StarCraft II: Outer Haven
Chapter 002: Forceful Persuasion
Prologue
After the Brood War, the Terran Dominion becomes the most preeminent Terran power in the Koprulu Sector thanks to the eviction of the United Earth Directorate. Since Jim Raynor cannot accept Dominion Emperor Arcturus Mengsk's tyranny, so Raynor's Raiders return to the fight against the Dominion after the Battle of Char Aleph.
Under Jim's leadership, Raynor's Raiders have multiple attempts to foment rebellion against the Dominion, but they have met little success…
This time, Jim Raynor tries to start his revolution by destroying Backwater Station, the center of Dominion logistics on Mar Sara. However, a private army called Militaires Sans Frontières takes over the Backwater Station before the arrival of Raynor's Raiders…
The Outlaws?
Point of View: "Jim" Raynor
"Hello. Mr. Jim Raynor. This Backwater Station is under Militaires Sans Frontières' control now. What will you do?"
Before the Mar Sara Dominion logistics headquarters' front gate, Jim Raynor and his followers are stopped by an unknown army who call themselves Militaires Sans Frontières. Things come totally unexpected to Raynor. There is no any Dominion soldier seen near this Dominion base, but an unknown faction with "Diamond Dogs" patch appears from nowhere.
This unknown army is undoubtedly different to what Raynor has ever seen among different Terran armies. First, none of those strangers is using the CMC Powered Combat Suit (CMC armor). CMC armor is the most basic and also the most common military equipment of every Terran military organization. It is used Dominion, Kel-Morian Combine (KMC), Umojan Protectorate, United Earth Directorate (UED), mercenaries, privates, rebels and every military organization Raynor has known. However, the different types of unknown armor or suit wore by this unknown army are clearly not CMC armor.
Compare to the traditional CMC armor, all personal protective equipment which used by this unknown army is too light and their armor plating is too thin. They all seem lack of protectiveness or intimidation which Terran marines usually have. However, the mobility and the agility of these unknown armors are clearly better than traditional CMC armor.
Secondly, none of those unknown soldiers is using the standard C-14 Impaler gauss rifle. C-14 rifle is the most common weapon among Terran soldiers. It utilizes gauss-assisted technology to accelerate ferromagnetic projectiles at hypersonic speed through a process of magnetic induction. The C-14 usually fires hypersonic 8 mm armor-piercing metal "spikes". While the rifle is gauss-assisted, it still utilizes traditional means to firing projectiles such as gunpowder, which is known to cause issues with the rifle when the ammunition becomes wet. The magnetic induction that gives the gauss rifle its name is achieved via a magnetic accelerator pack within the gun. Its frame allows the user to install a retractable bayonet.
Clearly, those strangers are using different types of weapon. Most of their weapons are smaller and lighter than what typical Terran marines use except those unknown rifles used by humanoid robots. Most unknown weapons' sizes are relatively similar to AGR-14 rifle or C-20A rifle used by light armor soldiers, and they lack the retractable bayonet.
Thirdly, the robotic units of this unknown army just don't match any known Terran war machines Jim Raynor has seen. All of them are smaller and full of poly style. Their appearances just stand out from usual Terran design.
Despite all odds, the most important question to Jim Raynor is: Which side are these strangers on?
"Militaires Sans Frontières? I never heard this name before. Are you a new anti-Dominion rebel group?" Raynor questions. He didn't expect any military force beside his Raynor's Raiders or Mar Sara locals would enter the Dominion Logistic Headquarters before them. No intel had showed that there was powerful foreign military unit being on this planet until now. This is too sudden.
"Militaires Sans Frontières is not rebel. We are businessmen. A new kind of business." The supposed leader of this unknown army answers. He is in an unknown tight military wear which looks like Hostile Environment Suit, but that suit has great differences comparing to what Dominion Ghost wears: Ghost never bothers to use cookie dough camouflage because they can turn invisible, and this suit has far more armor than what Ghost Suit barely has. Raynor saw this man using his mysterious Psionic Power to attack Dominion marines before, so this man shouldn't be a Dominion Ghost. Then, what he is?
"So, what're you doing here? This is a Dominion base. Are you siding with them?" All Raynor's people feel suspicious that Militaires Sans Frontières shows up when they are going to push the Dominion away from Mar Sara. Some of the locals are ready to attack these strangers if they are working for Dominion.
