Harmony's Defeat
Chapter 13: Chapter Twelve - War-zone
Previous Chapter Next Chapter“...A few hours ago the Russians began their attack on Berlin... It’s simple. Your team will be flown here. First you will takeout the two Artillery's batteries, here and here. That’ll allow our armour divisions to move up and take out the enemy ammo deport. You will then take the Russian forward command post and hold it till my men can secure it for you. Then, Finally, you will move here to the forward helicopter deport, the helicopters have been refueling here. Your team will take out the fuel tanks and any choppers still landed. After that you can proceed to the primary command post and capture your HVT. Do what ever you like with him just as long as you keep him from commanding his forces...”
“...Okay! We’re about five minutes out”
We were kindly being transported to our mission zone by the UN. Me, Violet, Rarity, Twilight and Rainbow were in this chopper. The rest were in the other two UN helicopters: Liam, Ryder, Pinkie and Fluttershy in the second and Megan, Pete, Edward and Apple Jack in the third. I was stood by the open door looking down at the relentless fighting below. Russian and UN soldiers dunking it out on every street. We were passing over a car park, many Abrams and T90’s destroying each other. Suddenly a red light started flashing and beeping. From a building by the car park, a rocket approached us.
“...Hold on!” Yelled the UN pilot, “...brace for Impact!”
The rocket hit our tail and blew it clean off. We were now spiralling out of control, crashing down towards the ground below us. I looked at everyone else in the chopper as they grabbed leverage of something, trying not to fall out of the chopper... CRASH!
“Courage... Wake up quickly!” Rainbows voice I could barely hear over the daze and gun fire.
“...Shit my head...” I refused to get up but a sudden explosion near by instantly convinced me to grab my gun and get up. I climbed to the cockpit to see if the Pilots was still alive. The pilot was dead but the co-pilot was still alive. I managed to pull her out of the burning wreckage. The crash created a large crater so we did have some minimal cover against the incoming fire. Violet, Rainbow and Rarity were behind a taxi that had slid slightly into the crater. They were using it as cover. Twilight was ducked down in the crater as she came to tend to the co-pilot. I was probably a little better at being a field medic than Twilight but I was a lot better with rifle than she was, so I had her tend the co-pilot instead of me. The co-pilot wasn’t too badly hurt anyway. I crawled up next to Violet and took cover behind the taxi to check our situation. We had crashed on the road opposite the car park. There were two lanes on each side of the road and down the middle was a tram line. About twenty metres to the right was a bridge that crossed over some train tracks and down the road to the left a T-90 tank approached along with multiple Russian soldiers running down the road using the cars for cover. Me and Violet moved out of the crater to take cover by two cars close by. We returned fire to try hold the Russians back. There were way to many and we were lost in the middle of a war zone. The rest of the team obviously continued on with the objective unaware we had crashed. The T-90 was close now as it crushed every car it drove over. It turned it’s main gun to blow our cover away and us with it.
“Awww Shit....” I said once again accepting defeat.
Suddenly I heard a loud explosion then an immediate second one. I looked at the Russian tank is it sparked continuously before it exploded violently. I looked behind me where I heard the first explosion. It was a UN Abrams and a squad of UN marines.
“Move out! Secure the perimeter!” Yelled the Sargent of the team.
He walked over to me as his marines took cover around the area, one marine tending to the Co-Pilot
“Sargent Mike Kellion awaiting orders sir! UN command gave me specific orders to get you to your objectives at all costs!”
“Thank you Sargent. Our objectives are not far from here. Your tank should be able to get us there in one piece!”
“Rodger that....” he then looked at the tank then back at me, “...Wanna drive?” He then grinned at me.
I grinned back and told him “Fuck yes!”
In the tank now. Had complete control of the locomotion and main gun.
“Alright! I’ll cover you guys. Move along side me and do as I say. Haven't driven one of these in a while... lets see what I can remember” I turned the tank round and drove across the bridge. Three T-90 tanks were ahead at the cross road bombing a UN position that was inside an apartment building to the left. I moved in to engage. Bang! One down straight away. Before they turned I fired a second round into the second one. Bang! The main gun was blow straight off the top. The third aimed to fire but I blasted him away too before he could shoot.
