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Chapter 6: On the Road to Delta

Dragon Realms, Uncharted System

March 3, 2204

0334 Hours

Marine Vehicle Convoy, moving alongside AlphaRiver

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           â€Keep it up, we’re almost there!†Wagner yelled as the tanks moved down the path. Spyro and Cynder walked alongside the tanks and the now 57 man Alpha Company. The Marines trudged along as fast as they could and they could here the sounds of battle coming from Delta Company and other Marine Companies.

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           â€Keep and eye out, Kilo, Epsilon, and Theta have hit the ground around here somewhere! Keep and eye out for stray Marines!†Wagner called out.

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           Spyro remembered what the Cheetah had said to him… they were in Avalar… which meant now Spyro knew where they were… this was a good thing… maybe now they could find some allies… and maybe join up with the Alliance… he was sure with the Alliance’s help these ‘Lakadors’ would fall quickly.

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           The star light on the tanks made their armor reflect an array of colors. As they went, Spyro watched as the vehicles lumbered down the path, crushing anything in their path. He was somewhat impressed, but wondered just what they could do. Their weapons reminded him of the catapult that he saw in use to defend Warfang. He wondered if they worked the same.

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           They continued until the river came near a small valley with a 20 meter cliff that overlooked the area. Spyro saw a few grey vehicles imbedded into the ground. They looked like they had come in great speed and smashed into the ground just as so.

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           There were a few dead bodies near them. They were the bodies of those ‘Marines’. Just how many of these guys were there that came here to the Dragon Realms? Where were they all?! Just how did they get here anyway? Wagner hadn’t really gone into detail about their arrival.

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           Spyro saw Cynder dash over to their bodies and look them over. She finally realized that they were in fact dead and had a sad look on her face. Wagner frowned at the sight but kept on. As they moved in a bit further, it looked as if there had been a massive battle between the ‘Lakadors’ and ‘Marines’. Their bodies littered the ground all around. One of the Marines ran over to one of the fallen soldiers, lifted up the body and looked it over.

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           â€Sir, they’re from Delta sir!†The Marine proclaimed.

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           â€Looks like we found Delta, keep your eyes open for survivors!†Wagner ordered. The Marines dashed all around but everywhere they looked they found nothing but fallen Marines. Allison had a sad look on her face and Cynder caught this. Cynder walked over and eyed Allison the whole way.

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           â€Allison, what’s wrong? You look sad…†Cynder asked as she walked nearer.

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           â€Oh… it’s nothing…†She said as she whipped what looked like tears away. Cynder frowned but sighed. They continued their search.

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           â€Well sir, Delta was here but there are not enough bodies to make up for all of Delta. My guess is that they either hadn’t regrouped yet or retreated into the woods somewhere.†Malarkey said as he walked up to Wagner.

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           â€Sounds about right… alright Alpha let’s move out!†As Wagner said this they started off and out of the small valley.Â

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           As they did this, they heard movement all around and they heard shouts… not from Lakadors… but from…

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           â€Contacts! What the hell are these things?!†One of the Marines shouted out. Spyro turned his head sharply and found several enemies emerging from the brush. They were the same creatures that fought in the Dark Master’s army! They were Grumblins and Orcs! The Orcs used the crossbows attached to their arms and fired at the Marines who were struggling to get ready.

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           â€What the hell are these things?!â€

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           â€Who cares? Open fire!†The Marines fired at the new enemies and the Grumblins dashed up to the Marines with their swords in hand. The Orcs held a position far away and fired arrows at the Marines once more.

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           â€Damn, who are these guys?!†Wagner said as he took cover behind a rock and fired his rifle.

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           â€They’re part of the Dark Master’s army!†Spyro said as he knelt near the same rock.

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           â€Didn’t we defeat him?!†Cynder said as she ducked to avoid an arrow.

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           â€Yeah but these guys are still fighting!â€

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           â€Who the hell is the Dark Master?!†Wagner asked as he reloaded his rifle.

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           â€He’s a guy we’ve been fighting! We’ll talk about him later!†Spyro yelled as he was forced to duck as well.

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           â€Fair enough!†With that Wagner fired off a burst before taking cover behind the rock and reloading again.

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           â€Let’s go!†Spyro said to Cynder and she nodded before they both dashed out to engage the Dark Master’s forces.

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           â€Shift your fire, friendlies moving up!†Wagner yelled. The Marines in turn shifted their fire so they wouldn’t hit Spyro and Cynder as they dashed up.

