Crimson Canines (Complete!)

[tammynorthland]

Shina saw the bullet hit Volkov. Before she knew it she watched a nearby mech retaliate. She watched as it pull the rifle up to its robotic eye and lined up a shot as she tried to crawl back into cover. She saw the bullet fly toward her blasting apart her helmet letting in the toxic powerful gas inside her lungs. She weezed for breathe trying to fight unconsciousness from the fumes. Shina looked around desperately feeling the ringing in her ear as she reached her gloved fingertips onto it and felt warm blood spilling from her ringing ear. 'Fuck my ear.' Shina thought as she realized that her ear was blasted apart from the gunshot along with her helmet. She didn't feel the pain though. It was almost surreal from the fact she recently dug a bullet out of her body just moments earlier. The blood was easily halted from her tying up a torn piece of fabric onto her ear wrapping it around like a headband to help hold off the bleeding. Her ear was still ringing giving her a raging headache. The gases weren't helping either. Shina put down the rifle and crawled to a dead corpse removing the helmet scavenging it from a dead soldier to use for herself She was jsut in time to. Just as she reconnected the air supply Shina felt the oxygen return to her blood stream revitalizing her body back to sustainability. Shina took a deep long lasting breathe recovering from the coughing and weezing finally.


The hell fire continued. Shina saw all the men falling around them as the canines continued to fight. the group was losing the battle it felt even if Volkov was injured from the round which she wouldn't assume it to kill him with the armor he was wearing.


The earth begun to sit silent. Even the gun fire sounded like it was beginning to get less and less as the sound grew and grew as if the planet itself was falling apart. Shina whispered. "Thanatos...." She said under her breath into her channel that the other canines were tuned in to. "Guys Thanatos is-" The ground cracked. Lava erupted and bubbled all over the soldiers flew and some falling into the lava as the earth felt as if it was disinagrating from under their feet. Shina was still in to much pain to be able to run. She needed her fucking mech. But that wasn't an option at this point. She managed to stand up. Just like that she and her comrads were flung into the air of the basement they were condemned to fight in under the ground. "GUUYYYYYYSSS!!!""" Shina screamed as she flew into the air. Shina thought about how her last moments would be on earth never in her life she thought it would pan out like this. This fall was going to kill her. If the wound she recieved or the almost head-shot that the mech got on her or the hail fire of bullet flying all over her didnt. Not to mention the fact that she had to rescue Alerius from being tortured and risked her life just to kill the lights long enough to allow him an oppurtunity to escape. She saved so many lives in the canines. Shes also killed so MANY.....


Shina made a prayer to God. She wished her death to be peaceful. There didn't seem to be an easy way to survive this nor a possibility. "Guys, tell me theres a plan..."


@Abdel featherfall @Zer0 @Beowulf @LordPicklesworth

 

[Zer0]

[SIZE= 18px]- Sky -[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 18px]T[/SIZE]here was one default auto-piloting system in all mechs that Artemis had never used before. And it was the ability to summon your mech to yourself using your suit as long as there was an open sky. It couldn't go underground, maneuver through simple obstacles, nor snatch her out of the air, but it can position itself for her to try and get in the cockpit. And that was what she did.


Holding Grizzly's body close to her. She kicked off from the window of the wildly spinning control station and instantly felt the shower of rocks and magma as she free fell from the sky. Heart hammering fast she activated the auto-piloting and tried to get a semblance of control by hooking Grizzly's suit to herself and falling spread eagled. Wind whipped all around her and as she looked back she saw the looming monstrous flaming form of the great giant Thanatos clawing at the air, its ashy magma-cracked claw as big as the entire Crimson Canines motherbase itself. Each swipe had the strength of a tornado. Beneath the great monster's feet the underground volcano was erupting.


The twin building was gone and so was the rest of the Brittania military base, lost in the pyroclastic cloud and was about to be buried under lava. Mechs were retreating like flocks of birds and through the flight she saw her mech blindly flying and bumping its way towards the signal coming from her suit.


She reached out to grab it, but missed. Panicking, she activated the auto-piloting again like mad and the mech came closer. She stretched out a hand to the cockpit that automatically opened, but then a flaming ball of rock hit her Britannia mech in the back and it slammed forward into her and Grizzly. Artemis clung for dear life and dove into the seat upside down. The mech was now free-falling; the hatched closed; Artemis unhooked Grizzly as she struggled to take hold of the controls.


The spinning ground was coming closer --- with a mighty jet from the thrusters, she righted the mech and surged forward in a spray of dust. She's alive! But there was no time to lose. She winged back, looking to catch her squadmates.


"Guys, where are you?! Ping your locations!" she yelled into the comms. At that moment she heard Shina's voice. "Shina! Where are you, I can't make you out!"


 @tammynorthland, @Abdel featherfall, @Beowulf

 

[Soviet Panda]

Connor defiantly stood his ground as rounds pinged off his frame and hit unprotected parts of his body, one such round grazing his cheek. But it would take more then that to scare him away, especially when from all appearances they were screwed. However, that didn't mean he wanted to die. So when he saw the barrel of what could only be called a rocket launcher pointed at him and saw the flash, he instantly ducked. And a split second later an explosion roared behind him, knocking him off his feet. It was at around this time that Thanatos woke up, and caused the world to explode.


He was flung into the air as if he weighed no more then a doll, spinning and twisting the whole while until he couldn't tell which way was up and which was down. He could, however, call his mech. And he did just that, finally figuring out which way was which, and patiently waited while he fell through the air towards a pit of lava for his mech to arrive. Off in a hanger, his large mech roared to life and bulldozed it's way through anything between it and him. Eventually it arrived at his location, and unlike Artemis he had a much easier time coordinating with it and getting in.


"I'm alive." Connor practically shouted into the radio, pinging his location as he dashed around to avoid falling debris and close the distance between him and any squad members that hadn't yet called their mech with the plan of grabbing them. "We need to get the hell out of here, now." He could always send one last signal out to his Wolves, telling them of what had happened here. But personally he preferred to tell them himself.

 

[Abdel featherfall]

Alerius was all set to continue firing when he saw movement out of the corner of his eye. He spun and a flash of steel caught his eye. He reacted out of sheer instinct using the pistol to parry the sword as it came down on him. He lost the pistol and pivoted in place. The shotgun he had sitting in the Low Ready position across his chest was brought up and fired. Leaving a bowling ball sized hole in his assailants chest. 


He he didn't have time to pump another round into the chamber before the bridge was suddenly being folded upward. Sending him flying back to the other side where Shina had been. He landed in a trained roll and slid several more feet. He hadn't flown up very far and had mostly been tossed horizontally. He popped up from his roll only to see the platform buckle  throwing Shina Into the air as well. She was more fortunate than she was likely thinking as she landed on a downward slope and quite literally into Alerius's arms.


Once he had her he called in his mech. Which flew in in a timely manner. Artemis and Conner had already left by the time his arrived and lava started to bubble and explode around him. The cockpit opened and he established a com link tippwith his AI. "Nora! Limb control protocol Alpha! Extend the left arm palm up!" The mech seemed to comply promptly almost before he finished saying the words.


He stepped onto the outstretched hand still Carrying Shina. " Nora! Bring the left hand in to the chest piece!" She complied and he was brought right up to the cockpit which he climbed into. Setting Shina on his lap as the hatch closed just before a bubble of Lava exploded onto the spot they had been standing.


"Shina I know this sucks but bear with me we can meet up with your mech once we are out." He said as he ignited his thrusters and boosted out of the cavern to meet up with Artemis and Connor. He switched to the open channel. " This is Alerius I have Shina with me in the cockpit." He took the moment they had to switch the shield on his Mechs left arm over to the right arm. The arm that would be controlled by the voice control and auto posturing software he had installed.


@Zer0 @tammynorthland @LordPicklesworth

 

[Zer0]

[SIZE= 18px]- Crimson Canines Motherbase -[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 18px]I[/SIZE]t was a long tale how the surviving members of the squad made it back to the Crimson Canines motherbase and reported all that they had seen and heard to Director L and the faction leaders of the U.S., Japan, and Africa.


