Three men clad in armor came through the glowing sphere and stated to swing their swords, but with some difficulty the soldiers under Captain Jonathan Meyer dodged their swings. The first shot was fired by a private who was cornered by a horseman and his shot killed the horse. Soon, two other shots rang out and all hit the horses save for one horseman who was shot in the shoulder.
Seeing that they were outmatched, the armored men began to run back to the sphere. Captain Jonathan's men were about to fire but he ordered them all to stand down and secure the remaining rider who was shot. Medics with stretchers immediately carried away the wounded man and captain Jonathan was called in by his superiors for a briefing.
"Okay captain, why did you stop your men from shooting at the remaining hostiles?" The colonel who was debriefing him asked.
He was already nearing the end of his questions. The what, when and who of the engagement were already covered, now his superiors are curious about his decisions about not ordering his men to open fire on the remaining hostiles.
"Sir, I halted my men from taking down the two remaining hostiles as to not cause an issue between out government and whoever may have sent them."
"But why weren't they captured by your men?"
"Sir, there was an attempt to subdue them but my men were overpowered by the hostiles and were thrown back by them as they fled after a couple of attempts by my men."
The major nodded, satisfied by the captain's answer. "Good work out there son, you are dismissed."
The captain and the colonel stood up and saluted each other. After Jonathan had left he decided to visit the captured horseman that was currently in the medical ward. Last he heard, the injured horseman was needed to be placed under sedatives in order to keep him from going berserk with the electrodes attached to him.
As he entered the medical ward that was now guarded by two soldiers he saw the figure ofthe horseman laying down on the medical bed with eye's alert.
As he walked closer, he noticed that he was now actually restrained and not sedated anymore and is fully alert upon seeing him. The man spat out words from his mouth that the captain couldn't understand, the captain stayed there and observed him for a few more moments before heading back to his barracks.
1615 Hours, The Pentagon.
After the news of three horsemen attacking US personnel reached the high echelons of the government an emergency meeting was called in by the president to discuss the next course of action.
President Darin Hale addressed the men and women that make up the government's military and some of the science wing and began the meeting from a screen directly connected to the white house.
"Ladies and gentlemen, as you all have recently been informed we might've opened a parallel path-way to another dimension different from out own."
The room was filled with affirmatives and nodding heads as the president continued to address them.
"We have recently confirmed that this is true, with the arrival of three hostile horsemen on ground-zero. They began to attack US personnel but were quickly subdued."
A middle-aged woman raised her hand and the president nodded to her.
"Mr.President sir, the science division has successfully been able to expand the now dubbed "sphere" and further research is on the way."
The president gave his thanks as another advisor, in a military uniform raised his hands and voiced his own opinion.
"Sir, we should secure a foothold on whatever is through the sphere, as it is been confirmed that the natives on the other side may be hostile. We have prepared the 1st Special Exploration Division consisting of the 6th infantry regiment that was stationed at the sphere and the 11th ACR."
The president thought about this for a while before finally coming into conclusion that it would benefit both the science and military division of the government to press into the new world.
"Thank you ladies and gentlemen, I have reached the conclusion that we must secure and explore the world on the other side of the sphere with the 1st special exploration division in order to learn more about it and the potential benefits it may have for us. Any objections?"
The room was silent and only nods were seen.
"Good, we shall now conclude this meeting." The president and the men and women in the room bid each other a good day and concluded the meeting.
A day later.
"A new division with the 11th ACR?" Jonathan asked after hearing the news from his superior officer in the briefing room.
"Yes captain Meyer, we are going to be the 1st special exploration division that is to be sent through the sphere."
Truth be told, if it wasn't for the fact that the US has a citizen stranded through the sphere a presence of an entire division would be an overkill. But the US does have a stranded citizen and a whole new world of opportunities to explore so a division was deemed to be necessary."
"No complaints there sir, it's just that... we're really going in to whatever is through the sphere aren't we?"
"That's right captain, and a team of scientists are currently expanding the sphere to fit in a tank as we speak."
The Abrams are always a welcome support for the infantry, although they are called "Crunchy" by the tankers the value of a tank in a battle is invaluable.
The meeting in the briefing room was concluded, and the respective officers returned to inform their lieutenants about the news which in turn will inform the sergeants that will inform the corporals and privates.
"Top-to bottom is the way to go." He thought as he opened the door to his company's barracks.