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           Spyro latched onto the nearest Grumblin and tossed the creature into the air. The Grumblin flew though the air before Cynder caught him in mid-flight and chunked him into the ground. Spyro then formed a ball of electricity around his body and flew through the approaching Grumblins and they were paralyzed in the wake of the high voltage attack.

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           Spyro then went for one of the Orcs as it stood at the end of the forest and fired its crossbow. Spyro snarled as the arrow snapped on his scales and cracked a few of them. He kept at it through and plowed right into the Orc and knocked him down. The Orc knocked Spyro off and attempted to swipe at him. Spyro grabbed his arm as it came near and drew the creature nearer before using an earth blast at point blank range. The energy from the attack spread out like a shotgun blast and blew the creature into a tree before it slumped over.

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           The other Orcs caught sight of this and went at the purple dragon. They never got the chance, for Cynder flew overhead and breathed her fear attack on them. They clutched onto their heads as they were overcome with their greatest fears and fell to the ground. They became easy targets for the Marines who picked them off with bursts from their assault weapons.

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           Suddenly several trees were knocked over and a large forest troll stepped from the knocked over trees. The creature was covered in a green-like fur and walked on its legs and fore-arms, much like a monkey.

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           â€Holy shit, look at the size of that thing!†One of the Marines proclaimed.

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           â€Where are these guys coming from?†Cynder asked almost in a scoff.

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           â€Just who is leading them? The Dark Master is long gone…†Spyro said as he glared at the oncoming creatures.

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           â€Well what if…†Cynder had an almost quaver in her voice as she turned to Spyro

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           â€You don’t think…†Spyro had a similar quaver as he returned her suggestion.

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           Spyro and Cynder exchanged glances as they tried to figure out the puzzle when the sound of the tanks firing brought them back to reality. Spyro clenched his teeth as the tank fired off its main gun, the 80 mm cannon. Like the weapons the Marines used, Spyro didn’t even see the projectile. As soon as the tank lurched back from the shot, the troll vanished in a fireball and was seen flying back several dozen yards.

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           The tanks came to life as the machine guns on them lit up and spat heavy .30 and .50 caliber rounds at the oncoming hostiles, cutting them down. The Orcs and Grumblins started off into a retreat back into the forest.

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           It was at this point that they saw more battles going on from where the Troll had come through the trees.

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           â€Come on, there’s probably some Marines in need of some support!†Wagner yelled. They went off through the gap in the trees and found several Orcs, Grumblins and even a Troll trying to overpower a few Marines. The Marines had their backs up against a large boulder and were using several knocked over trees as cover. There were a fair amount of them held up in that position, about 30 or so. The tanks fired their guns and the troll was thrown back into the trees as the two rounds detonated on him.

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           The Marines opened fire on the Ocrs and Grumblins as they tried to get closer to the Marines that had taken cover. Finally the Orcs and Grumblins that could took off into the forest. The Marines that had taken cover began to cheer with anticipation.

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           One of the Marines ran up to the group. This Marine had a silver bar on his helmet, the mark of a Lieutenant.

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           â€You boys with Alpha?†The Lieutenant asked as he approached Wagner.

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           â€That’s right, Wagner, Company CO.â€

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           â€I’m Lieutenant Metien, our Commanding Officer got hit during an attack by Lakadors.â€

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           â€Well we were just responding to a distress call by Delta Company.â€

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           â€Yeah, that was us, or rather most of us. We still can’t find our 1st or 3rd Platoons. They’ve vanished.â€

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           â€We just have our 2nd and 3rd Platoons. We’re spread out all over this damn place.â€

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           â€Well thanks for the support. Hey, we had a Marine from Alpha link up with us earlier…â€

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           â€Really?!†Allison said as she ran up.

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           â€Yeah, I can’t remember the name though but he linked up with us not to long ago.â€

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           â€Where is this Marine?†Wagner asked.

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           â€You’re guess is as good as mine… He got knocked from our position and was picked up by Lakadors… They might have dragged him off somewhere but I don’t know for sure.†As the officer said this Allison went pale and looked at the ground. Wagner saw this and sighed.

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           â€Well we need to find a place to rally and possibly find any other stray Marines. The Lakadors have been setting up POW camps everywhere and we’re bound to run into some.†Wagner said as he removed his helmet and scratched his head. He set the helmet upon his head once more and fastened it down.

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           â€Well we’ll move with you guys and flag for a pickup.†Metien said as he started off towards the other Marines of Delta.

