Chapter 27: Mechanical Menace
My birthday is coming up and so I thought I would treat you guys ;)! Oh and thank you UNSC-Saratoga for telling me the difference between the SEALS and Green Berets.
Henry and Johnson landed with a pair of THUDS!
The two groups of soldiers had just made it through the portal. At the last minute the US decided to replace the SEALS with a group who would be more experienced with living off the land and negotiations, the Green Berets.
Needless to say the SEALS were pissed however they understood the reasoning. So it was a group of SAS led by Henry Smith and a group of Green Berets led by Avery Johnson.. Alesia had succeeded in transporting the soldiers to her world, now they were on their own.
They looked to be in a thin forest, surrounded with trees and had a clear sky hanging over them. All the soldiers were equipped with forest equipment. One special thing all the soldiers were equipped with was a gas mask. From what Alesia had stated many Mamono release pheromones and other chemicals that could affect the minds of the soldiers. And while all the soldiers had A, B or AB type blood meaning they were most likely immune. It's better to be safe than sorry.
"Alright men we need to establish a perimeter and find out where we need to go. Let's move it out, go go go!" Johnson shouted as he raised his M4 and began to look around.
"Sirs!" One of the SAS shouted. "There is a path here!"
Sure enough before the soldiers sat a dirt road leading through the trees. And in the distance they could see a town marker sign. In the other direction was just a long stretch of road. Henry and Johnson spoke with each other for a moment. "Alright men! Let's see where that sign leads. Move out!" Henry shouted.
And so the group of soldiers began to move along the road, taking care to watch out for Mamono, people, or just about anything else. They made it up to the sign which read Femme Folle 1 mile.
"Strange name." Johnson said aloud as the continued down the road. Unaware as to what they were about to encounter.
The moment they entered the village the group of soldier knew something was amiss.
They didn't see any Humans, Elves or even Dwarves. Instead all around the village were life sized mechanical women. It was easy to tell that they weren't organic. The pale white fake skin, purple eyes and black lines criss crossing their bodies gave that away. Also the fact that they were all seemingly identical. They all stood at exactly 5 feet 10 inches and they all had C-cups. Really the only differences they had were their hair length and color.
Thankfully they seemed deactivated, but that didn't lower the tension in the group. So they treaded lightly, hoping that they wouldn't get back up from the ground.
"I don't like this, everyone masks on! Go go go!" Johnson shouted as everyone put on their masks. Unfortunately the group didn't notice that the Automatons were beginning to wake to the sounds of men. Men who could "recharge" them.
Private Jenkins was strapping his mask to his face when he felt a hand firmly grip his leg! He cried out in shock as he was pulled to the ground. All around the soldiers the Automations were marching to them, moaning out the word "masters" in mechanical voices as they did so.
"Hostiles! Everyone open fire!" Henry shouted as an Automaton attempted to grab him and drag him away. She nearly succeeded using her extreme strength until she was stopped by a bullet to the face. The machine women did not fall however, but she did release her grip on the commando.
As the soldiers began to respond with violence the Automaton's arms opened up to reveal a kind of gun. They began to shoot at the soldiers with them!
However they quickly realized that the weapons didn't kill but instead merely incapacitated them. But that didn't matter much.
The Automatons refused to go down. Dozens of bullets could be put into them, yet they would continue to march on the soldiers. Moaning "masters" constantly. One soldier threw a grenade, only for the severely damaged machine women to keep dragging or crawling to the soldiers.
"Fire your weapon Jenkins!" Johnson cried out as he unloaded another magazine into an Automaton. She just smiled creepily however and continued to try and grab the experienced Green Beret.
However Johnson wasn't paying attention to what was behind him and was blasted in the back by an Automaton! He slumped to the ground and everything went black.
Henry quickly realized that there was no chance they could win on an open field of battle. He was close to losing over half of his force. Even Johnson has been captured! He had no choice but to retreat.
"Fall back! Fall back! Tucker, Simmons, Lasky give us some covering fire! Move!"
The SAS and Green Berets quickly began to retreat, attempting to keep the Automatons at bay. Eventually the ran out of the town. Strangely the Mamono didn't follow them. Instead they all went inside a building where the captured were.
Jenkins meanwhile was nowhere in earshot of Henry by this point. He was currently being dragged away by the Automatons into a large ruined building. Most of his comrades who had been stunned by the Mamono were also being dragged inside.
He looked up to see his captor. An Automaton which half of her face had been blown off by a grenade. Her metallic face half hidden by her skin reminded him of a Terminator. Just instead of a red eye it was a vibrant purple.
"Do not worry my young master. Soon you will feel unimaginable pleasures and love me till the end of time." She spike in a mechanical and monotonous voice.
Jenkins continued to struggle, however as the line goes, resistance is futile.