"The Dominion forces on Mar Sara are in mismanagement, and they devastate the local population on this planet. So, we, Militaires Sans Frontières, come here as black knight to take over valuable Dominion assets. Like I said before, we're merely businessmen here. We're neither enemy nor ally to you." The leader of Militaires Sans Frontières answers. Raynor wonders whether Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF) is a new pirate militia, because MSF stole the whole Dominion Logistic Headquarters before him.
"What will you do with these Dominion facilities?" Raynor asks because he knows all Dominion forces on Mar Sara relying on the supplies from this logistic headquarters. The materials stored in this station are what keeping them alive without other planets' support. It is a little fortune.
"MSF will turn this Dominion logistic headquarters into a new Forward Operating Base (F.O.B.)." The MSF leader says while another Diamond Dogs' VTOL lands in the former Dominion base and unloads more soldiers.
"Are your guys going to station on Mar Sara forever?" Jim asks suspiciously.
"No, we won't stay forever, and we will leave Mar Sara once we get what we want." The man answers simply.
"Dominion have abducted many common folks and forced them to work in mines. Will you release them?" Raynor asked. If Militaires Sans Frontières don't let people go back their home, he will fight them no matter what they say.
"My medics are looking after the prisoners. Those poor guys can go home whenever they like once the situation is clear. I mean if you don't open fire." The MSF Leader gestures those former prisoners to stay in cover.
"I'm okay with you controlling this Dominion base if you are not enemy to us or the locals. Are you going to fight other Dominion forces on Mar Sara? If yes, maybe we should work together." Jim suggested.
"I doubt MSF and your Raynor's Raiders fighting Dominion together is a good idea. Since we want to capture all Dominion assets as intact as possible, brute force isn't going to do MSF any good. We'll try a more surgical solution. So, no thanks." The MSF Leader rejects Jim's proposal surprisingly and walks back into the former Dominion base.
"Wait. I don't even know your name. How should I call you?" Jim yelled.
"Call me Big Boss."
Point of View: "Big Boss"
After speaking with Jim Raynor, Big Boss walks back to the main building of the Dominion logistic headquarters. Other Diamond Dogs soldiers stay at the front gate to stop the rebels or the locals from entering the Dominion base. The base actually suffers very little damage despite the surprise military strike by the Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF) and the anti-Dominion revolt in Backwater Station. Without the protection of Dominion marines and war machines, remaining Dominion personnel have no choice but surrender. There is almost no resistance against MSF occupation. Dominion prisoners are being locked inside the main building under Diamond Dogs soldiers' watchful gaze while most of the local prisoners are released from their cells. Dangerous prisoners are still being held in the prison.
There are different kinds of antennas linking to the main building, but they are all cutoff from other Dominion communication networks. "Patch", Specialist of Big Boss' squad, has already hacked the local communication system and removed the Dominion personnel's access authority. So, local Dominion forces cannot call for help from other planets anymore. At least temporarily, Mar Sara is out of Dominion's control, but its fate is not decided yet.
Turn the corner inside the building, Big Boss enter the Dominion military office. Diamond Dogs Soldiers have already to take over the jobs of local Dominion personnel and manipulate other Dominion forces on Mar Sara that everything is normal in Backwater Station.
Ignore the Diamonds Dogs soldiers' salutes, Big Boss walks straight to the Dominion colonel personal office. He opens the office door and sees three Diamond Dogs soldiers working inside. On the corner, the Dominion colonel who was in charge of Mar Sara is tied on his chair. The colonel's hands are tied to his office chair armrest by plastic handcuffs and his legs are tied together by a plastic double restraint. Big Boss walks closer to the captured colonel and pulls out his fixed blade combat knife. The colonel shrinks, he closes his eyes and readies for his death…
"Hello. Colonel Craven. For the sake of our people, I need your cooperation." Unexpectedly, Big Boss cuts away the Dominion colonel's plastic restraint and free him from the chair. Then, Big Boss sits down and take off his helmet.
"I don't negotiate with terrorist." The defeated Dominion colonel says.
"We are not terrorist now, but we can join the revolution whenever we want. Do you want a way out?" Big Boss says.
"Kill me. I will not surrender."
"If I want you dead, I can let the rebel do it. All Mar Sara locals want you dead. We don't even need to waste a single bullet." Big Boss says.
"Then, what do you want?"
