Love KIA (Damon Baird x Reader)

Chapter 6: Squadmates

"Marcus, come on!" I yelled, "Help me get them on the Raven!"

Marcus rushed over, helping me hoist (y/n) onto the Raven, sent in for emergency pickup. With the horde of grubs slowly dwindling, thanks to the backup that took for-fucking-ever to show up, it was safe to have a Raven land. With (y/n) on board, and Marcus and I on as well, the chopper took off back to base. I sat on the floor, trying to stop (y/n)'s wounds from bleeding the best I could.

"Baird, what the hell happened?!" Marcus asked, helping me with (y/n)'s wounds.

"Damn grubs flanked us! What the hell was that?! It was supposed to be a small group, easily taken care of! Not a full blow god damn militia!" I exclaimed, looking down at (y/n).

Seeing them like this.. pale, barely breathing.. on deaths door. It hurt. I dont know why, but I was afraid to lose them. They were my friend, yeah, but this feeling was different. Seeing my squad mates hurt, it didnt add up to this. My chest hurt, I was scared.. I dont get scared.

"I don't know, but it doesn't matter. Keep pressure on that wound until we get back to base, we arent losing anymore squad mates. Not on my watch." Marcus said, helping me keep (y/n)'s bleeding to a minimal.

Could this Raven fly any faster?!

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"We cant hold them off any longer!" Peter's cried, "Theres too many of them! (L/n)'s, we need to pull back!!"

"I'm not leaving them behind! We're getting Adam's out of there!" I yelled back, Locust gunfire blazing overhead.

"Its a suicide mission! Hes probably already dead, it's no use if you die too!"

"Zip it, Peter's! I'm going in, with or without you!"

Peter's growled, reloading his lancer before rushing over to me.

"I'm not letting you go in there by yourself!" He sighed, "Let's go! Keep your head down!"

The two of us rushed towards the locust hold, swerving and dodging the incoming fire. Retalitating, we took out any grub that got in our path, finally making it inside. We closed and barricaded the door, buying us hopefully a few minutes.

"Adams!! Where are you?! Its (y/n)!" I exclaimed, hoping to hear his voice.. but there was nothing.

Peter's and I began quickly searching each and every room we came across, looking for any sign of our last remaining squadmate. Delgado was killed in the fire fight, and Jules was sniped by a locust on the rooftops.. I couldnt lose Adam's as well.

"(L/n)!... I... I found him.." Peter's called out.

I ran to his location, and was greeted by a gruesome sight.. Adam's body lay there, torn up, cut and bloody.. He was limp, lifeless.. My chest tightened and my Lancer slipped from my hands. I collapsed to my knees by his body, taking his COG tags into my hands. Tears slipped down my cheeks.. I failed. I failed my squad, i failed to keep them safe. I raised my hand and turned on my TAC/COM.

"Control, this is Lieutenant (l/n)... We're held down in the locust base.. Peters and I are the only ones left.. we require immediate backup and evac.." I said.

"Copy that. I'm sending backup and a Raven to your location now."

I slowly stood, gripping Adam's tags in my hands. He wasnt just a squad mate.. he was everything to me.. and I couldn't keep him safe. I turned around and looked up at Peters.