World Of Mechs
Going Down Hard & Last Transmission
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"Ruby Rose...dossier...A wonder in almost everything. The best pilot I've ever seen. Top of her class. Good in just about everything else..."
Piloting: 100/100
Weapons: 92/100
System Maintenance: 90/100
Comms: 88/100
"Yang Xiao Long...dossier...Expert when it comes to Mech Weapons...and a good pilot...but terrible with Comms... And even System Maintenance."
Piloting: 90/100
Weapons: 100/100
System Maintenance: 68/100
Comms: 40/100
"Jaune Arc...dossier...A good pilot...good with system maintenance, but not as good with Comms and Weapons."
Piloting: 85/100
Weapons: 59/100
System Maintenance: 83/100
Comms: 57/100
"Nora Valkyrie...dossier...Loves to use weapons...any kind...but struggles in nearly everything else."
Piloting: 69/100
Weapons: 94/100
System Maintenance: 54/100
Comms: 60/100
"Pyrrha Nikos...dossier...The Perfect girl. An Expert at everything. It seemed like nothing can stop her."
Piloting: 99/100
Weapons: 97/100
System Maintenance: 97/100
Comms: 95/100
"Lie Ren...dossier...Definately good with System Maintenance, and a good pilot, but ok with every other category."
Piloting: 85/100
Weapons: 76/100
System Maintenance: 89/100
Comms: 72/100
"These Six were the best of the best new recruits. The others were so disappointing...But these six..I thought they would help us out..."
"-Foster, I need that damage report now!" Natalia shouted off in the distance. They were in the same room where Ruby and the others drank their coffee.
"You wanted to see us, sir?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah...okay, you two, I have bad news and worse news. The bad news is that you're the only ones who didn't make it out of the drop ship before we hit...the worse news is that you're the only Mechwarriors anywhere near here...here's a quick status report..." Natalia handed the two a clipboard with the Icarus's damage on it.
"Damn...it really was hit hard!" Yang noticed as she looked at all the red areas on the report.
"It was a rough landing, but the Icarus held together...mostly...,At the first sign of trouble, we hot dropped the other combat teams. Bravo Lance is out there somewhere, but we've lost all contact. Is there something beyond worse? Here it comes." Natalia looked off to the distance.
"How bad is our freaking situation, sir?!" Ruby demanded.
"Calm down, Ruby." Yang reassured her sister.
"*Ahem!* The Drop Ship's Long Range Sensors and Weapon Systems are out. They'll be coming for us and soon." Natalia explained. "Lieutenant Foster tells me that most of our BattleMechs are offline, but he and the other Techs are trying to get one up and running...so, let's do what the Wolf Dragoons are payed to do. Improvise." Natalia sighed as she explained her plan.
"Improvise?! Are you serious?!" Ruby shouted.
"Ruby! Don't talk back like that!" Yang pulled on her ear.
"Ow!" Ruby screeched.
"Anyway, confirm your Mech status, then recon and secure the immediate area. Fast. I'll keep trying to raise Bravo Lance on Comm." Natalia left them. Now, Ruby and Yang needed to wait for Foster's approval.
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20 minutes later...
Ruby was dwindling her thumbs and Yang was looking out the window.
"Ruby! Yang! Get to the hangar! I've got a Mech up and running!" Foster shouted over the loudspeaker. Ruby and Yang booked it to the hangar where they found Foster next to the same Mech Natalia was standing near when she explained what was going on.
"Say hello to the Cougar Mech." Foster used his hand to give a dramatic entrance for the Mech.
"The Cougar? Isn't that...a...light Mech?" Ruby asked as she was a little disappointed.
"Yeah. It was all we could get to work in the elated time." Foster explained.
"Ugh..my first mission is going to be in this thing?" Ruby complained.
"She loves the Medium and Heavy Mechs, Foster." Yang whispered.
"I can get that. Everyone does." Foster chuckled. "Anyway, get on in. It's equipped with two Pulse Lasers, which act as your energy weapons, one Auto Cannon which acts as your ballistic Weapon, and two Javelin Missiles, which act as your...missiles." Foster explained the weaponry on the Mech. He pulled down a latter that allowed them to climb into the chassis of the Mech to control it.
