Name: Irregulaire
Author: Tom Gretchen

“Name?”Alvis, Michael G., sir.“Date of Birth?”May 31st, 1992.“Look, kid. I gotta tell you. This isn’t gonna be fun,”Yes, sir, I know..-----------------Grieland was once part of Marronia, our northern neighbor, before we decided to split up. Back in the 1980’s, we had a civil war which then had an impact on how we came to be. It was short, but effective. We disagreed with them about a few things and fought for it. With UN assistance, we established independence from Marronia in 1986. Tension never ceased, however. Our respective diplomatic representatives even once got caught in a fistfight. Last I heard, we found oil reserves under our territory to the southeast, beneath the ocean floors of Bakers Island. The word is that Marronia will try to claim it as theirs. We took it as mere rumors. Until, on 31st of March, they invaded.A portion of our population were of Marren origin; which would mean that they have immediate families in the regions that are still within Marronian Terr

Last Updated : 2023-01-29

The Team

“Alright, folks, gather around,” I began. “They want us to split into combat teams. We’re not supposed to see much combat, but I figured they want it just in case,” I explained. “As we’ve learned, there are three teams in a squad, so let’s do that. So, what I’d like to have is this. Red, you lead Harry, Ryan, and Mark in a fire team. I will have Dan, Jimmy, and Kris in mine,”They all nodded.“Buck will lead the gun team. Frank got a MAG, so whatever happens, he’s the heavy hitter. Karl would be his assistant gunner,” I continued. “I mean, in case we’re ever sent out, Red’s team will be providing bases of fire. My team will be the assault team, moving forward or flanking the enemy. MG would be additional support for either softening up the targets or as a bug-out cover,” I explained. “Well, this is new,” Buck joined. He’s right, we had never been split like this before. We only received classroom instructions about this, but it was never applied to us in Basic Training as we were not

Last Updated : 2023-01-29

The House

The Major’s compound was set up around his own home, surrounded by other houses except on the southeast flank. There’s only a wall out there, separating land owned by farmers and the compound. To the front of the house, that is to the east, there’s a house with a caved-in roof. Looks like a close call on them. Mortars, I think. There were a few waypoints around the compound, being in a housing complex, which mostly leads to the northwest gates. However, there is this one heading north right in front of the Major’s house, with an intersection that goes westwards and another heading southeast. These waypoints were closely guarded, with entrance to the Compound from the northwest guarded with Marine personnel, as well as the exit, to the far west. There were low fences around the house, made out of cement, the kind you see on old rural houses. The house itself would be the designated inner compound, inside the fence, with the main objectives being there, namely the listening post. Befor

Last Updated : 2023-01-29

The Look Out

We pretty much enjoyed that evening, hanging around with the Marines. I had a little chat with the Lieutenant about what he did before the war. Well, he was already an officer back then, so that hadn’t changed. He used to be a respected family man, and graduated from officer school. But then he lost contact with his family after this thing started. Last thing he knew, he was called to action and his family had to move somewhere. From then on, he lost touch. “I haven’t the slightest idea of where they are now, or how they are. I can only hope they are alright. Soko has this similar problem. But at least he knows where his family went,” Poor guy. “You’re in love with the Major’s daughter, right?” “Well, I was, yeah,” I answered rather awkwardly. “Your family safe?” “That, I don’t know either. Last time I contacted them was before I enlisted,” “At least you get to be in touch with them. Let’s hope they’re okay, both our families,” “Yes sir,” As the sun started to disappear, a littl

Last Updated : 2023-01-29

Shards of Glass

I caught a glimpse of the blast just before I got thrown into the ground. The concussion forced air out of my lungs. My ears were ringing due to the blast. I could’ve been dead—but somehow I’m still here, breathing heavily with blood running through my nostrils. Dirt and mud was raining down all over my face. I was trying to get up when I felt a sharp pain in my left side, around the ribs. A fragment from that mortar round had embedded itself into the vest where the armor plate did not reach. A similar piece scratched my left cheek. When I fully regained consciousness, another round had fallen right into Honé’s spot, killing him instantly. “Grace,” I said to myself, still trying to get up while pieces of dirt fell all around me. “GRACE!” I screamed as I grabbed my rifle. She laid there with Ian trying to pick off shards of glass that’s been embedded into her skin. “IS SHE OKAY?!!” “Yea!” “Let’s get her inside!” I shouted as another round fell quite close to the house “RED!” “Yea!?

