"Time Travel Troopers"

Jonney Wilkinson kicked out chair from the table and took a seat then
looked up at the man behind the bar and without saying a word, he opened up
the fridge, took out a beer and threw it to Jonney. Putting up his feet, he
looked around the officers mess. He was alone except for a couple of GI's
sitting in the corner. Jonney looked across the road to where a small
number of men were making an attempt to play a couple of instruments they
had found in a club. The street looked empty compared to the normal bustle
of people come to experience the atmosphere of  Jazz and blues of New
Orleans. He had planned to come here for a holiday with his just married
wife, but since the invasion he had been called upon to serve.

Jonney was just contemplating the idea of challenging one of the GI's to a
game of pool when a hard faced Major stepped through the doorway and headed
in his direction, then stooped as if changing his mind and made a detour
past the bar, taking a beer from the bar tender and then sat down next to
Jonney. "how'd you like the last job I gave you eh Jonney?" "Yeah well you
do know how to pick the them don't you Major" "Well I try to make life hard
for you". "But Jonney" said the Major his face suddenly turning serious. "I
have another hard one for you". "OH BLOODY HELL, what is it this time"?
"You know that base over far side of Matairie, well we just got word from
one of our spys that they have finished construction of a Nuclear Missile
silo, and the missile will be ready for launch tomorrow afternoon, and when
that thing goes up, it could be the end of this war. We have to get rid of
it, and we cant send in an air strike cause blowing it up will set off the
Nuke". "Jonney, we need your team to go in there and get rid of it". "Yeah
I know the story'' returned Jonney. "Good, you go in tonight, there is a
big push at the line and all the reds defence will be there so it should be
easy". "Hah, Easy", snorted Jonney in disgust.

It was just after nightfall as the 7 members of the ''TTT'' or the ''Time
Travel Troopers'' steeped out of the briefing room in their protective gear
and stepped into the Chronochamber that was capable of containing problems
if one should arise in the chronoshift and after dialing in the
co-ordinates there was a loud buzz and a flash and then they were gone.

 As predicted, there was nearly no one around. There was no problem finding
the Silo. It was a tall cylinder with Nuclear symbols all over it. The team
set to work. Switching on their guns, they formed a circle around the silo
and together they began and it was not long till a light blue light
appeared from nowhere. The light grew to a hole, small at first then it
grew larger till it wrapped right around the silo. Then the structure began
to glow as little stars appeared around it then the entire building was
uprooted from the ground was sucked into the hole with a bright flash, and
it was gone as if a giant vacuum cleaner had done it. This done they
regrouped and took cover next to a shed.

Just then two groups of Conscipts appeared from  a nearby barracks,
obviously attracted by the flash and had come to investigate. The
conscripts spotted the "TTT" straight away as they hadn't made much of an
effort to hide. One of the men yelled, and soon a  searchlight stabbed the
darkness and soon came to lie on the group. This they were not ready for.
Their suits were not ready to shift home yet and using them to fight would
mean a longer wait till they were at shift capacity. All they could do was
wait. Drawing their small arms which consisted of a small pistol they began
firing at the group of Conscripts. Four of them dropped  to the ground with
a cry, while the others took cover and began firing. Jonney looked to his
right just as a member of his team took a burst of fire to the head and he
dropped to the ground silently. By this time more men had emerged from the
barracks and began firing their weapons at the "TTT". Two of the team, not
able to stand it any more, switched on their uncharged suits. Big Mistake!
The two men let out a cry of confusion before they turned red all over, and
with a bright flash, burst into a ball of blue and red Flames. The effects
of trying to shift with an uncharged suit. During this time, another member
of the team had been shot in the thy, and while making an effort to
scramble back to cover, exposed himself to the fury of the AK-47's held by
conscripts and was riddled with armor piercing rounds. At that moment
Jonney heard a grinding, squeaking noise that he knew to well. Round the
corner came a Rhino tank. "Trouble" shouted Jonney to what was left of the
team made a mad dash towards a harvester, parked for the night as a loud
explosion rocked the night air. The shed they had been hiding behind came
to pieces thanks to the Rhino tanks cannon. Just as they thought it was
over they heard a quiet beep!! Their suits were ready. Looking to his two
remaining teammates, they both nodded for a go and together they leapt from
their cover, took aim at the enemy. The Rhino tank sparkled blue for a
moment then disappeared from history along with a large number of
conscripts. "Time to leave" shouted Jonney and the three Remaining "TTT"s
chronoshifted.

The battle had lasted less than 8 minutes but it had seemed a life time.
Later that night after a cool shower, the three members left of The "Time
Travel Troupers" met in the bar for a drink. To our fallen friends said
Jonney, as the other two repeated the words, tapped their glass's together.
"Hey Commander" said one of the team. Do you realize the paper work this
is going to involve, he said Jokingly.

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