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Dynamic Duo
Chapter 1.
Another Story begins with a battle. Jake Sat in his Thor, waiting, watching and listening to the battle unfolding before him. His friends and partner, Jack stood beside him in a firefly.
"On the left, on the left."
"Hold the line, there breaking threw."
"Heavy laser fire, they may be massing over here."
"Long range missiles incoming, we need artillery up here now!" The voices came over the radio, and Jake was helpless to save them.
"We have reports of areotech fighters coming in form the west, enemy 'Mech's may be massing on the left flank out side our number twelve defense zone. We have a Mad Cat making a drive at the number six defensive position." Spoke Jack over the radio.
"Roof top laser batteries, five and six, do you read."
"We hear you Captain." Came the heavily accented reply of a heavy laser battery operator.
"We have Areotech's coming in from the west, take them down before they can bombard the city.
"Roger that."
"Owens one and two, tag the mass point out side the number twelve defense zone for artillery."
"It's already done." Came the reply of William, the lance leader of the Owens lance.
"Bushwackers, nine and ten, take out that Mad Cat."
"Will do skipper."
"There breaking threw, we need back up."
"Hold that line."
"LRM barrage, brace for impact."
"We have an Annihilator and Thor coming in, there breaking threw, we need back up badly!" Came the cry's of desperate soldiers over the radio.
"Reserve lance's A and B Follow me, Jack, your with me as well." Jake said.
"I'm right behind you." Jack said.
Running his Thor at top speed, Jake ran through the battle hardened, and debris covered streets of his home planets most prosperous city. Now it was a burning battle ground. He got out of the outskirts, and moved toward the number six defense zone, where the desperate cry for backup had come from. He checked his radar, and saw the red marks indicating, the clan 'Mech's. There was over six of them. He spotted the Annihilator, and Thor easily, the other 'Mech's ranged from Shadowcat's, to Owens.
"Reserve lance A Spread out and help where ever you can, B you take out the four other 'Mech's driving in, Jack, you handle the Annihilator, can I count on you?"
"He won't even get a shot off." Was Jack's reply.
"Good, the Thor is mine." Jake said. He swept his cross hairs over the Thor who was using his ER PPC to Take out ground based lasers. The cross hairs went from green to yellow, to red, signaling a missile lock. He tightened his finger on the trigger, and sent a flight of LRM 15's at the Thor. They slammed into the Thor's upper torso, knocking his shoulder back and sending his ER PPC shot off target. It missed the ground based pulse laser he was aiming for, and vaporized a section of wall behind the grateful operator.
The Thor turned his attention toward Jake. Bringing his ER PPC around, he waited for it to recharge. Jake side stepped left, and opened up with his LB 10-X autocannon. The depleted uranium shells ripped armor off his already damaged shoulder. The Thor fired his ER PPC. The man made lightning bolt struck Jake's center torso. melting armor, but not penetrating. Jake fired his autocannon again, and again, shredding armor off like bits of paper. The ER PPC coils glowed blue, and the bolt lanced out and struck Jake in the leg. He stumbled, but remained standing. The damage wasn't too extensive. Switching to his own ER PPC, Jake tried to circle to the right some more. He fire the ER PPC, and it struck the same shoulder. This time penetrating the armor, and exposing myomer muscle.
"We'll see who's better." Jake said out loud to no one. He charged his Thor strait at the other Thor. Blazing away with his autocannons. His heat levels spiked into the red, and a wave of heat washed over him. Sweat stung his eyes, as he moved his 'Mech even closer to the enemy Thor. Stopping with the auttocannon, Jake brought his shoulder up, and slammed it into the enemy Thor. Knocking him to the ground. Firing his jump jets, Jake soared over the downed 'Mech. A flight of LRM's suddenly impacted with Jake's upper torso. Knocking him backwards, and almost making him fall flat on his back. With an expert hand on the stick, Jake landed the out of control 'Mech. He rolled to absorb the shock, and ended up in a crouching position. Checking his sensor's Jake saw the source of the LRM flight. There was a Vulture perched on the crest of the hill, hurling flight after flight of LRM's down into the fray below.
"Owens one and two, get over here and tag this vulture for artillery, tell them to lay in a light barrage." Jake yelled over the radio.
"Roger Captain, we're on our way."
"Jack, how you holding up?"
"Well I'm staying out of his range mostly, he can't get a fix on me long enough to fire those auto cannons of his, that vulture almost ruined me, stopped me long enough for him to get a shot off, good thing he missed."
"Keep at him, I'll cover you when I can." Jake stood up, and put his sights on the other Thor, as he tried to get up. When the cross hairs went red, signaling missile lock, Jake fired, then fired his ER PPC, and then opened up with his auto cannon as he charged at him. His heat levels went up to the top, alarms shrieked, the computer threatened to shut down. He pushed the override button and kept coming.
