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(location Militia Controlled world Troy)

“You know kid when we took control of that ship and landed it here this place was nothing more than a grassy plain land" announced a figure wearing common Militia Grunt armour without the helmet showing the brown beard and hair who was carrying a CAR submachine gun in one hand.

“I could tell, after all we are taught how this colony was established, so any reason why you decided to come and grab me from my daily runs" Responded the other individual who was wearing dark navy blue jeans a white shirt that was covered by a green hoodie with a single sling tactical bag on his back who's late teen face was had a 3 day stubble on and a Kraber sniper on his back and a black revolver on his thigh.

“Because Apex , there has been a pack of Prowlers reported at the Homestead and we need a squad to go check it out and we need a marksman and you're the only one I trust" replied the unnamed Grunt.

“Wow Logan I didn't know you though so highly of me"

“Don't flatter yourself kid" Was Logans response as the pair entered the colony's mechanic shop where 3 other individuals were waiting, grouped around the pickup truck that would be used for transport.

“Wow Logan I didn't know it was bring you kid to work day" Announced a Female Grunt who was armed with a EVA-8 shotgun.

“Just ignore Ray she's suffering from crimson fever" replied another Grunt who was sat behind the steering wheel of the vehicle.

“OH screw you Sev"

“Ok you two save it for the divorce court and let's get this job done, Tomson you in the back with the others " Logon interrupted causing the small group to enter the vehicle with Apex, Ray Tomson jumping into the open back of the pickup truck with Sev and Logon being sat in the driver and passenger seat.

“Say kid how come you don't have any armour?" enquired Tomson to Apex who had his backpack out in front of him and was loading Kraber rounds into some spare mags.

“Cadets don't get given armour, we only get given access to the armoury and even then we need permission to get weapons out of it" Apex responded before the vehicle went over a large bump sending the passengers in the back scrambling for something to hold onto and multiple profanities being directed towards the driver.

“Oh calm down you bunch of babies were five minutes out" Logon shouted over the rumbling of the truck as it sped down a dirt track, heading towards a pair of noticeable building complex with a large wheat field separating the two buildings.

“So Logon how large of a Prowler pack are we speaking, like a single Prowler or a pack including an alpha" Apex inquired having re packet his equipment and was now resting his Kraber rifle with the stock between his legs and the barrel on his shoulder.

“Please don't been an Alpha, there bigger than most cars" Tomson said.

“Which is why we brought the kid along , armed with a Heavy rifle that fires ……."

“A 14.5x114mm round “ Apex interrupted Ray.

“I was going to say a big ass round but ok" Ray responded just as the Vehicle came to a stop next to a building with a large power turbine attached to the side of it where a group of farm hands were waiting.

“I'm glad to see you could make it Logan" announced the head of the farm which is a clean shaven black guy wearing similar working overalls to the other farm hands.

“Its good to see you as well Ted , but unfortunately were here for business, so we need to Know how many Prowlers there were and stuff" Logan replied with a similar friendly demeanour.

“Yes well it occurred yesterday night , the NET system picked up at least 20 unknown's and we nearly lost a farm hand as one of the Prowlers got a bit to close before its was forced back" Ted said whilst patting his Hammond p216 that was holstered on his thigh.

“Well at least there's some good news then, Kid need you on over watch whilst the rest of us draw the Prowlers out"

“Right im on it mate" Apex responded before jogging towards a large silo that was in the middle of the fields and quickly climbing it.

“Well then lets go hunting" Logan announced.

( 12 Hour time skip)

“Hey kid you better not be asleep" Rey announced over the radio as 4 members of the group were stood around a artificial fire in a makeshift camp which was the only proper light source in the early morning light.

“Like hell id be asleep Rey , im the only one actually paying attention to their surroundings by the way there's a Stone Viper to you left" Apex responded from his vantage point.

“Like im going to fall for that" 'hisss' “Oh Fuck" Rey shouted out as she kicked the grey reptile away as Apex's laugh echoed over the com unit.

“Told you but nooo don't listen to the guy with the sniper rifle"

“Not a word about this kid" Rey responded.

“Rey, threatening the kid won't work, seeing how he would kick your ass in a fight since he's a pilot cadet , so kid what's Rey complaining about now" Sev stated .

“She was just freaking out about a Stone Viper" Apex answered.

“What you mean this cute little thing “ Sev responded holding up the grey snake that had huge eyes what was curled up in the palm of Sev's hand.

“GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME “Rey screamed leading to Sev lowering his hand allowing the snake to quickly slither off into the long grass as a inhumane cackle erupted across the area leading to everyone jumping to attention.

“Ok you lot get ready , kid do you have eyes on" Logon announced.

