A "Rise" Story- The Start of Something New. pt2

=i do the same as Hawk, turning on my external speakers=
We aren't going to hurt you unless you try to hurt us! Come on out and maybe we can help you!

=I get up, walk over to Whisper's debris chair, make one for myself. And sit=

zeru wrote:

simple u set up pre arranged targets such as dummies on set course and you have a small group moving them with remote control to give the illusion of more then there is

"There's no one fucking here to be used as puppets. So I don't think this is a puppet trick." I looked around. "This looks more like ambush. Oh wait, we haven't been ambushed, have we?"

zeru wrote:

don't need to be real people but yeah doubt it's it but thinking of all ideas possible helps solve things better

"I don't see any fake people or mannequins being dangled about like puppets, So I don't think that's quite what it is."

"Sir, perhaps we should have a destraction. Perhaps a warthog would be of use?"

I looked directly at the Kid. "No."

=Nothing happened. No one came out, no one shot at us. Nothing. I commed Aegir=
Sir, permission to follow the contacts?

Garth wrote:

=Nothing happened. No one came out, no one shot at us. Nothing. I commed Aegir=
Sir, permission to follow the contacts?

"Permission Granted, don't engage the enemy, We're supposed to be gathering intelligence, not injuries."

Aye, sir.

=i turned to Hawk=
Keep looking for that medical center, if there is one. If I'm attacked, you'll know where I'm at.

=he nodded and jogged off. I started following the footprints=
Sir, I sent Hawk to keep looking for the medical center. I'm tracking contacts now.

=i turned on VISR to better see the footprints and continued on my way, silently glad for the rocket launcher on my back=

zeru wrote:

got a nice souviner from the little fire bombing

"What is it?"

zeru wrote:

just a scorched ring

"Anything of interest on it?"

zeru wrote:

not but it looked really valuable

"It looked valuable. We're Soldiers not civilians. We don't need jewelry."

"How many planets have you visited?"

zeru wrote:

about 15, 10 were for missions 5 when i was young

"Hmmf." I grunted. I looked around.

=I looked around for any sign of a medcenter=

Shouldn't be that hard...

=I keepan eye out for anything that might cause me trouble=

So far so good, let's just hope my luck holds...

=I look to my left and see a small squat building a large entrance=

=I walk upto a large sign and dust part of it off=

Found it...eat your heart out Sherlock Holmes

=I radio in to Aegir=

Sir, I've found the local medcenter...or what passes for one on this planet.

I give a little laugh to myself. I haven't yet moved off of the back of the warthog

What Whispers not telling you is that the ring isn't the only thing we found.

Sparrow wrote:

I give a little laugh to myself. I haven't yet moved off of the back of the warthog

What Whispers not telling you is that the ring isn't the only thing we found.

"It's not my job to know." I said.

Hawk wrote:

=I radio in to Aegir=

Sir, I've found the local medcenter...or what passes for one on this planet.

"Roger that Hawk, secure the building."

I turn to the new kid

Someones in a bad mood.

Shelby wrote:

I turn to the new kid

Someones in a bad mood.

"Sparrow, it's not my job to know what you've found. If you want to share then do so. I'm not going to play word games with you."

=I'd been thinking. Just thinking. And sleeping... For a while. After... Sometime, I climbed out of the Warthog and looked around. This place wasn't in the best of conditions. I had no idea if I was meant to do anything...=

=i followed the foot prints, not once finding who made them. It was unnerving, but not scary. It just made me more curious. I followed them for maybe 5 minutes without finding anything. Then, completely silent, I turned the corner to see a large wall of people. None of them moved, save for breathing, or tried to speak with me. I decided to break the silence=
Hello?

Never any fun.

I sigh and stay silent from that point on, lounging across the passenger area of the 'hog

"Right, well, let's try and get in contact with Mimir."

=On the Comms=

"Mimir, do you copy?"

Aye, sir.

=I unlimber my rifle as I head toward the entrance=

Let's go in nice and slow, just in case...

=I reach the door, pull the handle and open the door=

Well I'm not dead yet, that's a good sign...

=I keep my eyes open as I head into the medcenter to secure it=

Well, all I can hope for now is no ambushes while I'm in here...

=I continue my way inside=

I get up and begin to pace, now thinking of what I should've done when I encountered them. -Probably shouldn't have come out right after the explosion.-

=once I said "hello," something...odd happened. They all turned to look at me as if I had just dropped out of the sky. One person walked up to me, the others just standing where they were=

"Leave."