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           â€Well let’s get moving! We need to find a good place to rest until morning when they can air lift us to the Typhus.†The other Marines groaned and sighed… this night was not over… not by a long shot.

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0357 Hours

Somewhere in the Forest

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           Karson’s head throbbed… so did his legs…

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           He gripped his head and felt himself being dragged along the path. He looked up and saw several Lakadors holding onto his legs as they dragged him along. The Lakadors had many injuries, suggesting they had their asses handed to them by the Marines.

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           As Karson held onto his head he felt something sharp digging into his back through the unprotected area of his armor.

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           As he felt around with his hand he found to his delight his M74C assault rifle. Why hadn’t the Lakadors taken it away from him? Had they, in their hasty retreat, grabbed him with all his gear? If that was the case, why had they even taken him at all? Why didn’t they just leave him there or just shot him on the spot? Nothing they were doing made any sense at all…

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           Not wanting to not grab at the opportunity, Karson grabbed the rifle behind him and swung it in front of him. Without even aiming he pressed down the trigger and let the bullets fly. The Lakadors screamed and fell over as the bullets hit them. The other Lakadors in the group took notice and readied their own rifles. Karson fired the rifle until it ran out of ammo and quickly leapt into the bushes nearby.

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           Globs of energy slapped against the trees and bushes nearby, and Karson did a barrel roll to get away quickly while keeping low. Finally he rolled into a ditch and heard Lakadors going into the woods after him. Karson quickly slapped a fresh clip into his rifle and started his crawl to salvation.

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           Globs of dark energy flew this way and that as Karson crawled through the ditch. Finally they started to give up the chase and Karson sat in the ditch. Once he felt that it was all clear, he slowly got up and scanned the area with the rifle.

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           He slowly moved in a crouch position until he met up with a river. He heard distant sounds of gunfire and figured that that ought to be his next course of direction. As he moved through the foliage he heard the sounds getting louder and louder. He finally found himself along a large mountain path that ran alongside a river and had a large cliff running parallel to the river. As he ran down the very wide path, he saw the source of the gunfire.

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           Not to far from where he was there was a temple. The temple had a river that ran to a waterfall that dropped off into the river. The thing was, that waterfall appeared to have been purposely made and on either side of the waterfall there were statues of dragons that sat guard over the temple. The temple had several windows which flashed with gunfire. Karson could tell that there were Marines held up inside that temple and just up ahead the path turned left and had large ‘guard’ rocks that ran along the banks of the path. Behind those rocks there were Lakadors taking cover and returning fire to the Marines in the temple.

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           With renewed vigor Karson dashed up and raised his rifle. He aligned the laser sight to the targeter on his rifle. He put those on the first Lakador and as he dashed behind a rock for shelter he pressed the trigger. The gun’s barrel flashed white in the dark night and empty shell casings flew this way and that as the rifle expended the ammunition in the magazine.

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           The Lakadors that he had targeted screamed and gripped at their backs as the rifle rounds punctured their shiny silver armor and silenced their screams as more and more flew their way.

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           The Lakadors took notice of Karson and tried to fire at him but the Marines in the temple opened fire once more. One Marine operated a M2182 .30 Light Machine Gun in one of the windows. The LMG fired its ammo at the area the Lakadors were using for cover and blew it, along with them, apart.

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           As the last Lakadors were picked off by Marine snipers, Karson advanced and raised his rifle above his head to signal that he was a friendly. As he got to the edge of the river he saw that just down the path that was off to the left there was a bridge that went across the river and ran up the temple.

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           He dashed off towards it and ascended the temple. As he got to the entrance he saw two soldiers standing guard and they nodded and let him inside. As Karson went inside he saw what looked like an Aid Station. Several Marines were placed against a wall, clutching onto wounds and Corpsmen tried to help them as best they could.

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           He walked until he saw a familiar face.

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           â€Lieutenant Buckman, sir!†Karson said as he saluted one of the Lieutenants from Alpha. The Officer returned the salute.

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           â€Karson, I see you found your way over to our CP.â€

           â€Just about. Who’s all here?â€

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           â€My entire Platoon from Alpha, a few from Delta and even a Platoon from Epsilon. The Epsilon Platoon is on recon to the East and we need a squad from Alpha to take a look to a small valley to the North. We want to move everybody there to get ready for tomorrow’s pick up. That valley is perfect for an air lift and we need a squad to scope it out before we move in the heavy stuff.â€

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           â€Can I go sir?â€

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           â€Sure, I got Sergeant Riley forming a squad to go, he’s over there.†Buckman pointed over to a Sergeant who was getting a group of people together. Karson smiled and dashed over, eager to get some more action in.

