boombox (killercat625 CursedPh4nt0m )
"They have noticed you sergeant."
The sergeant goes silent, when he speaks again it is in a voice filled with menace.
"When we get back I am going to submit a transfer request, I can't deal with you weirdies any more."
They notice the undergrowth thinning out ahead, and the sergeant motions to the ones he adressed as Schuster and Viktor, Schuster lies on the ground, and crawls forward to the edge of the outcrop along a path cleared by Viktor as not within enemy sightlines, setting up his rifle, he scans the scene ahead.
"I can s-see them sir, they are a-approaching the f-forest, the target seems to b-b-be sweeping the cliff, he d-definately knows we are h-here."
"At least you can do something right, take the shot then."
"B-but sir, the t-target is unarmed."
"What?"
"H-he has no weapons sir"
"What do I care, take the Stagging shot"
"I-its not right"
The sargeant's arm raises, and he grabs Schuster by the back of the neck
"If you don't take that shot, now, I will personally rip those ears of yours right off your head."
The fourth figure speaks for the first time, the voice is female, and slightly resentful.
"Steady on sarge-"
"Take the damn shot schuster!"
Hans is surprised as part of his uniform, a pencil thin line on his shoulder, blackens and vapourises as a red beam grazes his shoulder...
"I-I-I"
The sergeant picks Schuster up, and slams him onto his back on the rock
"YOU IDIOT!"
"I-I M-missed s-sorry"
"DON'T TRY TO PULL THAT ONE, I KNOW YOU CAN'T MISS, THAT'S YOUR THING, YOUR WEIRDO POWER OR WHATEVER, YOU BLOODY FUMBLED THAT ON PURPOSE."
"I-its n-not r-right t-to s-s-s-s k-kill an unarmed m-man!"
Sargeant pulls his combat knife out of it's sheath.
"YOU'LL REGRET THAT!"
"N-no p-please!"
The one called Victor steps toward them.
"You shouldn't hurt Nick"
"YOU STAY OUT OF THIS, YOU'RE THE WORST OF THEM! DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE OTHER OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THIS SQUAD!"
"They were bad. Bad things happen to bad people."
"Oh really? Well a bad thing is going to happen to your friend here, I'm going to kill him, and you'll have to watch me. I'LL KILL ALL OF YOU! I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE PLOTTING!"
He makes to slash his knife across Schuster's throat, then drops it, his hands shaking, he stands up.
"What are you doing?"
"You shouldn't hurt Nick"
"N-no, V-vik d-don't, i'm f-fine, d-don't do it"
"he wanted to hurt you, he is a bad man!"
The sergeant raises his hands to his helmet
"STOP! WHAT ARE YOU- AAAAAAEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIII-"
There is an unpleasant sound, like a watermelon smashing on concrete, then the body of the sargeant, arms still raised to the helmet that no one can, or would want to see inside, topples backward, twisting down over the cliff edge...
There is silence for a few seconds, then Viktor starts Humming tunelessly. The female marine speaks.
"Well, there goes another sargeant, what about us makes them go funny like this?"
"I-I think i-its Nux, B-but I d-don't know."
"Well, I'll take command then. Again. Follow me boys, we're going to go and see whether those people down there have taken you shooting at them personally."
"W-why? We can't-"
"We can't what? There is no point carrying out the mission now, and as you said, it's not right to shoot an unarmed man. Maybe they could use a few extra hands. Viktor, get us down there."
"I am tired, This will make me too tired for more soon."
"Ok, don't worry about that, now get us down there."
Viktor raises his hands, palms upward, and the four figures rise about an inch off the ground, then float slowly over the edge of the cliff and down, they touch the ground below.
"Too tired..."
"I-I d-don't think i'll ever get used to that..."