Hey! Here goes chapter 6!

Saving Private Kevin

We now continue with the main storyline where we left off with Kevin running off with the flag and back to the red base with elites chasing him. Jake and Max go out to help him.

"Come on Jake, we need to get to the higher ground!" commanded Max.

"Why?" questioned Jake.

"So we can cover Kevin, now let's go!"

"No, I mean, what are we going to cover him with?"

"Ugh……your rifle."

"My sniper rifle is empty! Remember?"

"Then we'll use my battle rifle."

"What if they're too far away? It's only medium range!"

"Jake, quit making sense and help me!"

"Whatever you say sir" said Jake.

They both ran up on the ledge and looked around for Kevin. Jake used his sniper rifle to look around for him. They found him still running back to base with at least ten elites right behind him firing their carbines and plasma rifles. A few of them had swords as well.

"Can you see anything?" asked Max.

"Yea" said Jake.

"Well? What's happening?"

"He aaa……..he looks like he's screwed!"

"How so?"

Jake paused a minute and continued "He's being chased by the elites still and they're firing a crap load of plasma at him." You think they would of hit him by now. They appear to be terrible shots."

"What a waist" sighed Max. He listens closely "What's he screaming?"

"OH CRAP! OH CRAP! OH CRAP! OH CRAP! OH CRAP!" screamed Kevin. "RUNNING! RUNNING! RUNNING!

"He screams a lot of stuff" said Jake. "As much as I hate to ask, shouldn't we go down and help him?"

Max thought a minute. Actually, it was more like a second, maybe 2, and said "I don't know, that's a lot of aliens! We could get ourselves killed."

Jake turns to Max "But if we don't help, Kevin could get killed."

"And?"

"And we lose the flag."

"The way I see it is this……….If they kill Kevin, we won't have Kevin anymore and we can just get rifle ammo and be prepared to get it again."

"What if the plan doesn't go as smooth as your planning?"

"You mean what if it goes even smoother? Well, that would be much better."

Jake just starred at Max and said "What happened to your old plans sir? They used to be about strategy and they were good! Now, not that I like Kevin or anything, they're about sacrificing people to accomplish the goal!"

"I dunno! I thought you went along with everything?"

"What? I do not go along with everything!"

"JAKE! Keep an eye on Kevin!"

Jake turns and points his sniper rifle out and immediately says "Yes sir!"

Max laughed "Told ya."

"Dang it!"

Jake looked around through the scope to see Kevin hiding in the cave. The elites shot at the cave trying to lure him out.

"That's it" shouted Max as he loaded his battle rifle. "I'm tired of hiding! It's time to lock and load!"

"Your going to run down there?"

"No! I'm going to hide behind that rock over there and shoot from up here! You throw grenades!"

"I thought you said you were tired of hiding?"

Max didn't hear him and he fired his rifle at the crowed of elites. The elites screamed in their elite scream and fired back. Max, since he was so far away, was only able to kill one before he had to hide behind the rock and reload. Jake ran the opposite way and hid behind the other rock. He took out a frag grenade and threw it. When it hit the ground, it exploded and killed three more elites. Kevin peeked out from the cave and saw the action going on.

"Hey guys!" he shouted. I want to join in to!"

"No!" Max yelled. "Take the flag back to base right now!"

Kevin dropped the flag and ran out firing his carbine. He killed one elite.

"YEAH! HEAD SHOT! TAKE THAT NOOB!" yelled Kevin. The elites notice and turn to him. "Oh crap!"

The elites fired at him as he ran back in the cave and picked up the flag again.

Jake peeked around the corner and then turned to Max. "Sir, now's your chance!"

Max jumped out and fired his rifle and killed only one again. He ran behind the rock to reload as the elites split up. Half watched Kevin as the other half watched Jake and Max.

"Now what?" questioned Jake.

"If Kevin would have run earlier, this wouldn't be happening!" said Max.

"So, you don't have a plan?"

"Naw, we're pretty much screwed now."

"I could've told you that."

Kevin all of a sudden ran out of the cave and ran toward the base. All the elites concentrated fire on him. Kevin got hit a couple of times but his armor could take it. Max and Jake just watched him. Max tried to fire his rifle to distract them but they didn't pay attention.

"We could always get it again" said Jake.

"Maybe not, there's a lot of them and a few of us" said Max.

Kevin was blocked off by the elites at the base so he tried to run over to where the other two were with the elites still firing. One elite picked up a plasma grenade and threw it at Kevin. The elites stopped firing and ran away. Before Kevin could celebrate, the grenade landed on him. He panicked and pulled on the grenade.

Max stepped out. "Hey Kevin! Nice work! Now, take the flag back to base……..what's that on your chest?"

Kevin pulled off the grenade and quickly threw it up into the air. He then picked up the flag and ran away. The grenade came onto the ground and landed on Max's back.

"Well, mission accomplished" said Max. "Let's get back to base and call command."

As Max started to walk away, Jake noticed the grenade stuck to his back.

"What's that?" Jake asked.

Max turned around "What?"

"That thing on your back!"

"Well! Don't just stand there, GET THIS FREAKIN THING OFF ME!

"You don't even know what it is!"

"IT COULD BE DEADLY! GET IT OFF!

Jake rushed over and tugged on it and tugged on it but it wouldn't come off.

"Not coming off sir!"

"Contact command and see what it is!"

"Yes sir."

Jake ran behind a rock and contacted command while Max just thought "Wait! I remember seeing one of these things, it expl……..ex………..Oh son of a…….

BOOM

The grenade exploded and Max got blown slightly into the air and then fell to the ground. Jake came running back.

"MAX! MAX! They looked it up and it's a grenade!" started Jake, he then looked down to see Max just lying there. "SIR!" Jake runs over to him.

"How's it look, Jake?"

"I don't know man, your pretty messed up."

"Dang! Looks like you'll have to take over now, because Kevin would kill us all."

"Can't we get you help?"

"No! I don't think I can make it! Tell Kevin that……..I hated him more than anyone and that he sucks…………………"

Jake stood back up and saluted Max's corpse and said "I will." He then looks at the red base as Kevin runs up the ramp with the flag. Then he looked behind him to see another fleet of blue-armored elites and a wraith.

"Holy frick!" shouted Jake as he ran towards the red base to help Kevin.

Poor Max, I felt bad killing him off but someone had to. Next chapter coming soon. Keep sending in your reviews!