Fort Triggering
--An Advance Wars Fan Fiction by StarFoxRocks--
Chapter XIII: Sniper Skirmish
Jack and Cliff had searched the first few floors, but had no luck. Finally, when they reached the fifth, they heard a sniper rifle go off behind a door as they passed it. Signalling to be silent, Jack quietly opened the door.
There were two snipers. One was reloading his rifle. Jack raised three fingers, then lowered one, then the other, and they both charged in. The snipers looked up, and seconds later were on the floor dead.
Reloading, Jack said, "This isn't gonna be so hard. All we need to do is-"
He was cut off as a sniper bullet rammed the window, making sparks fly. Jack ducked.
"Shit!" he said. "Forgot about the other snipers. Be careful."
"Hey, you were almost shot!" Cliff said. "YOU be careful."
---
"We can't take much more!" shouted Corporal Levanoe.
"Just try your best!" yelled Joseph, firing at another sniper.
Crystian had a clean shot of a sniper, and pulled the trigger. No bullet came out, though.
He looked at his gun. "What the hell?"
The sniper, realizing he was just saved from death, took an opportunity to shoot at Crystian. He was struck in the shoulder, and he dropped his gun and fell against the sandbags that provided cover.
"Man down!" shouted Joseph. "Jack! Cliff! You two better hurry your asses and take out those snipers!"
---
The door was busted down, and the two snipers were shot down. Jack looked out the window to see the riflemen in their current state.
"We have to take out the others from here!" he shouted. "They won't last very long if we take this long!"
Running up against the window, Cliff took aim at a sniper a few floors below them on the opposite building. He opened fire. The sniper fell through the window and rammed into a car roof.
"Sucker!" Cliff snorted.
Jack fired wildly, hitting two snipers. Another sniper took aim and fired, but it missed Jack. Jack caught sight of the sniper, and another casualty joined the list.
Corporal Levanoe stood. "Are they dead? Is it over?"
The noise of squealing tires hit their ears. They all turned to see the two recons racing down the roads in their direction.
"Shit!" Jack and Cliff turned to get to the staircase.
At that moment, Levanoe was struck by a sniper. He fell, dropping his rifle.
"We've got heavy casualties!" Joseph shouted into his radio. "Jack! Cliff! Get your asses down here! Help me stop those recons!"
Jack and Cliff at that moment charged from the front doors. The recons were still a distance away. Turning, the pair opened fire with their machine guns. One of the gunners was shot, and he fell off and rolled on the road. The other gunner was alive and well, so he fired his turrent. He hit only air and building walls, because Jack and Cliff ducked, still firing.
The recon's tire was hit. It fell off, and the recon crashed right into a building.
The second gunner was shot. The recon screeched to a stop, almost running Jack and Cliff over. They quickly stood and pointed their guns at the driver, who quickly surrendered.
Joseph stood, helping Crystian up. "Looks like Gilbert is clear, for now," he muttered. "Jack, Cliff, any ideas on getting home faster?"
All eyes were on the recon driver in seconds.
---
Olaf walked by Colonel Grant back and forth. "Colonel! Any reports?"
"Our men were ambushed, when they were the ones to be doing the ambushing. Clearly Ramzini isn't any better than Krazer."
"Lets see you try something," Sergeant Krazer muttered.
"This is an outrage!" Olaf said. "We have failed to claim Hein or Gilbert?"
"Clearly," Grant said.
"What the hell is up with you people?" Olaf asked, in a rage. He took a deep breath, then continued. "Never mind. We've still got our traps ready for action, right, Colonel?"
"Certainly," Grant said.
"Well, we didn't screw up too badly," Olaf said. "Get your rest, soldiers."
---
Corporal Paul Thompson had enough time to explore Orange Star City. The citizens were equally nice there, but were a little stingy and paranoid about the recent events.
"Guys, we're approaching the path back home!" he called, as they made way up the hill.
He stopped when he saw a Blue Moon recon race up the hill, farther away, where Squad Beta should be returning from.
"Oh, shit!" he said. "Private! Give me that radio!"
He took the radio from the soldier. "General Ghramn! Corporal Thompson here, I just saw a Blue Moon recon heading for Fort Triggering. Yes. Okay, got it."
He turned the radio off, then turned to the rest of the troops.
"Whats the problem?" Tom Meyer asked.
"Nothing," Paul said. "HQ is gonna blow the hell out of the recon, so theres nothing to really worry about. Come on, keep moving."
