A friend who was reading this asked me if they had a different loadout why do I keep calling them vanguards simple in the game BT always had the same chassis but had interchangeable parts. Thus, the reason why Rosy titan is called the atlas when she has the tone loadout.
TFF
Too bad the battery that Rosy took had was damaged but to coumarate a first-time redo I ripped off the handle, that was coming off any way, and turned into a lucky bracelet. Collecting ourselves we went to the cargo doors opening to two more titans, I am in Tracer, taking them out by pushing one over the ledge. The other one being spanked to death by Ember. Yup no don't about it she's a psychopath. Moving on we had to go to control room to raise cargo lift then come back only to have all the titans clamped, after getting a spare Devotion of course and getting a new member named Betty (got name from the bouncing betty mines) had light armor limbs but cockpit was heavy armor because of the explosives black with smoke and rocket decals.
"Warning! Unauthorized titans detected in cargo bay. Removing." The automated voice sounded as the titans tried to break free from the cargo clamps but with no luck. Taking the raised cargo lift, we followed like Alice down the hole. Where did that come from? "I have discovered a security breach in loading docks 13." Ash said.
"Roger Kappa 3 enroute." The security force said.
That was all we heard before darkness took over, because they didn't put enough light on the lift.
TFF
Receiving the emergency burst feed through the helmet I know what the BTs are doing.
"Pilot please hurry we do not wish to remain here long we do not want to find out what they had planned for us if you have not come along last time." Were all BT saying once radio contact restored for now.
"Looks like automated Security has picked up some titans. Less work for us." IMC grunts said
Taking out the checkpoint guards we wall run down, Rosy having a hard time keeping up so I slow my pace. Multiple wall runs later Rosy gets a message from Ivy telling her to follow the pipes and assembly line. Following one pipe down a maintenance shaft we ended up in area where was cooling fans on the other side of a gap. One was removed for repairs we took that down, as we landed I looked up from my braced impact, crouching, I ran to the three guards after looking. They spun around hearing my run to them grabbed one of them and used him as a shield and shooting them with the Devotion and breaking the one I'm holding neck.
Hearing some loud bangs, I look at air vent to see Rosy come out and land on her stomach, somehow (for those who are wondering you know those characters in the show to have people like not matter what and are super clumsy that is her). Shaking my head chuckling, we head to the assembly line and jump on.
"This is Ash, I have multiple vanguard titans and an atlas what do you want me to do them." Ash said
"I don't bloody care. Destroy them!" Blisk said
"Understood. This facility was built to kill. I'm sure I can take advantage of that fact if I have to." Ash was plotting to kill somehow with this facility.
Blisk admonished Ash, "Ash that place is not your bloody playground! I'm not paying to be clever, scuffle that place if you have to eh? Blisk out."
"Watch for crushing hazards, where going to follow the platforms." I said as we jumped off the platform we were on. Hiding behind some crates, but the binoculars stood out so I put them down, as the IMC has yet to notice us. I look at their positioning they suddenly started to be outlined in red, lifting binoculars up the red outline disappeared putting them back down and watch someone move out of sight but still outlined, ducking down before being seen. "Four on the catwalk we need to take it over so they can't shoot us in the head from the elevated height." I stated, "Keep an eye out for specters they are a good way of getting backup when alone and/or out gunned." Taking said catwalk, we had the height advantage and shooting hitting several in the chest and head one was hiding beneath the assembly line trying to get behind us. Thanks to the tracking binoculars I saw this.
Following him I got closer and closer without being noticed, his kneeling, just as I get to him for him to stand up by grabbing his shirt and extending my arm a slab of metal comes flying past us taking his head with it. Dealing with one more we hoped a slab after some kind of machine forced it up. Having to wall run around a planting machine we came across two specters grabbing one I put my knife into the slot and waited for hack to complete, Rosy following my lead did the same but had to fiddle with the data knife to use the hacking function. How much did Andy stare at her chest if she can't use a data knife? It's the basic of basics. I thought in wonder.
The hack completed and we started our firefight once more, this time having the specters fight a stalker. Outcome no bot won, why? Because it was a draw. The rest was easy, even the shielded personal their slow so easy to move around. We hopped onto a platform that had metal on it now. Wall running then landing on another platform and running to the ledge before this platform gets sucked in and we fall to our deaths. Made it only to get targeted by a turret grabbing its attention.
