Chapter 1
Mattimeo, a Solar assault veteran, sat in the trench wearily, the blaze of gunfire coming from beside him, in front of him, and behind him. He stood up and fired his Plasma Rifle until the battery was empty, taking out an oncoming Anglo Isles Rifle Grunt.Hearing someone call from behind, "All fighting-fit gunmen to the nearest armor unit, we're sending in a squadron! All Assault and Bazooka Veterans are to escort them!""That's us, guys!" He commanded his squad, "Move out, cover that Battlestation and that AA unit!"Olympus Squadron was comprised mainly of Assault Vets, Plasma Vets, and Mortar Vets, but they had a few Rifle Grunts and Bazooka Vets mixed in as well. It seemed that the moment he lifted himself out of the trench, Mattimeo was hit in the shoulder with a shot from an Assault Veteran. It came from... the east? "What the hell? Is that..."As he spoke, a Western Frontier T-Copter landed nearby, pouring units out into the battlefield. "Damn, they must've taken the side of the Anglo Isles..."
Jonathan was on the deck of the Indefatigable, the mighty winds blowing the hair that was not protected by his bronze helmet. He looked below the ship, through the many dots in the vast blue abyss, to a mass of sand and trees covered in various explosions which blazed bright orange amongst all else. "Jonathan!" yelled a voice. Jonathan turned to address the man who spoke at him who turned out to be his fellow crewman, Darryl Highwind. "What is it now, Darryl?" Jonathan replied, his voice nearly drowned by the roar of the ship. Darryl's lips moved, yet no sound seemed to come from them. It didn't take long for Jonathan to realize why for at that moment, Anglo jets shot past, delivering missiles to the hull of the Indefatigable. The whole ship trembled violently and both Jonathan and Darryl were thrown form their feet onto the deck. "Blast those cursed Islanders!" swore Darryl, "Jonathan, get to the AA decks." Jonathan nodded and began to smile. "Those who touch our beloved ship shall pay the price tenfold!" And off he went, without any care or thought to the conflict in the trenches below him.
After having the bullet removed and his arm bandaged, Mattimeo was stubborn enough to return to the battlefield. He caught up with his Squadron, whose AA unit was firing missiles at a Windis Empire airship.He saw some troopers land nearby and ordered half his men to charge. "Get over there, we can't have the Windis screwing this up!"As they were running, his troop started firing plasma bolts at the Windis squadron that had just landed. "That'll be a nice welcome present for 'em!"