Chapter 11

" This is why I hate plans!" 03 whispered under his breath as it transmitted over the coms.

" Kill the pirates!" A droids said as it walked forward blasting in it's predictable pattern. In no less than 2 seconds, a blue shot downed it.

Another B1 simply increased it's pace from behind and took it's place. Dozens more moved together, walking over the downed droids like rubbles over sand.

" we didn't even use any of them " 03 continued as he rolled put of the way. Putting some distance before setting off the detonators and blocking off that part.

" More up ahead, 6 and counting " I said as more droids simply came from another entrance.

01 turned releasing quick shots that downed droids before they could even fire their blaster. But of course there were more still coming, 03 began picking them off as they appeared.

" 03, we need to exfil now!" 01 said as he raised his voice. To our left more droids came up causing him to turn to them. I limped forward before falling unto the ground.

Leveled my blaster and began firing in 3 burst shots. At the end of each one, a droid fell powerless as another came closer. Red bolts flew over my head, some hitting close to home and others flying aimlessly away.

I focused on the ones most forward first, the idea of killing enough of them to stop or at least stall the others. Like creating a wall of bodies but in the case....more like fences.

" Left is our path and then we take a right. Up and straight west. " 03 said to us as he viewed the map he had downloaded from the main hall.

" And the mechanical crows?" I asked him as the sounds of blasters never ceased. Each second past was a droid on the fall and another firing in it's place.

" Dozens on our right, in the upper dozens. There's significantly less on the left...however, outside is a different matter. " he replied to me.

" Focus on the outside first, we are moving. Now! " 01 snapped as he pushed forward, like a madman.

" I swear he enjoys the thrill of being killed " I said picking myself up and following behind him...limping.

" Don't fret, he'll probably die first. " 03 replied with a chuckle as he too moved into the left hallways. Priming up and setting detonators under the intense heat from the droids.

" Yeah, you'd think so too for the past 300+ times. At least there's no tanks this time" I continued reloading my blaster.

" We're good to go, move it. " 03 said as he moved past me.

I simply grunted in pain before I begun taxing my injured leg, forcing out more power even as it ached and begged to release less.

I trailed behind as 01 cut through the droids in close combat. Using his wrist knife and blaster in great duo supporting each other.

BOOM!

A single explosion went off as the detonators took with it any droids that followed us behind, buying few seconds to make it through the hallway.

Soon we were climbing out of the facility. Of course greeted by more droids, we made a break for the trees as even more droids began encroaching upon us.

To add more headache, B2 super battle droids began appearing around us. Tough bastards with tough armour and I was injured.

" Tank !" 03 called out, being the default rank specialist. I quickly got to re configuring my weapon whilst keeping my handgun closeby.

I ran around the bushes, blasting at droids using the DC-15 hand blaster. They were mainly scattered around making for target practice but one that could blast back.

Once I reached an acceptable distance and location, I fired into the tank causing it to erupt in fiery Flames.

" Second tank, 350;west. " 03 said once more. My helmet displayed the the necessary information which allowed me to quickly understand what he meant.

Turning and simply firing once I had my aim, earning a second kill to myself. Still we kept moving, running now as 03 warned of possibly hundreds more droids.

Converging on our position, walking into the forest slowly but now with a sense of organization.

" Call evac " 01 said over the coms.

" Done already " 03 replied in response.

[<Comlink....This 5 is Omega-062-21, we have received your evac called. ETA mins, standby...pssh>].

5 minutes....evac comes in three minutes. But evac position is out in the open with no cover and possible hundreds of blasters pointed at us.

" We're not gonna make it....damn rules " I said with a sigh but then smiled knowing....nevermind, not sure why I was smiling myself.

" I'll set up an E-wep just at the front,covering a 45-90 degree angle. You both handle our sides. " 01 began with giving orders, already done with planning to himself.

" 02, your sniper. Stay at the back and hold whilst 03 moves in close to cause chaos. Now move it. "

With a plan in mind, I soon burst out of the forest already with a re-configured blaster, still running as I checked for a good angled position.

Okay, seconds...30 seconds. That's my record for setting it up, all I need is 30 seconds.

" Buy me 30 seconds. " I said over the coms before beginning to set it up, fairly with distance between the forest and us.

My hands moved as I absolved myself in the rebuilding of the machine. Each part felt so familiar as I pieced them together.

Even as I got shot twice, I moved back to setting it up...counting as beads of sweat formed and dropped. It was silent, the coms channel...maybe they were dead.

There were still shots and noises around me, red beams reminding me of the impending forced.

I manned the weapon and began releasing it's payload. I fired it in manual burst shots as it was the most efficient seeing as I was the only one manning it.

It was enough, it did it's job and I focused on using it properly....time slowed again. Maybe I was going to die...like him, I hadn't even entered the war.

To die in training as a weakling, the blue beams...it shone and reflected upon my lenses. I've seen it so many times yet u could never get used to it.

[< 01!, we are leaving now!>]

I heard over the coms, quickly abandoning the the weaponary....I spaced out again. This will get my killed someday....I'll get reprimanded again.

[< Coms....Simulation ended....All testers survived....pssh. >]