Obsidian13-Thanks for the reviews, and sorry about the grammar stuff,
I'm no English major. But no that shuttle was the one Parker tried to
get on (a little more light on that will be shed later). (Update
Grunt Wars!!!)
(Is not Jenny! I'm gonna kidnap you!)
Disclaimer: I don not own any part of the Red Faction however I do own my characters and I do own the right to make fun of myself wherever I see fit.
Almost twelve hours later the two comrades awoke to the sound of gunfire. The sharp unmistakable snaps could be heard echoing throughout the complex. The only question was: Who was shooting whom? Justin scrambled out of the bunk and helped Connely wake up. Both of them had never been morning people but this was a matter of life and death. As they hastily put on their armor, the two men heard yells. This defiantly meant the battle was coming this way. Pushing more shells into the duo's shotguns they heard all noise stop. After a moment of silence, Connely moved and pushed the button to open the door. The door slid open and they peered outside into the hallway. Nothing was there. Justin took the left side of the door as Connely took the right. They tactically moved outside and secured the hallway. Not a thing in sight.
"Keep your eyes peeled." Justin whispered. The two men went to the other side of the hallway and opened up the door. On the other side was the aftermath of chaos. Blood sloppily painted the walls. It was painted in blood; blood from a guard. The body lay beneath the writing, chest cut open and limbs severed off. His arm was nailed to the wall and legs tied down about six inches from the victim's pelvis. Above the man was written 'Long live Eos. Guards: Ye be warned!' Connely almost threw up as Justin went over to check the body. He was defiantly dead and picked clean of all weapons, ammo and armor. It looked like this guy was tortured. The two men left the room quickly and came upon another scene of carnage. Bodies littered the room, tables were flipped over and blood pooled across the floor. Justin scavenged the bodies and traded his shotgun for a fully loaded submachine gun. It would be more useful to have two different weapon types instead of just close range. The men moved upstairs towards the barracks. They came upon a door that had been locked.
"Stand aside." Connely said with a vengeance. He leveled the shotgun and blew off the locking mechanism. The door slide open easily and inside they found three rudely awoken miners. Justin jumped left inside the room and opened up with the SMG. He managed to pop one miner in the head before he hit the floor. Connely charged in and blasted another miner in his shoulder removing half of his chest. The third miner had time to pick up his pistol and squeeze off three rounds into Connelly's leg and hip. Connely hit the floor gritting his teeth in pain. Justin brought the SMG to bear over the guard's chest and stomach. Justin spent the clip into the miner, making sure when he hit the floor he would be dead. Justin ran over to check on Connely. Thankfully there was no permanent damage to his leg, but he couldn't run. Only two bullets found their mark and both of them passed right through. Justin patched him up with a splint and some medical tape. Justin helped him up and made sure he could at least walk on his own. The two needed to find reinforcements fast. The two exited the barracks, Justin taking point so Connely wouldn't risk getting battered more then he should.
As they were about to exit the room, the door behind them opened and three miners came through. Justin spun around and fired but the miners were faster. They blew Connely in two pieces, not even giving him a chance to know what hit him. He leaped through the door that was now behind him, still firing off the 5.72mm rounds. He caught a miner in the face, pushing the dead miner through the door in which he entered. Justin landed on his back and rolled to avoid fire. He shut the door and locked it. Trying to catch his breath he heard a familiar yell.
"Take that mine scum!" he could barley make out through the closed steel door. He heard a shotgun fire four times and then fall silent. Waiting a few more seconds he hit the door override and spun out, SMG resting on his hip. He spied a familiar blue clad man, kicking bloody pulp around the floor of the room.
"Oh man! Stud! Am I glad to see you!" Justin said happily. He slung the SMG and ran over to his buddy. Stud jumped out of shock from the voice and turned around to greet his CO. "I thought you were toast! How'd you get out of that miner blood bath?" Stud suppressed a smile.
"Played dead." He said. "You always said 'It's better to turn and run then to die.'" He was right he did say that. "What happened? You guys ditched me!"
"No we didn't! Assuming you were dead is not ditching." Justin clarified.
"Whatever man." Stud resumed. "I've been trying to find you guys for hours. Command kept calling saying they have a new mission for you, pulling guard duty or something. We have to get to the submarine bay at the bottom of this level. Hendrix said there was something going on down there."
"Right. Let's go."
The two guards set out in search of the submarine bay. It didn't take long to find it. They each climbed into a sub and dropped in into the watery depth. The tunnel was illuminated but it was still hard to see anything with significant detail. They guided the submarines to an underwater research facility where they were greeted by a group of miners. Justin popped the top of the sub and stood on the seat, exposing the upper have of his body.