Struggling to get up, the fresh attack by Jake not helping, the second Thor, finally managed to get to his knees. He pivoted his body, and brought his ER PPC to bear on Jake. The coils glowed blue, the man made lightning bolt lanced out, striking Jake in the lower torso. He was knocked back, and his aim thrown off. His auto cannon shot went wide. His ER PPC recharged, the Thor's pilot tried to fire again.
"I don't think so!" Jake yelled out loud to no one. He fired his auto cannon one last time. The shots hit dead on, directly on the exposed myomer muscle, the muscle snapped, severing the connection with the ER PPC arm. The arm fell to the ground. Now his main weapon is gone, time for me to finish this once and for all. Jake thought. He brought around his own ER PPC, as the crippled Thor brought up his autocannon.
Side stepping to the left, Jake dodged the first burst of depleted uranium shells, and fired his ER PPC. The man made lightning bolt lanced forward, and struck in that same damaged shoulder. Recoiling from the blast, his next burst of autocannon shells went high. Counting down the seconds until his ER PPC was recharged, Jake continued to circle the enemy Thor. He fired again, this time he missed, the shot went just above the shoulder, scorching some armor on the way, but doing no serious damage.
"Maby this will help you captain!" A Bulldog appeared from the within the city streets, and fired a burst from his autocannon. The shells hit the Thor right in the right knee joint. The shells tore armor, and snapped cables. Pieces of shrapnel got caught in the ruined knee joint, and the whole thing carbonized from the heat of the shells. The Thor stumbled, but remained upright. He tried to bring his autocannon to bear on Jake, but his knee wouldn't let him turn his body enough. Time to finish you once and for all. Jake thought, as he pulled the trigger on his ER PPC. The blue bolt hit in the center torso. Sensing he would never win, the Thor's pilot ejected, his pilots couch soaring away on a jet of blue ion flame.
"Thanks." Jake said to the Bulldog that had saved him some trouble.
"No problem, next time, hack at the joints, it will slow him down and make him easier to kill." The Bulldog's operator said. Jake was amazed, that a warrior with such skill was stuck in a tank. Most tank operators don't live long at all, because they are easy prey for even the smallest Battlemechs.
The Annihilator Jack was fighting was completely cut off, and out numbered. All the advancing 'Mechs were destroyed, and he was fighting two damaged medium weight lances and Jake in his Firefly.
"You won't take me alive freeborn scum!" Yelled the Annihilator's pilot to every one on an open channel. He fired the two pulse lasers on his arms. They slammed into a Bushwacker, and stopped it dead. It fell to the ground, and was having trouble getting up. Then the Annihilator fired the two pulse lasers on his torso. They hit a Strider right in the head. The view ports on the Strider were pierced by the lasers, and the pilot was killed. His 'Mech remained standing.
Then the Annihilator pilot turned toward an incoming Bushwacker. The Bushwacker suddenly went into violent convulsions, and exploded. Smoke billowed from the Annihilator's autocannons. Jack moved in, and fired his three medium lasers. The Annihilator ignored them, and fried another Strider with all four of his pulse lasers. The blast sent the Strider flying backwards, and crashing to the ground. Jake yelled over the radio.
"Every one get a missile lock on him now!" Several voices confirmed his request.
"Fire now!" Jake yelled. Hundreds of LRMs, and SRM's slammed into the Annihilator. He survived a few of them, but nothing could have survived them all. He exploded.
"I wouldn't care to go through that again." Jack said.
Several bright flashes were seen in the distance.
"Artillery, Take cover!" Some one yelled.
The shells kept coming. There was about sixty of them in the air before the first one hit the ground. The explosions were intense. They tore buildings apart, pounded the ground, killed people and 'Mechs alike. Jake was thrown to the ground as a shell landed not far from him. A side of a building collapsed, and covered him with rubble and debris. The shells continued landing all over the place, moving in a line through the city. Jake couldn't see anything, his viewport was covered with ruble. The shells stopped, and he sat up. The rubble slid off his viewport and, he could see again. The city was burning even more now, and there was destroyed 'Mech's and equipment all over the place.
We can't survive another barrage like that. Jake thought. A flash caught his eye. Great more artillery. Wait a second that's not artillery, that's dropships!
"It's the dropships, we're saved!" Came a shout form some where.
"Not for long," came Jack's voice over the radio, "check out that spear head coming toward us.
With much difficulty, due to the fact his legs were covered in a big pile of debris, Jake managed to turn his view around enough to see behind him. A huge line of 'Mechs, in groups of two were charging toward the city.
"Lets go, with draw into the city, full retreat!" Jake yelled on an open channel. Missiles began to fly from the incoming 'Mechs.
Jake got up, sending the debris on his legs tumbling to the ground, and ran with the others into the center of the city.
