The Steel War

Chapter III

A Mighty Roar Was Let Out As The Engines Raged Through The Air. The Flight Would Take 1 Hour So The Pilots Were Let Out Of Their WWPs And Were Allowed To Have A Snack, Check Ammo And Weapons And Just Relax. The Thunderstorm Was A Mighty Mech Carrier, With 6 Turbo Plasma Engines And A Giant Cannon That Fired Nuclear Rounds.The Sunlight Dappled Through The Small Windows, Shining On The Commander's Sword. As They Reached Their Destination Each Pilot Boarded Their Own WWPs
"Serena, Ammo And Fuel Levels Please."Asked Ash
"Titan Minigun=9800 Rounds, Heavy Slug Pistol=5000 Rounds, Fuel Levels 100% "
"Great, Serena, Prepare For Launch, Photonic Dampeners Activate, Drop Pod Mode Activate, Holster Weapon"
The Great Hunk Of Metal That Is Ash's Mech Holstered Its Weapon, It's Armour Thickened Around The Legs And There Was More Protection Over The Fusion Reactor. Suddenly The Floor Dropped And Each Pilot And Their Mech Was Falling From 700 Ft In The Air. It Is A Scary Experience The First Time, But This Was His 79th Time.It Landed With A Thud As The Photonic Dampener Protected The Mech From Any Shrapnel And Anti Air Guns. There Was Several Pings And Thuds On The Armour As Soldier's Bullets Bounced Off Of It.
"Natasha, Do You Read Me? I Was Shot 265 Metres Off Course, Rally At The Drop Point!"Ash Shouted Down His Intercom
"Yes Sir, Loud And Clear, We'll Hold Out For As Long As Possible. Rick Is Covering The Perimeter As David Has Settled Down With His Mk5 HMG"
"Now For Some Lone Wolf Style Combat..."
He Stomped Through What Used To Be A City, There Was Debris All Over The Broken Road, And Dead Bodies Streaming The Crushed Houses. The Flames Had Died Long Ago But It Looked Like Hell.He Scanned For Any Friendly WWP's Or Enemies. 2 Enemy WWP's,37 Soldiers.No Friendlys.He Pulled Out His Minigun And Fired Off A Hail Of Rounds, Flying Towards An Enemy. All 50 Rounds Hit The Target, Destroying It. But As He Did That He Alerted The Enemy To His Position.A Swarm Of Soldiers And Mechs Came To Approach Him.
"Serena! Activate Tank Mode!!!"
The Mech Fell To The Ground, Armoured Up And Became A Turret.
"Squad 777 I Need Reinforcements! Location 66- 99-"
Ash Held Off The Enemies For As Long As He Could, But There Was Too Many.
"Serena, If I Die, Activate Nuclear Detonation..."
"Eject, Eject, Eject, Eject, Eject"
"Goodbye Serena..."
Ash Shed A Tear As He Was Launched Into The Air, The Fusion Core Was Overloaded, And It Activated A Nuclear Detonation. He Rembered, Destroying His Beloved AI, Serena. She Had Trained Him As Well As The Military, She Was His Friend.... She Was Dead Now. The Only Thing That Mattered Was Survival! He Was On His Own. He Wouldn't Reach Base For At Least A Week, He Didn't Have That Much Time. He Had A Plan. He Would Set Up Camp In An Old Warehouse 4 Miles Away. From There He Would Travel To The Russian Radio Transmission Station, Hack It And Contact Base To Send Reinforcements And A New WWP.But He Had To Do It In 3 Days. He Had To Keep Moving, If He Stopped He Would Either Be Killed Of Die Of The Gasses In The Air. He Drew His Pistol And Knife. He Approached The Enemy Bodies. He Found An Assault Rifle. It Would Have To Do. But There Was The Remains Of His Mech! If He Could Find Serena's Data Core, He Could Have A New Mech And Load Her Into The Other Data Core In The Other Mech. He Scurried Around The Scraps Of Titanium And Steel, He Thought He'd Never Find Her. But Under The Shattered Interface Was A Glimmering Gold And Black Data Core.
"Serena? Serena! Serena! You Were Not Destroyed? How? That Was A Nuclear Blast! It Should Have Disintegrated You! Here I'll Load You Into My Suit's Holo Drive, That Way You Can Tell Me And Il See You In My Helmet."
He Picked It Up And Slotted It Into A Small Drive In His Suit's Backpack.
"Ash! Are You Alright? I Thought You Were Going The Die!"Said Serena
"I'm Fine, I'm Just Worried About You! Was Your Data Corrupted? Is Anything Damaged?"
"No, Fortunately."
"Right Then We Need To Be On The Move"
Ash Started His Journey To The Old Warehouse,
"Serena Set GPS To 2005114"
A Map Appeared In His Helmet, It Had Directions To The Old Abandoned Warehouse. Approximately 3 Miles Away"
"Life?"
"Raiders"
He Tread To The Warehouse, His Feet Were Aching And Savage Had Shot Him In The Foot. A Bullet Flew Through His Shoulder, He Dropped His Rifle And Pulled His Pistol Out, And Shot A Raider In The Head. Blood Was Spilling All Over The Sandbags That He Was Hiding Behind, Dying Them Red. He Ducked Down And Patched Up His Shoulder. he Grabbed His Rifle And Killed The Remaining Two. Once They Were Dead, He Set Up Camp. He Set Up A Sentry Gun From Parts To Protect His Tent From Gunfire. He Lit A Fire With His Flint And Started To Boil His Rations.This Was The Time When He Realised How Easy It Is To Die. That Bullet Could Of Hit Him, Killing Him. He Was Dreading The Day......