The Rise RP: Mission Three

*Ran*
"Alright. Understood."
I cut the link, turn around to my squad.
"Everyone ready?"
Yes Ma'am
"Good. I need to order a couple things first."
I get on the ships armory Comm and start ordering everything Sparrow Asked for.
Also, I explained why we needed it, warheads and all.

(Wielder)
"Hostiles? Crap."
=I took my gaze off of the destroyed rubble and went over to Sparrow.=

=I look into my rifle scope=

"Five...Ten.... Maybe..."

=I look away, and look at Sparrow, then look back=

"Oh, whoa! That's around twenty. We better prepare fast."

=I look at Sparrow=

"What's your plan?"

You three set up here. Neon stay here. Wielder, over there on the left. Whisper, on the right.

I toss Wielder my pistol and Whisper my grenade launcher

You'll need these.

I pick up the other bag with the nukes in, slinging that over my other shoulder.

I'm going to go surrender. When i flash a green light, open fire on them. They don't know how many hit the outpost, so we should have the element of surprise.

=I aim at the enemies and say;=

"Whatever you say, boss!"

got it

=sets up with the grenade launcher=

(Wielder)
=I catch the weapon with my free hand, now duel wielding.=
"Uh... pardon me. But three v.s. twenty couldn't possibly work. With you surviving."
Another Selfless Plan. Hm.

I have shields. They're not very armoured. More a patrol rather than a search party. Hit them fast enough and we'll be fine.

I stand up and stroll out towards the patrol with one hand up and the other by my side, simulating a wound

Alright. You got me. I can't go for much longer and i need medical attention. Please. I'm unarmed.

(Wielder)
No point in arguing. Its herself in danger. Though it is still bad.
=I move a small distance tron Whisper. In position.=

*GTC Soldiers*
We watch a wounded Spartan come up towards us, saying shes unarmed and is surrendering.
This was defiantly very weird.
Two of us come to her. One checking her for weapons and the other pointing the gun at her.

=I aim at the soldiers. I put my finger on the trigger and await the signal=

(Wielder)
I was honestly surprised that worked. The amazement was in my face l.
"Wow..."
=That was the only word I could say. I went down the dune to greet sparrow and help her with the bags.=

I let Wielder and Neon take a bag each and get my pistol from Wielder too. I let Whisper keep the grenade launcher. He needs a weapon. I bend down to the man i punched in the throat and pick him up by the front of his vest.

Talk.

He shakes his head and a bit of blood falls out of his mouth.

Don't make us break something.

His eyes widen but he shakes his head again. I wonder now if it's loyalty or the fact that i had destroyed his throat on the inside. Probably the latter option now i think about it some more. I stomp on his hand anyway, feeling the bones turn to powder underneath the half a ton of MJOLNIR armour.

Talk?

More of a question this time. More aimed towards whether he can talk or not. He seems to understand and shakes his head again. I sigh and drop him, putting a round through his face as i do.

Alright, now it's just waiting for Beta. We should hide these bodies too. Dig them shallowly into the sand.

=I grab a bag, and close my eyes as that guy got shot=

"Way to get information, where is Beta?"

He couldn't speak. It's not like we could have gotten anything from him. Maybe i should stop punching so hard.

I laugh sarcastically

They'll comm when they hit dirt. Until then, we don't know.

(Wielder)
=I watch as Sparrow breaks him then puts him to rest. =
"Okay. Ouch. For the best though."
=I take a bag, making me heavier. My strength, even though a Spartan's strength, was weakening.=
=Some how, I managed to hide my burden perfectly.=
=I look off towards the sky, watching pods drop.=

*Beta Squad*
After a couple minutes, Rán gets ready and we all get in our pods. Dropping.
Soon after, the weapon pods drop with us. We land not long since.
Sand flies everywhere, but wait, its already everywhere.

*Rán*
=Comms=
"Sparrow. We've landed in the AO, approximately a kilometer north, northwest of you. Can we expect pick-up?"
Shortly thereafter a pelican comes in for the vehicle drop, landing next to the weaponry.

I hear Rán's comm

Alright guys. Turns out we don't have time to bury these. We need to get hiking now.

I turn to move but it's difficult. I get the feeling we aren't going to manage to make it a kilometre. I reply to Beta.

Rán. Any chance you could start driving towards us. I don't think we can make it on foot without that grease.

*Rán*
"Affirmative. Will be there ASAP."
I cut the link again and turn to my squad, again.
"Beta. Alpha is at the marked objective. Lets ride."
Beta grabs the weaponry and jump into the warthogs, driving them towards Sparrow's location.

=I look at Sparrow, as time goes on, it gets harder to walk=

"Status on the other squads?"

