The Final Straw

The Side Mission

"The only time you survive is when you work together do NOT be a hero out in the field." Says the Chief of the camp set up by the USNC. They were set up right outside New Mombasa. That stands for the United States Nation Corp. "We will work the sweat out of you. You will be perfect for war by the time we are done training." They started off to the firing range, and the marines started their work.

On a different part of the planet, the second best group of marines is there. They would be called ODSTs. When they get called they will take out a great amount of enemies, or provide great covering fire. They specialize in weapons, acrobatics, strategic plans, and much much more. They were walking through te jungle of Madagascar, when they found the most digusting group of things you coulden't usually find, even if you tried. If they had been tourists they would have been dead before they had time to react. They knew what they were doing, so they found what they were in no time flat. You coulden't imagine how fast they reacted. They grabbed their knives and grabbed the little guys' masks and crushed them so they coulden't breathe. They then stabbed them in the eyes, after that they knocked them on the ground. When you go near an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, you better not be something they are looking for... they will kill you as fast as an cheetah runs.

When the Marines got through training they heard a low purr, like a cat's, but lower. One of them had said something, but it went away right after. They all agreed it was the sun messing with them, they were in a desert training hall, with the heat almost 140 degrees. They had air conditioning in their suits, which lowered it to about 90 degrees to them. Later that day they were practicing their reflexes in a competition of paintball. WIthout them knowing, there was something watching them, just wating for the right moment to strike...

The ODSTs got to the camp they had been searching for. "The camp is over there," one points and contacts in the radio feed in their helmets, "If we can sneak around and ambush them, they can't escape this time. We lost one because of the sniper. Note to self, Do not let a sniper do a Support Gunner's job." They soon got around enough and started to count, "1", They began crawling, "2", The suspense is immense, "3!!!!" they go out so fast the fire of the camp grounds starts to move to the side. The strange creature is confused, it didn't feel any wind, and nothing came past... so what could it be? Before it could react, the disgustic sound of its neck cracking woke the others up to see their last bit of light.

The Marines are told to go to the debriefing room, they are told to go to the other side of the planet to give some cover fire to some allies. They lost contact with them when the were looking for some information on how to get rid of a problem they had been facing for quite some time. They set off as soon as they got all their gear.