Year 2718, April 26th8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAlE8y8vpd 維尼
Neutral sector, twenty-six lightyears from Duross space8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LoQsGKQuu 維尼
Neutral system, Hellrain surface, Operation Mistwalk8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51h7NZ2FO8 維尼
Dwayne marched through the snow filled valley in his white winter gear armor. The silver visor was protecting his face from the falling snow. He held a Holstein O3 Battle-rifle-assault rifle class-in his arms. His heavy breathing could be heard from outside his helmet. At least by himself. He currently thought of Katie. He wished he could go back soon and hold her again. It hadn’t been that long sense he left New England but it felt like an eternity. Good god, he missed her badly. Her beautiful voice, soft skin, cute and sweet laugher and even her horrible cooking.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKcevthqcW 維尼
He chuckled to himself.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡLc2Sy7Lnsm 維尼
Behind him walked his four team members. A far shorter-then himself-feminine frame came up on his right. She was holding a Holstein O3 Battle-rifle as well. She looked up towards the sky and noted that the snow storm was getting worse. The snow was falling quicker and faster by the minute. Lieutenant Rachel Holt looked over at Dwayne.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Kcabqdjyx 維尼
“Congratulations by the way, Commander,” she suddenly said.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03ghrKPpmz 維尼
Dwayne turned his head to her.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡuglQt4HZcP 維尼
“Holt?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vVzz6hFEq 維尼
“The kid,” she replied. “You’re soon to be born child.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oTRQD8cz0 維尼
“Oh, right. Thanks Rachel.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBsg9WuRkh 維尼
“I just realized I didn’t congratulate you earlier and this felt as good a time as any,” she finished with a shrug.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuTAK4yPOR 維尼
Dwayne smirked under his helmet.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuJUzViMwz 維尼
“Always appreciated, Rachel.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡrt0BYlADb9 維尼
“Could always arrange a playdate with my kitties,” she said. “You know. In a few years when yours is actually born and old enough.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKseVQDczU 維尼
“Didn’t actually need to explain that part,” Dwayne said, letting out a snicker. “Sounds like a fair idea. Sure Katie’s gonna love meeting ya.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡZm4WN7UhRP 維尼
“Yeah,” she said in a cocky voice. “Doesn’t everybody?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvi1q1ggsQ 維尼
“Oh Christ,” a male voice mumbled from the back.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡmx0eStqLIV 維尼
It came from Gunnery Sergeant Kaiden Hendricks. He shook his helmet covered head.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡXw6XnnDGQW 維尼
“Here we go again.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQpGD8PkYL 維尼
1st Sergeant Pedro Milligan laughed. He was the teams marksman.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAvvqXM8Oh 維尼
“Nah. Leave it, Kaiden,” he suggested. “Don’t piss her off. Especially sense she’s a better fighter when you.” He looked over at Rachel and Dwayne. “That’s a policy I like. Always go by it and tend to get out without starting a fight I can’t win.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCN1ktPINO 維尼
“Use that tactic with your boyfriend?” Dwayne asked. “Heard he was, like a mountain or something.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiMUi1JQc6 維尼
Pedro laughed.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMaVghKCwd 維尼
“You kiddin’, Dwayne? Jonathan’s a computer geek. Work for the Intelligence agency back on Earth.” He shook his head. “Thinkin’ of settlin’ down at some point, ya know right? Back on Earth. Probably close to his parents. They’re not doin’ so hot so we figure’d we’d be close at hand until they go in the ground.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4zyPIn6De 維尼
“Sorry man,” Kaiden said sympathetically. “What’s wrong with them? Old age kicking in?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzHSPBSU15 維尼
Pedro nodded.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRYjQXyX4L 維尼
“Nah, Nebulosus fever. Jonathan’s handling it great, but he’s sister ain’t. Poor Tabitha. She’s just sixteen ya know. Shouldn’t lose ya parents when ya sixteen.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VvBzcaNPx 維尼
Dwayne shook his head. Nebulosus fever. Something that had no cure yet. It would-as far as scientist’s thought-take years to manufacture one.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡcll403vUeU 維尼
