COG: 17: Legions of Locust

"Come on the transport is coming up over this hill."

The sun shines rays upon the wet grass as the march drags through the wooded area back towards the rust bucket that will lead them back to the bastion of humanity.

Or atleast what's left of it. In the aftermath of the next locust assault it probbaly wont look much better than a stranded camp after all is said and done.

Speaking of locust, its been a bit since they attacked us so I'm sure something sus is going on so I have to be extra vigilant.

A nemesis doesnt just stop trying to kill their enemy, especially a woman. Females tend to be even more vengeful for some reason..

Probably something to do with hormone imbalances..

Well hopefully it will be a nice and simple truck ride back with no obstacles.

"Everyone load up quick."

I order the soldiers in as the door drops, Dizzy guzzles the fuel into the vehicle, after a minute of some glugs the container puffs air, indicating its empty.

"Let's get this hussy on the road pardners."

The doors slam shut and I get in shotgun with Dizzy. He revs the engine up and puts it into gear and the truck flies down the dirt path towards the former expressway.

After a bumpy ride the truck hops onto the remaining blacktop.

"Smooth sailing now buddies!"

Dizzy pulls a chain and the large horn of the truck blares as it roars forward down the war torn road.

"Anyone else feel that rumbling?"

One of the privates speaks up.

"Um that cant be good."

Val replies, anxiously, looking out the windows frantically.

"AHHH SHIT HOLD ONTO YA LOINS WE GOT BUZZARDS AND BIGUNS!!!"

Dizzy revs the engine to the max as reavers fly over head spraying missiles at us, multiple brumaks march forward on the road shooting their chain guns wildly

"WE GOTTA GET OUTA' HERE OR WERE ALL SMOKED CHICKEN LIVERS!!!"

Dizzy slams the wheel drifting back in forth between missiles and gunfire.

"COME ON DIZZ IM GONNE GET FUCKING WHIPLASH!"

"I SAID HOLD TO YOUR LOINS SARGE!!"

A missile lands next to the truck and almost sends us toplling over bur somehow it manages to bounce back onto all 6 wheels

"AH SHIET BIG BUZZARD!!"

An oversized reaver, better known as a hydra flies over us with 2 riders, more of those big freak locusts in heavy armor.

"HOMNIDS SIGHTED!!"

The 2 giants pull up boomshots and fire at us but Dizzys expert driving shakes the shots off for the most part.

Well except for the one THAT BLEW A BACK TIRE OFF!

"HOLD ON WERE SKIDDIN HARDER THAN A DOG WITH THE SHITS!"

"DIZZY PUSH IT WERE GONNA FUCKING DIE!?!?!!??!!!"

The hydra lands infront of us and the 2 behemoths hop off standing infront of the truck.

"AH SHIT WE GOT A ROADBLOCK!!"

"TURN DIZZY!"

"I CANT I GAVE HER TOO MUCH GAS."

"FUCK!"

*boom*

As Dizzy attempts to turn the truck flips over senumd everyone in it flying, and some gears straight out the windows.

My body flails against the pavement, my armor getting scratched and dinged up as I slide across the floor.

"Weak humans, today the general will be avenged by the new age of locust who will replace the scum of this beautiful planet."

One of the brollic locusts walk forward.

"This is the age of centurions humans!"

"Shut up you ugly bastard!"

Barrick shoots his snub pistol at the beast, the bullets bounce off the thick armor of the beefcake drone.

"Ah shit here we go."

The droid raged psycho begins stomping towards me with a big ass sword.

"YOU HUMAN!! KILLER OF RAAM!!"

Ah shit.

Well uh.

Chainsaw time?

Ye its chainsaw time.

My lancer roars in excitement, rumbling in my hand.

"Come on ugly fucker."

"HUMAN FILTH!"

It charges forward and slashes its sword at me, the sword and chainsaw meet and sparks fly everywhere, nearly blinding me.

"DIE DIE!"

"SHUTUP FREAK!"

