The answer to Sando's question, Salvation or Doom, came that morning. Enemy Reinforcements. Drop pods coming down all around the base. he used this oppurtunity to dash into the base while the Vanu were distracted. they started shooting as soon as he got in the front gate. he took three pulsar shots to the leg and one to the torso. his armor was all that saved him from losing a limb. he couldn't run or even walk fast, though.
You arent getting me without a fight! was all he could think as he spun and returned fire as he stumbled backwards. Thumper grenades from a fellow NC landed amid the enemy, catchng them off guard. a hailstorm of fire struck all around him, turning loose sand to glass. a shot from a lancer struck sando and burned a small hole through his torso below the heart. he was no longer able to pull the trigger on his rifle. the end would be soon now as Sando felt his life ebbing from his broken and torn body.
a Drop pod broke the silence, and landed right in front of Sando. he expected a Vanu trooper to exit. it was unmarked, but it contained a soldier in blue and gold?!? the enemy drop pods had to land just outside the sphere. News had finally begun coming through. the rebirthed soldiers had finally requisitioned a half-hundred crack troopers, dropped in on a mission that they expected to recapture the base. they certainly didn't expect any NC left alive, much less non-POWs.
the new troops responded with a vigor Sando had not seen for days. the Vanu came under fire from many more New Conglomerate than expected, and retreated, only to be hit from behind by advancing Vanguards. the tide had turned. A soldier rushed to his side, with a med-applicator, fearing Sando was a lost cause. he wasn't.
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Log of a New Conglomerate Soldier: 17.10.50
Kinda funny how things work out. I wait the worst ten minutes in my entire life for fifteen guys to rebirth, and meanwhile 50 fresh troops DP in... I'm in the Medical Ward of Eureka, next to a Pilot who was stranded in the wilderness when his ship went down. He's a mess! more wounds and assorted broken bones than i can count on my fingers... Anyway, a Commander came in earlier with a General to talk to the pilot. While the general was busy wth the pilot, the Commander informed me that i would be recieving the:
New Conglomerate 'Blue heart for Valour' for being W.I.A.,
a promotion to Staff-Sergeant for 'heroics A.B.C.D.' (above and beyond the call of duty),
A 'Conglomerate medal of Honor'(i don't know why, there was nothing honorable about what happened at Eureka, all we did was stand there and shoot them as they came...),
and quite possibly a 'Star of Bravery' for Courage in the line of fire....
i didn't use this feature since i left training, but logs of my Helmets playback feature shows i was responsible for the death of a good 40 Vanu and terran troops during the defensive action, and about twelve vehicle disables to my name, including the AMS i located. as souvenirs, i have placed my Gauss rifle, my MAG-Scatter, my MAG-Cutter, my phoenix, and my stolen Beamer in my locker, as memento's of my time at this base. it can not be salvaged, and this section can only be used for about three more days until the structural integrity degrades beyond use. at that time, we will return to the New Conglomerate sanctuary for a 'Heroes of Eureka' ceremony, where i and the pilot are to be guests of honor. (End transmission)
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