“They use gorillas to fight?! Now that’s just cruel! C'mon, get to the car! No one conquers this planet except me!”
Frank barged his way outside, Getaway and Jones were already waiting outside.
“Heard we got a hostage situation at Central Park. They seem pretty tactful, they’s got flyin’ machines patrolin’ the area. Seems like they’re tryin’ to interrogate civilians for info, not exactly gonna pull the trigger on them yet, according to radio chatter. We better move before they decide to mow a lawn of innocents. Get in.”
Jones hopped in to Getaway, Frank leaped on the back, as he wouldn’t fit inside the car. After everyone was in, they were off.
Speeding towards the scene, Getaway made a sudden halt at the lush area of trees, scenic lamposts, and of course the glowing portal above it along with the surrounding troops. All of them were wearing red and black.
“I don’t mean to be a critic, kid, but these are some of the worst lookin’ Gorillas i’ve ever seen.” Frank said, questioning the intelligence of this weird kid that barged through the door.
“Hostage situations are fragile, but most likely if they were to see a bigger threat, they’ll turn their attention away from the hostages. Frank, I need you to distract em’, i’ll try and get everyone out safely. By all means, feel free to kill them, they don’t sound like the type of people that would surrender under a death threat.” Jones explained, he wasn’t even waiting for the kid to explain, all he knew is that this so called ‘Grineer’ were terrorizing people, and they clearly didn’t know who the true terrorizor in New York was, Frank..
“Oh boy! My favorite part of the job! MURDER!”
Frank hopped off the back of the car, and nearly made a run for it, before stopping for a minute, rotating head towards the seat Patel was seated in. He then opened the door and dragged her out, placing her on his shoulder.
“You’re coming with, you’ve clearly proven you got somethin’ funky able to slay these guys, and you know em’ better than I do. You’re goin’ to help me mow down these wise-guys!”
Before Jones could even interject on how stupid of an idea it was to carry a child into a warzone, Frank already charged off with her, making a mad dash towards the hostage situation.
A huff left the girl’s lips as she heard the briefing. Flying machines? Ah, Dargyns. That meant this had to be Tusk rangers right? They were easy to deal with, nothing she hadn’t seen on Earth in the plains-
Patel’s heart dropped upon seeing the Kuva soldiers. Oh... No.
Patel gulped slightly, eyes darting around. When there were Kuva guardians, there’d be the Worm Queen. But would she be here? Did she send these soldiers to scout for her? Or was she rushing the gun and trying to conquer this olden Earth for herself before her sister made a full recovery? Patel started kneading at her palms, visibly distressed. Oh no, oh no this is bad.
The Kuva soldiers were by far the scariest and hardiest of Grineer troops. Unlike the others that only cared about their kill count, the Kuva legion was a lot more... Organized. Which is the most terrifying thing a Grineer could achieve.
They were sloppy, they were hasty, they didn’t actually care about the end results as long as they win!The queen and her Kuva soldiers? They only care about making a mark.
A hostage situation was the least of her worries. The Queen wouldn’t care and neither would the soldiers. They wouldn’t hold hostages to interrogate. They were holding hostages and waiting for an audience. The Queen would make sure people could see her and her army wreck havoc upon this city and declare it as her’s. Lest the Worm rots, no one will be safe.
Patel was pulled out from her panic by a large hand, being plopped upon the hulking brute’s shoulder. She couldn’t even protest before she was being launched into action. No no no, she needed her Warframe. She needed her Warframe!
She was in the thick of it now. Gun fire and screaming. She couldn’t pay attention to anything. Her vision was going hazy. She can’t... She can’t fight. She can’t-
It was the high pitched whistling that caught her attention. She... She recognized it. That’s... Is the queen extracting Kuva from this primitive Earth? Did Kuva exist back then? Patel’s eyes darted rapidly, looking for the siphon. It stood in the middle of the assault, guarded by Kuva Guardians. They... They weren’t here just to conquer, they were here to try and bleed the Earth dry.
She had to distract them, pull their attention away from hostages and the siphon. But how? She... She was close to a Void portal now, perhaps if she just-
A shot went off from her amp, hitting a Grineer right in the head. He fell with a wet ‘plop’, drawing the attention of the nearby soldiers. She let out a shaky breath, glaring at the adversaries at hand.
And with that, she went to battle.