[b][u]Sadain's Hope, 701st FOB[/u][/b] [img]http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q173/sigma830/RP%20Characters%20and%20Stuff/Rp%20stuff_zpsbjydfnbt.png[/img] "Hostiles on advance!" A auru soldier shouted, firing from cover along with several humans and an aldzur. "Come get some!" An ishkaaran soldier shouted, firing a heavy machine gun towards the charging Union Partisans. "I can do this all day assholes!" He continued unloading lead on the Militiamen until he heard several clicking sounds. "Reload!" He yelled, but before he got the chance, he was pulled down. "Masu! get in cover you crazy idiot!" shouted the human next to him, pulling him down with all his might behind the safety of the makeshift walls they set up. "You're a sniper's magnet!" he shouted over the gunfire. Masu simply smiled, "Hah! Come on sarge, ain't nothing that can stop me!" The Sergeant frowned to the over confident ishkaran. "You're no good dead to the Squad, soldier." He replied as he placed two fingers over the right side of his head. "Control, this is Echo One, we're facing some heavy fire here, requesting some backup ASAP." A response came as a feminine voice replied. "Roger that Echo One, we're sending an Armadillo Tank on your way." "Much appreciated Control." The Sergeant then turned is gaze back to a Naasu as he tinkered with a power generator, pressing down keys. "How are those Auto Turrets Sull?" "I'm working as fast as possible sarge!" He replied, frantically trying to turn the generator on. "You stupid piece of crap! Turn on damn you!" He kept shouting at the generator as it refused to power the auto guns that help protect the base's left flank. He then resorted to smashing it in frustration, however, in his recklessness he was out in the open briefly, and was shot in the arm. "Gah!" he yelped, falling to the ground in agony. "Medic!" The Sergeant cried out, and without delay an Auru woman rushed over and dragged the injured Sull away into cover. The sergeant proceeded to fire blindly at the Partisans, and before they knew it, a Militia Light Tank, a left over of the former Haven Military, crashed through, aimed at the defenders and ready to fire it's main gun. "Ah shit.." the sergeant said, and right before his eyes, the tank exploded, forcing the Militia to scatter. From the right, An Armadillo Tank variant came crashing in as well, right between the weakened defenders and locals. An Auxilia-class infantry drone emerged from the roof of the vehicle, manning the machine gun turret as it opened fire on the scattered Militiamen. The doors on the side slide open as a dozen more drones rushed out of the armored car, one of them approaching the sergeant. "Sgt. Mike Zaamil." It droned. "We have been ordered to cover your retreat." "Your timing is just perfect." Zaamil complimented. "Echo Squad! Fall back to the gate! The Toasters will cover us!" And with that, they all complied as they slowly fell back to the gate as they brought in the wounded, however, they unfortunately had to leave several others behind, those that were killed in earlier moments of the skirmish. Before long all the remaining Echos reached the other side, the large doors sliding closed. [b][u]Command and Operations Center[/u][/b] In the center of this ramshackled base, Captain Itinus Kosh of the 701st Strike Battalion and several others watched over a holo-display of the battlefield, three platoons-worth of men, equipment and drones were struggling across several locations around the district they controlled, a few squads such as Echo were left to guard the base in case of Union flank attacks that occurred not too long ago. The room begun to tremor, dirt and dust falling as they were being shelled by Union artillery. "Damn it, they got us cornered, their getting serious this time." The Captain said as he glued his eyes to the battlefield, Union forces making a slow advance in great numbers. He turned to his Second in Command, a fellow Janari. "Any word on those reinforcements?" "Yes, sir." He replied. "Colonel Weth has informed me that they will reach the Drop Point within the hour." The Captain smirked with the news. "I'd say that's good enough. Once those reinforcements arrive, we'll begin the operation in taking the rest of the city off the hands of these Unionite bastards."