"Try me miner!" He exclaimed as he blew away a miner beating a tech. Justin didn't care about the techs or science team so he didn't care if his shooting was a little inaccurate. Stud hopped onto the ramp and out of the water blasting away with his shotgun. He scored a hit from a double blast on a miner's shoulder. The miner was flung into the air and corkscrewed his way to the ground, his arm landing on him a second later. Bullets pinged off the sub and Justin took cover back inside. Stud dove into the water for cover as the miners recovered from the ambush and started to return fire.
'This is gonna be over soon unless I can turn the tides.' Justin thought for a minute and then looked at the sub controls. The torpedoes exploded if they reached the surface of the water, but if he could angle it right to hit the next to the miners, it might kill some or at least give him a chance to get control of the skirmish once again.
Justin plopped himself down at the controls and looked out the view screen. He saw Stud holding his breath and trying to position himself under the dock. Justin had to act quickly so Stud wouldn't drown. He aligned up the dot with the edge of the water and slammed on the fire button down with his fist. There was a sound of rushing water as the explosive was sent hurdling towards the platform. It exploded at the edge and threw one miner into another. Justin jumped onto the seat and fired wildly into the miners who were still standing. He pummeled one man in the chest three times and stomach twice. The miner fell to his knees. Instead of the next shot hitting his stomach, it connected with his head. He sprayed the other two with fire until they refused to get up. Stud surfaced, breathing heavily.
"It took you long enough!" Stud informed him with attitude. Justin smirked and hopped out of the sub. The two reloaded their weapons with ammo picked up from the miners and without incident moved to Deputy Administrator Gryphon's office.
As the two men came to the lobby, the secretary informed Stud he had to wait outside since Gryphon called for Justin only. Stud sat down on the couch with a plop and picked up a magazine as Justin went inside to converse with his new employer.
"Sir! Sergeant Justin McKinley reporting as ordered!" Justin greeted him with.
"Cut that out soldier. You don't have to call me 'sir'." Gryphon said and then spun his chair around to face the mural behind him. "We received a tip form our top tech that a miner was trying to infiltrate this office. That's why they pulled out the real Gryphon and sent me here, as a decoy. The tech says that he's some kind of 'super human miner' the only miner to survive from Mine M-4. There are posters of him all around the complex. He's going to be dressed normally so keep your eyes peeled." Gryphon finished with. Justin was a little more then confused when he heard this. A super miner? What the hell did that mean? Could this guy dig really well or something? Whatever it meant Justin still had to follow orders. "You and what's left of your squad are to be positioned on this floor, outside my office. If there is any trouble get out immediately. Your record is too good to just throw away in a bombing or something. Dismissed soldier."
(Is not Jenny! I'm gonna kidnap you!)
Disclaimer: I don not own any part of the Red Faction however I do own my characters and I do own the right to make fun of myself wherever I see fit.
Almost twelve hours later the two comrades awoke to the sound of gunfire. The sharp unmistakable snaps could be heard echoing throughout the complex. The only question was: Who was shooting whom? Justin scrambled out of the bunk and helped Connely wake up. Both of them had never been morning people but this was a matter of life and death. As they hastily put on their armor, the two men heard yells. This defiantly meant the battle was coming this way. Pushing more shells into the duo's shotguns they heard all noise stop. After a moment of silence, Connely moved and pushed the button to open the door. The door slid open and they peered outside into the hallway. Nothing was there. Justin took the left side of the door as Connely took the right. They tactically moved outside and secured the hallway. Not a thing in sight.
"Keep your eyes peeled." Justin whispered. The two men went to the other side of the hallway and opened up the door. On the other side was the aftermath of chaos. Blood sloppily painted the walls. It was painted in blood; blood from a guard. The body lay beneath the writing, chest cut open and limbs severed off. His arm was nailed to the wall and legs tied down about six inches from the victim's pelvis. Above the man was written 'Long live Eos. Guards: Ye be warned!' Connely almost threw up as Justin went over to check the body. He was defiantly dead and picked clean of all weapons, ammo and armor. It looked like this guy was tortured. The two men left the room quickly and came upon another scene of carnage. Bodies littered the room, tables were flipped over and blood pooled across the floor. Justin scavenged the bodies and traded his shotgun for a fully loaded submachine gun. It would be more useful to have two different weapon types instead of just close range. The men moved upstairs towards the barracks. They came upon a door that had been locked.
"Stand aside." Connely said with a vengeance. He leveled the shotgun and blew off the locking mechanism. The door slide open easily and inside they found three rudely awoken miners. Justin jumped left inside the room and opened up with the SMG. He managed to pop one miner in the head before he hit the floor. Connely charged in and blasted another miner in his shoulder removing half of his chest. The third miner had time to pick up his pistol and squeeze off three rounds into Connelly's leg and hip. Connely hit the floor gritting his teeth in pain. Justin brought the SMG to bear over the guard's chest and stomach. Justin spent the clip into the miner, making sure when he hit the floor he would be dead. Justin ran over to check on Connely. Thankfully there was no permanent damage to his leg, but he couldn't run. Only two bullets found their mark and both of them passed right through. Justin patched him up with a splint and some medical tape. Justin helped him up and made sure he could at least walk on his own. The two needed to find reinforcements fast. The two exited the barracks, Justin taking point so Connely wouldn't risk getting battered more then he should.