“Contact west of your position there running straight at you 100 meters and closing fast “ Apex responded punctuating the information by firing his Kraber .

“Well you heard the Kid open fire" Logon announced as they began firing at the presumed locations of the Prowlers who were rustling through the field , the early morning light only allowing the outlines of the Prowlers to be seen.

“On your left Rey" Tomson shouted over the gunfire allowing Rey to turn in that direction and fire of her EVA-8, the shotguns buckshot tearing apart the green flesh of the Prowler as it let out a dying cackle as the force of the buckshot sent the now fresh corpse was sent flying back into the shadows.

“There is no way this pack doesn't have an Alpha “ Logon stated as he fired the remainder of his weapons magazine before replacing the CAR's magazine.

“Then were the hell is it “ Shouted Tomson quickly firing at the retreating shadow of a Prowler with a RE45 pistol .

“Kid you see it “ Rey said over the coms as she reloaded her shotgun only for the group to quickly spin to face the sound of running followed with the sound of snapping twigs.

“Get back get back" was shouted as the sun rose to reveal the hulking form of the Alpha rushing towards the group its sickly green skin reflecting the sunlight as with each leap forward spit flung from its tooth lined maw, with Logan lining up his CAR smg with its face only for the CAR to click empty as simultaneously a colossal gunshot announced the shot Apex had fired , the 14.5x144mm round having entered the Alpha Prowlers eye and having travelled through its body as it tumbled to the ground and slid to a stop feet from Logan.

“ Everyone ok?" Logon all but shouted.

“Yeah im fine"

“Im up"

“It was a close one there"

“Kid you there" Sev said whilst looking towards Apex's firing position to see Apex's silhouette waving and then pointing towards his ear and shaking his head.

“I guess his com unit has stopped working" Rey deduced.

“The radio is busted oh and your welcome " Apex's distant voice announced.

“Well that confirms it"

“Hey look at this" Tomson announced gesturing to body of the Alpha Prowler that had scorch marks on it.

“Those look recently inflicted as well , look like energy burns as well and I know no weapons in the Colonies armoury are capable of this, inform command about this " Sev said looking at the myriad of black scorched flesh on the Alphas body.

“I'm on it" Rey responded walking away before speaking into her radio.

“What do you reckon did this then" Logan questioned Sev.

“Likely a energy weapon could have came from a rouge Spectre from the old IMC raids on this place or…"

“I dont like that or" Logon replied.

“That's why I want command to know about this, could not even be worth mentioning but better safe than sorry" Sev

“Yo Sev , Logon just spoke to command planetary alert is being risen to stage amber" Ray stated re attaching the squads com unit to her back.

“So that's what command said, Amber alert huh “ Apex stated.

“Jesus Christ kid , don't sneak up on us like that and why the hell are you down here " Rey shouted in shock as Apex pretty much appeared out of thin air next to the group with his Sniper rifle slung on his back.

“Well ,one, I cannot do over watch without a working mic and two, once I saw you mouth the words, and I do quote 'Inform command about this ' I figured out that something major was going on and low and behold an amber alert has been announced meaning that people have to move to evacuation centres and prepare for off world evac" came Apex's retort.

“Alright you lot lets get back to the transport “ Logon announced as he walked away from the Prowler corpse along with Sev and Tomson.

“So that was it"

“what do you mean Apex"

“Well Sev you went and grabbed a Pilot Cadet to shoot a pack of space dogs , which you could have easily handled yourself"

“Come on kid your uncle just got you out of school for the day and you got to shoot stuff" Logon responded, watching as a grin developed on Apex's face, with his eyes being covered by the shadow from the hood he had up.

“Touché old man touché “ Apex responded as the group walked through the fields of wheat, the farms main building growing larger along with the noise it created as they approached, the sound of a commotion becoming more apparent.

“Well word travels fast"

“Of cause it travels fast Ray, its an amber alert" Sev responded as the group walked past the open courtyard gates to the sight of all of the farms occupants loading up three pickup trucks, the difference between the ones being loaded to bear by the farm hands being the lack of armour and the gun metal grey colour scheme.

“Oi Logan is it true about the amber alert"

“Yeah Ted its true" Logon replied to the head farm hand who was overseeing two other farm hands carrying a large create. The response from Logon nearly causing the create to be dropped only to be rebalance with help from Apex.

“"Thanks kid" one of the farm hands stated.

“No problem pal, Logan when we moving to our staging point"

“Well kid were going to be escorting Ted and his workforce to their evac centre since its we're going to be stationed, so grab a seat some were" Logon responded as the group of soldiers separated and mixed in with the civilian work hands, with Apex crouching directly behind the drivers cab of the pickup truck he had boarded.

