Stargate: Unity, 4th Series

Episode 4: Shock n' Awe

Chapter 3:

P2X-799, Arcturus has just arrived.

"We've got 1 Hatak in orbit, we are picking up the emergency transponders from the SG teams on the planet however we cannot beam them out." Major Gantt reported

"They're jamming us!" shouted Sam.

"Alright," Jack started, "Load up Transport 1, inform Colonel Matson – we are going with plan B, 4 302's for escort of the transport and launch all other 302's at that Hatak. Fire beam weapons and forward rail guns at will. Radio SG-1"

"Mitchell! I see you're still alive!" The general continued.

"For now, yes sir. We're pinned down with 50 + enemy troops in all directions. We've lost contact with SG-7 at the gate and we haven't heard anything from Stargate Command, request immediate beam out!"

"Their jamming us, but were sending an extraction team. Hold on."

Colonel Jay Matson stood up in front of the 30 gathered marines inside the transport ship; "Alright Marines! This is it! We are the Elite of the Elite!" He shouted, with his cliché military mono-tone voice, "Let's show those Air Force nerds what the TAC Marine Core can do with big guns and even bigger muscles!" These were the toughest of the toughest marines from all over the planet brought together into one team. "Retreat!"

"Hell No!" his squad shouted in unison.

"Death!"

"Bring it on!"

"Hoorah! Move, go, go, go!"

The 30 men ran out of the cloaked transport ship into a cluster of bushes and crouched down.

"We got 3 SG teams stranded in those trees, Alpha" he said, pointing to a group of trees about 400 yards away, "Me and Wolf pack are gonna head down that fence line to that lone tree, Bravo," pointing to a single tree 100 yards south of the SG teams, "From Bravo we cut a way through those hostiles to Alpha, where the SG teams are, Alpha company. We have to get them out! Hound dogs you are gonna protect our asses along the top of that hill, Charlie," he said, now pointing to the top of the hill where the SG teams originally spotted the camp, "We will Radio in when we have extracted Alpha Company. Rendezvous back here, Delta. Move Out!"

The sun was just setting on P2X-799, and Mitchell was giving up hope on any sort of reinforcements getting here in time. Because of the continuous fire from the Lucian Alliance soldiers hitting trees all around them they couldn't return fire very often which meant the enemy was slowly getting closer and closer to compromising their shelter. "How are they?"

"Airman Stevens woke up for a few minutes before going unconscious again, if we don't get him proper medical attention he's going to be dead within hours, he took the full brunt of that staff cannon blast," the airman, with a bit of first aid training, from SG-19 reported, "But luckily the captains bullet wound wasn't so bad, it went through in through and I've stopped the bleeding."

"Good work Lieutenant, keep it up"

"We got 3 hostiles moving in." Reynolds whispered, after waiting a second for Sweeney and Vala to join him he motioned for them to wait for his signal. "3...2...1... Fire!"

The 3 of them stood up, swung their P-90s out and expended half a clip of ammunition in the general direction of the three approaching soldiers.

"Shoot that was close." Exclaimed Mitchell when he turned and saw where the three went down.

The next sound, however, brought comfort to Mitchell.

"Co – crsshhhh -Itchell – crsshhhh- this is – crsshhhh – we are 100 ya – crsshhhh – position," Came half of Matson's voice over the radio.

"This is Mitchell; say again."

"This is Colonel M – crsshhhh – of the Tau'ri Army Marine Core – crsshhhh – 100 yards south of your position and we are ready to assist you."

Vala jumped onto Cam and grabbed his radio; "It's about bloody time!"

The Lucian Alliance soldiers had set up barricades and small 'sandbag' forts all around Alpha, for Wolf Pack to get to them they would need to blast a pretty big whole which wouldn't be easy, and that's assuming the Hound Dogs can hold position and stop any more reinforcements from reaching helping the Lucian Alliance men.

"Mitchell we are about to launch an assault on the fortifications to your south, if you have any ammo left an attack from both sides would speed up the process."

"We'll do our best, Mitchell out"

With all eyes focused on the tree line the wolf pack was able to make it to Bravo without being noticed.

But before any further action could be taken Major Jones, from the Hound Dogs squad, reported in over the radio; "Sir we got about 50 men, heavily armed heading towards Charlie."

"Hold that position Major! Alpha Company is still pinned down!"

"We're spread thin sir, but we'll give em hell!"

"Retreat!"

"Hell No!"

"Death!"

"Bring it on!"

"Alright Wolf pack! Let's do this!" Matson whispered, in a low but strong voice.

The 15 marines shot up from their crouched position, held their M416's up against their shoulders and started a slow jog forwards, firing quick, short, bursts into the backs of enemy soldiers.

As soon as the first shots were fired, SG-1 stood up from behind a bush and unloaded their P90's into the barricades, some, very few, made it over and into the bodies of the confused men being hailed with bullets from both sides.

But it was only seconds before the surprise wore of and the enemy returned fire, a bullet from the first volley grazed Matson's shoulder and landing in a marine's chest behind him. He quickly located the two men firing on them and took them out with 2 successive bullets landing in their heads. "Cover him!" Matson shouted, trying to get his voice to overcome the noise of gun fire, as he gestured for two marines to help the wounded man.

1 crouched over the man and continued firing, while the other pulled out basic first aid kits and tried to stop the bleeding.

"Colonel Mitchell, get ready to make a run for our position, we will be providing heavy cover fire."

"Ready when you are."

Although they had cleared a direct path between Alpha and Bravo, there were still many enemy soldiers of to the left and right. "You six, cover the left flank, the rest of you take right."

Matson grabbed his radio, put his chin down and shouted at the top of his lungs; "Now Mitchell! Go go go!"

The Lucian Alliance soldiers saw the SG teams stand up and prepared to fire on them when they themselves were battered with dozens of bullets.

"Fire in the whole!" shouted a captain as he fired his grenade launcher at an enclosed sandbag fort, a split second later 2 bodies came flying out along with a shower of dirt and sand.

Meanwhile at Charlie Hill top.

"Colonel Matson! This is Major Jones, we are being over run, and we have two wounded and 1 dead. Request backup!"

"Major fall back to Delta! Time to depart the premises, we have extracted Alpha Company."

"Major this is Lieutenant Howard, 302 pilot, the skies are clear and we are ready to provide air support." Came the pilot's voice over the radio, just as a missile he fired struck the ground near Charlie taking out 2 men, "We got your six."