"Who am I?" asked the green armoured stranger again. The two Reds were still shocked at this so Griff could hardly even mouth a reply.
"That-that's what we should be a-asking you," sputtered Griff. The Green raised his hand to his helmet's chin and nodded.
"I suppose so," he replied. He looked like he was about to say something else when he noticed Simmons. "You're friend, he's injured!"
"Yeah, he was shot by a sniper," said Griff "But don't worry we've sent for a doctor."
"He'll be dead before he arrives!" exclaimed the Green swiftly moving towards Simmons' side. He then pulled out a strange device that looked kind of like Doc's medical tool. He activated it and brought the glowing tip into the wound making Simmons grunt in pain.
"What are you doing!" said Sarge trying to grab the device and pull it out of Simmons shoulder but the Green merely shrugged him off. Sarge tried again.
"Keep him off of me!" ordered the Green. Griff nodded and pulled his Sergeant off of the stranger.
"Griff, let go of me!" he yelled.
"No Sarge. Look!"
The device began humming loudly and began to glow brighter and brighter.
"You guys might want to cover your eyes," said the Green soldier. Sarge looked at Griff, head tilted slightly. Griff nodded evading his gaze from the device. Sarge did the same.
Suddenly there was a huge explosion as the soldier released the trigger. A massive explosion of blood and green energy burst from the wound.
"NOOOOOOO!" screamed Sarge, grabbing the Green soldier and punching him in the helmet. "You killed Simmons!"
"You bastard!" added Griff raising his Battle Rifle at the Greens head. He was about to shoot when he heard…
"Sarge? Griff? What the hell are you going on about? I'm fine," said Simmons, sitting up and rubbing his head.
Sarge's jaw dropped (not like anybody saw it though because of his helmet… stupid armour…) "But what about the bleeding and the exploding and the Blues and the defeating of the Blue by using your body as a projectile!?!"
"Sarge like I said I'm alright and screw you if you were going to use my body as a projectile!" replied Simmons to his superior's stupidity.
Griff and the Green guy looked at each other. They both shrugged in unison.
"We need to talk, now!" said Griff pointing at the stranger.
"Understood," replied the Green soldier. He thought Griff was obviously somebody not to be trifled with.
"Sarge? I'm going outside for some fresh air and I'm taking him with me, OK?" asked Griff.
"Shut up Griff! I couldn't care less! I'm just happy to have my Simmons back!" yelled Sarge happily, bear hugging Simmons.
"Your Simmons? What the fuck? Get off of me!" screamed Simmons.
The Green and the orange soldiers had already walked outside the cave.
"Doesn't your superior know we can't breathe the air outside through our suits, Griff?" asked the Green.
Griff laughed "No. Sarge is an idiot… Hey how did you know my name?" he added accusingly.
"My HUD system is labelling you that and… oh dear…" the Green guy trailed off.
"What? What is it?" asked Griff in a high-pitched voice.
"It says you're an enemy…" he pulled a Pistol from his side and pointed it a Griff's head.
"Fuck me…"
James stayed slouched over on the wall. Most of the Blues had gone to other parts of the base now that he had told them what they needed to know. Sister was the only one guarding him and she just looked blankly out into space.
Now James was nothing. A hollow shell that knew nothing of honour. He had told them everything. Who he was. Where the base was. Green operating procedures. Everything…
Hang on he thought. He hadn't told them one bit of information. A piece of scrap that could save him. They didn't know that a retrieval team was on its way to save him right now.
He smiled as he thought of the Green Army storming into the base killing everyone. Killing everyone…
James looked over to Sister standing there quietly looking at him. He shot her a quick and cheesy smile. He quite liked this girl and he didn't want her to die… The images of the Green retrieval team running in and mercilessly killing a screaming Sister was too much. He had to escape before they came.
"Hey, Sister, come here, I want to tell you something," said Skilton gesturing her to come over.
"I don't know… Church told me not to talk to you…" said Sister sadly.
"Didn't stop you before," replied James giving her a smile.
Sister's head suddenly shot up in delight and she walked over to the Green Captain. "What is it?" she asked bending over.
"Sorry," replied Skilton as he shot to his feet and grabbed her. Pain shot up his leg but he ignored it. He reached to a knife at his waist and brought it up to Sister's throat. She started to scream.
"Shut up! This for your own good!" he yelled into her helmets receivers. However, Sister did not stop screaming and threw the Captain over her head with surprising ease. He slammed into the wall and slid to the ground and slowly edged himself up.
The yellow clad Blue shifted into a ready stance and gestured for him. "Come on shit head."
"Oh bring it on you crazy bitch," started James. "And don't think that kung-fu crap's gonna help either," he added spinning the blade elegantly in his hand.
Skilton charged at the Blue soldier and swung the knife towards her throat. Sister brought her arm up and the blade bounced of her gauntlet violently. The shock vibrated up James' arm loosening his grip on the knife's handle. Sister brought her leg up and kicked the knife out of his hand then followed through by bringing her foot down towards the Green's unarmoured head. James brought his arm's up in a cross over his head and deflected her boot. Sister lost her balance and toppled over backwards.
"Suck on that!" bloated a smiling Skilton but Sister brought her hands down and turned the fall into a handstand and then flipped back to her feet.
James frowned.
Sister stayed silent and slid back into the same stance. Skilton twitched; he was eager to run in and attack but he didn't. He did, however, make a run for his knife in the corner. Sister followed suite.
Pain shot up his leg, again and again, but he ignored it. He had to get that knife. Sister jumped from behind him and caught hold of his legs, driving two of her fingers in to wound on his thigh.
"FUCK!" screamed James as he toppled over. He hit the floor with a dull thud and his skull smashed into the floor.
Sister got up and stood over the unconscious Captain and smiled under her helmet. She lent over him and whispered in his ear…
"That's why you never fuck with a black belt," she smiled and began to stand up when a hand shot up and grabbed her by the arm.
"Haven't slept with you yet, bitch," sneered James as he thrust the knife into her back, piercing the power core and ultimately putting her armour into lock-down.
Skilton looked down on her motionless body. "It was for the best…" and he limped out of the Blue Base.