Story:Star Trek: Valiant/Never Leave a Marine Behind/Prologue

A team of Marines being led by John Diggle is on a jungle planet attempting to fend off a Der'kal military force, that landed on the planet two weeks ago.

All right get into position John says over the coms.

The strike team gets into position.

Sir we're picking something up on the scanners one of the marines says over the com.

John looks around.

I'm not picking anything up John says as he speaks into the com.

Then they hear the sound of Der'ka fighters heading towards them.

TAKE COVER! John shouts as he looks at into the air.

The team runs for it and their taking heavy losses as John was the only one to make it back to the dropship and gets into the back and activates the com.

This is Strike Team alpha we've taken heavy losses the mission was a bust the Der'kal knew we were heading here someone must of leaked information to them I am the only one to survive, but if anyone finds this message and I am dead tell my wife and son I love them Diggle out John says as he speaks into the com and transmits it to Starfleet or any friendly vessel.

Before he could get his phaser rifle he's surrounded by Der'kal marines.

Drop your weapon Federation scum Captain Phasma says as she looks at him.

John puts his phaser on the ground and he's knocked out by one of the soldiers.

Take him to the dropship and inform Colonel Lan'kar we've got her a prisoner to question Captain Phasma says as she looks at her men.

Two soldiers pick him up and takes John away as the Starfleet Marine Dropship explodes into a thousand pieces.