Old US, Earth
*A few miles outside of Tulsa OK*
'We have been moving about for awhile now. How much I would give for a transport for us to move around and make this journey easier.' I think to myself while looking around at the other survivors. I turn my head to look behind me at the people who are non-combatants. 'I wonder why they wouldn't take up arms to fight. I guess pacifism goes a long way until everything hits the fan.' I sigh while facing the front and I squint my eyes to look further ahead of us and I spot a little light about 2 miles ahead of us. I lift my hand and signal everyone to halt then I signal for them to get off the road immediately. They all look at me in confusion but they all sprint to the trees by the road and take cover in the shaded little batch of trees. I slide into cover but to where I can see down the road.
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"Sarirah zoom in for me"
"Roger zooming in now"
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I look into one of the screens on my hud. As the screen zooms in I can make out two figures near some kind of canister that has some kind of light coming out of it. By the looks of it looks like two Fallen are observing their surrounds while sitting around the canister. 'Scouts by the looks of it. Must mean they have an outpost somewhere up ahead. It'll be best for us to wait here until we have more cover to move in.'
"Alright everyone there are Fallen scouts ahead. We're gonna wait here for now until we have more cover of the night to move." I whisper my instructions to them. One of the armed survivors comes up to me crawling.
"Sir what are your orders for us?"
"For now take some people and keep an eye behind us. If anything comes do not engage and just make your way back here." I hand him a radio. "We'll keep in touch and when were ready to move out I'll call for you all, got it?"
"Yes sir, but quick question. What will you be doing?"
"Well I'll be recon. I'm going to scout how large of a force they have and try my best to make a path for us." All of them gasp when they hear me say this. Then one of the little ones runs up and hugs on me holding me tight.
"No! Please don't go alone...we don't want to lose you too..." She says in a sad whisper and I pat her on the head.
"Don't worry little one. I will come back to all of you and we will make it to the Traveler." I say gently and enthusiastically to them and they look at me with hope in their eyes. Then the little girl hands me her little teddy bear and puts a little string through it and attaches it on a loop on my armor's belt. I smile at her patting her head again.
"Good luck charm?"
"MHM!" She smiles brightly back at me.
I get up from my prone position and look back at them all. "Stay safe and stay out of sight. I'll be back soon. And hopefully catch us a ride." They all nod towards me and I start back down the road while the dark night consumes the daylight around me. 'Time for me to find us a way.'
....Few hours later...
~Fallen chatter~
"Sarirah is there any way you can translate this?" I whisper to Sarirah quietly under my breathe.
"I can just give me a bit Michael. It's not everyday you get to translate their language."
'Damn, I always wonder if they can speak English. It would make this so much easier.'
~beep~
"Alrighty there we go now try listening to them now. There language is somewhat hard to understand but bare with me." I smile as Sarirah says that in a tone I'm unfamiliar with. I lean my head forward again towards the Fallen.
"Hey Erikamus? What do you think the Kell is up to making us set up in this place?"
"I don't know Jasumas. But I know that when we get to go on our break from watch I would like to go and have some fun with that prisoner of ours?"
'Wait a prisoner? Who have they taken? Human or something else?'
"I know, it seems like the Kell wants information out of her and he'll just get rid of her afterward it sucks and it's such a waste. I mean after all we won't get anytime with a female until we get back to our New Home on that frozen world."
'Looks like I have a new objective to complete. This is gonna be a pain in my ass today.' I think to my self and check my ammo count in my pouch and my magazine. Then I look back over to them waiting for them to state where this person is.
"So meet up the big silver building?"
"The one with the rusted sign BOK Center?"
"Yep that's the one."
"Alrighty see you then" They then part ways into different directions and I check my map and plot my course to the BOK building. 'Time to be a hero.' I get up from my cover and move through the dark alleyways towards my destination. I pass by an old skeleton that looks like it belonged to a female and I spotted a little piece of paper in it's hand. I pick it up and as I look at it I shake my head. On this little piece of paper is a farewell note. I pocket it and move on towards my destination.
...A few hours later...
~BOOM!~
Brrrrrrrrrr~
I peak out of cover and I see multiple Fallen around a hundred I believe moving towards the building I set explosives in. 'Are they mobilizing all their forces for just an explosion?' I start moving towards the building and I can see a group of those Fallen Vandals so I hop behind some cover before they spot me. There is about 4 of them guarding the entrance so I lift up my Assault Rifle and I attach my suppressor to the muzzle. I take aim and I pull the trigger.
Psshew!~Psshew!~Psshew!~Psshew!~
THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!
"Alright I thought they had better helmets. Guess not." I walk over to the corpses and examine them. "Wow for a alien race they don't have much than scrap." I pick up one of their weapons and examine it as well. "Well I have to admit their weapons seem legit." I go to pick up all their weapons and I put them in the backpack on my back. Then I continue you my way into the BOK Center.