Part 15
Larry watched the Falcon as it spun out of control. It slammed into the ground about 50 feet away from him. Immediately, Innies were swarming around it. Three surrounded the cockpit, and one was killed with a blast from a shotgun. The other two started struggling to pull the pilot out. When they did, Larry saw that it was Ivanoff. A few more Innies pulled Santos and Teresa out of the wreckage as well. They were all cuffed and taken inside the outpost. After what Larry assumed had been 10 minutes, all chaos broke loose. Several Hornets swarmed over the treeline, and a few Warthogs tore into the clearing. The Innies scrambled to take defensive positions again. The Innie Scorpion fired at one of the Hornets, but was promptly destroyed by a swarm of missiles from the other Hornets. The Warthogs stopped and began releasing their cargo. Marines began cutting down Innies left and right. Several Innies tried boarding Spades and using the chainguns. But as they did, sniper fire erupted from the edge of the clearing. Suffering heavy casualties, the Innies began falling back. After several minutes of intense fighting, the few remaining Innies surrendered. A few Marines ran over to Larry. They saw Booth. One of the Marines appeared to be a medic, and immediately got on his COM to call MEDVAC. Larry watched as several Marines breached the outpost. After a couple of minutes, the Marines came out of the outpost with Ivanoff, Teresa, and Santos. They were all in bad shape. They all had cuts and bruises from the crash, and Santos was leaning on Ivanoff to walk. A Pelican began descending into the clearing. When it landed, several more Marines came out, as well as Corporal Edmonds. A Marine came over and began fiddling with Larry's cuffs. After a few seconds, the cuffs finally came off. Larry stretched his arms and rubbed his sore wrists. He stood up and watched as Booth was loaded onto a stretcher and taken to the Pelican. Larry walked over to Corporal Edmonds. Edmonds smiled and said, "Looks like we got here just in time. Get onboard the Pelican, you'll be debriefed back at base." Larry did as he was ordered and boarded the Pelican. The ramp closed behind him and he felt the Pelican begin to lift off. He took a seat and decided to close his eyes and relax for the rest of the trip. It had been one heck of a day.