Battle of Vescalon

Chapter 1- Bred to fight, Bred to Die.

“Its gonna cave in!”
Blood, too much blood. Clone serial – G-17522 or Grey, as the other ‘Greens’ in his platoon had chosen as his name from his serial during down time.
Grey attempted to lift his arm.
“17522, your cerebral circuits have suffered serious dama-a-ag-eee. Inde- motor funct- transferring.”
Grey screamed in pain as he convoluted, he ripped of his facemask, spitting blood to add to the sea washing around him. He sat up, wheezing, he had never breathed air before. Around him was his platoon, what was left, scraps of biomass soon to be farmed by his corporation, Cavallo, or the rivals fighting for Vescalon, Tekalon Industries.
851212’s, or Hell’s, arm bracelet was still attached to his arm, Hell had took it bad, Jet blasts had torn his legs clean off.
Greys eyes were cold, Emotion was something clones could not feel, but with out the cerebral suppressants Grey fell to his knees and took off Hell’s bracelet.
“Grey! The doors!”
Grey stood; his only wound was flak shell cuts on his left arm and neck. He climbed over his Platoon, friends, brothers.
Bred to fight, Bred to die.
He clambered up the ladders in the bunker the mining shaft was open. The mining unit had been killed too; he stood over the broken body. 5 holes in his chest. Crushed at the hands of a robot. A pistol, gleaming red from the miners blood lay by his body, Grey took it knowing this day was not over.
“Orders” Grey said.
Nothing
“Orders” He repeated
Static Crackled on his head set.
“Repeat”
“Hope - Lost”
“Confirm?”
It was clearer this time. “Hope Valley has been lost."



Chapter 2- Good Kit

“All right men!” Sergeant Unit – 8221212 – Captain. Hull rounded Veto Company up. “Those Tekalon piles of Biomass will be dropping in on us today! Hope Valley holds the key to a large Gold reserve in the basin due south. Volcanic ridges stop any transports going in except through this Valley. Ridges have been secured with mounted Flak cannons; those are unfit landing sites so we have left them to be manned by robots. As soon as the battle commences our Cerebral implants will take affect and the Minds we have been assigned to will take control.”
“Grey you forgot something” Hell threw a large cloth bag to Grey.
“Fragmentation grenades, How?”
“Fresh off the drop ship came to re-supply us today, you were out scouting.”
“Damn, Minds must be expecting a heavy attack. We never get good kit without asking.” Grey Offered 3 Grenades to Hell.
“Got my own!” Hell Held up a cloth bag bulging with Grenades. “ New weapon’s being handed out at 0700”
“All this kit means were gonna get a hell of a fight, what time is it now?”
“0630” Hell Checked hit wrist panel.
Passing through the cold grey walls of the bunker to the armoury, Hell and grey Clipped their grenades to their belts.
“Hell! Grey! Where in Minds name have you been!?” Sergeant – 20914, Tin, was a aggressive leader, none of the men liked him, They did not trust the man who worked for nothing but a pat on the head from the minds. Many people died under him.
“Its 0658, we are early.” Hell replied
“That kind of attitude will not be tolerated!” Tin Screamed.
“What is this?” Hull had entered behind Tin. All Clones saluted and continued to unpack the weaponry.
“The- These Clones are being insubinate sir!” Tin whimpered.
“They have arrived on time for a meeting Sergeant, please continue with the equipment checks and let these soldiers continue to fight”
“Sir!” Hull left.
“Move!” Tin pointed to the Blue clone removing AK’s from crates.
“Damn he aint shot nobody, only got that position cause he was cloned from Cavallo CO’s Son.” Hell whispered to Grey.”
“Here is your Weapon, take 3 clips from the pile for your belt, more will be available during battle or at this station.” The blue clone barked the line programmed for him.
Grey checked the sight and loaded the magazine into the gun. “Good calibre, should be able to punch a hole if Tekalon use Robots to mob us again.” Grey said.
“I’ve seen what those things can do. They cant make their own decisions as well as us, but they can rip a clone in two.” Hell rasped. “I’ve heard of clones empty a SMG at some of the prototype ones, and they still keep coming.”
“Were well trained and well equipped, the most Minds ever gathered for a battle has been assembled here for the defence. We will win.”
“Ill take your Tag bracelet back home to your metal womb for ya!” Hell Joked…

