Warpath's POV
As the Jackal exited the hanger, our cloaking field disengaged, revealing us. I yelled,
"Gator, go missiles loose!" Immediately, the Olympus Mons launched a devastating attack on the unsuspecting defenders at the scrap yard. They are caught totally by surprise. I immediately move in for the kill. I locked on to one of Skelter Aces and said,
"Zoe, take him out." Immediately, the Jackal weapons open fire, forcing the Ace to dodge and weave through the scrap yard. Zoe kept on firing at him, forcing him nearer and nearer to the Olympus. Once he is within range, I said,
"Olympus, he is all yours." And we break away, feeling the shockwave that the explosion of the Setdef skelter sent through the plane. After 30 minutes of bitter fighting, I said,
"Alert the UNSA and tell them we have secured this area. Send a fleet to guard it." Zoe replied,
"Copy. Sending orders to Gator now." A moment later, Gator said,
"Orders received and transmitted to STRACTCOM." I said,
"Alright, let's return to the Olympus." With that, I flew us back to the hanger of the Olympus. The ATC officer said,
"Commander, Bridge has intercepted a transmission form Setdef. Patching it to you now." A screen lit up on my HUD and a video started playing. It shows a man saying,
"Their World is falling. Ours is just beginning. With the Kingpin's help, this war is ours." With that the screen shut off. I muttered,
"That must be the leader of the entire Setdef. If we can find him, the war against the UNSA will be ours. When we exit the Jackal, Zoe said,
"If the Kingpin is aiding the Settlement, what is his or her play? Why not show up on the playing field." I replied while walking to the armoury to return my equipment
"The Kingpin knows how I operate. I don't know how, but I intend to find and kill the cocky SOB." Zoe smirked,
"Heh amen to that Dad." I nodded and we returned our kit and headed to the bridge. When we entered, Gator said,
"Captain has the conn." I walked up to the central console and entered my code. The screen lit up and Gator said,
"Sir, a signal buoy has been picked up. It's from STRACTCOM." I replied,
"Patch it." It played live and it showed Admiral Moran. I said,
"Admiral, Pluto's scrapyard is under UNSA control. I hope it is enough to rebuild the UNSA fleet." He replied,
"Thanks to you we now have the capability to rebuild what Setdef destroyed. What will you do now?" I said,
"I will head to Saturn to assist the UNSA Eclipse in capturing a fuel port." Moran nodded and said,
"Godspeed Olympus Mons. Top cat out" With that, the screen blacked out. I said,
"Gator, set course to Saturn's Moon Titan." He replied,
"Yes sir." And a few minutes later, we are off into hyperspace. I said,
"Accuracy?" Zoe replied,
".95 dad." Gator said,
"Influx in 3, 2, 1." And with a familiar jerk, we exited hyperspace. Outside, the yellowish glow from Titan. I said,
"Zoe, Mitchell, on me. Let's assist Gideon and the elite guards to take down this fuel port. Gator, you have the conn." With that, we dashed towards the armoury and arm up. I equipped my Exo-suit to specialist mode, while Mitchell and Zoe took up Assault mode. My silenced Atlas pistols are on my hip, with a bandolier of throwing knives on my right hip for long range kills. My primary weapon was my ERB800 sniper rifle. Zoe and Mitchel took to submachine guns and grenade launchers. I said,
"Let's move." With that, we dashed out of the armoury and leapt from the second floor to the hanger bay, our Exos cushioning our fall. Zoe and I climbed into their Jackal while I climbed into mine. I said,
"Gator, bring us in." With that the Olympus Mons entered Titan's atmosphere, the reflector shields on the ship powering up to protect the ship while it entered the atmosphere. After a few minutes, Gator said,
"Jackals, you are green." With that we hit the launch sequence and flew out and I said,
"Zoe, Mitchell, find a stealth approach to rendezvous with Gideon. I will cover you the best I can. Good luck." With that, I peel off and entered stealth, cloaking up. I muttered,
