Disclaimer: I think it would be shorter if I said only what I actually own. I own the planet names Jrebera, Nerthoria, Zerin, Irora, Rethorec, and Trior. I own the characters Alex Kerios, Meria Krithita, Trolec Verrtsi, Hreth, Youkai, Nethretor, Theoric Harredir, and Hetroric Deriath. I own the Puppy, Raven, and Vengeance Marauder Battlemech chassis, as well as the Warmechs.
Author: If you guys have any advice you'd like to give me, please go ahead and put it in a review. I'm interested in hearing what you guys think. To tell you the truth, that's one of the main reasons I joined.
"Star Commander Trolec Verrtsi, please report to the Ready Room for your preparations for your Trial of Position. Trolec Verrtsi to the Ready Room." The intercom said as Trolec stepped out of his Raven. "Ah, I can finally become a Nova Commander. At last, my dreams are coming into fruition. Soon, the Khan will retire and the ChaKhan will take his place, and I will assume command as the ChaKhan, assassinate the Khan, and become Khan myself, taking over Terra and ruling it with an iron fist! Hahahahaha! My time is near great Storm Raven, let us take Terra for our own." He said softly, so that only his pet Raven could hear. He ran to the Ready Room, his raven flying just beyond his reach.
A teenage girl named Meria Krithita captured Alexander Kerios, the best Mechwarrior in the Dark Knight clan. "How could I drop my guard like that? Or was it her strange nature that allowed her to do this, these feelings clouding my mind and heart before I even knew what was happening? No, I just got careless. Plus, how could she have done that if I have never met her before? Easy, she didn't. I got careless and it got me captured. Oh well, at least I still get to do some of the things I enjoy most. I get to try out the new battle simulations, I get to build another custom Battlemech, and I still get to play my music. Oh well. It's the best I can do for now." Alex said.
"It's coming along quite well Kerios. You are a far better mechanic and electrician than I originally believed. Constructing a Battlemech on your own, not many can accomplish that feat. We will release you once you've finished that Battlemech. I feel we owe you a bit, do you have any requests?" the wolf ChaKhan said.
"Now that you mention it, I do. I would like to se the history of Terra in your archives please. There is so much that I wish to learn, not only about Terra, but about so much more. It took capture for me to realize that I really don't know that much about much of anything. I know that a Nicholas Kerensky has something to do with the separation of the clans and the war for Terra, but I would like to learn more. Please Wolf ChaKhan, let me view the Wolf Archives using your access privileges." The young warrior requested, his face showing his curiosity.
"You will be permitted to view the Archives, but with Meria's privileges, not mine. This is the best I can do without endangering my clan." The ChaKhan said, noting the eagerness to learn in the teenager's eyes.
"I understand ChaKhan, and I am eternally grateful." Alex said excitedly. "When will she be back? I have some questions that only she could answer." Alex queried.
"She is getting into the dropship as we speak. She too, is eager to speak with you. I do believe your questions will resemble each other's. I must take my leave of you now Alexander Kerios, goodbye, and good luck." The ChaKhan said as he walked out the garage door. "Ah, to experience first love again! Wait, that guy is gonna need some advice on this subject." The Wolf ChaKhan said as he turned around. "If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask for me!" he said as the door closed.
"Questions? I think that old man knows more about my current plight then he's letting on!"
"Hello Alex, I would like to talk to you. If you could turn off your music for a couple minutes. If you have the time of course." Meria said rather loudly.
"How long have you been standing there Meria?" Alex responded.
"Long enough Alex, long enough. I am a little nervous asking you such personal questions but, what, what do you feel, when you are around me? After you answer me, if you answer truthfully, I will tell the truth about myself." Meria promised, her cheeks growing a little red.
"I, I'm not sure Meria. I wish I could tell you, I really do, but I just don't know how to describe it. I guess you could say, I guess warm, but cold too. I feel all warm inside, but I feel cold at the same time. Just like I am getting hit with a flamethrower and covered in thousands of pounds of snow at the same time. It feels, different. It's a lot different then anything I am used to Meria. But this is neither the time nor the place. I need to get out of here soon. Puppy is done, and I've even put a personality into her. And no, I don't mean 'her' as a characterization. I programmed your new Battlemech to behave, sound, and even think like a girl. All it needs now is some female input. Just spend some time around this cybernetic human droid and remove the disk from the back of her neck when the data compilation is done. She will analyze the way the girls in this clan act, move, and think and will store that data on the special disc I made. Put that disc into the slot in the cockpit when you go on missions, and Puppy, or Youkai as I have named the human counterpart, will become a very good friend. I have made her so realistic that she will even feel emotions. Even Love, although that was a very difficult one to program because, well, I'm not sure what Love really is. I hope you get a good friend from this, I made her specifically from the data I got from you during your missions and from your fellow clansmen and clanswomen. I hope you enjoy it. I really need to get going now though, just bring me several miles outside the complex and I can get my own ride out of here. Thanks, for everything. You have helped me learn so much, and I am sure that your newest companion will help you learn a lot as well." Alex said, blushing slightly.