Last Updated : 2023-01-29

Rank and File

Later that day, around 9.30-ish, the eleven of us gathered in front of the porch. Buck’s leg was fine, it turned out to be just a ricochet. Major Metford then joined us. He briefed us about what we should do with this squad. Or so I thought. “If we’re talking about Marine doctrine, the squad leader is best not to be part of a team. I mean, good job what you did here, but it’s gonna be better for you if you’re separate from the team. Second in command, however, is more flexible,” he said. I didn’t understand at first, but then, “If you are leading the squad, you don’t want the hassle of leading a team on top of that. Relegate the team to someone else, and you coordinate with that person,” he continued. “Roger that, Major,” Red said. “That means you lead the team, Ryan,” “Me? Oh, no, no, no,” Ryan said to Red. “Oh, yes, and that’s an order,” “I guess it’s time for you guys to have this,” Major chuckled as he handed out some patches. “Put these on your vests, those are your insignias

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Body Count

Soko then ordered us to clear the field of fire. That means we had to move the dead bodies so the next wave couldn’t use them as covers. He only needed two men from my squad, so I told Kris and Frank to do it. Also, he needed to report how many enemy combatants we had killed, so we had to count the dead. I decided to join in, to help clear ordinances. I picked up weapons and ammunition on those bodies before the others could pick them up. We moved them and collected them by the mortared house. We need to be careful, as they could be tripped or boobied, both the weapons and the bodies. They could have left a grenade under them that explodes when the body is being moved. One of the pairs of Marines who did this with us actually had one of these but put the body back down quick enough to muffle the grenade. Lucky bastards, they are. But then— “What was that?!” Soko shouted towards us. “It’s a—” BUB, BUB, BUB, BUB, BUB “TAKE COVER!!” A string of machine gun fire came in towards us. P

Last Updated : 2023-02-04

Casualties

The next day. I was walking around the compound with my M16 when another explosion went off near the fence, followed by a bunch of gunfire. It was a little past 3AM. A little more probing, I think. Lucky, I had that gun locked and loaded. Let’s just hope they don’t come as far inside the perimeter now. But he did have his pistol ready. Red and I jumped out and stormed towards my position. We both noticed that the right flank machine gun was not firing.“GET THAT DAMN MACHINE GUN FIRING, MICKEY!” she commanded. I rushed towards the machine gun, then fired away almost immediately. You know, when you fire that thing, you’ll feel an overwhelming force pulling you into shape, protecting you. A steady stream of thumps hurt you a little at first, but it made you feel stronger over time. And with a cartridge that powerful, the weight seemed not to be a problem for a while. I kept pulling the trigger until I ran dry. That gun fires rather slowly, but 200 rounds don’t seem to be that much. I w

Last Updated : 2023-02-05

Refuge

“FUCKING BASTARDS!!” Red let it rip with her M4, switching it to full-auto mode, expending the rest of her magazine. I got back to the machine gun, handling it even more furiously. But the wave got so close I figured we would’ve needed to call in support—but we were alone. We didn’t have mortars either, and our grenades would’ve been less effective. Not long after that, two rockets flew past us. The Marines still had a few LAWs, it turned out. It was very much like Independence Day celebration, with bursts of explosion from the rockets lighting up the compound and the enemy positions around them. Now where is that can I left in the bushes? “Red! Last can! I need to find some ammo!” “Alright, Mickey, take off!” It was just a few steps towards my left, but it felt like yards. Enemy fire went above my head as I turned back to look at Red and Kris. Red had moved forward, taking cover behind the fence, beside the MG position. She kept firing and firing, magazine after magazine. When she

Last Updated : 2023-02-05

Last Glance

The rest of the squad were mostly okay. Mark’s ears were still bleeding, and Kris’ upper arm was scratched. But for the most part, they’re okay. We then gathered with the Major who then commanded us to clear the field of fire. The dead bodies of the enemy piled up again, and it needed to be torn down. “Why didn’t you just ride your way out to HQ?” I asked the Major.“I was waiting for you. I need an escort to move out, so I sent for you to stand guard in their place and take care of Grace while we leave,” he said, smoking his pipe. “But we didn’t get to take off because—well, you saw it yourselves. We couldn’t risk getting flanked. Every time I thought it would be clear for me to move out, they make a move on us,” “How about an airlift?” “We couldn’t send out a request,” he shook his head. I remember now that the tower cannot transmit anything. “That radio tower is busted. The last thing I sent for using the radio was you. Besides, it’s too hot of an LZ,” he concluded.A few minutes

Last Updated : 2023-02-06

Irregulaire

By: Tom GretchenOngoing

Chapters: 31 views: 1.3K

Prologue

Irregulaire Thank You Note

Irregulaire Glossary

Irregulaire Epilogue

Irregulaire The Last Push

Irregulaire Surrounded

Irregulaire Going out

Irregulaire The Father

Irregulaire Rage

Irregulaire Guests

FORGE MY SWORD

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Blood on the throne