Chapter 14
The Gears of War: Part 2
Echo squad ran down the massive pathway of stair cases and headed into combat screaming and firing their lancers. Locust fell towards the ground, Jack ran behind Fade until Jack slid across the dirt at the end of the stairs. Evading the incoming Gnasher bullets, Jack slid and pointed his lancer into the Grenadier's skull as it exploded into pieces. Sarah jumped to her left landing into the hard ground soil dashing forward towards the barricade, Bronx fired his boomer gun as after switching his lancer laughing aloud his launchers flew into wretches and Cyclopes that ran past Jack and Fade. Jack rushed still forward as he jumped over a fallen comrade and chainsawed a aiming Theron guard. Sarah head bashed a grenadier head to head as it fell to one knee she yelled in anger sawing it in half. Gears ran passed them.
Fade continued running away from his team. Mary fired behind the first barricade, Fade slammed his Lancer onto his back and pulled out his revolver and a hand grenade in his left hand. Fade ran as fast as he could evading Locust inside the Gear zone. Fade jumped over the barricade and headed straight into the horde aiming his Boltok pistol, he fired into heads of screaming locust. Mary covered Fade as he continued heading forward. Fade threw the grenade ahead of him as Tickers and wretches ran towards him. The explosion erupted causing limbs to fly all around Locust Theron guards hissed towards the smoke as Fade fired his lancer after throwing his Boltok pistol. Fade grabbed ahold of a Locust drone and used him as a human shield, the limbs came off as Locust began to be angered by this single Gear. Theron guards ran towards him in such anger. Fade threw the locust remains attached with a grenade. Herons jumped away as the explosion killed crawling Drones. Fade fired his lancer into one then another Theron guard as they rushed in towards him. A Cyclops from behind Fade, the Cyclops lost his head as a sniper's bullet flew through it.
"You aint touching him, you bastards"said Sarah reloading her longshot
Fade continued his running massacre further into the locust horde as he punched and shot his way through. Bronx headed into the locust horde with his Vulcan cog machine gun. He laughed aloud and yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Bring it bitches!All of you mother fuckers!"he yelled
Locust dodged and ran closer towards him until other gears followed beside him. They aided Bronx and the rest began to move in further as they gained an upper hand. Sarah ran into the horde along with others catching up to Bronx. Both fired forward while Gears began to set up the next defenses behind them. The locust horde began to slow down to smaller numbers as they yelled retreat. Kantus yelled as their inks flew towards Sarah and Bronx. A rushing Corpser ripped through the ground below them as it screamed tearing through the dirt, Sarah jumped back, and Bronx threw his Vulcan and jumped left. Both evaded the incoming Corpser leg, and tossed grenades towards sniped running locust with ease having nothing to worry.
Jack rushed into combat like never before knowing that he must fight without stopping and must continue. Jack fired his lancer into locust without any hesitation. Gears ran beside him giving him a helping hand. Mauler's rushed into the barricade, smashing it into pieces as they swung they're massive maces into fell onto the ground floor as Mary struggled to move, looking forward the maulers rushing in towards her. Mary grabs her COG pistol firing into them but they continued rushing in Mary closed her eyes thinking this was her mind she could think of her brother, her sister, her cousin,aunt,mother,father and best friend. Gears around her fell others hid behind cover, Mary was alone against these 2 as they yelled aloud.
"CRUSH!"
The Maulers mace was exploded, Mary opened her eyes to see a gear on one knee in front of her taking the damage head on. Wielding a mauler's shield he struggled to stay on holding up the mauler shield. Bronx looked back to see them, Mary couldn't believe it as the gear yelled loudly and threw the shield into the mauler's belly. The Maulers belly bursted open after the sharp remains of the shield pierced into its flesh. The 2nd Mauler charged forward rushing with his mace the gear ran towards him shooting his Gnasher into its left arm then its knee's. The 2nd Mauler toppled as it tripped and fell hard into the dirt ground soil. The Gear stood up looking forward catching his breath as his shoulders felt tired after running with so much weight in one back at Mary she noticed who he was. He walked back to her extending his arm to her, Mary grabbed ahold of his hand and stood up as he helped her.
"You risked your life for me? Jack" said Mary
"Anytime Mary" said Jack while nodding to her
Jack had let go of her hand as he tried to walk away but was then stopped by Mary as she gripped his hand. Jack didn't move forward Locust began to retreat back into their tunnels as they did gears around Jack and Mary continued going forward. Jack looked at her as she had tears going down her face, Jack hugged her tightly as she held him close. Jack heard her sad words as she explained about how she had given up. Jack looked down after hugging Mary as he didn't say another word until he showed her the COG tags of his brother he said to her aloud
"Could you hold on to them, for me Mary until at least when this is all over?" asked Jack
Mary looked at him and smiled as she untied a white ribbon from her wrist and gave it to him
"I will as long as you hold on and don't lose this, I want this back Jack, don't you die out there" said Mary smiling with tears in her eyes
Jack grabbed ahold of the cloth looking at it he looked back at Mary and nodded. Jack left running towards his team. Mary looked at the COG tags seeing the initials of his brother and his own tags Mary looked up again knowing this change and bravery Jack had gained.
