“Command, this is Outpost Nine, repeat Outpost Nine calling Command, request immediate extraction, over.”
“Outpost Nine, Command, negative, hold position, over.”
“Command, Outpost Nine, we’re assessing high possibility of imminent attack here, resources not sufficient for indefinite holding, request immediate extraction, over.”
“Outpost Nine, Command, negative, hold position, over.”
“Command, Outpost Nine, would you mind telling me what the heck we’re supposed to hold the position with, exactly? We got no rockets, no phase cannons, we’re scraping the barrel on our blaster charges, not to mention we’re just about out on rations, fuel cells, and anything else even worth talking about in the realm of supplies so please, Command, how do you want us to do this? What’s your plan here? Over.”
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“Command, Outpost Nine, requesting plan as previously referenced, the enemy’s starting to look antsy, over.”
“Command?”
“You all still there, over?”
“Command, Outpost Nine, look, okay we can try for a bit but we really need-”
“Command Outpost Nine we got incoming incoming mayday mayday assault send-”
“Outpost Nine, this is Command, repeat your last, over?”
“Outpost Nine, this is Command, requesting confirmation, over?”
“Outpost Nine, Command, please respond, over?”
“Outpost Nine, Command, please respond, over?”
This story inspired by the below prompt from
: Write about a holdout soldier under assault.