"Good luck, you two." Foster began to open the hangar door that led to the outside. The two got into the chassis and sat down in two of the four chairs that were in there. Ruby was in the front of the chassis, and was able to pilot the Mech with multiple levers that acted like arcade joysticks. Yang was to Ruby's right, and she handled the systems that operated weapons, since she was an expert on that. The Comm network was already online, so they didn't need anyone there. And Ruby would switch places with Yang so she could deal with the System Maintenance if it came down to it.
Ruby and Yang strapped into their chairs as they activated the Mech, and walked it outside. Ruby and Yang also put on some headsets so they could communicate with Natalia and Foster.
"I've got good news, Major. The Techs and I were able to use parts from some of the Heavy Mechs to fix the Cougar Scout Mech." Foster explained over the comms.
"Wait-you took parts from the Heavy Mechs to fix the Light Mech?!" Natalia asked for confirmation.
"That's exactly what I said, Sir." Ruby joked.
"Well, um...y-yeah, I-I thought that...I...oh..woah, I'm reading some signatures in the canyon to the north of our position...we've got company." Foster explained as he uploaded a mini-map to the Cougar's systems.
"Ruby, Yang. Proceed north and investigate..Briefing Boy, we need to talk." Natalia and Foster got off the comms.
"Well, He's in trouble." Ruby smiled as she checked everything so they were green to go.
"Yep. Foster isn't in a good spot." Yang chuckled.
"I heard that." Foster growled over the Comms.
The area they were in was a grassy area, with trees, waterfalls, and mountains. The two Mechwarriors were to the right of the Icarus which was still idle. It couldn't move at all. There was a big river in front of them and was around maybe a few feet (In Mech Feet) away. Ruby started to move the Cougar towards the lake that led to another patch of land. However, they noticed these tiny little specks on the ground.
"Infantry squad, inbound!" Foster announced.
"Infantry? Who would want to fight a Mech on foot?! Hehe...looks like your lucky day, girls." Natalia went off the comms. Ruby moved the Cougar towards the group of Infantry. There was about 20 members of the squad. She walked through a body of water that was coming from the waterfall that was to her left. They stopped right in front of the Infantry squad and remained still. The Infantry units began firing laser guns and rockets at the Mech. They gave it everything they had.
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But it looked like nothing was happening.
"Hahahahahahaha!" Ruby and Yang laughed together. Ruby rolled her chair over to some computer monitors in the Mech.
"Status on the armor?" Yang asked. Ruby chuckled.
"100%. They didn't do jack." Ruby smiled as she was typing in the computer to update the systems.
"What should we do with them?" Yang asked as she got a devilish smile. Ruby pushed herself to the piloting controls where she ended up turning the chassis a little bit downward, as if the Mech was looking straight at them. The infantry units were sweating.
"Squash them." Ruby then had the Cougar go full speed at the infantry squad and step on each one of them. Their blood exploded when they were stepped on.
"Oh, that was fun!" Yang chuckled.
"Let's keep moving forward." Ruby moved the Mech towards a little ridge that blocked their way.
"The sensor readings come from beyond this ridge. Use your Jump Jets to hop over Short Obstacles." Foster advised the girls.
"Lieutenant, you are talking to two trained Mechwarriors, not Tank Jockeys." Natalia snapped at him.
"Hehe...Yang? Can you activate the fuel for the Jump Jets?" Ruby asked.
"Sure." Yang pulled a lever that was nearby that had the label "Jump Jets" on them. She pulled it and the Mech suddenly hovered upwards.
"This is fun." Ruby smiled as she moved the Cougar forward to get over the ridge. They did and then when they touched down, the Mech leaned over a bit like it was drunk. No matter how you land, it's still difficult to balance the Mech after using them. That's it's only downside.
"Reading Infantry Base dead ahead." Foster said.
"Level it!" Natalia ordered.
"All weapons are online, girls. You're good to go." Foster explained to them as he got off the comms.
"Let's go!" Ruby moved the Mech at full speed towards the little base nearby. But then, suddenly, two helicopters flew by them.
"It's official. They know we're here and they will be coming for us." Natalia pointed out as they knew they would be targeted soon.
"Yeah...We need to wrap this up." Yang pointed out as she started to switch up the weapons. She switched to the Auto Cannon.
"Firing!" Ruby shot the Auto Cannon at a building that was a distance away. It took it down with one shot. The whole building was leveled.
