A Ranger's Journey (PGR x Male Reader)

Earthbound

'Thinking'

"Speaking"

"[Intercomms/Radio Transmission]"

*noises*

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International Space Station - Gravity Core
Commander (Y/n) "Ranger" Schmitt - Gray Raven
1400 Hours

"What I do with her is none of your concern." Gabriel got into a combat stance, preparing to fight the Ranger. "If you're getting in my way, then I have no choice but to eliminate you."

Unfazed, (Y/n) got ready to fight as well, his sights already aimed square at Gabriel's head. 'Hard way it is.'

With both fighters now wanting to take out the other as quickly as possible, their first clash had begun, Gabriel making the first move. He used the full force of his legs to propel himself forward in a blink of an eye. (Y/n) responds by sending a hail of bullets. He stopped firing and ducks while sliding back to avoid an upward diagonal swing of Gabriel's metal pole. The Gray Raven Commander returns the favor with a spinning kick to the Ascendant's torso, then points the MG5 at him.

*click*

Only to hear the click of an empty chamber. After being fired for so long, the MG5 finally went dry. Gabriel took the chance and jumped in the air, bringing his weapon down at full force. (Y/n), having no ammo left for it, ditched the LMG and rolled to the side, dodging the strike just in time, but his primary weapon was destroyed in his stead. A large crack had also formed where Gabriel's metal rod had hit, showing how much damage he would've taken if he wasn't quick enough.

"Ayla, give me a SITREP." (Y/n) reached out to Ayla as he goes for his secondary weapon. He shoots again, only for Gabriel to easily deflect all of the bullets while charging in his direction.

"[We're close to the LZ, Commandant!]" Ayla reported.

(Y/n) loads a fresh magazine on his pistol while casually dodging an overhead strike from Gabriel. "Copy."

Despite the bullets hitting him, the Ascendant remained firm. (Y/n) repeats the same tactic, weaving and shooting, maintaining his distance while still keeping the enemy within his line of sight. Gabriel, already having enough of the Ranger's defensive play, smacks the pistol away, yanks his right wrist, and hits his side three times in quick succession, earning a grunt of pain from the human. Channelling the power of the Punishing Virus, he goes in for another swing, only for (Y/n) to block it with his arm, surprising Gabriel.

"What?!" Gabriel utters in surprise, wondering how he managed to do such a thing. "How did you—"

His speech was cut off when he felt a strong impact on his right torso, courtesy of (Y/n) kicking that part as hard as his body would allow, severely bending the metals and damaging the electronics in that area. He quickly follows it by punching Gabriel's shoulder, putting a large dent on it. Before he could react, a backhand punch from (Y/n) stunned him momentarily. Now with the grip weakened, the Ranger grabbed the metal pole and gave Gabriel a heavy blow right in the chest, knocking him back. The Ascendant clawed the ground to stop himself from flying off, only to get hit in the same shoulder that got punched earlier by his very own weapon getting thrown like a spear, making that part severely damaged and inoperable.

(Y/n) went for his pistol laying on the ground and loads a new magazine in it while heading for Gabriel, firing away as he went. "Ayla, status!"