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>>140263One high on the facility, two lower. The "tower" is this large steel box with a tapered roof and no windows.
>>140264Alrighty. Silver first checks the supply trucks.
>>140265As Silver approaches, he hears a yell
"Who goes there!"
And then one, two three bullets hit in the general area of Silver, with the accompanying bangs. Silver can tell the shots came from carbines.
>>140266Silver quickly runs into cover behind the supply trucks.
>>140267The supply trucks are closer to the facility. Silver is in the brush.
Unless he runs forward
>>140268Would it be much of a run to get behind the trucks?
>>140269Well, when you're getting shot at, yes. But it isn't no man's land.
Silver can dash across as shots are taken
>>140270Then that's what he does.
>>140271>>140272A bullet nips Silver on the leg, but he makes it to the first truck
>>140272>>140273He hits the truck with a loud bang, the bullet making him stagger and fall forward into the vehicle.
"AUGH! KLUTZY!"
>>140274"Yeah! Uh... you are klutzy!"
>>140275Internally, this confirms Silver's suspicions. Externally, he plays along.
"YOU FUCKING SHOT ME!"
>>140277>>140276"Uh... if you're a changeling just go on back!"
>>140277>>140278"I AM NOT A CHANGELING, YOU DUNDERHEADS, BUT I SURE AS CELESTIA WILL TURN ON BACK!"
>>140279>>140278One yells
"Uh... how do we know? And where did you come from if you're not a changeling?"
>>140280"IF I WAS, I WOULD HAVE BLASTED YOU WHEN I SAW YOU! NOW, I'M GONNA LEAVE, AND YOU'RE GONNA LET ME GO WITHOUT SHOOTING ME, UNDERSTAND?"
>>140281One of them:
"Uh, are you?"
Another:
"Okay..."
Another:
"Are you sure you're not a changeling?"
>>140282"I AM CERTAIN!"
Despite the risk, he runs back to the bush to escape the area.
>>140283Silver runs away, making it back to the brush without being shot
>>140284Silver makes his way back to the company, limping slightly from the bullet wound in his leg.
>>140285This is... not so straight forward
Walking down Old Mecc, Silver hears a shot in his direction. Rifle caliber
>>140286Is there any cover at all for him?
>>140287Significantly more than by the grain elevator. This includes a saloon, and likely the feed store. Silver has reentered the town.
>>140288Silver takes cover by the saloon, then.
>>140289Silver hides behind the wall of the saloon, and silence returns
>>140290Is there anything nearby he could levitate?
>>140291This is a cleaner position than Silver was in before. He may have some items on him, like a comb set, canteen, Machingun magazine, or trinket.
>>140292Silver levitates his canteen up, and slowly peaks it out from the corner of the wall.
>>140294He pulls it back, waits a couple seconds, then does it again.
>>140295The canteen is not shot at
>>140296"He is patient..."
Is there another way to get back to the company?
>>140297Yes. The way Silver came skirts around the edge of town. In town, but through the north, rather than down the center with Old Mecc.
>>140298Then that is what he does.
>>140299Silver goes around back the way he came (not close to the grain elevator though), North of Whinnyton, and towards the Townhall.
>>140300Silver makes his way back, assuming he doesn't meet any other troubles.
>>140301And when Silver arrives, he...
>>140302He goes to find somepony from either the command squad or a squad sergeant.
>>140303Silver manages to find both Saltlick -still tending his wounds - and Briisbuck
>>140304He comes to them sporting two new wounds.
"Changelings have sniper watching Old Mecc Trail. I was shot at near saloon and feed store. I also found what I believe to be last major remaining stronghold of changelings near Vale, at grain elevator."
>>140305He looks concerned, and replies
"Amber Grain advanced towards the Old Stone House with B Squad and found a few Changeling's in place there. I went on Old Mecc with C squad and found that the Telephone Office has been fortified, or at least seems to be, by the Changelings. I pulled back and then led an attack on Old Stone House. They didn't have any heavy weapons, so the Changelings fled. We think they went west. Probably towards the dairy facility. But the Grain Elevator... that's interesting. I don't know how big their strongholds are, but the telephone office has an old Equestrian heavy machinegun. The kind we give to our troops in the rear."
>>140306"They had Equestrian Army Trucks near Grain Elevator. While I did not get chance to search them before they shot at me, I believe they used it to not only transport heavy machine gun and other supplies, but also cocooned ponies to serve as food. We liberated those ponies at Whinnyton church."
>>140308"So, Lieutenant...what is our plan?"
>>140309"Whatever happens, we have to take back that communications hub. They want to cut off our communications to The Front, and we can't let that happen."
>>140310"Of that, I can agree."
He stands at attention, and salutes his lieutenant.
"We await your orders, Sir."
>>140311"Simple. Take whatever units necessary and retake the telephone office. As tempting as that flat, open roof may be for the mortar, the equipment in the office and around it is far too valuable to endanger with significant explosives. Bullets only, for those - I hope - will not do any damage we cannot repair."
>>140312"Sir, yes sir!"
Silver salutes Brisbuck, but doesn't leave quite immediately, needing a moment to catch his breath before getting back into combat. He smiles weakly at Brisbuck.
"So, your first time commanding our platoon in combat as our Platoon Officer. You seem to be doing well for yourself."