[ IP ] Survival of the Fittest

It was a hot, dusty day on the planet of Kaldrian. As the General and his armored fellow androids marched out on another patrol, he settled into his usual routine; check the HUD, calibrate his auditory sensors to maximum sensitivity, and ensure connectivity between the drones and himself. He was fond of the drones. The small, shining spheres had a very limited AI core, but as dumb as they were, they had a certain childlike innocence. Designed as scouts, they had no weapons and, as such, they were often destroyed by the various monsters of Kaldrian when their sensors picked up enemy life signs. 
 
 The General sighed - or, at least, as close to a sigh as his metallic exoskeleton could achieve. It looked like it was going to be another boring patrol. He did n't feel bored, though. He was n't programmed to have emotions. Neither were any of his compatriots. The humans were wise in that decision, he mused - an android battle squad with emotions would only cause problems. Suddenly, he heard a mental'ping' from one of the drones. `` ALERT: THREATENING LIFE-FORM DETECTED'', it buzzed into his wireless receiver. The squad swiveled as one - they all communicated nigh-instantaneously, via wireless internet - towards the enemy coordinates the drone had sent. As the life-form came into view, they saw it was a Bakaraan, a native life-form of Kaldrian - a huge, ugly beast that would take out an entire block if it ever made it to the city. Their orders were to kill on sight. 
 
 The Bakaraan had spotted them and it was clearly angry. It was obviously a male trying to mark its territory for mating season, and they had trespassed. As the beast began to pick up speed, the General sent out a quick message over wireless. `` Steady now, men. Spears at the ready! Agents B and X, you go for the flank; Agent C, you're with me! Go!'' With that signal, they began to sprint towards the great beast. The distance was quickly closing - 500 feet, 300 feet, 100 feet, and it was finally upon them. As instructed, Agents B and X attempted to circumvent the animal's great claws, but it saw right through their attempt and crushed Agent B. `` GodDAMNIT!'' the General shouted over wireless. He was going to have to take matters into his own hands. 
 
 
 Agent C pounced on the animal and firmly planted his spear into its thick, fleshy hide; the beast roared in protest and reared up on its hideous hind legs. `` Now's our chance! Go for the legs!'' cried the General. He dashed directly in front of the beast and stabbed it in the leg, just as Agent X threw his spear directly into the creature's knee. It roared again, and the General quickly rolled to the side to avoid being crushed by the beast's massive weight. He then scampered up the animal's now-paralyzed leg and sprinted along its back towards it's one weak spot - its eyes. As he ran, the Bakaraan weakly attempted to brush him off with its spiked tail, but Agent X shouted a warning over the wireless and he managed to duck in time. The tail sailed harmlessly over his head. He then climbed up the Bakaraan's scaly neck, pulled out his spear, readied it, and - with a mental scream loud enough to startle his fellow squad members - he plunged the spear into the Bakaraan's blue eye. It let out a deafening roar, and the ground shook as it spasmed in pain, nearly throwing the General off, but he managed to cling to one of the animal's large neck spines. As he roughly yanked the spear out and stabbed the beast again and again, he felt it gradually losing strength. Agents X and C were assisting with the kill by attacking the weaker underbelly of the beast, hoping to eviscerate it. Finally, the beast's roars subsided and it lay still. As the General cautiously watched the light leave its eyes - you never knew what a wounded Bakaraan might try - he broadcast a simple message to the rest of the squad: 
 
 `` Well done, men. That was a difficult fight, but in the end......... 
 
... it's survival of the fittest.'' 
 
 ( My first time posting in r/WritingPrompts, what do you think? Tips for improvements? What was good? What was bad? )
