Chapter 6: Operation Rupa Dupe, part 4
An: With the advice of an awesome writer (Chris7221), I've decided to change the weapons of the Vale military (Expect this in about 3-5 chapters). Also if you get the time go check out CC-2224 Commander Cody fics, they are awesome and original.
[Ruben Field, Five]
The stench of death and smoke, something I had grown cold too in my years in the military. After a detachment from the Vale 1st mobile regiment arrived we stormed over the small town. This couldn't even be called a battle though, it was a bloodbath. The White Fang forces here couldn't even be called soldiers. Most weren't any older then high school students.
The once beautiful town was nothing more than a rotting shell now. The buildings that were still standing were on fire. The roads were filled with deep holes and town center wasn't recognizable as such.
The Headhunters had cleared the north while the Army cleared the south, a very unfortunate turn of events for those in the north. Bodies lined the walls with bullet holes riddling the buildings behind them. Headhunters don't take prisoners.
"Fire!" Another group joined their fallen comrades.
The ones whose eyes were visible looked at the world around them with dead eyes, the light lost from them years ago. The same eyes I myself possess. I retch up and scratched my graying beard which had grown a bit scruffy from days without shaving. What a cruel world we live in.
Fletcher stood next to me surveying the carnage around us, disgust slightly visible on his face. He was a good kid he shouldn't be here. He should be out enjoying his weekend with his buddies and chasing tail but the idiot had joined the military. He was only slightly shorter than me standing at least 6"1. Blonde hair sweeping to the side with a pair of piercing green orbs. The kid had no trouble finding female attention.
"They surrendered" he said without his usual 'party guy' enthusiasm
"They did"
He took a second to look at the area before turning to me "Then why?"
Why? The million dollar question for everything. Why did dust prices go up? Why is the grass green? Why were we slaughtering these soldiers when the battle was over? Fifty three years in this world and I still don't have all the answers.
"You signed up for this, you don't get to ask why now." He fixed with a hard stare before letting out a breath and turning away. I did not say it to be mean; I said it because it was truth. I placed my hand on his shoulder and gave him a reassuring squeeze. Before I could offer up words of encouragement the door to the building adjacent from us sprang open. The faunas had used to much force and fell on the ground. She was a small cat faunas and looked to still be in her teens. She locked eyes with the two of us while getting up; she looked so pitiful sitting there. Her White Fang uniform was scratched and dirty and her hair was tangled up.
A foot promptly pushed her back into the ground. The said foot belonging to no other then our Four. The girl never broke eye contact with us, pleading us without words to help her. Her pleads were heard.
Right as the gun hovered behind her head Clayton yelled "STOP!"
Four looked from the girl to three and tilted her head in questioning. Her goggles were on top of here helmet leaving her eyes visible. Those eyes belonged to a killer…
"Let her go!" Ordered three
The sniper merely rolled her eyes and said "If I let her up she will run, it's easier to shoot her as she is." As if she was chastising a child.
"No! I meant don't kill her!" He had taken a few steps toward the duo now.
Four look as if someone had told her Beowulfs could fly. The girl had stopped resisting her possible executioner and watched the seen play out with hope. "Section three of article two states that all enemy combatants are to be terminated even if they are no longer a threat. She is a me-"
"I don't give a shit about any of that!" interrupted Clayton. Then with a much more calmer tone "Four, listen to me. The fighting is over….no one else needs to die, It will be our secret." He coaxed while taking slow steps towards them.
"That's treason" It was treason but even so even I found myself hoping she'd let the girl go. Four looked almost fidgety; it only got worse as Three closed in. She fingered the trigger a few times looking from the three to the girl and back again.
Before she could make a decision however Fletcher made it for her. The gun discharged as he grabbed the barrel and the stock of the gun and pushed it towards the snipers chest while hook his leg behind hers. Not prepared for the attack she didn't resist at all at first. They hit the ground with Three on top. The Faunus girl took off as soon as she was free; Clayton's eyes watching her go. His head along with his body reeled to side as Four pistol whipped him with her now upholstered handgun.
She rolled slightly to her side taking aim at the back of the fleeing Faunus only to have Three roll her back and mess up her shot sending it high. The girl passed me with little more than a glance focused on escaping. If I don't shoot her I will be committing treason, she turned a corner and disappeared. I'll tell them my gun was dry.
