CHS5-15

==Chapter Fifteenth - Book 5 – Chappy's Howling Siegers==
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===Trapped while holding on to Hope===
Fortress Dieron
Mount Shanyo
Dieron, Draconis Combine
May 12th, 30311030 Dieron Standard TimeTai-sho Palmer Conti office
Palmer was going crazy, the bombing from orbit had not slowed up and the Federation units just stood there in the valley not moving. Hi XO turned to Palmer and spoke. “Sir, the above blast doors are giving away monitors showing slight cracks in them.” More bombs hit the mountain causing plaster and dirt to fall onto the floor of the command center. Palmer looked at the monitors and the Federation just stood there. The Wolf’ Dragoons were now at the back blast doors just standing there. Most of their turrets have been destroyed but at least a dozen of the enemy fighters was shot down. 
The Wolf's Dragoons, battered from moving around the mountain and attacking the powerful turrets, were holding their ground at the back blast doors. Their resilience was admirable, their refusal to engage despite the devastation being wrought upon them was making him mad.
"We can't just sit here and wait for them to pound us into oblivion," Palmer muttered, his voice tight with urgency. "Get a message to the Draconis Combine Command. Tell them we need backup, now!"
He turned to his communications officer, eyes burning with determination. As more bombs shook the command center, Palmer knew that time was running out. But he refused to give in to despair. They would fight tooth and nail to hold their ground, to protect what was theirs against this relentless onslaught. And maybe, just maybe, they could turn the tide of this battle before it was too late. The bombs continued to rain down, Palmer knew that their only hope lay in action. They couldn't afford to wait any longer. It was time to take the fight to the enemy, to show them that they wouldn't be cowed by their relentless onslaught. Everything broke at the same time, the top of the mountain caved in, and sunlight mixed with construction dust and dirt shown down to the mech bays. Several people were injured and or dead due to the falling debris. Palmer looked through the broken class windows and saw the destruction, but the blast doors to the ground remained strong.
“Sir, we have no more defenses outside all turrets are destroyed.” Palmer stared at his XO for a second and shrugged his shoulders. We are still secured from those troops outside, he thought. Then loud explosion at ground level then more and more explosions mechs started to tip over, scaffolds fell. The enemy fighters, they were dive bombing the hole and hitting the forces inside. Palmar made a decision they were going to open the back doors and rush the Dragoons. They were a smaller force his forces could overwhelm them and escape. 
“Everyone get ready abandon base, open the back doors and rush the enemy.”Everyone was ready. The XO moved to open the doors, but they were jam. The enemy those damn Wolf Dragoons had somehow sealed them inside.
Palmer's jaw clenched as he absorbed the grim reality of their situation. Trapped inside their own fortress, with the enemy closing in, their options were dwindling by the second. But Palmer was not one to surrender easily.
"We're not giving up," he announced, his voice ringing with defiance. "We'll find another way out of here."His mind raced, considering every possible avenue of escape, every potential advantage they could leverage against their foes. They might be trapped for now, but Palmer refused to accept defeat.
"Engineers we need to find a way to free us through the back door." he commanded, his tone firm and resolute. "We need to find a way to unjam those doors, whatever it takes."
As his team sprang into action, Palmer's gaze hardened with determination. They might be facing overwhelming odds, but they were not alone. Together, they would find a way to break free from their confinement and turn the tide against their enemies.
"We'll hold our ground," Palmer declared, his voice unwavering in the face of adversity. "And when the time comes, we'll strike back with everything we've got."With renewed determination, Palmer set his sights on the task ahead. They might be trapped for now, but as long as they stood united, there was still hope for victory.
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