DEV's Revenge
Clan/Is Boarder
New CapeTown
The LZ
June 22nd 3060
Pacing back and forth General Drivin2fast was getting
more anxious by the minute. "Why haven't Cwolf or Eld
reported back in yet?" he wondered. The last contact
they had with wolf and eld was two hours ago when
Captain Gnost reported hearing a request for
reinforcements. Just as he was continuing to think of
what could have happened to Cwolf and Eld 1st Private
BloodRavin ran into the room. "Sir, Captain Eldreth
has returned from his scouting mission, you better
come see him yourself and he is alone" Ravin reported.
"Thank God Eld made it, why is he alone though? Oh
I'll ask Eld when I see him" the general said as he
followed Ravin down the long passage way to the
mechbay. As the large familiar bay doors opened
Drivin noticed that a large crowd was swarming around
Eldreth. Setting eyes on Eld's mech Drivin was taken
back in astonishment, "How could his mech withstand
such an onslaught and still be standing. By the looks
of things it is amazing Eld made it out alive himself"
he contemplated with himself... "But where is Cwolf?".
Walking a slow pace, that seemed to show anyone
around him that he was in charge, Drivin approached
Eld and then placed his hand firmly on his shoulder.
"Good to see you again Captain" greeted Drivin. "Good
to see you again sir" replied Eld, "Looks like you've
had quite a time, but where is Sergeant Cwolf?" Drivin
requested. Lowering his head Eld started to search
for words that seemed lost to him, "He..." still
searching for some way of saying correctly what had
taken place just over two hours before "He was engaged
in combat with over ten elementals... He killed around
eight I believe but his mech made contact with a Clan
land mine and he was downed. I...." deciding to
change what he was about to say "He is missing in
action sir". As he said the last few words all the
activity that had been going on in the mechbay seemed
to halt as the warriors and techs listened to Eldreth.
"The elementals swarmed him, I told him to follow me
but I had not known that my communication unit was
off-line due to my damage. He may have escaped" he
continued but all knew that escaping elementals on
foot was an extremely unlikely chance. Trying to hold
back his anger Drivin clenched his fists as tightly as
he could. Cwolf had been recruited from a small time
unit called 'The Dread Legion', they were DEV's allies
and Cwolf had been a promising Laser specialist as
well as a friend to all of DEV. "All that trouble
wasted... A good loyal pilot wasted because of those
elementals." the rage now filling his mind. "We can't
send a force out at this time to find him... I'm sorry
Eld. We just can't spare the troops." Drivin ordered.
Angry at himself for having to order such a order
Drivin went back to his office to sort out what to do
next with Major DarkElf's lance. After everything he
had gone though it was strange but Eld was the first
to say when Drivin had left that he was joining the
search party "I will search for Wolf... I mean I
don't want him to die under my command...". Coming up
behind him St.George, with a compassionate voice, said
"Maybe you shouldn't go, after all you were almost
killed today". Eld turned around and was about to say
something, the fire in his eyes shone brightly as if
he was reliving the battle . "He was my friend... I
owe him that much to find him even if it's his body"
he told her with a firm yet acknowledging voice. He
knew she was only wanting what was best for him yet he
left that he just couldn't leave Wolf alone to die...
if he wasn't dead already.
Having been given orders to continue their
special
assignment and not help Cwolf and Eld Gnost was
feeling extreme guilt. He was the one who had
discovered the message yet nothing was done about it.
No one was sent to help. This irritated him a lot and
knowing that eld had survived yet his on and off wing
mate Cwolf hadn't returned made it all the more
painful. He had no idea if Wolf was alive, dead or if
he was all alone dying because of some lethal wound.
"Buff..." Gnost asked sounding concerned "Do you think
he made it out alive or if he is..." Cutting into
Gnost's question Buff replied "I'm sure he is fine
Gnost. If I know Wolf he is already making his way
back the LZ or finding some way to contact us. He is
the luckiest son of a bitch I've known" laughing his
last sentence into his mic. "Yeah... I'm sure you're
right" Gnost said but still not sounding sure.
