Chapter 7 First Mission
The three walked up the ramp into the dropship. "So Sez you nervous?" Sez
turned to Cy. His brown
eyes looked weird through his orange visor. "Not really. I just want to get
this over with." He sat
down and strapped in. Leon and Cy did the same on either side. The ramp
closed bathing them in darkness
for a second before the internal light switched on. The intercom crackled to
life. "This is your captain
speaking we will lifting off in approximately thirty seconds so get ready."
A
small timer winked on in the
top of Sez's visor counting down from 30 seconds. The timer reached zero and
they felt the ship pick up.
The could barely hear the engines from this close but they definitly felt it accelerate as it shot from the hangar they all were pushed back into their seats. The intercom crackled on again. "Ok guys we got about five minutes til you drop. So get ready." A timer clicked on in Sez's visor showing 5 minutes. It was a fairly smooth ride...until the timer reached one minute. An explosion outside rocked the ship. "Uh guys we got a situation. There are multiple Aparoid interceptors on my tail. I might have to drop you outside the drop zone if you want to survive." Sez's timer reached 30 seconds. The ship bucked as a missile exploded beneath it. Sez's timer reached 15 seconds. "Guys prepare for drop"
The ship lurched as it took a hit.
Sez's timer ticked away. 5... The panels beneath their feet opened. 4... Red lasers flew by underneath.
3... A clicking behind them signaled final safeties were released. 2... The lights changed to red.
1... Sez grabbed his handles tight. 0... The chairs rocketed out through the open panels in the floor.
Ships were all around them fighting the Cornerian space forces. Sezidan looked up just in time to see a blue plasma missile collide with the back of the dropship sending explosions blossoming throughout the ship.
The back end blew apart and the cockpit went spiraling away. Sez's heart rate indicator went from green to purple indicating a non-harmful change. His heart rate had jumped up from adrenaline. His squad mates status boxes had flashed purple also. He looked down at the ground speeding to meet them. The chair clicked on its bottom rockets and slowed its descent enough to prevent injury. Three harnesses unbuckled Simultaneously. They jumped out of the chairs with their rifles at the ready.
"Ok guys Broken Pattern"
The other two soldiers stepped away from Sez at random directions and distances. In Sez's comm box the words CS Freedom appeared. "Black squadron you are hereby designated as Shadow Squadron." Cy's name changed to Shadow 2. Leon's named changed to 3. That made Sez Squad Leader.
"Travel to the waypoint indicated by your H.U.D." A small upside-down triangle appeared in a southern direction. 0.2km appeared under it. "Good luck shadow squadron." Sez turned back to his squad. "Come on guys let's get this mission done." The three headed in the direction of the waypoint. They came across a small three story tower made of some unknown purple metal. Two Aparoid guards stood outside.
They were dressed in dark blue armor and held an organic looking gun. Sez whispered into his comm.
"Ok guys be careful we don't know what those guns can do." "Roger that Shadow lead." Cy's status box flashed as he spoke. "Don't worry lead I can take them out." Leon's box flashed. He watched the fox descend into the shadows. Sez turned to Cy. "You know...I don't think I've ever heard him talk." A moment later he saw Leon come from the shadows with his combat knife held against the first guard throat and his sidearm with silencer attached held against the others head. He turned to Sez and Cy and smiled. Then with a quick motion sliced the ones throat while shooting the other. Blue blood sprayed from the ones throat as he clutched at it in a futile attempt to hold his blood in. The others brains flew out the other side of his head spraying the ground with pink and blue as he fell over. "Nice one three." Sez said as he approached Leon. He smiled and nodded at him. Sez looked at the door. There was a lock.
"Of course." He knelt down and started working on it. "Move your hands lead." Cy placed his gun on the lock and fired. The door fell in leaving a large gap in the wall. "Well not quiet but it works." He raised his rifle and entered. No enemies.
He led the way up the stairs. He rounded a corner and walked right into an enemies patrol. Sez's finger reflexively pulled the trigger hitting one square in the chest knocking him down. The other two fired their shots missing by inches. Sez noticed his heart rate monitor turn purple. He fired again catching one in the leg blowing it out. Leon and Cy rounded the corner and fired both shots taking the soldier in the chest.
