Battles in New Mombasa: Part II
Posted By: ghostmarine<shawnbock@cox.net>
Date: 11 October 2008, 6:02 am
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This is part two in my seires. Hope you enjoy.
Shawn woke up slowly. Sleeping on the ground and among rocks made his back stiff but he could move. He looked at his communaction equipment and noticed no responses to his beacon. He sighed, the fight for the city would be short if no one was alive. Shawn walked around the building for an hour, collecting metals and electrical equipment. He went back to his computer and there used his gathered metals to make a door. He connected the electrical equipment to the computer, knowing it needed power.
Shawn checked the time, 8:42 A.M., and guessed it would be light outside. He looked around and saw a large cement pipe among the rubble. Picking it up he jammed it into the wall, his new window. He looked outside and didn't see anything. Suddenly the computer made a beep noise. Shawn turned and saw a message on the screen saying "Watch your back." There was a blighting dot in the building across the one Shawn was in. He looked out the window again and this time went to the part of the building he could leave and enter. There he popped his head out and saw three brutes in front of a wraith. Quitely Shawn climbed some rumble to the roof.
There he saw six more brutes gaurding the flank. His assualt rifle wasn't long range so he practilly couldn't do anything. Then over the C.O.M.s Shawn heard "Hey buddy, coming out to see some fireworks?" Shawn looked around and didn't see anyone, but he did see seconds later a rocket streck out of the top floor of the garage across from him. It hit and destroyed the cockpit and turret areas on the wraith. Stunned the brutes looked around for someone. The three infront of the wraith were moving to enter the garage, Shawn tumbled down the rumble he climbed to get to the door.
At the door there was a gaint TV screen and the brutes were reading it with great diffuculty. Zooming in Shawn read "Take out these apes as they try to read me." Taking the hint Shawn grabbed his waist knife and stabbed the back of one of the brutes. It fell and the other two noticed and tried to shoot but Shawn sliced the barrels. With their spikers usless the brutes prepared to fist fight.
The first swing by the brutes was a power house coming down, but Shawn side stepped and unleashed a flurry of fists on it's chest. Fumbling back the second one came in with faster side swings. Following each step Shawn carefully landed a punch on the brute's elbow and grabbed the back of his arm. Then Shawn twisted the brute's arm, dislocating it and flinging it on it's back.
The first brute was back by this point and kicked Shawn. He flew back on the wraith and got up weakly. The brute came in to finish it but Shawn threw his knife striaght into his waist. The brute went down flailing and twisting. Shawn grabbed the brute's head and snapped it.
The other six heard some of the commotion and move toward Shawn, but the person who shot the first rocket shot another. This time at the wraith's back booster core were most of the remaining brutes were. Went it hit the brutes were engulfed in blue and red flames.
Moments later Shawn came face to face with this mysterious helper, another ODST. "Thanks for the assist, how'd you stop those other three?" Shawn said "Well they tried reading that distraction you put up." The ODST didn't respond for awhile, then said "I didn't put anything up." Shawn was bewildered, and asked "Did you send a message saying watch your back?" The ODST shook his head no. "You did say if I came to see some fireworks though right?" The ODST said with a chuckle "Yup. But it seems like someone is watching us, we should go to cover."
Shawn showed the ODST his small base in the building. The ODST took his helmet off in there. His face was different to Shawn's in almost every aspect. His hair was smooth and a pale white color with black strecks. His face was well curved, and he sported a goatee style beard. Both Shawn and this ODST had fairly light skin. Shawn looked at him and asked "What's your name?" The man said "Boris, what's your's." Shawn responded with his name. Boris looked around, he noticed the computer and walked through the metal door. Boris turned to Shawn saying "I'm a demolishion expert, I'm guessing your a communaction?" Shawn nodded. Boris continued adding "well that explains why this place is so untidy, here after I retrive my equipment we shall make this a truely noteworthy fortification!"
Shawn smiled under his helmet and helped retrive Boris' equipment. After the two rocket launchers, four C4s, five extra power grenades, ten rockets, and ten landmines were brought to the base they cleared the room of most of the rubble. The rubble that was left was used to support the roof. Boris began to take some loose metals and box his demolition equipment, and Shawn made a cover for his computer.
The time was 5:18 P.M. when they finished. Since they were done they decided to check for brutes snooping around. When they confirmed no brutes were in the area, Boris jogged around the building. Shawn went inside the building and tried to make a bed out of half a sofa and torn up cloth sheets. Boris jogged in and saw the wreak of a sofa. He looked at Shawn and said "Why don't you sleep on the floor? You have a less chance of being spotted at night." Shawn told Boris how troublesome it was to fall asleep the night before and they moved the 'bed' into the base area. Shawn placed some rocks in the pipe he put in the wall to make it seem like the place was in ruin.
At 10:23 P.M. after a continuous watch on his computer screen Shawn finally shut it down. He keep back up power on so that if they did get a message they would recieve it. Boris also made a bed only his was from chair cushions. However Boris decided to stay up and watched the door for awhile. As Shawn looked went to sleep he took one last look at the computer screen. He could've sworn as he shut his eyes it typed "Goodnight."
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