"I want you to stop interfering the locals. Release all prisoners or unwilling volunteers. No shooting. No forced labors. No blockade. No patrol. Call back all your troops and tell them to stay inside their base. Don't step foot outside until things cool down." Big Boss demanded.
"This is unacceptable! There is a revolt happening on Mar Sara and you tell me to hide."
"Raynor's Raiders outmatch your troops, and all Mar Sara locals support Jim Raynor. You won't stand a chance." Big Boss declares.
"Even I die here, Dominion reinforcement will come. You and those terrorists will pay for your crime!"
"Dominion don't know what's happening on Mar Sara. Even they know, it will take them at least a week to come. You would be dead before the Dominion reinforcement arrives. And when they finally arrive, Raynor's Raiders and my people will be far far away from Mar Sara. The Dominion Armed Forces won't find any of us." Big Boss says.
"I am a Dominion colonel, and fighting humanity's enemies is my duty!"
"There is no any good if you do that. You will only increase the casualties and collateral damages." Big Boss responds coldly.
"Let you and those criminals get away? Mar Sara won't have a better future if people like you still live. The Dominion government won't put any more resources on this planet if it shelters terrorists. This place will remain poor and lawless forever!"
"Your actions only made locals suffer and push them to Raynor's Raiders side. Your soldiers scared away all foreign investors and made them to leave. No people want to stay on Mar Sara except those who are born here." Big Boss says.
"I am this close to change the Emperor's impression on Mar Sara. If I can give him that alien artifact, he will invest more on this planet. I only need few more days to move that thing, and this censored revolt happens!" Craven shouts in frustration.
"Mar Sara is out of Dominion's control, but if you follow my instructions, you may live another day and keep your job. Do you want a try?" Big Boss suggested.
"Why would you help me? Do you want to join the Dominion?"
"No, we don't fight for nation anymore, but you can buy our service with everything you have on Mar Sara." Big Boss says.
"Why should I do that? These are Dominion property."
"You have no other choices. You already lost this base and all your troops on Mar Sara. No one can save you except us. If you hand over your authority and soldiers to us, I can guarantee you and your people safety. If not, the rebels will destroy everything you once have on Mar Sara." Big Boss says.
"What makes you think that will help me? There's a revolt outside!"
"Raynor's Raiders are fighting Dominion, not Militaires Sans Frontières. If you let me take your place, you and your men will be under my protection." Big Boss says.
"Those are mine, not yours!" Dominion colonel Craven shouts and jumps on Big Boss. The nearby Diamond Dogs soldiers pull out their guns, but Big Boss is even faster.
In the blink of an eye, Big Boss gives the resisting Dominion colonel a right hook punch on his jaw which knocks him down on the ground. Before the unfortunate colonel recovers from dizziness, he gets a kick in his nut.
"You lose. Colonel." Big Boss knees on the unconscious colonel's belly and stretches his palm over the loser's head. Purple psionic energy appears from Big Boss' hand and cover the unmoved colonel's body...
Point of View: "Jim" Raynor
Word of the rebellion is spreading like wildfire. Dominion forces give up their control in mines and settlements across Mar Sara. It seems the perfect time for Raynor's Raiders to strike but more Diamond Dogs troops land on the planet...
Mar Sara Colony – 14:35 Joeyray's Bar
"Sir, I find nothing about this foreign army group you have just met. There isn't any information about Militaires Sans Frontières or Diamond Dogs." Matt Horner, captain of the Behemoth-class battlecruiser Hyperion says in the comm.
"This is too suspicious. Are you sure that?" Jim Raynor takes another glass of alcohol on the same seat in the bar again.
"Yes, Sir. There was nothing like them among Terran in the Koprulu Sector before." Matt Horner answers.
"Why an unknown army appears on Mar Sara now? They show up in the Dominion base right before us and say that they are just businessmen." Jim Raynor is deep in thought.
"There's no telling what these strangers will do next. Sir, we need to be in guard that they may become our enemies." Matt Horner suggests.
"Well, too bad if that happens. Just the same, we'd best keep an eye on them." Jim Raynor answers.
"Y'know, for the most wanted man in the sector - you ain't that hard to find." The door of Joeyray's Bar opens and a Terran marine with old blue CMC Powered Combat Suit steps in.
"What?" Matt says in the other side of the comm while Jim is going to draw his weapon…
"I had to see it for myself." The visor of the unknown Terran marine opens. "Little Jimmy Raynor... the people's hero."
