Sergeant Will and his squad were exhausted and starving, practically on the verge of collapse. In less than two days, they had crawled and scrambled their way through the cavern network for over a hundred kilometers!
The worst part was running out of rations, forcing them to march on empty stomachs. They couldn't exactly strip off their powered armor to eat roasted bug meat with the reptilian natives, could they?
It was a grueling trek. They only survived that final stretch through sheer willpower and the encouragement of their brothers-in-arms.
When they finally broke through to the surface and spotted the unmanned extraction dropship waiting for them, they were so relieved they could have cried.
Civilization! Finally, civilization!
They had never longed for the warm embrace of the Federation quite so badly!
"That's our ride, we're out of here! Goodbye, you crazy lizards!"