“Hey kid why you so on edge" a bold farmhand said gaining Apex's attention away from the road they had began driving down , their vehicle being forth in the 5 vehicle convoy, the lead vehicle being the armoured one where Ted and Logan were sat.

“Because this road leads us through a narrow point between the mountain side" Apex responded, cycling the bolt on his Kraber and shouldered the arguably oversized rifle.

“Calm down pal, nothing bad is going to happen"

“And now you've just jinxed it “ Apex responded.

“Hey kid we've lost coms! " Tompson shouted from the transport ahead of Apex's.

“How long are we out!" Apex responded.

“ About five minutes, once we clear this part of the road well we should get coms back" Tompson responded as the small convey got closer and closer to mount of the small volley.

“So kid how old are you ?"

“16 pal why ?"

“No reason, you just seem a bit young that's all" came the response from the unknown farm hand whose face was covered in a handkerchief of some sort. The response Apex was going to state being ignored by the static that was blasted into his ear leading to Apex quickly removing the ear piece and then slamming his hand down onto the drivers cab twice.

“Oi driver pull along Thompsons truck I need to speak with him" Apex said through the drivers cab now open sun roof. The transport Apex was stood in speeding up and pulling to the side of Thompson's vehicle allowing Apex to quickly step across.

“Oh hey kid what brings you over here"

“Well Thompson my Com has gained a connection again and I thought you might have some info on what's happening “

“Well kid evac's going well the evac centre were heading to is waiting on our little convoy – wait hold on a minute" Tompson said cutting himself off as he pressed his ear piece down, his face losing colour before he stated the dreaded message no colonist wants to hear.

“They've stated that multiple orbital pings bellow the defence grid, it's the IMC their engaging the defence fleet! "

“EVERYBODY DISMOUNT “ was shouted across the convoy as the pickup trucks skidded to a halt outside of a angled concrete building were the non combatants of the group quickly ran into. The sentry guns placed outside ignoring the civilians entering the building as they continued to scan the surrounding area, the visible laser designator scanning over the buildings that surrounded the building, with the streets that lead into the colonies town centre being blocked by the vehicles that carried them to the evacuation centre.

“Ok you lot this is what we have trained for, the 5th and 6th defence core have set up at the end of the street were we will be positioned since we have a marksman with us, the building behind us is where we will be positioned from now on were designated Anti- Armour which includes Titans" Logan announced leading his squad through the door of the hospital with Apex following at the back, the Hospitals entrance and waiting area being completely abandoned, with overturned medical cots blocking some of the hallways to the building.

“Come on up these stairs, on the double" Sev loudly proclaimed as the group ran up the flight of stairs and continued down a couple of hallways until they reached a large windowed room, the windows having been smashed open along with a large collection of creates positioned around the room there contents being a mixture between Archer heavy rocket launchers and Titan-sentries.

“Well at least were well armed, Thompson get those sentries online, Ray, Sev get on those Archers, Apex I want you to be watching that street form IMC infantry like Gerald from subway watches Primary Schools , am I clear" Logan announced.

“On it Pal" Thompson said, already moving the inactivated Titan sentries behind the concrete and sandbag barricade, the barricade having Sev and Ray already behind it both having a Archer each along with a collection of additional missiles. With Apex being positioned prone on the floor his rifle being aimed through a small firing position that he had established giving him a clear line of sight down the street, allowing the clear viewing of the street which had a hastily created barricade in the end of the street, the two buildings next to it being the positions of the 5th and 6th defence core, the 5th unit being stationed in the school the two story building allowing the creation of a firing position that would be impossible to deal with from IMC infantry and spectres, the entrenched position of the 5th being covered from the threat of IMC Reapers and Titans by the position Apex was stationed and the 6th who were stationed in buildings throughout the street varying from the small café across from the school to the collection of homes and shops that were placed down the street that Apex was covering.

“Thompson any news on IMC movements?"

“Our fleet is getting hammered, there's some reports of drop ships and drop pods being deployed but nothing accurate, ive pretty much lost Central"

“We've got things falling through out atmosphere"

“I see it Rey, though I can't tell if its debris or drop pods" Apex responded tracking the falling items with his rifle.

“Hey kid I found these in the AT creates, they should work with your rifle" Sev said passing Apex a single magazine of red tipped bullets.

“Dam I guess im going to be killing IMC with their own weapons, how'd we even get these only 10 were made " Apex responded, placing the magazine into his hoodies left chest pocket, the 4 bullets it held consisting of a hollow-uranium bullet that contained a chemical mixture of white phosphorus, the bullet being designed to be able to puncture the cockpit of a titan and flood the compartment with an incendiary compound killing the pilot and destroying the titan.