Sez was still holding his rifle forward. His heart rate started to slow and the monitor changed from purple to yellow. Then he felt the pain in his leg. He looked down at the blood coming from his leg. "Guys go take out the CO while I patch up my leg." He smiled at them and they gave the thumbs up and continued on"
Sez's smiled faded when they rounded the corner and his face changed to one of pain. "Damn how could I get shot?" He slid down the wall and pulled out his field med kit off his belt.
He pulled back the cloth around the wound and examined it. His flesh was burned and his fur melted together.
"Not another furless patch"
Sez pulled a small bottle of cleaning solution out of the pack and took the top off. It smelled awful.
He poured the clear liquid into the wound. Sez cringed as the solution bubbled and turned red. About this time he heard more blaster fire. "Hope the guys are all right." Sez grabbed a sterile pad and pressed it into the wound causing more pain. He bit down on his sleeve and ripped a piece of it off placing it over the pad. His hand found the tape and he taped it down tightly holding the pad in place. A warning scrolled across the top of his screen as Shadow 2s status flashed red then turned yellow. "Shadow 2 has take a wound to the chest area. Seek medical attention immediately." Sez stood up shakily on his leg. It seemed to be holding out. He held up his rifle and went up the stairs. His warning flashed again and Cy's box turned orange.
"Warning Shadow 2 has gone unconscious due to blood loss. Seek Medical attention immediately." Sez hustled up the stairs. He found the CO laying in a bloody mess Leon kneeling over Cy. Sez hustled over to him.
He armor was melted through and he was bleeding badly. He spoke into his helmet. "Establish comm connection to CS Freedom." The helmet indicated it was doing so. The comm ID read CS Freedom and Sez shouted into it.
"CS FREEDOM THIS IS CORPORAL SHARDETH OF SHADOW SQUADRON! WE NEED EVAC AT MY COORDINATES RIGHT AWAY. WE HAVE A WOUNDED SOLDIER!" The comm crackled then spoke back to him. "Roger that Corporal an L.A.A.T. is on its way"
Sez knelt down and grabbed Cy's hand. It felt cold. "Cy Im not gonna lose you." Leon stared at Cy not looking away. A few minutes later the L.A.A.T. landed outside and two medics rushed out with a stretcher. They made it up the stairs looked at Cy. "Whew he's in bad shape but don't worry we will save him." They placed the stretcher beside him and moved him very easily over to it. "Corporal we'll need to take a look at that leg too." They carried Cy down the stairs with Sez, supported by Leon, following them. They made it back to the ship and laid Cy on the floor strapping him down at the feet and hands. Sez sat down beside Leon as the ship took off.
The could barely hear the engines from this close but they definitly felt it accelerate as it shot from the hangar they all were pushed back into their seats. The intercom crackled on again. "Ok guys we got about five minutes til you drop. So get ready." A timer clicked on in Sez's visor showing 5 minutes. It was a fairly smooth ride...until the timer reached one minute. An explosion outside rocked the ship. "Uh guys we got a situation. There are multiple Aparoid interceptors on my tail. I might have to drop you outside the drop zone if you want to survive." Sez's timer reached 30 seconds. The ship bucked as a missile exploded beneath it. Sez's timer reached 15 seconds. "Guys prepare for drop"
The ship lurched as it took a hit.
Sez's timer ticked away. 5... The panels beneath their feet opened. 4... Red lasers flew by underneath.
3... A clicking behind them signaled final safeties were released. 2... The lights changed to red.
1... Sez grabbed his handles tight. 0... The chairs rocketed out through the open panels in the floor.
Ships were all around them fighting the Cornerian space forces. Sezidan looked up just in time to see a blue plasma missile collide with the back of the dropship sending explosions blossoming throughout the ship.
The back end blew apart and the cockpit went spiraling away. Sez's heart rate indicator went from green to purple indicating a non-harmful change. His heart rate had jumped up from adrenaline. His squad mates status boxes had flashed purple also. He looked down at the ground speeding to meet them. The chair clicked on its bottom rockets and slowed its descent enough to prevent injury. Three harnesses unbuckled Simultaneously. They jumped out of the chairs with their rifles at the ready.
"Ok guys Broken Pattern"
The other two soldiers stepped away from Sez at random directions and distances. In Sez's comm box the words CS Freedom appeared. "Black squadron you are hereby designated as Shadow Squadron." Cy's name changed to Shadow 2. Leon's named changed to 3. That made Sez Squad Leader.