Thanatos had woken up three months earlier than what was foreseen, but was under the control of Brittannia despite its catastrophic destruction of the military base in Vulca. Once again the general population of mankind was shocked that the Brotherhood had been hiding such a beast and many were dismayed that the war was already lost. For who could stand up against it?


The Japanese could not have the vitrifying cannon ready on time, and even now the main bulk of Brittannia's army's were assembling to destroy the U.S. first, and the fight has grown even fiercer in the borders. It was up to the armies of the alliance to stop them now. And it seems that the decisive battle will be fought in Deserty Nowhere, where the Messa Skydocks stood tall. Here will be the place where the fate of mankind will be decided.


(OOC: @tammynorthland, @Abdel featherfall, @Beowulf, @CkSmalling, @LordPicklesworth Merry Christmas, everyone. I'll hand out the mission rewards later. Last main mission will be on January 2, 2017.)

 

[Soviet Panda]

"I want every last Brittanian soldier, their kaiju, and their mechs to shit themselves when they see Scarred Mesa Skydocks. Am I understood? I want them to pay for every step they take once they get in range of artillery. And I don't want to see anything in the sky unless it's ours. We'll fall back in stages, ending with a last stand in the armory. I don't care if the rest of you surrender, I won't hold it against you. But I plan on dying before they take this base. Now go prepare the defenses. And remember, overkill is underrated."


The Scarred Mesa Skydock base was like a kicked anthill of activity. Artillery pieces of all sizes were being set up, a couple even being flown in from nearby bases. From small mortars to guns that required dedicated crews to operate efficiently. Meanwhile anti-aircraft crews set up their nests on unoccupied roofs of the base, from the descendants of the ancient Stinger to the cutting edge in AA emplacements. The infantry of the base, those not assigned to emplacements, dug trenches the length of the ground paths into the base, using the dirt and sand they dug up to bolster defenses elsewhere. And the special units of the Tungsten Wolves, those brave and foolhardy men and women that stood at the forefront of the battle acting as mobile cover and heavy weapons platforms, prepared their gear. From polishing their armor to a smooth shine and touching up their decals, to adding modifications to make them even tankier as well as letting them carry more ammunition on them. The base wasn't getting ready for just a battle, it was getting ready for a war.

 

[Zer0]

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[SIZE= 18px]- Final Mission: The Big One -[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 14px]" Scarred Mesa Skydocks, Deserty Nowhere "[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 18px]T[/SIZE]he ground shook.


It has been tremors after tremors since Thanatos awoke, but here where the three armies of the  U.S., African, and Japanese factions surrounded the Scarred Mesa Skydocks, nobody paid it any mind --- nobody except the occasional mechanic who'd accidentally drop something heavy on his toes.


The full force of the Brittania and Russian armies were coming, and paving the way was the destroyer of continents, Thanatos, whose mind one of The Brotherhood has successfully controlled. The enemy had broken through the frontlines and the alliance withdrew so that they can gather their forces and focus fire on the great monster here in Deserty Nowhere. And the soldiers that gathered here numbered three million five hundred all in all.


Hovering above the troops were fifteen battlecruisers, five from each faction and inside one of them Director L along with the alliance's most powerful individuals were waiting patiently for news on the losing battle that was happening right now at the edge of the desert in the Great Canyon where Thanatos had been slowed down by the uneven terrain. They alliance troops there were attempting to slow down the advancing army for as long as they can but it seemed that today was their limit.


And then he received the call. "The enemy's inside, we cannot hold them back!"


“Fall back." ordered L and he looked up at the faction leaders, generals, and other officers in the briefing room. "It is decided, the enemy will come within three days time or sooner. Here we will stand and fight; there will be no further withdrawal. I have ordered that all plans and instructions dealing with further withdrawal are to be burned, and at once. We will stand and fight here. Generals, there must be no room in your ranks for whimperers and cowards, for panic-mongers and deserters. Our soldiers must know no fear in fight. If we can’t stay here alive, then let us stay here dead."






Objectives:

• Annihilate the main bulk of the Brittania and Russian armies.
  
• Identify, search and destroy the handlers of Belial, Levitas, and Thanatos, or destroy the three monsters.
  
• Scarred Mesa Skydocks and the main bulk of the armies of the alliance must not be captured nor destroyed.
  

Weather: Scorching hot


Enemies: 1 god-like monster, 1 flying titan, 1 land titan, 3 kaijus, 5 Battlecruisers, 3,000,000 Enemy mechs and suits.



Allies: 2 land titans, 2 kaijus, 15 Battlecruisers,  3,500,000 mechs and suits.



@CkSmalling, @tammynorthland, @Beowulf, @Abdel featherfall

 

[tammynorthland]

shina was depressed to hear the final word from the faction leader L. It was grave news to literally think the world may end a second time on this fateful day. The earth was so quiet. The land that they stood on was hot, molten almost. Of course metaphorically not literally. The air was hard to breathe in. The desert was unkind to the weak. That must be a reason they decided to fight here. That and of course it was out of the way from everything for the most part. The damage however the battle ended would not hurt innocent lives or even wildlife. The war was about to unfold. The allies held 2 land titans which was vital considering the enemy had 2 as well.....then of course Thanatos. This was one issue that they had to find out how to take control over on their own. The Canine specialist from different warrior categories all were held into a meeting hall. There had to be several thousand warriors. Shina being one of them. The battle plans were previously discussed but more in detail as to how the mission and the major players would make a massive dent in the enemy lines would play into effect. The mechs and suits would be valuable but considering that they would have to take out the titans this also posed as to HOW? How would they take down the major war machines the enemy had? Some of the generals were discussing the battle plans. The way they spoke about it was to use the strongest fighters to create tag teams and just like a group of army ants they would swarm the large beast instead of worrying about all the little ones. Once they took them out of the battle the warriors would supplement the soldiers in the fight as well. Shina had her mech getting the needed repairs done but if she was going to win the fight she would need some better artillery. The mechanics down at the war bay finished equipping a fresh piece of technology onto her Shiryoku. Along with updated armor and stronger core plates they equipped a a new acid drone that specialized in decaying the enemy armor along with melting the pilot inside. in a battlefield like this, this would suit a highly needed asset. Then Shina got a radar scanner for enemies within 150 yards which also would be key for her battle. The fixed the main core on the spinal column and it waited inside the docks with the other specialized mechs. 


Shina knew the plan. In a war it was all about puzzle pieces. By killing every enemy in sight you simply tire yourself. This war had to be fought by tackling the toughest objectives in pieces to be able to create an upper hand for the rest of the warriors. This was not a battle to take lightly. If the battle were to be lost....they payed with their lives as well. War was a painful peacemaker. 


Shina made her way outside she felt a pat on the shoulder and turned back, her red eyes glowed inside her sockets and adjusted to take in the figure in the shade as a result of looking out into the bright desert sand. She lifted a brow. "Redmann"


Redman smiled and they said their hellos with a hug. "Shina, last time I saw you was lake Batoo, How are you?" He said beard was freshly shaved off. she chuckled a bit 


"took a bad shot recently but doctors got me back to fight. Still sore on my leg and my head has been hurting but they gave me some painkillers that last 24 hours so i think by the end of this battle ill be dead." She said calmly but secretly very nervous.\


He replied with a slow nod. "I know....all the warriors are scared. Its normal. some may not make it home. but this is war." He said as his voice grew softer.


"Yea.....I guess so." she said calmly. The ground shook with each move from Thanatos they knew he would approach soon enough. She almost died back at his lair. It really put a new sense of being human inside her. She just felt that her life was so bulletproof ever since she left her old life behind. But that fight gave her life back. " I want to survive this." She said.


Redmann noticed the change of voice in her and tilted his head squinting his eyes.... "What do you mean?"


