Path of Totality; A TDS Eclipse Event Story

🌘Chapter 8🌒

Jaxe, however, grinned at annoyance turned amusement. "I see that one of you is still willing to give me a bit of entertainment!" Jaxe spoke. "Scout, no-" Soldier tried to run up and stop it, but he was harshly kicked away by the titan.

"I'll go easy on you, little man. Where's the fun in crushing you in one fowl swoop?" Jaxe declared. Scout swallowed down his saliva and lifted his pistol back up, attempting to fire at the pumpkin's head.

Jaxe quickly lifted his sturdy axe to his face, blocking any bullets from hitting him. Jaxe hissed and stomped his foot, making the ground rattle a bit, "How dare you try to hit my perfect face, you little brat!"

Scout gasped in realization. This titan cared about his appearance. Were all pumpkin head titans narcissists?

A sudden idea came to him. Scout dived out of the way before he was chopped in half by a big axe. He shot a few more rounds before taking out his hunting knife Commander had gifted him.

Scout had never used it before. Yeah he would chuck it at walls in his room (that he hoped Commander will never find put about), but never in a fight. Today seemed to be the day though.

Scout ducked in time to avoid having his head chopped off as the axe boomeranged. It loyally came back to Jaxe and the titan stomped forward.

"Scout! Get out of there! Get on the truck, I can buy you guys some time!" Soldier yelled. Scout shook his head as he ran for a stack of hay, "You get in the truck, I have a plan!"

Soldier tried to go after Scout, but the driver dragged him over and tossed him in the truck. The driver jumped into the driver's seat and revved the truck to life. He quickly turned the truck around so they could easily escape back to where they had traveled from once Scout was done.

Scout climbed the haystack as fast as he could. Amused chortling only had him going faster. "What are you gonna do? Toss some straw at me?" Jaxe mocked.

Scout was now eye level with the titan. This was as good as it would get. Tossing his pistol to the side, he got ready. Jaxe stalked closer, axe raising above his head. Scout's right hand squeezed the handle of the knife.

One chance.

Letting out a battle cry, Scout caught Jaxe off guard as he lunged forward and stuck to his face. Scout gripped the stem of his head as he leaned back and lifted his knife. Jaxe gasped and tried to stop it, but he was too late.

Jaxe let out a blood curdling scream as Scout slashed down his eye to his jagged mouth. Scout was promptly peeled off and tossed aside as the titan grabbed at his face.

Scout was left in shock for a moment. Did he really do that? It could be him in shock or him having a slight concussion, but he didn't hear the other towers calling for him.

He was finally snapped out of it after Soldier ran to his side and practically carried him to the truck. The two were pulled up and the driver sped away, sturing up dust along the way.

The soldiers cheered for Scout, who was finally snapping out of his daze. "Scout, that was awesome! Wait until Commander hears about this!" Douboy praised.

Scout snorted a bit, "If he knows about this then he's going to hire a babysitter to watch me while everyone else goes on missions!" All the towers laughed, forgetting their wounds for a moment.

Then, the truck began to shake. Almost as if there was an earthquake. The towers in the back of the truck looked out from behind them. From the dust, Jaxe rampaged forward. A new long and nasty scar ran down his face.

Jaxe roared at them, "You're dead meat! All of you! You've ruined the cunning and most defiantly handsome Jaxe!" His strides were long and powerful and he didn't seem to be slowing down.

"Step on it!" Soldier screamed at the driver. "This is as fast as it will go!" the driver commented. The towers watched in horror as Jaxe was catching up. If he caught the truck, then he would smash it with them stll in it.

Scout pat around for his knife, but it was gone. It was probably left back in the fields. Scout looked for anything to use, so did the others. Scout looked up in time to see Jaxe throw his axe.

Scout gasped and sprinted towards Soldier, who was about to get hit. "Soldier, I got y-" Scout yelled as he shoved Soldier out of the way, but his sentence was cut off.

Winter Soldier screamed, which dialed down to a sob as he watched it all happen. Soldier quickly sat up and looked down, blood covering the floor. He checked himself, it wasn't him.

Looking over, he began to scream as Scout laid there, fear plastered on his face as he bled out. "No! No, fucking damnit! Come on, Scout! We'll get you to Medic!" Soldier sobbed out as he tried his best to stop the bleeding.

Jaxe was gone too, he was no longer chasing them. Soldier pat Scout's face, trying to keep him awake. "It's okay! We're gonna get you home! You'll be good as new!" Soldier promised, but it seemed his efforts were futile.

Scout let out a small cough before ceasing his movements. His eyes relaxed and his body fell limp, his body still warm. Soldier shook in place as he sobbed out.