Marine Defenders by Isaac Stone

Author:Isaac Stone [Stone, Isaac]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 33792349
Published: 2017-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The morning was spent sorting through the dead bodies in the atrium and down on the floor. Tripada radioed the body count to HQ, although he still couldn’t get a response from them. Sura made a decision after considering what their supplies were like and what kind of damage they could inflict on the invaders.

“I need to send these refugees out of here,” Sura spoke to the rest of the marines who were gathered around her. “There is no way we can completer our mission while we have to take care of a bunch of men, women and children. I’m going to send them out of the city with most of the spare marines we have. The only ones I want to remain with me are Tripada, Shardhula and Jargdash. You too, Kushmanda, no sense on inflicting you on these people. We have to move them out of here and quick.”

“But, commander,” one young marine spoke up, “we came here to fight, not provide escort service for a bunch of civilians!”

“Are you disobeying an order, soldier?” she snapped at him. He shut his mouth instantly.

“I didn’t think so. Now get to work!” The marines hastily assembled what they could for the trip outside the city. There was supposed to be refugee camps under control of the JFA in the countryside, but no one really knew.

“Where did you learn to do such a complete diagnosis?” Tripada asked Kushmanda as she looked over a young mother and child who were about to depart for the journey.

“I tell you, I don’t know,” she claimed. “The words spring into my head. I don’t remember much of anything before they found me.”

The young mother touched the Kushmanda’s feet and scampered off to join the others. Tripada swore when she left. This would get out of control fast. It was a good thing these people were leaving.

Shardhula walked up to the commander later and pulled her aside. “That trooper she took down with one strike,” he said to her. “She killed him.”

“That was one lucky punch,” Sura spoke to him. “Or she knows a hell of a lot more about killing people than she’s telling us.”

Right before the group was to leave and the final body cleared away, Commander Sura made an announcement. “We’re going to have a memorial service before you leave. It’s the least we can do for our fallen brothers and sisters. The civilians can attend too, it will do them some good to know who gave their lives so they could live another day. Kushmanda, you will sit next to me.”

The group pushed all the tables out of the center, except for one they needed. They placed chairs around it for the service. The refugees sat on the floor. One marine found a small tray and placed a candle on top of it. Someone managed to find a trident on another floor.

“Not that we’re all here,” Sura said to the group around the table, “let us begin.” She still had on her tan uniform and saw no reason to change into anything else, considering their circumstances.

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