Shina paused for a bit, she breathed in the hot desert air. the suit and her nanoskin keeping her body a bit cooler. "I mean I want to make it home after this. I want to do something for me this time. Something I enjoy."


"Like?" He replied.


"I dont know.....I just..... maybe like start a business or travel the world, or heck I dont know.....I wouldn't mind living in a small house just making art pieces and selling them. Just live relaxed and simple life. You know?" She said slowly.


Redmann replied. "I want to buy a boat.....fish everyday, hunt, live off the land." They grabbed a seat in the shade talking about the lives they would live if they woere able to make it home. How they were going to enjoy the rest of their lives, relax, almost retire. But of course if they survive. They talked about the people they would hangout with, the booz they would drink. Readmann and Shina were relatively close during their time in the service. And why not. They had a right to dream. They could win, they could lose. but in the end. They were comrads. They would fight together or die alone.


@Zer0 @CkSmalling @Abdel featherfall @Beowulf (feel free to stop and say hi to Shina)

 

[LordPicklesworth]

Vicktor was inside of the tent outside the War Bay designated for the intelligence sector discussing the enemy's resources and how to combat them effectively. When he walked out, he was greeted by a soldier in combat armor. They stared at each other for a while when Vicktor finally broke the silence. "Can I help you soldier?" The masked soldier tilted her head a little and said, "It's a sad day when you don't even recognize your own sister."


He looked closer at her. "Sammy?" 


The soldier took her helmet off, "Mom told you never to call me that."


"Mom aint' here." Vicktor ran over to her and held her in a big bear hug, lifting her up. "What are you doing here?"


She wriggled herself out of his death hold. "I was transferred to your squad, apparently you guys needed a grenadier."


His face went from excitement to seriousness, "Wait, I thought you were going to be working for the government?"


"Bahhh the government are all pansys." She started walking to the war bay and Vicktor followed. "They wanted me to sit behind a desk all day and think of super-weapons."


"Well, since you're here, I'll show you my baby." He lead her to the freshly upgraded MURDER INC. "Beautiful aint she?" 


They'd begin arguing which one of there mechas are better.


Vicktor would finally say, "Let me show you the rest of the squad." He'd lead her around introducing her to the squad, the first being Shina. 


They'd walk over to where Shina and Redman were at. "Hey Shina, this is my sister and our new squadmate, Samantha."


Samantha would quickly say, "Call me Sam." and hold her hand out to shake hands


Vicktor would look at Redman and say we've never met" He'd shake his hand. "I'm Vicktor. I'm the heavy gunner of the Hurricane Squad."


@tammynorthland

 

[Zer0]

[SIZE= 18px]- General Artemis Romanov -[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 14px]" Deserty Nowhere "[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 18px]B[/SIZE]HUM, BHUM, BABUM


Later that morning, shimmering in the heat haze in the far distance, the walking fortress of the Crimson Canine's 188th battalion came hulking into view. It was as huge as a battlecruiser and lumbered on four sturdy legs. Its plasma shields were flickering and smoke rose from battle-worn places; a cloud of repair drones swarmed around repairing its bulky center where clusters of Dynasty Scarabs were exiting from open hangar gates carrying injured soldiers to be treated in the main camp.


These were the survivors of the withdrawing alliance troops who had held off Thanatos and the advancing army for as long as they could in the Great Canyon. And there in one of the fortresses' state of the art medical bays, General Artemis Romanov strode out of the major surgery room after having removed a bullet from a soldier who was probably her sixty-second patient for the past few days.


" Sixty-two . . ." she mused, 'that was Grizzly's Goliath number . . ."


"What was that, doc --- I mean, General?" asked a fellow combat medic who had been assisting her.


"It's nothing." she smiled when she reached the ladies' bathroom and dumped the bloody operating clothes she's been wearing since last night. "Was that my last patient for today?"


"Yes, all the other patients are being sent to camp. We can finally sleep now."


"For you lot. I have to report to Director L." With that she stepped into the showers, bringing her suit's helmet with her. The water was cool and soothing as Artemis began taking a quick bath, just enough to get the smell of blood off her skin.


"Well aren't you the busy bee?"


"Of course, I'm the Queen of 'the hive'."


"Ugh, I can't believe that's what everyone's calling our fortress! It's the 'Endurance', not 'The Hive' --- anyway, I'm heading to bed. See you around, doc --- I mean, General."


"Mm." Artemis hurried her bathing. She didn't want to be alone with her thoughts, because they had a tendency to drift to what happened right after Thanatos awoke:


Komodo and Grizzly didn't make it, nor did Hikaru and Sandai. Of all the other squadmates who survived, it was only Sora, Assassin, and Izaya. Three of her best friends were gone just like that . . . And oh how she regretted blowing their cover when she attacked Volkov's guard. That was enough . . . No more . . . Never again will she let her emotions get the best of her. If she had not attacked Volkov, wouldn't they have been able to sneak into Thanatos' lair better? Yes, they would . . . they would have had a higher chance of survival too.


She had been promoted to General, the highest military rank next to Boss in the Crimson Canines. She refused the position wondering why in the world did they promote her to that rank when she was clearly the worse squad leader of all time. But after a talk from Director L where he said that someone with that kind of passion to kill someone could be used to great effect if their anger was redirected. But how? Volkov was dead now.


Instead he convinced her to make up for her horrible leadership by defeating the monster she failed to get even an ounce of information about how to kill it from. Normally she would have been executed or dishonorably discharged from the army, but now was not that time to throw away talent, even though that talent was rough around the edges and misused.


And so General Artemis Romanov was placed in charge of two thousand four hundred soldiers and the walking fortress, "Endurance". In the eyes of the soldiers, the Hurricane squad's reputation had gone on from legendary to epic. They were the ones who killed Volkov, uncovered Thanatos, and unleashed the monster on Vulca, and Artemis was hailed as a hero.


If only the media were allowed to know what happened down there. Sora was no longer speaking to her, nor did Izaya. The two together with Sai and Kitetsu mourned the loss of their two squad mates and refused to work with her. Artemis sighed, watching the water swirl down the drain . . . This is the truth . . . that not everyone becomes the leader they once hoped to be.


She was at least secretly glad of something to distract her from the loss of her dearest friends. There had been no time to mourn as after the promotion she became busy getting her battalion and the walking fortress ready for war. The Endurance together with most of the battle cruisers had one purpose in the upcoming battle, and it was the destruction of the wyvern titan, Belial.

Spoiler

NPCs who survived. (1-5 they live)


Assassin =4
Grizzly = 7
Hikaru = 7
Izaya = 5
Komodo = 6
Sandai = 9
Sora = 4


Panzer =(automatically safe since he wasn't in the twin building)

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[SIZE= 18px]- General Artemis Romanov -[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 14px]" Outside the Mesa Skydocks "[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 18px]A[/SIZE]s Shina, Redman, and Vicktor were talking, Artemis' Dynasty Scarab flanked by two other bug-like and desert camouflaged mechs landed down some distance away as to not fling sand in their eyes from the wind of their thrusters.


"Shina, Vicktor!" said Artemis leaping down her mech and jogging up to meet them. "I haven't see you guys for a couple of days, how's the war been going on for you guys?"


@tammynorthland, @LordPicklesworth

 

[tammynorthland]

Shina greeted her ally viktor. Sure she may not have known him super well or his sister for that manner. But shina regardless greeted her friendly and happily. She was trying to cover up how she felt. Doing a good job at it for that manner. The reality was too that Redmann shared those fears with her even though he has told her countless times that death does not worry him and he will greet it with open arms. Shina made her way to the girl named Sam. She smiled. "War will definitely change us. I will welcome you as one of our own. I am Shina with the hurricane squad. We recently needed a new grenadier so its good to have you in the squad. I am the team marks woman. I specialize in field shots regarding long distances as well as taking tough to make shots in night, bad weather, and most other tough scenarios." Shinas eyes glowed faint red from adapting to the bright outside sunlight to let in less sunlight to prevent the circuits from frying. They operated in the same essence as her human set of eyes she once had. Shina removed her sun-glass shade so the girl could get a clear view of her eyes.


