Time: 10:38 AM | 08/26/2284
Location: Demeter's moon, Odra-9 | IMC Outpost 206
Music: Titanfall - OST 01
"The Militia are becoming more and more predictable as we reduce their numbers. The Outpost Cannon Array is their next target." Spyglass reported.
"I'm now stationed at Outpost 200." Falco was ready. "Outpost 201, I'm here." Ethan's good to go. "I'll look over Outpost 202." Rick stood prepared. "I'll look after Outpost 203." Samantha secured her perimeter. "They want Outpost 204? Too bad, they're not getting it!" George had Outpost 205 handled. "Outpost 205 is under my protection." Fortis had that sector under control. "We'll take care of Outpost 206." The leader of the squadron, who had multiple Titans, was going to be the hardest for the Militia to get past. "I've got 207." Yes, Monroe did have it. "I remember when I came here with the Galactic Federation. I'm even at the same place, Outpost 208." Anthony would not let the Militia take control of the Outpost Cannon Array. "We'll handle 209." Samus stood guard. "Outpost 210 will remain under our control." Adam was armed and ready.
The other one-hundred-ninety-three Outposts were guarded by other IMC Pilots from the best squadrons, and now the entire moon was protected.
"Pilot Michael W Johnson, your earlier request has been acknowledged and approved. It will be ready in five minutes." A Grunt transmitted. "Good." "[What request? I didn't know about any request of yours.]" Sid was curious. "You'll see." "[I... suppose so. Will it help?]" Jeeves asked. "It will. Trust me."
Music: Titanfall - OST 46
Militia units began dropping in, mainly Ronins and Legions. Michael jumped into PN-8638's cockpit, engaging Pilot-Mode. "[Control transferring to Pilot. Thermite Launcher ready.]" With both Incendiary Traps sent out, Michael fired two rounds from the T-203 Thermite Launcher, keeping the third round in as he reloaded. The clouds of methane were ignited, creating pools of fire that severely damaged some of the Titans in relatively short time. "[You got some nice damage on them in relatively little time. I'm impressed.]"
A Ronin-class Titan came out with an activated Sword Core, rushing towards Michael with the Broadsword ready to slice him in half. "PN, how are we gonna take this one out?" "[A Firewall may deter its approach, or force it to use Phase Dash to cross it, then you can use the Thermal Shield to melt your target.]" "Right. Let's do this."
As the Ronin made its speedy approach, Michael slammed the ground, creating a line of flames on the ground. The Titan vanished and reappeared right in front of Michael, as expected.
Before the starting blow made contact, Michael blocked the sword by stopping the arms holding it, using the Thermal Shield to melt them before going straight to the hatch. With the chassis weakened, he punched into the Ronin's cockpit, slamming the Pilot inside against the back of the interior hard enough to kill him.
Michael [Titan melee] M-COR Ronin
Michael [Titan melee] M-COR Pilot
"[Enemy Titan eliminated.]" "Heh... We've got this, don't you think?" "[Yeah! Let's melt 'em!]" A Pilot's Grapple latched onto Michael's Scorch. "[We've been grappled! Incoming enemy Pilot!]" Michael turned, seeing the enemy Pilot before pulling up the Thermal Shield again, incinerating the enemy.
Michael [Thermal Shield] M-COR Pilot
"[Hostile Pilot contained and destroyed.]" "That went well." "[You got that right.]" A Grunt was heard over the radio. "Stand by for Titanfall!"
Music: Titanfall - OST 54
From the sky came another IMC Titan, an Ion-class. It stood up and started gunning down multiple Marauder Corps Titans, destroying a few of them.
IMC Ion [Splitter Rifle] M-COR Legion
IMC Ion [Splitter Rifle] M-COR Pilot
IMC Ion [Vortex Shield] M-COR Legion
IMC Ion [Vortex Shield] M-COR Pilot
IMC Ion [Laser Shot] M-COR Ronin
IMC Ion [Laser Shot] M-COR Pilot
Michael opened the cockpit and stood on PN-8638's hand as the new Ion-class Titan approached him, chassis number: XS-9365.
Music: Titanfall 2 - Link to Pilot
"Am I right to assume you're my new Ion-class Titan? "[That is correct.]" The Ion's cockpit opened as Jeeves, Vanessa, and DL-2671 arrived at his position. He jumped in, ready to link another Titan. Before the Titan could even start, Michael had began for it. "Protocol 1: Link to Pilot. I have authorized neural link connection." "[Confirmed. Connecting to neural link.]" That small twinge at the back of the skull... there it is again. "I'm now confirmed as your acting Pilot. Protocol 2: Uphold the Mission. I already know what our mission is. I've heard it multiple times. Protocol 3: Protect the Pilot. Let's initialize those critical systems, shall we?" "[You've memorized this, haven't you?]" "Perfectly." "[Our neural link is already complete. All systems online.]"