Chapter 3 -Hope Valley

“Incoming!” A blue clone at a radar screen yelled. Hull was hooked up to the information room at the Cavallo HQ.
“Form up Veto Company!” Hull Used the loud speaker to project his voice around the bunker. Green Clones Scrambled into formation at the door of the entrance slope of the bunker.
“Looks like its time” Hell said to Grey as they ran to the assembly point.
“We will see sun again my brother.” Grey assured Hell as they stood to attention in the assembly point.
“Tekalon Drop ships are fast approaching our location, Battle is already raging in space, as long as we own the space above here, now drop pods, rockets or orbital bombardment should bother us.” Hull stood in front of his men. “Border skirmishes have been occurring for some time, around 80 clicks from here. Next we take the fight to them! Don’t leave a trace of biomass; turn them into streaks of blood! All men to their positions now!” Hull Charged out with his men, Grey and Hell ran and slid into their trench 40 yards from the bunker entrance. Veto company was staged at the second line of defence. They had several Flack cannons set up, Blue clones were loading the huge shells into them.
“Were are they?” Hell leaned over to Grey.
“The clouds are low, they will be-“ Hundreds of drop ships burst through the clouds. A new type of ship they had not seen before was coming down with each group of 3 Drop ships.
The huge guns on their underside pounded the first line of bunkers.
After what seamed an age the Flack cannons opened up, Grey saw a Gun ship take a direct hit on its underside, the ship splintered in half, its thrusters exploded and sprayed metal in all directions; Puncturing a near by drop ships fuel tank which caused a huge flame, propelling it into the cliff face with such force that the face of the cliff slide away and buried a bunker nestling beneath.
Huge plumes of smoke and dirt where being thrown into the air from the first line of bunkers, drop ships began deploying only a mile a head of Greys position. Drop ships continued to be knocked from the sky, more and more poured from the sky like rain. Metal and wrecks began to pile up, the fires from the fight caused the sky to turn dark and red.
A drop ship was bearing down on Veto’s position, it reversed thrust and opened its doors. Grey and Hell saw this.
Mind Command “inform AA team”
Grey jumped from the trench and ran to the AA position, metal and blood rained down from a Drop ship exploding overhead.
“Right 134 Degrees, Hieght 120!” Grey shouted and ran back to the trench.
“Grey its nearly done dropping troops!” Hell Screamed over the noise of death and fire. Hell Fired his new Weapon, Shots kicked up dirt near the enemy troops, but they had taken cover.
“Watch!” Grey pointed
“What are you?-“ Hell stared in awe.
Flak round were pounding the Drop ship, fire licked around its surface as it crashed back down to earth on top of the enemy in cover.
“Yeah! Woooo!” Hell Punched the air, he noticed a Clone stagger to his feet around the crash and aimed quickly, He fired one shot, he hit his mark, the high calibre round blew most of the clones head off, the helmet bounced off the floor as the rest of the body slumped to the ground.
“That’s 1!” Hell Screamed as the adrenaline from his natural body, mixed with the neuron-toxins the Implant was secreting.
“Left flank!” Grey pointed at a group of Clones led by a huge robot.
“Oh Damn, that’s the prototype! Fits the discripition!”
[b]Mind command: Link First Sergeant: Information transmitting.[/b]
“Ok Men, Group of hostiles 2 a clock. Hold ground and Fire at will!”
Grey and Hell Opened up, as did the Enemy. Block took a shot to the chest, falling backwards next to Hell.
“Damn that’s Block!”
“Get down!” Grey yelled. A laser beam streaked over head.
Hell Reached for his belt. “Frags?!”
“On 3!” Grey replyed.
“1,2,3!” They said in unison, throwing the explosives, they both landed in the middle of the group. A Blue clone with a pistol picked Greys up, attempted to throw it back, Time had taken its course, the blast left only his feet.
Hells grenade was stepped on by the Robot, when it exploded bent its left leg out of shape and knocked it onto its back.
“Fire!” Grey yelled to near by Clones. Their barrage ripped the remaining 5 clones apart, the weapons power was awe inspiring, the bullets tore holes in flesh the size of a fist.
Smoke Covered the Battlefield pouring from Drop ships. Bodies lay all around Veto companies bunker, They had held strong. A deafening roar caused Grey and Hell to fall to their sides clutching their heads. The AA stopped, The Engines noises stopped.
Grey and Hell Got up and surveyed the land around them, scorched and red with blood.
“Is that it?” Hell asked. “We done? What happened?”
Marching could be heard, getting louder, Engines roared as more drop ships came from the sky.
“EMP, Its fried our Robots on the cliff side, we’ve got no AA guns manned up their.” Grey Explained.
“Ours? We can still use the one we have.”
“Wont hold them for long.”
“Back into the bunker!” Hull could be heard yelling, “Get in! Get in now!”
The Veto’s AA opened back up as Hell and Grey sprinted the distance to the Bunker. Enemy troops swarmed out of the thick smoke. The AA scored a hit, a Drop ship plummeted down.
“Grey the doors!” Hell Yelled as he turned round half way down the ramp.
It was too late. A cannon round hit the edge of the bunker; the explosive force of the air threw Grey down the ramp.
The Air ship crashed down into the bunker, one thruster still spinning.
Silence, Deafening silence. Grey could not hear the thrusters, the engines, the fire or explosions. There was only a loud scream.