"Listen up guys..." DarkElf ordered, "We are coming up
to the Star League Cache. I want you all ready to
encounter CSV and CHk". A death like silence hit the
other four mechs who were the lance. Even though a
lance consisted of four mechs Drivin had deemed it was
necessary to use a command mech and a lance of mechs
for a more flexible command station while at the Star
League supply cache. "Sir please repeat that last
order" Rot requested. "I said once at the Star League
Cache we will be expecting company" Elf repeated. "I
mean... who did you say we were going to be
expecting?" ...again the silence filled the cockpits
of the mechs. "We will be expecting a main force from
CSV and a force, Fang believes to be smaller, from
CHk" Elf confirmed.
After hearing what Elf had just said Rot clenched
his
teeth tightly against each other, squeezed his hands
into compact fists and then closing his eyes slowly he
let out a blood curdling war cry. "YES!!" he yelled
with a force that Buff could almost feel it from his
mech. "This is too good. First we learn that clanners
are here and then we learn that CHk are here also!
Tekken is mine" "Realm is mine my young Luke" Buff
replied. Having decided that they will win and that
the Star League Cache would be theirs without much
trouble Buff and Rot continued to talk to each other
for the next ten minutes on how they would beat their
already chosen opponents. Keying in a few short
commands Rot's scanners widened to scan a radius of 1k
instead of his default 0.5 passive radar radius.
Smiling he noticed a few dirty buildings which
signified the lift that led to the under ground Star
League cache. "Looks like we've here sir" he reported
to Elf. "It appears we beat the clanners here" Reaper
decided to say. This was the first time he had joined
into the conversation about the Star League cache.
Due to his childhood he had been brought up being
taught that the Star League was a sacred legend, and
now here he was about to take their supplies. He
couldn't believe it. He wasn't sure if he should be
overjoyed or sickened so he just kept to himself on
that subject. Entering the old, slow loading lift
Elf, Gnost and Reaper descended into the Star League
supply cache. Making sure they had descended without
harm Rot started to patrol the area with Buff. "Hey
Rot come here and look at this, check out this
building" he said. Increasing speed slowly towards
Buff's stationary MadCat he saw a little hut with the
roof having been destroyed. "It's like a little toy
house" he laughed. "How sad you are Buff" he joked.
Taking a look around at the plains he said with a
tired voice "Look at those rocks and trees. Couldn't
be any more relaxing could it Buff?". He couldn't
have been any further from the truth. Without notice
the lift shaft that had allowed the three DEV pilots
to enter the Star League Cache was engulfed within a
ball of flames and smoke. "What the ...?" Yelled Rot.
Going into zoom he tried to look into the hell like
sight of fire he could see something ... no ... two
things ... "Holy Shit!... It's the Clanners Buff! They
are here!". Over DEV's own frequency CHk_Tekken
laughed out "You idiots!, you let us know where this
cache was and now we know where you are. You are
separated and out numbered... I claim you both as ?".
Rot hated Tekken's so smug tone of voice that he
wished he could just kill with his bare hands.
Thinking fast Buff replied "I challenge you to an
honour duel", "Do you think I am that naive You beat
me once on that tranquil world of yours because of an
honour duel. I will not accept and better still I
will claim you as my prize now!". Rot and Buff
changed their comm frequency and just as they did two
white, spectre coloured mechs sprinted towards Buff
and Rot followed by two more. The first two were
Madcat D, Tekken and Realm, whilst the other two were
an Avatar and a Daishi.
There in the darkening day stood two great warriors
faced against great odds. This is when heroes are
forged out of the fire pits of war, this is when
heroes are put to the ultimate test of faith in
themselves and their mechs. There standing in the
darkening day, war at it's most ugliest, stood two
great warriors against great odds. There a battle was
fought, one that not only decided their faith but
decided the faith of the very foundation of the Inner
Sphere... it just wasn't know yet.
..............to be continued
~author Cwolf