Explosions and screams echoed through Myron's ears as he looked around and saw for the first time combat scenes unfolding around him. To his front was a trench line about 246 meters from his position. Many Mullurans were in the trench firing phaser rifles and launching photon mortars. It took a few seconds for Myron to realize he was standing up exposed, a fellow officer taking cover behind a rock yelled," Okul! get down!"
With that comment Myron ducked down and took a look around the position they held. The 40-strong unit was on top of a slight hill, most had taken cover behind the boulders and were firing at the trench line. Myron popped his head up just enough to see the enemy position once more. He then looked at the fort.
The fort was not really much of a fort as Myron would have thought a fort was. The walls were made of titanium and about 20 meters high on the left and right flanks. In the center was a rear gate only 14 meters high. All right, you've seen the terrain and know the defenses -- time to do something. Myron was very afraid. His heart was racing, he was breathing very hard and wasn't sure how to go about this task.
A loud thump and explosion followed the thump. A mortar landed 5 meters behind Myron. The shell exploded between three officers. The first officer was literally blown to pieces, and the other two were severely wounded, leg and torso wounds. They screamed in agonizing pain.
Okul turned back towards where the fire was coming from. He knew now what had to be done. It was time for him to act and put into action all the tactical knowledge he had learned at the Academy.
"Ensign Young, take a 6-man squad and come around to their right flank. Chief Porker, take another 6 men and move against the left flank of the trench line. But don't move until I say so. Understood?" Okul powered up his phaser rifle and saw the two men he had just addressed nod their heads in agreement.
"Ensign Green, let's get these other guys firing away." Myron picked up one of three photon grenade launchers and stood up to a kneeling firing position. The phaser fire became directed at Okul as he made a perfect target. Somehow the phaser fire fell short or only hit the boulders.
Okul aimed at a group of 5 Mullurans firing at the Starfleet unit. He squeezed the trigger like he had been taught and the grenade fired, finding it's mark. The explosion tore through 3 of the Mullurans causing a little bit of a fire mixed with scenes of red.
Ensign Green fired away as did four others causing the Mullurans to duck for cover this time. The Mullurans began to increase the mortar fire this time. The flanking units were then signaled to move out. It appeared to work wonderfully.
The fire fight raged on for almost 23 minutes before reaching the trench. Myron was the first to jump into the trench. Okul had his phaser rifle at the ready. He pointed it down at the wounded and dead Mullurans seeing if any were going to try and resist. Myron saw mangled bodies. The floor of the trench was covered in blood and guts. Myron counted 23 bodies in this section alone. As he walked towards the dead center he could still hear intense phaser fire.
Okul's phaser rifle then gave a loud beep letting him know that his power cell was expelled. Myron quickly slung his rifle and pulled his type II phaser out. Myron keep his eyes and senses open, as he walked passed a dead Mulluran lying with his back against the trench. The Mulluran had a 12 Centimeter hole in his stomach, outside edges of the wound seemed burned, while blood still leaked outside the wound.
Okul was followed a few minutes later by 5 Star Fleet crewman, in the trench. Myron looked very serious as the crewman startled him as they entered the trench line. Myron walked pass a few more dead Mullurans and then was fired upon by a Mulluran squad near the opening to a bunker of sorts. Okul as the did the others jumped to the ground taking cover from the phaser fire.
Okul looked at the body that lie in front of him. It was almost cut in half it's intestines were spilling out only 3 centimeters from Okul's face. These site made Okul want to throw up. He kept his hold of his emotions for the time being. Myron turned his head to see his crewmen firing away.
Feeling around his web belt Ensign Okul found a photon Grenade and pulled it out with his left hand using his teeth he pulled the pin and threw the grenade. He waited a few seconds then boom. The ground shook as it exploded, a few yells and screams were followed, then quiet.
Phaser fire and explosions were herd further down the trench. Myron looked at the crewmates and saw a little bit of uncertainty but motion to have them move on. Okul tapped his comm badge. "Chief Matthews come in. This is Ensign Okul."
[Matthews here!] The sound of phaser fire was herd on the comm channel.
"We are securing the trench ETA to breaching the Fort 15-20 minutes!"
[Roger that. We are trying to hold as much as we can we are encountering heavy fire over] Matthews yield over the comm channel.
At that moment a Mulluran popped out of the bunker like area with a hand phaser and raised it towards Okul." Put your weapon down." Okul screamed aloud. The enemy soldier refused and continued to raise it to firing position. Okul pressed the fire button hitting the Mulluran. The Mulluran was hit with full setting, he was vaporized within seconds.
Oh my goodness I actually killed someone I was only 12 meters from. Myron thought to himself.
[Ensign Okul, Chief Porker here.]
"Yes go ahead."
[Most of my team has made it, we are moving towards the center where your at. Porker out.] Right then phaser fire landed near the side the trench was the front where the Star Fleet stormed in. Myron looked at the fort and saw several enemy onto the fort's walls firing at the trench. Myron quickly changed the power cell in the phaser rifle then started firing at the enemy hitting two Mullurans.
[Ensign Okul, Young here. Our side of the trench is secure are taking fire from the forts walls.]
Okul was starting to get frustrated as the rest of his team began to arrive where he was. The phaser fire was getting intense, three star fleet away team members were injured, two were killed. Myron scanned the building with his naked eyes and came up with an idea.
"Fire photon grenades into the top positions on the wall. After you do that Ensign Jaggers follow me and throw a couple grenades at the entrance. As the explosion goes off, who ever is able to run into the hole we punch rush to towards the walls."
Myron took a deep breath and gave the single and four photon grenades went off into the forts walls causing chunks to fly out. The Mullurans flew back wards and forward of the walls. Jagger then threw a grenade as did Myron. Myron then pulled himself up from the trench and darted towards the wall of the fort. Myron was followed by 17 others they all stopped by the wall. 13 stayed in the trench firing at the upper levels of the walls.
Ensign Okul was only 4 meters from the gate that had a 2 meter hole in it now. Myron threw one of his 2 remaining grenades into the hole. Two seconds later the explosion gave way pushing the gate up half a meter. Waiting a few seconds Myron peaked through the whole and found 12 Mullurans laying in grotesque positions.
"Chief Matthews, this is Okul we're ready to enter the fort." Okul changed his phaser rifle's power cell and then took a deep breath and motion for two crewman to walk through the hole. Time for the second phase.