CAPTAIN PINEDA: CHAPTER 13: Bandit Assault

It was another morning at Jackson, sort of. Captain Pineda had been dismissed yesterday for dinner. Now another 3 transport helicopters arrived. But, instead of just the new 60 soldiers, the transport helicopters were carrying 1 Humvee each. Captain Pineda looked at the helicopters release the Humvees. Nice that's what I am talking about. He told himself. Then he saw Joel run towards the helicopter with 2 backpacks, his and Ellie's. The new 60 soldiers arrived and the same went.

It seemed like a normal day until Tommy's voice came on a speaker. "Austin 2-1, report to the community center for a quick meeting" Wonder what he wants. Captain Pineda told himself.

It didn't take him long to reach the community center. The community center was just a giant cafeteria with lots of tables and chairs. No one was in the room accept for his squad, Tommy, and a Flame trooper (Flame troopers are look pretty similar to Texan Support soldiers. They looked bulkier, have oxygen tanks on his back. A gas mask with tubes to connect with one of the tanks. The other oxygen tank was for the flamethrower, similar to Joel's) Tommy stood up and put one leg on a chair. Everyone else sat down, the only one missing was Captain Pineda. Captain Pineda entered and took a seat.

"Alright" Tommy said "A recon team located a bandit camp not that far from here. I have decided that we need to take the fight to them, they have been a threat to Jackson for a long time. You're goin' to need smoke grenades and some thermal optics. Take them out, check their tents for supplies, and then burn them down, Pineda you're in charge" Why wouldn't I be? Captain Pineda told himself. "Private First Class Medina, the Flame trooper, will accompany you, Pineda this is the mission directive, hand it to Mason. Now get a move on." Tommy said and handed the mission directive (a piece of paper) to Captain Pineda. After that he and his squad grabbed a couple of smoke grenades, and a thermal optic each.

Captain Pineda's squad and PFC Medina made their way to the gate. A long the way he saw two Assault unmasked regular soldiers walk by, patrolling he guessed. He then was able to see the gate. Mason stood there with two other soldiers, armed to the teeth, carrying M4 assault rifles. One of the soldiers was a Support variation. The Support soldier had a riot visor on his helmet, which happened to be facing to his face. The other, Assault, who had his goggles strapped around his helmet.

Captain Pineda walk up to Mason, Mason then asked, "Mission directive?" Captain Pineda handed the mission directive to Mason. Mason took it, grabbed his radio, and spoke into it."Confirm mission directive 8-7." Mason said. Then a voice spoke back to him.

"Confirm mission directive 8-7 is a good" the man from the radio said.

"Alright go on through" Mason said.

All 7 of the soldiers started walking through the woods. All was silent until Walker and Baker started arguing about some girl back in Jackson.

"No, Baker, I'm pretty sure she winked at me" Walker began. "No, Walker I'm…"

"HEY! Both of you! Shut the fuck up!" Captain Pineda said. After Captain Pineda yelled at them both of them, they were silent.

Sure, most of the time they got along, but sometimes Walker and Baker got annoying with their arguing. Allen and Cruz always stayed on Captain Pineda's good side. Both Baker and Walker were the ones he needed to keep an eye on. Let's not forget Anderson, he was most of the time in between.

Cruz then decided to talk. "So this is a couple of weeks, huh?" Cruz said.

"Yeah, feels like forever." Captain Pineda said. Captain Pineda then started adjusting his rifle to equip his thermal optic. "You guys better do the same thing, because we're getting close" His squad started doing the same thing as his Captain.

"How much further Captain?" Anderson said. Captain Pineda looked back at him.

"We're close" he responded. They got close to the bandit camp. "There." Captain Pineda pointed to the camp from a hill.

His squad and PFC Medina made their way down the hill, quietly. They then surrounded the camp. "Alright now" Captain Pineda whispered. His squad threw their smoke grenades. The smoke grenades went off. Captain Pineda aimed down his thermal optic, located some bandits leaving their tents.

"What the fuck!" a bandit said. It seemed like there was at least 30 bandits.

Then Captain Pineda gave the order, "Fire!" Captain Pineda and his whole squad opened fire. THUN went the rifles. Over and over. Captain Pineda saw bandits try and fight back, but got themselves killed in the process.

"Ahhh!" went a masked bandit. Then a masked bandit crawled towards a tent, but then Allen shot him. The camp filled with the sound of gunfire. A bandit manage to grab his shotgun, but was put down immediately by Anderson.

It was a surprise attack, they didn't know Jackson had an army stationed at the settlement, since Jackson was always on the defensive. More gunfire filled the camp. More death moans everywhere, blood on the grass, bullet casings joined the blood.

After another 5 minutes, it was over. The smoke had cleared. All the bandits at the camp were dead. Captain Pineda's squad scavenged the area. They found some alcohol, rags, and some explosives. Pineda's squad then finished scavenging. Captain Pineda turned to PFC Medina who had done nothing through the entire massacre. "Alright Medina, burn it down." Captain Pineda ordered.

PFC Medina readied his flamethrower. Medina burned down the tents that were there. Captain Pineda looked at the flames burn the tents. Captain Pineda didn't feel like a soldier anymore, instead he felt like a hunter. Before he ordered his squad to head back to Jackson. A wounded bandit crawled out of a burning tent.

All of his squad mates aimed at him. "Put your hands in the air!" ordered Sargent Allen. The bandit got to his knees and put one hand in the air. The other was covering a wound near his stomach.

Captain Pineda still wondered what to do with him. Walker then looked back at his Captain and said, "Sir, do we take prisoners?"

"Please," the bandit began, "I'll tell you anything, why we are here, and other things."

"Shut the fuck up" Cruz said, threatening to hit him in the head with the stock of the shotgun.

"Wait Cruz, the General may want to hear about this." Captain Pineda said. He grabbed his radio from his vest, "Sir, this is Austin 2-1, do you copy?"

"Yeah, what is it?" Tommy said.

"General, we encountered a survivor, a potential prisoner. He may have some valuable information."

"Fine we will put him in the old county jail, we see what he has to say."

After that conversation he ordered his squad and Medina to return to Jackson.