The First Terran War

Charlie Foxtrot

                                     Between the boundary of Stickney and Forest -View

"NO!!!"

  He got up and started to run toward the men.

"Sir you got a broken Achilles, you must not put pres-"

  Josh turned off his comms to the ODSTs who were speaking to him. He ran passed by them. His body was sore especially from the burns he received.

  As he passes the corner of the street he passed victims of dead soldiers he sniped during the enemy assault to the station. He didn't mind stepping over their bodies because if he died they will do the same.

  Just as he turned he saw groups of ODSTs exiting the station, and they had dents on them. One of the troopers saw him and he waved his hand over. Then suddenly eight shock troopers appeared hefting Jacky out of the building.

  His heart dropped dead, he saw Jacky scratched and dented. They gently dropped her on the floor; she didn't move and didn't say anything and there was no motion. He ran to her as fast as he can but with the torn Achilles that is being supported by his suits second skin that had Nano fibers in his skin he was in pain. But he fought off the pain as he finally got there.

  One of the ODST was laughing who was one of the troopers massaged his shoulders and said aloud, "JESUS!!! How heavy was it?!?!"

  Josh grabbed him and pushed him into a car.

  Furiously he said to the trooper, "WHAT HAPPEN!!"

 The soldiers around him was surprised what happen, then the Platoon Leader appeared and replied, "Chief it's okay..," Then in the background Jacky was up and giggling.

  Josh let go of the ODST and the soldiers who were supposed to retrieve him finally appeared but where exhausted from their running.

"Gotcha." said Jacky. She was fixing her chest.

"What happen?!?" he asked very annoyed

  The Platoon was laughing and no one seemed to answer his question, so Jacky answered for him.

"Relax it was only-"

  Then Josh was right at her face, pushing aside the shock trooper.

"You think it's a joke do you?" he barked.

The ODST Platoon got quiet and some of them back away and pretended they were watching for any movement.

"This is war Jacky, and for almost all of us. This is your first time even participating one."

  And like all teenagers who are being yelled by their parents started to fight back.

"I was just joking okay? I almost got killed by the UEG and almost got killed by an ODST who just shot off my pistols...." and then she stop talking and added to her sentence. "Ah You care about me!"

 Then Josh stared at her but changed the subject, "Well at least your still here. That's the only thing that matter for-"

  He stopped right there, he didn't finish his sentence. Everyone heard what he said and understood what he was supposed to say. Jacky started to blush red inside her helmet and the ODSTs were whispering something very immature.

"No I didn't mean it like that, I meant err..um-" he scratched his head and he started to get hot and his face started to get red. Luckily for him, his Mark V [B] is hiding he expression...unless Jacky is using her infrared vision..

  Jacky passed by him and gave him a nudge on the shoulder and went back to the Platoon who was starting to head out. Then a message appeared. So he looked at the incoming message and blinked at it and it said.