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Valerie’s orders to Captain Forlani.
“Sit tight, Palicki we are on our way.” Valerie said.
“Yes, Ma’am.” Fourth Platoon were more than capable of getting themselves out of their situation. If they did not have the support on hand they would have done so and taken some casualties as a matter of course. With the rest of Shadow Company not far away, it was not necessary, so they hunkered down and taken a more cautious approach.
“Bickerstaff.” Valerie said on First Platoon’s net.
“Yes, Major. I’ve received the co-ordinates.” His gruff voice answered.
“Good. Meet us there. Fourth Platoon is pinned and we’re going to break them out.”
“On our way.”
As she finished her conversation Corporal Richings and Private Wester appeared.
“All done?” she asked them.
“Yes, Ma’am. It’s ready to blow.” Richings answered, her white teeth showing.
“Alright. We’re meeting up with Bravo and supporting Fourth. I’ll fill you in as we go. Trigger the charges when we’re clear, Richings.” Valerie led them off to the east and towards their rendezvous. A detonation came from their right as they ran. Hot air and a blast wave of sound washed over them.
Glancing that way, she saw the barrack building. The windows had been blown out and dust and debris could be seen drifting out with fires inside. There was no sign of anyone trying to leave the building. With a loud crack, the spine of the roof fell in, followed by the rest of it. Without the roof and supporting walls inside, the outer walls gave way. In moments a large sturdy building holding dozens of people was a pile of rubble. It was highly unlikely anyone would have survived.
“Since that one’s done, we might as well add to the fun.” Riching said, followed swiftly by a second wall of heat from behind. The bombs did their work and turned the storage building into a raging inferno. “YEAH!” she called.
Valerie didn’t look back, nor did she reprimand Richings for her exuberance. There was no enjoyment to be found by professional soldiers in killing. Blowing things up though, was a real perk of the job.
The team moved swiftly in the dark night. Three more hostiles were encountered and dealt with quickly and decisively. With the route mapped out on Valerie’s Heads Up Display, she lead her fire team to the precise location of the rendezvous with Bickerstaff. Bravo team had been closer and Alpha found the five person squad already in position. They were crouched behind cover and out of sight.
“Major,” Bickerstaff greeted her with a nod as she came up beside him.
“Good to see you, Gil. What are we looking at?”
He pointed to a large building twenty metres down a wide avenue of packed ground between buildings. It was the most permanent structure Valerie had seen yet and looked brand new. Sporadic gun fire could be heard emanating from it.
“Is that thing made of permacrete?” she asked.
“You got it. When Malick scanned it, the building showed up as being no more than three months old.” He waved Corporal Ulrich over to them. “Show the Major the layout, Malick.”
“Yes, Sergeant Major.” A couple of commands on his datapad brought up a dim lighted holo. It showed a squat four sided building with a large central courtyard. A group of green icons were clustered on the eastern side, with red icons spaced along all three of the other sides. Each side was forty metres long and four floors high. The fourth floor being more of a covered roof, with what could only be described as castle ramparts, overlooking the courtyard and around the outer edge. In the centre of the courtyard was a small structure, no more than four metres on a side that the scan could not penetrate.
“Interesting, I wonder what could be in there?” Valerie mused. “Nothing showing on the scan as any type of basement I take it?”
“No, Major,” Malick
“Sit tight, Palicki we are on our way.” Valerie said.
“Yes, Ma’am.” Fourth Platoon were more than capable of getting themselves out of their situation. If they did not have the support on hand they would have done so and taken some casualties as a matter of course. With the rest of Shadow Company not far away, it was not necessary, so they hunkered down and taken a more cautious approach.
“Bickerstaff.” Valerie said on First Platoon’s net.
“Yes, Major. I’ve received the co-ordinates.” His gruff voice answered.
“Good. Meet us there. Fourth Platoon is pinned and we’re going to break them out.”
“On our way.”
As she finished her conversation Corporal Richings and Private Wester appeared.
“All done?” she asked them.
“Yes, Ma’am. It’s ready to blow.” Richings answered, her white teeth showing.
“Alright. We’re meeting up with Bravo and supporting Fourth. I’ll fill you in as we go. Trigger the charges when we’re clear, Richings.” Valerie led them off to the east and towards their rendezvous. A detonation came from their right as they ran. Hot air and a blast wave of sound washed over them.
Glancing that way, she saw the barrack building. The windows had been blown out and dust and debris could be seen drifting out with fires inside. There was no sign of anyone trying to leave the building. With a loud crack, the spine of the roof fell in, followed by the rest of it. Without the roof and supporting walls inside, the outer walls gave way. In moments a large sturdy building holding dozens of people was a pile of rubble. It was highly unlikely anyone would have survived.
“Since that one’s done, we might as well add to the fun.” Riching said, followed swiftly by a second wall of heat from behind. The bombs did their work and turned the storage building into a raging inferno. “YEAH!” she called.
Valerie didn’t look back, nor did she reprimand Richings for her exuberance. There was no enjoyment to be found by professional soldiers in killing. Blowing things up though, was a real perk of the job.
The team moved swiftly in the dark night. Three more hostiles were encountered and dealt with quickly and decisively. With the route mapped out on Valerie’s Heads Up Display, she lead her fire team to the precise location of the rendezvous with Bickerstaff. Bravo team had been closer and Alpha found the five person squad already in position. They were crouched behind cover and out of sight.
“Major,” Bickerstaff greeted her with a nod as she came up beside him.
“Good to see you, Gil. What are we looking at?”
He pointed to a large building twenty metres down a wide avenue of packed ground between buildings. It was the most permanent structure Valerie had seen yet and looked brand new. Sporadic gun fire could be heard emanating from it.
“Is that thing made of permacrete?” she asked.
“You got it. When Malick scanned it, the building showed up as being no more than three months old.” He waved Corporal Ulrich over to them. “Show the Major the layout, Malick.”
“Yes, Sergeant Major.” A couple of commands on his datapad brought up a dim lighted holo. It showed a squat four sided building with a large central courtyard. A group of green icons were clustered on the eastern side, with red icons spaced along all three of the other sides. Each side was forty metres long and four floors high. The fourth floor being more of a covered roof, with what could only be described as castle ramparts, overlooking the courtyard and around the outer edge. In the centre of the courtyard was a small structure, no more than four metres on a side that the scan could not penetrate.
“Interesting, I wonder what could be in there?” Valerie mused. “Nothing showing on the scan as any type of basement I take it?”
“No, Major,” Malick
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