Destroyed Settlement

Y/N POV:

After we used the vehicle to bring Itami and the girl up from the bottom the well Kurakawa and Kuribayahshi are tending to her. She's unconscious but alive, though I wonder what her reaction will be when we tell her friends and family are dead. Meanwhile Kurata's spazzing out over the fact that she's a blonde elf.

Kurata: *Happy* AHHH! An elf, and not just any elf she's a blonde elf too! Now that's the kinda thing I was expecting to find out here! *giggles* We hit the jackpot baby!

Itami:*emptying water from boot* Okay...you're into elves.

Y/N: *sarcastically* Oh yeah that's great Kurata, outside the fact that all her friends and family are dead. But continue to file her your spank bank.

Kurata instantly shuts up as Kurokawa approaches to update us on the girl's conditions

Kurokawa: Excuse me, sirs.

Itami: So, how she doing.

Kurokawa: Her temp's back to normal, she's no longer in critical condition.

Itami: That's good to hear.

Y/N: Good work Doc.

Kurokawa: All right so how would you like to proceed?

   Itami: Let's see...a dry pair of boots'd  be pretty kick ass right about now!

Y/N: More like a dry pair of socks.

Kurokawa: Huh?

Itami: Never mind, no way we can leave her here. She ended up losing her entire village, we'll classify her as a refugee and take her with us.

Kurokawa: Now why did I get the feeling you were gonna say something like that.

Itami: Eheh...pretty humane of me don'tcha think?

Kurokawa: Yeah...wouldn't go that far.

Itami/Kurata: Huh?

Kurokawa: *smiles* I'm thinking you might be doing because she's an elf. Knowing what you do in you're spare time. But I'd guess that would be pretty rude of me to point that out sir?

Itami/Kurata: *laugh nervously*

Y/N: *chuckles* Hit the nail on the head there Doc.

Kurokawa:Oh, Lieutenant L/N.

Y/N: What is it Doc?

Kurokawa: You called me I believe it was "Corpsman" earlier, is that a US marine medic sir?

Y/N: Oh old habit, yes Corpsmen are our medics though technically they come from the Navy they're honorary marines. Sorry if I confused you Sergeant Kurokawa.

Kurokawa: *smiles* Oh it's fine sir, and feel free to call me Doc too. I kinda like it.

Y/N: Alright then Doc.

We board our vehicles and depart the settlement.

Itami: That's it, we should head back to Camp Alnus.

Y/N: Best route back is most likely through Coda Village. Probably should tell them about the dragon as well.

Kurata: Ya know what Lieutenants? I'm thinking we'll probably run into a dragon again before a cat girl, huh?

Itami: Better watch what you say, or else you might come true ya know.

Y/N: Probably just jinxed us right now. 

Time Skip: Coda Village

Y/N POV:

We return to the village to inform the village chief about the settlement and the dragon and the people begin evacuating.  Apparently  according  to the chief once a "Flame Dragon" gets a taste of human or elf flesh it comes back for more. We assist with the evacuation and unfortunately they're using horses and carriages. The convoy stalls because one the carriages was overloaded and snapped it's axle we move in to assist.

  Kuwabara: Let's get this column moving people! Lieutenant have look in that book of yours and tell the chief we need help!

Itami: Got it Old School!

Y/N: Doc, check around for injuries!

Kurokawa: Yes sir!

The carriage is fallen over the horse is whining in distress and  small girl is on the ground. A teenage girl with sky blue hair and wearing a white and blue robe tries to tend to the injured girl.

Teenage Girl: Life-threatening injuries.

Kurokawa approaches and exams the injured girl.

Kurokawa: It looks like she might have a concussion, and her ribs might be broken too.

Furuta approaches from behind.

Furtua: Please! It's not safe here!

Teenage Girl: You're a healer?

The horse rises up and starts panicking and is out of control and nearly stomps on the the injured girl.

Y/N: WATCH OUT!! *aims and fires three shots at horse*

The horse falls but is still alive I approach it pull out my pistol and put it down for good.

Y/N:  Damn. *puts pistol back in holster*What a waste of a good horse. You alright there little lady?

The teenage girl is in shock at what just happened.

Teenage Girl: These people...these people just saved my life.

I head toward Itami and Kurata near one of the houses and he ask us a question concerning the evac.

Kurata: Hey Lieutenants, how long do you think were supposed to take care of all these folks anyway?

Itami: What's that?

