The squad did what I asked and fell back.
It was a stand off. A samurai stand off or wild west one, whatever it was, it was a stand off.
“Light, have comms set to private.”
“Copy that.”
“Master Sergeant, I need you to fall back. I’m on an important mission. I’m not the enemy. I’m ordered to spy on the enemy. Stand down!”
He started to laugh.
“What lies you say… I trusted you. I saw what you did to your squad.”
“I had to do it or my father would have killed them all! I couldn’t even stop his mech. Not even with this mech.”
“The core… where is it?”
“How do you know about it? I was told no one knew where it was.”
“That’s for me to know and you to find out. Now where is it? They stole it from Fort Drake.”
“I’m sorry… I… I can’t tell you. It will jeopardize this mission.”
I pointed my sword at him.
“Please… I… I don’t want to kill you… Say you were outnumbered and that you saw me. Just don’t come any closer.”
“Ha… outnumbered? I don’t think so… Enough talk. I’m sorry, son… your time has expired.”
The sand exploded and he flew toward me at amazing speed.
I quickly moved to block, but he didn’t slash at me…
He moved past me.
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No!
I spun around.
His sword was inside the chest of Lexi.
“No… Lexi!” I yelled.
Frank yelled, “You bastard!” and started shooting at him, but he used her mech as a shield to block the shots.
Frank stopped firing, and as he did, he pulled his sword out of her and her mech hit the ground, causing sand to explode everywhere.
He jumped through the sand and cut Frank’s mech head off, then the arms.
Frank’s mech fell next.
Tamala was next, and she just froze.
“Enough!!!” I said.
My mech started to steam even more, but I had to keep it cool.
“You… you killed her! She… she… was my friend!” I said, half crying.
He turned and pointed his sword at me.
“I knew you were a traitor. I’ll kill you!”
I yelled as I jetted at him at uncontrollable speeds.
Just as I got about 30 feet from him, I jumped high in the air and dropped my sword down on him.
He quickly blocked, and me hitting his sword made a shockwave that blew sand all around us.
I landed on my feet.
I was getting lightheaded. The heat was getting to me already, and I felt like I was losing my grip… losing control.
“KA… KA… KILLL…”
I foamed from my mouth.
“No… no… nooo…”
I took two steps back and lowered my blade where it was touching the sand, almost as if I was holding all my weight on it.
“Ha ha… don’t lose control now, Lock… Remember what I taught you…” he said as he dove at me.
I jetted back to dodge him, and I already felt better. More control.
“Please… just leave… I… don’t want to hurt you…” I said as he dove at me again.
This time I blocked his swings. Left, right, left, right. Sparks flying everywhere.
It was like chess… or more like rock, paper, scissors.
If I judge wrong, I’m screwed.
I was getting pushed back.
It was my turn.
I spun my mech and swung my sword. He blocked.
Then I swung my arm up and fired my arm-mounted machine gun.
The rounds hit him, knocking him back, but it did only small damage.
He powered up his jet pack just to shoot sand everywhere and then—
SLASH.
He cut my firing arm clean off with the heat blade.
I felt every ounce of pain from it.
I screamed at the top of my lungs.
The duck screamed as well from me yelling.
He jetted forward, shoulder checking me.
I slammed down to the ground.
“Goodbye, Lock… I’m sorry,” he said as he lifted his sword up.
Boom!
Before he could bring the blade down, he took a heavy shot.
Tamala shot his back.
It looked like it damaged his jet pack.
“Son of a bitch!” he yelled.
“Shit…” I said. “I gotta get up…”
He jetted toward her.
“Nooo!” I said as I forced myself up, but it… it was too late…
He slashed her in two.
Her mech completely exploded.
“I… I… lost them all…”
“God damn it!” I yelled, holding my arm.
“I… I…”
And I blacked out.
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