Shina heard a loud sound off in the distance it was none other than General Artemis Romanov, Commander of 2400 soldiers in the battalion. She was supposed to be at the special class meeting today but of course she probably had other general like duties to attend to. Shine being just a couple ranks below didnt show her respect, they were alongside warriors. friends. sisters. Not by blood but by bond. Of course, Artemis was also responsible for the deaths of their good friends. Komodo, Hikaru, Sandai, and Grizzly. She mourned over their deaths, how it felt to lose her brothers and sisters in the evil war that crossed the earth. The battle that night when Thanatos was released. Shina was shot. She had to cut herself open like a fucking fish. She almost died but was able to somehow make it through. Thanks to Alerius. What if she was another casualty though? How would that fly with Artemis. There was so much blood on her hands. Shina wanted to bring herself to hug the girl as she ran up to the group outside from her mech, but she just couldn't. She didnt know what she felt toward the girl. Shina avoided her the whole time they got out. This was to help prevent Shina was slapping her as hard as she could and tackling her to the ground. She didn't even feel comfortable seeing her. Then on top of it they gave her a promotion. What were they thinking? Shina stayed silent as the group made their hellos. Eventually making her way away from the group a few yards out of the circle.


@Zer0 @LordPicklesworth (Shina is currently a bit pissed as aartemis over the depression and mourning over their lost friends. feel free to be kind or offensive about the subject i will adapt accordingly but lets keep it short so the rp has its time to get different emotions passed throughout the quiet time to prepare for this final mission thats about to take place. I personally am enjoying this calm before the final storm. the day all hell rains upon the crimson canines. However GM wants it to pan out will still be her dictation)

 

[Abdel featherfall]

Alerius had been held back from the frontal defensive line in the Canyon simply due to his injuries. Which he had let heal since the incident in the lair. There was no way to stop him from working though. He'd stayed on the R&D bay working his ass off preparing his own Mech, Lizz's and the rest of his Families. He even had been assigned to help detail Artemis's Scarab which he did so gladly. 


Unlike a large majority of the Squad he didn't act any differently around Artemis. Everybody knew the risks going in. Sure a bad decision cost lives. But those lives could have been lost anyway when Thanatos Awoke. There were too many variables to assign blame to just her and her alone. This was war and he had chosen to follow her and acting like she was cursed wasn't going to help her heal, and it certainly wasn't going to help her mentality on the field.


So he had done his best to keep her spirits up since the incident. He even painted a little Smiley face inside of her cockpit on one of the unused surfaces. He did the same for every Mech he worked on. Each getting a little emblem. His mark that he was there and had worked there. A habit a few of the other Mechanics picked up as well as not all of them could go onto the field. It was a reminder that Even the Mechanic Crew was behind the pilots every step of the way.


Alerius stepped out into the hot sun after landing near where Artemis had and jogged over to the group with a bit of a smile. " Alright! We all ready to kick some ass? Artemis it seems I've been assigned to your detail. My job is to keep the small fries off of your ass so you can focus on the Titan" He shoulder bumped Shina playfully, he was ready to fight.

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Elizabeth
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Liz had spent the better part of the past few months since her last mission training. Perfecting her aim and her skills. She of course was saddened to hear of the death of so many people from her Squad, people she'd only just begun to get to know. But she wasn't going to fall into depression, instead devoting her time to training even harder. Pushing herself to the limit. She had no family any more except the Canines and those left in Hurricane Squad. She was determined not to lose anybody else. 
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She'd turned her mech into a walking artillery fortress. With Extreme range capabilities she'd be able to effectively bombard the enemy with Laser fire from Skydocks themselves. However she'd be quite a lot closer to the action having been assigned Rear guard to the main force. Her mech had a dominating presence both in the Hangar and would certainly have the same on the field. She had painted the Einsford family crest on the front of her mech just to let the Enemy know the Ghost of a dead family was raining hell down apon them.
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She was careful in her calibrations. Her Sustained beam retained its extreme range and would likely be a major threat on the field. While her Mech would be invaluable against larger targets such as Titans she was assigned to assaulting the bridges of Enemy battle cruisers with her sustained beam from afar. The plan was to cook the control Crew or even vaporize them with the intense heat and bring the ships down with minimal expenditure of munitions.
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She too touched down next to Alerius's Slepnir and hopped out in her full armor. She approached the group with a Nod. " Morning everybody." She said In a simple greeting. Her weapons sitting inside of her cockpit for now she took up a spot next to Viktor and his sister whom she greeted with a Nod and a smile. Her own golden hair tied up in a tight bun.
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[CkSmalling]

Robert was quiet. He was holed up in his quarters in the walking Crimson fortress thinking, or overthinking on what happened at the towers. He had interlaced his fingers and his head resting on them. He looked up when the door opened and it was Assassin. She sat down next to him and wrapped his arms around him.


"You need to snap out of it. We need you mor than ever." Assassin broke the silence.


"How could I?" Robert said.


"Bottle your feelings for now, then we shall discuss what we will do when we survive the final mission."


Robert let out a heavy sigh and stood up. he walked to the window and saw the vast desert in front of him. His thought wandered of to the Lysaur valley when they were all together, eating roasted meat and having fun at night. Grizzly, his brother. KIA. Well that was according to the mission report, but he knew the truth. The one responsible for his death. Komodo, his other brother, also gone. Hikaru and Sandai. he was friends with them also but also the pain of losing squad members was overwhelming. He let out another sigh and remembered the loss of his best friend, Jonas. He took revenge on who killed him and in a very gruesome way but he vowed on his grave never to take revenge on a fallen comrade. He held the beret close to his heart and closed his eyes temporarily. He looked at Assassin and smiled.


"Okay then.You have my word.  I will bottle my feelings for now and after the mission is over, we will decide on what to do." He stretched his arm towards her and she gladly took it and hugged her tight. "I am sorry for Hikaru,Grizzly and Komodo. i know the four of you were very close."


"I am sorry for Grizzly too.The two of you were inseparable. We will walk through this together."


"That we will. Now lets go and meet the others. Shall we?"


"yes we shall." She gladly took his arm and exited the room hand in hand together.


Robert and Assassin reached the deck and found the rest making aquitances. There were new faces in the squad, probably to fill the blanks but that was to be decided later on. The first person he saw was Shina. You could she was trying hard to hide her feelings of sadness and some hate but she smiled either way. They walked towards her and for the first time, she hugged her. If he was to get an ass kicking cause of that, it was worth it. "At least one hug before all goes to shit." he whispered to her ear.


He stretched his hand towards the fine gentleman besides Shina and introduced himself. "hey.My name is Robert King. Lead sniper of the Crimsons. And you are?"


After the brief introduction, he turned his attention to Viktor, from Hurricane Squad. He extended his arm towards him and bro hugged him. "Nice to see you again brother," He looked at his left and saw also another new squadmate. "Well well well, who do we have here? My name is Robert King. I have the biggest gun in this whole squad." A hard slap from Assassin at the back of his head knocked him back to reality.


'Don't pay any attention to him. He has to tell himself that just to boost his confidence. My name is Assassin Marmot." She stretched her hand towards the new squadmate.


His attention was drawn away when the Dynasty Crab landed and Aleruis Slepnir and another he had no idea they had. Robert made his way to Artemis, Aleruis and the other new squad mate. He outstretched his arms wide and hugged Artemis tight. "Aaahh that felt a whole lot better. Good to see you Artemis. You still have not given me an answer on that date proposal i suggested a few months back."


He bro hugged Aleruis. At least they ahd been in some missions together so he was a brother. He strected his arm towards the new female recruit. "Hey, i believe we have not met. My name is Robert King. Head sniper of the Canines. And you are?"


