The White Knight

Earth

"Eh Alex it's time." I heard Ethan's voice as I made my bunk. I was excited and nervous at the same time. I didn't want to let my team down. Mine and Ethan's job on our squad was riflemen. Melody was on that with us, but she was promoted to archer by Jacob. I ran to the ready station with the rest of my squad. I punched in my armory code we had received that morning. The doors slid to the side then became parallel with the armory closet.

I looked in and saw my armor. It was plain grey with pearl white accents down the center. Adding detail to my chest piece. I picked up my boots first. They where heavy to pick up. I slid my foot in one at a time. They weren't tight on my legs. In fact they didn't fit at all. Then came as hight as my knee and didn't fit at any point. Then I noticed a circular button on the side of the foot. I tapped it on both my feet at once. I felt as the inside of the boot got tighter as it pressurized around my foot. It finally fit. I looked in amazement, then the shin started forming to my leg making a stair formation as it clicked in formation.

I then grabbed my knee pads. They where much simpler then the boots. They had a spandex strap so I just strapped them to my knees. I grabbed my thy pieces and strapped them around my thy's. The armor had the same button as my boots did. I tapped it. It came together and pressurized. My leg armor set was complete. Next was my chest plate and my arms. I put on my chest piece like a shirt. This was the one thing that fit right away. I felt it sticking to my jumpsuit. It was heavy and cold. Next I put on my shoulder pads, then elbow, and my titanium bracers.

All of this armor was weighing me down. Then I saw one more thing of armor in the metallic locker. A spinal grap. It tapped into your armor making it lighter and injecting you with blue liquid that made you stronger. Thus making your armor practically weightless. I picked up the white long metallic band and attached it to my waist. I then hoisted it up to my back. I felt the blistering pain as its needle inserted its self onto my spine.

I gave out a great yell from the anguishing pain. I heard threw the walls as my team mates where doing the same. I stood up when the pain stopped. It slid off my back like a wheeler on ice. I thought I put it on right? I didn't see any metal hooks or feel any adhesive like I did before. Maybe it was a one time thing? I ignored it as I put on my latex gloves with a metal piece covering my hand. I looked around for a helmet but found nothing except two ear pieces. I put them in my ear. They fit easy and comfortable. Then I grabbed my rifle. It was short compared to the other guns but, it wasn't a hand gun but wasn't a long rifle.

I walked out my corridor and to the launch bay where my team was waiting for me.
"Glad u could join us, hit your ears to activate your helmet you will need it. Team pile in." Jacob said scolding me
I pressed my ears as eye pieces folded around and connected in front of my eyes. I felt as the cold titanium folded around my head and covered my neck connecting to me chest piece. I couldn't breathe at first then began to slowly breathe again as my helmets air filter started to work. We piled in a circular prism with jets on the sides and bottom. It had pre-coordinates that launches it self to its destination. I was the last to walk in. I leaned on the wall as I fastened my belt. There was no seats.

I felt as it lifted off.
"15 minutes on impact." I heard melody say excitedly. She was eager to get into the field and fight. I saw her long rifle welded to her hand. It was long ranged and had a advanced scope. This rifle was the reaper of the Knights. I felt as something attached to my thy. I looked down it was handgun. Small and the size of my palm. I hadn't used one before but I was looking forward to it. I looked at Jacob. I saw his green armor compliment his attitude. He was ready for this, I could tell.

"Aye Ethen you feelin sick yet?" Melody picked

"No but I bet your butt is jealous from all the crap that comes out your mouth!" He cracked at her

"How about you two stop talking and let me enjoy my piece!" Max scolded the two. He was quiet. All I knew was that he was shipped to the moon Base last year from Mars. He was an orphan. The round table knows more then I do. I felt as the thruster jets stopped and we sat and looked at each other in panic.

"Aye Jacob what we do man?!" I yelled across to him

"We are dropping into earths atmosphere. Get ready" he ignored me

I could feel the gravity pushing me up twords the roof of the craft as we descended to the fiery earth. BLEWSHH!! We hit the ground and came to a complete halt. I stood there trying to gather my thoughts and mind about what just happened. I closed my eyes for what seemed a eternity. I didn't want to open them for fear that I had ceased living. I breathed hard and fast not knowing what to think or do. Then I felt a light touch grab my hand like youngling falls asleep on a pillow. I opened my eyes to see Jenny. She had a Red Cross on her chest piece.

"Alex it's ok your fine" her voice flowed like honey. I looked at her not trying to make a fool of my self. I grabbed my rifle and fallowed her out the capsule. The light from the out side hurt my eyes. I couldn't see for a brief second then it hit me. I saw crumbled concrete biuldings, a mountain to the back ground with red liquid oozing out the top like blood from a cut. I looked in the sky and saw a veil of black smoke. This was earth. A wasteland.