The Rise: A Post Covenant War Story: Mission Two part 2

He looked over to Paarthurnax, who lay still not breathing. He waited there just looking, before noticing he was...dead, at least it looked like that.

"Paarthurnax..."

He started panicking.

"Paarthurnax..."

He dived over to Paarthurnax causing a lot of trouble and causing him more pain.

zeru wrote:

it couldn't be that hard to hook it up and bring it with i mean this thing ways less then 1/3 a scorpion and i'd think it would be a valuable asset the researchers would be glad to have returned instead of pointlessly blowing it up

=I do the figures in my head, taking into account the the wieght of the Pelican and the wieght of the APC=

Whisper's right, we ARE able to lift this with a Pelican...and make it to the ship safely

Sir, with all due respect...Whisper is right. We could hook this up to the Pelican, and it would still be able to take off because the Pelican's thrust to weight ratio would overcome the wieght of the APC.

=I then mentally double check my figures=

Just trust me on it, sir. It could work.

Paarthurnax wrote:

Torix 'Kai Vadumee
Special Operations Minor
APC

He looked over to Paarthurnax, who lay still not breathing. He waited there just looking, before noticing he was...dead, at least it looked like that.

"Paarthurnax..."

He started panicking.

"Paarthurnax..."

He dived over to Paarthurnax causing a lot of trouble and causing him more pain.

"You need to stop moving. Your speeding up both your deaths."
=I was stunned by his concern for the other. Something I hadn't seen.=
=I kneel down and try to help him back into a seated position.=

His heart started beating heavily, his eyes were tightly shut whilst he died temporarily. He was in an awkward position and could hear some loud talk in the truck, he tried to open his eyes but could not, he was dazed and in a dreaming state. He hadn't the faintest idea; he was in his own world.

"So, this is what the Gods promised us, well answer?"

"We're riding in the last pelican, carrying the extra weight of the APC would use more fuel, the pelican en route hasn't been back to the Athena's province for refueling. We also don't know what failsafes that have installed in there vehicles, or if these vehicles have tracking systems."

Nick wrote:

"We're riding in the last pelican, carrying the extra weight of the APC would use more fuel, the pelican en route hasn't been back to the Athena's province for refueling. We also don't know what failsafes that have installed in there vehicles, or if these vehicles have tracking systems."

=I muse on the thought for a few seconds and then sigh=

Damn, scrub that thought then...

Well, that scrubs that idea then, sir.

Paarthurnax wrote:

Paarthurnax 'Kai Verassee
Special Operations Officer
APC

His heart started beating heavily, his eyes were tightly shut whilst he died temporarily. He was in an awkward position and could hear some loud talk in the truck, he tried to open his eyes but could not, he was dazed and in a dreaming state. He hadn't the faintest idea; he was in his own world.

"So, this is what the Gods promised us, well answer?"

"What?"
=Understandibly I was confused.=
"Does he...think hes dead?"
=I attempt to wake him=

The ground begins to shake violently, Paarthurnax falls to the ground. He begins to look around, sweating in reality.

"What...is this your elaborate plan to test me?"

He was confused, everything was hazy.

=i try to block out the Elite and continue working on the explosives. I was taking the grenades and wiring the detonator timers together so they all exploded at once, rather than one after the other. I was also trying to keep them in a line, so I could feed them into the fuel tank. If done right, the explosive force will disperse, and ignite, the fuel in all directions, making a large fireball as well as shrapnel. Carefulness wasn't really as much as a priority as one would think; all I was doing was wiring the timers together. Granted, I still needed to be careful and not set them off accidentally, but that was all I had to worry about=

=takes a deep painful sigh=

Fuck, I'm hit

=moves his hand over his right shoulder, feeling the bullet hole=

Looks like I'll be visiting the doc's on the ship

"What's the ETA on the LZ?"

"Güt. We should have the replacements for those who we've lost."

His world still swirled as it repeatedly shook. He could hear voices, however faint and far away they sounded. In his world he was being tossed and turned and was on the floor, in reality, he was losing blood and sweating, as well as speaking what he was saying in his world. Something was happening around him, a swirl of dust; hazy smoke, he couldn't see anything. Something was in the distance, the dust began to clear and the figures became clearer. Paarthurnax got onto his knees and looked down to the floor as the figures approached.

"Paarthurnax.."

"Honoured holy ones, how may I serve you?"

"No, that is not your destiny."

"But holy ones, is this not the place you sang of, and the Prophets spoke of?"

"Yes, but it is not your time, not yet."

"Then pardon me, holy ones, but what am I here for, if that is not my destiny?"

The holy ones stood, with waves of cloud floating at their feet, they wearing ceremonial robes with golden swords.

"This, is what they call, a near death experience, you will return to your body soon, but you must know one thing."

"I am listening holy ones."

The holy ones began to disappear.

"As long as you follow the enlightened path, you will always be protected with our blessing..."

The figures disappeared and Paarthurnax was left alone, before falling to the floor and waking up...

(Wielder)
"Hey, look at me."
=I turn the Elite's head to face me.=
"Can you tell me where you are? And your name?"