@Zer0 | @tammynorthland | @LordPicklesworth | @Abdel featherfall

 

[tammynorthland]

Shina was quickly greeted by a cavalcade of familiar soldiers. Some she knew while another few faces made their appearance. She recalled the sniper in the canines just like her. Assassin Marmot. She remembered him from before in the past missions but never made her hellos in a sense. The new girl whose name was liz or Elizabeth greeted everyone as well. Shina made her friendly hellos as she heard the phrases of the canine named assassin greet himself as the head sniper among the canines. She let out a sub-ear level growl and gave a narrowed look with her eyes. But first came the shoulder bump from her good friend Alerius. She chuckled. " Get the fuck out of here Alerius." She teased.


Next was Assassin marmot. She replied her hello. "First class Hurricane Squad sniper. Shina." She generally refrained from using her last name whenever she needed. The girl turned over as the whole group seemed to be in the area. It was many familiar faces, along with missing some lost ones that should have been there. "My mech is mostly ready to go. The main core was repaired and I got some armor upgrades put on by the shop. They did a good job with the desert camo to. Considering I will be frontlines mixed with long lines as well. They will have me flying all over the place." Shina was referring the the war plans that all the special class warriors in higher command were in charge of. Shina still wasn't sure who was all in the war plans with her but she had a feeling that Marmot would be one of them. 


@Zer0 @CkSmalling @LordPicklesworth @Abdel featherfall 

 

[Zer0]

[SIZE= 18px]- General Artemis Romanov -[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 14px]" Outside the Mesa Skydocks "[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 18px]A[/SIZE]rtemis' shoulders drooped sadly for a moment when Shina ignored her, but then Alerius came and she turned to him instead to fill the awkward silence. "That'll be much appreciated, Alerius, and thanks for the smiley." she said humbly. She was very grateful that she still had his friendship. She hadn't had the guts to show her face to her squad mates until today.


She saw Robert coming towards them and was worried that he might have hated her too, after all Grizzly was one of his best buds, but instead he hugged her and Artemis felt like crying because they were still friends too. Robert was one of her closest friends and had been with her since day one. She hugged him tightly back for a long time, conveying with unspoken words her grief, her guilt, and her sincerest apologies even though what she had done was unforgivable. She didn't cry, though, since Shina was still here. She wanted her friendship back too if she was still willing.


"Thanks for the hug, Robert." said Artemis in a muffled voice in his shoulder, still hugging him. "And yes, I'm okay with the friend date if Assassin says it's okay. Also . . ." she whispered now in a croaky voice. "I'm sorry."


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[Abdel featherfall]

Alerius of course smiled when she mentioned the Smiley. It was a little tucked away because of the control scheme the Scarab had but he was happy she noticed it. " Don't mention it! It's a reminder that I have your back. The whole mechanic team should have done something similar to other Mechs too.. copying bastards." He said light heartedly. He gave Artemis a shoulder bump as well after returning Roberts hug with a few good slaps on the back. Alerius usually showed affection through shoulder bumps or something similar. It was the same as getting a hug from him without the arms wrapping around. He was somwhat bad at showing affection but those that knew him would know his Quirks by now, and the ways in which he did show affection which were few and far between.

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Liz smiled at Robert and took his hand in a shockingly powerful grip and spoke in a clear cut and unmistakeable British accent." You don't remember me? I'm the one you guys picked up back at the Dam! Remember? Alerius here dragged me half way across that city for the Rendavous." She said recalling some of that day's events. She'd also been on one mission with them officially the one where they captured the android leader. " Well I supposed I should reintroduce myself. You can all Call me Liz! I'm a Heavy ordinance expert." He she said motioning back to her behemoth of a Mech.
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[CkSmalling]

Robert hugged Artemis so hard he swore he might have popped a vertebrae. He held her close to him as he knew the guilt she is carrying on her shoulders. He remembered a quote he read a while back, " a hug is an unspoken way of expressing comfort and relief" He held her close letting her express her emotions on his shoulder. 


"Artemis, you don't have to apologize. I have no clue what situation you were in so i have no right to judge. But one thing is for sure, I will always have your back. Always have, always will. I have no idea what you are going through but i can promise you one thing, you will not walk in it alone. I will always have your back." Robert said to her ear, her hair gently brushing his face. 


"Liz. Pleasure to meet you. I must apologize for having the memory of a goldfish. I will not lie to your face and say that i know you. Having said that, it is a pleasure to have you on our squad."


He looked at what she was pointing and just gazed. "Jesus. That is a big mech you have. Question is, can it match mine?" Robert pressed a button and his Dominatrix came landing next to hers. 


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[tammynorthland]

Shina made her rounds with Redmann. They exchanged convorsation and talked to the other canines. One of them mentioned her wounds she recieved back at Thanatos lair. She simply shrugged then brought up how the wounds were stitched up and they put healing gel inside to tend to the wounds quicker. Although the medical technology increased dramatically over the years, sometime time was still the best medicine and this wasnt the exception. He leg was a bit sore and still a tiny bit fragile. She lost the 805 back when the twin buildings crumbled along with her losing her mechs sword back at the fences battle with the wyverns. She was given replacements but either way they werent the same. her sword was a replacement heavy sword that transformed into another longshot rifle. She figured until they built a more custom one it would have to do. One benefit was that the blade spit fire unlike how hercules had turbine jets that aided in cutting enemy steel. She simply figured it would have to do.


The girls eyes fluttered red peeking through her visor. She noticed how hurt Artemis was. Even though it was her fault Shina knew there was nothing that could be done. What was done was done and that was the reality. Shina saw the pain in the girls eyes. Even being promoted to general did not cheer her up it seemed. Losing Grizzly was painful for Shina as well as the others. She was close with them all. They would be forever missed.


Shina made her glance at Redmann. Redmann stood tall and intimidating, even though her wasnt trying to. He was a warrior at heart and no matter how the war ended he would always mentally be on the battlefield. Redmann had a rough war time as well. He fought so many battles, lost so many friends. He was hardened by it. taught by it. He became so strong because of it.


@CkSmalling @Zer0 @Abdel featherfall @LordPicklesworth

 

[Zer0]

[SIZE= 18px]- General Artemis Romanov -[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 14px]" Mesa Skydocks "[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 18px]A[/SIZE]fter the hug, Artemis bid Alerius and Robert adieu then mounted her mech. She docked in one of the hangars in the Mesa skydocks followed by her two guards, then delivered the mission report on the Grand Canyon battle to the command center where Director L, the five faction leaders, and some generals were busy preparing for the battle to come.


"Thank you." said L. He read the repot as Artemis divulged the more important information to the rest of the powerful men and women present. Adjustments to the battle plans were made accordingly and commands were sent all over the five armies to man their positions and assemble their troops. They now had a better count of the numbers of specific enemy brigades and which very important people and heavy armaments their assassins and saboteurs were to search and destroy.


The Endurance was given leave to rest and Artemis was finally dismissed so that she could attend to her walking fortress. The next time they would be deployed will be on the start of the decisive battle.


She collapsed on her bed in her private quarters on the Endurance gratefully, and finally dozed off for some much needed sleep.


(OOC: @CkSmalling @LordPicklesworth @Abdel featherfall @tammynorthland, @Beowulf, feel free to do some little sideline spying, skirmishing, assassinations or sabotaging before the final battle begins the day after tomorrow)

 

[Abdel featherfall]

Liz smiled and motioned Connor over to her Mech. The thing was little more than a mobile shielded artillery site. With a sustained particle beam canon and an 80MM HE artillery canon. She was built for maximum destruction on a large scale. Maybe not the most nimble of things but if she took out half your forces from 3 kilometers away it wouldn't really matter. " Your machine is beautiful mine is a bit chunkier though she's geared to take down their battle cruisers from as far away as is possible. With this sustained beam canon I can take out the bridge at 5-8 kilometers depending on the size and shielding of the ship. 


Liz remarked, proud of her machine clearly and practically begging him to brag a little about his Dominatrix simply because she wanted to hear what she could do. She loved things like this, things that made other things explode in a shower of sparks and twisted metal. Especially of the things exploding were brittanian. 


