26th December 2300 15:08
"Angels we have passed through the Troposphere, we are now on our final descent, ETA to LZ 10 minutes. Buckle up it's a bumpy ride."
Earheart checked the straps securing him to the seat, he made sure the magnetic grip on his rifle was secured, so the butt end of his assault rifle was almost impossible to remove from his right breastplate. The magnetic disengage was possible from a small grey button near the trigger guard and incase of an emergency on his pip boy. In exchange for a unspecified amount of oil the US signed a contract with the British Army giving up to 100,000 soldiers the pip boy m2. Every soldier in the Auream had one, everybody else had the normal pip boy series. Earheart checked his suits integrity through said pip boy. His oxygen could stay at 99% for another two weeks before an eventual decline, his Mk-3 armour was still air tight, HUD operational, wrist mounted blade oiled and all ammunition accounted for aswell as MRE's (Meals ready to eat). The other members of Angel 1-2 were following the same ritual. Cpl. Harry "Plato" Gladstone was oiling his wrist blade. Plato was his call sign, each squad was given a set of people or emotions, the Auream had squads made of British Prime ministers, European cities, Noble gases, fruits and Greek Gods. Angel 1-2 were Greek philosophers. Earhearts call sign was Homer. Lance Cpl. Chris "Aristotle" Enfield, who was tinkering with his plasma rifle, was a prime example. Pvt. Luke "Solon" Bishop and Pvt. Ricky "Hesiod" Benedict were the remaining two out of the five man squad. Each wore the customary Mk3 power armour but each had a diversity of options when it came to weapons. Earheart had a simple Au-76 developed by the Auream and chambered in 7.62. It resembled the pre war G36c but with slight change in appearance, Earheart also had a modified D9a in his concealed thigh holster. Gladstone wielded a pre war DLMG .50 a heavy machine gun chambered in .50 BMG. It was similar to the SA80 LSW in appearance, although it was much beefier and used a 200 round drum magazine. Gladstone also used the Au-76 which was attached to his back. Enfield utilized a DAR .308 with a optical scope for ranged accuracy, as well as a silencer. The whole DAR rig was modified, 50 round mags, skeletal stock, night scope, heart beat sensor, magnetic grip, Enfield's custom made barrel and shock absorbing springs and receiver giving Enfield very useful advantages in combat. Solon had a stock Au-P2, the Aureams second attempt at there own versions of the revolutionary A3-21, it was much more reliable than its ancestor and very accurate compared to the A3. Hesiod had a custom AER9 laser rifle, along with A gatling laser, Hesiod was the teams heavy gunner providing vital support when needed. Their mission objective was simple, identify, secure and repeat. Any pre war or post war buildings or objects of significance were to be retrieved by 1-2. They were given an area of 10 square miles to identify and secure. When the area was considered a safe and habitable region, scientists from the Auream would create camp in the middle of the region, exploring, understanding and finally rebuilding. The Aureams goal was to recreate the Britain. By any means necessary. This included eradication of the population. Killing the weak and keeping the strong. Earheart did not know yet what they intended for the people unfortunate to be captured by the Auream, were they to become slaves or to become the new civilians of New England. Earheart was not objected to the idea of slave labour, Britain in the industrial revolution were using slaves. It obviously didn't bode well for the slaves but it helped their owners by tenfold. The Auream would benefit from unpaid workers to help build a new empire, and Earheart knew the first thing the Auream would need are resources. Ammunition, medicine, metal and food. It was the squads secondary objective to befriend the likely slaves, in order to subdue them easier. Using the captives as workhorse's for them, even with the power armour the squad couldn't carry everything found. Orbital satellites gave a rough estimate at what the population is, roughly 8 million. The Auream had roughly 30 million citizens, the majority living on Mars. Several hundred families from important business', which had been pivotal in the old world, were selected by the Auream to become the new civilians of the new world, and the important members of the selected families were obviously used in creating the Aureams technology. The monarchy still held through, only the ones the Auream and the King thought important. At the time of the Great war King George was on the throne and now it was Queen Calypso. A young woman who quickly became the most powerful member of the Auream. Especially to the soldiers, as she had served five years with the Brutes of Mars. She was brought out of the military solely by the throne as King Scott the founder had died of old age. He was named the founder because he led the mission to Mars. "Sixty seconds to LZ" Earhearts daydream ended, he tensed his jaw and flexed his shoulders, his suit responded with a healthy sound of well oiled gears and hydraulics. Earhearts emergency transponder crackled. "Crimson Angels have been shot down, I repeat, Crimson Angels have been shot down. Take extreme prejudice while manning those birds Angels. Mars out." As soon as those words ended the side doors of the Guardship opened and ropes flung out. Earheart heard the Go Go Go being shouted by the pilot as he rappelled towards the floor. As soon as he touched the ground, he flicked the magnetic disengage on his rifle bringing it up to survey his surroundings, as did the rest of his team.