"Tychus Findlay..." Jim Raynor moves his hand away from his revolver and takes another drink, "Nice suit."
"Pays to be prepared." Tychus Findlay says.
"I heard they put you on ice. Life sentence. What, did they give you time off for good behavior?" Jim Raynor shakes his drink.
"That's right, old buddy." Tychus Findlay takes a cigar. "I'm a model citizen now."
"So to what do I owe the pleasure?" Jim Raynor asks.
"Just a friendly business proposition." Tychus Findlay continues, "Do you even know what the Dominion are doing out here?"
"I'm guessin' yer about to tell me." Jim Raynor responds.
"Digging up alien artifacts, old buddy." Tychus Findlay explains but Jim doesn't get interested.
"Your boy Mengsk has gone crazy for 'em." Tychus takes away Jim's bottle and shake it, "But I got a contact that'll pay top dollar for every artifact we...liberate from the Dominion."
"I guess I can hardly pass that up, now can I, Tychus?" Jim Raynor speaks.
"Partners then. Sixty-forty." Tychus Findlay says.
"Seventy-thirty. My way." Jim Raynor responds.
"Sir? We need more funding." Matt interrupts through the comm.
"Feels like old times already!" Jim Raynor silences the comms and smiles.
"Old Times." Tychus Findlay cheers.
Point of View: "Big Boss"
"Mr. Snelling, your family is safe now, and the Dominion forces on Mar Sara are under my control. Do you still want to leave?" Big Boss asks the old man in front of him. The client hugs his son tightly because they finally unite again. The Snelling family had been separated by Dominion for a week until Big Boss subjugated Craven and issued orders with the defeated Dominion colonel's authority. The Dominion forces on Mar Sara have just released all prisoners under fake commands made by Big Boss.
Big Boss meets his client next to an entrance of the abandoned mine in White Rock Base. Dominion left this place after Big Boss used his Psionic Power to force Dominion colonel Craven ordered his troops to retreat. This left many useful resources behind including minerals, Vespene gas, industrial tools and even Dominion MRE. Those are things Militaires Sans Frontières desperately needs since they arrive the Koprulu Sector.
"This planet is going to be a war zone between the Dominion and the rebel. Staying here is suicidal." Arnold Snelling checks his son's condition carefully. His son clearly loses weight under Dominion's custody, but he is certainly lucky comparing to other prisoners. Many locals had died in the labor camp because of unsafe work environment or Dominion marines with itchy trigger fingers.
"There are revolts happening on other Dominion worlds now, but people still live on those planets. What makes you thinks Mar Sara different?" Big Boss opens the resource caches which Arnold just showed him. This is the first time Diamond Dogs gets paid from the contract since they arrive the Koprulu Sector.
"Raynor's Raiders are Dominion's top enemies. Mengsk won't let people close to Raynor get away so easily. They will get killed on this planet one day or another." The old man says slowly.
"Raynor's Raiders have escaped from Dominion's chases numerous times in last few years." Big Boss' men start loading the resources which are left by the client into VTOLs owned by Diamond Dogs.
"Raynor's Raiders did escape every time, but locals who had once supported them were not so lucky. Many civilians were ended up in New Folsom Prison and never got out. If I am you, I will keep my people a great distance from those criminals. Trust me. You won't want to get caught by this conflict." The old man answers without remorse.
"What about your mines and the alien artifact you found on Mar Sara? They are your properties before the Dominion had took over the dig site." Big Boss needs a confirmation even he already knows the old man's answer.
"They are yours. I don't have time or manpower to transport them away from Mar Sara in this revolt. I must ensure my family's escape first." The old man's personal starship descends from the sky. It seems to be an old container ship without any arm for combat situation.
"It's a pleasure to work with you. I hope we will have more business in the future." Big Boss says while the client is leaving.
"Good bye, Ahab. You did a hell of a job. Without your rescue, my sons possibly died in Dominion's hand." The client takes his son and gets into his starship. It lifts off and leaves Mar Sara atmosphere in short time.
After Diamond Dogs' first client left, Big Boss is going to return to his alien Battleship "Pequod". Big Boss and his squad have already worked more than 24 hours to subjugate the local Dominion forces without proper sleep.