"Nice!" Yang shouted as she cheered her sister on. She switched to the long range Javelin Missiles. Ruby shot the missiles at another big building that ended up going down immediately. There was also a helicopter pad that Ruby shot with the missiles. It was destroyed as well. Then, they saw these two odd buildings. One looked like a sort of one story house with a green roof. She shot the building, and it had some sort of armor down there. Big enough to held fix damage on a Mech.
"Ruby, Yang, be sure to secure any salvage you find." Foster explained to them.
"Right..." Ruby got off the comms for a second.
"Do you think that's salvage down there?" Ruby pointed to the big armor.
"It may be. But we don't have any damage on our Mech, so we can leave it alone." Yang advised.
"Okay." Ruby then looked over towards this building that looked like some sort of storage facility. She destroyed it and it revealed some sort of power source. It was blue and emitting a blue light.
"Hmm..." Ruby walked over to it and as soon as she stepped on it, a mini support robot walked over to it and picked it up...and put it on the Mech. It then absorbed it's power.
"Uh, Ruby? Energy Weapon power just increased by 100%. It's power doubled!" Yang shouted.
"What?!" Ruby got out of her chair and then looked at the monitor. What Yang had said was true. The Pulse Lasers were increased by 100%.
"Huh..." Ruby was shocked as she hadn't seen it before.
"Well, whatever just happened, know that we need to conserve our ammo. The power is limited. We only have a certain number of shots before this extra power goes away." Yang explained.
"How much? Do you know?" Ruby asked.
"Hmm..200 shots." Yang answered as she typed some codes into the computer.
"Alright. I'll conserve my shots. Switch to the Auto Cannon or the Javelin Missiles." Ruby ordered.
"On it." Yang switched to the Auto Cannon.
"I've got readings that look like a supply convoy of some kind. You should check it out." Foster recommended. Ruby and Yang piloted the Mech towards another path leading to a drop. And another Infantry Squad approached them.
"More Infantry. Are they crazy?!" Foster asked.
"These guys must be Fanatics...Don't waste your ammo! Pretend that there's poor, bloody infantry or bugs, and step on 'em." Natalia recommended, but slightly ordered.
"Oh, we plan to." Ruby smiled as she gladly stepped on each Infantry member. They got to the drop and saw a line of Tanks and trucks being transported somewhere.
"Confirmed! Supply Convoy it is!" Foster confirmed.
"Seriously? Huh...time to blow it up!" Ruby dropped down and began to do battle with the tanks. However, The Tanks weren't just there for show. They actually fought back with powerful missiles. There were 5 Tanks surrounding the trucks that were carrying materials, and in total, there were 3 trucks. Ruby shot the trucks immediately and they blew up without a second thought. Hell, she even stepped on one and it flew several feet before crashing and being destroyed. But, the Mech was taking damage. The Tanks weren't holding back. Ruby and Yang were being tossed around a little in the cockpit.
"Yang! Is there any damage to the armor?" Ruby ordered.
"Um..." Yang started to type fast on the keyboards. Ruby waited 10 seconds before asking again.
"Yang!"
"Sorry! You know this isn't my strong suit!" Yang finally got the monitor up.
"So? What's it at?!" Ruby shouted as she herself switched to the Javelin Missiles and destroyed two of the tanks.
"Um...90%. We're holding steady!" Yang announced.
"Well, I can't fire my weapons right now!" Ruby growled as she was moving around to maybe fake out the missiles.
"Well, I can't do anything about that! Overheating happens normally with BattleMechs! With every shot fired, heat builds up and eventually, the Mech overheats." Yang lectured her little sister as she strapped herself in.
"Okay, then!" Ruby fired her upgraded pulse lasers at the Tanks that then blew them up within a few shots. It took 8 shots (But really 4 since there are two Pulse Lasers,) to take them down.
"There we go! All of the tanks are down!" Ruby exclaimed as she cheered.
"Armor still holding at 87%." Yang gave a quick status report.
"Girls, that convoy was going somewhere. Find out where. Lieutenant Foster, can you get us some coordinates?" Natalia ordered.
"Almost got them online...ah! There we go!" Foster gave the coordinates to this base that was nearby.
"Hmm...this is weird...Something is going on here..." Ruby felt like something was really amiss.