Music: Titanfall - OST 54
As another Legion-class Titan came out and opened fire on the new Titan, three Vortex Shields were projected from Jeeves, DL-2671, and Michael using the Vortex Shield of his new Ion. "[We're losing power! Release the Vortex Shield!]" XS-9365 reported. "DL, you can handle this, right?" "[Yes, I can. Load me up.]" Michael and Jeeves sent the Predator Cannon rounds they captured into the Vanguard-class Titan's Vortex Shield. The recoil of sending back nearly a hundred bullets at one time caused DL-2671 to lose his balance, falling on his back.
DL-2671 [Vortex Shield] M-COR Legion Prime
DL-2671 [Vortex Shield] M-COR Pilot
"You OK?" "[I'm fine, thank you. I'm just not use to having that big of a load in the Vortex Shield.]" Grabbing the Vanguard-class Titan's left hand with his Ion's, Michael helped DL-2671 to his feet.
A few more enemy Titans came out, ready to attack, only to be hit by a constant barrage of missiles from a far away location, over in Outpost 210.
TZ-1636 [Mortar strike] M-COR Ronin
TZ-1636 [Mortar strike] M-COR Pilot
"All done over here in Outpost 210. We've got your back, Michael." "[Firing another mortar barrage!]" A storm of rockets rained down, dealing a substantial amount of damage to the enemy.
TZ-1636 [Mortar strike] M-COR Ronin Prime
TZ-1636 [Mortar strike] M-COR Pilot
TZ-1636 [Mortar strike] M-COR Ronin
TZ-1636 [Mortar strike] M-COR Pilot
Michael [Laser Shot] M-COR Legion Prime
Michael [Laser Shot] M-COR Pilot
DL-2671 [Burst Core] M-COR Legion
DL-2671 [Burst Core] M-COR Pilot
SN-6726 [Termination] M-COR Ronin Prime
SN-6726 [Termination] M-COR Pilot
CZ-9247 [Plasma Railgun] M-COR Northstar
CZ-9247 [Plasma Railgun] M-COR Pilot
Music: Titanfall 2 - Uphold the Mission
"[We've eliminated all enemies. Nice work.]" "Thanks for the help, guys." Michael stated. "[All in a day's work.]" "No big deal. It was easy. Just had a few Ronins over here. We took 'em out. Got a few Batteries for our use though." "That's a plus, since QX's Reactor is almost exposed." Adam stated.
Spyglass was on the line. "I have dispatched a Widow of Spectres to your location, Carlos. They will use those Batteries to repair Adam's Scorch-class Titan."
Time: 11:02 AM | 08/26/2284
Location: Planet Vez-2 | IMC HQ
Music: Titanfall - OST 02
Spyglass debriefed the Pilots. "Well done, everyone. The Marauder Corps are all that remains of the Militia. It is not long until they are wiped out as well. Dismissed."
"Carlos, I've got a question concerning your Atlas-class Titan." "What about him, Michael? He's a good Titan." "He seems especially different from the other Atlases, Ogres, and Stryders." "Well, I guess that's true. He WAS just one of those strike Titans." "Strike Titans?" "Yeah, he's a Mortar Titan. I decided to take him on as my partner. The IMC wasn't too big on it at first, but then Dane Smithsonian said it was a very unique idea, and a well thought out one at that, so he convinced them to give me the Titan. Since then, we've proven him right, time and time again." "Just another example of how he was one of the most creative Pilots in the IMC."
X-ray-Sierra Nine-Three-Six-Five - (XS-9365)
Titan: Ion - Normal
Titan kit: Assault Chip
Ion kit: Zero-Point Tripwire
Titanfall kit: Dome Shield
Titan Camo: Night Tech
Nose Art: The Wolfpack
Weapon Camo: Stoic Dark
Titan execution: Random
{ Titan personalities }
XS-9365 - [protective; co-ordinated; calm; focused]
Well, what Carlos said is true. TZ-1636 is a Mortar Titan from the Frontier Defense gamemode of the first game, just given some personalization details.
Also, Michael's got my Ion.
Expect a new Pilot in the next chapter, and this one was a requested Pilot.
See you next time.