Fight or Flight: Part Seven (Final Finish)
Posted By: teemus<teemusligg@hotmail.com>
Date: 8 December 2003, 4:56 AM
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JerichoII October 25 2541
(Sgt. Eversmit, Delta Company En rout to Crash Sight)
Eversmit turned to see what had caused the loud crack and scream. As he turned he saw that the crack was caused by the electric fence as it overloaded and fried anything near it. He found out the screams were caused by 50 marines who were next to the fence when it overloaded, the marines were fried alive. He then turned to his company and saw them all staring at the burning corpses. "Move! Move! Move! Forget about it! We have a mission to do!" Eversmit yelled to his marines. They all quickly broke their gaze from the bodies and continued running. As they approached the crash sight Eversmit saw a Wart Hog being flipped over from the force of a plasma grenade. Eversmit and his men made their way into the middle of the circle the Wart Hogs had made. As he walked he heard the screams of Grunts. He stopped to look out at the battle field, what he saw was horrible, he saw the bodies of Covenant littering the floor, he saw Grunts trying to run, he saw Elites pushing grunts in front of them to take the blows. Then suddenly he heard someone yelling his name. He turned to face Chauhdry, "I need you and your men to give us cover, we are pulling out!"
"Yes sir" Eversmit replied. Chauhdry then nodded and walked back to the Pelican.
Then a marine named Sumeet walked up to Eversmit, "Sir, we can't access the data base for the pelican. So you guys will have to blow it using a grenade or nuke!"
"Roger that." Eversmit replied. He then turned to the rest of his marines and told them where to set up. Eversmit ran to an overturned Wart Hog, accompanied by Lyons. Lyons was a tough lady who could take down almost any marine. She had almost as much combat experience as Eversmit. Eversmit liked to have her in his company. She made a good partner and could look out for herself, half the time it was like she was giving Eversmit orders.
She set up her sniper rife on the edge of the hog's tires and then turned to him, "What's the plan Sarge?"
"Well we wait until the hogs are gone and then provide covering fire for them. Then we gotta hold this perimeter and destroy the Pelican and make it back to the trenches."
"Sounds easy enough." She replied. Soon after that an explosion was heard followed by the screams of marines. Eversmit then looked around the corner to fire but was greeted by plasma fire. He dodged most of it, but one stray bold hit him in the shoulder. Eversmit fell to the ground screaming in pain. Lyons looked back at him then looked back into her sniper scope. She shot an Elite in the head spraying its blood everywhere; she then clicked on her COM link and called for a medic. Shortly after the companies medic Bains showed up. He crawled over to Eversmit who was holding his shoulder whimpering. Bains lifted Eversmit's hands off his wound and began to patch him up. Eversmit lay on the ground no longer whimpering but now pale faced.
Bains then turned to him and handed him a pistol saying, "If anybody comes around this corner, you give em two in the chest and one in the head." And with those last words he crawled on to another screaming marine.
Eversmit then turned to Lyons who looked down at him and said, "You'll be alright. Now suck it up." Eversmit sat there in shock at her reply. He was soon brought out of his dream world when a grunt came around the corner. Eversmit did what just Bains had told him, he gave the grunt two in the chest and one in the head.
(Cruiser Jado)
Avu started at the holo projector and watched as his forces were cut down. Then the prophet Sris came onto the deck in his floating armchair, "Well commander, looks like you were right. We must pull back. Send the word to all of our troops."
"Yes your Excellency" Replied Avu, "Should we glass the planet once back in orbit?"
"No, we shall come back one day." Replied. Avu a bit shocked by this answer stood there, but he soon came to his senses and moved to carry out the order.
(Sgt Eversmit Delta Company Crash sight)
For some reason the covenant were beginning to retreat. Their drop ships could be seen leaving the atmosphere full of troops and equipment. Once Eversmit thought it was clear he gave the order to plant the bomb in the Pelican. He set the timer to One minute and he and his company ran back to the trenches without loosing any body on the way. Once back all of the marines watched as the Pelican exploded. The battle was over, but now began the clean up.
The Covenant retreated all troops from JerichoII. The marines did not know why they did not glass the planet, and right now did not care. Sgt. Eversmit was awarded the silver cross, as well was Sgt. Roy. That night a burial service was held for the dead men and women. 350 marines would never see their loved ones again.
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