CAPTAIN PINEDA: CHAPTER 7: Jackson
It's been about 10 months since Joel went missing. It was cold day, with snow everywhere.
Captain Pineda was a Captain in the Texan Army. He is equip with a tan helmet with the Lone Star flag on the side of it. He had a military backpack, with the Texas flag on it, on the right side of it was a sharp machete. He had orange military glasses on his face. He had a tan ballistic vest on his chest (with the Texan flag on it) with some equipment on it, like ammo, sometimes grenades, if he was lucky.
Equipped with an M4 assault rifle, and a 9mm pistol. He also had a gas mask on his right leg near his vest. He was squad leader of his squad. Captain Pineda also had a brown beard. His uniform tan, so were his pants, Texan flag on his sleeves. Along with tan combat gloves. The rest of his squad looked similar (expect they didn't have a beard), his second in command and his most trusted, Cruz, wore a military hat, which had the Texan flag on it. Cruz also never wore any eyewear. Instead of Cruz having a 9mm pistol as a secondary, he had a tactical shotgun. The rest, Anderson, Walker, Baker, and Allen, wore army goggles as eyewear, and had the same equipment as their Captain.
They reached the forest near Jackson, with lots of snow on their uniforms.
"Bravo 6, this is Austin 2-1, we are approaching Jackson, do you copy?" Captain Pineda said through his radio.
"Copy, command says proceed with caution, we don't know if they are hostile," Bravo 6 warned
"Copy that" Captain Pineda responded.
"Alright, good luck, Bravo 6 out" Bravo 6 finished.
He and his squad continued through the forest. "Sir, do you think this mission is risky?" Cruz asked.
"No Cruz, I believe this will be a simple mission, we here for the immune, and to seal a deal. That's it," Captain Pineda said.
"Captain, you know I am a Lieutenant, right?" Cruz said.
"Yes I do, that's why you're my second in command," Captain Pineda answered
"Roasted" Allen blurted.
"Shut up, Allen," Cruz ordered.
They continued through the forest, and located the gate to Jackson. "Stop right there!" A man on top of a lookout tower ordered.
Captain Pineda looked at the man and said, "We don't mean you no harm, we just want to talk"
"About what?" Another man said, who turned out to be Tommy. Tommy looked confused, as he notice the Texan flag on Captain Pineda's sleeve, and helmet. "Why the fuck are you wearing that?" Tommy asked him, while he gun pointed at him.
"Texas is now its own country" Captain Pineda. Tommy looked hesitant.
"Let them in, they're not bandits, or enemy military." Tommy ordered. Mason opened the gate and let the 6 soldier in.
"So, why are Texan soldiers out here?" Tommy asked. Captain Pineda looked at Tommy.
"Texas is willing to offer a deal." Captain Pineda answered his question. "I'm listening" Tommy said. "Texas offers protection, no more risking your men, guns, supplies, food, and training your militia" Captain Pineda said.
"For what?" Tommy asked. "For the immune, Ellie, I believe." Captain Pineda said.
"I… I can't just do that."
"Why not?" Captain Pineda asked.
"You don't understand-"
And then the Texan soldier heard some clicks in the forest. "Fuckin' clickers" Cruz said.
"Uh… Captain…" Walker said with fear.
"Stand your ground men" Captain Pineda ordered.
Tommy looked at the gate guard, Mason, and shouted, "Close the fuckin' gate!" Mason closed it, and notice clickers climbing the wall, and started shooting them. The watch tower men shot as many rifle shells as possible. Captain Pineda opened fire his M4.
The clickers had started climbing over the wall and made their way towards Pineda's squad. The rest of Pineda's soldiers started shooting them. Cruz wacked a clicker with the stock of his shotgun, the clicker hit the floor, and Cruz put a whole shotgun shell the clickers head.
Some clickers were smart they went for the one of the watchtower, the militiaman at the tower tried to take them out, but they overwhelmed them. The clickers managed to tip the tower, causing it to fall to the right. The militiaman tried to escaped the tower, his rifle had slid 3 yards away from the tower when it fell, he tried to reach it but couldn't.
The Clickers narrowed in on the militiaman. He then let out a scream, "Ahhh! Help!" Luckily Allen noticed, Allen took out his machete, he ran towards the Clicker, the machete landed on the right side of its neck. "Get away from him! You son of a bitch," Allen said. Killing it. Then another one emerged behind the tower. With the machete still stuck deep in the dead Clickers neck. He quickly took out his 9mm pistol and put 3 bullets in the clickers head. Two to penetrate the fungus shell, and one to kill the clicker.
Tommy turned around and a clicker attacked him and nearly bit him, but then Captain Pineda shot the clicker with his 9mm pistol. "Thanks" Tommy said.
They took out most of them, Mason shot the second to the last one. Then, Captain Pineda ran at the last one with his machete, and sliced off the head of the last clicker.
"Is everyone alright?" Captain Pineda asked.
"We're fine. And Mason! Get that son of a bitch out of that tower, and when he's out, lift that tower back up" Tommy said.
"So, is it a deal?" Captain Pineda asked.
"I need to talk to Ellie" Tommy said.
"Take your time." Captain Pineda said.