Another Mark 3

*CHAPTER SEVENTEEN*

"Stricker, we see him. We're right behind you about 100 meters. We're gonna come around you three o'clock, try to flank him. Standard two-team formation. Just keep him busy for a few min-" Raleigh was interrupted as we got hit by one of the now three Kaiju's. He tried to smash us with his horns, but we grabbed them. Grunting in effort of trying to hold him, I saw his code name, Scunner. As he held him, he was pushing us back. Raleigh and I then worked together and head-butted the beast as it screeched. We hit him once and he drifted off from the impact. We brought Gipsy on top of him and punched him again. Raleigh then pushed the right arm chain sword to be deployed, which the AI happily confirmed. We were about to strike down the Kaiju when our right side was ripped off. Raleigh yelled in pain as our arms flew forward. 

"Raleigh!" I cried as Gipsy span around from the impact. As we came to a kneel, Raleigh replied.

"I'm okay! I'm okay." We both then groaned as we felt our right legs being pierced. Scunner must have gotten our leg and Raiju must have gotten our arm. We both grunted as we got Scunner off of the leg. We then activated my sides sword and stabbed him in the head. "Lets get this son of a bitch!" Raleigh cried as we pulled Gipsy over to a gaizer. We grunted again as we dragged the Kaiju over to the burning water. I watched as his face burned and our sword became lose as we burned the piece of shit. As our sword slipped form Scunner's head he pushed us back and swam away. From pushing us and being damaged we tumbled badly on the ocean's floor. Gasping, Gipsy kneeled, using the sword to support her. We then both pulled ourselves up and breathed heavily as Herc's voice came from the communicator. 

"Gipsy, coming up on your 12 o'clock! Full speed!" We watched as this shell like armour opened to reveal Raiju. "Get out of the way!" Herc cried, however Raleigh and I had a plan. Releasing our pressure from the chain sword we lifted it, charging it straight at Raiju. The creature slipped right in the middle of the sword and I watched as the weapon split Raiju in half. We bent our arm as we reached the end, grunting, we swung the sword around. Waiting a few seconds for Scunner to attack us, I looked to him and saw that he had turned around, face steaming and heading in the opposite direction. Raleigh and I got up as we watched Scunner swim towards Slattern and Striker. We tried to walk as best we could with Gipsy's crippled leg and using the sword for support, but we were extremely slow. 

"Hang on, Striker!" we hoped, "We're coming to you!" Raleigh cried. 

"No!" Pentecost yelled. "Gipsy! Do not come to our aid! Do you copy?" 

"Hang on!" I cried out as we continued to drag Gipsy's broken leg. 

"Stay as far back as you can!" Pentecost ordered. 

"We can still reach you. We're coming for you." Raleigh cried again. 

"No, Raleigh, listen to me." Pentecost barked. We then stopped walking as we listen to Pentecost, realising there was no way of getting through to him. "You know exactly what you have to do! Gipsy is nuclear! Take her to the Breach!" He shouted. Raleigh sighed heavily as he responded. 

"I hear you, sir. Heading for the Breach. Now." He looked to me and I stared back. 

"No..." I whispered, "No! We cant leave them!" I yelled at Raleigh. He tried his best to reach out to me, but he couldn't do it. Pentecost's voice then came again. 

"Kristen. Listen to me." I looked to the communicator and sniffed, whimpering and afraid of what Pentecost was going to say. "You can finish this. Now I know I caused you pain, but you can save it from others. I will always be here for you and Mako. You can always find me in the Drift!" I dropped my head as a tear fell. "You can always find me in the Drift." He repeated. The hull went silent as Pentecost's voice stopped.