“BOOM BABY! GET SOME!” I cheered.
On the right was a car park with lots of Russians behind the cars firing at the ponies and the UN marines. I aimed toward them firing away with my secondary machine gun. The cars exploding in like four bullets, the Russians getting slaughtered and running in fear.
“There isn’t any cover for us down the main road” said one of the Marines.
“Okay. We’ll work our way round the side and use the buildings as cover. I’ll drive through tearing things up with this beauty! ...and so the fun begins...”
I drove down the road on the right of the cross road. Large apartment buildings both sides and sidewalks with little flower gardens around them. A small green field on the corner with a few trees scattered across it. Bullets were coming from above and below as Russians tried to take out the tank. Some were crossing the field shooting at me. I just blasted away on the main gun. Taking out five or six per shot. I then started firing at the Russians in the building to the left, blowing massive chunks of building off the sides. I then proceeded up the road to another junction still firing away at all the Russians with my machine gun. The others still on foot walked down the road on the left and took cover behind some cars. I also turned left to cover them from the Russians. Parking bays covered the sides of this road, all filled with cars and all with Russians in cover behind them.
“Okay Courage! Do your thing!”
I advanced slowly blasting all the cars and gunning down the Russians. Reached another junction and took another left. Up the road at the right corner turning was an apartment building and apartment buildings all down the left. Russians in the first, second and third floors firing at me and the others. The others were behind some cars for cover as I approached the building. I started firing the main gun into the third floor. Pieces of building and Russians were falling out onto road. A Russian troop truck drove up and stopped on the corner. A load of Russians started coming out of it... so I blew that up too. An RPG flew out from the second floor and hit the tank but it didn't do much except dent the hull. Annoyed by this I blew up the second floor too. The Russians on the first floor continued to fire and I returned fire with my machine gun. It didn’t take long to rip their cover to pieces. Concrete and plaster is no match for 50.cal bullets.
Turning the corner I found another T-90 tank at the next corner a few many yards down the road. It fired it’s main gun at me and hit my tank directly. The tank sustained some damage but our primary systems were still online. I was not happy about that so... I got my main gun... and I er... I fired about... nine shells into the enemy tank... I spent almost a minute blowing the shit out of that tank. There was definitely no chance it was going to be shooting me again. After turning the corner the T-90 shot me from, making sure I drove OVER it to get extra pay back, I found multiple Russian trucks set up as a road block. Russian troops were behind the trucks firing at me. I just ignored them and drove right through the block. The tank pushed the trucks aside like they were nothing.
“Me and the rest are going to move into the buildings on the left. We’ll move through them so we are not so vulnerable like we are on the road” Violet informed.
“Rodger that” I said almost completely ignoring her as I continued to blow everything up with my tank.
Down the road was another corner. At least it was a left one this time. On the corner were two minor conjoining roads, both had light anti-infantry vehicles just poking out onto the junction. No match for my tank... or so I thought. I noticed they had secondary rockets on the sides of their main guns. I quickly fired my main gun, destroying the first one as it exploded like a fuel air bomb. Fuck knows what that APC was carrying for it to explode like that. The second fired it’s rocket at me. Before the rocket hit I fired back. It exploded in the same way. The rocket hit us. More damage was taken but out tank was still running.
“The main gun is gone!” shouted the Co-Driver.
“What about the secondary machine gun?” I asked.
“Yeah! It’s still online and loaded!”
“Good! We’re not out of this fight yet”
I turned the left corner. The tank was pretty beat up but it was still going. Down this road, apartment buildings were all down the right and on the left was a field. Rarity, Violet and all the rest were running across the field while the Russians were distracted by me. Either side of the road were more parking bays full of cars. Russians all behind them and more in the apartment buildings. I drove down the road spraying bullets all over the street destroying cars and killing Russians. About half way through my rampage down the road a hind flew round from the side of the building at the end of the road and turned to face me
“Shit! Get out!”
