In the heat of it

Posted on Sat Apr 26th, 2025 @ 9:25pm by Lieutenant Commander Ryan Price
Edited on on Sat Apr 26th, 2025 @ 9:25pm

Mission: Those who are left behind
Location: Calondia IV - Naleva Settlement
Timeline: Day 78 of the Dominion War

On:

The shuttle weaved its way through the ground fire, dodging missiles and Dominion fighters on it's way to it's target. The pilot flew with the casualness of someone who'd done this kind of thing many times before, the runabout shook, it's passengers only grabbing on to keep steady. "Two minutes!" the co-pilot yelled.

The snap and click of phaser rifles going off their safety and powering up was followed by "Thirty seconds!"

The five men stood up, rifles at the ready, as the runabout slowed to land the noise of small arms fire ricocheting off of the hull, the five troops stood, as the side door slid open one trooper fired several rapid shots "Lets go!" one of them called out. the five troops pushed forward selectively firing on their targets as they moved toward the Starfleet lines, "Move!" a male voice called out, the team of five started to run only firing as needed. A sergeant waved them into the trench.

"Who the hell are you guys!" he called out

"Team five, we're here to start the evac!" the leader called out "The Jemmies have overrun the main settlement, and are making a full push for this post, I've got three transports inbound six zero minutes, my team is going to try and help with the delaying actions so we can get people outta here!"

"You damn snake eaters are a day late and S-O-L most of the senior staff are dead and they bombed the hospital too!"

"Then we dig in!" the leader called out "We need enough space for the transports, take what you can carry rig the rest to blow up by remote!" the team leader called back.

"Hex! take Big Bob and start setting up demo charges and claymores!" the leader called out the one called Hex replied "Got it L T!"

"Sarge get your heavy weapons teams set up around the L-Zee." the L T said.

"All we have left are heavy phasers and a mortar."

"You got airburst or incendiaries?"

"Only airbursts, maybe a dozen smokers."

After a few barely audible expletives "We gotta hold for four zero minutes more, is that pass the only direct route here?"

"You bet your ass, you thinking killbox sir?"

"Not enough time, how many more boxes of those claymores you got?"

"Six unopened ones." the Sargent replied.

"Get a crew over there to set them up all on one remote, see if we can slow them down enough to get everyone out." the Lieutenant said "The first transport should be here in less than thirty now with the second ten behind and the last ten after that one, let's move!"

"Hey snake eater!" the older Sargent called back "Let's burn'em to the ground."

As the ground troops set too their work the lieutenant walked around surveying the situation, This isn't going to be easy he mused "Outpost one reports two plus squads on the move!" the Sargent called out.

"Pull them back! let's get ready!" the Lieutenant called out "Times up!"

The various troops ran to slip trenches or to improvised bunkers readying weapons, rifles even hand phasers, as everyone began to take aim a voice came over the Lieutenants ear piece "This is chuckwagon lead we are zero six out, start rounding up the posse."

"First load is waiting, be advised we have bandits in bound L-Zee is hotter than Texas in July" he paused "Civies in first two loads, recommend a visit with the docs."

"Ten four snake eaters, make sure the ground pounders get out, clock is ticking."

Moments later explosions rocked as the claymore mines exploded in a hail of shrapnel, rocks and debris "Here they come!" someone called out

The leading line opened fire as the surviving Jemhidar troops charged ahead, a hail of phaser pulses met them cutting down the next line of troops, the mortar teams were next to bring their efforts as the airburst munitions exploded overhead of the enemy lines, Overhead and behind them the first transport landed the ramp dropped open, the medics rushed the wounded on too the transports along with the few civilians, The front line opened fire again as another wave of enemy troops stormed forward.

"L-tee we gotta run!" a trooper called out

"Pull back to secondary!" he called out the troops stood, firing as they pulled back too their second position they had dug out, "We are in it now!"

The transport took off in a howl of dust, noise and a few random shots fired at it, the second transport began it's approach, "Get the next group on!" a voice called out. The noise of phasers and Jemhidar weapons fire continued relentlessly as the second transport loaded, moments later the second transport lifted off in a hail of weapons fire, the remaining troops pulled back a final time as it was now their turn to evacuate, the Lieutenant called out into his radio "Last of us are ready! lets go!"

the last transport landed, in a could of dust, "Lets go!" the Lieutenant called out as the troops began too run back too the ship, he fired off a series of controlled bursts knocking down a pair of enemy troops, "Let's go snake eater." someone called out as a hail of enemy fire rained in again, the lieutenant fired off a final burst as he walked backwards up the ramp "GO!" he screamed.

the Lieutenant sat down on one of the benches, he pulled off his helmet and dropped it next too him sweat pouring down his face, a medic came to check on him, "You good?"

He just nodded, breathing heavily he looked up. the co-pilot walked over "Lieutenant Ryan?"

"Yes?"

"Captain Hayes is on subspace for you."

Ryan stood to walk forward.

End