"Uh, thanks Alex. I can see that it was difficult for you to say some of that stuff. Well, I guess I have to hold up my end of the deal. Around you I feel much different then when I am around any other man. I feel a strange attraction to you, and yet, an undeniable hatred. Perhaps simply due to your allegiance as far as clans go, or perhaps it is something more. I also share your thoughts as far as the whole 'warm yet cold too' thing. It is a very strange feeling, one that I have never felt before in my life. I think we should get going now, come on Alex, you too Youkai, you should come too." Meria said, her face growing more and more red. The trio got onto the new Puppy and set off for the outside of the Wolf sensor range on the planet.
"Alex, am I ever, ever gonna see you again?" Meria asked as she opened the cargo bay door.
"Perhaps on the field of battle, but I doubt that our Khans will allow us to see each other as you are probably talking about. Hey! I've got the perfect idea! Let's create our own clan. We will be able to survive, I have found the perfect planet to start a new clan on, and we can recruit people from the bandit castes! With our skills and talents, along with the thirst for vengeance of the dark caste, we can pull this off! What do you say Meria, create our own clan?" Alex responded.
"That is a tempting prospect Alex, but how do we reach the Bandit caste? The Inner Sphere and the rest of the clans don't even recognize their existence. How do you contact someone who does not exist in society?" Meria queried, her face bright with excitement.
"I have connections Meria, don't you worry. I will deceive my clan and you will deceive yours. Now is the time for truth to be found Meria, now is the time for the other clans to fall! Terra will be ours Meria, yours, and mine. No more eugenics programs, no more Truebirths mocking those born naturally! It is now the time of the Freebirths! I must leave now, and I will begin preparations as soon as I get the chance. But first thing's first, what to name our newest clan?" Alex said, all his hopes and dreams beginning to come true. Before, all he wanted was to become Khan of the Dark Knights. Now he could become Khan of his own clan, beating down any and all opposition. Terra was now his goal, his dream.
"I say, we name it Clan Dark Star, since it will be made up of members of the Wolf clan and the Dark Knight clan. Sound good Alex?"
"Sounds great Meria. Now, go and begin your preparation. I will have a Bandit Caste leader sent to your room at 2:00 AM. I suggest you go to bed as soon as you get the chance. Farewell, my Love." Alex said as he walked out towards his return point.
"Goodbye Alex, I Love you!" Meria yelled out the window of her forty foot tall Puppy.
Meria and Puppy returned to the Wolf compound after an hour of running. The first thing she did was put the disk into Youkai, enabling her to learn about how to be a person. She hooked herself up to Meria's computer and used the security cameras. Meria however, got changed while talking to Youkai. "This is gonna be awesome Youkai! Our own clan, with just me and Alex as the Khans. Oh, what a person Alex is! When I first heard about him, I thought he would just be another stuck up Mechwarrior of incredible skill. But now, I know the truth. He has never lost a wingman, nor has he ever lost a Battlemech. He is a very, intriguing person. He is dark and mysterious, yet kind and socially adept. He is a great person, and an even better friend. We are both Freebirths, and it will be difficult to start a clan with two freebirth Khans and a former Bandit caste member for a ChaKhan. He is the perfect man, in everything but looks. We will have Terra, then we will have time for ourselves. I should get some sleep, wake me up if anyone comes to the door." Meria said happily.
"Sure thing Meria." Youkai said.
"My, you learn quickly don't ya! Well I guess you would when you're watching all the security cameras at once. Good night Youkai."
"Good night Meria." Youkai answered, burying her face in the monitor once more. Meria slipped off into dreams, of which are too personal to speak of here.
Trolec Verrtsi, a massively talented Truebirth Jade Falcon Mechwarrior was watching as Meria let Alex go home before she was ordered. He also heard the entire conversation. "So, they intend on making a new clan eh? Well then, I guess I'm gonna have ta stop that now won't I?" Trolec said to himself. "Perhaps the Wolf and Dark Knight Khans and ChaKhans would enjoy hearing this!" he added. His Raven walked away from the scene, not wanting to get caught and have to become an Abtakha, a captured Mechwarrior, forced to fight for the clan that captured the combatant. His dropship awaited at Nav Gamma, a three hour run.