"Here goes." And I lowered the jackal to a solid rock formation that is in a canyon. I open the canopy and jumped out of the jet, the Exo suit cushioning the impact. I chambered a round into my rifle and boosted up to the tallest rock formation and took up a sniping position. I lied in prone position and said,
"In position. Zoe, Mitchell, what's your status"
Zoe's POV
I pulled out my specialist knife from the body of a Setdef soldier and replied,
"Overlord and I have cleared out an outpost and proceeding to rendezvous with Cobra. Confirm if you see us." Warpath's reply was swift and he said,
"Copy. I see you. Maintain stealth. Drop the guards and hide their bodies. Many ways to approach the rendezvous. I'll cover you the best I can. Good luck kiddo." With that the radio went silent. Mitchell said,
"Alright kid, do what I do and stay on my ass." With that, Mitchell dashed to the nearest rock and hid in its shadow. I dashed into the shadow of a boulder and waited. A shadow of a guard was seen walking towards the boulder. With the whistling I'm hearing, it is clear that the guard didn't see me. I waited until he passed the boulder and I quickly sneaked past him and dashed into the shadow of another boulder, and not a moment too soon; as a Setdef soldier operating a mech walked past where I was just now. Beside me, Mitchell whispered,
"Ok, split up. We link up at the cabin in front of us." He pointed to the cabin located on the top of the base. I nodded and we split up. I went left, Mitchell went right. I scanned the area in front of me, and I don't like what I saw. There are fifteen guards and all of them are standing in the open and there are no shadows for me to hide in. I cursed under my breath and muttered,
"Looks like I have to do this the old-fashioned way." I activated my cloak and sneak past all of them. Once I'm passed them, I made a mad dash to the cabin and entered the cabin. Once I'm inside, I shut the door silently and crouched on one knee, with my SN6 submachine gun at the ready and pointed at the door. It creaked open and a silenced pistol came into view. I raised my gun and prepared to fire when Mitchell's voice came out in a whisper,
"Zoe? You in here?" I whispered back,
"All clear Uncle" Mitchell stepped into the cabin and closed the door silently. He radioed,
"Warpath, Zoe and I made it to the cabin and are moving towards Gideon. Rendezvous at Rally Point Bravo." Dad replied over the radio,
"Copy Mitchell. Warpath out" With that, the radio went silent. I asked,
"What now?" Mitchell replied,
"Be ready to do some killing." With that, we exited the cabin from the back door and crept along the shadows casted by boulders. Suddenly, a spotlight lit up on us. Mitchell yelled,
"Shit we've been spotted! Return fire!" I immediately open fire on the soldiers that are rushing towards us. They scrambled for cover to avoid the lead I'm pouring at them. I yelled,
"Uncle, move up. I'm covering!" With that, I open fire and laid down suppressive fire to keep their heads down behind the rocks. Mitchell made a mad dash across the gap to join me, but one brave but suicidal enemy soldier pop up and shot Mitchell in the leg. Mitchell yelled in pain and crumpled to the ground, unable to stand and get to cover. I yelled,
"Uncle Mitchell!" I dashed out into the open, my Exo-shield extending out and covering me as I dived in front of Mitchell, my right hand holding my pistols as I poured lead downrange. When the soldiers dived for cover, I holstered my pistol and grabbed Mitchell by the back of his uniform and dragged him behind a boulder. I yelled into the radio,
"Warpath, this is Nighthawk. We've been spotted. Requesting immediate support!"
Gideon's POV
"Set up a perimeter around the facility. Round up all Setdef soldiers." I said to one of the elite guards as we pushed into the central facility of the fuel port, rounding up any remaining Setdef solider we came across. I got to admit, it had been a long fight; the tenacity of the enemy has been ferocious. Out of the 500 men I have, only 300 remain.