Me and the Co-Driver tried to climb out of the tank. The hind unloaded a full load of rockets towards us. I quickly climbed out and jumped off the tank. The Co-driver tried to climb out but just as he stood on top of the tank the rockets hit. He was blasted towards me all burnt, scratched and bruised. I checked his pulse. It was really weak but he was still alive. Gun fire coming from everywhere as I dragged him towards a car for cover. I was dazed and felt really confused. As I pulled him closer to the car I was shot in the leg. I fell for a moment but got back up to continue dragging the Co-Driver. I managed to get him behind the car and lent him against the door. I soon started to return fire at the Russians in the apartment building with my M246.
After a while of firing it was clear we were on our own. I picked up the Co-Driver and started to run away from the building and across the field. Took a bullet in the back, the hind followed suit as I ran towards the others who had only just noticed what had happened to me. They fired at the chopper to try cover me from it. Rarity was using her levitation to fire a Russian AK she must have picked up earlier. Rainbow flew up towards the cockpit of the chopper and sprayed her Famas into it, killing the Pilot instantly.
“C’mon! We’ve gotta go!” Shouted Violet pointing to a load of T-90 tanks crossing the field from the main road. We ran right, down the middle of the field between the tanks and a few more hinds coming from behind the apartment buildings. Explosions all around us from the tanks and machine gun fire from the choppers. Twilight raised a barrier above us to protect us but was destroyed in about four seconds from a tank shell. We managed to get across the field and run across a few car parks. The choppers still firing at us but the cars provided good cover.
“We can’t run forever!” Twilight stated. “...We need to escape from the Helicopters”
“Rarity! Take my grenades and pull the pins off them. Then levitate them towards the choppers quickly!”
A purple glow surrounded all the grenades on me. They pulled away from me and flew towards the choppers as the pins came raining down on me. Two of the choppers were destroyed by the resulting explosions but one was still left.
“Two down, one to go” I said.
The hind was bearing down on our position firing more rockets and machine gun rounds. As it rushed towards us it was sprayed in the side by mini-gun bullets. A UN chopper hovered above us, Liam spraying the mini-gun at the hind and yelling like a mad man. Liam was getting good at saving the day. We continued on and crossed the main road. On the other side was a large green hill. Artillery fire could be seen coming over the other side of it.
“Battery number one...”
Liam the used the megaphone to talk from the helicopter, “Don’t worry about battery number two boss! We already took care of that! We’ll stay in the chopper and provide cover”
Fluttershy flew down from the chopper and landed next to me. She activated her medical scanner and looked to me.
“You're wounded. I think I should have a look at it”
“No Fluttershy, take a look at the Co-Driver first. Make sure he’s okay”
“Erm... alright...”
“Sargent... You and your marines will move up the hill with me. Violet, Ponies, stay here and protect Fluttershy while she mends the Co-Driver. You can regroup with us when she’s finished”
“Okay. I'm cool with that” Rainbow said with a laid back tone as she laid down in the grass. The rest nodded in agreement.
Me and the marines reached the top of the hill. The Sargent gave me his binoculars and pointed towards four Artillery tanks that were at the base of the hill. All firing high up sending shells over the hill and across the tracks.
“There’s our target. Four Artillery tanks bombing our defensive positions across the tracks. Taking those out will really help our infantry boys. Also there’s the remains of the Anti-air in the area. Taking them out will allow regular air support to continue for the UN”
“How do we take them out?” I asked the Sargent.
“We could use this beacon of mine to tell the fly boys to do it. That way we can just sit back and watch the fireworks”
“Sounds like a plan, but we actually need to plant the beacon near the Artillery”
“Well me and my boys will cover you while you move up and plant the beacon”
“Won’t the Anti-air destroy the planes when they come in?”
“Nope. The Anti-air can’t react in time. If the planes miss then yes, the Anti-air will destroy them before they pull out. That’s why they need the beacon to make sure they don’t miss.”
