Chapter 2: Quid Pro Quo
Part 1
As the two carriers drove away from the battlefield, more and more enemy reinforcements came in. they shot the carriers with their guns, knowing it would not slow them down, not one bit. Then one of the worshipers just stand in the carriers way a few kilometres from where they are. he had a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher and he was ready to shoot one of the carriers. The carrier is also not a speed and agile vehicle as it is heavily armoured. Even though the carrier is heavily armoured, it is not strong enough to withstand a blast of that calibre. It would kill everyone in the carrier.
Sergeant buck:” son of a gun! This baby won’t be able to handle a blast from that RPG!”
Driver:” I know! Do something about that guy!”
Then suddenly prophet open up the rear cargo door and jumped out of the carrier. Corporal hady, who was with him was in shocked that he did that.
Corporal hady:” dude! What the fuck are you doing?!” he shouted.
Prophet:” taking out the road block.”
Prophet then picked up a gun just right beside him. He then looked through the crosshair and directed it to the enemy’s head. And when he pulled that trigger, the enemy fell drop dead. Both the driver and sergeant were surprised to see what happened to the guy.
Driver:” what the hell happened to that guy?”
Sergeant buck:” how should I know!”
Then corporal hady used his radio to contact the sergeant and he said.
Corporal hady:” sir, its prophet.”
Sergeant buck:” what? What did you say? Prophet?”
Corporal hady:” yes sir! He jumped out of the cargo we were in and took that guy out for us.”
Sergeant buck:” understood”
After that the corporal turned off his radio and sat down, praying that prophet does not die there. Mean while, the sergeant directed his attention to the driver.
Sergeant buck:” GO BACK!”
Driver:” what sir? Go back? Why?”
Sergeant buck:” one of our men is there!”
Driver:” sorry sir, I can’t risk going back and get into that situation again! Hope you’ll understand.”
Sergeant buck:” bu-”
Driver:” we can come back for him later, after we reached the base.” He interrupted.
Sergeant buck:” we’ll come back for you, son….” He whispered to himself.
And then both carriers fled the battle field, leaving prophet behind. prophet knew that he’s not going to survive long if he stayed here, so he then fled to a city nearby. While running to the city, he was shot everywhere, but it did not have any effect as he was wearing an armour. After a few minutes of running and being shot, he reached the city and managed to escape the fire. Prophet then walked inside an office building which was abandoned for a long time. The glass window was all broken and shattered. There were gun shots on the walls as prophet walked in the building, flickering lights and dangling light bulbs in the ceiling made the whole place looked like a horror movie. Tables and chairs were everywhere, flipped, broken and thrown from the looks of it. Prophet then went in a small room and sat down with the doors closed. It was pitch black and you couldn’t see a thing but prophet could. He’s visor enables him to see in any environment in any condition.
Meanwhile, both buck and hady had reached their destination.
After alighting the carriers, both the sergeant and corporal went to the infirmary to get themselves patched up. While in the infirmary, the sergeant looked as if he was worried.
Corporal hady:” sir, you okay?”
Sergeant buck:” yeah, its just prophet. I can’t believe we left him there.”
Corporal hady:” don’t worry sir, I know he’ll be fine.”
Sergeant buck:” what makes you so sure?”
Corporal hady:” come on, look at the guy! He fell out of a sky and lived! There’s no way a few worshipers can kill him.”
Sergeant buck:” hah! I thought you didn’t believe in him….”
Corporal hady:” well at first I didn’t but when I saw him jumped out of the carrier and shot that guy down, i just felt that he is our final hope.”
Sergeant buck:” hmmph enough sad stories, if we want to save him, we gotta talk to the higher ups! You with me?!” the sergeant stood up and walked out to the hallway.
Corporal being so motivated, stood up and followed his sergeant.
Corporal hady:” SIR YES, SIR!” he replied with a stern face.
As they were walking, someone blocked their way. The sergeant being serious asked the soldier to get out of their way, as they were in a hurry.
Corporal hady:” woah! Look, it’s a chick!”
Sergeant buck:” that’s not the point corporal.” He said to hady.
The sergeant then directed his attention to the female soldier.
Sergeant buck:” get out of our way, soldier!”
soldier:” sorry sir but I can’t do that.”
Sergeant buck:” what’s your name soldier?”
Soldier:” private eve, sir”
Sergeant buck:” well private, if you don’t want to be stripped off your rank, I suggest you get out of our way.”
“that won’t be necessary sergeant.” A voice came behind both the sergeant and the corporal.
Sergeant buck:” general jones!” said the sergeant with a surprised face.
General jones:” so where’s that super soldier you were talking about?” the general asked the sergeant.
Corporal hady:” he stayed behind, sir.” Hady interrupted.
General jones:” well aren’t you going to get him back?”
Sergeant buck:” not till we have your permission, sir.”
General jones:” well you have my blessings.”
Both the sergeant and corporal smiled.
General jones:” well? What are you two waiting for? Your men is out there! Go help him!”
Sergeant buck and corporal hady:” SIR YES, SIR!” and then saluting the general.
General jones:” oh, better equip yourself. You wouldn’t want to lose ammunition while you’re in combat.”
Sergeant buck:” understood sir.”
Both the sergeant and corporal went to the armoury to equip themselves with weapons and ammunition. Meanwhile the general and the private are having a conversation.
Private eve:” sir, do you think it was a good idea to send both of them?”
General jones:” they are perfectly trained men, I’m sure they’ll be fine.”
Private eve:” not that sir.”
General jones:” then? What is there to worry?”
Private eve:” that guy, the one they’re going to save. Is he worth our time and men?”
General jones:” well I don’t know for sure. But no man alive has ever survived a fall that high above ground.”
Private eve:” touché.”
in the armoury, both the sergeant and the corporal are fully equip. the sergeant set up a meeting point, in the garage. Meanwhile in the office building, a few worshipers are scouting the building in search for the armoured man, prophet. Prophet just stayed his ground without making any sudden movements.
In the garage, the sergeant and the corporal finally meet up.
Corporal hady:” woah sir! Is that a new helmet?!”
Sergeant buck:” yep! Standard issue.” The sergeant replied while holding his CQB helmet.
Corporal hady:” man, I would kill to get that operator helmet! Instead, I have a mark v [b] helmet.”
Sergeant buck:” you gotta rank up first, son.”
Corporal hady:” yeah, yeah. so, you ready or not?”
Buck then wore his helmet.
Sergeant buck:” always have been.”
While boarding a carrier, a voice reach out from nowhere.
Private eve:” WAIT!!! I’m coming with you!” she shouted while running towards them.
writer's notes/thanks:
hey, it's a me, mario, no just kidding. its me Farid. so i really liked how this part went even though i changed some parts, that was in the spoilers. uhhh i put in some parts from halo, like the helmets. that is all i can copy from the game,why i wanna put in helmets is because i wanna make it look epic for future chapters.that also means i have to change the look of the prophet. so not that much action but i hope you guys like intensive and epic conversations though. i liked how prophet sacrificed himself to let the others go, made him feel much more special. i'm trying to make the characters believable and make them have a real feel in them. try to make the readers connect with them. i changed my style of writing a bit and i think i'm gonna stick to it. looks better and much more easier to understand. i'm gonna start writing the next part next week, maybe after my N level exams, during that week. part 2 is gonna be more action packed because prophet is going to.........and retirieve the....... well thats all i can tell. so hope you enjoyed reading this, i think it is one of my best works so far. much love to those who liked my previous work.
thanks,
Farid.
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