originally posted in:The New Dojo
Blaster bolts fly from the room, one of them passing through Iso with no effect.
The four soldiers dissapear inside amidst a spray of plasma.
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[i]Iso now walks around the scene in curiosity rather than fear.[/i] "Huh."
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The blaster fire seems to die down, suddenly a pained scream can be heard. "One one is down! Medic!" "Sarge, stay with me vod." The voice from earlier is heard. "EndEx! EndEx!"
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[i]Iso pulls a Charlie and shows little emotion because she's too focused analyzing.[/i]
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The sergeant, One one as they called him, is lying on his back. Blood is flowing from a hole in his armor. The simulation ends as a Mandalorian in black and blue armor charges in. "Can'ika! Breath lad, you'll be fine." The Mandalorian removes the injured man's helmet to reveal the same face as Cannon, minus scars.
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[i]Iso looks at Cannon in shock.[/i] "C-Cannon?" [i]Her eyes go wide.[/i] "My head....Oh...."
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The vision seems to fade slightly, she 'wakes up' in the field. Nearby she can hear what sounds like someone groaning in pain.
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[i]Iso runs to the groaning.[/i] "H-Hello?! I can help!"
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Cannon is lying in the grass, his armor back to normal. He's clutching his head in pain, writhing on the ground.
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[i]Iso runs up to his body.[/i] "Cannon?!"
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Cannon's face is contorted in pain, tears running down his face. "N-no... Not again... P-please!" He dosent seem aware of her presence. [spoiler]first time she's seen him cry.[/spoiler]
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[i]Iso's breathing gets heavy.[/i] "C-Cannon...? I'm here, baby."
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He begins to shake. The area around them suddenly distorts, the fog turning blood red, then suddenly into sand. Iso finds herself standing over Cannon, whose back in his clone armor. Around them are hordes of skeletal droids. Cannon raises a pistol, firing through Iso and hitting a droid. The blast once again fases through her.
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[i]Iso shakes her head.[/i] "These are just memories. I have to stay focused."
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The droids close in, suddenly an explosion tears through their ranks. "Cannon! Come on!" The Commando scrambles to his feet, sprinting towards his squad. Another explosion goes off, knocking him the last several meters into the trench. Iso can actually feel the pain of his impact, though it's more like the memory of an old injury. She can feel his fear, his adrenaline rush, and can feel that this is his first real combat scenario.
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[i]Iso takes deep breathes to try to calm herself down.[/i] "Calm....Calm...."
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"Where te Haran is our bloody air support?" Cannon yells over the din as droids advance on the trench. "No support, the Jedi are busy evacuating their own." Cannon swears in at least three languages as he fires.
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[i]Iso walks around Cannon.[/i] "I wonder how long ago this was."
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"Addy, Raze, get to those mortars we saw earlier. Hit the clankers with anything you can find. Ash, cover me while I try to get us a ride out of here. Move it people!" "Yes sir!" They scramble to comply.
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Iso watches in interest.
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Cannon conrinues to try and comm a transport as Ash sends plasma bolts through the droid army. Seconds later mortar rounds begin crashing into the droids. "This is RC-3011 of Echo squad to any available air support! We are pinned down in the trenches three kilometers due east of the main lines. Position is being overwhelmed, repeat, position is being overwhelmed! Requesting immidiant evac!" "Sergeant, no air support is available at this time. Hold your position, over." "Be advised, we are low on ammo! Hostile number in the hundreds! Need support!" "Negative, negative, the Jedi are pulling all support to hit the main line. ETA for the nearest ship is fifteen mikes, over." Cannon swears as more blasts fly over head. "Um, Cannon. There's more of them coming!" Ash reports. "I told you not to call me that!" Cannon snaps as he rises and opens fire.
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Iso sits down next to Cannon.
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The minutes feel like hours as the four clone commandos hold off what appears to be an endless sea of droids, their ammunition gradually running dry. "Sir, that was the last mortar shell! We're coming up to provide support!" Addy yells. Suddenly a low shriek can be heard in the air. "Bombers! Get do-" An explosion shakes the ground, a scream is heard from Addy. "Addy! Raze! Sitrep now!" "Sir... Addy... Addy is down! We got bugs swarming in! There's too many-" Another explosion, the comms die. "No!" Cannon screams, sprinting towards where they were, Ash in tow. They find the area in flames, Geonosians everywhere.
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[i]Iso follows them. Her face is emotionless.[/i] "Well...."
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Cannon opens fire, Iso can feel the raw anger consuming him as he slaughters dozens of the bug like creatures. He and Ash syand back to back. Several bolts hit his armor, most bouncing off. Suddenly a rocket flies forth from seemingly nowhere. Cannon dosent see it, but Ash does. He Immediantly tackles Cannon out of the way, taking the full brunt of the blast. He doesn't even scream as the missile blows him to paste, blood splattering Cannon's armor.
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Iso's expression remains blank. "Huh."