[b][center]South-West Block - Nathaniel[/center][/b]

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Nathaniel needed no encouragement from the man in the tank. This was what he had been born for, after all. The woman in blue must have been the one who spoke to him. Nathaniel was sure that she had spoken only to him, as the others had not reacted to it at all. He couldn't be sure what she was, perhaps an angel sent to guide him, or perhaps a pure soul who knew his destiny and worked to see it fulfilled, or maybe something else entirely. There was no mistaking the purity and goodness in her voice though, so he had no fear or worries about the strength he had sensed from her. The one thing he could conclude was that if this benevolent power wanted Annie rescued, and said that he was important to Nathaniel's fate, then the biologist must be saved without hesitation.

Nathaniel hurried onward toward the fog as soon as Sergeant Donovan finished his spiel and ordered them onward, heart beating rapidly. He said nothing to his comrades about the woman's words, for they had been meant for his ears alone. The sergeant's talk of the woman in blue being an ally would have to suffice to convince the others not to attempt to harm her, though Nathaniel suspected she could protect herself without much trouble if need be. He abandoned his previous plan to jump from cover to cover in favor of reaching the APC as quickly as possible.

"I'm going in, don't fall behind." Nathaniel spoke to the others through the radio as he neared the fog. He held his gun at the ready, prepared to fire at anything hostile that reared its head. "Onward to glory!" With that he plunged into the fog, no hesitation or fear present in his mind.