“Probably stolen from the meridian convoy there were rumours of a collector getting their hands on some of those rounds before the Malitia raided the collectors shipment" Sev responded.

“More debris"

“Thompson , get in contact with the 5th and 6th and tell them IMC units are being deployed in drop pods, their deployment is being hidden by the wreckage"

“On it Logan- wait they have just contacted me about enemy movements" the gunshots that began sounding cutting off the rest of Thompsons statement.

“Ok people, the IMC has made contact which means well be getting shot at soon"

“Crap enemy hot drop" Rey shouted as enemy drop pods slammed into the street, the first pod having crushed a car and the second having smashed into a abandoned store front, the glowing single red eye being the only visible thing through the smoke the deployment kicked up.

“SPECTRES!" Logon shouted, a collection of 6th defence core members already firing at a group of Spectre's that hand landed on the store front, the sound of heavy gunfire having fluorescent streaks of red and blue stark back at the building the 6th were positioned in.

The first spectre the exit the drop pod and step onto the crushed remains of the car it landed on stepping straight into the crosshair of Apex's rifle, with the pull of the rifles trigger quickly turning the enemy machine into nothing, puffs of dirt popping around the rest of the pod and sparks of orange as the bullets fired from Logon's weapons slammed into the Spectres , a streak of smoke lead by an orange glow quickly following, slamming into the drop pod and replaced it with a smouldering creator littered with the metal fragments, a similar fate being bestowed upon the other Spectres from a hand grenade.

“Logon, the 5th have just stated that the IMC are deploying drop ships and its main force, they holding the line for now"

“Understood Thompson, keep an eye out for more hot drops, Apex you seen any IMC you shoot it, keep an eye out for them deploying pilots" Logon ordered, the sound of combat becoming more and more apparent.

“Rey what's the status on the sentries?"

“All 3 of them are active Thompson what's the status on enemy deployment patterns"

“Last I heard from command was the deployment of IMC heavy armour, command is currently trying to repel enemy forces that have breached their perimeter" Thompson replied, placing the radio he had been carrying onto the floor as it blasted out static with the occasional word.

“Great we have lost co---“ whatever Rey was to say was cut off by the ground shaking as a fire ball slammed into the earth with multiple more on the way.

“That landed at the 5ths position" Apex shouted as members of 6th squad began firing off rockets that sailed down the street and out of sight as a orange light illuminated the area from the explosion. The sound of something spinning up echoing shortly before hundreds of bullets were fired in response cutting the building the 6th were positioned In half.

“Shit that's a titan, Rey ,Sev get ready" Logon ordered as the ground shook harder and harder, a collection of friendly grunts trying to retreat only to be wiped out by a Ion titan that charged through the barricade throwing bodies and debris , a unfortunate grunt being stamped on resulting in a red smear being left on the concrete.

“Shit Titan!!"

“I'm on it !" Rey shouted as the Titan sentries released their first volley of plasma, the molten projectiles slamming against the IMC Ion's shield and armour, some parts of the armour meeting its boiling point and falling off as molten slag revealing the wiring on its arm, the damage causing the Titan to halt its charge and hold out a arm creating a vortex that caught the pair of rockets that had been fired at it.

“Vortex shield, hold your fire"

“Screw that, im not waiting for it to throw them back" Apex shouted, placing the crosshair of his rifle onto one of the floating munitions and releasing a 14.5x114mm that cut one of the floating Archer war heads in half causing it to detonate.

“Brilliant shot kid" Sev shouted patting Apex on the shoulder, as the smoke cleared to reveal the scorched remains of the Ion titan chassis being implanted into the side of a building with the missing arm being laid in the street.

“Logon, the 5th is retreating, its been stated over what's left of the tac net"

“What they retreating from"

“Apparently some IMC Mercs" Thompson announced.

“Next wave , next wave" one of the retreating 5th defence core grunts shouted, the grunt having taken cover behind a pile of debris firing at the IMC Reaper, littering it with bullet holes as with marched forward.

“Kid focus on any infantry" Sev shouted, directing Apex's fire towards an approaching group of IMC grunts, each shot that landed tearing the target apart.

“Reloading" Apex announced already switching the empty weapons magazine for a loaded one, the couple of seconds it took allowing IMC infantry to move further down the street, the leading squad breaching their way into the store front, the flashes of gun fire showing the struggle between the defenders and attackers, a body being thrown through a second floor window and landing on the street below.

“I'm Back up" Apex announced, re-sighting his rifle on a IMC heavy grunt and dropping them.

