew's control rolled and fired at another. That one collapsed and so did another. There was one left but this one was ready. It ran behind the Battle Lab and fired at it once. It didn't get another shot out because a Rocketeer flew over-head and fired down at the Initiate, which collapsed under the rain of bullets. Another group of Rocketeers took flight and flew towards Yuri's base in Berlin. Matthew saw some Amphibious Transports load up some spies and GI's. A group of Grizzly Tanks also headed for the base. The offense was on. Matthew ran his Initiate in front of the Prism Towers and stopped controlling him; the Initiate was incinerated instantly. Prism Towers had some strange technology that understood who was on whose side, who was controlled and who wasn't. Matthew saw something in the corner of his eyes, one of Yuri's Amphibious Transports. He focused on it and it stopped. He drove it towards him with his mind; he stopped it in front of a Prism Tower and stopped controlling it. It blew up, so did the people inside of it. He looked at the uniform on a burning body; it was a uniform of a Yuri Clone.
Matthew: Scott! Get over here.
Scott ran over to Matthew.
Matthew: spread the word that Yuri is sending clones over. NOW!
Matthew's anger was growing; it was evolving his mind. The anger of Yuri, what he had done to one of Matthews Legionarres. How Yuri corrupted 8 Legionarres and controlled James. With that thought, Matthew emitted a Psi Wave.