*I don't own battle tech, blah, blah, blah. This is the intro to one of the
meatier parts of the story. Also I'm gonna start updating every other week
so expect one in 2 weeks from now. Oh yeah don't sue me. *
Matthew and Dave were to be hot dropped as the Jump ship was entering the atmosphere of Black Earth, so they walked together to the Mech bay. "Where were you last night?" Dave asked. "Amy is on board" Matthew said dazed as he though of Amy and his new planet. "Oh," Dave had caught on to what Matthew was saying.
Because Amy was a technician, she was beneath Mechwarriors. Dave was disgusted at the idea that the Matthew had stooped to a lower caste but had not made a large scene about it out of respect for him.
As they approached the Mech bay doors, the traffic got steadily heavier. The hallways became jammed and congested. Eventually they made it in and a Tech greeted them at the door, it was the same tech that had told them that the Khan needed to see them.
The Tech began to speak rapidly, "Judging by your jumpsuits, you are both Mechwarriors. Come with me." He motioned for them to follow, "Here are your Mechs," he gestured, "Gentlemen, you will be hot dropped and clear us a space to sit, you've been briefed, quiaff?"
"Aff," Matthew responded driving his way through the crowd. "All ammo, armor, coolant, and other problems have been taken care of, they're both battle ready. The rest of the techs are unlocking the last on the bonds now. The ablative armor on your Mechs will be shed during entry but if not, then you will have that much more armor in that place until it's knocked off."
"Excellent, we're first on the ground!" Dave exclaimed excitedly. "Not quite," the tech interrupted, deflating his hopes, "we have 3 lances of scouts deployed already." "As long as we can help set this bird down I'm glad to help." Matthew announced as he began his climb up the ladder to the scaffolding above. When he reached the walkway, he ordered the controls to bring the platform to cockpit level and looked down. He could see the tall tech, who was a head above the crowd; lead Dave to his Timber Wolf. Matthew climbed into the Loki and powered all his equipment up and the red lights on the sides of his stall flashed red. There was a voice from the comm., "this is the Mech Bay control booth, you are to stay in position until the hatch is open. Do you copy Celadon lead?" "I copy, over." He relaxed and began to play with his equipment when the radio interrupted him again; it was the tech. "One member of your lance is already in the field. He's been there for close to 3 hours. I have the information you requested on your Loki." "Thank you." Matthew exclaimed, he had forgotten about his strange mech. He found the information in his computer while he was waiting for the Mech Bay floor to clear so the hatch could be opened. The file read, "Loki GS-343, originally custom made for the Khan of Jade Falcon, It fell into disuse and became the property of a Mechwarrior. In has with the Jade Falcons for 12 years but in that time it has been rebuilt 2 times. After its defeat in a Trail of Possession, it is now property of the Steel Vipers."
Matthew looked up and saw that the floor was clear and he heard the massive hatch begin to open. All red lights were on at this point, Matthew could see the air being sucked out of the Mech Bay as the hatch widened. It was like a vertical mouth that revealed the most spectacular view that he had ever seen. The blackness of space was stunningly empty, it met with the atmosphere of Black earth in a thin blue band that gave way to a planet that gleamed from the light of the near by star. "Its beautiful." He said to himself, forgetting momentarily about his mission. The doors came to a stop and the lights now flashed blue. "Celadon 2 you are clear for entry." "Roger" Dave moved his timber wolf out, the vacuum of space made it look surreal even though artificial gravity still held the 75 ton machine. "Look out below" Dave yelled as he took the first step out and fell from view.
"Celadon lead you are clear, get outta here so the Techs can get back to work." "Copy, I'm gone control." Matthew's Loki slowly stepped out of the stall and cautiously approached the portal to Black Earth. He held his breath as his Loki neared the edge of the hatch, trying to anticipate when he'd loose the feeling of the floor beneath him. The Loki glided out of its vessel and slowly fell to Black Earth. The stars were crisp and bright. He was amazed at the scene. The planet's horizon was rising to occupy his field of vision slowly as the stars retreated. Below him was Dave, he was falling at a faster rate than him, gravity had already caught him. Matthew felt a jolt as the landing thrusters began to kick on. The same smoke trails that he had seen in the simulator were drifting up past him now. Matthew leaned forward and looked down at the growing planet. It looked like it was half sapphire water and half dark green land. Features began to be more and more apparent the more he fell. He was headed to a large open plain flanked but a tall lush mountain chain. Beyond the mountain was a large expanse of black soil that the planet was probably named for. "I'm down" Dave reported. "I'll be there soon, hold position." Matthew began to feel the force of gravity tugging harder at him. It was so strange when he was weightless for the last 10 minutes. The landing thrusters were now at maximum force and the HUD showed that the ablative armor still remained on both legs, the right torso and the left arm, he was glad that so much of it was still on. Matthew saw Dave's Timber Wolf crouched and waiting for him. There was a sharp thud as the Loki hit the ground. "This is Celadon lead we are down. Looks clear genesis."
