the commandos ducked for cover as more Hobbit-sized plasma flew
their way. Rio felt a burn cut into his left leg then he was in a side alcove,
temporarily out of the firing line but also pinned down. Several pings on the
battlemap later and he took off, running out into the open again and shooting a
few Hobbits on the go as the rest of them continually took the offensive and
hoped that the enemy would blink.
They did, for the most part, but another commando went
down by the time they got the second Skarron. The eight of them finished off
the third then had an easier time with the Hobbits, though more were still
coming in. Rio managed to get to one of the fallen commandos and found that he
was still alive. Coordinating with the others via comm and battlemap, Rio
pulled the pain riddled commando over his shoulders and carried him across the
park as he got confirmation that the other was dead.
With the commandos screening for him, Rio made it
across and into an exiting hallway, now not able to
fight aside from one handed. He held a pistol at the ready, with his rifle now
tucked underneath the commando’s body on his back, and hoped he wasn’t going to
need it. He followed the others, monitoring the battlemap closely as they
scouted out ahead and kept the area behind him clear, essentially giving him a
bubble of protection as he carried the wounded one…up until one section over
where they hit another bottleneck.
The commandos poured directly into it, with Rio
falling to the back and those behind him rushing ahead. He was told to keep
moving no matter what and did so, coming out into a long hallway with plenty of
weaponsfire ahead but several dull white armored suits in between him and it.
Rio ran as fast as he could with the other man overtop of him, then finally ducked inside a side hall that had a waypoint on it. Down
some 50 meters was a stairwell with one commando already there, clearing the
way and a few Hobbit bodies in between them.
Rio stepped over them as he heavily jogged forward, then took to the stairs for three flights before meeting up
with the others after they took another route up, with both groups arriving at
a skywalk that connected two of the buildings within the city.
The skywalk was simply a clear tube walkway across the
open road below, but it made for a perfect defensive point and the Skarrons had
already set up there…hastily it seemed, for the others got the drop on them and
downed many before Rio had to set his man down behind an ornamental wall barely
a foot high and get into the fight himself.
There wasn’t a lot of cover, which meant it was
whoever shot first that was going to win. That’s why Rio had to join in, for
their armor and shields would only offer them a bit of an advantage. Pulling
out another pistol he dual wielded and ran forward, pumping lances into Hobbits
as three of the others took on the Skarron with them. A bloodbath quickly
ensued, with one of the commandos going down and the others all showing burn
injuries save for one, though his armor was so melted in places it looked like
it was all but breached.
Two of them headed across the skywalk while Rio went
back for his man, picked him up, then headed across
while one of the others held back as a skirmisher to protect their rear. As
they ran out into the open Rio looked to the side through the glass walls and
saw the streets below, mostly empty but with a few visible Skarron units moving
about, including some of their elites with the shiny battle armor that almost
made them look like tiny mechs.
A flash on the left resulted in the glass melting into
a puddle, then several more blasts hit and eventually shattered it as some of
the Skarrons on the ground noticed them and opened fire upwards. Rio tried to
ignore it and just kept going, with waves of the plasma coming through and him
moving to the far side to keep as much of the floor between him and their
firing lines as possible.
A short gauntlet run later and he was on
their way. Rio felt a burn cut into his left leg then he was in a side alcove,
temporarily out of the firing line but also pinned down. Several pings on the
battlemap later and he took off, running out into the open again and shooting a
few Hobbits on the go as the rest of them continually took the offensive and
hoped that the enemy would blink.
They did, for the most part, but another commando went
down by the time they got the second Skarron. The eight of them finished off
the third then had an easier time with the Hobbits, though more were still
coming in. Rio managed to get to one of the fallen commandos and found that he
was still alive. Coordinating with the others via comm and battlemap, Rio
pulled the pain riddled commando over his shoulders and carried him across the
park as he got confirmation that the other was dead.
With the commandos screening for him, Rio made it
across and into an exiting hallway, now not able to
fight aside from one handed. He held a pistol at the ready, with his rifle now
tucked underneath the commando’s body on his back, and hoped he wasn’t going to
need it. He followed the others, monitoring the battlemap closely as they
scouted out ahead and kept the area behind him clear, essentially giving him a
bubble of protection as he carried the wounded one…up until one section over
where they hit another bottleneck.
The commandos poured directly into it, with Rio
falling to the back and those behind him rushing ahead. He was told to keep
moving no matter what and did so, coming out into a long hallway with plenty of
weaponsfire ahead but several dull white armored suits in between him and it.
Rio ran as fast as he could with the other man overtop of him, then finally ducked inside a side hall that had a waypoint on it. Down
some 50 meters was a stairwell with one commando already there, clearing the
way and a few Hobbit bodies in between them.
Rio stepped over them as he heavily jogged forward, then took to the stairs for three flights before meeting up
with the others after they took another route up, with both groups arriving at
a skywalk that connected two of the buildings within the city.
The skywalk was simply a clear tube walkway across the
open road below, but it made for a perfect defensive point and the Skarrons had
already set up there…hastily it seemed, for the others got the drop on them and
downed many before Rio had to set his man down behind an ornamental wall barely
a foot high and get into the fight himself.
There wasn’t a lot of cover, which meant it was
whoever shot first that was going to win. That’s why Rio had to join in, for
their armor and shields would only offer them a bit of an advantage. Pulling
out another pistol he dual wielded and ran forward, pumping lances into Hobbits
as three of the others took on the Skarron with them. A bloodbath quickly
ensued, with one of the commandos going down and the others all showing burn
injuries save for one, though his armor was so melted in places it looked like
it was all but breached.
Two of them headed across the skywalk while Rio went
back for his man, picked him up, then headed across
while one of the others held back as a skirmisher to protect their rear. As
they ran out into the open Rio looked to the side through the glass walls and
saw the streets below, mostly empty but with a few visible Skarron units moving
about, including some of their elites with the shiny battle armor that almost
made them look like tiny mechs.
A flash on the left resulted in the glass melting into
a puddle, then several more blasts hit and eventually shattered it as some of
the Skarrons on the ground noticed them and opened fire upwards. Rio tried to
ignore it and just kept going, with waves of the plasma coming through and him
moving to the far side to keep as much of the floor between him and their
firing lines as possible.
A short gauntlet run later and he was on
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