"Rosy get that turret I got its attention." I barked out.
"What? No, I'll get its attention." She yelled back.
"Do it now before I make you around without pants." I said because now is not the time to argue.
She did not say anything and did as told this time she copied what I did in the sludge facility. Rosy grumbled something after joining me but when I asked what it was that she shouted out nothing. Hacking more specters, the men were wiped out, the platforms now had steel beams. Moving onto one we did not go far before it stopped turning around to warn Rosy to stay away from the caution lines. I dived at her because a couch was being placed where she was standing. Looking down where I had touched her was her breast.
"Sorry, just jumped at you to keep you from getting crushed." I look away and her some space from the awkward moment.
She said nothing again. As we rode I saw more enemies getting ready to fight making sure that Rosy was ready to go. Taking them out as we jumped off as there was two more crushing hazards. As we took them on we split up I took the right side, she took the left. Took half the time if I was alone. Jumping back onto the platform an arm took it and tilted it. Waiting on it as some guys tried to attack us Rosy was about get off.
"Hold it cowgirl were right where we need to be." I told her (this you can do in the game just watch out) as the walls were bolted in place.
"Are they building houses? But I thought they only destroyed them." Rosy's puzzlement was clear in her words.
"Check the couch see if it's real." I said to Rosy, she checked the couch and found out that it was just metal boxes with a thin sheet of metal over it.
The platform moving once more a new set of walls were placed. The second floor was also placed down running up there were to book cases that were fake as well. Standing next to the bookcase and grabbing the railing while making Rosy do the same, there was no wall where bookcases were facing and if it suddenly tipped that way we would die. By luck it tilted so the book cases became the ground. After a few seconds, we were righted up and were shot at as the platform lowered. Tickers, men, and stalkers came at us, when the platform lowered we held them off but just as the stalkers were about to jump on we moved causing said stalkers fell to their death.
We started to zoom pass other makeshift building some with bullet holes. Then finally we come to a wall with other types of buildings.
"I see you pilots, such a cute couple. I admire both of your perseverance but the only way out is up." Ash said enjoying herself way too much.
Placing us right next to an unfinished house, now finished. We started heading out Rosy having a hard time with the inverted wall and floors waiting for her we leave the house and jump to another and start walking on the clamping arms. Then having to wall run on some of the… ground, we made it to the catwalk.
"Beginning simulation please stand by." An automated voice sounded.
"Impressive." Ash said, the platforms starting to move, "Jump onto a moving platform. I will take care of the rest."
We did.
"Well done pilots." Ash said
We were moved into a holographic dome with buildings spread out. Waiting for the rest to finish setting up I sat on the ground and so did Rosy, now she's just copying what I do. Last piece went into place.
"Loading scenario 1-2-7 in cinematic dome 3-1-4."
The lights went out and I stood up Rosy probably still on the ground and I heard a little eep from her direction.
"Now we shall see how impressive you two truly are." Ash said over the P.A.
Then the lights came on and Rosy sat on an area that raised higher than the other causing her to fall on her back. Giving her a hand up I said, "Come on back to work." Then there were marines.
"Come on let's do this!"
"But we barely survived the last one."
"Look two pilots, the odds are in are favor!"
"Nothing is in our favor."
Grabbing an L-star I got ready for anything.
"Scenario 1-2-7 load complete."
"Deploying specters." Ash said.
"Hack as many as you can." I shouted to Rosy.
We got lucky and hacked most of the specters.
"Deploying IMC reaper." The P.A. announced.
"Rosy stay with the riflemen."
By the combined might of the EPG and L-star it stood no chance.
"Your tactics are impressive. Hope you don't but I sent another reaper down."
The reaper came but Rosy ran out of ammo mid fight.
"Go found another quick." I yelled.
"Kappa go finish them off in dome 3-1-4." Ash switched to radio.
"Roger, Kappa team preceding to dome 3-1-4." Responded Kappa.
Finishing off the last reaper before Rosy got back. The dome open and ran to it to save the riflemen from being shot in the back. I made it barely one was taken down.
Running out of the dome from the Kappa entry, after I popped an E smoke I found.
"I was right IMC lack the determination to do what must be done. I may have to come down and deal with you two myself. A small miscalculation on my part." Ash said
Moving on we had to jump onto some piping that lead to a sudden steep of the pipes created a slide we went down the fast way. I got a message from Ivy from the burst feed saying freeing attempted 66 has failed.