“Pilot!" Logon's voice broke through the gun fire, as a full armoured white figure moved through the warzone, sliding on walls and jumping from building to building making it impossible to get a clear shot on them. A larger more heavily set Titan lumbering down the street having drawn most of the gunfire away from the quickly approaching Pilot, the titans chaingun having a blue shield surround it blocking the fire, the weapons multiple barrels glowing an angry red as it span up before firing, the rounds having a devastating effect on the remnants of the 5th defence core.

“Hold the bloody hell still!" Apex announced as he barely managed to track the Pilot as they moved through gunfire like water, the shot he did fire only being dodged by the pilots use of a jump pack, before the enemy Pilot turned to look at Apex's position before sprinting towards him.

“Enemy pilot inbound" Apex shouted over the gunfire, explosions and screams, firing another bullet downrange towards the enemy who was wall running on a billboard, the bullet tearing a large hole in the display as it missed the pilot by mere inchs, by the time Apex had cycled the bolt the enemy pilot was already leaping towards him, the angry read of the T-shaped visor staring back at him through the 6x scope, the next bullet fired slamming directly into the pilot causing them to fade in a blue flash.

“Kid move!" A voice shouted out from the cluster of noise that the war had created, the warning being all but ignored in favour of Apex holding up both his arms in a boxes stance to block the boot that slammed into him and forced him to roll across the floor.

“Son of a bitch" Rey shouted, dropping her Archer in favour for the EVA-8 and firing its buckshot payload at the enemy pilot who double dumped over the projectiles and fired a burst of gunfire in return, the rounds slamming into Rey's chest throwing her to the floor.

As Rey fell towards the floor the pain from the kick completely faded for Apex as he pulled himself up from the floor, the enemy Pilot having draw a second pistol and began firing , forcing Logon to cover as the rounds peppered Thompson as Apex rushed forwards the weight of the Karber rifle being forgotten as he threw a punch that knocked the enemies pistols away , the following cross finding purchase on the bottom of their helmet causing them to stumble back in an attempt to re orientate themselves which would have happened if not for Apex grabbing their head and dragging it down into a knee, each of the knees followed by a savage ragged shout of fury from Apex who was thrown off by a punch to the stomach allowing the enemy pilot to raise their battered helmet, the visor now flickering and being covered in spider web like cracks. The bloody knuckles of Apex turning white from the tightness of his fists as he glared into the hidden eyes of his enemy with one though running through his mind.

This

.

.

Bitch

.

Will

DIE!

The first move being from the Pilot who leaped forward with a punch which clipped Apex's shoulder ,as he tackled the pilot to the floor doing everything in his power to kill the opponent in front of him ,a collection of punches and elbows being thrown at Apex's pinned enemy before they threw him over their shoulders, slamming Apex into a window with enough force the crack it. Pulling himself from the floor yet again Apex barely blocked a knee aimed at his face, his hand clamping down on his opponents knee hand enough to cut the palm of his hand on the armoured plate placed there. His over hand swinging up with as much force as possible and landing squarely between the enemy pilots legs, the pain causing them to double over allowing Apex to grab the harness of his opponents jump pack and smash throw them into the window, the glass further breaking allowing the outside air to seep inside.

“GET DOWN IT'S A PRIME !!" a voice shouted from behind Apex, leading him to turning to face the voices owner, Logon who had shouted the order had tackled Sev to the floor as angry screeching filled the air, the screeching quickly becoming deafening as Apex looked to its origin, where a strangely different Tone Titan stood next to a Legion Titan, its 40mm cannon laying discarded on the floor as it stood with its arms curled by its side, hundreds of smoke plumes surging forward like a tide of angry snakes breaking through the glass windows and exploding upon impact with the Hospitals concrete interior. The shockwave flinging Apex backwards and temporarily stealing his sight, the explosion blinding him as he flew backwards in darkness, the flying sensation being quickly replaced by the sensation of falling before he landed, the outside world being reduced to nothing more that ringing as he laid where he landed on his back.

The only way to track time Apex had was the constant ringing from his ears as the blurred shapes his vision gave him cleared up, revealing a large blurred shape that turned out to be the red Legion titan from before, the sight of the enemy armour causing Apex to try to stand after rolling onto his front and trying to push himself up with his left arm collapsing as he elbow folded which was funny as Apex didn't remember having a second elbow located on his fore arm. Learning from his first attempt Apex managed to drag himself up from the crushed car roof to his own two feet and looking around, his damaged arm swinging uselessly at his side.

“YOU FILTHY FRONTIRE ANIMALS “ a female voice screeched, drawing Apex's attention the pilot he had been fighting. The once pristine white armour now being tattered and covered in blood and grime, the helmet having been discarded to reveal the now messy white hair and feminine face of his enemy., her voice seeming more distant and echoed through the ringing in Apex's ears.

