Story Based on, Starship Troopers: Roughneck Chronicles.
Pluto Campaign: Onboard The Gideon
I do not own STRC but I do own the Characters
"Space… all empty black nothingness, I miss seeing the blue skies and green grass of home… all I hear now is combat boots thumping on metal floors and the alarm system every time we head off for another Operation" I said as I spoke into the com link once more recording the status of the day "Well everything Is good we get two days of R & R, excellent and some warm food in our stomachs to boot, LT has asked us to train at the end of the day so we could be in top shape for our next mission on Pluto… yes we are going back, we have to make it to the outpost this time, so far we have lost all communications from bravo Squad… we all fear the worst, especially Robinson, I feel sorry for the big guy… his brother was in bravo Squad and now he has not been heard off since, I do hope everything goes well on our next mission but all I can say for now is hang in there Bravo Squad, Gino's Roughnecks our coming soon" I said into the com link and then switched it off, hearing the small bell buzzing I knew lunch was being served, I got my boots on and my usual black tank top and headed off.
"Ok boys and girls, come and get it!" I heard from the smiling chef at the mess hall kitchen, looks like we are going to be having more surprises now, I'm thinking about killer meat loaf served with radiated mash potatoes… how on earth did that chef ever get a job, I seen all my squad gathered at their usual table, as I was going over though, I noticed that the Trooper Katherine was sitting on her own at the table beside the others, I thought I should be nice after all I did save her life back on Pluto… I think. "Hey, how's it going, Katherine" he said softly as he sat down in front of her on the table bench "Do I know you?..." Katherine said as she looked up from her book, I didn't blame her I would rather read than eat in here "I'm the trooper that saved your life on Pluto, remember" I said reluctantly as if it was made to roll of my tongue "Oh yeah I remember, you where the trooper that blacked out and was carried off to the Recovery Vessel…" Katherine said with a cheeky smirk, she then looked back down to her book "I know what your thinking and I'm not hungry…" Katherine said and I just let my jaw drop, I forgot she was Psychic already, I guess it was something about her that made her look well normal, her skin was paler than any of my squad mates and her eyes where the palest green "Well… I guess you already knew what I was going to say but then again, enjoy lunch, maybe we can talk later" I said as I then got up and walked over to my usual table, sitting down next to Doc and Vic "Hey guys, anything good to eat?" I asked curiously as I looked at their plates, they all laughed as I said it "Hey Will, do you think that its worth eating the food here I mean, the food bites worst than the bugs do…" Doc said with a smile and everyone laughed, including myself
Looking around the mess hall I seen Robinson and Sarajevo coming back with two trays with at least six plates on each tray, knowing that one tray carried the dessert and the other the main "killer" course "Wow looks like we are getting treated nicely tonight boys, I see fries, ribs and fried rice with some carrots" He heard Doc say beside him, as the trays got sat in the middle of the table everyone of us grabbed a plate and started to dig in "Hey Will, why is Katherine not eating with us?" Sarajevo asked quizzically "I don't know but she did go through a big ordeal on Pluto, I think we should give her a bit of time and space, I mean she is a Trooper after all, Psychic or not right?" the squad smiled as I said this, finally agreeing with me for once "So what you all doing tonight before simulation training?" I asked the squad as I gave a slight yawn, covering my mouth and then continuing to eat again, picking up a rib and starting to pick the meat off it
After the lunch we all went to our dorm, finding the place clean as usual, we sat by the TV and placed in a DVD, looking to the squad I smiled "So what exactly is this movie we are going to watch" I said softly as I laid on my bunk with a water bottle in my hand, looking over everyone "It is a horror, I think… not quite sure…" Hicks said trailing off as he heard the Gideon's operation alarm sound off, the annoyed grunts of the Echo Squad could be heard over the alarm and I knew now that the two days rest was now cut short.
"Alright Roughnecks, listen up and listen hard… Pay attention Kail!" Gino shouted as he seen Sarajevo chewing on a crisp "Ok people, as you all know Bravo Squad has been cut from communication from us for a few days now and Mobile Infantry Intelligence thinks that we should go down and check things out before any other M.I Squad goes down there" Gino said as he briefed the squad, as I looked over at Robinson I couldn't help but think and hope he will be ok after this mission, after all… we are going down to the place his brother was last seen
Echo squad hurried into the Barracks locker and put on their gear, grabbing their rifles and making sure they had enough ammo for this mission they where about to face "Remember your training and you will make it out alive!" could be heard over the Federal Network propaganda speakers as Echo Squad ran into the drop ships, a mall rumble could be heard from within those ships as they broke off from the Gideon and made they're way to Pluto, small mechanized drop suits could be seen getting shot from the base of the drop ship, Echo where on their way.
As Echo squad made a rough landing on the plains of Pluto, they looked around the arctic wasteland "I can't see a bloody thing, Sir" I heard Doc shout out but it was like an earth blizzard on planet, no wonder the communications where messed up around here, the magnetic energy from the cliffs around them made their radios hiss "Kat, we can't see and you're the only trooper that can sense the bugs" Gino said as he looked over in Katherine's direction, knowing the Lt wanted her to be apart of the team "I'm on it, Sir" Katherine shouted firmly and then she closed her eyes, l don't know what exactly happened from there on but the blizzard seemed to get a lot weaker, I looked around to find out that we where near Bravo Squads outpost "Sir, I think we should move on south, Sir!" I shouted over the roaring wind, seeing Gino now move us down south, it wasn't too bad, Katherine… whatever she done made the blizzard go away, she was right behind me at time when I heard her fall to the ground, turning around and looking down at her, holding out a hand for her to take to get her back up on her feet.
"Sir, when are we getting to this outpost…" Sarajevo said and I could have just hit him on the back of the head with the butt of my rifle "We are almost there private, oh and private… stop asking me that damn question!" Gino shouted as he looked at Kail, looking back to see his Squad, he looked at me, I guess I was wrong about Katherine just tripping, she was weak because of what she done to the blizzard, Gino nodded to me as if to say 'Not long now' I gave a sigh of relief as I continued to support Katherine, It was too quiet on the planet we knew something was going to happen soon enough, looking up at the black and white sky, I sighed bringing my eyes back down before they stopped in their place and widened… "It… can't be…real..." Robinson said as he seen it as well, it was the first words he spoke out all mission
By William Mathieson