The soldiers flipped around as two of their men fell dead. They started to split up, some guarding the gunship, some looking from Scarlet. Others searched the area for any other enemies, specifically the one who had already killed two of the . There were three in each group with four more on board the gunship.<br/><br/>Scarlet found herself buried in a pile of rubble, which she easily pushed her way through. She lifted her sword, but hesitated as she saw so many humans. She decided to wait it out and see what happened, either what the other girls did or what the humans did.<br/><br/>"Get this bird back in the air aaas soon as you can. I don't want to be here for long, we already got two down." It seemed they had not landed on purpose.<br/><br/>"Batteries are fried, we're going to need to switch every one of them out before she'll fly again. Otherwise we could call for extraction."<br/><br/>"And deal with the general? Just get the repairs done so we can get out of here. We should have pulled back when the general ordered it."<br/><br/>The radio seemed to be repeating the same message over and over, a deep and commanding voice ordering a retreat of sorts. "All units are to return to the spire at once. The alien presence is confirmed and soldiers have already fallen in battle. They have returned with hostile intentions. I repeat-..."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>