I sit down in the sand

Beta's on it's way over to us. Echo's assaulting their outpost. Hotel dropped off the radar as soon as we hit. Delta stopped responding about half an hour ago. Not a clue on Foxtrot. Haven't even spoken to them. Things probably seem worse than they are.

=Foxtrot Squad=

Jumper: Farmer, give me a sitrep.

Farmer: Sir, Alpha is in deep, and Beta has yet to link up.

=Jumper nods=

Jumper: Anyone have a fix on Beta's beacon?

Apple: Hold...Hold. Got a lock. Signal is due northwest of our position.

=Apple then gets a fix on Alpha=

Apple: I also have a fix on Alpha. And they're moving at a fair clip too, boss.

=Buster then spots something=

Buster: Boss, I think the bad guys have a fix on 'em too.

=Jumper mutters a curse, then comms Sparrow=

Jumper: Sparrow, this Jumper. You have enemy helos on your six, up high.

=Jumper gets a nod from the squad=

Jumper: We'll cover as you link up with Beta. How copy?

I grimace inside my helmet.

Good copy. Will rendezvous with Beta and then give you time to bug out. How many birds?

=I look up=

"Helos? Shit..."

Shelby wrote:

I grimace inside my helmet.

Good copy. Will rendezvous with Beta and then give you time to bug out. How many birds?

=Jumper looks to Buster=

Jumper: How many?

=Buster flashes two fingers=

Jumper: We confirm two enemy birds in the air. Good luck, Foxtrot out.

=Jumper cuts back to his squad=

Jumper: Farmer, hows our exit?

Farmer: We have a cleaner exfil than clogged toilet, boss.

=Jumper shudders then nods=

Jumper: Buster, take out one of those birds for us will you? After that, we boogie on out of here.

=Buster lines up for his Spartan Laser shot=

Buster: Target's painted. Y'all might want to duck for this one.

=Buster then fires the Spartan Laser=

Buster: One rotor-wing down.

=Jumper nods=

Jumper: You heard him boys, we're bugging out.

=Jumper comms Sparrow again=

Jumper: Sparrow, we got their attention. Make sure our exfil is cleared, Foxtrot out.

=Foxtrot then heads for the exfil point marked on their HUDs=

Beta pull up and we quickly jump on board. Whisper takes the back of the Mongoose while Wielder and Neon partner into one of the warthogs. I jump into the remaining warthog and pick up the Launcher that's lay there. I aim it as we begin to drive and the cross-hairs line up and glow red. I fire both tubes to make sure and watch the fireworks before comming Foxtrot.

Exit window is clear. Now get that objective clear too.

Shelby wrote:

Beta pull up and we quickly jump on board. Whisper takes the back of the Mongoose while Wielder and Neon partner into one of the warthogs. I jump into the remaining warthog and pick up the Launcher that's lay there. I aim it as we begin to drive and the cross-hairs line up and glow red. I fire both tubes to make sure and watch the fireworks before comming Foxtrot.

Exit window is clear. Now get that objective clear too.

=Jumper nods=

Jumper: Thanks for the work Alpha.

=Jumper checks the package=

Jumper: Aye, Aye Sparrow. Will do, Foxtrot out.

=Foxtrot then continues to head for the exfil point=

Beta pulls to a stop and we all climb out. I hand out the weapons to Alpha, making sure ammo is also evenly distributed. It ends up in this way:

Sparrow- Sniper Rifle, DMR, Pistol.
Wielder- Sniper Rifle, DMR, Pistol.
Neon- Rocket Launcher, Assault Rifle.
Whisper- Shotgun, DMR, Grenade Launcher.

I deem this a fair mix and we all load back onto the vehicles and head for Echo's location. I try to raise them on comms.

Echo squad. Do you read?

=i throw a grenade and respond to Sparrow=
Rubble here.

=i lean out and fire off a burst from my rifle, hitting a soldier who tried to take a potshot at Sync. I shifted fire to the right and put two rounds into the chest of someone on a rooftop. Blood spurted into the air behind him, making a red mist that caught the sunlight before his body went limp and he crashed to the ground of the railing. I shifted again and fired a longer burst at a man with a larger weapon, causing him to flinch and duck back down again=

Shelby wrote:

Beta pulls to a stop and we all climb out. I hand out the weapons to Alpha, making sure ammo is also evenly distributed. It ends up in this way:

Sparrow- Sniper Rifle, DMR, Pistol.
Wielder- Sniper Rifle, DMR, Pistol.
Neon- Rocket Launcher, Assault Rifle.
Whisper- Shotgun, DMR, Grenade Launcher.

I deem this a fair mix and we all load back onto the vehicles and head for Echo's location. I try to raise them on comms.

Echo squad. Do you read?

=I nod=

This is Hawk, we read you Lima Charlie. What do need ma'am?