My saw snaps the sword and digs into its flesh, red chunks fly all over me, the monster scream in guttural agony as I chop it in half at a obtuse angle, bits of intestine string out and burst spewing fluids everywhere.

"HAHAAA DIE FUCKER!'"

The remaining halves fall to the ground soaking the blacktop in blood.

"THERES MORE!"

Val sits behind the truck in cover, she indicates towards multiple e holes with droves of locust drones emerging.

"Guess this is how we die pardners!"

"JUST HOLD THEM OFF!"

"FOR HOW LONG AND WHAT!?! TILL WE ARE LOOKING LIKE A BARREL OF COW SHIT?!?!"

A missile lands near me and my legs buckle under the pressure, my body flying backwards and down into the pavement with a mighty slam.

Shit?

Is this really how it ends? Everyone is gonna die..

My legs are shaking like a fucking leaf, I can hardly even see because of all the shit on my helmet.

Shit..

Guess this mission didnt go as planned

"CONTROL COME IN! SHIT!"

Barrick leap's past a hail of bullets to cover, crying for cog command but he only gets static back as gunfire hails around him.

"HES DOWN SOMEONE PICK HIM UP!"

"IM PINNED HERE!"

"FUCK!"

All the squad members watch as many of the caught off guard privates get mowed down, by the end of the first onslaught only 2 privates and one sniper remain, huddled together with Val behind the truck, missiles flying overhead.

Egh.

Shit.

Grey, I need you.

The bear? What should I do..

Fuck. I have to leave it for now Grey come on!

The empty card lays in my hand, soon the picture of the theron appears in the card.

Come on!

"Haa has humies! A commander has arrived!"

The remaining mutant locust jeers as Grey appears about 25 yards away from me.

"Serve the King."

"King wha-"

*BOOOM*

A torque bow bolt enters the side of the behemoths helmet, it stands their quietly as it ticks for a moment and then suddenly splatters his brains everywhere.

That's both of the big bads down.

"REAVER!"

I point at the empty saddles of the reaver, Grey nods and mounts it, in an instant he fires rockets at the e holes and closes them aswell as cremating the other locust around the area.

"GO!"

He takes off and flies into the air, towards a place to hide and lay low.

"The fuck was THAT!"

Barrick looks on mouth agape, his cigar still staying.

"Did that locust just of rogue? Is that even possible, what the hell?"

Val drop her gun, tears almost breaching her eyes from relief.

"I dont even know at this point."

--

"WAKE UP, MOVE YOU DAMNED WHORE SUCKLER."

Dizzy stands over me, gripping the rims of my armor

"My legs are cooked Dizzy, the others on the other side of the overpass by the truck, can you pick me up?"

"Pick ya up? Son I'm fucking dragging ye."

Great..

He takes me by my arms, wrapping them to my chest, he leans over and my body begins scraping across the ground, my legs screaming pain but all I can do is grit my teeth and wait as he waddles back to the truck, we go past corpses of gears and locust alike, blood painting the road like fresh paint. The new recruits, who willingly came on this mission, dead within half a day before they could win a gram of glory or money.

It's my fault, we should have taken the backroads and not the highway, even if it would have been slower it would be safer.

Fuck

I have lived almost 100 years and I just keep making mistake after mistake..

It's like my brain is incapable of comprehending good choices.

Fuck!

But I always scrape by, literally and figuratively. My legs, they hurt like a goddamn bitch.

"Dizzy could you lift a bit more, at this point the skin of my legs is gonna get fucking peeled."

"If ya didnt weigh a ton I would be doing a bit better ya friggin horse."

..

I'm not fat. I'm actually on the leaner side. This bastard loves complaining, well he is the comic relief so what do you expect.

Man I want Carmine back as my sidekick..

"Sergeant what happened!"

Val runs up, her hands shaking as she observes the massive bloodstains on my legs, one on my calf and the other my knee.

"Well somethings definitely broken I can tell you that much Val."

[AN]

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