Lalala. If you wanna be in the story too, just ask 8D
"Scans show no sign of drone activity."
"Clear for charge?"
"On my signal."
Amaya squinted through her optic scanner and gave a signal. The unit dispersed into the empty streets of Edinburgh, passing a ravaged bookshop which seemed just about burnt from the inside out, the remains of pages scattered on the street before it among ash fall.
The head of the raiders carefully surveyed the area as she found high ground. She set her disruptor for security's sake.
"Amaya! How'd you get up there?"
Tanya waved to their unit leader, who had somehow found a way to perch herself up top of a two-story building. "Come join me! We've got a clear view of the immediate area here. Climb the rubble over here." Amaya instructed, pointing to her left. She gestured to broken rungs of the decimated building, collapsed right onto the edge of the two-story.
"Right. Do you see the others?" Tanya asked, methodically climbing the debris and skipping over the rest. "Everyone's accounted for." Replied the leader, her eyes traveling over the streets. She squinted in the glare of the sunset, suddenly spotting something on the horizon.
She zoomed in with her optic scanner.
"Oh no." She murmured. "What is it?" Tanya questioned urgently.
"How many drones can you see?" Amaya demanded. Tanya squinted as well. "A dozen? No wait... Twen— Fif—" Tanya set her optic scanner. "Oh god."
"They're heading towards the camp!" Amaya jumped down from the building, rolling on impact with the street. Some of their team mates hurried over to see if she was all right.
"Amaya, what do you think you—"
"Drones! Overlord raiders! Giant fucking carriers! I haven't seen so many since the first wave." Amaya said breathlessly.
The others gathered, the shock apparent on their faces as they heard the news.
"We have to get back to the camp before they do." Said Tanya.
"But it's a half-day trip on foot."
"Then we find a faster way. Anyone notice an auto shop nearby?" Asked Amaya.
"Well no, but I saw..." One of their newer team members volunteered.
"What is it?"
"Well... It's pretty grassy near here. Most of the cars are too far gone to be used, but what about..."
They stared at him expectantly.
"Horses?"
Wing found Laura in the library and records area, the boy nestled beside her as she spoke.
"He was a good guy. Always a wee bit stranger, a special kind of stranger, than we ever were." Laura said. "The last time... well, he was a fool. He went suicide mode just to bring back HIVEmind— I told you about him too, right?— for a short while. Just long enough to transport us all to safety. Big blue died as soon as we realized Otto was gone. We don't know if he died then, but if he were still alive, he'd have come back to us by now." Laura removed her glasses and wiped her eyes.
The boy pat her shoulder comfortingly, getting up when Wing emerged. "Oh, Wing." Laura said, her voice attempting to regain control. "I'm glad, Laura, that you trust the boy enough to have done all that." Wing said sincerely, taking the boy's hand when it was raised before him.
"He's named, Wing." Laura said carefully. She fixed her hair as Wing's eyes widened with realization. "If I know you, then—"
"Otto, Wing. His name is Otto." Laura intoned, leaving no room for contradiction.
"Miss Brand, Unit Leader One has come into contact." Said Rogers.
"Amaya? Then she's within four miles?" Laura asked. "Yes, and she's patching through." Rogers switched to speaker.
"bzz—Laura! We've got—oh fu—TROUBLE!"
"Calm down Amaya! What is it?"
"It—Damn ar—"
"What?!"
"—AN ARMY!!! OVERLORD'S ARMY IS COMING!"
A/N: That's all folks.