“Okay. That works for me... Keep me covered. I'm going in”
I moved down the hill slowly, hoping not to get seen while I placed the beacon. The UN marines were standing by at the top of the hill to back me up if the Russians started shooting. In broad day light I would most likely get seen but I was feeling lucky today. Luckier than I was when we had to stop that plane. Man that was the worst day so far. Today was actually good. I got to drive a tank. Best moments of my life. I’ve never actually driven a tank in a war zone before. Then again, I’ve never actually been in a real war zone before. I was always on spec-ops missions for the UN.
I amazingly somehow managed to get all the way up to the Artillery without being seen. “What the fuck are the Russians doing?” I thought. Then I looked round to see them all playing cards. They were using an ammo crate as the table. I couldn’t tell what they were playing but I was never a big card game fan except for ‘Go Fish’.
“Go fish” said one of them.
“Wow! They’re playing go fish?!?!”
“Huh?”
“Shit....”
“Get him!” Shouted the leader of the group.
“Wait! Wait!... why are you speaking English?” I asked curiously.
“We like to practise our language skills. Tis’ good English yeah?”
“Yeah, you're very good at it”
“Thanks comrade, but now I must arrest you and take you to our leader”
“No! It is I who is arresting you!!! ...and by arrest I mean let a couple of F-22’s blow you up...”
“Oh?”
They looked at me blankly and I looked back. I then just ran up the hill as they tried to un-clip their AK’s. Before they could shoot a couple of F-22’s flew in and Fired rockets at the Anti-air and Artillery vehicles. As the rockets hit I dived down and covered my head. All the Russians were killed with the vehicles.
We had all regrouped at the top of the hill. The third chopper carrying Pete, Megan, Edward and Apple Jack had landed near by to regroup with us also. Liam and Pinkie were still hovering in their chopper ready to provide Air-support. Liam was on one mini-gun and Pinkie was on the other. Two hyperactive children on mini-guns... yeah... Great idea... I didn’t bother myself with it too much. It was the Russians that were going to feel the hurt from that... and half of Berlin...
“Liam, Pinkie?”
“Yes boss?” “Hi!!!” Both spoke at once in a very Hyperactive tone, which worried me a bit.
“You two need to behave up there okay? No friendly fire and please, try to leave at least half of Berlin standing. Don’t go to berserk on those guns”
“Don’t worry Courage, We’ll run out of ammo before we destroy half of Berlin”
“Just be careful of friendlies okay?”
“Okai doki loki” replied Pinkie.
“Alright! The forward command post is just a few clicks south east. Ryder... come down here. I need your explosive expertise for any tanks we may run into on the way there”
Ryder roped down from the chopper Liam and Pinkie were in.
“...of course” He said in his calm masculine voice as he walked towards me.
“Okay, we are a huge group. Taking this command post should be a sinch. Sargent Kellion, you and your marines will hang back and follow us, keeping a fair distance away from us. If we all travel together then we would be vulnerable to an ambush...”
“You got it”
“Violet, Ryder, Edward, you guys will take point. Me, the Ponies, Megan and Pete will be close behind to support you. Rainbow, I want you airborne as a scout. You’ll be our ‘UAV’. Try to spot out any enemy positions so we can either avoid or engage as appropriate...”
“You got it!”
“Okay. Everybody Understand?”
They all nodded in agreement.
“Alright. Lets move out”
Walking down a sub-urban street. It seemed clear. We continued to advance to our objective. It was not far now. Rainbow Dash landed down next to me as I looked down the street towards a few Russian APC’s and an infantry division. We all moved out from the street and took cover in the houses near by.
“Ryder! Quick! Plant some C4 on the street. Those troops are moving to help out the invasion in Berlin. We should take them out just to help the UN in the city a little bit”
“You got it” He said calmly as he walked back out onto the street to plant charges.
“...And don’t get spotted” I whispered loudly but he just waved his hand backwards at me.
“What happened to using code names on missions?” Edward asked.
“We’re not on a stealth Mission so it’s fine to use our actual names. Code names are just for when Russians might be able to hear us”
“Oh... fair enough. So if the Russians are close then we use code names?”
“Yes...”
“Well now I know. That certainly saves a lot of confusion”
“Yeah so can we please focus on the mission now?”