“Says the only bitch here" Apex responded, the insult causing the now named bitch to snarl and limp forward and throw a sluggish punch that hit Apex's numb body causing him to stumble back.

“Were going to put you down like the dogs you are" The women shouted less loudly, the second punch skimming Apex's face, the third missing completely as Apex stepped into the strike and wrapped his arms around the enemy.

“Well Bitch you should know dogs tend to bite when corned " and with that Apex attacked the enemies exposed neck with the only thing he had available, his teeth. Without even thinking Apex sunk his teeth into the flesh, the shock from being bit quickly being overcome as the Pilot began screaming as the taste of iron flooded Apex's mouth, the screaming only becoming more pained as Apex acted like an feral animal and shuck his head until the chunk of flesh he had gave away allowing the heavily bleeding corpse to fall to the floor as a hand desperately tried to stem the bleeding, the colour draining from her shock covered face as she slowly stopped her panicked struggle, the largining pool of blood staining her uniform and the IMC Cadet patch on her shoulder.

“Pfft , fuck you “ Apex said spitting at the corpse as the sounds of hydraulics could be heard.

“Jesus bloody Christ mate “ a heavily Australian voice stated, gaining Apex's attention towards the Legion, the Pilots identity being blocked off by the outstretched mechanical hand that wrapped its self around Apex's body and then lifting him up.

“Now that's a new level of animalistic behaviour “ The voice said as Apex was lifted up to the Titans cockpit to reveal Kuben Blisk.

“I guess it's you luck day can you guess the two reasons why eh ?" The only response Kuben got was a blank stare as Exhaustion caught up on Apex.

“What's a matter, Titan got your tongue, heheh, well I guess because I don't work for free, and you've impressed me kid , you can only be a cadet at most and your must have killed hundreds of grunts in cold blood but you beat—no, bit a IMC Pilot Cadet to death, now that's a first" Kuban spoke on only to be interrupted by whatever his ear piece stated.

“Well guess I'm going to have to cut this short, you've impressed me kid, you even need a job get in touch , we could use your ability" Kuben said, placing a patch with a red arrow and ram horns on it into Apex's chest rig before retreating back into the Titan. A sudden impact causing Apex's vision to clear up at the sight of a blue Titan, its model being unidentifiable as Apex's vision blurred, his vision being even further blocked off as he was lowered to the floor before being dropped the last few meters, the impact causing Apex to finally lose his consciousness to the sound of the firing of bullets and the launching of missiles.

“We have a live one here we need the medic"

_ _

“Broken arm, multiple fractures, burns on his chest from cooked of munitions —“ the sound of a female voice read out as a light beamed down from some were.

“Ok Nurse we need to fix his internal injuries first "

“I have already contacted the surgeons who are standing by, his injuries have placed him first in triage" the light and voices being replaced by sweet darkness again.

_ _

“ Nurse I need a 15 scalpel" the voice being followed by a faint burning sensation somewhere on his chest.

_“Ugh doctor he's walking up" _

“Nurse please re-sedate the patient same dosage" the male voice seeming calm and collected as a unnatural feeling emanated from where the burning sensation came from.

“There its in" the female voice said, a slight pressure being placed on his arm causing the sensation of consciousness to fade again, the vial of sleep reducing the pain he was in.

_ _

“Were is he !"

_ _

_ _

'Beep' 'Beep' 'Beep'

The first thing that greeted Apex was a headache as he opened his eyes to the overly bright light of his location.

“Well good to see your wake" A voice from a medical to next to him said the figure not being visible from the blinding light.

“Ugh were, were am I" Apex incredibly horse sounding voice making Apex himself cringe as it reached his own ears.

“Easy pal, you're on the 64-Britannia, you seemed pretty banged up, what you do fight a Titan in hand to hand “ With his eyes adjusted enough allowing Apex to view the Militia grunt in the medical cot next to him, his leg being held in a sling.

“Something like that" Apex responded, looking down to his body to see the large collection of medical gauze wrapped around his chest , his left arm being wrapped in something similar to a medical sleeve, it seeming to lock his forearm in the correct position. An uncomfortably feeling in his nose leading to Apex removing a oxygen tube from his nose and throwing it to the side.

“How's the battle going"

“To what the Nurse's have told me its going well, you got a name or is all that morphine your on effecting you speech skills" the laugh from Apex causing him to wince in pain.

“Yeah im Apex"

“Im Max by the way, wait your Apex, like the Apex whose related to the Commander"

“Commander?"

“Yeah your on the Britannia remember"

“I know I just can't, think clearly"

“Relax its just the painkillers and other drugs in your system, But does commander Gates ring a bell to you at all" The question hanging in the air for a while.

