The Guard Wing hovered, ripping up the Nomads from the sky as the RT decended. The black fighter hovered a few feet from the ground and extended a ramp for the ground team. Sascya Assassins started to arrive, but two more fighters, both from the Bastet Guard wing, dove in, keeping the Nomads at bay as Galm Team covered themllsnd the extraction fighter. The Thalia Grace was powering to space, drawing a majority of the enemy craft from the group.
In space, the Ghost Eye covered the Thalia Grace, its Nephthys Guard ripping the unsuspecting Sascyas apart.
"Now all we gotta hope is that no Marduk shows up" Seth Hunter said. "Wep One, load one Bastet Light Round."
"Light Round ready!"
"Fire!"
The Light Mortar coughed a round, which expertly struck a Sascya.
"Excellent shot Jake! Alyson, bring us around, prepare to cover the extraction team to the Oathkeeper! Blaze, I need Oathkeeper's location!"
The AI spoke. "Same place as it was. "The AI yelled at the Nomads. "That's right you muther's, RUN!"
Dave had fade in and fade outs with the nearby events. He saw how the fight raged on, the K'Haras were going down in groups. The specific individual who shot Dave approach him for the last time. Dave saw how he put a blue glowing sphere above his head, and then it vanished. The forest was bombarded by the approaching fighters launched from Thalia Grace. The K'Hara above Dave entered in stealth mode, and vanished without notice. Dave went again unconscious as the group ran to his position. His status was critical. But something kept him alive.
Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding. - Sovereign
The team ran towards Dave, lying on his back. It looked like he already passed away, blasted by the damned K'Haras. Still firing blindly into the forest he kept running. It was staggering how much distance they could have moved Dave, why did they need him? Was it coincedence?
When the group arrived at Dave's position he was shaking, Joe quickly checked his vital signs.
Joe : He's going into cardiac arrest, i don't know a lot about those things, but i know it ain't good. Do we have any medi-gel left?
He checked Dave's pockets, but then he knew that the last medi-gel was used on his own leg. Joe grabbed Dave's communicator and hailed the Thalia Grace.
Joe : Hunter come in, this is Colonel Joe Daniels, i am with Doctor Synk. His situation is critical, i do not know what that K'Hara scum did to him, but the got him good. We have no medical supplies here at all. Whats the E.T.A.? I'll quickly set up some flares, please tell us when you are closeby, we need to get out of this sh*thole!
He gave the communicator to Jack and Joe hurried to place the flares, they gave of an electrical field that the Thalia Grace could pick up on the scanners.
There wasn't too much time for Dave, he needed serious medical intervention, but his synaptic system was still active. With a faded voice he periodically said:
Dave : K'Hara.... stars.... the sphere..... Ellie ! *rising his arm* Where.... need to... sphere...
Then he fainted again.
Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding. - Sovereign
The Raven's Talon shuddered as Nomad Lasers impacted on the shield.
"Cerberus, load up! Our fighter cover is outnumbered, we need to get out of here! The cruisers are being swarmed!"! Kairi, the AI in the RT, screamed at the ground team. "If this fighter gets totalled, Izzy will murder us all!"
Joe tried to position Dave in a more comfortable way and that breathing would be easier for Dave. His heart was still functional. They tried to bandage him in any way possible with pieces of their own clothing, luckily, the bleeding was not that much.
Joe : Alright, theres the RT, hail Hunter and tell 'em we are loading up. Somebody help me with the Doc.
Erik rushed towards Joe to help him. Together they picked Dave up and carried him into the RT.
Joe : Oke, he's in. Now let's get the hell out of this place!
The Raven's Talon shot skywards, the outnumbered, battered fighters following. By an act of God, none had gone down yet.
"Commencing hard dock with Thalia Grace...clamped! Opening hatches, get him into the Seige Cruiser!" Kairi changed frequencies. "Oathkeeper Actual, we are outnumbered, need assistance, over."
"This is Oathkeeper Actual. Proceed on vector 3-9-5 with Ghost Eye and stand bye for orders."
The Thalia Grace accelerated on the given course, firing at the pursuing Sascyas.
Nurses loaded Dave onto a Gurney. They ran him to the infirmary and began to run tests as Doctor Lucy West began to treat his wounded leg.
Dave's chest was hit by a powerful electromagnetic plasma bolt that destabilized his heart's beat rate. He could do from moment to moment a heart attack. But his brain had some unusual alpha and beta waves, and the brain's neural activity increased significantly. His heart started to beat very fast. He had again hundreds of images in his mind, different unknown scenes, voices, writings. He kept saying :
Dave : The.... sphere....
Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding. - Sovereign
As soon as the nurses and doctors took Dave away Joe, Jack and Erik had a moment of rest. The crew of the Thalia Grace was rushing from one point to another and the three men did not know if they could be of any assistance.
Joe : Well, seeing we are apparently not needed i'm going to enjoy a nice cigar. Any of you want one?
He lit the cigar slowly and carefully drew. He clearly enjoyed the cigar as he blew bigger and bigger cirkels. Jack rolled his eyes as he saw Joe smoking again, but then again, they had just escaped death.
Joe : Oh by the way, we could try and find Jeremy if he is around.
He walked to one of the guards and asked him.
Joe : Hi there, i was wondering if we could speak to Mister Hunter personally, is that possible at this moment?
After the increased beat-rate of his heart, something started to happen. Slowly from his neck to his arms, the main blood-vessels started to turn pink and began to glow very slowly. His brain activity was off the charts.
Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding. - Sovereign
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