“Of course. Sorry...”
“No problem Edward. Well you know now so it’s cool”
Kellion’s team had made it to our position and took cover in the house on the opposite side of the street.
Ryder came back inside and gave me a C4 detonator.
“When you're ready” He said.
The APC’s approached and drove right past the cars and bins that were loaded with C4. I held my hand out i front of me as I used my fingers to count from three to one. The others looked at me to show they were ready. As I reached one I clenched my fist to detonate the charges. A massive explosion erupted outside as the windows were blown in and the whole house shook. Me and Ryder instantly stood up in the window and started shooting the remains of the infantry that survived the explosion.
“Well that was easy” I stated confidently.
We approached the building the Russians were using as a command post. It looked like a school or something. We could see a back fire exit open with a couple of Russians guarding it.
“We’re going in loud guys. We’ll split into five teams:
Team one: Me, Violet, Rarity and Twilight.
Team two: Ryder, Pete, Megan and Edward.
Team three: Kellion’s team.
Team four: Rainbow dash.
Team five: Fluttershy and Apple Jack.”
“Why am I on my own in team four?” Rainbow asked.
“Give me a chance to explain my plan and you’ll find out”
“Oh... sorry”
“Right here’s the plan: Team one and two will move up the fire exit. Team two will clear the first floor and team one will move to the second floor and clear it out also. Team three move move round the side of the building and clear out the forecourt of the building before moving in the main entrance to clear the ground floor. By the time team three moves in we will be ready to help you out from the first and second floor balconies to help clear the main hall in the main entrance... I assume that will work if this IS in fact a school. Team four, that's you Rainbow, will keep the skies clear of choppers. Team five will stay here and keep watch. Any questions?”
“Nope, seems pretty legit plan to me” said Edward. “I mean it seems like a legit plan” he said trying to compensate for his failure in grammar the first time.
“I know what you meant Edward, don’t worry”
I put my fingers in my ear piece and started talking into it, “Liam? Stand by at a safe distance. Once Rainbow clears the skies I want you to move in a provide air-support”
“Alright. I’ll let the pilot know! Nash out”
“He used his code name” Complained Edward.
“You see the thing is Edward... Liam’s code name is his xbox live gamer tag so... it’s okay for him to use it whenever. Besides, nothing is stopping you using yours dude. I just won’t use it unless it’s necessary”
“Oh... okay. Sorry but this code name stuff confuses me”
“Okay...” I chuckled a little. “...lets just get back to the mission. We’ll sort out the rules for code names later yeah?”
“Okay boss”
We all checked our weapons and ammo as we waited for my mark.
“Okay, ready everyone?” I paused for a few seconds as I looked over the bush. “...GO!”
We all ran out from the tree line and gunned down most of the guards in seconds. Kellion’s team moved round the side firing at all the troops from the front of the building. My team and team two stacked up at the fire exit.
“Team two! Move up!”
Team two advanced up the stairs and my team followed on. A couple of Russians leaned round the corner of the first door to shoot but where taken down precisely by team two. Team two moved onto the first floor and my team proceeded up the stairs to the second floor. We used a breach charge to blast through the door on the second floor. We moved out onto a corridor. Lockers filled the walls and a few desks were laid out for cover. Gun fire was coming from either side but we engaged quickly, taking cover behind the sides of the locker rows. Twilight bucked open the class door opposite the fire exit door. I saw her throw a few tables around the class with her levitation. She was using them against the Russian soldiers that were hiding in there.
Me and Violet ducked down near each other as fire continued to come from both ends of the corridors.
“Hay Violet, How about we kick their ass?”
“Definitely. Ninja moves?” She asked suggestively.
