RWBY: Twilight War

From my journal on the RT website.

RWBY: Twilight Conflict
The filtered droning of the Bullhead drop ship came through Raun's helmet as he checked over his HUD a final time. Thirty Seconds until contact, the light went red and it illuminated the interior, reflecting off the metal walls and the polarized visors of his fellow soldiers. It was foreboding, a sign of what was to come in the next few hours. He checked the magazine and made sure his rifle was on safe before standing with the rest of the unit. Each squad had a mission to fulfill, SABER's was simple, make a hole. The status of the team leader flickered orange before returning to green.

Fifteen seconds until contact. Raun's mind raced through the layout they had practiced for months. He hated this part, the flying into the location. He was a soldier, with his boots on the ground. Human's were not meant to be in the air, it wasn't natural. Mother would kill me if she knew what I was doing, was his only thought before the timer in the corner of his hud hit zero. A light beep played before the rumble of the naval cannons could be heard. Even through the filter it was a terrifying sound, that would cause any to waver in their place.

Another timer started, time until touchdown. Forty Five seconds. The light turned amber and the door began to open. Light flooded into the hull of the Bullhead, his helmets sensors adjusted quickly and he was able to see the what was under them. Ocean. The other thing that human's were not made for, particularly ones wearing suits of armor such as himself. "I hate flying, I hate oceans." he muttered through his com unit on accident. SABER laughed, he groaned as shell's hit the ocean behind them and the Bullhead swerved.

Ten seconds until touchdown. Where has the time gone? he thought knowing full well that his adrenaline had started to kick in. Moments could fell like days, days like months, time was distorted in this strange place. He reveled in it. Touchdown, the Bullhead thudded and shook lightly, the light was green. green for go. The rest of saber clanked through the hull and out onto the beach, turning around the side of the Bullhead and toward the nearest cover he could find.

The sea wall was a hundred meters away, someone was shouting, rounds flew by. All in all it was a beautiful sight of a picturesque ancient stronghold against a blue sky, if you didn't include the modern day anti-aircraft guns in the towers or the rebel soldiers firing upon the beach. Raun reached the sea wall with the rest of the unit, almost everyone in the assault had made it there, a few were pinned down behind a rock on the beach but supporting fire was being provided. Most of the Bullheads were gone, one's engine was blown clean off and laying on the beach sideways. Raun wanted to go make sure the pilot had made it out but SABER had a different mission.

They began to move up to the ancient wall of the fortress, moving between rocks but most of the terrain that had been there in the simulation had been cleared away. The rebels were getting smarter, it worried them all. The popping of dust rounds slamming into the wall's of the fort was very troubling.

"Raun, is this close enough?" Sergeant Uxi shouted from his position behind a large stone. Flames burst off the stone as rounds of dust hit it, Elli was firing back with her machine gun yelling at the enemy next to him.

Raun flicked the lever on his rifle and it transformed into a large grenade launcher and nodded, "Yes, firing," he replied in his strangely calm voice. It put him at ease to know that he had the bigger, better gun. He fired a directional ice grenade at the wall, it hit and froze the stone before firing one of fire. The sudden change of heat cracked the stones. Uxi charged with his hammer ready, slamming into the wall.

It broke. They charged.

A round pinged off his spauldron and he twisted a little before entering the hole. Uxi's voice came over the com, "Command, this is Saber One Actual, we are in," Shouts of 'clear' resounded from the rest of the squad, some one shouted door. All their sights were trained on that door, waiting for further instructions from their sergeant. "Roger command, Saber One out."

-to be finished later-