Liberty's Stand

[Searo]

Note: I will be running two threads, one detailing Searo's experiences during the Sanctuary Invasion, one chronicling Shimmer's adventures in the mysterious place she was warped to.

Chapter 1: Year of the Dragon
NC Sanctuary
NC City

Searo was one of the few reminaing soldiers still able to stay in Reavers, as power all over NC bases in the area was down. Most generators had been bombed into oblivion, requiring days to fix. They didn't have days, they had hours. His Dragon was being flown for the first, and maybe last, time. The two 10 man squadrons from the Freedom Corp were silent, each man contemplating his fate. Zenny and Snake were on his wings, as always, and the ground troops were spread out behind him. His comm crackled and Snake spoke, a little more subdued than usual, "Hey Flame, I guess I outrank you now."
"You Spec. Ops people think you run the world, doncha?"
"Yup, we do. High Guard for life!"
Snake then remembered how long his life might last, and was silent. Nine pilots flew 3 of the new bombers, with the one man left in their squad flying point in a Skeeter. The other squad was comprised of seven Reavers and two Skeeters.
They reached the hotzone, watching a friendly Reaver explode, pilot going by name of WildEagle. Searo couldn't spot Aztec in the melee, and his radio crackled,
"All air elements, engage the enemy. Liberators take out any Anti-Air Platforms you find, this war will be won in the skies."
MrVulcan had delivered the previous message, he was positioning an AMS outside the city border, one of the last places for a respawn.
Searo set throttle to 50%, and began strafing the enemy craft, flamethrowers blazing. Two mosquitoes were caught in the napalm, and collided, falling to the ground in a massive explosion.
Searo targeted a fully laden Galaxy slowing to drop troops on the embattled defenders, he felt angry.
We're fighting for the right...
Fighting for the weak...
Fighting for freedom...
He savagely hit the afterburner, coming up fast on the enemy transport. Searo cut engines, and charged the Dragon's Breath. All electronics on his Reaver cut out to eliminate extra heat. Manually he lined up the Breath Cannon with the Galaxy, no crosshairs helping out. He waited 8 seconds, the time it took to charge. No electronics could count it for him.
Searo flipped the safety off of the trigger, and hit the button. A stream of focused nuclear energy spewed from the light craft, rocking it violently.
It consumed the Galaxy instantly, and destroyed everyone aboard.
He couldn't help but smile.