“Ninja moves...” I said cunningly
We jumped up and advanced down the corridor. Russians were taking cover all over it. We shot the Russians furthest away from us then I jumped over to the first few who had been using some class rooms for cover. I swung my weapon into the stomach of the first one, knocking him into a locker, then jumped up to knee another in the face. Two Russians came out of the class room near me but I spun round to shoot them before they could react. The one I knocked into the locker was now behind me and tried to shoot me in the back but I quickly used my left hand to draw my pistol and shoot him. I didn’t even look to shoot him. Violet soon rushed passed me and ran down the corridor blasting away with her M4. She came close to a Russian, jumped up to kick him then landed on her feet and shot him. Another Russian came to stab her in the back but she knocked him with the but of her weapon and shot him in the head. More Russians came out of the class behind her but I managed to shoot them before they shot Violet. She acted as if she knew I would shoot them as she proceeded to shoot the last of the Russians at the end of the corridor. The last of them were now dead and I walked up to Violet, both of us aiming forward towards the last the Russians as they dropped holding their bullet wounds.
“Good job Violet” I said breathing heavily.
“You too” she said with the same heavy breathing.
“Impressive moves you two” Twilight congratulated.
Rarity started clopping her hoofs on the floor, “Bravo! That was truly amazing”
“Thanks. Good job at clearing the other side of the corridor by the way” said I.
“Clear?” Both the ponies said in confusion. Rarity then looked behind her at the empty corridor.
“Oh right! No they just ran away...” Rarity said jokily. Apart from the fact that she was not actually joking. There were no Russian bodies down that corridor at all.
We had finished clearing the second floor and were now on the balconies above the main hall at the main entrance. Bullet fire coming in through the doors at the Russians that were on the ground floor. We soon began to fire at the Russians too. They turned upwards to fire back but they didn’t stand a chance. We soon killed them all and the building was now completely secure. The Russians outside ran in fear as Liam and Pinkie started firing away at them from the chopper. The chopper was hovering above the main entrance making sure no one made back in the building.
“Command, this is Sargent Kellion. Me and the mercs have secured the forward command post... Rodger that... Got it... yeah we can hold till then... Rodger, Kellion out”
He looked to me, “Okay. Command has sent an advanced ground force to secure this building but it’ll be twenty minutes before they arrive. We need to hold this building till then. Command has sent a few choppers with troops to help us out in the mean time. They will land in the main court yard at the centre of the building in five minutes”
“Aright! Your team will hold the main entrance. Ryder, Edward. Get to the roof and get ready to take out any tanks with the rockets. Team five, Get inside now. Violet, Pete, Megan, go secure the fire exits. Each of you will take a fire exit. The map says there should be one on each side of the building. Twilight and Rarity. Use your levitation to block up the side entrance. Rainbow, Keep the skies clear okay?”
“Again? Alright”
Apple Jack and Fluttershy got inside pretty quickly.
“...Apple Jack, stay with me and Fluttershy, go to the court yard and wait for the back up to arrive. Tell them to meet me in the class room on the first floor that's right by the main entrance”
“Oh... okay”
“Also be ready to patch up the wounded”
“Erm... okay... but what if I...” she looked at me worried, like she was going to screw up or something.
I crouched down to her level and softened my voice, “Don’t worry Fluttershy, you’ll be fine”
I then stood up again, “Alright! Lets move it people!” I shouted, clapping my hands commandingly
Two minutes had passed since I gave the orders to everyone.
“Counter attack incoming!” Liam shouted, his voice echoing in my earpiece.
Me and Apple Jack moved to the window of the class room to see nine T-90 tanks and over a hundred Russian soldiers advancing on the building. Liam and Pinkie’s chopper moved to a higher altitude to avoid being hit by the tanks. They began to fire the mini-guns at the soldiers below them. The tanks and troops began to bombard the building with shells and bullets. Kellion’s team returned fire. I lifted to fire my weapon too. Managed to take out almost twenty Russians but then a tank fired at me with it’s main gun. Me and Apple Jack were launched against the back wall. A massive hole was blown in the class room wall where the tank had hit. My spine was really stiff from the impact against the wall. Apple Jack was groaning lightly in pain, her eyes sealed shut tightly and her hooves laid flat on the floor. Machine gun fire was coming through the new hole so I quickly moved to pick up Apple Jack and move her into the corridor where it was safe. I sat down next to her and rested my eyes for two seconds.
“Courage. The extra troops are here” said Ryder calmly.