“Yes,, she's my, my, what do you call it like an uncle but without the paedophilia and being a women , anti no Auntie that's it, yeah Auntie Gates“

“Dam one hell of a relation to have"

“Yeah it is Max, and you know what she told me last time she visited, its was to stay out of trouble"

“Well I guess that's how you got those injuries then, trying to stay out of trouble"

“Actually it was trying to protect a Evac centre and fighting a IMC Pilot in hand to hand, would have won a lot sooner if not for that salvo core"

“Wait you won against a IMC Pilot in hand to hand"

“More like when I bit them yeah and their were only a Cadet judging from the patch they had " Apex responded scratching the back of his head getting a laugh out of Max.

“You bit them, that's got to be one hell of a tale"

“Not really, the Salvo Core threw both of use through the hospital window, woke up and fought her more before biting through her neck"

“You must have said something witty, like I don't know a vampire pun or something"

“Well we did insult each other before going back to fighting, she called me an animal and before a bit her I stated a dog tends to bite when cornered" the announcement from Apex getting a genuine laugh from Max.

“Wow that's just bad"

“Its better then that vampire shit you were on about" Apex responded, joining in on the laughing even though multiple parts of his body hurt from such a action, the pain causing him to curl up slightly, leading to Apex noticing the screen at the end of the room that replicated a window, the sudden appearance of another group of ships, the iconic frontier Malitia symbol being painted on the sides standing out above all else.

“Well looks like we get to rotate out"

“What you mean by that Max?"

“Well the actual response force is here meaning that we will probably be moved into an assistance role, 6-4 forces may be removed from the conflict zone completely if the response force wants to, once the IMC has been contained enough we will be moving to a friendly planet" Max responded.

“And how long will that take, wait forget that why would the IMC attack here out of all the planets in the system, I mean Troy is just a high population Colony there's no major resources that can be used"

“I don't know kid, ever since they lost the time fold weapon and the Malitia turned the IMC's only link back to the core worlds into a intergalactic creator their tactics have changed" Max responded, the sounds of walking echoing from behind the doorway at the entrance of the room.

“Well its your lucky day kid, we've got visitors"

“Hopefully their the nurses so that can remove these wrappings" Apex responded, trying to remove the bandaging on his head that was covering his left eye with other segments of bandages were attached to his face with medical tape.

“You know Apex its probably better to leave your dressings alone"

“Easy for you to say Max, you're face isn't covered with them"

“Yes because I didn't one v one a IMC pilot" Max responded, the door to the room having opened to reveal a single 6-4 pilot walking into the room.

“YOU DID WHAT !" the famine voice announced, the Women who spoke wearing a basic pilot uniform with the sleeves rolled up, the Armoured plate on her chest having a Data knife sheathed on her abdomen along with rifle magazines, a large collection of them being missing.

“Does it make it better that I won?"

“No Apex it doesn't, what did I tell you when I visited you"

“To stay out of trouble, but it's not my fault the IMC attacked"

“Then why didn't you take cover in the Evac centre"

“ Because that's really going to sit well with me"

“Well it's better then getting your ass handed to you by a IMC pilot"

“It wasn't by the Pilot, They were a Pilot Cadet as well, it was from the salvo core that gutted the building I was in"

“Oh so im to believe you got a lucky hit in against a IMC pilot “ The women said placing her hands on her hips in a sarcastic manor.

“ Luck had nothing to do with it" Apex responded, sitting upright on the medical cot he was on, the response causing the pair of them to be silent.

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“It's great to see you Nephew" the women said embracing her Nephew in a hug all hostility between the pair having dissolved.

“Great to see you to Auntie Gates, looks like that training you gave me paid off “ Apex responded returning the gesture.

“And look at how well that ended up, here put these on" the now named Gate's said, passing Apex a set of cloths which were basically some cargo pants and a sleeve less shirt.

“I'm no medical expert but shouldn't I not be moving"

“Nonsense, the only break you suffered that could affect you now is your arm, and that's got a Medical Forge Cast on it"

“Speaking of that, what did I suffer, I mean I can remember being in and out of it" Apex said, already having put on the pants and was in the process of throwing of the top.

“Well you suffered a broken left arm as you know, a lot of deep cuts on you, some with glass still in it, 3 of your ribs on the right side were broken, some cuts to your face as well along with some burns on your body, your going to have a lot of scar tissue once that is all healed"

“Well if I'm in such a good condition can I remove these bandages that are covering my face"

“Nope, now come on kid we've got places to be and the nurses are going to be needing this room" Gate's said leading Apex out of the room who bid farewell to Max.

“So were we off to"

“The bridge"

“Why?"