Kurata Don't they have some kind of noble lords or whatever to look after them?

  Itami: Well I asked about it.

Kurata: Huh?

Itami: I bounced it of the village chief when we were talking. The lord of the area took his army with him an they end it up part of the body count at Alnus Hill. We wiped them out, Kurata, all of them.

Y/N: Yeah, I believe I had something to do with that last part.

Itami: By the way that nice pistol you got there L/N, where you get it?

Y/N: Oh this, *takes pistol from holster* Centennial Edition Colt 1911 this one's dedicated to the Marine Corps. It was present from my dad for my eighteenth birthday and he found out I was joining up. *returns pistol to holster* Any way better get this convoy rolling we're sitting ducks here.

Itami: Good call.

Time Skip: Night, Bandit Camp

Third POV:

A group of bandits gathers around of fire near a tipped carriage and the body of their recent victim discussing their next move

Bandit 1: I heard everyone in Coda Village is going to bail out tonight.

Bandit Boss: Sounds like easy pickings for us.

Bandit 2: It's not like we got a lot of guys, man!

Bandit Boss: Well check this out, a buncha defeated soldiers are camping out here. They'll jump at the chance to join us. If we offer those guys a little something, we can make an army of out own and take down an entire city!

Bandit 1: And force the lord out of the area.

Bandit Boss: *shit eating grin* From leading a buncha trouble makers to having my own city, I like it.

Then bandit face friezes in place and his head falls right off his shoulders. The other bandits look on in fear as they can hear giggling in the darkness. As a silhouette emerges before them, a small girl dressed in Gothic attire wielding a large halberd moves toward the camp.

Goth Girl: *giggles* Good evening, gentlemen.

The bandits stare in shock.

Goth Girl: I'm so glad you could all get together like this. *licks lips*

Goth Girl *raises weapon* And...I am very thankful for you offering your lives to charity. The Supreme God *cuts bandit down*... loves the way you naughty boys have behaved yourselves. You should be honored he's asking you join him...in the afterlife.

The girl cuts two more bandits down while giggling

Rory: You may call me Rory Mercury. I am an apostle of the Dark God Emroy

Bandit 1 : Holy shit it's really her! It's Rory the Reaper!

Bandit 2: Her gown, The Temple of Emroy's Oracle robe!

Bandit 1: GET OUT OF HERE!!

The bandits all panic and run for their lives but Rory gives chase.

Rory: Oh no you don't.

Rory runs at the scattering bandits cutting them down while giggling using her halberd to hurl rocks at them. Then she throws her weapon into the ground the resulting shock-wave causing the bandits to stumble and fall. She then jumps on her weapon and spins around it three times before picking it back.

  She sees and bandit on the ground cowering raises her weapon up and brings it down so hard that that impact causes a huge dust cloud to appear.

Time Skip: Day, Convoy

Y/N POV:

The convoy is moving at a slug's pace but nothing we can do about it. I'm in the lead vehicle with Itami, Kurta, Kurokawa, the unconscious elf girl, and two kids. Kurokawa checks on the elf girl's blood pressure.

Kurokawa: one twenty over eighty, I'm thinking she'll up and around soon sirs.

Itami: That's good...but..not sure she wants to.

Kurata: Have any of them said where they're going?

Itami: Hmm? Well not really.

Kurata: Huh? You're kidding right?

Itami: Leading an evacuation effort, is a lot more tiring than I thought it'd be.

Y/N: What were expecting? Even with cars getting people out of a hurricane zone also look like this.

Kurata: Uh, hurricane sir?

Y/N: I believe you call them typhoons.

Itami: So here's the thing, if they have to pick a spot where the dragon can't get them. *puts hands on back of head* It's same as any refugee no matter where you live.

Y/N: Well, except for the whole killer dragon part.

The convoy halts because one  carriage's axle snapped and we try to help out but unfortunately  it's beyond repair. Tomita reports to both Itami and myself.

Tomita: It's not gonna work sirs. The axle gone.

  Chief: *shakes head* If we stay here we're only ourselves to die. Only carry what is necessary and leave the rest.

The man hesitant about the whole thing but Itami puts his hands on shoulder and the man reluctantly agrees and takes what needed and sets the carriage on fire the man moves to comfort his family.  We board our vehicles and move out again some civilians ride with us.

Kurokawa: So why did you make them burn it, Lieutenant?

Itami: Because they were sitting they were just sitting there in front of their stuff and wouldn't leave it behind.