“Fuck sake...” I moved my fingers to my ear piece. “Rodger that... Be there in a sec. Fluttershy... we got wounded. Be ready to patch them up when I come.”
I picked up Apple Jack and limped to the court yard
When I reached the court yard I put Apple Jack down by Fluttershy and Fluttershy immediately got to work with patching her up. I turned to look at the troops. Most were already moving out to get into defensive positions. One team moved to me.
“Bear Trap, standing by and awaiting orders. We are the advanced anti-vehicle team”
“Get to the roof and help Ryder take out the tanks...”
Rainbow Dash suddenly crashed into the court yard. She had taken a few bullets to the left wing.
I looked back at the team, “...and choppers...”
Bear Trap moved out to go help Ryder. Bear Trap was the team name in case you didn’t already guess. I quickly ran over to Rainbow. She stood up and shook off the dirt like a dog shakes off water.
“Rainbow? Are you okay?”
“I'm fine...” she then looked back at her wing “...but I'm going to be grounded for a while”
“See Fluttershy and get that patched up. You’ve done enough today”
I moved to a second floor class room to see how the defence was going. Back up was about thirteen minutes out. Eight of the T-90’s were destroyed but twelve more had joined the fight. Most of the front of the building was wreaked by the tank fire but the main entrance was still intact. Three hinds had also come in spraying the building with machine guns.
“Come in Courage!”
“Go ahead Violet”
“They’re coming in through the south west fire exit. I could use some help”
“I'm on my way” offered Kellion
“No Kellion!” I ordered. “I’ll go. You stay with your team and hold the entrance”
I made it to Violet’s post. She was behind a crate she had moved in the door of the fire exit. Bullets flying over her head.
“Fuck! A little help Courage!”
I leaned round the corner of the door and fired away at the Russian...
“...Spetnaz? Fuck they really want Berlin don’t they!” I yelled.
After about a minute me and Violet managed to drive them back.
“I sure could use some help at the main entrance!”
I looked at Violet. “Go help them” she said. “I can hold this position”
“Okay Kellion, I'm on my way!”
“Hurry! The tanks are really chewing us up. Most of our re-enforcements are dead already. My team is also down. There is only a hand full of us holding the entrance now”
I made it to the entrance. It was a mess. Wounded and dead UN soldiers everywhere. Fluttershy was behind a table mending up one of the troops. Twilight and Rarity were on the first floor balcony. Twilight had made a Barrier to protect herself and Rarity from incoming bullets. Kellion and two marines were by the main doors and windows with their heads down. Another marine behind some fallen debris in the middle of the hall. Two more marines walked in and moved near Fluttershy to cover her while she mended the wounded soldier. Bullets and explosions all around us. A chopper started spraying bullets in through the windows.
“Someone take out that chopper now!” I yelled
“We can’t! Bear trap is down. We got forced to retreat into the building” replied Edward. “...We’re in no shape to keep fighting. I'm sorry Courage”
“Fucking shit!” I raged. “Liam? Pinkie? Can you help?...Liam?...”
Liam’s chopper then crashed into the side of the building... “Liam?!? Pinkie?!? SHIT!!!”
Getting down into cover I returned fire. Russians were running in from all directions. The tanks getting really close now, tearing the building apart around us. Suddenly I was hit by an explosion. I became dazed and disorientated, laying flat on my stomach. Looking towards Kellion I saw one of the marines with him get shot. The marines by Fluttershy went down soon after. Fluttershy aggressively and hopelessly trying CPR on the marine she was mending. He was also dead. Only Kellion and one marine was left fighting. Suddenly a tank hit the wall they were behind. The marine was blown back and Kellion stumbled towards me. He picked up his gun again and aimed to shoot. Russians ran in and shot him before he could shoot. I tried to reach for my weapon. They aimed to shoot me but luckily they were taken out by an explosion. The sounds of combat filled the outside space as a helicopter crashed from the sky. Me and the marine got up and looked outside. Abrams tanks, Comanche helicopters and many marines were moving in and taking down the Russian forces.
“Right on time. Right on fucking time”
“Oh-rah to that”