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           â€Sergeant Riley?†Karson asked. The Sergeant turned around and smiled.

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           â€Well if it isn’t Karson… glad to see more of Alpha here. Is it just you?†The Sergeant said as he offered for a handshake.

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           â€Yeah, I found my way over here by myself.†Karson said as he took the invitation for the handshake.

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           â€You seem to have done a damn good job of it too. If I were you’re squad leader I’d put you in for a promotion. I take it you want into my recon squad?â€

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           â€Yes sir, when are we going?â€

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           â€Right now would be awesome, so get whatever gear you’re bringing.â€

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           Karson looked all over himself and the Sergeant realized that he already had everything he needed with him at the time.

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           â€Well, then let’s going. Alright, 3rd Squad, let’s get going!†With that a few Marines gathered up and they headed down a flight of stairs and out over to a doorway which two Marines opened up. They walked out of the door and found themselves looking out to a waterfall. There was a collapsed part of the path that lead down to the base of the water fall below which the Marines took. They found themselves at the foot of the waterfall in a river. Some of the Marines griped as the water flowed into their boots and soaked their feet.

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           The river flowed through a narrow ravine that went forward for a bit, turned right and then took a right. However, Karson wasn’t occupied with the ravine as he was with what was atop one of the cliffs just ahead of them. While the rest of the cliffs making the ravine were tall, the one just ahead of them was smaller and looked as if there was something there.

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           â€Let’s go recon that cliff up ahead!†Sergeant Riley said, as if reading Karson’s mind.

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           They dashed up to the cliff and looked up its length. It was about 20 meters up and two Marines tossed grappling hooks up and fastened them tight. The Marines started to climb the cliff and as Karson reached the top, he saw that the space was a small box canyon etched into the rocks. There was what looked like a cave to the high left up on a small cliff.

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           As the Marines formed up in the area, Karson felt a presence nearby. They heard movement and as the Marines moved their weapons around to scan for a hostile, something leapt from the trees and Karson felt something- or someone- grab him and put a knife against his neck. The new entity spoke in a rather high raspy tone. Probably from someone in their older years.

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           â€So… it seems I have guests… and at such an early hour…†Karson felt the creature release him and he turned around to find another Cheetah, with a hooded cloak on and a staff in its paw. From the eyes the Cheetah was defiantly older in years compared to the others he had run into.

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           â€Who the hell are you?!†The Sergeant asked as he eyed the Cheetah over and pointed his assault weapon at him.

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           â€I am just a humble Hermit… and who might you be…?

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           â€I’m Sergeant Riley… Alpha Company…â€

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           â€Hmmm… I’m not so much interested in who you are… but in this one…†The Hermit grabbed Karson’s face and brought him close as he examined him.

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           â€I’ve seen you before… but where I cannot say… bah…†The Hermit released Karson’s face and Karson rubbed his jaw. The Hermit started to walk off towards the cave to the high cave to the left.

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           â€Wait, where are we?†Riley asked before the Hermit climbed up to the cave.

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           â€Are you blind? You are in the Valley of Avalar…†With that the Hermit climbed up towards the cave and left the squad in the small canyon below.

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           â€Well that explains a lot…†One of the Marines said.

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           â€Where’s the valley that they wanted us to recon anyway?â€

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           â€It’s just up ahead, this is a river that runs through the valley and drops off via waterfall. 3rd Recon said that there is a path that leads down through the waterfall to the valley beneath. That’s where we’re headed.†Riley explained.

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           â€Oh joy…†Another Marine gripped up.

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           â€Let’s get back down to the ravine and move along the river until we reach that waterfall!†As Riley said this, they went back to the hooks, but as they did a new creature leapt and out and engaged them.

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           Several skeletons with glowing green eyes leapt out and engaged the Marines, screeching and making the sounds a monkey would make. One swiped at a Marine and he quickly blew apart the skeleton with a burst from his rifle.

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           â€Hit ‘em hard!†Riley ordered and Karson found himself smacking one of these things with the butt of his weapon and firing off bursts from the M74C. He used the bayonet attachment and hacked away at them but it had no effect. He continued to pump them full of ammo though.

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           They screeched before returning into the darkness from once they came.

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           â€Alight what the-†One of the soldiers started but Riley cut him off sensing the word that was to follow.

