A Prologue Part Two ~ Growing Up(sample)

Chapter Six ~ and Off With the Gloves Part II:

The Red team moved through the gate, as they headed for nearby cover; the red leader spoke to his team, as his sniper started moving to a vantage point. His computer specialist worked for a moment; there was a conversation between the leader and his computer specialist. The red team moved out and headed for the objective; while the blue team opened fire on them, as the reds rounded the corner.

Red team's sniper opened fire on the blues from a nearby building, as the first red to round the corner was shot down. The blue team took cover, and the red's sniper fire became ineffective. The red sniper pinned the blue team, as the rest of his team moved forward.

The red leader threw a grenade into the blue team's cover and ran in with his computer specialist. The blue leader jumped out with a force-shield and short beam-ax; before he quickly cut both of the reds down, as they came over the short wall. Red sniper took a shot, but the blue leader defected it with his shield and ducked back behind the wall.

Blue sniper finally took a clean shot and ended the round in favor of blue. Since the blue team won the round, the blue team's injured players were released first and they walked back to their gate. Once the blue team was back in the starting area, the red team was released.

The teams' suits switched colors, the score read sixteen to two. The blue team was led to the new objective and allowed a few minutes to set up. Once released, the red team ran in as a squad and took cover in a building near the center of the arena. Moments went by, before the red team was seen. Reine spotted them, as they approached from the side using cover; while the red computer specialist ran inside the objective with another teammate without being seen.

The red leader threw a grenade at the blue's cover, before opening fire; just like that, three of the blues were out of the game. The red leader rushed in behind the other two members of his team, as there was only one blue left. Mere moments later, a video appeared over the field and showed the objective room; while the red's computer specialist was hacking the information objective, but the last blue was fighting to take the room back.

Red leader approached from behind with his ax in hand and took his time to be silent. The red team mate guarding the specialist gave a signal, and the red leader tapped the last blue with his ax. At the same time, the objective had been captured; the screen flashed 'Total victory!' and the match was over.

The final score was thirty-one to two. So objectives were worth ten points, while kills were worth only one point for ranged and two points for melee. The crowd started to leave, and Reine overheard two people talking.

"What a lame match."

She quickly followed after the two and kept quiet, as her team fell in behind her. Her girlfriend came up beside her and gave her a warm smile. She eavesdropped on the two strangers walking ahead of them.

"Yeah, leagues apart - not even fun to watch."

"Well, you know specialists play such a key role - it's obvious that they won, because they took the time to gather intel and plan everything out."

"Yeah, there is a time limit, but it's just better to ignore it and take the time to do things right."

She had heard enough and stopped at the bottom of the stairs, as they entered the main room of the building. Her team was right behind her and had thoughtful expressions, as she turned around. She smiled and took in the view of her new crew for a moment, before she grabbed her girlfriend's arm and held it. She ordered happily.

"Somewhere quiet, Alexia."

Her navigator nodded and led them away from the stadium at a relaxed pace. Reine thought about what she had heard and witnessed, as they walked until the streets were not as busy. They arrived at a small courtyard with a fountain, as it was quiet and not crowded. The stone cobbled streets now formed a bowl.