Defending the emperors name

Part 6

As we went down into the strong hold I looked around. There wasn't much to see just a few light fixtures. After that Nemeroth took out 3 silencers and urged us to put them on. So we decided it would be best to put them on. I put my bolter on my back and drew the small knife I had strapped to my thigh and then we made our way down a long hallway. It was dimly lighted but it was bright enough that we could see. There was a large indent on the left side of the wall. As we got closer to the end of the hallway we heard footsteps coming our way from the end of the hallway so we all ran back to the indent in the wall as sat there for a minute silent. As the figure got closer we noticed it was definitely an ork. I readied my knife and as soon as the ork walked in front of the opening I put my hand over his mouth and pulled him closer and once I could get my knife close enough I slit his throat open. The orks body went limp and I felt the blood run down his neck and onto my hand. I set the body down quietly and stepped over it into the hallway and gestured to the others to follow me.

"We have to find those plans and fast" Nemeroth whispered.

"I realize that but the best thing to do right now is not talk, it's too risky to make any noise at all."

Nemeroth fell silent and we continued on our way. We walked for quite a long time before we reached a large room with three orks standing over a large table. After I saw this I took my bolter off my back and motioned for everyone to do the same. After that we slowly and quietly walked into the room and as soon as we got in the door we heard the loud "bang!" Of the door closing behind us. The three orks turned stopped what they were doing and turned around and before they were able to comprehend what was going on the three of us opened fire and the orks fell to the floor in green and red heaps. We then made our way to the table and found that the plans were on the table and that the orks had been drawing new parts to the plans the thing looked like a piece of ork machinery for sure but there was no time to look at what they had done to the plans so I just gave the plans to Hailey who placed them in her back pack. As we waked toward the door I looked around the room for a moment and nothing caught my eye until I saw a small red light underneath a small table near the door. I couldn't think of what it was for at first but then it hit me. When the orks heard the door slam they triggered a silent alarm underneath the table they were standing at. After I had realized that I knew we needed to get out of here fast.

"Run!" I yelled

As I said that the door bursted open and about ten orks piled through the door and we opened fire. We downed about half of them before they even pulled out their weapons and we got rid if the rest before they could fire at us. We made a run for the door and followed the path we had come from. I looked behind us and saw that we were being chased by about 40 orks. They began firing at us and Nemeroth took a round to the shoulder. He fell to the floor from the force of the impact, I told Hailey to continue running and she did as I said and made her way out of the strong hold. After that I ran back to the spot where Nemeroth was lying and picked him up and hoisted him over one of my shoulders. I made a run for the exit. Bullets were flying last me left and right, one just nicked my cheek and I felt the blood run down my cheek. I winced in pain but I continued running. I had made it to the exit soon after that and I made my way out of the stronghold. After I was outside I looked for Hailey and once I saw her I ran over to her and set Nemeroth down on the ground and sat down next to Hailey. I kept looking back and forth from her to the entrance of the stronghold. I knew we were in no condition to fight and we had no chance of winning the inevitable battle we had ahead of us. At the thought of that a year ran down my face. And I turned to Hailey and I made my way closer to her. The tears began running down my face and I placed my forehead on her's and she moved a way bit. My head was still looking down at the ground like it was before, but then she pulled up my chin with her hand and kissed me. It was a short kiss but it was a good one. After she had some that she put her head on my shoulder and began to bawl and I realized she also knew that we weren't gonna survive against the onslaught of orks that was inevitably approaching. As her tears continued running down my shoulder pad I just looked toward the door and continued crying silently.