The guard replied,
"Yes sir." And he move off to carry out his orders. I brought up my gauntlet and radioed,
"Cobra to Olympus Mons. Saturn fuel port is now under UNSA control. Gator, transmit orders to STRATCOM and get a team of soldiers here. Out" With that, I ended the transmission when suddenly, my niece's voice came over the radio,
"Warpath, this is Nighthawk. We've been spotted. Requesting immediate assistance!" I immediately replied,
"Zoe?! What the hell are you doing here?! Where are you?!" Zoe immediately replied frantically,
"Sending up distress flare now. Please help Uncle. Mitchell has been shot in the leg and dad and I are the only ones fighting off Setdef soldiers." With that, I replied,
"Hold on kiddo. I'm on the way." Leaving 250 men under the command of Will Irons to defend the central facility, I took 50 men and converge on Zoe's last position. I saw a red flare flew into the yellow skies of Titan and said,
"Olympus Mons, do you have visual on the distress flare?" Gator replied,
"Yes, transmitting coordinates to your gauntlet now." A beep on my gauntlet and a set of coordinates appeared on my HUD. I thought, 'Seems they are not far from here. Warpath probably came down here to relieve us.' I said out loud,
"Alright men. We got friendlies in danger. They are just over that ridge. We split into 2 groups and launch a pincer assault. Team Alpha will consist of 26 men. Make your way around the valley and flank the bastards. I will lead Team Bravo. We will rendezvous with Warpath and Nighthawk and push the bastards back. When they retreat, launch the pincer assault and kill them all. Let's move." With that, we cross the ridge and entered the valley, while team alpha, under the command of Raymond, took the high ground and cloaked up, heading to the other end of the valley to prep the pincer attack. I lead the team into the valley and up ahead, the distinct sounds of a firefight can be heard. I yelled,
"Men on me!" with that, we rush into the valley, and saw that both Zoe and Percy are about to be overrun. Percy was on overwatch, covering his daughter with a ERB-800 sniper rifle, but it is clear that both of them are running low on ammunition and Mitchell is fighting with a pistol while in cover of a boulder with his left leg heavily bandaged. I boost jumped into the fray, while the Elite guards open fire with their guns. My Exo-shield extended and I bashed a enemy skull in. I drew my pistol and open fire to keep the bastards down. Taken completely by surprise, the enemy soldiers return fire and retreated. But I said,
"Raymond, launch the ambush." With that, Raymond and the other team of Elite guards deactivated their cloaks and open fire, driving the enemy soldiers back to us. I look back and saw Zoe collapse in exhaustion, her guns out of ammunition and her hidden blades and knife are dull. She must have been the one who did the most killing. I look back to the Elite guards and saw that most of the enemy soldiers are dead. Only a handful are alive due to them surrendering. I radioed,
"Olympus Mons, area secure. Titan is in UNSA control. Transmit a order to send a fleet here. Out" With that, I cut the radio and ran over to Mitchell and Zoe. A thump beside me let me know that Warpath joined me on the ground. I look over Zoe and saw that she's knocked out. I said to Warpath,
"Dude, she's like you when you first joined Chaos." Warpath chuckled and replied,
"Just like her old man. Thalia will never let me live it down. I'll get her to the Olympus Mons for R&R. You think you can hold the fort?" I nodded and said,
"I'll join ya on the Olympus Mons once we're done here. Get her to the infirmary." Warpath nodded and carried his daughter back to his Jackal and took off, flying back to the Olympus Mons. I shook my head and ordered the Elite guards to regroup and return to the fuel facility. Overhead, a fleet of UNSA ships arrived around the Icarus and Olympus Mons, letting me know that UNSA soldiers are here to relief us. I said,
"Alright men, let's head back to the Icarus." Cheers are heard all around as another resource of the Settlement Defence Front have fallen, and it won't be long before the Front is destroyed and the Kingpin will be ours for the taking. I helped Mitchell up and said,
"Just couldn't resist being shot eh?" Mitchell shot me a glare and replied,
"Fuck off Giddy." I chuckled and shouldered him to my Jackal and we took off, heading back to the Icarus and hopefully, nearer to the end of the war.