"Sir we are approaching the base , would touch down in thirty minutes ." The pilot voice echoed through his mic as Cronos slowly raised his head. He could hear the sounds of lasers been filled alongside the echoes of explosives and horrific screaming of humans and aliens.
They were crossing the battlefield, to touch down at the base and then ride back into the battlefield. It didn't make sense.
Quickly he unstrapped himself, standing up to the suprise of his teammates who looked at him with a questioning glance.
"We aren't there yet sir ." Caramel said to him as he walked towards the door, his hand placed on the big red button. He tapped it.
Immediately the door opened as a violent gush of wind rushed in.
"What are you doing Captain?" Caramel asked with a look of concern as other teammates stared on, awaiting his response.
"We are going down." Cronos said as he pulled out an assult knife that gleamed hot red when he rubs the hilt of the weapon.
"But we were told that we touch down at base before heading out to the battlefield." Micheal interjected as he didn't like the idea his leader was floating around.
"Aye Captain!" Caramel said with a bubbly expression as she quickly pulled off her seats belt and rushed to the entrance. Next was Shin who walked up to his captain and gave him a nod. This left Jason and Micheal still seated.
"Im with you dawg." Jason stood up with his hand placed on his rifle and walked towards his teammates, as Micheal inaudibly cursing also stood up as well.
"Someone's afraid of height?" Jason teased as he stared at Micheal distressed face.
"A leader leads..." Cronos said as he jumped off the plane into the cold air.
"And a follower follows." The others followed suit, jumping off one after the other.
He heard them, he heard what they said, he couldn't help but smile as it brought back memories. What he said before jumping off the plane was always his last words to his followers before every mission. It was : " A leader leads, and a follower follows...even unto death." The last line was muttered deep in the heart. Of course no one wanted to die, including the enemy. But one must know that on the battlefield, it could be your time, anytime.
As he dropped down past the clouds and seeing the chaos ongoing, he pulled down his skull mask, his eyes slowly turning from grey to a golden colour, his expression meant one thing; that he was ready for business.
He spotted his first foe, an alien with long slender arms and legs running towards a group of humans as it persisted despite the incoming barrages of bullets rained down on it.
Expertly, he his assault knife as a glowing red metal cut through the air silently before embedding itself in the head of the attacking alien.
The soldiers gasped in shock and relief as the dead creature dropped towards their feet with a loud thud.
Cronos hit the ground running, already registering his first kill before touching the soil of this planet. It was dusty, the presence of finely grained rock dust swirling around by the violent winds. The clouds rumbling with thunder and flashes of lightning as it occasionally struck the ground, toasting enemies and foes alike. Despite the planet having a violent weather condition, it was still habitable as the humans on it could breathe normally like they were on earth. Aye! Boy! Hold for a second, let me get a new tank. A human soldier to an alien on his oxygen getting finished while in battle.
He barged into an alien, his hands clutching unto its neck as he pulled it massive frame down to the ground with bulging arms and pulled its head off. A heavy downpour of blood washed over him as he stared at the 8ft frame dead creature.
"A Pruitian , damn they are huge."
Cronos turned to stare at Caramel whom nose immediately squeezed as the dead Pruitian began to rapidly decay.b
"Mhmm". Cronos grunted at the sight, completely baffled but not expressing it one bit.
"Longevity but decay immediately there's an absence of life. Now I see why the humans are interested in them."
He watched as Caramel ran off to join her other teammates, as they began to fight in sync. Their coordination and execution was good, almost flawless as they double and triple tag teamed the enemy, sometimes alongside the other human soldiers.
"They aren't bad. Their power lies in teamwork. It seems that's how they create Bionics now. "
He knew they were the new version of Bionics, a build different from him. But none the less, a superior machine and human combination.
He continued watching the battle as it the tide shifted to the humans favour. With the introduction of a group of super powered humans, it was expected that sooner or later, the Pruitians would be backed into a corner.
The Pruitians quickly observed the change in the battle flow as they realized they were been pushed back and might soon suffer a defeat. They began to consolidate their forces in the middle, their soldiers taking less risks and attacking in at least a pair of twos.
"Not a bad tactic.":Cronos said as he climbed on top of a war machine. It was built like the old human civilization of a tank. But it wasn't shooting out destructive shells, but pure raw energy, called a laser burst. A shot was so destructive, it was said to be able to pass through at least 70% of all the material known in the universe. The only downtime was its rechargability as it took long to recharge before firing again. A cool down of an hour. Currently the humans had about three of them all positioned in an arrow head formation, but sufficiently distanced from eachother.
"So who are you ? The leader of the new team ?" The man who gave the instructions to fire stared at him, as Cronos gazed back at him.
"I'm no one. " Cronos said as he looked forward, his eyes squinting inside the ghost mask.
"Shit!" He muttered under his breathe as he heard the loud but silent noise. It was loud in another frequency, one different from that of the humans, one that they couldn't hear.
His other team Bionic members quickly turned to the direction as they quickly dispersed while giving out orders to run away from a certain spot.
Immediately Cronos held unto the commander of the troops and jumped out of harms way as the war tank suddenly turned to dust. The men inside suddenly returned to how Adam was before he was created.