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           â€Forget about them… we need to finish this recon.†Riley said and with many gripes and complaints they grappled down the cliff and into the waters below. Karson cursed mentally as the water seeped through his clothing but passed it off as he waded through the water.

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           The walked until they reached the turn that lead them off to the left and saw that the river went on and dropped off in a water fall just up ahead.

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           Upon reaching the waterfall they looked off and saw a valley that ran off just ahead. True to the recon, the river from this waterfall ran through the valley and it was wide enough to fit UERNF Raven Fighters. It was perfect for an airlift. To the left there was an opening into the cliff which headed downwards. They went into the cave and walked though the cave until it came to the base of the waterfall and to a grassy valley that was illuminated by the moonlight.

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           The runoff from the waterfall ran off to a larger river that ran from right to left. However, to the right was where the main valley was and where the pick up zone was.

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           They climbed up a cliff to their right and walked up on the high ground as it overlooked the valley beneath.

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           One of the Marines gave a low whistle but was hit in the groin by another. They didn’t know what was in this valley and had to keep as quite as they could as to not get detected. They started to keep low as they came though the valley more and as they got to the part overlooking the main valley, they saw no movement whatsoever in the valley below and as Riley moved his hands to issue some men to go and scope it out completely, he got hit in the side of the head by something green.

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           As the other Marines cocked their heads to find the source of this, more flew at them and they toppled over as they were hit by the same thing. Karson also took a hit and fell over to the ground, his vision becoming blurred once more. He blacked out soon after.

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0634 Hours

Marine Convoy Alpha moving alongside AlphaRiver, Northbound

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           Spyro yawned as the first rays of light of morning cast themselves upon him. Wagner had ordered a few hours of shuteye for the Marines to rest until morning just a bit. They had awoken just a few minutes ago and Spyro wondered how the Marines dashed this way and that, having had no sleep. Spyro and Cynder both moved groggily as fatigue hit them hard.

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           â€Just five more minutes…†Cynder said as she had her eyes shut, yet she stood fully upright. Spyro yawned once more and Wagner approached.

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           â€Well we are about to get moving, geez, you guys look like crap…â€

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           â€We… don’t go too long without sleep…†Cynder said as she rubbed his eyes.

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           â€Ah… †Wagner said as he saw Spyro yawn again.

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           â€Sir, the tanks are all prepped up! We’re ready to move out and Delta’s already heading down the path!†A Marine called out from ahead and Wagner nodded to Spyro and Cynder who yawned in response. They all headed off to the tanks which revved to life and headed down the path.

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           They walked with the tanks and they moved along in the morning air. The crisp morning air felt refreshing against Spyro’s scales and a bit of dew hung in the air, making his face feel rejuvenated as he slowly started to wake up.

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           â€So Spyro… you think Warfang still exists?†Cynder asked as they walked along the river.

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           â€I don’t know Cynder, but from the looks of things, it may be. We just have to find out.†They walked off with the tanks but a comment by one of the Marines caught their attention.

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           â€Wow, it looks as if the crust itself is splitting apart!†They looked off to where the Marine was pointing to and saw that the surface was indeed splitting, or rather, cracked.

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           They were on a high path which overlooked a small canyon and in that canyon the ground was cracked for what looked like a good mile. Molten rock came from the crack and the ground seemed to seep in. It was just one of the many scars left over from the near ‘Great Cleansing’.

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           They passed by it and headed along the river before it started to run along a cliff on the parallel side. As they walked, Spyro noticed how the path resembled a broken road. The banks were cut off from the path by a barrier of some sort and the more they went, the more it resembled a road.

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           â€Ok, this is just getting annoying… what’s with the metal stuff?†Cynder asked as she walked down the path. Spyro looked up and saw what she was referring to. A column jutted out from the cliff and came over the walkway. Parts of the column came off of it and fell onto the pathway below. Some bricks even fell onto the tanks as they rolled on beneath the pathway.

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           The bricks were crumbling away to reveal the silver metal underneath that resembled that of the tower and the forest structure they had seen earlier.

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           â€Son of a bitch!†One of the Marines swore as a brick hit him on the helmet and rolled of the tank and onto the road. Cynder chuckled as she saw this and Spyro smiled.

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           They continued on and just ahead of the column there was a temple sitting across the river. As the path went ahead, it went left. Right across from the turn, the temple sat across from the pathway. The temple sat inwards from the river and from the temple ran a river that dropped off into their own river via a manufactured waterfall. The waterfall was built of bricks and it looked as if it was constructed by moles or dragons. On either side of the water it, there sat a dragon statue. Spyro looked at it in awe as they neared. The water coming from the waterfall shimmered as the light from the sun hit it and the dome that sat atop the temple sparkled as well in the sunlight.

