The battle raged on as the Zeons and the Federation collided with gargantuan force. Sergeant Akira was fighting for his life. These federation troops were like nothing he had ever faced before. They just kept coming, and were not frightened by his hasty entrance. If anything, they were more angry than before. He suddenly grew conscious of A sniper GM. "Dammit! I've got a sniper on my tail" He yelled over the suits comm system, but deep in battle no one replied. As he turned to shoot at it as to destroy it, the GM took its shot. Time slowed down as the bullet approached his mobile suit. The Engines flared as he pushed his suit as hard as he could to get out the way. The foot slipped in the thick marsh of the forest and he didn't quite make it out of the way. The shot penetrated his shoulder armor and blew through the mechanisms. As it passed out through the other side, the arm blew off as a coolant hopper exploded. His engine heat levels passed into extreme territories as he kept the suits' balance. He pulled his machine gun up to bear and unleashed a volley of bullets at the sniper.
Kasumi was pinned down by enemy fire. She managed to get a few shots off at the enemy before he was able to redirect his aim. These soldiers were no pansies. They had the guts to keep fighting, even when the odds were against them. There were six GM suits left in operation out of the original 8. The Zeons had started out with five and now were left with four. The odds were definitely in her favor. One thing bothered her though. There seemed to be no leader. There was a Zaku 1 in the mix of enemy suits, but there was no true leader. "Kasumi! More suit inbound from the north-east!". She took a moment to take down the suit at hand. When the moment was right she jumped out of her hiding spot and began a charging attack at the Zaku 2 that was directly ahead. As Kasumi began running she put her suits enhancements into effect. As the Zaku 2 sprayed her with gunfire she hit a button and was tossed up airborne by extra thrusters on the back. She then hit another button and began to barrel roll around the incoming fire. Taking out her beam saber, she sliced through the gun of the Zaku and then finished it off with a slice to the cockpit. This all took place in a matter of seconds. As she finished she took a look in the direction she was prompted to. Her pupils retracted in fear as her eyes widened.
There must have been at least 15 more suits arriving. This fight had suddenly gone to hell. Swearing to herself she ran and took cover closer to the other Gms. She had been wrong. There was definitely more than 15. More and more suits dropped in from various ships, hundreds of enemies pouring into the large jungle. "Sarge! What are we going to do?" she asked in a shaky voice. "We're gonna take out as many of these little bastards as we possibly can, soldier! We will not desert the federation, we cannot give up this city!". Kasumi then finally understood why the Zeons wanted the city. The tactical position and numerous mobile suit factories were all that the Zeons needed to get the upper hand. That was also why they were there.
The fighting continued to be fierce. The federation troops had received reinforcements and were now fighting back. There were numerous destroyed mobile suits laying around. There was no time to change ammo clips. One just emptied one weapon and picked up the next. But then the tide changed again. Slowly a few groups of Federation soldiers were allowed to retreat. After a while it was only Kasumis' unit that remained. Fighting for their lives, they suddenly hear a broadcast from the Federation officials. A warning came over their comm. It was too fuzzy to make out, but it didn't sound good.
And it wasn't. They could tell by the shape and size of the missile that it was nuclear. Their superiors had decided to bomb the area as to keep it from enemy hands. They were the sacrifice, the unwanted, the unclean. Mysteries and rumors came to bear as the missile buried itself deep into the forest. They hit the deck and hoped for the best. A small explosion sounded, then a huge shock wave tore through the forest, destroying all the trees and whatever else had been standing. As it passed over their heads, the impact finally hit. All the cameras on Kasumis' mecha exploded and everything went white.
While fighting the GM sniper Akira had taken many hits. One arm gone and his ammunition run out he ran to grab the snipers' weapon. As it was within his grasp a large shadow crossed over his prone frame. A three round burst of bullets ripped through the outer layers of his Zaku 1 and slammed into the engines. They exploded minimally, thank goodness to the fact that he had run out of coolant and oil. He was knocked unconscious. As the shock wave ran through his suit the already crushed components were barely damaged by the wave. When the cloud cleared, there was no longer a forest. Charred suits and foliage was everywhere. Kasumi groaned as she woke up in her suit. Her eyes once again grew wide as a horrific site pulled her out of the shock she was in. A charred body was hanging off the front of her suit. She could see his bones, charred and inhuman. But that wasn't what scared her. A single eyeball had rolled out onto her face as the body quickly decomposed.