"Yeah..." Yang and Ruby kept going. But before they did, they walked over towards the trucks. They saw that there were four pieces of Salvage that dropped from the trucks. One held both Armor and Missiles, another held Ballistic weapon crates, and another was a power source. They walked over to them and absorbed them, just like before. Now, the power of the Energy Weapons was increased by 200%, And Ballistics and Missiles were increased by 100%. However, they quickly tested out the new weapons. Now, the Pulse lasers were purple and fired in a quick succession, and, if targeted on a enemy like a tank, it would even lock on. The Auto Cannon now shot two bullets instead of one. And the Missiles then changed color when they were shot. Originally, when they were fired, they had a blue color. Now, they were gold.
Now, they walked past the wreckage of the tanks and trucks and saw this sort of...tunnel that was guarded by two cannons. It had multiple truck parked near it's entrance. It seemed like truck and Tanks went through there.
"Hmm...I'll blow up the turrets first." Ruby switched to the Auto Cannon Lv. 2 and shot one of the turrets. They were long range missile turrets. They shot back immediately. The other turret shot them as well. Ruby switched gears and shot the other turret to weaken it. Ruby the was able to take them both out. She went full speed towards the tunnel where she blew up the trucks. However, little did she know that there were turrets to her left that she didn't know about along with some sort of Headquarters.
"Sir...it looks like this an...Infantry Headquarters and Support Facility...but I'm getting some weird readings...I can't pin it..." Foster kept working on getting intel.
"Who are these crazy bastards?! Wipe them out!" Level their HQ Building and watch for any salvage!" Natalia ordered.
"On it!" Ruby then shot down the turrets that led to the entrance of the HQ.
She then drove the Mech through the entrance, and then was informed by Foster.
"New readings..." Foster paused for a moment.
Then, four mechanical people appeared from the back of the building.
"Woah, that's some sort of Hybrid Power Armor!" Foster exclaimed, clearly shocked.
"Hybrid Power Armor?! What is going on here? Planetary Militias don't have Power Armor!" Natalia shouted.
"Uh, how strong is Power Armor?" Ruby asked quickly.
"They're stronger than Tanks, that's for sure." Yang answered.
"Okay..." Ruby then fired her weapons at the multiple Power Armors. She seemed to do damage to them, but it didn't really seem like it.
"How much can these guys take?!" Ruby exclaimed as she fired her Javelin Missiles at one. Both hit and blew one of the Power Armor's up.
"Good! Keep going!" Yang said as she switched up the weapons.
Ruby then destroyed two of the Power Armors as she kept moving around to fake out the Power Armors. It was shooting both missiles and green lasers.
"Die!" Ruby the fired an Auto Cannon at it and she then blew up the final Power Armor.
"Yeah!" Yang cheered.
"Now to level the HQ!" Ruby started firing nonstop at the HQ building. It was destroyed in moments.
"Foster is reading no signatures...good job, Girls! Return to the Icarus ASAP." Natalia ordered.
Ruby was walking the Cougar slowly back to the Icarus's drop point. The Icarus was getting repairs during the mission from the Techs. Then, Foster got something.
"Sirs! I'm receiving a Video Feed from Bravo Lance!" Foster shouted.
"Finally!...Transmit it." Ruby and Yang stopped moving the Cougar to watch the transmission.
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The Static, non colored image showed two Mechs. One mech was a Thor model, (A Medium Mech) and another was a Vulture Model. (A Light Mech) The transmission was pretty cryptic and static, meaning the group could barely hear anything regarding speech. But, they did hear something.
"Hey! Watch yourself-..."
"Look out!"
The Vulture Mech was taken down by some sort of cannon. The Thor was close to destruction as it's chassis was lighting up as if it was on fire. The same cannon took out the Thor. It fell to the ground. Almost immediately, some sort of light was coming from the Mech. The image was shaking. Then, an explosion came out. Then, the image was cut.
"Oh my god..." Ruby whispered as she went back to the pilot seat.
"Lieutenant, can you get that back?" Natalia asked.
"I can't, Major. There's nothing to get back." Foster sadly answered.
"I see...Any...sign of the rest of Alpha Lance?" Natalia asked.
"N-No, sir." Foster drifted off.
"Girls, get back to the Icarus. For now, it's just you and that Scout Mech, but this operation continues..."
Like I said, Dragoons improvise.
"Jaune...Nora...Pyrrha...Ren...You guys better be okay...Damn it..." Ruby whispered. "They were part of...Alpha Lance...No...they are Alpha Lance..."
Things are going to get juicy soon. Trust me. Soon, we'll know more...
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