Three had successfully pinned both of Fours hands down while she was trying to shift his weight and throw him off. Seeing the girl get away he released her hands only to be faced with a new problem, the barrel of Four's handgun was now trained on him. I felt my heart pick up and my mouth go dry. Clayton was much the same; he had frozen still as a statue.
"Get off" Three obeyed and slowly lifted himself off the sniper. Now standing, she still had the gun trained on him.
The next few seconds seemed like the longest of my life. She lowered the gun slowly and returned it to its holster. I let out a breath I didn't I had been holding, damn kids are gonna give this old man a heart attack. Apparently they weren't done with my heart yet as Four delivered a hook to Three's jaw sending him staggering but not down. She tackled him to the ground and they went at it again.
[Ruben Field, Biggs]
"Is this the place" asked the emotionless leader of bravo team.
Up on the hill we had spotted many possible headquarters but this one was the most likely. "Yeah this is it" with my affirmation he turned to his team an pointed to two of them before flicking his hand in the direction of the entrance.
The place looked like some sort religious building, a whole lot of fucking good that does. My spectacles were slightly cracked I noted. Fucking animals need to learn to behave and we wouldn't have to go through all this mess.
A large water fountain set in front of the building. A few Faunus had tried to hide inside, the blood red water telling how their plan went. I pissed into the water wondering how Fletcher could ever find animals appealing.
The force of the explosion from the building sent me into the fountain. Blood, it was absolutely all over me. I pulled myself up and peered over the lip of the fountain. Those mother fuckers had rigged the place, The squad leader along with his other two men seemed to be fine but the other two were a different story.
"Rigby! Mac! Report!"
I felt my hand clench around the rim of the fountain.
[Ruben Field, Four]
A loud explosion halted my beating of Three's stupid face. I felt a pair of arms pull me from the jerk wad. Looking down, I may value speed over power but three's black eye and busted lip with bleeding nose proved it made no difference. I quick stomp to his treasures as a goodbye gift.
I went straight to cover as Five pulled the groaning Three by his leg. Smoke billowed from the direction of the explosion. I don't hear any gunshots so it was probably and IED left behind for us.
I left my cover and walked to retrieve my fallen weapon, the action only serving to piss me off more. He chose to attack me his teammate just to let that girl get away. Now we are both traitors, him for letting her get away and me for not killing a traitor which inurned made Five a traitor as well.
A royal screw up, today was an absolute royal screw up.
"Where are you going?" questioned Five
I let out a sigh "To fix our fuck up"
She had gone this way; she had to be hiding somewhere as she couldn't leave the town without a weapon not with the Grimm in the surrounding hills. Being almost on the edge there wasn't a lot of places to hide.
She must of ran blindly, in doing so she stepped into a pool of a fellow Fangs blood, perfect. The footprints lead to a large two story house; only halve the building still stood. I stepped thorough the already opened door and slipped into the house. A nice place by most standards. The footsteps had started to grow thin but not before leading me the stairs, cats like high places I mused.
The hallway had split into two directions when it was still intact but now only one side remained greatly limiting the possibilities. The first room was a bathroom, the tile floor was cracked and the paint on the walls was peeling off. Clear, walking back into the hallway only one door remained at the very end.
The door creaked open with a push of my hand to reveal the girl at the far end of the room not even bothering to hide. The room was rather spacious with a large bed on the side.
"My mother told me that I was getting myself into trouble but I didn't listen to her….I never listened to her" said the girl halting my advance. "I fought her on everything and she only wanted what was best for me!" she was crying now
"….."
I shouldered my rifle and centered the sights on her head and pulled the trigger.
Attempted to pull the trigger. I tried again, still my finger laid limp. Frustrated, I tightened my whole body up and once again tried to squeeze the trigger. I'm going to kill you….
"Run south of here. Don't stop until you find men with green uniforms." What?!
The girl lifted her head up like I had slapped her. She searched my face for any sign that I was lying. "Don't make me repeat myself." growled out each word
The girl needed no more incentive as she ran past me like she was on fire. That's a very VERY nice bed. Fluff and dust flew from the bed as I emptied my magazine into it. Friendly fire happens all the time in a war zone right? A rare smile made its way to my lips.
Ohhh Threeeeeeee…