The War to End All Wars

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�Anything?� �Clear skies sir.�
Jessie swiveled her head, looking around for any signs of movement. The small Mesa on the north perimeter of the base was the second stop on their scout patrol. Only three more remained fortunately.
�Caius, you see anything?�
No answer.
�Caius?�
Her radio crackled to life suddenly, causing her to jump. �Still right next to you Jess, my generators will run out in a few seconds, don�t worry.� Caius�s voice came from nowhere.�Scare me again like that and I�ll stick a canister where the sun doesn�t shine.� Jessie growled. �Really? Out here? I had no idea you were so free with your sexuality Jess.� Caius joked.
She immediately wanted to take a swing at him, but you couldn�t hit something you couldn�t see. For that crack she would get him back however.
Looking back tot he wastelands, Jessie wondered why humanity had ever decided to stay in this hellhole. Mar Sara was a wasteland planet, plain and simple, and as far as she was concerned, the Protoss or whoever they were could do whatever they wanted to it, as long as she left first.

�Desolate, barren place, just like the people.� She lifted her visor, squinting into the sunlight.
�This is base here,� The radio chattered again. �We�re bringing in a few new marines for the bunkers. Zeta-1, Zeta-2, keep your eyes peeled out there, we don�t want to get caught napping.� Caius turned away from the horizon to watch the figures scuttle out of and into the bunker, others hustling to their duties. The SCV attack had put everyone on edge, and the top brass had only let the troops know that there was a reason to be scared now. What it was, there was no word of. Quite simply, everything seemed to be going straight to hell. Aliens were on the planet, people still didn�t know if the Protoss were gonna show up suddenly and blow everyone to snot, and now the chance of attack seemed to be growing quite quickly.
�You think we should evacuate this place Jess?� Caius�s cloaking apparatus automatically began the shutdown/recharge phase of its operation, his body coming back into view. She nodded. �Sure, I wouldn�t mind leaving this place behind, but there�s no definite threat yet Cai. Anyways, the civvies here make it sound like Mar Sara is so peaceful, and that everyone�s working to make the best of the colony, so why leave?� Caius turned back to the horizon, putting his binoculars to his eyes and staring.

�I think our reason to leave is coming to say hello.� Jessie stared at him, then at the horizon. She raised her own binoculars, staring off into the distance. Sure enough, a small cloud of dust could be seen on the horizon, and it was growing in size ever so slowly. There were no convoys out, and no civilians went that far out for a drive.
�Think it�s the rebels maybe?� Jessie began to feel the bottom drop out of her stomach. She had battled in training before, just never for real.
�Dunno, but I�ll put $100 bucks down that it�s not some foreign ambassador come to ask for peace.� �Who�s out there right now?�
�Not nearly enough for whatever it is. Eight, maybe ten marines tops. It�s just a small patrol.�
Jessie turned back towards the looming base behind them, speaking into the mouthpiece of her radio headset. �Base, we�ve got a situation here��

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