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           â€Contact, friendlies in that temple!†One of the Marines from Delta called out. Sure enough they saw a Marine atop the temple swinging the rifle atop his head, the signal for a friendly.

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           â€It’s damn good to see you David!†Wagner said as he walked up to Lieutenant Buckman in the CP.

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           â€Hey John, its good to see you made it! I see you brought the rest of Alpha and Delta with you as well!â€

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           â€Yeah, things have been hell… the radios have been out and we’ve been spread all over this forest. There’s supposed to be some pick ups this morning.â€

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           â€I know, we sent a recon group into an adjacent valley last night, no word from them. We suspect the worst.â€

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           â€Well we’ve just acquired some armor so whatever’s in that valley isn’t going to last long.†Wagner said while pointing to the two tanks outside.

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           â€Well that valley is perfect for an airlift, that’s why we sent the recon group out, to see if we could move the wounded. However Sergeant Riley’s squad didn’t check back in last night.â€

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           â€Well let’s see if we can’t get those tanks rolling down there, Alpha prepare to move out!â€

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           â€We’ll hold position here and hold this temple and flag for more Marines to rally here.†Lieutenant Metien said. Wagner nodded and the Marines of Alpha started to get ready to move out.

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           â€What’s going on?†Spyro asked the Marine Officer.

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           â€There’s a valley just right next to this one, its large enough for Marine drop ships to move in and pick us up. We need to secure it so our ships can move in.†Wagner explained.

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           â€Well we’re with you guys.†Cynder said and Wagner nodded. They headed off to the back door to the temple and the two Marines standing guard opened them up and the river beyond became apparent to them. The now 89 man Alpha Company moved with the two tanks that had come around the temple. They descended the waterfall and arrived in the ravine.

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           â€Hey isn’t this where the Hermit lives?†Spyro asked and Cynder gave a look of discomfort before nodding.

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           â€Let’s check out that cliff up ahead!†Wagner pointed to a cliff up ahead, right where the Hermit lived. Cynder frowned and Spyro set his paw on her side and looked at her reassuringly.

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           â€Come on Cynder, we’ll go, together.†She smiled at his offer and together they headed off and took flight as the Marines used the two grapples already on the cliff.

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           â€1st and 3rd platoons stay here, 2nd, we’re going up top!†Wagner said as he started climbing the rope.

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           Spyro and Cynder landed atop the cliff and watched as the Marines climbed the cliff and gathered around up top.

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           â€So… you’ve returned once more… didn’t I tell you what would happen? The Dark Master has a firm grip on you Cynder… that I can tell… and Spyro… you’re doomed to follow in her footsteps…†The Marines scanned the area with their weapons and Cynder looked at the ground in shame.

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           The Hermit emerged from the shadows with a smug look on his face. He pointed at Cynder.

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           â€The black serpent plagues us all; you must end this tyrant before she gets out of control.â€Â  Â

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           â€Shut up!†Cynder said in pain. Spyro stepped in front of her defensively.

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           â€She has done nothing wrong so stop accusing her!†Spyro said to the Hermit.         Â

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           â€Oh now we trust her? A wrong choice my friend… the Dark Master has made servants of you as well…â€

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           â€The Dark Master is gone, isn’t he?†Spyro said back to him.

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           â€The Dark Master is eternal… he cannot be silenced… we’re all mere puppets in his grand scheme… we cannot run nor hide… and she is a sign to that!†Once more he pointed at Cynder and Spyro started to lead her away.

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           â€Marines, move out, we’re leaving.†Wagner said, sensing the fight that was starting to erupt.

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           They left the Hermit’s home and went down to the ravine once more. Cynder landed in the water and looked at the ground with deep sadness.

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           â€Cynder, don’t listen to him, you’re not evil anymore. The Dark Master is gone and he can never harm you ever again.†Spyro said as he raised her muzzle to where her gaze met his. She smiled at him again and kissed him on the cheek.

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           â€Thanks…†She said before trotting off. Spyro rubbed his cheek and stood there for a bit before one of the female Marine’s giggles brought him back to and he dashed to join Cynder as she walked up stream.

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End of Chapter 6

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Woot! Chapter 6! XD Sorry for any errors, typed this and 5 while on the road so laptops aren’t the most reliable sometimes >_>