As they were about to exit the room, the door behind them opened and three miners came through. Justin spun around and fired but the miners were faster. They blew Connely in two pieces, not even giving him a chance to know what hit him. He leaped through the door that was now behind him, still firing off the 5.72mm rounds. He caught a miner in the face, pushing the dead miner through the door in which he entered. Justin landed on his back and rolled to avoid fire. He shut the door and locked it. Trying to catch his breath he heard a familiar yell.
"Take that mine scum!" he could barley make out through the closed steel door. He heard a shotgun fire four times and then fall silent. Waiting a few more seconds he hit the door override and spun out, SMG resting on his hip. He spied a familiar blue clad man, kicking bloody pulp around the floor of the room.
"Oh man! Stud! Am I glad to see you!" Justin said happily. He slung the SMG and ran over to his buddy. Stud jumped out of shock from the voice and turned around to greet his CO. "I thought you were toast! How'd you get out of that miner blood bath?" Stud suppressed a smile.
"Played dead." He said. "You always said 'It's better to turn and run then to die.'" He was right he did say that. "What happened? You guys ditched me!"
"No we didn't! Assuming you were dead is not ditching." Justin clarified.
"Whatever man." Stud resumed. "I've been trying to find you guys for hours. Command kept calling saying they have a new mission for you, pulling guard duty or something. We have to get to the submarine bay at the bottom of this level. Hendrix said there was something going on down there."
"Right. Let's go."
The two guards set out in search of the submarine bay. It didn't take long to find it. They each climbed into a sub and dropped in into the watery depth. The tunnel was illuminated but it was still hard to see anything with significant detail. They guided the submarines to an underwater research facility where they were greeted by a group of miners. Justin popped the top of the sub and stood on the seat, exposing the upper have of his body.
"Try me miner!" He exclaimed as he blew away a miner beating a tech. Justin didn't care about the techs or science team so he didn't care if his shooting was a little inaccurate. Stud hopped onto the ramp and out of the water blasting away with his shotgun. He scored a hit from a double blast on a miner's shoulder. The miner was flung into the air and corkscrewed his way to the ground, his arm landing on him a second later. Bullets pinged off the sub and Justin took cover back inside. Stud dove into the water for cover as the miners recovered from the ambush and started to return fire.
'This is gonna be over soon unless I can turn the tides.' Justin thought for a minute and then looked at the sub controls. The torpedoes exploded if they reached the surface of the water, but if he could angle it right to hit the next to the miners, it might kill some or at least give him a chance to get control of the skirmish once again.
Justin plopped himself down at the controls and looked out the view screen. He saw Stud holding his breath and trying to position himself under the dock. Justin had to act quickly so Stud wouldn't drown. He aligned up the dot with the edge of the water and slammed on the fire button down with his fist. There was a sound of rushing water as the explosive was sent hurdling towards the platform. It exploded at the edge and threw one miner into another. Justin jumped onto the seat and fired wildly into the miners who were still standing. He pummeled one man in the chest three times and stomach twice. The miner fell to his knees. Instead of the next shot hitting his stomach, it connected with his head. He sprayed the other two with fire until they refused to get up. Stud surfaced, breathing heavily.
"It took you long enough!" Stud informed him with attitude. Justin smirked and hopped out of the sub. The two reloaded their weapons with ammo picked up from the miners and without incident moved to Deputy Administrator Gryphon's office.
As the two men came to the lobby, the secretary informed Stud he had to wait outside since Gryphon called for Justin only. Stud sat down on the couch with a plop and picked up a magazine as Justin went inside to converse with his new employer.
"Sir! Sergeant Justin McKinley reporting as ordered!" Justin greeted him with.
"Cut that out soldier. You don't have to call me 'sir'." Gryphon said and then spun his chair around to face the mural behind him. "We received a tip form our top tech that a miner was trying to infiltrate this office. That's why they pulled out the real Gryphon and sent me here, as a decoy. The tech says that he's some kind of 'super human miner' the only miner to survive from Mine M-4. There are posters of him all around the complex. He's going to be dressed normally so keep your eyes peeled." Gryphon finished with. Justin was a little more then confused when he heard this. A super miner? What the hell did that mean? Could this guy dig really well or something? Whatever it meant Justin still had to follow orders. "You and what's left of your squad are to be positioned on this floor, outside my office. If there is any trouble get out immediately. Your record is too good to just throw away in a bombing or something. Dismissed soldier."