--An Advance Wars Fan Fiction by StarFoxRocks--
Chapter XIII: Sniper Skirmish
Jack and Cliff had searched the first few floors, but had no luck. Finally, when they reached the fifth, they heard a sniper rifle go off behind a door as they passed it. Signalling to be silent, Jack quietly opened the door.
There were two snipers. One was reloading his rifle. Jack raised three fingers, then lowered one, then the other, and they both charged in. The snipers looked up, and seconds later were on the floor dead.
Reloading, Jack said, "This isn't gonna be so hard. All we need to do is-"
He was cut off as a sniper bullet rammed the window, making sparks fly. Jack ducked.
"Shit!" he said. "Forgot about the other snipers. Be careful."
"Hey, you were almost shot!" Cliff said. "YOU be careful."
---
"We can't take much more!" shouted Corporal Levanoe.
"Just try your best!" yelled Joseph, firing at another sniper.
Crystian had a clean shot of a sniper, and pulled the trigger. No bullet came out, though.
He looked at his gun. "What the hell?"
The sniper, realizing he was just saved from death, took an opportunity to shoot at Crystian. He was struck in the shoulder, and he dropped his gun and fell against the sandbags that provided cover.
"Man down!" shouted Joseph. "Jack! Cliff! You two better hurry your asses and take out those snipers!"
---
The door was busted down, and the two snipers were shot down. Jack looked out the window to see the riflemen in their current state.
"We have to take out the others from here!" he shouted. "They won't last very long if we take this long!"
Running up against the window, Cliff took aim at a sniper a few floors below them on the opposite building. He opened fire. The sniper fell through the window and rammed into a car roof.
"Sucker!" Cliff snorted.
Jack fired wildly, hitting two snipers. Another sniper took aim and fired, but it missed Jack. Jack caught sight of the sniper, and another casualty joined the list.
Corporal Levanoe stood. "Are they dead? Is it over?"
The noise of squealing tires hit their ears. They all turned to see the two recons racing down the roads in their direction.
"Shit!" Jack and Cliff turned to get to the staircase.
At that moment, Levanoe was struck by a sniper. He fell, dropping his rifle.
"We've got heavy casualties!" Joseph shouted into his radio. "Jack! Cliff! Get your asses down here! Help me stop those recons!"
Jack and Cliff at that moment charged from the front doors. The recons were still a distance away. Turning, the pair opened fire with their machine guns. One of the gunners was shot, and he fell off and rolled on the road. The other gunner was alive and well, so he fired his turrent. He hit only air and building walls, because Jack and Cliff ducked, still firing.
The recon's tire was hit. It fell off, and the recon crashed right into a building.
The second gunner was shot. The recon screeched to a stop, almost running Jack and Cliff over. They quickly stood and pointed their guns at the driver, who quickly surrendered.
Joseph stood, helping Crystian up. "Looks like Gilbert is clear, for now," he muttered. "Jack, Cliff, any ideas on getting home faster?"
All eyes were on the recon driver in seconds.
---
Olaf walked by Colonel Grant back and forth. "Colonel! Any reports?"
"Our men were ambushed, when they were the ones to be doing the ambushing. Clearly Ramzini isn't any better than Krazer."
"Lets see you try something," Sergeant Krazer muttered.
"This is an outrage!" Olaf said. "We have failed to claim Hein or Gilbert?"
"Clearly," Grant said.
"What the hell is up with you people?" Olaf asked, in a rage. He took a deep breath, then continued. "Never mind. We've still got our traps ready for action, right, Colonel?"
"Certainly," Grant said.
"Well, we didn't screw up too badly," Olaf said. "Get your rest, soldiers."
---
Corporal Paul Thompson had enough time to explore Orange Star City. The citizens were equally nice there, but were a little stingy and paranoid about the recent events.
"Guys, we're approaching the path back home!" he called, as they made way up the hill.
He stopped when he saw a Blue Moon recon race up the hill, farther away, where Squad Beta should be returning from.
"Oh, shit!" he said. "Private! Give me that radio!"
He took the radio from the soldier. "General Ghramn! Corporal Thompson here, I just saw a Blue Moon recon heading for Fort Triggering. Yes. Okay, got it."
He turned the radio off, then turned to the rest of the troops.
"Whats the problem?" Tom Meyer asked.
"Nothing," Paul said. "HQ is gonna blow the hell out of the recon, so theres nothing to really worry about. Come on, keep moving."