Galactic Empire Wars: Insurrection (The Galactic Empire Wars Book 5) Read Online Free PDF

the ground? In
her HUD, she saw the rest of her squad had been hit as well. It wasn’t going to
be a fun time in the barracks tonight.
    -
    Ryan was
astonished to see all of Casey’s squad suddenly switch from bright green icons
to steady glowing red ones in his HUD. With a feeling of dread, he had a hunch
he’d underestimated Sergeant McElroy once more. Standing up from behind the
wall he had been crouching behind, he began scanning the ridge to see if he
could spot the trap the sergeant had laid. Sure enough, just behind Casey’s
squad two Marines in Type Three battlesuits were visible. They had been hiding
behind some large boulders, which blocked sensor scans from revealing their
position. He also saw that between Lieutenant Guthrie, Corporal Adams, and Corporal
Parker he had lost eight more Marines. With a deep sigh, he knew he wasn’t going
to be able to take the ridge, not without sacrificing most of his Marines.
    “Everyone pull
back,” he ordered over his comm, feeling disgruntled at giving the sergeant
another victory. The sergeant was a great leader and excellent at defensive
strategy. The sergeant’s biggest problem was his offensive tactics; too often
Sergeant McElroy was hesitant to act quickly in situations that were fluid or
rapidly changing. However, when it came to defense, there was none any better.
    -
    “At least I
didn’t get stunned this time,” Corporal Parker said as he pulled back with his
four surviving Marines. The other two were still lying stunned at the foot of
the ridge.
    “You were
lucky,” Corporal Adams said as she pulled back with her three survivors. “As
big a target as you are you should have been nailed almost immediately.”
    The two squads
joined back up and continued to fall back to the assembly area. Once everyone
was there, Captain Olivia Morris would reactivate everyone’s disabled suits.
    Corporal
Parker walked over to Lauren and patted her suit on the rear with his right
hand. “How’s that feel?”
    Lauren spun
around and slapped Alexander’s hand away. “I’ve told you before to keep your
hands off me!”
    “Oh, you know
you like it,” Alexander said laughing as he turned and walked away. He really
enjoyed teasing Lauren. She just needed to loosen up a little.
    Lauren stood
fuming. She liked Alexander and at times was even a little tempted to flirt
with him, but he needed to be kept in his place. Without a moment’s hesitation,
she raised her stun rifle and shot Alexander in the back.
    “Damn,
Lauren!” yelled Alexander as his suit shut down and he felt the stinging
sensation from the stunner. “I was only joking!” Alexander tumbled to the
ground to lay immobile face down.
    “So am I,”
Lauren said as she turned and continued on toward the assembly area.
    The other
squad members said nothing and stepped around the prostrate corporal. This was
the third time Lauren had shot him at the end of a drill.
    -
    Ryan saw
Corporal Parker’s green icon suddenly switch to red, indicating he had been
stunned. With a heavy sigh, he shook his head. He had a strong suspicion Lauren
was involved. Lauren and Alexander spent a lot of their free time with Ryan and
Casey. The two didn’t date, but they were good friends, and there was no doubt
in Ryan’s mind if Lauren were willing Alexander would take their relationship
to a much more intimate level. He wondered what Alexander had done this time to
infuriate Lauren; it seemed that after a while the corporal would get tired of
her stunning him as he hated the stinging sensation. Ryan would talk to the two
once more. While Alexander had probably deserved what Lauren had done to him,
he couldn’t allow Lauren to continue to stun the other corporal every time they
had an argument.
    “I see that
Alexander’s icon just changed from green to red,” Casey said over the command
frequency. “I assume Lauren stunned him again.” Since she was wearing a command
suit, she could still communicate though she was immobile at