Short Story for DIY

[Brother Darkover]

So here are my meager efforts at writing a short story for my DIY chapter, I'll try to update it as I work on it but C&C is always wanted and appreciated! So without further ado

 

 

“Brigadier, we are getting fracked out here”

 

“I know captain, just keep firing. We have to hold this position at all costs! Lieutenant,” the old General snaps his head over at his radioman, praying for good news

 

“Nothing sir,” he replies, then pauses “Wait I think I have a signal, it’s from a space vessel though, not sure how far out it is.”

 

“Well now seems like a good time to find out now isn’t it? I want to know who they are, where they come from and what they have on that damn ship.” The lieutenant salutes and returns to his place. The Brigadier returns to the map, seeing the spread of his forces against the hordes of Arachnids. Those damn bugs had their position surrounded and they were cut off from Imperial lines. He was not going to die here to some freak xenos, he would get his men out.

 

“Lieutenant, give me information, now!”

 

“Sir, the ship appears to be a relatively small scout at best, just large enough to be warp capable, so not much help there. It has extensively modified holds though so it is carrying…. Something. Hold on, incoming transition… Huh, that’s odd.”

 

“Focus Lieutenant Alonso, what’s odd? My patience is to unlimited and it is already wearing thin.”

 

“Sir, the only message it sent was ‘Geronimo’ do you have any idea what that means?”

 

“Not in the slightest.” The brigadier sighs, that ship was their last hope. Now he just had to do his duty here and die for the Emperor.

He pulls out his power sabre and bolt pistol, his two most valuable possessions. They, more than anything, are what he had faith in. Now they will be the last comfort he has, knowing the he will take out some of the damn spiders before he went to join Him. Now… wait what’s that sound? It’s a kind of odd wheezing groaning, odd. The spiders never made that noise before, what trick are the bastards pulling now?

“Sir, we have an object incoming from orbit, it seems to have been launched from that ship!”

 

“What’s the heading?”

 

“It’s headed to this position sir! It appears to be a drop pod of some sort! Not any model that I’ve seen before, it’s more rectangular and thin than I remember any drop being, no way any kind of squad or anything heavy could be in there.”

 

The Brigadier sighs again. His last hope, dashed. If only there had been something significant that ship could have offered. Oh well, time to go out like a space marine.

 

“Men, it has been an honor to lead you. Cut off from any kind of support or allied line we have stood like a rock holding back the ocean. Well now I ask of you to continue being that rock. To hold out against them, to fight and make them pay! You’re brothers may fall beside you, you may fall but your mission lives on. Serve your Emperor and your planet. For the Emperor and for Albion!”

 

A roar of approval met his words, the rate of fire dramatically increased wave after wave of Arachnids falling. But it wasn’t enough, holes in the perimeter started to form, soldiers began to fall.

 

Well this is it isn’t it? The Brigadier ran to the front, where the line seemed to be faltering ready to fall back. He lashed out with his sabre, cutting through the Arachnids. The wheezing and groaning was growing louder. Emperor damn it what is that? He looks up from the corpse of one of the spiders to see a big blue box fall amidst the enemy, and instead of the doors of the box flying open, one opened inward and a space marine steps out. He appears to be a Librarian of some sort but that is the only thing the Brigadier can see before the space marine is swamped with Arachnids. Ah bloody hell, it was worth the effort for him being here now wasn’t it?

 

Don’t be so sure I’m gone yet general, there was once a phrase of great power and meaning used by great heroes to inspire and awe, do you know what that is?

 

“ALONS-Y!”

[CKO]

Pretty Good!

 

Need to describe the scene a little bit better.