Under Attack

Posted on Fri Feb 24th, 2017 @ 2:48pm by

423 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: New Faces and Terror Beyond
Location: Planetside

Everything was peaceful one moment then shouting and rage the next. Within moments one of the small shelters that were put up to house nearly 30 people collapsed, there was no way to find out if anyone was inside when it happened. I couldn't help but feel that perhaps this was timed since Zan had taken a troop of marines to another location and the locals saw that as the opening they needed.

It was chaos in light of it raining, the shouting and the sounds of phaser fire, what ever marines were left formed lines and engaged, everyone knew the hospital was critical, it housed all the equipment and most of the medical supplies that were not taken from the shuttles. In a clever move one of the pilots raised the shields and encompassed the Hospital. The effect clear by the rain racing down the shield bubble.

Suddenly all the lights failed plunging the scene into darkness, in the chaos the power conduits ruptured electrocuting everyone in a small radius before the generator shut down. A fire started in one of the shelters obvious by the smoke pouring from the doorway, suddenly one of the shuttles burst into flames. When I turned I saw someone had thrown something onto it, a futile gesture but one of desperation no doubt as the flames posed no danger to the craft and gradually being extinguished by the rain.

My presence didn't go unnoticed as a group of 3 men charged me. I had to back up towards the shuttles but they may have had numbers but I had range. I dropped the three with my phaser but already I could see more attention my way. I backed into a shuttle and saw the shield go up. "Drop the ventricle shield, keep beaming out supplies and people, we need to leave." I walked to the back of the shuttle where the ramp was down waiting for me.

"Send out an emergency communication pulse to the Dreadnought." I knew that would reach the ship even with all these troubles. "How many have been rescued?" I look out and we were surrounded by people banging on the shields.

"The marine squad that went with CAG is still unaccounted for, locally we have everyone, including 17 dead." The pilot spoke.

"The supplies?" I asked

"We got everything from storage, most of the equipment."

"It will have to do, take off and return to the ship." I ordered. Next stop for the me was the Bridge when I set foot on board again.

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