>>5898217The gun pointed at you shakes and wavers, and the soldier lowers their arm. "....my legs are stuck." she says simply.
"I'm going to lift the Wappa, crawl out when your legs are unpinned!" You say, immediately crouching besides the Wappa and lifting the Wappa up along with your body. You struggle and strain to lift the heavy vehicle, the wound on your left arm strings like a motherfucker and the flames are creeping painfully close. You see the Zeon soldier crawl out, their battered legs coming free from the wreckage. You release your grip and let the flaming scrap of metal come crashing back down, taking ragged breaths as you grip your arm. "Are you okay?" you ask the Zeon girl, turning to her free and breathing heavily as she grips her injured legs that were maimed by the crash and broken metal.
"I.. I messed up my legs.. but I think I'm fine.." she answers, gripping her legs in pain.
"....are your comms still working?" you ask.
She takes a second to test it, "Hello? Hello? Can anyone hear me? .....Hello? Fuck... it's broken. What am I going t--" You interrupt her, scooping her up in your arms and making your way back to the truck.
"W-wait, w-what the hell do you think you're doing!?" she says, absolutely caught by surprise. She protests and hits you, but her hits are weak due to her injured body, and her small Zeon fists bounce harmlessly against your honed Federation body. Her helmet falls off from the struggle, revealing short orange hair that was tucked away inside the helmet.
"Bringing you with us. We were on our way to get medical attention for my injured squad mates, and I'm taking you with us so you don't just bleed out 'till you die on the side of the road before anyone else can find you." you answer plainly, loading her up at the back of the truck besides your injured team mates before hopping back on yourself. "Alright Gaspa, let's go."
"You got it, champ." he says as the truck continues its journey back to friendly territory.
"Wait, wait, shouldn't we talk about this first!?" Yunnus says in disbelief.
"H-he's right, I didn't agree to this! I didn't agree to just be some prisoner of war!" the zeon woman says.
"You hear that? She didn't agree. Let the enemy soldier, who need I remind you is ARMED, off our truck filled with injured and helpless squad mates, now! That's an order!" Yunnus adds furiously.
"...I'm sorry sir. It's one thing when it's the heat of battle. But if it isn't life or death, and I see someone I could save, I just.. I feel like I have to. When I joined the Federation, I made a vow to protect the lives within my reach. If I draw a line here and abandon someone to their death just because they're from space, doesn't that just.. make me the same as the ones who dropped the colony on Earth?" you say, feeling a pain in your chest.
Yunnus is speechless, and the zeon girl just looks at you silently.
