Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Measure of Soul. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own DITF, Code:000, Cloverworks, Trigger and a few others do.
Rex continued to walk up the steps, Val and another Wolf: 'Kaiser'… He didn't know if his friend had picked up the word from the surface or not.
"Just let me do the talking, Captain… You and your men just worry about security." He heard from one of the diplomats while he continued to walk up the stairs and then stopped.
"That's what the wolves are for… Special ops, sir… Go inside, ne and my group will stay here while Val and 3 of the other wolves watch you inside." He said before the duo was walked up the stairs.
Since Val would be in the room with them, he would get the audio from her helmet as would the other wolves.
He turned to see Zero 2 walking up to him while 2 of the other wolves stepped up the stairs.
"Quite the event." Zero said, her voice still slightly monotone while Rex crossed his arms.
"I'm not a politician so I'm glad I just have to stand here and keep rebels from breaking in… You ok?" Rex asked while he saw some humans with what looked like guns.
Security soldiers he guessed, here to keep an eye on things like he guessed they would also want to keep an eye on them.
Though they should have sent more, a single Klaxo soldier would be able to kill a platoon on their own…. A wolf could rip through a company of Humans solo due to their training and experience.
"Hmm…." Zero said while the two Klaxo Sapiens stood on the steps, Rex noted she looked a lot more… Human, but decided to talk about it down the road.
No need to complicate things now, he wanted his friend back, not to start another argument which would shred any progress the duo had started to make.
"Why would the princess send wolves, Rex?" Zero asked before Rex went to speak.
That was when the hologram of the meeting started.
"Good Morning. I am sorry to have intruded… Before you ask, we have come in peace…" The hologram said while Rex rolled his eyes.
"Way to start off the meeting…" He said before he turned to Zero.
"If I knew, I'd tell you… Could be because we're on hostile turf and they need the best… Doesn't make sense to send special forces for a simple mission… But the princess doesn't make much sense, does she?" He asked before the message continued to play.
"We come from deep beneath the surface, we are a race known as 'Klaxo Sapiens.' We aren't extraterrestrials, we aren't robots, we aren't monsters… We are a species of sentient life like yourselves…. We have recently entered a civil war with our species…. And our princess who rules our glorious race, has tasked us, along with the soldiers you see here, to establish bonds with your kind…" The message said while Rex snorted.
"Can someone please tell me why this is hotwired into all of our suits? I know it's being recorded, but could it not play on all our armors?" Rex asked the other Wolves who shrugged while Zero slightly laughed.
"So, like I asked before, what have you been up to here? I don't suppose it's anything like dealing with… Well, this life…" Acer stated before he started to notice something.
"Sir, Moho Class, 2 clicks." He heard from one of the wolves, he blinked and then looked.
That was when an explosion cracked open the air and sent flaming rubble down on them.
"Damn it, spread out! What the hell hit us?" Rex asked before a hole at the base of the stairs opened and a series of Conrad Class Klaxosaurs climbed out of the hole.
"Sir, rebels!" He heard and then turned to Zero who was looking at him.
"Go and find somewhere to hide, we're deal with the rebels." Rex said before he drew his pistol and sent a wireless signal to Carnelian to join him.
"No." Zero said and Rex looked at her and knew she wouldn't leave, nothing he said would make her leave.
"Ok then… Try to draw some away from the building, those Klaxosaurs are too much for us… I'll cover you, go and draw some of them off." He said before he started firing at the Conrad classes who were joined by rebels with rifles.
He felt a shot graze his shoulder and winced before he shot the rebel in the head.
"Damn it, I knew this would happen…" He said before he ducked behind a piece of fallen rubble.
"Secure a perimeter, don't let them get inside!" Rex ordered while he shot another rebel who was busy trying to shoot Zero.
He was forced to duck as more shots skimmed his piece of cover and he sighed while he planned his next move.
He was interrupted by a Moho Class.
Author Notes
Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out this chapter was going to be longer; I wanted the fight chapter which is coming next to be longer. Next chapter will be on Friday or so and will end up showing the Wolves and Zero trying to fight off the rebel attack on the courthouse. Until then, Lighting Wolf Out!