Trying to get the mood up, Kaiden turned to the fifth team member. Corporal Keith Pyke. He was their Vanguard and carried a heavy machinegun in his armored arms.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡkh2UZuTW3s 維尼
“Hey, Keith. You had it good on leave?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡT97ATt5vzx 維尼
Pyke nodded.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxuzKU0t0z 維尼
“Sure.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBbwrXr4EX 維尼
“What you do?” Kaiden continued, keeping the conversation going.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fxEucb8Ex 維尼
“My sister’s birthdays. Celebrated with whole goddamn family. Uncles, aunts and cousins and all. Including grandparents and grandkids,” Keith explained in a Greek accent.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgzQD5pOav 維尼
“What are the odds of your sisters having the same birthday anyway?” Kaiden asked amused.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡcx5PU329Gs 維尼
Keith smirked.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡul6s5k2Vg5 維尼
“Pretty damn small I think. I mean, first Annie is born on April the 10th. Two years later I’m born on December the 28th. Another two years after that Anita’s born on April the 10th. Odds are pretty fucking small of that happening within the same family.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3ydqyKKii 維尼
“Gotta make celebrations easier,” Dwayne theorized. “One less birthday to arrange, I mean.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMVw8yDPhw 維尼
“Pretty much. Our parents still laugh it up. It’s a bit of a running joke back home, right.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqYwAR5MtA 維尼
As they started reaching the top of the hill, Dwayne waved Pedro forward.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkId8g0ZO4 維尼
“You’re up next Pedro.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡqo7ysl2trF 維尼
Pedro jogged up to him and Rachel.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡAc2D9mp0Pc 維尼
Reaching the top Pedro used his sniper rifle to get a closer look into what was beyond the hill in the valley. It was hard with the snow storm close to max, but he could see structured covered in snow one-hundred meters away. It was almost impossible to see anything of them, and barely the buildings themselves.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Tawy5DSyQ 維尼
“At least four buildings,” Pedro counted. “Probably more. Too much damn snow. Id’ say one-hundred meters straight ahead.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡtt6Ize1Wte 維尼
“Anyone home?” Rachel asked.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEhZ6vRAdh 維尼
Pedro shook his head.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡORTeVKxxhF 維尼
“Too hard to tell.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7MfP9IOUZ 維尼
“Let’s move out. We’ll sneak closer in cover of the storm,” Dwayne said.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡni7XOwVZD7 維尼
“No way they’ll see us,” Rachel said confidently. “I barely see us.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfxQXiIh5Y 維尼
They made their way down the hillside towards the buildings, through the storm. Slowly but surely they made way through the thirty centimeter deep and cold snow. Given it was nighttime, it did not make it any better. The wind was cold as ice and would have chilled them if they hadn’t their winter armor on. Their weapons were a color mix of grey and white, a part of their camouflage and winter gear.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvN7cg84ic 維尼
As they got closer they saw a guard tower with a light looking around. But with the storm it was pretty much impossible. Dwayne could see the frame of two figures at the top of the tower. Fifteen meters ahead walked a lone figure. He or she was holding a rifle in hand. Five white snow and ice covered buildings stood around the tower. Three of them were smaller whilst one was twenty meters.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTqQ9Q2EzE 維尼
Dwayne gestured for Pedro to take up a sniping position and cover them. He nodded and readied himself. He made sure to have both figures in the tower in sight.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXaWaczlW5 維尼
Rachel sneaked towards the figure walking alone. She grabbed her knife and waited for the figure-turning out upon a closer look to be a male-to get out of view of the tower. When he finally did, she moved up and cut his throat quickly. He whimpered and flayed his arms for a moment. She gently laid his down. He wore a thick winter military issue coat. It was a standard issue winter coat used by the Terran Earth Protectorate, although it had been slightly modified. The man had a white helmet with wool inside and a pair of glasses covering his eyes. He wore a scarf around his neck. He was clearly human.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXpVF1ZTbw 維尼
