Dreamscape Saga Part 1: Project Falcon Read Online Free

engine and made conversation impossible.
    The further the ship dropped into the atmosphere, the louder the noise became until it had permanently etched itself into the ears of the men within. The men had more or less convinced themselves that nothing could ever be as loud as entry into the atmosphere, and were taken back by an explosion on their port side.
    Frost slammed his hand on his wrist communicator and shouted to the pilot, “What the hell was that?”
    “It looks like our bombers didn’t mop up as well as we thought. We’re encountering anti-aircraft fire. Prepare for evasive maneuvers.”
    The ship slammed the men back and forth in their seats as it struggled to avoid the fire coming from the surface. Frost tried his best to swallow his stomach. Drops were bad enough, but drops in hostile territory were something altogether different and something he couldn’t have trained for.
    If the men on board became comfortable with the maneuvers, they weren’t when the ship came under direct fire. The guns below made the sound of vicious rain underneath their feet.
    “Hold on!” shouted the captain over the intercom, “Just a few dozen meters until we’re clear!”
    Sure enough, it didn’t take but a moment until the ship began to slow down and Frost could let his stomach free. The second the ship touched down, however, the tension he felt before rose back up within him.
    The door at the back of the ship opened and the top deck of soldiers lowered to the ground. Their harnesses automatically released and retracted. As the men dropped down, they scurried out of the way so that the lower level could exit.
    Frost had his men stand by for a moment so that he could survey the battlefield. In the sky, a dozen or so drop ships came down, and at least twice as many headed back up to grab more men. A few Confederate fighters screamed above in the sky, but the Order pursued them. Looking at the skyline, Frost saw that the bombers had done a decent job leveling things. Plumes of smoke shot up from what seemed to be every few meters, leaving some buildings demolished and others only singed. The defense towers that gave them so much trouble were nearly extinct. They grew closer to that point the more they let off a volley of fire, making a target of themselves.
    When he was told about the mission, it was Sykes that personally addressed the lieutenant and told him that he was to play a vital role. While the other company leaders were to clear the bulk of the colony, Frost was personally charged with inspecting the primary research facility, which he could see smoldering at the center of the complex. It raised several stories out of the ground, but was suspected to run dozens below. If he could capture even one new project from the facility, then the mission was going to be counted as a success. Frost located his closest comrade, Ensign Robert Campbell, and the group headed off towards the research facility.

Chapter Four
     
    The air was distasteful and his men were shaky, unsure of the cracked earth beneath them, but Frost kept them moving. Waiting for the troops to clear a path to the research facility hindered their progress.
    Their assault on the colony was carried out quickly and with little resistance to be found. Frost was more than a little relieved to see most of the buildings destroyed by the bombings. His men fell in behind him and broke off when ordered.
    Wearing black and grey armor, the men looked like ghosts as they ran up and down the roughly made streets. The group steadily decreased in size, breaking off to investigate different areas and to capture groups of workers and engineers. They made their way to one of the few buildings that still stood where they hoped to find something worth the destruction of the base. When the group had dwindled down to twelve men, Frost called for everyone to halt as he waited for men from other platoons to join. It didn’t take long for enough men to arrive ready to storm the