Landing only too have Rosy land into me because she couldn't wait a few seconds for me to go down and move.
"I'm so sorry." She said noticing me on my stomach tapping the ground with my head in my other hand.
"Ash tell me you killed those pilots." Blisk voice came through.
"I'm dealing with them." Ash said tersely hating it when people interrupted her fun.
"Stop getting caught up in your games." Blisk said in a warning tone.
"I'm I not allowed to enjoy myself while I work." Ash said in a smartass tone.
"Not when your work suffers." Blisk made a point.
"Point taken. Ash out." She said getting back to whatever she was doing.
"Don't worry with the price I'm putting on their heads, especially the male one, you can buy all the toys you want."
"Sector Charlie detonate charges 21 through 29." The P.A sounded then there was a bang.
"To all IMC personal. This is Ash. I'm sorry to report due to your inability to contain a security breach, I have been forced to scuttle the entire complex. Some of you may consider it overkill. It is. I suggest you evacuate." She said loving to herself talk.
Having to crawl through rock spaces was not so much fun knowing that there are explosives. We finally get out of the cave and I see a control panel I press it.
"Releasing Prowler containment." The automated voice said.
Grabbing a Mastiff before jumping on the containment cell and wall running. "Pilots I do not know what you did but a series of explosions just weaken the manipulator arm. I am now free." Said Ivy. Walling once more we land on what looks like the outside of a dome. Shooting some tickers that took out the specters right next to them.
"Not far from our location marking your Hud." Said Tracer.
Jumping done to an area with spare dome pieces we see our titans though a hole in the next dome over. Waiting for a metal platform we wall run over getting into our titans, I got in Betty. Many prowlers escaped into the domes as we had to fight them off and some reaper and titans were sent to deal with them. Because the reaper had to deal with the prowlers we shot at them but caused some prowlers to attack us but in the titans, they were no problem. The other titans were dealt with swiftly because of our numbers.
Exiting the dome, we came to an area where it was every man for himself. The area had a prowler containment that had a lot of prowlers released. Then there were some buildings and that's when Ash come out of phase shift, swinging her sword as she stopped. "Blisk put a high price on your heads dead or alive. That makes you worth something to me."
"She's mine." I said inside Betty. Charging forward we put up a vortex shield and fire as Ash fired a few shots at us only to bounce back. Firing the Quad rockets getting a direct hit only for her to phase out and then back in, used an arc wave we got hit by. Using the flight core weaken her enough to get in close she swings in one last attempt. Dodging hearing metal scrape on the top Betty busts open the hatch and grabs Ash only to crush her. We left the forsaken place and headed to Andersons location. Falling down a maintenance shaft to look for Anderson because titans can't fit in small spaces. My new suit from Betty is a metal chest plate that more and a variety of explosives
We land and go to some vents have been blown out. I feel strange here like I'm supercharged, and like I could fall through something. Meeting a roadblock, we turn left this is where I first went back in time, looking back to see Rosy. Only she wasn't there thinking she got time pulled I wonder why I didn't. Then it hit like a ton of bricks I came back from the future with the odd ability to fold jump to my titan's cockpit, so maybe I can… Focusing on going back, falling through the cracks was how I felt. I look around seeing myself back in time, I found Rosy freaking out looking around only to see me and hug me. Being hugged or not she went back to the present and did I after she did.
"What was that?!" She screamed.
"Remember when I told you about seeing something to believe me what happened was us going back in time before this happened." I said twirling with my hands out pointing at everything. "In fact, the person you see before you is not from the 'now' but from the 'will be'. Me and BT, who was 'male' at the time, came back from the future with a few differences. One said difference is you being here with us, me and BT were the only ones everyone else was gone in some way." I said looking at Rosy finally.
"I… Believe you there is no way to explain it and otherwise and I trust you." Rosy said continuing on. I must keep an eye on Rosy since the time lapse no longer affect me and she may freak out again. Seeing a speech going on I stop Rosy, "It's General Farter." I said and she gives looks at me.
"You mean Marder." Rosy said correcting me, "Farter sounds more fitting for him." I said and she starts giggling. Before he can finish his speech, she warps back and I stay for a bit and decided to do some mischief. Warping back Rosy looks at and says, "What took you?"
"Last time I was here before Marder got too far I jumped into his speech he said, 'yes pilot' and it transferred onto the recording that's on the podium." I go up to the podium and play the audio log.