Dynamic Duo
Chapter 1.
Another Story begins with a battle. Jake Sat in his Thor, waiting, watching and listening to the battle unfolding before him. His friends and partner, Jack stood beside him in a firefly.
"On the left, on the left."
"Hold the line, there breaking threw."
"Heavy laser fire, they may be massing over here."
"Long range missiles incoming, we need artillery up here now!" The voices came over the radio, and Jake was helpless to save them.
"We have reports of areotech fighters coming in form the west, enemy 'Mech's may be massing on the left flank out side our number twelve defense zone. We have a Mad Cat making a drive at the number six defensive position." Spoke Jack over the radio.
"Roof top laser batteries, five and six, do you read."
"We hear you Captain." Came the heavily accented reply of a heavy laser battery operator.
"We have Areotech's coming in from the west, take them down before they can bombard the city.
"Roger that."
"Owens one and two, tag the mass point out side the number twelve defense zone for artillery."
"It's already done." Came the reply of William, the lance leader of the Owens lance.
"Bushwackers, nine and ten, take out that Mad Cat."
"Will do skipper."
"There breaking threw, we need back up."
"Hold that line."
"LRM barrage, brace for impact."
"We have an Annihilator and Thor coming in, there breaking threw, we need back up badly!" Came the cry's of desperate soldiers over the radio.
"Reserve lance's A and B Follow me, Jack, your with me as well." Jake said.
"I'm right behind you." Jack said.
Running his Thor at top speed, Jake ran through the battle hardened, and debris covered streets of his home planets most prosperous city. Now it was a burning battle ground. He got out of the outskirts, and moved toward the number six defense zone, where the desperate cry for backup had come from. He checked his radar, and saw the red marks indicating, the clan 'Mech's. There was over six of them. He spotted the Annihilator, and Thor easily, the other 'Mech's ranged from Shadowcat's, to Owens.
"Reserve lance A Spread out and help where ever you can, B you take out the four other 'Mech's driving in, Jack, you handle the Annihilator, can I count on you?"
"He won't even get a shot off." Was Jack's reply.
"Good, the Thor is mine." Jake said. He swept his cross hairs over the Thor who was using his ER PPC to Take out ground based lasers. The cross hairs went from green to yellow, to red, signaling a missile lock. He tightened his finger on the trigger, and sent a flight of LRM 15's at the Thor. They slammed into the Thor's upper torso, knocking his shoulder back and sending his ER PPC shot off target. It missed the ground based pulse laser he was aiming for, and vaporized a section of wall behind the grateful operator.
The Thor turned his attention toward Jake. Bringing his ER PPC around, he waited for it to recharge. Jake side stepped left, and opened up with his LB 10-X autocannon. The depleted uranium shells ripped armor off his already damaged shoulder. The Thor fired his ER PPC. The man made lightning bolt struck Jake's center torso. melting armor, but not penetrating. Jake fired his autocannon again, and again, shredding armor off like bits of paper. The ER PPC coils glowed blue, and the bolt lanced out and struck Jake in the leg. He stumbled, but remained standing. The damage wasn't too extensive. Switching to his own ER PPC, Jake tried to circle to the right some more. He fire the ER PPC, and it struck the same shoulder. This time penetrating the armor, and exposing myomer muscle.
"We'll see who's better." Jake said out loud to no one. He charged his Thor strait at the other Thor. Blazing away with his autocannons. His heat levels spiked into the red, and a wave of heat washed over him. Sweat stung his eyes, as he moved his 'Mech even closer to the enemy Thor. Stopping with the auttocannon, Jake brought his shoulder up, and slammed it into the enemy Thor. Knocking him to the ground. Firing his jump jets, Jake soared over the downed 'Mech. A flight of LRM's suddenly impacted with Jake's upper torso. Knocking him backwards, and almost making him fall flat on his back. With an expert hand on the stick, Jake landed the out of control 'Mech. He rolled to absorb the shock, and ended up in a crouching position. Checking his sensor's Jake saw the source of the LRM flight. There was a Vulture perched on the crest of the hill, hurling flight after flight of LRM's down into the fray below.
"Owens one and two, get over here and tag this vulture for artillery, tell them to lay in a light barrage." Jake yelled over the radio.
"Roger Captain, we're on our way."
"Jack, how you holding up?"
"Well I'm staying out of his range mostly, he can't get a fix on me long enough to fire those auto cannons of his, that vulture almost ruined me, stopped me long enough for him to get a shot off, good thing he missed."
"Keep at him, I'll cover you when I can." Jake stood up, and put his sights on the other Thor, as he tried to get up. When the cross hairs went red, signaling missile lock, Jake fired, then fired his ER PPC, and then opened up with his auto cannon as he charged at him. His heat levels went up to the top, alarms shrieked, the computer threatened to shut down. He pushed the override button and kept coming.