Some me time after that conversation she was sent out under the cover of a tan tarp to scout and take out one of the cruisers in the rear in order to sew confusion in their ranks. She had a guard with he of course but this was her mission. And one only she could do. She was set up hidden In a craggy rock face about 4 kilometers away from the target ship. She set her optics up and readied the shot allowing her computer to help account for wind speed and the curvature of the earth as beams didn't have any drop. It took her a couple minutes to line this shot up as she had to calibrate from combat zero. 


She he fired and held the trigger. The beam impacted the bridge of the ship and as the beam sustained it punched right through it severely damaging the engines of the ship next to it. The bridge now little more than a molten heap. Both ships were sent plummeting down onto their lines the first one exploding into a glorious fireball of debris and green flame from the coolant. The other ship also crashed but they managed to control the decent so they landed with only damage to the bottom of the hull. It would likely be back up and running in two days. Of course the entire fleet tried to retaliate but most of their shots fell short allowing the small crew to escape into the desert.

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Alerius watched Artemis go with concern in his eyes, clearly worried about the woman perhaps a little too worried for simply a comrade. He'd grown attached to everybody and while his Scout training allowed himself to detach easily. There were some people and things he couldn't do that with. He'd be flying with his Dad and sister so their teamwork would be exemplary. Normally they would never all he put together simply because of military law but it was time to show the world just what the Auxillius family was capable of.  
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[Zer0]

[SIZE= 18px]- General Artemis Romanov -[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 14px]" Thanatos 28 miles away from Mesa Skydocks "[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 18px]T[/SIZE]he battle sirens rang on the third day as the silhouettes of the enemy's wyvern titan Belial and their four battle cruisers came flying into view of the alliance's long range reconnaissance drones. At twenty eight miles from each other the great plasma shields of both sides were up as the five armies began laying siege with hot white beams from powerful long range armaments and giant cannons that rained booming bombs that exploded in great plumes of fire and smoke at the mechs and infantry on the sand.


The main African army were ready to face the main Bulk of Brittannia and Russia's armies, while most of U.S. and Japan moved to flank the battalion guard of the titans and Thanatos that separated with the monsters to face them.


Artemis' walking fortress lumbered in the center of the marching U.S. formation, while ten firing battle cruisers hovered at the rear. Dulcia and Excidium were at the front center and to their sides were Goliaths wielding giant plasma axes and tactical shields. As the army marched to the pace of the dragon turtle and the sands shook and shifted under the giant footfalls of Thanatos, General Artemis voice spoke through the comms of her soldiers.


"We are now embarking upon the greatest battle of our time." said Artemis with power to her battalion of two thousand four hundred who stopped just outside the enemy mechs' firing range. "The eyes of the world are upon us. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with us. In company with our brave allies and brothers-in-arms, we will bring about the destruction of Thanatos, the elimination of The Brotherhood's schemes, and security for ourselves in a free world!"


"Hoorah!"


"Ride out to the storm of battle, outlive all menace, and engrave in the souls of all who stand before you the grim eyes of death!"


"HOORAH!" roared the army.


And so it began. The mechs hollered and roared and when the final siren blasted, the mechs from the frontlines of the two warring sides charged and clashed.


"ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!" thundered Excidium and Levitas as the titans grappled on the western edge of the battle while all around them the titan's guards battled each other to try and find an opening to blast out an enemy titan's eyes; In the rear waited the reserves and behind the Britt's frontlines stood Belial, the wyvern titan, whose handler, wherever he is, was waiting for the order to strike.


Meanwhile Artemis' walking fortress was at the center, close to the rear of the frontlines deploying repair drones and holding up a plasma shield that protected the ranged mechs that dropped ballistic bombs at the enemy behind the melee fighters. Her fortress too acted as a refueling an re-supplying point; in the east edge of the fight, Dulcia the dragon turtle was slowly making its way towards the ground troops. She wasn't fast enough to crush the light ones, but she did mess up their battle formation as she bulldozed on with just a few powerful shield mechs protecting her head that had withdrawn in her shell. The enemy's attacks fell harmlessly on her tough shell, though they were able to blow up her tail. Then the three kaijus, Razor, Spitter, and a worm called Crusher strode forward from the reserves to engage her.


There was a deafening boom as two alliance battle cruisers exploded and fell from the sky. Belial shifted restlessly. With the way that battle was going, the alliance must reach Belial before they don't have enough battle cruisers to take it on. That titan was the second greatest threat next to Thanatos, it could fly and if it had its way it could bulldoze through the flying mechs, and wreck alliance formations clearing a path to the Mesa Skydocks.



[SIZE= 18px]E[/SIZE]veryone, dice battle begins after tomorrow, so feel free to let loose. But if you want to move the story forward, pick a dice battle mission:

• Search and destroy the handlers of Levitas and Belial. Will begin the dice battle once you've found them.
  
• Destroy Levitas and Belial. Dice battle begins once their mech guards are whittled down to 40%
  
• Destroy main bulk of Russian army. Dice battle begins once they're whittled down to 80%
  
• Destroy main bulk of Brittannia army. Dice battle begins once they're whittled down to 80%
  
• Defend the African, U.S. and Japanese battlecruisers. Dice battle begins once you reach their area.
  
• Defend the main bulk of the African, U.S., or Japanese armies. Pick one. Dice battle begins once you reach their area.
  
• Destroy enemy battle cruisers. Dice battle begins once you reach one of the four.
  
• Defend Mesa Skydocks from disguised saboteurs and assassins. Dice battle begins once you find one.
  
• Set up things to slow the approaching Thanatos. This great beast is still safe at the back of enemy lines where most of the army reserve is protecting it.
  
• Fight with Dulcia against the three kaijus. Dice battle begins once you find the handlers of the three kaijus or whittle down their mech guards to 40%
  

P.S. There's a better chance of succeeding and living if there's teamwork.



 @CkSmalling @Abdel featherfall @tammynorthland, @Beowulf

 

[tammynorthland]

• Destroy enemy battle cruisers. Dice battle begins once you reach one of the four.
  
• Destroy Levitas and Belial. Dice battle begins once their mech guards are whittled down to 40%
  

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The battle begun with explosions from a distance. Followed by sirens all over the camp area from the massive Mesa Skydocks. and the large battle-cruisers. to the tents some of the warriors were camped out inside of. There were tons of men and women gearing up for the final battle. This was where life and death meant nothing. Only honor among the warriors that chose to fight together or die alone. The mechs were the first to deploy. They were operated by higher ranks to begin the battle. Considering they had higher ranks and more mech fight time they were able to handle themselves. Following them were the soldiers that were commanded by each sector general. This also included General Artemis. Thus after that the long range cannons took control of the battle fields inception by firing off long range blasts to each reciprocating party causing explosions on the shield systems of the battle cruisers and some of the Kaijus and legendary beasts to screech and let out their battle-cries. The war was beginning. The battle had already gotten fierce. Some of the warriors were blasted apart from the enemy cannons. While other mechs were going against each other in the sky and above the ground in hover style combat. The machines clanked and revved their engines into life. While their weapons did the talking. The battle field begun with a shed of blood. Crimson even seemed to be the color of the day with the sky having small touches of red from the sunlight reflecting off the sand. Mechs fired shots into soldiers, other mechs, and mobile tanks, vehicles, and scarabs(crab like ships that specialized in ambush combat). They all seemed to play their battle smart, but at the same time brains didn't keep you alive. Only prepared you. The battle truly begun with the Division of the Crimson Canines with their friendly factions. All in together to win. The battle had the 400 special class soldiers. Shina and Redmann being 2 of them.


Their mission from the beginning was informed in the meeting hall to focus their abilities on the battleships.Following this was to go after Belial and Levitis. The mission was panned to work in team with the other special class soldiers. Some consisting of snipers, grenadiers, hand to hand warriors like Redman, along with many others. There were even some that specialized in explosives which was where they were really going to need it for the beasts they would soon be up against. Shina was docked with Redmanns mech in the mesa Skydocks. They already heard the battle taking place all over and the battle unleashing into a flurring rage between both parties. 


