The Chuck wrote:As the rounds started to fly back towards the Saradinians the workers cautiously rose out of cover. The worker who had jumped on the bulldozer decided against building the earthworks since it would also provide cover for the Saradinians and make the area they were in more of a target. He hopped off and ran over to one of the newer workers. "Hey son, take these binoculars. If I'm right I believe the sniper should be somewhere out there *points in the general direction of the sniper*. If you see a glint that means she's looking back at us. If you do see a glint, yell and we'll all dive for cover. Anyways time to put out this fire." While the two workers were talking, others had opened up one of the containers and started rolling out 55 gallon oil drums packed with high explosives and fire retardant chemicals. While they prepared the explosive barrels other workers fired up the M320T crane and readied the hoist. Once the explosives were prepped the workers attached it to the crane hook and the operator started to move the volatile bundle closer and closer to the fiery inferno. As they worked the one employee with the binoculars signaled that there was a convoy approaching that was also flying the flag of peace.
The convoy eventually passed what seemed to be optimal firing range. The convoy took a slight turn parallel to the worker's flanks, except for a single APC which approached directly with its turret turned up to the sky. An African man peeked his head out of the vehicle's hatch, sheepishly in awareness of the possibility of a stray bullet, and raised a megaphone to speak over the loud battle.
He spoke with a thick accent that sounded similar to that of a Frenchman's. "We are from Calidie and we are here to help! Carry on!" His speech had that ingenuine tone to it that was typical of those who did not speak fluent English. The convoy started to form a barrier between the workers and the battlefield with its armored vehicles. The tank was at the center of this barrier, and all of the vehicle's cannons were turned towards the battle. The trucks stopped behind the working area and unloaded what seemed to be thirty-something soldiers, who moved out and stood guard. They began to unload medical supply and put it aside in case of emergency, and some soldiers sprinted towards the armored vehicles to use them in a manner similar to trenches.