Y/N: Doc, I know worldly possessions can be hard to replace, but sometimes you gotta make shitty calls.

  Kurokawa: We could have put in a call for more vehicles.

Itami: Take a peek and your map you'll see behind enemy lines already. I mean I guess they might let a few vehicles get by.

Y/N: But if we bring in too many we'll draw a lot of unwanted attention to ourselves.

Itami: They shoot at us.

Y/N: We call in a strike.

Itami: They die and more take their place. Then it's another strike.

Y/N: And we pretty much failed our mission to establish peaceful relations with these people. And we will definitely run out of ammo before they run out of people.

Itami: So we won't be able to get more vehicles, understand?

Kurokawa: Guess the Major told you both in advance.

Y/N: We're gonna have to help them as best can, because we're cut off out here.

Kurata: What is that? I see something up the road

We see a silhouette up ahead, Itami takes out his binos so see what's in distance. Seems to be a girl  squatting in the middle of the road with crows fly around her.

Itami: No...way, Goth Lolita Girl!

Kurata: What'd you say?! *takes out binos to see*

Y/N: Are you two fucking serious right now?!

The girl than stands up and start walking towards us

Rory: From where do you fine ladies and gentlemen hail? And what is that strange little contraption?

Itami: She looks like trouble.

Kurata: Yeah...

Kurokawa: The maids around here sure are young.

Y/N: Looks more like a walking fetish doll.

Everyone looks at me.

Y/N: What?! She does!

The kids then open the vehicles back door and head toward the girl ahead of us calling her an "oracle" several other people also gather near and bow to her as if she were a goddess.

Rory: Where are you kids from?

Boy: Coda Village, Ma'am.

Old Lady: We're running away from our village, it was attacked.

Man: A flame dragon appeared, so we evacuated.

Kurokawa: It almost look like their praying to her doesn't it?

Itami: You think that fancy outfit of hers has some sort of special meaning or something?

The girl approaches our vehicle.

Rory: So who are these strangers you're with?

Boy: They came and helped us these are the good guys!

Rory: And you're certain they're not taking you somewhere against your will?

Boy: Mm-mm!

Rory: So how is this moving without any horses?

Boy: I don't know. But one thing for sure it's a lot more comfortable than a carriage!

Rory: Really? More comfortable than a carriage? *licks lips*

Rory: Well I would just love for you to show me...how "comfortable" the ride is~.

Itami tires to say "hello" in their language and it sounds like shit. Then the girl jumps in the vehicle and sits on his lap with big smile on her face. She put her weapon on the the unconscious elf girl which looks really heavy.

Itami: Hey! Hang on a second! That is not where you sit!

The girl giggles seductively.

Itami: Please just move!

Kurata: How is this happening to you right now?!

The vehicle starts rocking back and forth.

Itami: I need you to get off okay!

Rory: Oh! really?~

Itami: Whoa! Don't touch my gun! That's dangerous!

Rory: Ohhh~?

Itami: Keep your hands off!

Kurata: You're the luckiest guy ever!

Itami: I am not enjoying this!

Y/N: I sure as fuck hope not! Cause in some states that carries the death penalty!

Time Skip: Arid Canyon

After Itami's little "incident" with the goth girl we're one the move again into a boxed canyon. the air is dry and hot and I wish I was wearing my desert cammies.

Villager 1: Oh, look it's Roche Hill.

Villager 2: I can't believe we walked so far!

Kurata: The terrain's starting to look a little different.

Itami: Yeah...we really put some distance between us and the village. I hope we get this whole evacuation over with.

Kurata: Amen to that, sir.

Itami: It sure gets a lot hotter out here than id does in Japan.

Y/N: *unzips window* Any of you ever deploy to Iraq? Hundred thirty degrees there everyday, I need some air.

Itami and I look out our windows toward the sun we see a small wyvern approach with the sun at it's back then suddenly eaten by the Flame Dragon. Itami and I get back inside.

Itami: CONTACT!

Y/N: CONTACT REAR! DAMMIT KURATA YOU JINXED US! *readies weapon*

The Dragon begins attacking the convoy indiscriminately breathing fire down and the people as they start running for their lives. I could hear the screams, we wheel left and rush toward the dragon.

Kuwabara: I know it's the tradition of the Self Defense Force to fight for the people, but we might wanna run!

Y/N: Fuck that! We need to draw it away from the the convoy! All Victors engage!

