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20 minutes earlier Agents Hunter and Taro Draconian Resistance Taro's POV

The thought of returning to the battlefield filled me with memories,some good,some bad. Hunter could tell that I was worried.

"Something on your mind brother,he asked tightening a strap on my vest.

"Yeah,I said,going back to combat"

Hunter patted me on the back,"You'll be fine,he said trying to reassure me. I smiled,"I know,it just seems almost forgien."

"I get it,Hunter replied laughing,believe me I do."

I turned to my team,"Our mission is to recover Strike Force Raven and any intel on the whereabouts the RDS Commander." "Team 1,you will provide overwatch from the hillside while teams two and three approach from the front and back." "Mnerolth,you Hunter and I will make our way in separately."

Mnerolth is a close friend of mine. She stands at 6'6,has black scales and blue eyes. She seems like she has no concept of the word "fear". She wears a white shirt with a brown trench coat and cargo pants with a hole cut in them for her tail. She was a bit shy,but everyone liked her. Bullets began to bounce off the V-22 as we approached.

"They knew we were coming!",Mnerolth yelled.

The V-22 went into a tailspin."FUCK,Nolan yelled,EVERYONE JUMP!"

The hatch opened and we lepted out. I landed on an RDS soldier,locked my maw around his neck and ripped his throat out as he went for his sidearm.

"Damn,I yelled,does it feel good to be back!"

"Taro,Hunter yelled,in coming transmission from Raven's radios!"

"Put it through."

"Rolland Val,Tyro screamed,can you see the mortar teams?!?"

"They are right on top of us,Rolland whispered,we are dead dragons if we move."

"Wyatt,Tyro called can you see to take the heat off of Rolland and Val?"

"I see them,Wyatt said,and they are mine."

"Fuck,I thought,Rolland's here?"

Hunter's SPAS went off a little too close,i looked to see an RDS soldier laying on the ground in front of me with his head split in half.

"Your welcome",he yelled.

Hunter,Mnerolth and I continued to push up the hill. A 105 shot rang in the distance.

"Hunter,Mneolth,I called,watch yourselves,somebody up there is armed with a 105,he will undoubtedly shoot first and identify our remains later!"

"Copy that!",Hunter called.

"Rodger!",Mnerolth called.

Raven's radios buzzed again,"Vez is hurt,a deep voice said,I'm pinned Tyro,i can't get to her!"

"I'm on it,Tyro yelled back.

"All teams,I called as I began taking sniper shots on a pair of juggernauts that were moving unannounced to Raven,Raven is taking casualties,Mnerolth,can you see to take the heat off them?"

"Too much of chance of missing,Mnerolth called,the Spec 40 dosen't cut favors."

"We got nothing,Nolan called,we are otherwise engaged."

"Negative,Serelath called,pinned by heavy enemy fighters!"

"Understood",I said.

Four rounds impacted my ribs,I looked to see an RDS soldier coming towards me with a AA-12 shotgun. Switching to my SAW,I put four rounds on him,then continued to move towards the house.

"Ahh fuck,Mnerolth called,I'm pinned by a few Juggernauts!"

"I'm coming,Hunter called,just stay alive!"

"Team 1,I called,Mnerolth is pinned by heavy enemy soldiers,can you see to take the heat off?"

"Rodger that Alpha,Nolan called back as a Barrett M82A1 rang out,enemy heavies neutralized."

"Copy,I said. As I approached the bridge,the 105 rang again and it collapsed,taking several enemy MG trucks with it.

"Crap,i yelled as I skidded to a stop,can't go that way!"

"Ahhhhh!",the radio buzzed again,"Rolland,I'm hurt,I need help!"

"Sit tight,he called back,I'm on my way!"

"We lost sniper support",Tyro said.

"I'm still here Tyro,another voice called,and I brought explosive ammunition."

"Use it to cover Rolland's approach to Val,and then the house!"

"Willco,the voice said.

"SHIT,I roared,I need a way into that house RIGHT NOW!

"Backtrack a few yards,Nolan called,there's another bridge that will take you across the ravine,it doesn't look safe,but should be able to hold your weight."

"Understood,I yelled back tracking and finding the path.

Upon entering the woods,I was jumped by about five enemies,I opened fired with my SAW and my 20MM,taking two out instantly as the others ran for cover and fired back. I could feel the rounds rip through my vest and scales and embed themselves in my flesh. I had forgotten how much getting shot sucked.

"Shit,I roared as I backed up.

"Attention all forces,I called as I spit fire into the brush to flush out the RDS mercs,the enemy is using MK-2260 Scale Pricing ammunition,all dragons use extreme caution when engaging!"

"Rodger that,Hunter and Mnerolth called.

"Understood,Serelath called.

With my soldiers warned,I turned my attention to the mercs in the brush. I continued to use my fire to flush them out. Even if the fire did not get them,the smoke would. Sure enough,the other three walked out of the bush,coughing and gaging. Knocking them cold,I pushed on. As I neared the house,Hunter's voice cracked over the radio,

"Taro",he called,"Mnerolth and I are closing in on the house,what's your location?"

"Coming on the back door now",I said. "I'll join you in the front!"

The gunfire stopped as the unmistakable sound of a canister bomb went off.

"Dammit,Hunter shouted,RDS has gotten through to them!"

"I'm just around the corner,I shouted,I'll deal with it!"

The smell of blood was heavy in the air. Raven had either all been killed,or seriously wounded,I could hear two,very low moans as I came around the corner. The RDS Field Commander Joshua Hugh,was slouched over Tyro's body. With a single shot from my 20mm,I split his head like a grape. Then,the rest of my team arrived. Tiemeth and Niadhogr were the first ones in the house,followed by me and Hunter. Hunter crouched and inspected Tyro. He was pouring blood from under his vest,I coludn't where exactly it was coming from,but the amount of it suggested multiple,very large wounds. Tyro was,amazingly,still alive,and even aware at that.

"Taro,hunter said,he is hurt very badly."

"Get them to the bird,I yelled,now!"

With extreme caution,Tiemeth and Niadhogr lifted Tyro,placed him on a stretcher and carried him to the V-22 that had just touched down. I looked around the house,the walls were riddled with bullet holes and spent brass covered the floor,ranging from 5.56 mm to 30-06 to the mighty 105. A man with camo painted on his face,cracked sunglasses and a twisted expression of rage and pain,lay on the floor with several bullet holes in his leg and shoulder.

"Help him,I said.

Our medics had now arrived and were aiding the wounded of all three sides. As the man who had the camo on his face walked past he said,

"Hey stop for a minute."

The medics stopped,he took off his glasses and dropped them in a pouch,his green eyes bloodshot.

"You saved all of our asses by showing up when you did,and for that,I thank you."

"It's what we do,I said as the medics took him to the V-22 for treatment.

The smell of blood,human and dragon alike stung my nose,it hung over the house like a shroud.

"Do you smell that?",I asked turning to Hunter.

"Yeah,he said,and it fuckin reeks,where's it coming from?"

I sniffed the air,the bloody smell was coming from everywhere. Then,I noticed a blood trail,leading to back room. What Hunter and I found was nothing short of a nightmare. The other nine members of Raven Squad were sprawled out,bloody and dying.

"We got a lot of wounded back here,Hunter called to the medics,get your asses in gear!"

As the medics carefully removed the wounded dragons and humans,a thought crossed my mind,

"Who had sent them here?"