“Because im needed there, and because im not letting you out of my sight “

“So your actually mad"

“No I am bloody fuming, but I cannot do anything about that since you killed the one that im pissed at "

“Well that's good at least" Apex responded following Gates into one of the many major access lifts located within the Britannia, the list being instructed to head to the command deck.

“And by the way Apex, here before I forget about this" Gate's said holding out a small, the white plastic card having a collection of blue and green delta shapes on it.

“Why you giving me a blank access card? "

“Because Nephew, Its about time you joined the 6-4" Gates responded as the lift began to noticeably slow down.

“But I thought that pilots only get chosen after military service as basic infantry" Apex said, pocketing the Access card.

“Well yes, although that only applies to certain units in factions like the Frontier Militia and the IMC not Mercenary units, So Rookie hope you're ready to begin training once this is over" Gates said as the door to the lift opened up revealing a long corridor with a set of large bulkhead doors at the end, a collection of other access lifts and stair being positioned at either side of the hallway.

“But what about the augments and implants?" Apex asked as they approached the bulkheads at the end of the hallway.

“I had the Surgeons do the procedures after they finished patching you up, so most of the implants are already in you, its why you can also hear correctly, that explosion nearly shredded you ear drums " Gates responded, pressing her access card against a small squared console next to the door allowing it to open, revealing the sight inside.

“Dam" Apex said subconsciously rubbing his ears, as he looked at the command centre of the most eye catching thing over all of the tactical displays and console's that were manned by Navy personnel was the trio of angled glass panes that allowed the sight of space to be visible, the rumble of conversation drowning out the electric beeps and tones from the terminals as a holographic 3d map was projected in the centre, the having display being covered in tactical data from ship ids and IFF's to orbital projection patens that looped around the holographic projection of the world bellow.

“Oi Kid its good to see you again, dam you've grown " a Pilot wearing A-wall ability armour said walking up to Apex who was stood near the entrance, both being at a similar height of 6 foot 5.

“Good to see you as well Bear, were's the Chuckle Brothers ?"

“What Droz and Davis, their in the Titan hanger probably taking the mick out of something, what happened to you anyway" Bear said, leading Apex towards a collection of seats that were near a large console, with the console curving around the seats.

“Won against a IMC pilot in hand to hand, what's with these screens anyway?"

“Just some statistical data on the ground side, apparently there's only one pocket of IMC resistance left on the planet and the Militia units that turned up are dealing with it, So you going to tell me what happened that lead to me finding you knocked out next to a dead IMC pilot"

“I'll tell you the full story over a drink" Apex responded.

“You're not of legal drink age though"

“Never stopped me before" The response from Apex getting a chuckle from Bear who muttered something about crazy Colonist kids. As a technician suddenly bolted up her console and bellowed for Gate's.

“Captain , Captain Gates, massive energy spike at the IMC's ground forces position, its registering as fold energy !" the announcement causing all activity on the bridge to stop until Gate's announced the orders.

“Ok I want the FTL drive powered up, Com's get me contact with the Millitias response fleet's Captain and recall our ships into FTL Tether ranger and formation “. With the orders given all activity on the bridge rushed back to work faster than they had previously been, the 3D tactical display map being replace by the projection of the round middle aged face of the Militia's response fleet as 3 other 6-4 affiliated ships closed in, two being frigates and the final being a light destroyer, their size being dwarfed by the heavy carrier that was the Britannia.

“Captain Senfield our scanners just detected a burst of Fold energy that's getting stronger, were enacting Project red and recommend you do the same" Gate's announced as the ship shook commencing a long burn in order to escape the planets orbit and put distance between the possible WMD on its surface, the allied destroyer and frigates leading the way, their thrusters burning an angry blue.

“That's impossible Captin Gate's, the IMC lost their Fold weapon after Typhon"

“Well my sensors say different, the energy signature is in---- Captin, Energy signitures have tripled and are close to reaching critiaccl mass"

“BRACE FOR IMPACT" Gates shouted as a blinding light emanated from below, a single spot of light soon engulfing everything of sight, the Britannia shaking everything became silent.

“Sound off, everyone ok?" a voice shouted drawing Apex away from the console he had braced against, the console seeming to have been damaged from the blast as it flickered but failed to stay powered.

“Oi Kid you ok?" Bear's voice said as Apex was pulled to his feet.

“Yeah though when did the ship jump to FTL?"

“We didn't, and that's not FTL kid" Bear said at the swirling collection of red and white lights outside the ship, the storm of strangle lights allowing the sight of the 3 other ships outside.

“Gates!" Bear shouted

“I know Bear, but until we get the ships system back up and running there's nothing to be done about it, were stuck in this warp for the mean while"