Alessio held up a closed fist, and Lauren stopped instantly, dropping to a knee and raising her las-rifle. She knew when not to screw around. She watched him as he loped forward silently, carefully placing his feet on the floor so as not to leave any footprints, and to make as little noise as possible. He moved to something that only he could see from his vantage point, and then crouched next to it, a soft sigh echoing across the commnet.
"Move up." came the voice over the commnet, as Alessio stooped to pick something up.
Lauren rose in a half crouch, and moved forwards, looking around as she moved to his side. Reaching him, she looked down, and was nearly sick.
"What the-?" she asked, slightly bewildered.

Alessio moved forwards silently, looking over the bloody mass before him and sighed. Its was humanoid, whatever it was, and judging by the wounds it had been all but butchered.
"Move up." he said, a reflex born of several years military experience. He barely heard Lauren moving up, as he noticed something silver glint on the figures chest, and he picked it up, hearing a sharp intake of breath behind him.
"What the-?" he heard Lauren say, and he grimaced as he looked at the silver object closely.
"Roger." he affirmed, reading off the bloody dog tags. "And judging by his corpse, we-" He suddenly fell silent, his head spinning round, and his hand going for his pistol.
"Get down!" he shouted, diving on Lauren and knocking her off her feet, as several large caliber rounds shot over their heads.

"Support squad under attack!" shouted Lauren as they ran back to the main squad, still hearing the blasting retorts of sniper rifles as they pummeled the attacking figures. "Roger is dead and we have Ork contact! I repeat! Ork contact!" She swore again as a shoota blast nearly tore apart her stomach, but it was cut short as Marc fired, and heat the ork in the head, killing it instantly. That was to close, she thought with a little shudder.

Alessio flinched as the shots hit the tree near them, and looked ahead to Marc as he fired, and then ran back to base, knowing that he was covered. Alessio and Laruen were not so lucky. They had gotten out of the first ambush by pure chance, Alessio having tasted the orkish spores on his tongue, and reacted instantly, probably saving their lives. Now they had to test the fates again and run.
"All Imperial forces." he said into the commnet, slipping a grenade form his vest. "Ork contact, prepare for combat." He dropped the grenade and pulled Lauren to one side, throwing her behind a tree. An Ork dashed out behind them, shouting a savage warcry, and failed to notice the grenade. As Alessio slipped behind the tree, the grenade exploded, and the ork was blown to pieces. With a grunt, Alessio brushed dust from his uniform, and pulled Lauren onwards, muttering:
"That was my last krak grenade as well."

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