A small number of Dominion officers outside the Backwater Station had refused to reposition their troops, release the prisoners or cooperate with the newly arrived Diamond Dogs soldiers. They forced Big Boss paid them visits to remove them from the Mar Sara Dominion command structure. The Dominion officer who oversaw the White Rock Base is one of the examples. Big Boss had to sneak into this stubborn officer's Command Center and put that officer into sleep with his trusty tranquilizer gun. The sleeping Dominion officer was sent to "Pequod" through Fulton device and locked up afterward. Similar things happened at other places, too.
"Boss, the White Rock Base is under attack. Mar Sara Colonial Militia and Raynor's Raiders shot down our men first, so we fought back. Our soldiers are fighting alongside the cooperative Dominion marines, but we are still losing our ground slowly." Kazuhira Miller (Kaz), the subcommander of both the Militaires Sans Frontières and Diamond Dogs reports though the comm.
"Did our men provoke the locals first?" Big Boss and the nearby Diamond Dogs soldiers rush back to their VTOLs.
"Our men did nothing. They didn't leave the White Rock Base since they arrived. It seems locals believe that we work for the Dominion." Kaz explains.
"Order our people and Dominion personnel in White Rock Base to retreat. Mobilize all movable structures to Backwater Station. Don't forget to bring the alien artifact with us." Big Boss orders in the VTOL.
"We don't reinforce the White Rock Base now? That will hinder Militaires Sans Frontières' future operations. We can't just let them destroy our Dominion assets like this!" Kaz questions the retreat order.
"Kaz, I will deal with Jim Raynor personally." Big Boss orders the VTOL pilot takes him near to a vantage point where he can observe the whole White Rock Base far from the madding crowd…
Point of View: "Jim" Raynor
"Kick the Dominion's ass!" "Dominion can go to hell!" "Bad guys are thatta way!" "Go get 'em!" The crowd yell in anger but they are blinded by the salvo of A-13 flash grenades from the few Dominion medics. The handful of Diamond Dogs Grenadiers are doing the same thing with their magnetic six-shot revolver-type grenade launchers. The advance of the Mar Sara Colonial Militia and Raynor's Raiders is hindered.
At the same time, surviving Diamond Dogs soldiers and Dominion marines retreat in order. Dominion SCV rush back to their Command Centre. Some pilots abandon their damaged SCV or vehicles. All Dominion personnel run back to their movable Terran buildings.
Within few minutes, all movable Dominion building lift up and fly over the canyon. They carry every surviving Diamond Dogs and Dominion personnel, so the escape from White Rock Base is a success. However, dead bodies and unmovable Dominion buildings are left behind in the rush.
"Nice job cleaning out that bunker, Jimmy. Between your boys and my skills we are gonna go a long way together." Tychus says while he and Jim Raynor watch the remaining Dominion force and Diamond Dogs personnel get away. It is impossible for them to chase the enemy because they don't have any air unit.
"Why did they give up the base so easily? Dominion marines are used to fight to death unless they have good commander." Jim Raynor watches the battlefield in frustration. He expected the so called Militaires Sans Frontières become enemies, but he couldn't believe that he wins so easily. No hostile psionic unit or heavy war machines show up during the fight.
"Have to say, Jimmy - you turned into a real impressive fighter. They must be runnin' scared from you." Tychus taps on Raynor's shoulder.
"Thing just doesn't look right." Raynor watches his technicians working in the crane control station.
"Crane controls accessed. Decrypting security overrides. Crane control established." Jim Raynor's adjutant declares. The crane basket starts rising from the bottom of the giant mining hole.
"What the hell!? Where is that sucker?" Tychus shouts in disbelief. There's nothing. The crane material basket is totally empty.
"Calm down, Tychus. The alien artifact may be still hiding in the dirt." Jim Raynor motions his soldiers to enter the crane basket. When the locals are busy, no one in the White Rock Base notices that there are people watching them from a cliff on their south direction.
Mar Sara Colony – 00:00 Joeyray's Bar
"Sir, you need to be cautious. Dominion forces and Diamond Dogs forces on Mar Sara are gathering around the Backwater Station. They seem working together and building up their forces on a high ground." Matt Horner tells Jim Raynor the latest situation.
"Do you know where the alien artifact is? I guess these people take it away in retreat." Jim Raynor is drinking again. His mood isn't good. Although the Dominion forces are pushed away from the White Rock Base, but his top priority, the alien artifact is gone.
