I'm out of range. [ York calls back to Wash, still running but wondering if his friend is implying what he thinks -- that he should drop back and cover the others. He was already considering it, as he heard the Cetagandans switch from stunners to nerve disruptors. Not something he wanted to get hit by, but they'd be aiming to kill Lakshmi once they gave up on warning shots.
And then he hears something different -- a cracking, zapping sort of sound, almost like a Sangheili gun. On instinct he shifts again, making sure he's directly between Lakshmi and the base, and glances over his shoulder to see something bright hitting the snow directly behind him and exploding in all directions. It easily had three times the range of the stunners, unluckily for them.
He doesn't feel an impact, per say, just a horrific searing pain that blossoms in his calf and shoots up and down at once. Infinitely worse than a knife or a bullet. He actually screams as his leg gives out and he crumples to the snow -- what the fuck was that? He tries to move, to get back up, and his nerves shriek in agony.
And that's when he knows he's not going to make it.
He manages to turn around, gritting his teeth and breathing through the pain as he lifts the stunner and aims at the oncoming guards. ]
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And then he hears something different -- a cracking, zapping sort of sound, almost like a Sangheili gun. On instinct he shifts again, making sure he's directly between Lakshmi and the base, and glances over his shoulder to see something bright hitting the snow directly behind him and exploding in all directions. It easily had three times the range of the stunners, unluckily for them.
He doesn't feel an impact, per say, just a horrific searing pain that blossoms in his calf and shoots up and down at once. Infinitely worse than a knife or a bullet. He actually screams as his leg gives out and he crumples to the snow -- what the fuck was that? He tries to move, to get back up, and his nerves shriek in agony.
And that's when he knows he's not going to make it.
He manages to turn around, gritting his teeth and breathing through the pain as he lifts the stunner and aims at the oncoming guards. ]
Run! I'll cover you!