“Greaay! Aaaaaaaahhh” Hell Screamed.

Silence once again.


Chapter 4 – “We will see the Sun”

Grey had left the main chamber, the exit was covered in soil and the roof of the bunker, a drop ship wreckage was buried under it, leaving the main body exposed, flak rounds had burst the hull, Under the left exposed thrusters was a glistening patch of crimson blood, contrasting the dirt and scorch marks on the floor and walls.
Grey pushed his way into the wreckage, 3 clones still strapped into their seats, their arms and heads limply hung.
“Gravity pulling them back to the ground, the dirt, from which they came. Dieing for this.” Grey thought kicking a rock which hit the far hull of the ship with a bang.
Hollow.
Grey kicked with all his might, the metal shudder but did not move.
“Damn, no enhancers”
Grey ran and barged the hull. The metal broke away and Grey fell with it.
Back with the dirt.
Grey dusted himself off and looked up, a beam of light shone through the crack in the doors, they had shut after he had been knocked out.
“ Hell, how did he get into the armoury with me?”Grey Checked the panel for the door, just wires and mud.
“Fragmentation Grenades, how?”Grey checked his belt, two grenades left. He removed one and slotted it in the small puncture in the door. He pulled the pin and ran to cover in the wreck.
Dirt and metal rained through the hole in the wreck, Sun light screamed into the bunker, the three clones in the wreck never saw, neither did Hell.
“We will see sun again my brother.”
Grey Stumbled out, he felt his pocket, Hells bracelet felt heavy on his hand.
The Grenade had attracted attention, three clones were scouting around. Grey ran for his position, Block had dropped his AK there, plus it was below ground, if he had to make a stand, there would be the place.
Blocks AK was still there, Block had gone. Grey took it up and holstered the pistol, and stayed still.
The sky had cleared, gentle clouds had formed. The air was sweet, Clones face masks fed oxygen rich air for better performance in combat.
A shot rang out
Blood.
Grey saw the sun.


Chapter 5 – Blackout

“Grey, Wake up man we need you!”
Grey could hear them, but he could not move.
A series of Explosions rocked the Bunker.
“Leave him he is gone.”
“He’s alive, I’m the gorram medic!”
“Whatever, get him into the armoury, Tekkalon bots will just steal the corpses for skeletons.”
“He’s Alive”
“That guy Aint, who is that?”
“Crap, its Hell.”
“In armoury with him too. None of our boys gonna be skeletons.”
Grey felt his body being dragged; his eyes rolled open enough to see two green clones were carrying him.
“Hell? No, He was in the base, I saw him, what happened to us?”
“Drop him there, make sure his head is high enough, the blood is starting to build up, don’t need him drowning!”
“Hell…” Grey rasped, no one heard.
Grey blacked out.


“Its gonna cave in!”
And explosion sprayed dirt and blood into the armoury, Grey lay still, unconscious.
The robots broke through, Grey opened his eyes, though he would never remember, he saw the rest of his platoon be tore apart, bullets and metallic claws breaking the body’s the unfortunate clones inhabited.