Struggling to get up, the fresh attack by Jake not helping, the second Thor, finally managed to get to his knees. He pivoted his body, and brought his ER PPC to bear on Jake. The coils glowed blue, the man made lightning bolt lanced out, striking Jake in the lower torso. He was knocked back, and his aim thrown off. His auto cannon shot went wide. His ER PPC recharged, the Thor's pilot tried to fire again.
"I don't think so!" Jake yelled out loud to no one. He fired his auto cannon one last time. The shots hit dead on, directly on the exposed myomer muscle, the muscle snapped, severing the connection with the ER PPC arm. The arm fell to the ground. Now his main weapon is gone, time for me to finish this once and for all. Jake thought. He brought around his own ER PPC, as the crippled Thor brought up his autocannon.
Side stepping to the left, Jake dodged the first burst of depleted uranium shells, and fired his ER PPC. The man made lightning bolt lanced forward, and struck in that same damaged shoulder. Recoiling from the blast, his next burst of autocannon shells went high. Counting down the seconds until his ER PPC was recharged, Jake continued to circle the enemy Thor. He fired again, this time he missed, the shot went just above the shoulder, scorching some armor on the way, but doing no serious damage.
"Maby this will help you captain!" A Bulldog appeared from the within the city streets, and fired a burst from his autocannon. The shells hit the Thor right in the right knee joint. The shells tore armor, and snapped cables. Pieces of shrapnel got caught in the ruined knee joint, and the whole thing carbonized from the heat of the shells. The Thor stumbled, but remained upright. He tried to bring his autocannon to bear on Jake, but his knee wouldn't let him turn his body enough. Time to finish you once and for all. Jake thought, as he pulled the trigger on his ER PPC. The blue bolt hit in the center torso. Sensing he would never win, the Thor's pilot ejected, his pilots couch soaring away on a jet of blue ion flame.
"Thanks." Jake said to the Bulldog that had saved him some trouble.
"No problem, next time, hack at the joints, it will slow him down and make him easier to kill." The Bulldog's operator said. Jake was amazed, that a warrior with such skill was stuck in a tank. Most tank operators don't live long at all, because they are easy prey for even the smallest Battlemechs.
The Annihilator Jack was fighting was completely cut off, and out numbered. All the advancing 'Mechs were destroyed, and he was fighting two damaged medium weight lances and Jake in his Firefly.
"You won't take me alive freeborn scum!" Yelled the Annihilator's pilot to every one on an open channel. He fired the two pulse lasers on his arms. They slammed into a Bushwacker, and stopped it dead. It fell to the ground, and was having trouble getting up. Then the Annihilator fired the two pulse lasers on his torso. They hit a Strider right in the head. The view ports on the Strider were pierced by the lasers, and the pilot was killed. His 'Mech remained standing.
Then the Annihilator pilot turned toward an incoming Bushwacker. The Bushwacker suddenly went into violent convulsions, and exploded. Smoke billowed from the Annihilator's autocannons. Jack moved in, and fired his three medium lasers. The Annihilator ignored them, and fried another Strider with all four of his pulse lasers. The blast sent the Strider flying backwards, and crashing to the ground. Jake yelled over the radio.
"Every one get a missile lock on him now!" Several voices confirmed his request.
"Fire now!" Jake yelled. Hundreds of LRMs, and SRM's slammed into the Annihilator. He survived a few of them, but nothing could have survived them all. He exploded.
"I wouldn't care to go through that again." Jack said.
Several bright flashes were seen in the distance.
"Artillery, Take cover!" Some one yelled.
The shells kept coming. There was about sixty of them in the air before the first one hit the ground. The explosions were intense. They tore buildings apart, pounded the ground, killed people and 'Mechs alike. Jake was thrown to the ground as a shell landed not far from him. A side of a building collapsed, and covered him with rubble and debris. The shells continued landing all over the place, moving in a line through the city. Jake couldn't see anything, his viewport was covered with ruble. The shells stopped, and he sat up. The rubble slid off his viewport and, he could see again. The city was burning even more now, and there was destroyed 'Mech's and equipment all over the place.
We can't survive another barrage like that. Jake thought. A flash caught his eye. Great more artillery. Wait a second that's not artillery, that's dropships!
"It's the dropships, we're saved!" Came a shout form some where.
"Not for long," came Jack's voice over the radio, "check out that spear head coming toward us.
With much difficulty, due to the fact his legs were covered in a big pile of debris, Jake managed to turn his view around enough to see behind him. A huge line of 'Mechs, in groups of two were charging toward the city.
"Lets go, with draw into the city, full retreat!" Jake yelled on an open channel. Missiles began to fly from the incoming 'Mechs.
Jake got up, sending the debris on his legs tumbling to the ground, and ran with the others into the center of the city.