"Shina you ready for this?" Redmann said making his way to her side as they did the final checkups on their mechs.


Shina nodded. "Yeah, I just was wondering. If we lose this battle and all..."


"Dont worry about that. War is like a 5 course meal. Just go one bite at a time." He spoke quietly and softly. "We will focus on the battlecruisers first then off to Belial and Levitis."


Shina smiled and nodded before she put on her helmet along with Redmann copying her. They walked to their mechs where the loading port opened up revealing the cockpit. Shina used the Shiryokus leg as a hoist to hop inside. she sat down as the port begun to close. Followed by her plugging her ECU port of her bioptics mainframe in her spine to the bioptics command center of the Shiryoku. Her vision shut off turning her eyes black. "This is it. The battle our children will remember." Shina said to herself engulfed in the blackness of her vision. 


"Shiryoku, Activate!"












Shina felt the eyes open up like she was seeing for the first time again since she lost her eyes. She cleared the storms in her head. Making her vision into focus as she glanced over to Redmann. "Ready?!" She said voice coming over on her intercom installed in the Shiryoku. The loading bay begun to open up as the both were ready. They activated their jet thrusters And begun to feel the wind of the bay from the moving Skydock. They flew out along with 25 other special soldiers in their mechs. The battle was fierce already they were greeted with a fire blast from man angry pyro. Shina filled with rage from feeling the heat over her armor launched a blast from the rifle her mech got hooked up with blasting into the soldiers chest mount inside the mech. The mech collapsed right away. There was Redmann who flew down linking in to the mechs snagging its info. Redmann was basically a free warrior using any weapon class he touched. This is why he was so renouned in the Canines. He yanked the firelauncher. It appeared to be prominent in burst flames. "Shina ahead!!" There was a swird wielding mech there to greet her she used her jets to double back and tossed a quick shot into its chest blasting through the armor. The rounds were very prominent in the longrifle. And her shots were as well. Her senses never felt so good. She felt so locked into her sights like she never had before. Shina looked back as Redmann yelled duck. 


A roaring fireball exploded from the launcher as it coursed through a group of soldiers in their mechs Weakening them. Shina changed the long rifle into its blade counterpart before performing a 360 degree spin with two hands on the blade to give her best swing slicing through each one of the mechs vital parts. The Shiryoku was still unscathed. She was off to a great start but had no time to waste ammo. Shina continued on with 25 of the soldiers and Redmann in close formation as they provided cover fire. They were all  ordered to blow away anyhting that stands in their path on the way to the first battlecruiser. According to the mission debriefing they were told that each one had a different way to destroy it. The easiest one being leaked information from the enemy lines that The canines were able to trace being to take out its jets thrusters from behind the ship. Of course there was no telling if this was true.


"Shina, Redmann up ahead!" A grenadier soldier called before blasting two thumps from his cannon that he was bearing. The shots exploded and once the dust settled it revealed Calvary on the ground with launchers Shina transformed her sword back to the rifle upon aiming she was stopped by Redmann.


"I got this one!" Redmann chanted before blasting 5 puffs of the fire launcher onto the soldiers crisping apart their bodies even inside the suits from the massive intense flame. Followed by cover fire from another fellow grenadier. They were all still tight in formation with the snipers high up in the air to protects the hover front line warriors. Except Shina. They knew her battle skills we rent an issue close combat or long distance. The mission was going at a steady pace. The mechs, soldiers and ships all competing in an even battle between forces. They all had been acting tight as a team. Even if Shina never knew the other soldiers very well they still were all there to protect each other. Shina fought along side with Redmann. Himself having to re-control another mechs weapon of choice a long rifle like Shinas. He was like a sponge. Stealing any weapon ability through his suits computers. THe problem was he timed out every 10 minutes and so far they were in the battlefield for 20; The first battlecruiser begun to come up into view. They had been another 3 miles out away and the enemy forces were going to get tougher the closer they got.


"Ok once we get to the one mile marker we go ghost. COPY!?" Said Redmann.


Shina let out a "Yes sir." along with the other soldiers helping them out with the comms. "We will need to get closer though still 2 miles from ghost!"


Shina blasted off a rifle shot followed by Redmanns shot through a mechs armor. Some were tougher built than others but alot of their mechs seemed to be weaker than they ever thought. One of the reasons may have been who was building the mechs. Shina pulled out a bunker buster. "BUSTER GOING OUT!!" Shina waited to toss the bunker buster. A heavy demolitions explosive device that would leave a crater below them. Shina waited until she could toss it in the densest group followed by the squad flying up above the firing line as she clicked the explosive. BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!
 


Body parts from humans and mechs flew everywhere a couple mechs just injured leftover in the pile. Simply laid to waste by heavy gunners in the squadrent. As they flew back to a lower altitude and begun to rely more so on the enemies being taken out by the long shooters excluding Shina as her Gun was just a sword right now. The mission was going smoothly despite a few squad mechs were injured from a couple stray bullets that were able to clank against their armor and a few others that were direct hits. No one was down yet though. They couldn't afford to lose anyone for the first half of the mission. They came off aggressive the soldiers down below fighting each other and every once in a while a few would let loose up above. The plan discussed in the meeting hall was not allowed to be spoken of after the meeting that took place 3 days ago. Only word of mouth. All electronics were disabled during the time they entered to redue spies. and the plans were only given to trusted soldiers among the group. Of course there was only so much they could do. Considering that they were also separated in groups of 25-35 this would also thin the squads small enough while each group did their piece of the mission so not one group knew the whole plan amongst the special class soldiers like Shina and Redmann. 


However. They were told that once they took down the first battlecruiser there would be another group of soldiers hidden which would be revealed at a later time after the first part of mission one was completed. Shina and Redmann commanded to the others. "1 Miles left. Theres the battle cruiser." Going Ghost! NOW!"


The mechs all flew into a super tight formation before 4 sabatoge class soldiers tooke front back east and west of the flock and activated their cloaking devices. The group was able to vanish. Of course they also tossed smoke charged off to cover up themselves going invisible. This made it appear as if they were blown up. To the busy warriors and enemies who actually payed attention this was going to ensure it looked as if they were all killed in the "Explosion" 


The group held tight as they received no fire as they made their way to battleship cruiser number 1. Galantis. 


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@Zer0 @CkSmalling @Abdel featherfall @LordPicklesworth

 

[Zer0]

[SIZE= 18px]- General Artemis Romanov -[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 14px]" Thanatos 25 miles away from Mesa Skydocks "[/SIZE]
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[SIZE= 18px]O[/SIZE]n the bridge of the Endurance, Artemis stood before a giant holographic screen that showed the positions of allied and enemy units on a three-dimensional map of Deserty Nowhere. It wasn't accurate in many places as the enemy had signal jammers or blew up an allied mech that had a life sensor or scanner that had showed Artemis the location of foes, so there were real-time videos of the battle showing on the screen too, made possible through various observation drones, and the optics of mechs and foot soldiers.


On the bridge were her brigade's best operators and analysts helping with management and relaying her commands. As of now, they were establishing half-buried observation drones all over the battlefield and destroying the enemy's own.


An army of twenty-four thousand wasn't easy to manage, but when it comes right down to it, it was like commanding a squad, only bigger and requiring a wider field of vision and better communication. She had three battalions each commanded by a Brigadier General. Each battalion had eight hundred soldiers and was divided into four companies led by four Majors, and each company had two hundred soldiers mixed and matched for different major roles. That was a lot. Same for the enemy. And if you don't have eyes that's the best way to lose because then you wouldn't know what to base your next decision on, and in war some decisions must be made instantly.


" General, their preparing to 'cross the T' in the west. So they think Excidium will be defeated, eh? " huffed one of her analysts. 'Crossing the T', was a classic aerial mech maneuver which maximizes one side's offensive firepower while minimizing that of the opposing force. "The enemy's four battle cruisers are moving there, probably to support their titan, Levitas."


