Shar knelt by the side of the river, checking over the area again. She was sure that there was no one around, at least for now. She carefully moved to the edge of the water, nervously looking around. She disliked exercises like this. She hadn't been given any armor at the start of the mission. She'd already taken out two teams but she had left their armor behind. She wasn't in the mood for stealing armor. She liked her own armor, not the SPI armor.
She looked down at the reflective surface and frowned. Icy blue eyes stared back at her, framed by centimeter long brown hair. She hated her reflection. Whenever she saw it she never saw her own face. She only saw the face of her mother and it brought back all those bad memories. Her hand struck out, disturbing the still surface. Her hands reached the bottom of the river and gathered up some mud. She spread it over her face carefully. It would be the best she could do to try to keep herself camouflaged.
When she'd finished, Shar turned and moved back into the woods. She knew where fireteam Kilo had last been. This last team had given her a bit of problem. They weren't acting as they usually did. She guessed that they weren't being led by Ted for this mission.
She moved through the woods like a shadow. She was careful to avoid brushing up against bushes to give away her position. She only stopped when she reached the edge of a cliff. She looked down and checked the area below for any movement before she checked the opposite ridge. Shar dropped flat to the ground as she spotted the reflective visor of a suit of SPI armor. It was just barely visible, but it was obvious from this angle. The position was perfect for a sniper. So that was their game, take her out with a sniper. Unfortunately for them, she hadn't come through canyon below.
Shar quickly decided on a course of action and moved back into cover. She moved around the long way, making her way to the opposite side of the cliff. She made her way carefully up behind the sniper, moving slowly. She pulled out her blade silently and leapt forward. She landed on the back of the sniper, but froze as she did. There wasn't anyone inside of the armor, it was only armor. Shar cursed and spun around as she heard motion behind her.
Four figures appeared and raised weapons. Shar fell to the ground just in time for the shots to zip overhead. She rolled to the side and mud splattered where she had been. She moved to her feet and sprang forward, tackling the closest of the trainees. She struck out with her elbow, hitting the boy in the head and knocking him down. She was on him a second later, pounding her fist into his head. His grip loosened on his weapon and she grabbed it. She darted behind a rock as stun rounds cut through the air.
Shar inched to the edge of the rock and glanced out around the corner. She spotted two soldiers in armor and one that wasn't. One of the armored figures moved over to the stunned trainee that Shar had just attacked. He pulled his teammate back and away from the action. The unarmored figure waved the other soldier forward and they slowly moved to try to flank Shar. She wasn't about to let that happen.
She moved to the edge of the rock and waited. There was a rustle and she waited a heartbeat before she sprang out. The butt of her rifle slammed into the helmeted head and the shield flickered. Shar stuck out a second time, and the shield dropped. She moved her weapon and opened fire on his chest. The trainee dropped, stunned.
The unarmored figure appeared behind Shar and opened fire. Shar dropped to one knee and struck out with her own weapon. She knocked the gun from the other woman's hand, but the woman stuck out and Shar's gun flew from her hand. Shar took a step back and the other woman attacked. They exchanged blows, Shar trying to stay on the defensive, looking for an opening. Neither noticed the third person arrive.
Shar ducked down and a stun round hit the other woman in the shoulder. "Damn it, Ted, watch your line of fire." The unarmored figure's voice was thick with a familiar accent. Shar pushed back and slammed her shoulder into Ted's chest. He flew back and Shar grabbed her weapon, firing into Ted's chest, then turned and unloaded on the other woman. They both fell. Shar then moved through the woods to the trainee that she had first knocked out. She lifted the gun and fired at him until she was sure that he was stunned.
Shar could feel anger boiling in her. She turned and stormed back over to the three stunned soldiers. She moved over to the woman and knelt, placing her knee in the middle of the woman's chest. She winced as Shar set her weight on her knee. "Hey there, Catherine." Shar reached up, scraping some of the mud off of her face. She got most of it off, glaring down at Kat. "You almost beat me today. I hope you know how big of a feat that was." She scowled, leaning down, closer to Kat. "I don't like to lose, or even come close to losing. I will get you back for this, Catherine." Shar then stood up and walked away through the woods.