Itami and I begin firing bursts at the dragon out our windows

Itami: I need a diversion Katsumoto! Fifty cal!

Kastumoto begins firing the fifty at the dragon but it's not having any affect.

Itami: *fires burst* Don't let up! *fires burst* Keep on shooting! *fires burst* It's gotta have a weakness some where!

Our fire seems to have no affect on the dragons hide as it readies a flame attack.

Itami: WATCH OUT GUYS!

Y/N: INCOMING! EVADE! EVADE!

The vehicles shift right as the flames nearly hit us.

Kutrata: That thing could fry us all in a second!

Y/N: Itami! *fires burst* We need a new plan! *fires burst* That thing gonna burn us before we burn through our ammo! *fires burst*

Itami: Fifty cal isn't making a dent!

Y/N: You know you're trouble when the fifty cal ain't doing shit! *changes mag*

Itami: Shit! Come on!

Suddenly the elf girl wakes up and sees the dragon.

Y/N: Well look who's up and around! Probably not a good time though!

Elf Girl: ONO! *points at eye* ONO!

Itami: What!?

Y/N: The eyes! All Victors focus fire on the target's eyes! SUPPRESSING FIRE!

We all start firing on dragons eyes and it become irritated and roars in pain and puts its hands over its face.

Itami: He didn't like that. RPG!

Katsumomto brings up a Panzerfaust 3 and aims it

Katsumoto: Oops *looks behind* better check my rear.

Y/N: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME KATSUMOTO! FIRE THAT GOD DAMN LAUNCHER!

His vehicle hits a bumps as he fires it causing him to shoot wide.

Itami: You pulled it! It's not gonna hit!

Then out of no where the goth girl grabs her halberd, kicks open the back door, and flips herself onto the vehicle's roof. She then throws her weapon near the dragon and the impact causes the ground to elevate and the warhead runs into the dragon blowing it's left arm off. The dragon roars in pain and retreats flying away. We stop our vehicles and breathe huge sigh of relief at our victory.

Kurata: That... was kind of awesome.

Itami: Well, I'm glad you had fun.

Y/N: I need a cigarette.

Kurokawa: You really shouldn't smoke Lieutenant.

Y/N: Yeah I know, only at times like this Doc. *lights cigarette*

TIME SKIP: NIGHT

Y/N POV:

Tragically one hundred and fifty people were killed during the attack. We buried who we could and the villagers grieve for their dead. The 3rd Recon are praying for the dead, I give a sign of the cross. All around us there all these small violet lights heading towards the night sky almost like their guiding those people home. Itami turns around to see a small girl crying, he comforts her by rubbing her head. Got me thinking of that girl from Ginza. After that the villagers reorganize themselves and prepare to depart.

Kuwabara: Most of the survivors have relatives they can stay with nearby. And a few others have arrangements for shelter and lodgings.

Itami: What about the rest? Are they sure they're gonna be able to find something? If they're on their own out there?

Kuwabara: I hope so, but got a bigger issue to deal with.

Y/N: A lot of kids and elderly lost their entire families in the attack. We need to help them.

We talk to the chief about the ordeal.

Chief: It might seem heartless, but we have our hands full trying to find another place to live. We cannot stretch ourselves further by adding some else.

Itami: You're leaving...without them?

Chief: *removes hat* We thank you. You'll always have our utmost gratitude.

The convoy departs and we all wish them well as villagers express their gratitude towards us. I could see tears well up in Kuribayashi's eyes I put my hand on her shoulder.

Y/N: *smiles* You did good today Sergeant.

Kuribayashi: *blushes and smiles* Oh, thank you Lieutenant.

Kurokawa: All right, So what are we gonna do with the rest of them?

Y/N: It's your call Itami.

We look to see who still with us.

Itami: Well they're refugees, right? Don't you worry *smiles and gives victory sign* it'll be fine!

Kurokawa smiles a that gesture which catches Itami by surprise.

Itami: Whoa? What are you smiling at?

Kurokawa: Nothing, just had a feeling you'd say something like that.

Itami: See? You do think I'm humane!

Y/N: You're kind of a jackass, but you're alright.

Itami: Let's mount up people! We're heading to Alnus Hill!

Y/N: You heard the man! We're Oscar Mike!

A/N: Well I'm going to stop this here. The word counts are getting longer with each chapter but I'm having fun doing this. And I hope you are too. Follow me, share, give me a vote if want have a great day or night and I'll see you in the next chapter. LATER!!