Part 1

First installment of the Scorched Earth Series.

Plot
Ryan, Lance, and the army are waiting for the Qrell to attack. The Colonel who has blonde hair became a Qrell. Lance and Ryan were talking about if Qrell could control/mimic humans. The Colonel blows up the guns and the war starts. Ryan then takes out his sniper and shoots.

Trivia

 * Its very unknown of why the Colonel (Blonde Guy) became Qrell. There might have been an incident of him getting infected into the Qrell during the Phoenix's Offensive (the war Ryan and Lance were fighting in) or he might have been the first human ever to become Qrell. The answers maybe revealed, that's if there is a prequel.
 * Lance has major problems with guns. He can't shoot straight well, he didn't shoot Ryan in the head while he was Qrell, instead the bullet scraped Ryan's head on the side. Lance has problems of shooting a gun, but when he became Qrell Soldier (Lance wearing a black suit while being Qrell), he shot the Helicopter perfectly and shot Vash perfectly in parts 4, 5, and 6.