War!

[Archerboy106]

Clarke knelt down. He waited for the signal to continue moving. As he waited, he realized he was sweating. He took a small sigh and listened to the sounds of the night.

[lynksys]

Minutes seemed like hours as they passed by. Since the object didn't move at all, Stotl motioned to move forward again. Soon, they arrived at the Hescos. The blocks had been completed were in the shape of a giant L. Every attack provided intel on where to place the next one, widening their world bit by bit. Within a week of constant working, the safe zone would be large enough to support the squad full time. Stotl whispered to the other. "We've arrived. I want 1 to keep watch and the rest start filling the containers up with rocks." Stotl set his weapon up against a full hesco and worked on filling the unfinished ones up.

[Archerboy106]

Clarke watched as Alex stood out with his sniper. He scanned the area for any movement. Clarke had seen Alex shoot before and felt safe with him as a lookout. Clarke moved over to O'rian. The two began filling the containers.

[lynksys]

Steadily, the soldiers made progress with expanding the covers. After a few hours of labor, it was time to head back to the FOB. Stotl gathered is equipment and waited for the others to get ready.

[Hells Sniper]

Scanning the area one last time before falling back to his squad. Alexander spotted something, he watched it for several minutes. Realizing it didn't look like an enemy. He gave the squad the all clear signal and fell back to them.

[lynksys]

Steadily, the soldiers made their way through the mountainous terrain. About halfway through the return to the FOB, the sun started to creep out. It had been a fairly short night, but something felt like the morning would become an eternity. Stotl: Stay icy, we might be walking right into an ambush. As if on cue, bullets snapped through the air, making a sound like rubber bands hitting plastic. Stotl: Take cover! Most of the shots missed, but Stotl felt a few of the rounds hitting his armor. They felt like gentle pushes and were barely noticable, but they gave enough touch to tell where the bullets were coming from. He stood up just long enough to unpin and toss a nade in the general direction of the gunfire. As soon as the grenade left his hand, he hit the deck and crawled behind a solid piece of cover.

[Archerboy106]

Clarke had jumped to the floor scared. He readied his gun and clicked the safety off. He opened fire in the same general direction as everyone else. He was confused to aim properly. Machine gun fire and explosions of grenades took him back to combat training. He took a deep breath and concentrated. He popped out of cover, and let out a controlled burst of fire, hitting one of the targets.

[Hells Sniper]

Alex, who was higher than the party had shots on each enemy. He scanned the area before shooting and counted. Alexander: Twenty-two...visible. Alexander crawled to cover, he checked his sniper and flicked on his thermal. He remembered the strenuous days in the beginning of the war, when he was a rook. Now, he was a hardened killer. Alexander stuck his sniper barrel beside a rock formation, it was barely visible. But, he could see every single one of his targets. He scanned one final time for the leader of the enemies. When he found him, he took a deep breath. Alexander fired his M40A3, the bullet flew across the air in a flash and struck the leader in the throat. He fell to the ground, grasping it. Within seconds two more enemies dropped from bullets to their chest. Alexander reloaded in a flash and began to change cover.

[lynksys]

The amount of incoming firepower had lessened, but it was barely noticeable. Nearly 20 enemy automatic weapons were chipping away at the cover the soldiers were hiding behind, and tracer rounds lit up the dark morning. If this continued on, Stotl knew how it would end. Soon, the enemy would move in close enough to REALLY pin down the soldiers and finish them off with mortars. They had to move now or never. Stotl: SAW gunners! Put up a wall of lead downrange! Pop off some 40's too! They wouldn't really be able to move until the grenades went off. Even if they didn't kill the enemy, the concussive force of the 40mm would be enough to stun the enemy, providing a chance to move.

[Hells Sniper]

Alexander slid into cover, he hefted his sniper onto a rock and fired off the entire magazine. He was able to get one enemy soldier, and the others were driven off into cover. He reloaded and came under heavy fire from automatic weapons. When he had his chance, he made a sprint towards a log.