Matthew and Dave were to be hot dropped as the Jump ship was entering the atmosphere of Black Earth, so they walked together to the Mech bay. "Where were you last night?" Dave asked. "Amy is on board" Matthew said dazed as he though of Amy and his new planet. "Oh," Dave had caught on to what Matthew was saying.
Because Amy was a technician, she was beneath Mechwarriors. Dave was disgusted at the idea that the Matthew had stooped to a lower caste but had not made a large scene about it out of respect for him.
As they approached the Mech bay doors, the traffic got steadily heavier. The hallways became jammed and congested. Eventually they made it in and a Tech greeted them at the door, it was the same tech that had told them that the Khan needed to see them.
The Tech began to speak rapidly, "Judging by your jumpsuits, you are both Mechwarriors. Come with me." He motioned for them to follow, "Here are your Mechs," he gestured, "Gentlemen, you will be hot dropped and clear us a space to sit, you've been briefed, quiaff?"
"Aff," Matthew responded driving his way through the crowd. "All ammo, armor, coolant, and other problems have been taken care of, they're both battle ready. The rest of the techs are unlocking the last on the bonds now. The ablative armor on your Mechs will be shed during entry but if not, then you will have that much more armor in that place until it's knocked off."
"Excellent, we're first on the ground!" Dave exclaimed excitedly. "Not quite," the tech interrupted, deflating his hopes, "we have 3 lances of scouts deployed already." "As long as we can help set this bird down I'm glad to help." Matthew announced as he began his climb up the ladder to the scaffolding above. When he reached the walkway, he ordered the controls to bring the platform to cockpit level and looked down. He could see the tall tech, who was a head above the crowd; lead Dave to his Timber Wolf. Matthew climbed into the Loki and powered all his equipment up and the red lights on the sides of his stall flashed red. There was a voice from the comm., "this is the Mech Bay control booth, you are to stay in position until the hatch is open. Do you copy Celadon lead?" "I copy, over." He relaxed and began to play with his equipment when the radio interrupted him again; it was the tech. "One member of your lance is already in the field. He's been there for close to 3 hours. I have the information you requested on your Loki." "Thank you." Matthew exclaimed, he had forgotten about his strange mech. He found the information in his computer while he was waiting for the Mech Bay floor to clear so the hatch could be opened. The file read, "Loki GS-343, originally custom made for the Khan of Jade Falcon, It fell into disuse and became the property of a Mechwarrior. In has with the Jade Falcons for 12 years but in that time it has been rebuilt 2 times. After its defeat in a Trail of Possession, it is now property of the Steel Vipers."
Matthew looked up and saw that the floor was clear and he heard the massive hatch begin to open. All red lights were on at this point, Matthew could see the air being sucked out of the Mech Bay as the hatch widened. It was like a vertical mouth that revealed the most spectacular view that he had ever seen. The blackness of space was stunningly empty, it met with the atmosphere of Black earth in a thin blue band that gave way to a planet that gleamed from the light of the near by star. "Its beautiful." He said to himself, forgetting momentarily about his mission. The doors came to a stop and the lights now flashed blue. "Celadon 2 you are clear for entry." "Roger" Dave moved his timber wolf out, the vacuum of space made it look surreal even though artificial gravity still held the 75 ton machine. "Look out below" Dave yelled as he took the first step out and fell from view.
"Celadon lead you are clear, get outta here so the Techs can get back to work." "Copy, I'm gone control." Matthew's Loki slowly stepped out of the stall and cautiously approached the portal to Black Earth. He held his breath as his Loki neared the edge of the hatch, trying to anticipate when he'd loose the feeling of the floor beneath him. The Loki glided out of its vessel and slowly fell to Black Earth. The stars were crisp and bright. He was amazed at the scene. The planet's horizon was rising to occupy his field of vision slowly as the stars retreated. Below him was Dave, he was falling at a faster rate than him, gravity had already caught him. Matthew felt a jolt as the landing thrusters began to kick on. The same smoke trails that he had seen in the simulator were drifting up past him now. Matthew leaned forward and looked down at the growing planet. It looked like it was half sapphire water and half dark green land. Features began to be more and more apparent the more he fell. He was headed to a large open plain flanked but a tall lush mountain chain. Beyond the mountain was a large expanse of black soil that the planet was probably named for. "I'm down" Dave reported. "I'll be there soon, hold position." Matthew began to feel the force of gravity tugging harder at him. It was so strange when he was weightless for the last 10 minutes. The landing thrusters were now at maximum force and the HUD showed that the ablative armor still remained on both legs, the right torso and the left arm, he was glad that so much of it was still on. Matthew saw Dave's Timber Wolf crouched and waiting for him. There was a sharp thud as the Loki hit the ground. "This is Celadon lead we are down. Looks clear genesis."