Sir, I would gladly, but my friends and I need to contact for transport.

"Do it. Leave. Now."

Could you tell me where a communications station is?

"Use your helmet. Contact. Leave. Now."

What the hell?

=i nod and start walking away. The man didn't move, didn't speak, just stared at me like the others. I jogged off and commed Aegir=
Sir, I...spoke with one of the townsfolks. They told us to leave.

Garth wrote:

=once I said "hello," something...odd happened. They all turned to look at me as if I had just dropped out of the sky. One person walked up to me, the others just standing where they were=

"Leave."

Sir, I would gladly, but my friends and I need to contact for transport.

"Do it. Leave. Now."

Could you tell me where a communications station is?

"Use your helmet. Contact. Leave. Now."

What the hell?

=i nod and start walking away. The man didn't move, didn't speak, just stared at me like the others. I jogged off and commed Aegir=
Sir, I...spoke with one of the townsfolks. They told us to leave.

=After getting through to Mimir.=

"We have a pelican inbound, so regroup on me. And that's odd. This whole place is strange."

Sir, with all due respect, you didn't just meet the locals. I'm on my way.

=i start jogging back towards everyone=

Garth wrote:

Sir, with all due respect, you didn't just meet the locals. I'm on my way.

=i start jogging back towards everyone=

"I'd rather not meet the locals to begin with."

They weren't hostile just...weird.

=i arrive at the Warthogs not long after, the actual distance being fairly short, at least in Spartan terms=

=I leave the med center and meet with the squad=

That was just all kinds of wrong...

=I strip off my helmet and vomit on the ground=

Man, I'm not gonna sleep well after that...

=I lean on the driver's side of one of the Hogs to steady myself=

"Sir, Are you ok?" You look at hawk "What did you see?"

zeru wrote:

still odd i mean what's a ring worth a few small grand doing here

Turning to Whisper I say. "That comment, makes no sense."

I see Hawk vomit on the ground. "Hawk you all right?"

Felix wrote:

"Sir, Are you ok?" You look at hawk "What did you see?"

=I point the medcenter=

In the medcenter...I saw the decomposing bodies...

=I grip the side of the Hog=

They were using the medcenter...as a makeshift morgue...and it just turned my stomach

=I shudder as I remember the sight=

=i go over to Hawk and put an arm around his shoulders=
C'mon. Just picture the ground flying up at you at terminal velocity. That should cheer ya up.

Garth wrote:

=i go over to Hawk and put an arm around his shoulders=
C'mon. Just picture the ground flying up at you at terminal velocity. That should cheer ya up.

=I form the mental picture in my head and relax=

It was just all kinds of wrong...thanks Rubble

=i chuckle=
Hey, I'm glad the psycologist's advice worked for someone. Every time I picture an explosion I just, ahem, excited.

=i laugh, as Spartan's are rumored to have repressed sex drives, but there isn't really a way to tell. For sure anyway=

ShadowHunter wrote:

Felix wrote:

"Sir, Are you ok?" You look at hawk "What did you see?"

=I point the medcenter=

In the medcenter...I saw the decomposing bodies...

=I grip the side of the Hog=

They were using the medcenter...as a makeshift morgue...and it just turned my stomach

=I shudder as I remember the sight=

"Hmmf." I grunt. "That's not good." I sigh. "But, it's not our problem. The Pelican has an ETA of about twenty minutes plus or minus five." Taking command, "So Let's get ready, Rubble, I want you to carry Markov onto the Pelican and strap him in. Bring his arm too, maybe the Docs can save it. Hawk, I want you to bring Whispers Armour on board. Whisper, When your getting into the Pelican, take it slow, You don't want to make the concussion worse. Sparrow, same to you, you're bruised all over, take it easy when the pelican gets here. Shroud, cover us when we board." I stop for a bit. "Trident I want you on first, help Rubble bring Markov on without hitting the stump where his arm used to be. Shield, you're with Shroud, cover the other squads while they board. I want the Injured on board after Trident. Got it?"

"Sir, my orders." I immediately stop pacing. -Can't believe he forgot about me-

Felix wrote:

"Sir, my orders." I immediately stop pacing. -Can't believe he forgot about me-

"Kid, stand there. That's an order."