Paarthurnax opened his eyes and saw a human trying to bring him around. He looks at the human's visor.

"We're...we're still in the truck, I believe. I am...I am..."

His eyes began to flicker again, losing attention of the human.

(Wielder)
"Hey, pay attention, hello?"
=I slap him, not hard just enough to wake him.=
"You have to stay awake."

=I look and see something on our right flank=

=I crank the charging handle on the chaingun=

Hold on people,I'm picking up enemy contacts.

=As I turn the turret, I spot more enemies=

Wielder, look alive. We aren't out of the woods yet.

=I then see enemies pop out and I open fire=

Contact. We have enemy contacts!

Paarthurnax felt something hard press towards his face, it revitalised him and he felt better.

"We're in the truck, my name is Paar...Paarthurnax."

He could hear the Chaingun start up again, he looked down to his chest and blood lay underneath him as it vibrated against the metal.

(Wielder)
"Good, now stay awake Paarthurnax until we get ok? Aegir your a medic right? Keep him awake."
=I stand up then climb into the Gauss cannon, these people are stubborn.=

Paarthurnax nodded and watched as he rushed away, he called for the Commander to help him, however he seemed troubled. He could hear a lot of gun fire from outside of the truck, he wandered what was going on. He turned his head to look out of the little window, he saw a lot of Insurgents outside of the truck and closing.

"I will follow the enlightened path holy ones, I will make you proud."

He chanted this as he prayed for hope.

=continues driving north at 50 mph=





um we're on the plains there shouldn't be any woods near us

=i managed to hook the grenades together and set them most of them to go off at the same time. Some I set to go off a bit after the originals, as secondaries. That would really keep things interesting and panicky for the Innies. I looked over at the Elite=
Hey, how do I set the ball?

Paarthurnax looked up.

"You attach it to any surface, at any angle and then press the...symbol with your index finger. From there it will do the rest."

He repositioned himself, trying to build a better posture.

"Someone get on that Gauss Turret, and shoot the bastards, Someone provide open a window and shoot back at them."

=taking command of the situation=

=i nod in thanks and get to work attaching the device to the wall of the APC, next to the door for easy activation when leaving=
Okay, this APC is all set to go sky high with the most amount of fear factor I can produce.

=i look over at the Gauss turret=
Aegir, Wielder is already on the turret.

=I comm Aegir=

Sir, I already have Wielder on the Gauss cannon up top.

=I then continue to lay down suppressing fire=

"What? Oh, so he is."

=Walking over to Paarthurnax=

"You're not going to like this."

=Pulls the knife out of Elite's chest, puts pressure on the wound, begins fishing around for bandages in his pouch=

"ARGH!!!"

Paarthurnax screams in pain, he tries to push the human away but could not, he was too weak. There was so much pain, blood squirted everywhere, all over the truck. He moved around, fidgeting whilst screaming extremely loud. He constantly tried to push the human away, whilst trying to grab his sword...

"A bridge is a two way trap. No, we'll stop at the bridge and redirect the shuttle from there."

=Says Aegir as he finds the bangages he was looking for an applies them to Paarthurnax=

(Wielder)
"Oh, oh nonononono, what is that?"
=A couple trees fall far ahead, vehicles come out then they build a wall.=
=The apcs open their back doors and troops fall out.=
=I Comm everyone=
"We may have a problem...up ahead."
=I fire at the wall of Insurgents.=

zeru wrote:

why the hell would we make that big a risk with no proof the other side is dangerous

" [I] Didn't say anything about the other side."

=listening to Wielder=

"You're on a gauss turret, just SHOOT THEM!"

hey this thing has missie pods for the truck gonna enjoy this

=hits the switch and the several small yet still lethal missiles rocket forward and hit the vehicles blowing them and countless innies to bits and drives throuh the wreckage=

The pain was over, he was relieved.

"Thank...thank you human."

The bandage easily fit on, however blood started flowing through quickly, dripping over.

^{P.S - Zeru, you need to make your posts more realistic. An APC cannot magically fire missiles and do that, that's just bad story telling.}

"Any time Paarthurnax."

=He heard Whisper say something about missiles and pushing a button, but he watched Whisper pull the emergency brake. The vehicles remained intact, but the Wielder, Alpha's Medic, took out the the troops and the trucks with blasts from the Gauss canon. The APC came to an abrupt halt afterward, on account of the emergency break. Luckily the explosives set by Rubble didn't go off.

The Pelican came into view. It flew low, over the trees and slowed up before landing 50m away from the APC. The Squads moved everyone onto the Pelican, and they returned to the Athena Province. The APC rigged by Rubble exploded into a red and blue fiery explosion taking out the squad of GTC soldiers that investigated the stolen APC.=

=I get out as soon as I see the Pelican=

Come on Hawk, book it...

=The APC explodes, the shock wave overloading my shields=

Ohhhh shiiiiiiit....

=A piece of the APC then hits my helmet and shatters my visor=

Oh man, why is my vision red...?

=I then feel a blinding pain in my left eye as I struggle on to the Pelican=

Someone get me a medic and get the hell off this rock...

=I then collapse onto the floor of the Pelican, unconcious=