the shuttles landed. The shuttle door opened for a minute then took back off as a NCO materialized in front of Matt. It took only a minute to realize that an entire team must have disembarked and was wearing their optical deflection combat suits.
“What’s the situation son?” the old looking sergeant asked. Matt described what had happened as the shuttles reported no activity. The NCO had Matt follow him to the enemy bodies. Once they were standing over them the stench from the bodies had Matt bent over puking like never before.
The NCO slapped him on the back. “Just keep hacking until you feel something hairy then be sure to stop, cause that’ll be your asshole son,” the NCO said as he ordered the security to push up to the top of the hill set up a perimeter until an investigation team could come in. Part of the security team seemed to materialize as they turned off their optical deflection combat suits; each one was near a cadet. “Alright all cadets safe and shoulder your beamers, and join me where your instructor was wounded. I want each of you to get out your tablets and write out exactly what happened. No one compares notes with each other.”
The sound of gunfire once again commenced as the security team pushed the cadets back down then disappeared as they activated their optical deflection combat suits. The Gray Lobos had tried to leave their hiding places on the hill and get to their truck when the security detail, already on the hilltop, had spotted them. The gang only got off a few shots as the security team quickly picked them off.
Matt fell on his ass and reached for his water as he began to shake unable to open his water. The NCO just walked up and opened it for him saying nothing. It took another few minutes before he could start to make his verbal report into his tablet.
Instructor Bailey was at the hospital and was able to get close when the crew brought Diego in; close by Cadet Hagen was following carrying his field gear as well as her own. He stopped her and she started to pull away from him until she recognized him and began to come to attention. “At ease Hagen, are you OK?” he asked as he looked over her seeing that she was covered in blood. Reaching for her shoulder she initially flinched as he stuck his fingers through three holes in her uniforms shoulder. “You know how many demerits you have coming for a dirty uniform and unserviceable one at that?" he said with a smile and then made sure she had no holes of her own. “Let’s go in and get you checked out, I’ll take his gear, you report to the emergency room and explain what just happened, stay there until I come for you,” he said.
Bailey saw one of the medics and stopped him to get an initial report. “The nanites had already started clotting, stopping the bleeding. The additional nanites I injected was speeding the recovery. Both bullets had gone through almost clean, there was a chip taken out of the bone in the left leg but the nanites would have that repaired in short order. The muscle damage should be healed by morning also,” The medic reported before moving off.
The flight just sat in the ready room quietly reflecting on what they had just gone through when Instructor Bailey entered with Cadet Hagen. All immediately rose as Matt ordered them to attention.
“At ease, everyone get into the ready room and grab some floor. Instructor Diego should recover without any complications. Cadets’ Hagen and Andrews are the heroes of the day. Cadet Andrews to my knowledge you have the privilege of the first kill using a personal beamer. Any comments, and or thoughts about that?”
“Sir, I left my lunch back in the field when I saw what I did to those two men, I...”
“Stop right there cadet, those were not men. They were the enemy, an enemy that drew first blood in an ambush at that. Regardless of what you think you are in hero status, because of you no one from your flight is going home in a bag. I would recommend
“What’s the situation son?” the old looking sergeant asked. Matt described what had happened as the shuttles reported no activity. The NCO had Matt follow him to the enemy bodies. Once they were standing over them the stench from the bodies had Matt bent over puking like never before.
The NCO slapped him on the back. “Just keep hacking until you feel something hairy then be sure to stop, cause that’ll be your asshole son,” the NCO said as he ordered the security to push up to the top of the hill set up a perimeter until an investigation team could come in. Part of the security team seemed to materialize as they turned off their optical deflection combat suits; each one was near a cadet. “Alright all cadets safe and shoulder your beamers, and join me where your instructor was wounded. I want each of you to get out your tablets and write out exactly what happened. No one compares notes with each other.”
The sound of gunfire once again commenced as the security team pushed the cadets back down then disappeared as they activated their optical deflection combat suits. The Gray Lobos had tried to leave their hiding places on the hill and get to their truck when the security detail, already on the hilltop, had spotted them. The gang only got off a few shots as the security team quickly picked them off.
Matt fell on his ass and reached for his water as he began to shake unable to open his water. The NCO just walked up and opened it for him saying nothing. It took another few minutes before he could start to make his verbal report into his tablet.
Instructor Bailey was at the hospital and was able to get close when the crew brought Diego in; close by Cadet Hagen was following carrying his field gear as well as her own. He stopped her and she started to pull away from him until she recognized him and began to come to attention. “At ease Hagen, are you OK?” he asked as he looked over her seeing that she was covered in blood. Reaching for her shoulder she initially flinched as he stuck his fingers through three holes in her uniforms shoulder. “You know how many demerits you have coming for a dirty uniform and unserviceable one at that?" he said with a smile and then made sure she had no holes of her own. “Let’s go in and get you checked out, I’ll take his gear, you report to the emergency room and explain what just happened, stay there until I come for you,” he said.
Bailey saw one of the medics and stopped him to get an initial report. “The nanites had already started clotting, stopping the bleeding. The additional nanites I injected was speeding the recovery. Both bullets had gone through almost clean, there was a chip taken out of the bone in the left leg but the nanites would have that repaired in short order. The muscle damage should be healed by morning also,” The medic reported before moving off.
The flight just sat in the ready room quietly reflecting on what they had just gone through when Instructor Bailey entered with Cadet Hagen. All immediately rose as Matt ordered them to attention.
“At ease, everyone get into the ready room and grab some floor. Instructor Diego should recover without any complications. Cadets’ Hagen and Andrews are the heroes of the day. Cadet Andrews to my knowledge you have the privilege of the first kill using a personal beamer. Any comments, and or thoughts about that?”
“Sir, I left my lunch back in the field when I saw what I did to those two men, I...”
“Stop right there cadet, those were not men. They were the enemy, an enemy that drew first blood in an ambush at that. Regardless of what you think you are in hero status, because of you no one from your flight is going home in a bag. I would recommend
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