"Travel to the waypoint indicated by your H.U.D." A small upside-down triangle appeared in a southern direction. 0.2km appeared under it. "Good luck shadow squadron." Sez turned back to his squad. "Come on guys let's get this mission done." The three headed in the direction of the waypoint. They came across a small three story tower made of some unknown purple metal. Two Aparoid guards stood outside.
They were dressed in dark blue armor and held an organic looking gun. Sez whispered into his comm.
"Ok guys be careful we don't know what those guns can do." "Roger that Shadow lead." Cy's status box flashed as he spoke. "Don't worry lead I can take them out." Leon's box flashed. He watched the fox descend into the shadows. Sez turned to Cy. "You know...I don't think I've ever heard him talk." A moment later he saw Leon come from the shadows with his combat knife held against the first guard throat and his sidearm with silencer attached held against the others head. He turned to Sez and Cy and smiled. Then with a quick motion sliced the ones throat while shooting the other. Blue blood sprayed from the ones throat as he clutched at it in a futile attempt to hold his blood in. The others brains flew out the other side of his head spraying the ground with pink and blue as he fell over. "Nice one three." Sez said as he approached Leon. He smiled and nodded at him. Sez looked at the door. There was a lock.
"Of course." He knelt down and started working on it. "Move your hands lead." Cy placed his gun on the lock and fired. The door fell in leaving a large gap in the wall. "Well not quiet but it works." He raised his rifle and entered. No enemies.
He led the way up the stairs. He rounded a corner and walked right into an enemies patrol. Sez's finger reflexively pulled the trigger hitting one square in the chest knocking him down. The other two fired their shots missing by inches. Sez noticed his heart rate monitor turn purple. He fired again catching one in the leg blowing it out. Leon and Cy rounded the corner and fired both shots taking the soldier in the chest.
Sez was still holding his rifle forward. His heart rate started to slow and the monitor changed from purple to yellow. Then he felt the pain in his leg. He looked down at the blood coming from his leg. "Guys go take out the CO while I patch up my leg." He smiled at them and they gave the thumbs up and continued on"
Sez's smiled faded when they rounded the corner and his face changed to one of pain. "Damn how could I get shot?" He slid down the wall and pulled out his field med kit off his belt.
He pulled back the cloth around the wound and examined it. His flesh was burned and his fur melted together.
"Not another furless patch"
Sez pulled a small bottle of cleaning solution out of the pack and took the top off. It smelled awful.
He poured the clear liquid into the wound. Sez cringed as the solution bubbled and turned red. About this time he heard more blaster fire. "Hope the guys are all right." Sez grabbed a sterile pad and pressed it into the wound causing more pain. He bit down on his sleeve and ripped a piece of it off placing it over the pad. His hand found the tape and he taped it down tightly holding the pad in place. A warning scrolled across the top of his screen as Shadow 2s status flashed red then turned yellow. "Shadow 2 has take a wound to the chest area. Seek medical attention immediately." Sez stood up shakily on his leg. It seemed to be holding out. He held up his rifle and went up the stairs. His warning flashed again and Cy's box turned orange.
"Warning Shadow 2 has gone unconscious due to blood loss. Seek Medical attention immediately." Sez hustled up the stairs. He found the CO laying in a bloody mess Leon kneeling over Cy. Sez hustled over to him.
He armor was melted through and he was bleeding badly. He spoke into his helmet. "Establish comm connection to CS Freedom." The helmet indicated it was doing so. The comm ID read CS Freedom and Sez shouted into it.
"CS FREEDOM THIS IS CORPORAL SHARDETH OF SHADOW SQUADRON! WE NEED EVAC AT MY COORDINATES RIGHT AWAY. WE HAVE A WOUNDED SOLDIER!" The comm crackled then spoke back to him. "Roger that Corporal an L.A.A.T. is on its way"
Sez knelt down and grabbed Cy's hand. It felt cold. "Cy Im not gonna lose you." Leon stared at Cy not looking away. A few minutes later the L.A.A.T. landed outside and two medics rushed out with a stretcher. They made it up the stairs looked at Cy. "Whew he's in bad shape but don't worry we will save him." They placed the stretcher beside him and moved him very easily over to it. "Corporal we'll need to take a look at that leg too." They carried Cy down the stairs with Sez, supported by Leon, following them. They made it back to the ship and laid Cy on the floor strapping him down at the feet and hands. Sez sat down beside Leon as the ship took off.