FollowLink to previous chapters As the 280 skimmed over the carnage of the day’s fighting, I began to feel what the survivors of the 7th Cavalry must have as they made their way out to Custer Hill all those years ago. A ball of dread had formed in my stomach and grew as each klick …
Link to previous chapters It had been a couple of days since I’d seen the LT. I knew some shit was going on because she was spending a lot of time with Powell and that intel guy, Burchmann. Then, without any warning, she popped up during PT, joining in with the platoon. Afterward, she pulled …
Link to previous chapters The next morning, I eased out of the tent after what might have been the most amazing night of my life. My mind was reeling and I needed some alone time to process everything. I hoped to make it back to my tent without seeing anyone. Maybe it was stupid, but …
Chapter 8 Link to previous chapters Things didn’t end with Powell’s psyop. The brass wasn’t about to let the Skinnies get away and as we cleaned up and caught our breath, they launched a counterattack. Artillery started pounding them again as the armored forces streamed toward the ridgeline. And, while we learned a lot in …
Link to previous chapters Chapter 7 Hang ‘Em High I walked the line, making sure my troops were dug in and ready in case the Arvenoid assault came early. It was a formality, really, as my platoon sergeant, César Hurtado, had already seen to the deployment. But they had hammered it into us in OCS …
Link to Chapter 4 Chapter 5 The news that the Arvenoid were on their way kicked things into high gear… eventually. At the moment, however, I was sitting in yet another interminable meeting. This one was about setting up a press conference to reveal Xav’s existence to the world. It was going about as well …
Links to Parts 1 and 2 Chapter 3 After I recovered from the shock of Xav’s announcement. I blurted out, “Invasion!?” “I am afraid so, Robert. A race known as the Arvenoid are preparing their forces as we speak.” “But why us?” I said. “Why Earth?” Xav thought for a moment. “We, both the Llesote …