“One down,” Rachel said in her comm.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡynVpoMTsrS 維尼
“Copy,” Dwayne said. “Pedro. You’re up.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqYGJmSA8q 維尼
Pedro squeezed the trigger and put a bullet through the head of the first man. He turned and fired another slug through the skull and helmet of the second in the tower.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUDOqKFgoy 維尼
“Two down,” he confirmed after five seconds in total.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFrS6HYs5V 維尼
“Kaiden with me,” Dwayne ordered.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlHnBE7vR4 維尼
As the two moved into the camp, Rachel and Keith sneaked in from another direction. Rachel quickly opened the door and Keith rushed in with his heavy machinegun aimed to shoot. The building was empty. Only supply boxes were inside.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7jtD3w2kK 維尼
“First clear,” he said in his comm.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rvvVNrcdj 維尼
“Copy, continue search,” Dwayne replied. “Checking second. Move on to third.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTTFdLAQnA 維尼
“Copy,” Keith affirmed.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjCGEDxGz1 維尼
Pedro moved in towards the camp to join the others.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOyWj5Rb4b 維尼
“Clear.” It was Rachel he heard, affirming that they checked the third building.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGW86KrPEb 維尼
“Found a staircase in second building,” Dwayne said.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmbUV0hmRR 維尼
“Guess we’re going underground next commander,” Rachel said.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9J2e8JhT1B 維尼
“Indeed. Check the last house and join us. Pedro, moving out?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡjW85iILLCR 維尼
“Entering camp, commander.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDQ0pAE0Ar 維尼
As he made his way inside the building he breathed out and reached to remove his helmet.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡllHc1uhum2 維尼
“Keep it on,” Dwayne ordered. “Not till missions complete. Until then, keep the gear on.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0SDbFIU0m 維尼
Pedro nodded and added a sigh.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡSALrsohrJw 維尼
He noted that Kaiden had dragged the body of the man Rachel killed inside. The bloody man lied on the floor. Pedro looked down and kneeled beside the body. He started removing the helmet and covering glasses. The man had tanned skin. His neck and coat around the neck was completely covered in blood.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡrabauobAHt 維尼
“Think this guy’s Marauder?” Pedro asked.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVo2mp1unh 維尼
“Who else would be on Hellrain?” Dwayne asked.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDPiyCDcRV 維尼
“Good point.” Pedro shrugged and stood up.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62ZnAgQUwA 維尼
Rachel and Keith stepped inside.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9W453NNI4 維尼
“Area secured, commander,” Rachel said.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq9PmXcA0J 維尼
Dwayne nodded and gestured towards the door to the staircase. Kaiden was standing there, aiming downward in the lighted staircase.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfMy8PI2uz 維尼
“Rachel you’re up front with me. I’m on point,” Dwayne decided. “Keith, cover the rear.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXXFO62iT5 維尼
Keith nodded in confirmation over the order. The team moved down the staircase in unison.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KdE38yLWt 維尼
“Hey Rachel,” Pedro said in a low voice. “How old’s Lisa now anyways?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAYonDjq6y 維尼
“Two.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2HOOg6wQI 維尼
He cracked a smile under his helmet.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCFTh3EAyz 維尼
“How’d the barbeque you talked so much about go?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tEZI8YYyq 維尼
“Great actually. Lisa tried bacon for the first time. She absolutely loved it. Verner got a chance to show his grilling skills, he always talks about. But after he burnt the first batch of burgers and sausages, I took over.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVQ8OUzKax 維尼
Kaiden snickered.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGLfZCZ42U 維尼