"I don't know, sir. The security of the Backwater Station is tighter than before, and they are fortifying the old military base. More unknown psionic signals show up there. My people can't find a way in." Matt says.
"Jimmy, we should raid the Backwater Station immediately. We can't get paid without that artifact." Tychus interrupts.
"Sir, it won't be so easy like last time. The enemies are preparing for new attacks. They are building new bunkers, factories and starports there. My intel suggests at least hundreds of Diamond Dogs soldiers in CMC Powered Combat Suit, a squadron of A2 Vikings and thirty Hercules-class cargo ships in the Backwater Station now. This didn't even count the unrecognizable units there." Matt reports with some messy snapshots.
"They are Dominion, right? Jimmy, we can't let them take away the artifact like this!" Tychus says.
"Tychus, our friendly business may need to end now. Raynor's Raider isn't prepared to fight such foe and the Dominion in the same time." Jim Raynor says.
"Jimmy, I might've had a little help when I broke out of prison. Let's just say it came at a price, so I'm in great debt now. If I can't give this artifact to the buyer, I will get to stay locked up in my suit 'til I pay off all my debts." Tychus begs.
"So who's collectin' those debts? Who sprung you? Who's your mysterious buyer, Tychus? Who're we supposed to hand this artifact over to?" Jim Raynor asks.
"A bunch of eggheads I ran into called the Moebius Foundation." Tychus Findlay answers.
"Moebius? They're a legitimate research group. Why the hell are they talkin' to you?" Jim Raynor asks in surprise.
"As soon as yer boy Mengsk made it illegal to trade in alien goods, they got desperate. And you know me, Jimmy – I am a great patron of the sciences." Tychus Findlay answers.
"Your debts better not bite us in the ass, Tychus. Coverin' for your shenanigans ain't part of the deal." Raynor responds.
At that time, the door of Joeyray's Bar opens. Something hits the ground behind the two drinkers. Tychus turns around and sees a flashbang rolling on the floor. Before Tychus can do anything, a powerful flash blind him and Raynor.
Point of View: "Big Boss"
Once Big Boss heard the rebels attacking the White Rock Base, he and his squad immediately rushed to the nearby vantage point. The shootout ended sooner than expect. When Big Boss finally arrived the battlefield, his subordinates already retreated to safety.
In the last few hours, Big Boss observed how Raynor's Raiders operated on the field. The rebels are good fighters but lacking alertness. Big Boss eventually followed the Raynor's Raiders commander and his friend to a local bar in one of Mar Sara's most arid and disreputable districts. There are no people guarding the bar, so Big Boss and his squadmates get ready for breach easily.
Once the door opens, Big Boss takes out his flashbang and throws it inside. His squadmates are guarding other possible exists of the bar except Mox. Mox is ready to take down that big guy wearing blue CMC suit who stands next to the rebel commander.
After the blinding flash and an intensely loud "bang", Mox fires his grapple to pull the big guy out from the bar and uses his Ionic Ripjack strike on his chest. The electrical current from the Skirmisher claw trips the lockdown system of the CMC suit and disables the big guy instantly.
Big Boss rushes into the bar. The impact from the flashbang breaks glasses and turns the bar into a mess. The disoriented rebel Jim Raynor tries to stand up and point his revolver toward the attackers, but Big Boss sweeps Raynor's gun away and gives Raynor's face a right hook punch. Sending Raynor flying pass the bar desk by brute force.
Before Raynor can stand back up from the ground, Big Boss slaps a pair of plastic handcuffs on his wrists. Then, Big Boss places the weakly struggling Raynor across his shoulders and carries him out of Joeyray's Bar. Once they leave the building, Big Boss throws Raynor on the ground and attaches a Fulton device on his waist. Tychus gets the same treatment from Skirmisher Mox.
"Aw, hell...This don't look good." Jim Raynor is being hang in midair by the balloon.
"What the hell!?" Tychus slowly wakes up and looks around, he finds Raynor is floating above the ground, and he is in the same situation.
Few seconds later, Jim and Tychus scream futilely and fail in attempts to free themselves from the ascending balloons in the night.
After that, a Diamond Dogs VTOL lands near the Joeyray's Bar. Big Boss and his squadmates enter it, and they leave Mar Sara immediately after the capture of rebel Jim Raynor and his companion. All of them are going to the alien Battleship "Pequod" …
"Amazing. Mission complete. That right there is why you're the best, boss. The one and only."
