Post by Wedge Lourde on Jun 7, 2005 22:45:35 GMT -5
I walk in to the Simulator room. A gaze around reveals power cells and holoprojectors. I am amazed by the technology, but the best is yet to come. As I make a swift turn for the door when I'm done gazing, the door is locked with Iron bars. I turn around to see that I'm in a dark prison. I look around the room one more time. No holoprojectors. No monitors. No cells.
"This has to be a mistake", I thought to myself
Oh, God help me, I though. I though Steiner had re-occupied and somehow this was a trap. I looked outside through crudely constucted metal bars. Sure enough. 3 Mechs with the Blue Fist Insigna sulkilly patrolled the area outside. This must be a dream. I sat on the dirty bench to clear my mind. Just as I did, A lone Steiner guard came in and notified me of a Jury waiting outside. He was holding a blaster so revolting wouldn't be the best idea. I was lead into a room with many people. Some Steiner, some Kurita...? Since when did Steiner and Kurita act against Davion...?
There were 4 recognisable Davion warriors as well. The 5 of us were lectured about our crimes. A man in a white suit with the Steiner insigna came to me and spoke: "Wedge Jamison Lourde, you are senected to Execution for the following crimes"
Assault of a Steiner officer
Resisting of a Steiner officer
Stealing Steiner Property
Vandalism of Steiner Property
Arson
1st Degree Murder of 4 Officers
"You will be lead outside to a platform where you will be tourtured in any way the 3 patrols outside fancy. Whatever is left of your corpse will be sent First class to your Archon. We will watch this from a safe observation platform. If you resist, you will be shot. Any questions?"
We were lead outside to the top of a fibborus platform. This was when I witnessed the real height of an Atlas Mech'.
A PPC was charged directly under us, and the light of the charge was blinding. As I got on my knees to pray, A guass cannon was heard. I looked up. What I saw wasn't a chunk of the torture platform blown out, but a blazing Raven Mech' laying on the ground with a 7 foot gash in it's back. Then, the mech exploded. Klaxons blared all around us. All of the sudden, the whole base was on full alert, and 2 mechs were already being powered up.
I thougt. Who's aim with a gauss cannon, one of the most innacurate weapons in the Inner Sphere, could be that true?
... Another Gauss flew, but it missed. Then, I saw a lance of Steiner Mechs, a fleet of tanks, a squad of choppers, and a group of LRM launchers and tanks rounded the corner. Whatever was fighting back wouldn't stand a chance against what was coming at them... A group of Davion mechs had come to save us... with what seemed like just 4 mechs. They wouldn't stand a chance up agains the turrets, tanks, mechs, and choppers defending. But it would buy the 5 of us time to make a small plan. A small battle raged, we couldn't see much, but 4 smoking mechs being escorted by the Steiner battlegroup to our location. the offense was going to be killed with us. This was not good. An open channel commuication revealed to us that they were going to destroy the mechs on US.
This was the end for the 9 of us. But, as if there were not enough suprises, there was a scream, then a small rumble in the distance. A Raven in the distance uncloked and shot an incoming LRM. It cloaked just in time to hide.
The brave mech destroied the control tower. The 4 mechs ejected, and detonated. The destruction caused 2 of the nearby enemy mechs to destruct. There was no sign of 2 of the turrets. A friendly dropship swung by amidst this carnage and recovered the 4 pilots, and the 5 of us prisoners.
Suddenly, I opened my eyes, and saw the same room as before. The holos-the power cells- the computers.
As always, I thought to myself, no casualties. Davion pulled it of again.
Mission Complete I whispered as I walked out the door.
"This has to be a mistake", I thought to myself
Oh, God help me, I though. I though Steiner had re-occupied and somehow this was a trap. I looked outside through crudely constucted metal bars. Sure enough. 3 Mechs with the Blue Fist Insigna sulkilly patrolled the area outside. This must be a dream. I sat on the dirty bench to clear my mind. Just as I did, A lone Steiner guard came in and notified me of a Jury waiting outside. He was holding a blaster so revolting wouldn't be the best idea. I was lead into a room with many people. Some Steiner, some Kurita...? Since when did Steiner and Kurita act against Davion...?
There were 4 recognisable Davion warriors as well. The 5 of us were lectured about our crimes. A man in a white suit with the Steiner insigna came to me and spoke: "Wedge Jamison Lourde, you are senected to Execution for the following crimes"
Assault of a Steiner officer
Resisting of a Steiner officer
Stealing Steiner Property
Vandalism of Steiner Property
Arson
1st Degree Murder of 4 Officers
"You will be lead outside to a platform where you will be tourtured in any way the 3 patrols outside fancy. Whatever is left of your corpse will be sent First class to your Archon. We will watch this from a safe observation platform. If you resist, you will be shot. Any questions?"
We were lead outside to the top of a fibborus platform. This was when I witnessed the real height of an Atlas Mech'.
A PPC was charged directly under us, and the light of the charge was blinding. As I got on my knees to pray, A guass cannon was heard. I looked up. What I saw wasn't a chunk of the torture platform blown out, but a blazing Raven Mech' laying on the ground with a 7 foot gash in it's back. Then, the mech exploded. Klaxons blared all around us. All of the sudden, the whole base was on full alert, and 2 mechs were already being powered up.
I thougt. Who's aim with a gauss cannon, one of the most innacurate weapons in the Inner Sphere, could be that true?
... Another Gauss flew, but it missed. Then, I saw a lance of Steiner Mechs, a fleet of tanks, a squad of choppers, and a group of LRM launchers and tanks rounded the corner. Whatever was fighting back wouldn't stand a chance against what was coming at them... A group of Davion mechs had come to save us... with what seemed like just 4 mechs. They wouldn't stand a chance up agains the turrets, tanks, mechs, and choppers defending. But it would buy the 5 of us time to make a small plan. A small battle raged, we couldn't see much, but 4 smoking mechs being escorted by the Steiner battlegroup to our location. the offense was going to be killed with us. This was not good. An open channel commuication revealed to us that they were going to destroy the mechs on US.
This was the end for the 9 of us. But, as if there were not enough suprises, there was a scream, then a small rumble in the distance. A Raven in the distance uncloked and shot an incoming LRM. It cloaked just in time to hide.
The brave mech destroied the control tower. The 4 mechs ejected, and detonated. The destruction caused 2 of the nearby enemy mechs to destruct. There was no sign of 2 of the turrets. A friendly dropship swung by amidst this carnage and recovered the 4 pilots, and the 5 of us prisoners.
Suddenly, I opened my eyes, and saw the same room as before. The holos-the power cells- the computers.
As always, I thought to myself, no casualties. Davion pulled it of again.
Mission Complete I whispered as I walked out the door.