“Verner’s great and all but he’s a shitty cook.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡYp6f39SZid 維尼
“Katie and he would get along great,” Dwayne joined the conversation.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0LsKrtbkD 維尼
“Least she’s not burning stuff, right?” Rachel asked.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWGsP2rdQE 維尼
“No. When she cooks, it’s mostly uneatable. Wouldn’t even let a Drakken try it.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWgYhPchrg 維尼
The group chuckled lightly and very, very quietly.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGGZtaGsLV 維尼
“Hey, where’s Davis, he in yet?” A male voice asked in a room up ahead.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4h77wrd3yS 維尼
Dwayne stopped the others and listened.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPehOzOTtl 維尼
“Up in the tower, I’d imagine, Rufus,” someone else replied. “Why? You wanna chance shifts?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKHKo3kZRW 維尼
God no, Spector,” the first replied with a mix between a snort and a laugh.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dnrGnPJuf 維尼
Spector, Dwayne thought. A Marauder rank. A quite important officer actually. He gestured for Rachel and Pedro to move up with him. Pedro had switched to a submachinegun and hung the marksman rifle over his back.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUxPs4KXPe 維尼
With a nod, Rachel skipped around the corner, aiming her Holstein O3 Battle-rifle. Around the corner stood a man with no shirt and a pair of baggy jeans. He-Rufus-looked half awake. He was roughing up his sand colored hair when Rachel came into sight. His eyes widened and he gasped. With a slug and a silencer, his body collapsed into a pile of dead meat.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEWN7bEVkl 維尼
Rachel quickly moved past him towards the open door a few meters away. Kaiden was right behind with the rest coming up after him.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjNqGZ7Ppe 維尼
“Screw you!” A female voice snapped.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡis1zYI7tSV 維尼
A couple of men laughed. It was suddenly cut short.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmjJfX0L6h 維尼
“Whoa, whoa! Hey!” The Spector cried out. “Put the meat axe down Jane, for fucksake!”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfvXjNASRj 維尼
“Fuck off, Vaughn!” The female yelled.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKPsCZJTJs 維尼
“Put it down or, we’ll put you down!” The Spector exclaimed.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtfmYr4AYc 維尼
Rachel looked back at Dwayne who just shrugged.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21TneNCUpd 維尼
“Hey, you can’t kill me,” the woman replied cockily. “I’m too important, remember? Ultimate Spector Ivanovsky would skin you alive, you know that right?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeT4RyzePY 維尼
“Won’t kill ya. But if you don’t put that axe down the boys and I’ll use you as entertainment,” the Spector said threateningly.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvu4cdVfBB 維尼
Dwayne turned the corner and pulled the trigger. Splashing the Spector’s brains on the floor as he collapsed. The second man, an Asian with black thick hair pulled a handgun in his pants but Rachel and Kaiden unloaded on him. He dropped down dead.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWj1ABcJ7O 維尼
The woman standing wielding an axe stared at them.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡakX88zNs6h 維尼
“Drop it,” Dwayne demanded. “Get one warning, Marauder.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGCl92p3on 維尼
She narrowed her eyes on him, raised the axe and charged one step. Dwayne blew her brains out with a slug through her skull.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MQh41BxZy 維尼
Pedro looked at the dead woman.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMPZJee6XL 維尼
“Crazy bitch,” he murmured. “Why you gotta force our hand?” he shook his head disapprovingly.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡaitFKgDCL6 維尼
“She’s Marauder,” Keith reminded, nodding to the dead woman’s body. “They all crazy fucks.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tfcdw7PWW 維尼
Pedro couldn’t argue with that.8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡboBOL8lKUP 維尼
“This is it?” Rachel asked. She turned to Dwayne. “Only five people here?”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoYn142OZR 維尼
“Looks like it. A supply or research outpost maybe. Could been looking for something,” Dwayne mused. “Keith, get me contact with HQ.”8964 copyright protection472ＰＥＮＡＮＡda4JDhyEhu 維尼
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