We're on our way to you with some heavy firepower and 4 fresh Spartans. Think you can have that outpost cleared before we get there?

=i call over to Hawk=
Hey, Hawk, wanna bet we can clear this place in five minutes?

=i fire the last of my mag into a man looking for a promotion and running at us with a knife. I reload quickly resume scanning for targets=

Garth wrote:

=i call over to Hawk=
Hey, Hawk, wanna bet we can clear this place in five minutes?

=i fire the last of my mag into a man looking for a promotion and running at us with a knife. I reload quickly resume scanning for targets=

=I grin under my helmet=

Five minutes? Take me up on that one Rubble.

=I then fire my assault rifle at a poor fellow who tries to rush me, then reload a new mag=

=over comms to Sparrow=
Five minutes give or take to clear the base. How copy?

=i put my rifle away and draw out my grenade launcher, loading up a fresh round. A bullet lands nearby and pings off my cover, spiraling off trailing some slight dust=

I can easily see the outpost Echo is attacking in the distance by now.

You've got three, then we'll have to come in and do it for you.

=i call over ot Hawk=
Hawk! We've got three until Alpha and company come to take our glory! We gonna let that happen?

=i ready the grenade launcher for a direct explosion over the soldier with the larger rifle=

Garth wrote:

=i call over ot Hawk=
Hawk! We've got three until Alpha and company come to take our glory! We gonna let that happen?

=i ready the grenade launcher for a direct explosion over the soldier with the larger rifle=

=I shake my head=

Hell no!

=I get up and fire a burst=

Let's clean up house, Rubble.

Let's blow them straight to hell!

=i lean out and fire the grenade at the soldier's last position. I hold the trigger until the round passes right over his spot and then detonate it, popping open the launcher and slotting in a new round as blood and bits of metal splatter the ground around the explosive. I snap back to cover to avoid a burst of fire and then turn, firing another shot, this one on a impact-timer basis. The round bounces into a box and explodes, sending shrapnel everywhere as well as sending the box leaning backwards. I have no idea why the man hid behind it, maybe thinking it was bolted down better, but it landed on him, and if it didn't kill him, it certainly knocked him out. I switched to my rifle and started firing again=

Garth wrote:

Let's blow them straight to hell!

=i lean out and fire the grenade at the soldier's last position. I hold the trigger until the round passes right over his spot and then detonate it, popping open the launcher and slotting in a new round as blood and bits of metal splatter the ground around the explosive. I snap back to cover to avoid a burst of fire and then turn, firing another shot, this one on a impact-timer basis. The round bounces into a box and explodes, sending shrapnel everywhere as well as sending the box leaning backwards. I have no idea why the man hid behind it, maybe thinking it was bolted down better, but it landed on him, and if it didn't kill him, it certainly knocked him out. I switched to my rifle and started firing again=

=I nod=

And personally escort them there, too.

=I follow Rubble's lead, firing at an enemy that pops up=

=Aegir gets up from his Sniping position.=
=infuriated that one of the outposts were destroyed. By Alpha no less=
=checks the stream from command=

Code:

It's imperative that none of your objectives are destroyed!

Either Sparrow didn't receive it, or didn't care. Still pissed, Rán stuck to the letter of the mission brief, she was hard like that. Beta's leader is going to be pissed. She's a no nonsense kinda girl. She's also my sister. I joined the Navy, she joined the Navy. We still don't get along very well.

=lines up a shot, and takes down a GTC sniper.=

What do they pay these guys? I've seen private military groups in action, but these are no amateurs, they've been trained to take out people. There was a commander running about earlier, where'd he get to? If he escapes we'll be expecting company again.

=A jet flies over head.=

What the...?

description of Beta's personality:
Rán -Leader: She's professional, follows her orders to the letter, she's military to the bone. There is nothing she says or does that isn't militaristic in someway.
Eldir -explosives -He's dry and awkward. But he's serious. He doesn't talk much, but he's no pushover.
Hymir -Stealth -Laughs and boasts, his ego is almost as big as him. Almost. He's like a typical Norseman, if you don't know what that is: he likes combat, stealth or not.
Sigurd -Support He's witty, cunning, and collected, he often points out the obvious when it hasn't already been stated.
Gymir -Anti-everything -A genuinely frightening person. He doesn't say much, but when he does, it's dark and always true. He is a killer, he has a killers gaze and a killers mind.

=i fire one handed for a moment while I grab a frag grenade and throw it, lobbing it so it landed behind a portable barricade set up soon after the firefight started. Someone must have seen it because it soon flew out from behind it. It went up into the air and detonated, probably doing more damage to the enemy forces than it would have before begin tossed out, as shrapnel went everywhere. A bullet hit my arm and knocked me backwards into cover. I quickly checked and saw that it bypassed my shields, but didn't penetrate my armor. It hurt like hell, but I shook the pain away and resumed firing=

He continued to run along until a throbbing pain came from his chest, it slowed him and his Lance down quite a bit infact.

