Chapter 6

Operational Desires

Returning back to base camp Bronx stuffed himself with large amounts of food surrounded by other Gears. Gears ate lunch slowly, some others rushed, while others decided to brag about what kills they got. Bronx reached out for a loaf of bread that sat in front of Jack, Joey ate his chicken soup calmly.

"S-sergeant Bronx. How can you just eat like this?" asked Jack

Bronx continued to chow down quickly without taking in a chance to flavor looked at the gears beside him doing the same thing his blonde hair shined without his Gear's helmet on. Jack kept his helmet on trying to calm down from what happened earlier. Bronx slurped up his noodles and slammed down his metal cog plate and smiled at Jack.

"Damn Jack, that's was good eating" said aloud Bronx

"N-How could you still eat like that after what happened at the court yard earlier?!"asked Jack

"Oh?! You gotta keep your strength up and gotta eat like it's your last meal ma boy" said Bronx

Sarah sat down beside Bronx smiling holding her plate of lunch. On her plate were a heated lasagna, small salad, bread sticks and water.

"OH yeah! 5th's, I love Lasagna gimme some" yelled Bronx

"Nope Bronx, you can't have any, this would be your 5th meal an you ate plenty" said Sarah

"Come on girl, you already know The Machine's gotta have fuel" said Bronx smiling at Jack and her

"Girl we all know you aint goanna finish all that" said Bronx imitating a girl tone

Sarah laughed looking down at her plate, Jack giggled after hearing that, Joey smiled as he swallowed his bread stick.

"Isn't Lieutenant Fade goanna eat?" asked Joey

"That's my little brother, he aint got that much for eating but he's one hell of a fighter" said Bronx

Outside the lunch camps patrolling gears moved throughout the streets, ready for anything.

Fade walked alone slowly looking and thinking about what might happen. Fade stopped while seeing a friendly face finishing talking to another Gear.

"I'll be god damned, Michael your alive" said aloud

Fade walked towards him and both shook hands in-between walking gears, Hoffman smiled and hugged him.

"Sorry about your mom, she will be remembered" said Hoffman

"That means a lot Colo., If I may ask what's all this formation about" asked Fade

"Since the death of Karn the Locust became desperate, now there angry about one of their known generals being dead" said Hoffman

Both walked towards the main Jacinto capital steps

"Now Prescott's got this grand plan of us, all of us hitting the locust where they live just like they did to us" said Hoffman

"Below? We'll be massacred if we enter those lower parts below Jacinto" said Fade

"Nothing left except for us to get them back with a home invasion, your team will be on the massive drop stations in the far docks be ready" said Hoffman as both slammed fists

Fade walked back to the camps the dirt path was solid, smoke of heating food arose the cold air. Gears all having a peaceful moment. Sarah walked outside seeing Fade looking downward, rushing towards him she reached out and held his right hand tightly around her left hand. Fade looked at her directly surprised.

"You missed lunch?! What happened Michael" asked Sarah

"I-I had lunch already before getting off the raven" said Fade

"That was 3 hours ago, you gotta eat" said Sarah

"I'm fine Sarah really, I'm just not that hungry" said Fade

"Hoffman told me about what we're going into" said Fade

Bronx barfed and smiled at Jack,Joey looked at the time that they should be ready.

"Jack ma boy, you goanna finish that?!"asked Bronx

"W-w-well I was but ugh…you can have it sir" said Jack as Bronx smiled and pulled in the plate

"Oh Jack you don't have to call me sir bro, you can call me by my name" said Bronx eating the potatoes and the gravy

"Okay…Bronx" said Jack

"Take it easy Bronx you're making us all look bad" said Mary sitting down beside him

Jack stared at her short brown hair, amazed by her beauty he didn't say a word to her. She smiled at Bronx's wild appetite.

"Hey Mary when you'd get here?" asked Bronx

"2 hours ago, you guys all together?" asked Mary looking at Bronx and Joey then forward to Jack

"H-H-H..I'm Jack Phillips, I'm on Bronx's team too" said Jack nervously towards Mary

"I'm Mary Yolanda, Pleasure" said Mary

Bronx smiled as he noticed Jack's reaction and broke the moment by slamming down his metal plate.

"AHH good eating mmm, now I'm full" yelled Bronx aloud raising his arms into the air

The voice over the loud intercom and radios in the camps sounded off. Fade looked forward after he made Sarah laugh about something.

"All Gears ,report to the court yard behind the main Gears Memorial Capital to be debriefed by Chairman Prescott" said the voice.