General finishes his speech and suddenly my voice comes on doing the best Marder voice I could do and this is what it said, "My name is General Farter and I make lots and lots of farts so much not even the biggest gas giant can compete that's why I always call and never come over no one wants me and my greatest gift to life." Then there was a long farting sound. Rosy was long since on the floor laughing her ass off because if they searched for who did this then they would find out that he is in the room but in the future.
Downloading the recording as the militia higher ups may want to hear about some of it. Information part that is. Jumping into another blown out vent then going two more blown out vents we end up in a hallway. Rosy starts running to get to her titan as this place her the creeps, I try to warn but just as I start to say my warning she disappears and I follow her. In the past, she ended running into the window. "Feel smart now? Maybe you should be more careful until we get the T.S on you."
"T.S?" She responded then warped back to present following her I said, "Time Shifter it's what let Anderson get around and not end up like you just did."
"That may be a good idea." Rosy replied getting up and this time she jumped out a broken window instead of into. Landing on the on the ground and heading to the lobby upstairs. I grab Anderson's helmet. Some pictures fell and look at one it was Rosy changing looking at some of the others, Sarah Briggs, Gates if it's a pilot and female Anderson had it collecting all of them with a red I shove them Rosy's arms. That's when a prowler come out but this one bigger than the others, like titan pet size bigger, I stop Rosy from pointing her gun at. I walk forward and it purrs but when Rosy took a step forward it growled and lifted its plates smacking the ceiling. Petting it to stop its attack seemed to calm it down and it shrunk down to normal size, so that's how it got in without anyone noticing.
After calming down Rosy looks at the pictures and she was pissed at Anderson. "If you want to kick him wait till we get up top at his other end to get the T.S." I said and she nodded. She handed me the photos back saying, "Here think of it as a way of saying thanks for all the times you saved my ass… and not staring at like it's your personal fuck toy. I won't tell anyone about them." With that she leaves and I have no idea what to do with the photos so I just put them away. An ammo crate that lead to Anderson still has some satchel charges, since I have a metal vest meant to hold more of these and others at the same time I have grenades and satchels. Running down to the titans I give Ivy the helmet as she is the one who needs to be filled in.
The prowler followed me and it seems I'm not getting rid of it, a prowler that can go titan size prowler who would to get rid of them, though it brings up the question why is it like that. Checking the gender; female, so Sasha will do. Am I getting a harem with all these girls around I thought, yes someone replied I looked around no one was there and the others didn't hear it. The was female in nature none of the others have the same sound as this did.
"With the death of Anderson command of Special Operations 2-1-7 and Squad Vengeance command, because you are the most experienced pilot in the unofficial squad command transfer to you Jack Cooper. Should you get a complete squad you the right to rename the squad." Ivy announced
(making it so that even pilots have squads and 4 members is a must Lastimosa was one of them.)
"Congratulations boss." Rosy said serious.
"The following is Anderson's mission briefing." Ivy says then kneels and activates her hologram function.
"Major Anderson two weeks ago we intercepted IMC COMM's. They found something on Typhon. Massive blast of energy was discharged creating time disorientations. I want SRS on the ground to infiltrate the facility." Briggs said.
"Roger I'll get some answers." Anderson said.
"This wrist-mounted deceive was recovered during operation Grizzly should protect you. We know IMC contracted Kuben Blisk and his mercenaries protect something critical there. So, watch you back. And Anderson you know I much I love writing death so don't go it alone. The SRS is a team." Retrieving the helmet, it's like the dog tags of the dead, I place it in Rosy's hands.
"He may have been an ass but you need to do the final honors to bring him home." I said and Rosy nods putting the helmet behind the seat for the pilot inside Ivy.
Empress grabs a street light and throw it at the security building.
"There has to be a better way." Says Rosy.
"Well we can have them throw us." I said.
"Zipline is good." She takes it up.
Following before she sets off the alarm and gets killed. As enter I throw some satchels and force Rosy away from that area and we warp to the past. The security activates and we warp back the stalkers that are standing there come to life, blowing the charges a good portion of the stalkers died. Suddenly Sasha comes from a vent and starts ripping them apart, good girl I need to give her something for this. I was using the mastiff because of its widespread I shot two at once. Killing all stalker in receptionist we moved onto the staircase and having Rosy take the CAR.
