Mercenary
BY Dragonfang33
Cast of Characters
Kim Possible- former teen hero turned Mechwarrior after being accidentally frozen.
Lt. Rachel "Page" Stoppable- descendent of Ron Stoppable and Zeta Maxwell, while maintaining her ancestor's sense of humor, Rachel is a well trained and versatile Mechwarrior, and soldier
Rufus- Rachel's pet naked mole rat, and mascot of the Black Dragon Mercenaries, named after her ancestor's pet naked mole rat
Captain Jack "Viper" Rockwaller- descendent of Bonnie Rockwaller, and the polar opposite of his bossy cheerleader ancestor, where Bonnie was tough Jack is ruthless, with a zero tolerance for failure, his motto, "Do what is necessary to finish the Job."
Chapter II
The Year 3110
Location: Middleton, Capital of the Republic of Six Cities
Middleton, New Year's Eve 3109, was a city far removed from what it had been a millennium ago. Where once was heard the sounds of laughter and joy, now could only be heard the sounds of gunfire, and the screams of the dead and dying.
Middleton was where the current crisis in the Republic of the Sphere began, with the rise of a Neo-Blake fanatic as mayor, who persuaded the Republic militia to mutiny, and with their support launched a war of independence that spread from Middleton to Seattle and has since become known as the Six City Rebellion.
On the outskirts of Middleton, last hold out of the Six City Rebels, Republic army and Mercenary forces continue to shell the already devastated city. Leading the Republic of the Sphere's assault upon the rebels are the Mercenaries of the Black Dragon Faction.
"Okay boys," a female voice said over the radio, "let's earn our pay." One by one two squads of BattleMechs, ranging from the Legionnaire Class Medium Mech to the Capt. Rockwaller's powerful Atlas class Assault Mech began to march toward the devastated city, followed closely by Republic MadKatII Class Heavy Mechs, and Power Armored Infantry.
"Stay cool Lt. Stoppable," a male voice replied, "our orders are to secure the southern portion of the city, while the Republic forces come in from the north, and I don't need a repeat of last time."
"Aw Man," Lt. Stoppable replied, "One vice and you beat me up over it."
"Hay can we focus on the battle at hand," another Mechwarrior said. Slowly the Mechs approached the rebel frontline, on the outskirts of Middleton. Within the trenches was a small contingent of Six City infantry with tank support.
"Mechs," one of the soldiers shouted over the intercom.
"Commence firing," was the reply from the Rebel command center, "keep the enemy from breaching the city." By now the entire perimeter around Middleton had erupted into battle, as the Republic artillery continued to rain death into the city. On both sides, tanks, troops, and Mechs fought a long bloody battle, but it wasn't long till the Republic and Black Dragons punched through. As the rebels retreated into the city, it was clear in Capt. Rockwaller's head that the Battle of Middleton, was about to become a urban guerrilla war.
"Stand ready," Capt. Rockwaller said, "infantry advance into the city, "Page, Dead-Eye, take your Mechs into the city, but keep me informed and remember intelligence says the rebels still have at least one working Mech."
"Roger Viper," Lt. Stoppable replied, "you heard em Dead-Eye lets go."The Mercenary infantry, with Lt. Stoppable's Shockwave, and SSgt. Takada's Legionnaire in support. No sooner had the Mercs entered, when they came under fire from Rebel tanks. But with the two Mechs, the Rebels were dispatched easily, with few losses to the infentry. Two streets fell with out a fight, but as they neared the old Cryogenics Lab, the dying began a new.
The Rebel Mech came out of no where, striking fast and quick, annihilating, a whole platoon of Merc infantry. It was a massive Jupiter class Assault Mech, one of the most dangerous BattleMechs in the entire Inner Sphere.
"Viper," Dead-eye shouted, "We've got a Jupiter coming our way, need----AAAAAHHHHHH!" It didn't take the Jupiter long to destroy Dead-Eye's Legionnaire. The devastated Mech fell to the ground, like a dying giant, its reactor core breached, and its systems blazing.
"Why you," Lt. Stoppable shouted, as she emptied her Mech's weapons into the Jupiter. Though she had damaged the Assault Mech, the Jupiter kept coming, till suddenly it fell over like a wounded animal, a gapping hole in its back, behind it was standing a Republic of the Sphere Atlas.
"Listen up Merc," the Republic Pilot said, "We've got the Rebels on the run, stay here and keep the area secured."
"Right," Lt. Stoppable replied, suddenly her radar detected something in the old building next to her.
"Capt. Rockwaller," Lt. Stoppable said, "I've got something strange on my scope. Looks like a life form."
"Check it out," Viper replied, "but be careful, remember we're still in a combat situation." Lt. Stoppable didn't reply, climbing out of her Mech, she held her rifle close to her, ready at a moments notice to take down any Six City rebel that dared to show his ugly face. As Lt. Stoppable made her way toward the Cryo Lab, a small pink rodent emerged from her pocket. This was Rufus, Rachel's pet naked mole rat, which had become somewhat of a tradition in her family, and mascot of the Black Dragons
"No too scary," Rufus said
"Easy Rufus," Rachel replied, settling the little rodent down, "it won't take long."
Stay tuned for Chapter III: Decedents