"Could be a bluff, if they move closer they'll be more vulnerable to our eight battle cruisers. We don't have good eyes there because of the rampaging titans." said Artemis. "Company B-5 and B-7 dig down. One hundred stalkers from company B-5 ambush and assault the ranged mechs behind the frontlines, the rest fall back at the orange rally point and prepare for underground ambush."


"Relaying command." said an operator and immediately did that.



" Company B-1 and B-3, feign retreat now." Artemis watched as the enemy's west flank rushed to envelope the alliance on western end. Excidium wasn't able to retreat quickly and took a fatal shot to the eyes, blinding him, but that's alright, this titan was used to being underground where there's no light. A smaller sacrifice compared to the reward.


"Ambush, now!" The bug-like mechs of Artemis' brigade, like the ones her bodyguards piloted, popped out of the sand, pulling startled enemy mechs down into tight tunnels where they were crushed by powerful mechanical pincers. Her withdrawing soldiers stopped their feigned retreat and turned around to lay fire on the now stuck mechs that were too big to get totally pulled in. But the enemy companies quickly halted its advance, shields up, saving about forty percent of its forces.


"Hang in there Excidium!" said Artemis as she saw the aerial enemy mechs take advantage of the left-behind titan to attack it.


It was a success for a loss. Not perfect, but she believed that Excidium was tougher than it looked. She saw the white titan fail to rake Levitas' hide, as it's knife-headed foe charged to spear it. Excidium's momentum carried him away from the fatal blow and he turned to backlash his opponent roaring madly.


"I need eyes on the situation with the battle cruisers now. Which of our guys are nearest?"


"General, Major Shina is up there with twenty five others. Shall I patch you in?"


"Yes." said Artemis. Though the friction between them was small compared to the lives Artemis was responsible for, she couldn't help but feel a bit apprehensive as to how the sniper lady would react to her, especially when it was as a general asking a lower ranking officer for information. She didn't want to pull rank on her, that would ruin their friendship more . . . Ah, look at her, worrying about personal matters more than the bigger picture and the hundreds of lives at stake. Artemis shook her head, no more of that. No more of that. She won't have another dead comrade because of her selfishness, she will pull rank if she had to.


@tammynorthland

Spoiler

(1-7) Artemis army success =6


(1-7 ) Artemis army evade =7


(1-8 ) Enemy success =10


(1-8) Enemy evade =1


(1-6) Excidium success =7


(1-6) Excidium evade =4

 

[Soviet Panda]

Connor sat in his mech on top of Dulcia's massive shell, with his Kaiju Minos laying down beside him and several Tungsten Wolf mechs positioned across the rest of the shell. Everyone knew what to do, so he had set up officers to manage the specifics. He was more of a fighter anyways, leading from the front instead of in the back. That being said he could see why leading from the rear was done a lot. It let you make decisions more calmly and kept you relatively safe so you could continue making those decisions. But you didn't get a feel for the battle like you did from the front, able to make snap decisions to save the squad or mission instead of having to wait for messages to be relayed and received.


But he didn't really have time to worry about it, the Dragon Turtle was making her slow way towards the enemy front and she'd need help surviving this. Her shell may be some of the toughest stuff around, but a big enough hammer could still crack it. Or in this case, a bunch of small hammers trying to strike the same spot all at once. "Alright Minos, up we get. We got a job to do." he told his kaiju, poking him to get him up. "Check equipment." he ordered his troops, who quickly made sure a round was loaded and everything was in working order. "You know what we're here for. Dulcia here can do a lot, but enough shark wolves can take down a lyasaur. Let's keep those shark wolves off her, yeah?"


And with that, he turned to face the approaching army, and saw some familiar enemies. "Hey, Minos, have a look at that." he said, pointing to Spitter and Razor. "We got some old friends. But don't worry, I'm here to help you now. Let's go say hi to them. Let's move!" Jumping off the shell of Dulcia, he engages thrusters mid air and goes into flight. Minos, meanwhile, landed with a thud and began bounding towards the three kaiju, a look of pure hatred in his normally calm and loving eyes. "Wolves! Minos and I'll need some back up!." he shouted as he swerved to reinforce Minos' charge into the enemy. And three other Tungsten Wolf mechs flew in behind him, guns raised and just waiting for them to get in range. And once they were, they unleashed a massive volley of high caliber and heavy ordinance at them.


The shear amount of fire power that those four mechs, Connor included, could put out was enough to cause the Britts and Ruskies to second guess themselves, if they didn't die in the carnage. The enemy kaijus, however, didn't really care. It obviously hurt, but their handlers didn't care to much for the safety or well being of their puppets. Good, it would allow Minos to play with them. The first kaiju that got in Minos' way was Crusher, who was immediately gored by Minos' horns and had it's limbs ripped off. Crusher died with barely a whimper, leaving only Razor and Spitter.


((Yeah, I know I could just beat them, but where's the fun in that?))

 

[tammynorthland]

Galantis came into view very fast. The battle seemed to draw attention away from them considering they were underneath the cloaking device. The warriors were all flying huddled in close formation. Shina flicked on her thermal optics which no longer needed to be powered by a seperate battery attachment. She saw in red and hughs of blues, greens, and yellows. The soldiers were currently all docked in the main bay. their first direct stop. If this was the case they would have to take their plan b. No way they could fight them all off between the 25 warriors they had despite the defensive soldiers with their shields it wouldnt be enough. They had to implemenet plan b


Plan A) Attack inside the main docking bay.


Plan B) go in from the sky tower control deck and face heavier defenses than the docking bay.


Each attack would prove to be tough. But the smartest choice may not be the easiest. The warriors were all prepared to give their life. "Ok guys which are we going to to plan A or B?"


( dice roll. 1-3= plan A 4-6= plan B)


(I dont know how to post the results but it was 2 Last call for anyone else who wants to fight with us against Galantis)


Shina had everyone suggest the docking bay. The warriors figured they could hold their weight being inside the mechs and the central bay revealed to Shina that all their heavy artillery was out on the battlefield. Meaning that every enemy would be mech-less and ride less. The battle was about to unfold they were approaching quickly. THey had to wait for the bay to open and deploy more soldiers.


Shina heard a transmission from general Artemis come in. "Artemis. We are approaching the Battelscuiser Galantis. We will need eyes inside. But I already can see most of them. Infiltration of Galantis begins as soon as the dock opens up. Feel free to chime anything needed in." Shina didnt sound to enthusiastic to hear her voice. She seemed it felt out of pity artemis was trying to help in the first place but Shina just figured to be relatively nice and not a total I'm uncultured. The girl approached the main dock with the soldiers as they all slowed to a hover keeping attention off of them for the time until the main gate was going to open. They waited and all prepped their gear inside the cloak. Some with busters ready. Others had grenades and launchers. There was Redmann who was about to time out of his skilset. Shina figured he could pick off them with whatever he could find. Hopefully a few mechs were inside. Shina just couldnt see all of them since it was viewed in thermal there wasnt a perfect way of telling which heat signatures were based from machines. This was the only surprise they would have. 


The gate begun to open. They flew inside as they were invisible. Watching the soldiers lung out into the battlefield to provide reinforcements to the ground. The battle was getting heavier. They waited for the dock to close revealing that several tanks and heavy armor mechs were up on the reinforcement docks. About 40 in total. This would pose a huge issue if they all hit the ground. They would have to destroy the mechs and tanks first that way they cant deploy them or get armed by the soldiers running around mad on the floor. 


"Ready....." A soldier whispered. 


"Yea." Redmann replied along with a few others.


The snipers lined up their shots while Shina pulled another bunker buster out along with the heavy grenadiers aiming at the mechs first in their lineup.


"GO!" They all shot off their weapons unleashing a wall of grenades heading toward the mechs first. The battle was now just beginning.


@Zer0 @Beowulf @Abdel featherfall @CkSmalling (battle begins now. @Zer0


any gm intervention is welcome at this point or you can let me let loose for the meantime. This is your call.)