Chapter 17
Direction with Obligation
Echo squad jumped off the rig as Dizzy repaired his beloved Betsy. The rig was massively damaged, the rig was filled of markings and slashed from the attack. The Brumak had left claw marks on its left side and the ladder had fallen off. Dizzy stood up looking out to the remaining survivors that had returned from the massive Locust attack. A few wounded Gears and other Gears that were okay came walking back. Rigs that had survived were small amounts, 7 had remained. Dizzy scratched his head in shock Ravens headed to Jacinto taking the gears they could. Ahead of the camp was fires and wreckage, Echo squad boarded their prepared Raven. Echo jumped into the Raven as grass picked up into the air, Jack held on tight while standing next to Fade. Bronx looked over at the right hand side as he took a seat. Sarah sat across from Bronx looking out towards the massive distance of land.
"Lieutenant Fade I'd like to thank you" said Jack
Fade continued to look down holding onto the handle bar so he wouldn't fall seeing the other jeep vehicles of the COG. Gears drove in jeeps across the land far below the Ravens trying desperately to get to Jacinto. Fade looked at Jack and nodded.
"You did good Jack, your family would all be proud" said Fade
"Thanks I'm sure they are because I know they're happily resting" said Jack
"Mary tells me to be more talkative" said Fade
"OH?! She did really?" asked Jack happily curious
"I fought along sider her during my 7 months away from echo, she's a tough gear" said Fade
"Well sir actually you know if I may" said Jack
Fade looked away from him as he heard those words
"You should be, I mean it's not all about the fighting or the war, I know you do care deep down inside" said Jack
Bronx smiled as he heard Jack's words of trying to make Fade more approachable to others. Sarah giggled too behind them as she stared at the both of them. Fade looked up towards the glowing horizon.
"I mean I know it's tough especially when losing people you care about but by showing it sir, we show more of what we are" said Jack
"I'm sure Sarah agrees too sir "said Jack
Fade looked back at Sarah while she smiled away, Fade smiled inside his helmet
"Yeah I'm sure too" said Fade
"Maybe a couple laughs everyone in a while?" asked Jack
Below the reinforcements the ground shook apart as it exploded in front of Fade and moment was over as the eruption allowed a new individual to fly through. The debri covered most of it as chunks of earth flew across the sky covering the lower reinforcements. The massive Reaver was seen as Bronx jumped up and yelled
"WHAT THE FUCK! DAMN THAT'S A BIG ONE"
"Oh god….we…what is that thing" said Jack
Fade could see the massive weaponry it had attached to its massive organic body. A deadly adversary more powerful than the locust leader "Karn".The beast had longer tentacles and a massive mouth, its body was bigger than the Raven. Its weaponry was 4 Muchlers machine guns connected to its sides and 2 more Muchlers on its head. Jack began to feel his fear rising from his spine his sweat rolled down his cheek. Then they saw it, the driver. A thin Kantus like Locust with leather like armor on his head and body. It's right hand held on tight to its seat, and its left hand wielded a lancer firing into the air. The Kantus looking enemy screamed at Echo squad in midair. Within that single view Fade saw its face of anger and stared right back at him.
"ONYX GROUND WALKERS!" it yelled Scourge
"Did that thing say Onyx?!"yelled Bronx
The beast flew quickly ahead of them as Sarah yelled
"All units All units open fire!"
The beast turned around heading right back towards Echo's Raven. The pilot yelled as he turned the Raven away from the enemy. Scourge creamed firing his massive weapons towards the Raven as it flew down below away from Scourge. Fade fired his lancer while gripping onto the handle, Jack fired his lancer as Fade reloaded. Scourge yelled as his beast took hits and screamed in pain, the Raven was hit a couple of times as black smoke began to show. Scourge moved his beast forward leaving them. Jeeps kept they're movement towards Jacinto without stopping.
"Holy shit how we goanna kill that thing!?"yelled Jack
"Damn that's true we didn't even damage it that much" said Bronx
"He must be the Locust leader that designed this attack" said Fade
"With that amount of fire power he could destroy Jacinto" said Sarah
"Locust leaders have beasts? Each one like that?!"asked Jack
"Karn had a massive Spider/Corpser like thing "said Fade
