Flesh Wounds

Chapter Twenty-Nine "Making preparations"

34 Pov

"I expected this job to be, a bit more. Fun?" 5000 questions his own sentence.

"What do we even do here?" Dillan asks confused.

We've landed her pelican on top of a firebase in the 'Valleys of Reach.' A mountain range that spreads almost around the whole planet of Reach.

"This was our orders: To secure and operate a UNSC Firebase to hold back the Covenant in this section," I tell them reading off the notification.

"Oh great, so we're left here to die?" 5000 asks in annoyance.

"Oh wait, there's more," I do a little pazazz action with my hands, "We've got to stay here for a full week."

"Tell me you're joking?" Yang sarcastically comments on the situation.

"Nope," I destroy everyone's morality, "But we do need to get this place set up if we're to prevent any Covenant from advancing on this position."

Nick walks up next to the group, "And how exactly are we supposed to set up this base? We're in the middle of nowhere and the only possible supplies we'll ever get isn't gunna fly in from any sort of air support."

"Wow, buzz kill.." 5000 whispers audibly, for all to hear.

"Well. We've got a single Barracks, a Vehicle Bay, luckily a Power Generator, and last but not least, a Medical Station that will hopefully keep this whole entire establishment of one-hundred people good," I start planning everything out in my head. "Okay you," I point to Dillan and continue, "You have some of the most experience flying so you'll help out with the Vehicle Bay, You can train some pilots."

"And what about us?" 5000 asks dumbly like I already didn't know.

"I was getting to that, could you give me some time to speak?" I ask half sarcastically and half annoyed.

"Well yea-"

"So obviously since Nick is literally a SFM he'll be working off in the Medical Station."

Nick visibly gulps and heads off down the stairs of the rooftop/helipad and into the HQ.

"Sparky: You'll be in the Vehicle Bay. Actually most likely where you were born. You will know what to do more than me."

Sparky let's out a gleeful yelp and runs down after Nick.

"Yang. You actually would probably fall into any of the sections of this base. I can't make the choice so you choose yourself."

"I'll just head off to the Barracks.." She tells me in her usual tone and walks off down the stairs. Dillan falls behind her and walks off too.

"What am I supposed to do?" 5000 asks being the only other person up here but me.

"Uh-" Think, think me! "You can either go in the Barracks or follow me and help get stuff set up."

Saved it.

"Well. The Barracks could use a better leader in there, but I guess you'll need help moving all the heavy stuff around here," Mutters more to himself than me, then chuckles, "Guess I'll follow you around for now."

"Yeah. I thought so... Let's go."

Nick Pov

"Holy crap this place is way bigger on the inside," I murmur in astonishment to myself as I walk the large metal hallway.

Finally, after walking for so long, I can see a very visible sign which is politely marked 'Medical Bay.' As if on que five different UNSC ODST medics run up to me and salute.

"Dear god..." I murmur to myself quiet enough so they can't hear my comment.

They look at each other nervously and then back at me.

After a moment of silence I ask, "So are you gunna show me around or-"

"Finally I thought you'd never ask!" All but one of them yells out in union.

"Yeaaah," I take a moment to analyze them. They are all in almost perfect health as my HUD tells me, but in a mental state, I kinda doubt that answer.

They're all wearing different ODST accents, The Primary is the normal urban camo pattern, then the secondary's are all different. Red, Blue, Green, Gold, and Purple. The one who still hasn't talked and also is the least amused looking is Purple.

So from their voices I can tell there is a two males and two females. But the Purple one I can't tell by the way they just look.

"Uhhhh? Hellu?" I hear a *Thump thump thump* noise on my VISR and I realize I was just standing there in thought as they were doing the same thing like me. They were analyzing me all the same.

I mentally recover and look around at them, they have all gathered around me and are about as confused as I was.

"Uh. Hi," I just say flatly not doing anything.

"Great you're still alive! Let's go!" The Red one yells out in their feminine voice and starts back towards the entrance to the medical area, the other's follow behind and I guess that's my que as well to follow behind too.

"So what am I going to do around here?" I ask catching up with the group of quintet ODSTs.

"Well there's going to have to be some sort of order around here and someone's got to have more experience around here!" The Yellow one shouts. Ugh why are they so loud?!

"I mean. We've only had one successful surgery operation," The Blue one informs me instantly dropping my hopes for this to end well.

"Oh.. And, how many operations have you d-"

"Exactly twenty-two," Both Red and Yellow tell me.

"Oh my God."