(Bunda Darma)
As we came to the exit Golen hit the charges making the cave collapse into itself, taking along the soldiers.
Everyone stands around, amazed we're alive and they aren't.

Paarthurnax and his two Lances had made it, it was a miracle. He tried to show that he wasn't tired, or that his chest was hurting really bad. But he knew in reality it had hit him, he was getting old and he wasn't like he used to be, at all. His chest was hurting, shooting and thumping pains, streaking down his arms and legs.

"Ex...cellent work...brothers!"

I could feel it, the pain; the weakening force that was striking my body. It's not like I hadn't felt it before, but I ignored it then, and it has grown. I must keep a brave face on me, I mustn't show fear, or that I am scared of what is overcoming me, but this is me, I do not fear anything...

He continued to hold his chest, keeping it casual.

"More forces...will soon be upon us...We must move, quickly"!

(Jovac Donjen)
I noticed Paarthurnax was breathing heavier then normal and holding his bleeding wound. That was hard to hide.
I walked over to him and said in a hushed tone.
"Are... you going to make it? I... have medical."
My throat was still sore from the flare but otherwise I was fine.

(Bunda Darma)
I was cheering with everybody but it calmed down within the minute.
My right side was hurting so I investigated to find that I was shot. What? How?
"System. Run diagnostics."

Code:

Shields 67% Health 87%

"Wait... that is what it was before... System. Full armour scan."

Code:

Scanning... central processor burnt. Shield generator good condition. Visor helmet also good. Battery life 20%.

It pained me to speak, so I just pointed, I pointed to where my hearts were, coincidently, that was where it was hurting. I just kept breathing, obviously it was blatant by the way
he knew about it. But I was fine, I think.

"I'm excellent, just a little pain..."

=a few shots hit too close for me to like, and I flinched back, before trying to trace their path back to the shooter. I peeked out, saw him, and quickly ducked back as a round whizzed past. I quickly syepped out again and fired in bursts at him, the impace causing him to lift up slightly and then fall back down flat from where he was. A grenade landed practically on my foot, and I quickly kicked it up into the air, trailing a large cloud of sand. I ducked through the gateway and made my way behind some pieces of debris or something and called over to Hawk=
You know, I think this might go by faster if I actually brought some demolition charges! Remind me to do that next time!

=i waited for a lull in the firi g to pop out and shoot another soldier through the neck, blood spraying out th back and his hands going to the area below his chin in a futile attempt to stop the bleeding=

Garth wrote:

=a few shots hit too close for me to like, and I flinched back, before trying to trace their path back to the shooter. I peeked out, saw him, and quickly ducked back as a round whizzed past. I quickly syepped out again and fired in bursts at him, the impace causing him to lift up slightly and then fall back down flat from where he was. A grenade landed practically on my foot, and I quickly kicked it up into the air, trailing a large cloud of sand. I ducked through the gateway and made my way behind some pieces of debris or something and called over to Hawk=
You know, I think this might go by faster if I actually brought some demolition charges! Remind me to do that next time!

=i waited for a lull in the firi g to pop out and shoot another soldier through the neck, blood spraying out th back and his hands going to the area below his chin in a futile attempt to stop the bleeding=

=I fire a burst and then get back to cover=

I'll put that on my to do list, Rubble.

=I peek out of cover and then continue firing=

A few shots hit the sand by Aegir, he flinches, and looks for the shooters location.
Most of the infantry at the base have either been killed, or fled with the commander from the base. They appeared to have been preparing to leave before we arrived. But they unloaded boxes of something from the Helicopter. What was in those boxes?

Aegir lines up a shot, and takes down another GTC, he takes down a few more with a few shots, it seems the rest of the soldiers were killed by Rubble and Hawk, Aegir walks down the sand dune to the outpost.

=the fire dies down, and I go for a reload, finding no spare magazines=
Well, fuck. I'm out of ammo!

=i get up and look around, before picking up a nearby enemy rifle. I go through the dead man's pockets and take out three spares, which I slot into my armor pockets=
Picked up an enemy rifle. Thing just looks odd.

=i call over to Sync hiding near her work station=
It's all clear Sync! Feel free to come out!

=I look back to Sync=

Be quick about it, Sync.

=I see advancing enemies=

Because I think they're really pissed.

(Wielder)
"Hows command going to react? Knowing we went against orders intentionally? Great."
=I'm consumed over what might happen. I've never done this...=
The hogs came to a halt when they arrived at the now routed outpost.
=I exit the vehicle, Neon doing the same.=