JDL |"Rescuing a Damsel in Distress"| MCO & MSgt & CSci| 2Lt Garza & LtJg Roswell & SSgt sh'Ziri

Posted on Sun May 11th, 2014 @ 11:40pm by 2nd Lieutenant Jasmine Garza & Staff Sergeant Indys sh'Ziri & Lieutenant JG Saia Roswell

913 words; about a 5 minute read

Mission: In the Dark

= BEGIN LOG =

Indys and her team were back out searching for the missing security team and science officer. All tracks were lost with the fresh snow coming down. Hand signals were useless and so where their internal comms. Shaking her head as she thought she would kill the damn naval personnel after finding them.

After another 20 minuets the squad of 12 Marines came together. "Anything at all?" Jasmine asked blowing into her gloved hands looking around. The Marines shook their head, "alright let's go another hour and head back. We're just as useless if we're too tired to search anymore."

Saia and the others must have wandered away from each other without realizing it. Saia couldn't even see their guide. She cried out names, "QIP! CALDWELL! ANYONE?!" She was beginning to panic as she had to put her gloves back on and still trying to dig as she alternated calling out. It was the only thing she could think of doing.

Jax lifted up his head and looked around, "did anyone else hear that?" Indys looked at the Jax as she closed her eyes and her antenna started moving around like they had a mind of their own. "This way." Jax added pointing a gloved finger west.

"I concur." Indys said, "Jax, D'Saish, Richards come with me. Garza you should remain here no need to risk both leaders of the Marines." Indys said looking at the lieutenant, "plus we're still missing that security patrol."

Jasmine nodded, "you don't need to explain every single action to me sergeant. Get whoever may be there back to base camp we'll meet you there." Indys nodded as they headed west and Jasmine headed southeast in hopes the patrol ended up doing a circle and were actually close to base camp.

Saia noticed her hands weren't getting the feeling back in them, but she kept digging, knowing she would still feel the pressure of something stopping her up in her arm. She was growing frustrated, so took a deep breath, causing her to cough due to the cold, and then finally able to call out again at the top of her lungs.

"She's gotta be down in some kind of ravine for that kind of echo to happen." D'Saish said the units communication officer. "Didn't the maps say there was one in thi....." Before D'Saish could finish her statement she started rolling down said ravine. And when she stopped she assumed that trunk or something stopped but it wasn't the trunk but the science officer.

When Saia called out again, she began to curse the winds and the cold. "I don't need this!"

D'Saish shook her head and look around, "I'm okay she called out!" Hoping the rest of the fire team could hear her. She than looked around with being down in the ravine the down pour of snow wasn't as bad and she could see a bit further.

Saia's ear perked hearing the call and looked around. She saw the outline of someone, "Over here!" She was so relieved she chuckled at an inner joke that perhaps she should have started with cursing the winds and cold.

Standing up D'Saish walked towards the figure, "corporal D'Saish. Friendly?" She called up her OSOG raised ready to shoot.

"It's Saia! Lieutenant Junior Saia Roswell!" Saia began to move toward the figure, ready to hug the woman. "Thank you so much! But I lost Qip and deLaar looking for Locke and Caldwell!" She wasn't proud of it, but it needed to be reported.

Standing down, "you okay?" D'Saish asked looking her up and down, "and don't worry we've got other teams out searching for the others." D'Saish tapped her comms hoping that they it could be picked up.

Saia nodded, "Just really cold." She looked around, feeling helpless and just sighed, waiting.....

And if on cue a couple of ropes dropped down, "thought you would want some help D'Saish.....seeing how clumsy you're." He called down with a chuckle, "but good job on finding the squid!"

Saia looked up and blinked. Why was she looking up? Where WAS she? She also wrinkled her nose at the term, but at the moment, she deserved to be called worse.

"Yeah.....yeah." D'Saish said helping Saia get into the harness. "Alright they'll pull you up." D'Saish said as she tugged on the rope to let the others know she was ready to head up.

"Thank you, again." She meant it, but the tone had turned to shame. She held onto the rope, feeling rather embarrassed.

With several tugs Saia finally reached the top of the ravine, "lieutenant are you okay?" Indys asked.

Nodding, Saia tried to help get herself out of the harness, "Yes, thank you." She was cold, but she even regretted telling D'Saish that as she felt like she was being a lot of trouble, so didn't want to complain.

Wasn't long that D'Saish was out of the ravine and they were heading back to base camp which was a hour hike. "D'Saish take her, get her warm and have checked out by the corpsmen." D'Saish just nodded Indys needed to go find Jasmine and fill her in.

Saia was silent on the hike, and made sure to stay close. She followed D'Saish, still worrying about her crew mates.

= END LOG =

2Lt Jasmine Garza
51st Marine Detachment Commander
USS Vindicator

Lt(jg) Saia Roswell
Chief Science Officer
USS Vindicator

SSgt Indys zh'Ziri
51st Marine Detachment Sergeant (npc by Aza)
USS Vindicator

 

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