Captain Daniels awoke with a start. Her head was pounding, she remembered using the jump drive to try and get round the flank of the Tiger X, then seeing a flash from the Tigers rail gun and then an almighty smash hit Andraste and it all went black. She quickly scanned around, she appeared to be mostly unharmed but she could feel her back getting hotter and hotter.
"Bugger she's on fire!" she shouted. Captain Daniels clawed at the canopy lock and pushed it open.
"Come on Caroline get out!!!"
With the canopy open thick acrid smoke hit Captain Daniels. Andraste was burning badly. She looked at Lt Fellows canopy but all that was there was ruined, fused and bent metal. She forced her self to look further and found the Lt motionless her body smashed beyond help. Captain Daniels climbed over to try and drag her friend clear but the walker fire was getting worse and she was forced to jump clear. The Andraste exploded, the force pushing Captain Daniels to the ground. She drew her side arm and crawled to a nearby wall. Captain Daniels stared at the burning wreck, hate and pain seething through her. A guardian walker strode up behind the ruined Andraste. The top hatch popped and a head came into view.
"You OK there? How the hell did you survive that?!"
"I'm fine they killed my Co pilot and my walker!, God damn it go get those buggers!!!" she screamed,
"Yes Ma'am!" the head disappeared and the walker lurched forward to carry on the battle. Captain Daniels lent back against the wall and listened to the sound of battle. Soon a halftrack pulled up and some British infantry helped her into the half track. She didn't want to leave the Andraste or Lt Fellows. They'd at least managed to get her dog tags from the wreck. Capt Daniels lent back against the truck side listening to the Infantry talk.
"I'm telling you sarge. That Tiger aimed its gun at me!"
"Don't be daft Pike!!"
"Sarge he was the barrel was pointing at me".
By the cherry nature of their talk Captain Daniels assumed the mission was a success.
Back at the muster point Captain Daniels waited for her ride back to Unit 24s base. A tall sandy haired man sat next to her,
"Captain Daniels is it?" he said with a thick Birmingham accent. She nodded, a bit aggrieved her peace and quiet had been interrupted.
"Names Captain James Blake. I pilot Caradoc the Merlin walker. Sorry about your Co pilot and your walker. Damn rail guns."
"What do you know about it!" Captain Daniels snapped, instantly regretting it.
"Lost 2 tanks, a walker and to many friends to those blasted things." Captain Blake said. Captain Daniels looked at Blake
"Look. I'm sorry about that, not had the best day"
"no bother Ma'am. I know how you feel. I didn't come over here just to harass you, I was pointed in your direction as I've been transferred to a Unit 24?" he looked at a piece of paper to check.
"Major Whitaker does have his spies everywhere. Well I'm waiting for a transport that's supposed to be passing through. Your welcome to follow me with your walker." Captain Daniels said with a grin.
"Cracking! I'll go and fetch Caradoc." Captain Blake stood up and jogged over to Caradoc,
"Fire him up Jarvis!" Captain Blake shouted. The walker engines spooled up. Captain Blake cambered up the walkers arms and climbed across into the cockpit.
"Captain. All systems green across the board" A robotic voice said.
Blake spotted a bren carrier stop by Captain Daniels, she pointed at the walker and waved. The Bren carrier moved out,
"Thanks Jarvis. Let's go find our new unit"
The Merlin strode off after the Bren Carrier
"Bugger she's on fire!" she shouted. Captain Daniels clawed at the canopy lock and pushed it open.
"Come on Caroline get out!!!"
With the canopy open thick acrid smoke hit Captain Daniels. Andraste was burning badly. She looked at Lt Fellows canopy but all that was there was ruined, fused and bent metal. She forced her self to look further and found the Lt motionless her body smashed beyond help. Captain Daniels climbed over to try and drag her friend clear but the walker fire was getting worse and she was forced to jump clear. The Andraste exploded, the force pushing Captain Daniels to the ground. She drew her side arm and crawled to a nearby wall. Captain Daniels stared at the burning wreck, hate and pain seething through her. A guardian walker strode up behind the ruined Andraste. The top hatch popped and a head came into view.
"You OK there? How the hell did you survive that?!"
"I'm fine they killed my Co pilot and my walker!, God damn it go get those buggers!!!" she screamed,
"Yes Ma'am!" the head disappeared and the walker lurched forward to carry on the battle. Captain Daniels lent back against the wall and listened to the sound of battle. Soon a halftrack pulled up and some British infantry helped her into the half track. She didn't want to leave the Andraste or Lt Fellows. They'd at least managed to get her dog tags from the wreck. Capt Daniels lent back against the truck side listening to the Infantry talk.
"I'm telling you sarge. That Tiger aimed its gun at me!"
"Don't be daft Pike!!"
"Sarge he was the barrel was pointing at me".
By the cherry nature of their talk Captain Daniels assumed the mission was a success.
Back at the muster point Captain Daniels waited for her ride back to Unit 24s base. A tall sandy haired man sat next to her,
"Captain Daniels is it?" he said with a thick Birmingham accent. She nodded, a bit aggrieved her peace and quiet had been interrupted.
"Names Captain James Blake. I pilot Caradoc the Merlin walker. Sorry about your Co pilot and your walker. Damn rail guns."
"What do you know about it!" Captain Daniels snapped, instantly regretting it.
"Lost 2 tanks, a walker and to many friends to those blasted things." Captain Blake said. Captain Daniels looked at Blake
"Look. I'm sorry about that, not had the best day"
"no bother Ma'am. I know how you feel. I didn't come over here just to harass you, I was pointed in your direction as I've been transferred to a Unit 24?" he looked at a piece of paper to check.
"Major Whitaker does have his spies everywhere. Well I'm waiting for a transport that's supposed to be passing through. Your welcome to follow me with your walker." Captain Daniels said with a grin.
"Cracking! I'll go and fetch Caradoc." Captain Blake stood up and jogged over to Caradoc,
"Fire him up Jarvis!" Captain Blake shouted. The walker engines spooled up. Captain Blake cambered up the walkers arms and climbed across into the cockpit.
"Captain. All systems green across the board" A robotic voice said.
Blake spotted a bren carrier stop by Captain Daniels, she pointed at the walker and waved. The Bren carrier moved out,
"Thanks Jarvis. Let's go find our new unit"
The Merlin strode off after the Bren Carrier
Poor Fellows! :(
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