Chapter 6 – Chemical Anger

“Damn” Grey said under his breath
Block had survived, he had crawled round under the AA guns turret.
The scouting clones had found him and ended him. The remaining clone dragged the body back to their transport; Block would become a mindless skeleton fighter.
Anger Welled up in Grey.
Nothing like the Chemical anger.
He skirted around the trenches to the three clones position, half way around the trench system he saw the orange armour of Sergeant Tin.
“Didn’t know he went on the battle field to fight” Grey thought unhooking his combat knife from Tins belt.
The clones were still loading up the corpses that littered the battlefield. Grey was only 10 paces from the clones; he crouched in the trench as the clones were advancing for more bodies. A Green clone stood above Grey
“Anoth-arrggh” The Green clone gurgled as Grey lunged up driving the combat knife into the clone’s throat; He let the body fall and retreated into the trench once again.
“What happened?!” The two Green clones saw the other convoluting on the ground.
As they ran towards him Grey Flanked around to the left and took cover behind there transport.
Wait
The Remaining clones picked up their former friend and began carrying him to the Transport.
Now
Grey sprang up, landed the AK on the bonnet of the Vehicle and fired three times.
First two caught the uninjured clones. One took a neck blow and blood sprayed into the air, second caught it on the helmet crushing his skull and throwing him backwards. Last shot hit the Dying clone in the chest.
Three shots, three more Bodies.
Grey looked over the dead, he took the helmet from a Tekalon clone.
“Should be able to get through here with this, as long as they don’t check me long enough to see that I have no Cerebral cortex.” Grey thought fitting the helmet.

Grey drove the transport to the hub of the Tekalon activity. They had not yet set-up a permanent base, drop modules served as the command centre. As he arrived a robot scanned the Transport, he had taken the Tag bracelet from the Tekalon Clones.
“Proceed” the Robot hummed “Registered 6 casualties for processing.”
A huge Silver Craft came into view and landed next to the largest building in the complex, Grey drove to the bio processor. He hopped out and left promptly as if a Mind had taken control.
Grey wanted to far enough away.
The Transport Exploded, flipping into the open bay of the Bio dump igniting the Bio fuel and waste. Flames licked around the complex, grey ducked into the main building as the flames rushed past. Three Robots hurreied in, carrying between them a large silver metal box.
“You clone, follow us, you guard the rear.” They believed the area was being shelled. Grey had put his last frag on time delay and hid it in blocks armour. An act of mercy to what the Tekalon would have done.
Grey walked behind them as they passed through into a large dark chamber, 3 Minds sat on pedestals. There was one empty pedestal. The Robots laid down the box, it hummed and the lid slid open and the Mind rose up and attached itself to the Pedestal.
A Radio chirrped from the robots torso. “ Fire still raging, Bio fuel has leaked.”
“Affirmative, Mind Delivery successful, we will leave a guard on the door.”
“Stay” The robots walked from the room and the doors closed.
Grey saw a station behind the three Minds, it was a Radio mast for controlling the Forces. Grey drew his pistol and locked the door. Grey fired, the Radio Fizzed and popped.
The minds had Boxes on the front for communication to Commander clones.
“What do you hope to achieve”

“I’m going to live.” Grey pointed his pistol at the Brain talking. “Problem?”


Ok That is better i think, Comments please

Really good, I like the intensity. Keep going please!!

I imagine "grey" has nothing do do with my grey clone. Even if it does, this is a good story.

Wow just noticed all the storys, Dauss yours rule and inspired me

Nope nothing to do with the Grey clone, just a coinisidence, Grey is a Green clone :S

My grey used to be a blue clone. Anyway, yah, good story.

- 3 Solid (How did I forget the green?)

Ok random! Would have not used Grey if its stealing your name mate, sorry. Didnt know

Weeeee! I seem to have inspired many, and I like being responsible for it.

Great story, by the way.

Thanks!

Hope Valley added!

Chapter 4 - "We will see the Sun" is Done

If you take the time to read please leave a comment, i will put up the Chapter when i know people will want to read.

Writings fun but id like to get feedback from you guys.

i CANT SEE THE STORY!

First Post?

Edit: Anyone else having trouble?

Chapter 4 Added

There is a Chapter 5, if you want it comment please i need to know people want to read.

I want it please.

I liked the ending of this chapter, kinda poetic, but I felt it ended a tad aburptly.

I've got no other suggestions for you then that. I'm really starting to get into this series, I love it.

Yeah, thats helpful thanks, ill rewrite tomorow teird