The team immediately sprung into action after hearing Isaac's words. The team knew what was to be done I a case like this. Their new objective was to help evacuate the citizens before Sarthin's troops arrived at the city. After evacuating the citizens they were to go into hiding. Their suits technology was not to be taken by the enemy.
James takes command quickly " Mathew and me will stay here. Isaac You take the others to the upper district. Evacuation all citizens. Tell them to only bring their necessary belongings."
Isaac salutes James " yes sir,"
It's the last time Mathew would see them. Mathew and James took off to the towards another direction. They were going to do a sweep of the lower district. For more ease in their escape they would start closer to the border of the upper district.
Mathew and James checked building after buildings telling every person they came across a emergency evacuation was in place and to leave the city quickly. It was the same sentence time after time.
After they were through about two thirds of the evacuation Mathew's suit's sensors picked up a large amount of commotion outside of the city. James heard it too
"Take the civilians and get out of here. Don't come back"
Mathew was nervous about leading the large group " but-"
Mathew didn't get to finish his sentence as James interrupted " GO!"
"Yes sir..."
Even James knew he wouldn't see Mathew again. James watched as Mathew quickly leaded the large group of civilians away from his position. After watching the large group turn the corner. He took off to the engine noises .
Mathew was practically crying inside. After his father died of the front lines, James had been his father figure. Mathew wanted to turn around and go back for him, but James has given him a direct order. Even if he did he was surely going to be killed, so Mathew went on. His group passed the city limits. Much to the citizens demay they kept up the pace.
After a few miles of walking the group hears a loud explosion. The civilians had no clue what happened, but Mathew new exactly what happened. James has assured his technology wouldn't be used for the sarthins wars.
The group continues for another mile or so before one of them comes up to complain to Mathew.
"What the hell! Are you even human?! You just keep walking and walking while we get blisters of our feet, can we get a break!?"
Mathew turns to look at him. Mathew stops "you have twenty minutes "
The entire group releases a sigh of relief. Mathew sits on a nearby rock and tries to contact Isaac. All he gets is static. If Isaac doesn't report his situation within twelve hours he will be presumed dead.
After about fifteen minutes Mathew gets up to go let the group know it's time to go. As he walks towards the group he finds a little girl crying. He kneels down on one knee and asks
"What's wrong?"
The girl looks up at Mathew and screams. Mathew doesn't know what to do so he deactivates is helmet, resulting in it 'Dissolving'. Mathew tried to calm the girl down.
"It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you."
The girl takes a peek at Mathew, and upon seeing him looking at her she hides her face. Mathew's face has a scar over his left eye, though the eye was not blind.
"Where's your parents?"
The girl finally responds "I don't know". She begins to cry again. A group of civilians run up to Mathew and tackle him. Immediately his helmet reforms on him as the group attacks him. He is confused, because the girl stopped crying as well.
The man who tackled him is a little on the chubby side and has Mathew pinned to the ground.
The man yells " PERVERT!"
Mathew realizes what's going on and stabs the mans leg with a knife. The man is surprised, he didn't see a weapon on him. The man screams and falls with a thud. Mathew gets up with a pistol in his hand.
Mathew says " ever look before you jump?" Mathew was talking in dangerous tone and the group immediately backed off.
"The girl was crying, I didn't see any parents sassed her what was wrong, she screamed. I was not going to rape her or anything similar."
The chubby man seams to be the leader of the group, and Mathew points the gun at him.
"Don't ever tackle me again. Got it?"
The man nodded in fear. Mathew's gun disappears and he walks over to the man. He helps the man up and helps him back to the rest of the group.
Mathew goes to the center of the group and yells " it's a three day walk to the shelter, and if anyone dislikes my way of getting you there you are free to find the shelter yourselves!"
With that Mathew began walking again and the group follows him.