Codex
Characters
Locals:
Jim Raynor
Commander of Raynor's Raiders who starts a revolution against Dominion on Mar Sara. He seems to be an alcohol dependent.
Tychus Findlay
A Terran marine with a larcenous attitude. An old friend of Jim Raynor. He is sealed inside his old Confederate CMC armor. Findlay claimed he was freed by the Moebius Foundation, and he was sealed in his armor until his debt to them was repaid.
Arcturus Mengsk
Jim Raynor's No. 1 enemy who is a master manipulator. He is the Emperor Arcturus Mengsk I of Terran Dominion now.
Craven
Dominion colonel stationed in Backwater Station. He authorized shooting civilians and forced labor. He is under Big Boss' orders through mind control now.
Arnold Snelling
The first client of Militaires Sans Frontières found in the Koprulu Sector. Original owner of White Rock Base. Dominion took his sons away, but they are released now.
Outsiders:
Big Boss
Also known as "Punished Snake" and "Ahab". One of the leaders of Militaires Sans Frontières. Mercenary commander of the Diamond Dogs. Renowned veteran in War of the Chosen. Former Ranger, Specialist and Psi Operative of XCOM. He later defected from XCOM. One of the founders of Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF) to combat United Powers League and XCOM. Agreed with D-Snake's plan to leave the Earth and establish MSF in the Koprulu Sector. Unfortunately, this plan is sabotaged, and MSF's arrival is delayed more than two hundred years.
Kaz
Kazuhira Miller. Subcommander of both the Militaires Sans Frontières and Diamond Dogs.
Organizations
Locals:
Terran Dominion
A Terran empire in the Koprulu Sector. Enemy of Raynor's Raiders and the Mar Sara locals.
Raynor's Raiders
A Terran military formation led by Commander Jim Raynor. The Raiders were formed from Raynor's Rangers and scattered troops from other factions during the Great War; the Rangers left the Sons of Korhal after Arcturus Mengsk abandoned Sarah Kerrigan to the zerg at the Battle of New Gettysburg. Upon formation the Raiders operated as an anti-Dominion rebel group. After the Brood War the Raiders were marginalized by Dominion propaganda, and enjoyed little success.
Mar Sara Colonial Militia
The "home-grown" self-defense and police force of Mar Sara. After the Brood War, with the resettlement of Mar Sara and the Terran Dominion's presence on it, it rebirths on Mar Sara.
Outsiders:
Militaires Sans Frontières
MSF is a private military company founded in 2229 and led by Big Boss and other resistance leaders including Volk, Betos and Geist after War of the Chosen. They had fought against United Powers League and XCOM until they chose to leave Earth in 2234. After hundred years of journey, they finally arrived the Koprulu Sector in 2504. They are people who "Don't Exist" in human history.
Diamond Dogs
Part of the Militaires Sans Frontières under Big Boss' direct order. Its executive officer is Kazuhira Miller. The spearhead of Militaires Sans Frontières' operations on Mar Sara.
Starships
Hyperion
A Behemoth-class battlecruiser currently commanded by Admiral Matt Horner. It is the Raynor's Raiders flagship and base of operations
Pequod
An alien Battleship which was brought down by XCOM in 2204. It was repaired and refitted by Militaires Sans Frontières in 2229. It equips 55000 stasis pods which sustains its passengers' lives for over hundred years. It is old, overloaded and overcrowded.
Hercules-class cargo ships
A Terran tactical-airlift aerospace vehicle. This commercial cargo transport has a large capacity and fast unloading speed. The dropship is equipped with survival pods.
Viking
A2 Viking Armored Mechanical Hybrid is a Terran air unit with the ability to transform between a ground unit ("Assault mode") and an air unit ("Fighter mode").
Author's Note
Disclaimer:
Metal Gear created by Hideo Kojima but published by Konami;
StarCraft belongs to Blizzard;
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games.
I don't own any characters. I am not making any profits for writing this story. I am writing for entertainment purposes only. All events are purely fictitious, and my settings are leading to Out Of Character.
I thanked for inspirations, opinions and/or supports from other writers especially Fangtom and NamThunder. Without NamThunder's Avatar of Liberty, writing this story will be far more difficult.
I also appreciated their indirect inspirations which helped developing this story.
I like to hear any suggestions or opinions.