Ch.7
Whiskey Platoon stood at attention alongside squads Luna and Sol, all dressed in black body armor covering fatigues of dark green coloration. The teams had been working together for the past five weeks, studying both weapon and pokemon care, performing weapons drills, hand-to-hand combat and combat maneuvers. Colonel Hiru stood in front of them, his pirate dress uniform put away and fatigues on.
"Cadets, you have shown great promise so far. It is time for your first mission." He motioned towards Teams Luna and Sol. "These fine cadets are our best squads, they will be joining you on your mission: To hit a Resistance convoy traveling on the Ransei Sea, you will gather their Intelligence and set C-4 charges on the inside hull of the main ship, a Cruiser-class, The Inspiration. The other ships aren't of our concern but, if you are able, attempt to take them out. There are three light frigates and two Corvettes. We have a Heavy Destroyer in the area that will be providing limited cover for you. You will be air-dropped from the VTOL you've been trained with the proper procedure to drop."
As he briefed them on their mission, a large drop ship landed behind him. He looked at Scarlett, a pale girl who stood at 5' 4", had blue eyes and red hair pulled into a bun, and Purple, a short teen boy with fairly short brown hair and hardened red eyes, the leaders of Teams Luna and Sol respectively, they nodded.
"Get on the ship. Now!" Scarlett yelled. The platoon ran in and buckled in as the large aircraft steadily rose.
Once they were off, Scarlett and Purple handed them their weapons, the ones they used the day they went through The Gauntlet: Obsidian his LMG an RPD, and three drum magazines, Electrum his assault rifle, an AK-12 with five dual magazines for quick reloading, and Aqua her shotgun, a Saiga-12, modified for 8-gauge shells. They did this for all teams, Comet, Pyrite had an LMG like he did, an M249 SAW, Bisque, an M4 carbine with a grenade launcher, and Tungsten was given a Dragonov sniper rifle. Team Eclipse were given an M-14 DMR for Crimson, a Skorpion Vz. 61 for Topaz, and a Vector SMG for Supaki.
"Make no mistake, your soldiers now, some of you won't be here for the return trip. Tungsten, you're going to be providing sniper fire from the VTOL, Obsidian and Pyrite will provide fire support, while the rest of you will get inside and get the charges set. Our teams will gather the data needed." Scarlett told them as they flew over the Castelia City Docks and over the water. They sat in silence for a long while. Soon a voice crackled over the radio.
"ETA five minutes!" Obsidian racked the slide of his weapon and locked eyes with his brother, they nodded in unison, knowing this could be the last time they see each other. They heard the sounds of rail guns firing and explosions. The had arrived.
"3...2...1! Touchdown! Hit it Marines!" They each slid down the rope and on to the deck of the ship.