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Status: Offline |  Troopers of the Vast Empire I: The Maguphan Menace | May 2, 2008 4:53:25 PM  | | Troopers of the Vast Empire
Episode I
The Maguphan Menace - OOC:
- Disclaimer:
These are not Official Stories as far as VE Continuity is concerned. Although set in the Vast Empire's Expanded Universe the key Plot and Story Elements are not canon unless Kadann & the VE High Command choose to integrate those Elements into their ongoing plots. NPCs depicted as being in the DJO are not official DJO characters.
These stories are already capped for Player Characters. Myself, Anden Beliam, Dante, Garryll Gates, Ibram Tyrol and Zolos are the PCs in these stories. Anyone joining/posting without authorization will be deleted.
Last Word on The Force: If PCs in this story-arc develop Force Abilities they are limited to this story-arc as the 'official' version of the PC is not in the DJO.
Viper Suadron was relaxing in the Pilots' Lounge on board the Executor-class SSD Atrus celebrating a successful mission, when an older model messenger droid floated over to their table. Approaching Ibram Tyrol the ASN-121 courier droid withdrew a communications cylinder from it's frontal tool chuck, handing it to him; it then repeated the action with Anden Beliam before gliding away and leaving the Lounge. Grimacing at receiving orders so soon after the last mission, the weary pilots slotted their respective communications cylinder into their personal datapad... The Orders read: Executor-class SSD Atrus
SCAP : Capital Ship Captain : Fleet Admiral Japheth
1st Vast Imperial Starfighter Wing: Phoenix Wing
Viper Squadron (The Captain's Own)
Flight 2
5 : Flight Leader : Petty Officer 1st Class Anden Beliam
Flight 3
9 : Squadron Exec Officer : Senior Chief Petty Officer Ibram Tyrol
**Effective Immediately**
For your next mission you are temporarily transfered from Viper Squadron to Alpha Flight. At 20:00 hours the Storm Raven will dock with the Atrus and wou will transfer to that vessel at that time. More details will be given by the Mission Leader. Alpha Flight will be supporting Ravening Platoon. Pack your essentials, prefered Flight Suits, droids and weapons. Your own starfighters will be used on this mission and will be transfered to the Storm Raven prior to departure.
END.Ibram and Anden glanced at each other then checked their chronos; it was 18:31! "Sithspawn!" Ibram cursed. "Well, Anden, looks like we better get packing!" he said as they stood to leave... A FEW HOURS LATER, ON TADATH... Technicians are putting the finishing touches on battle droid storage racks and installing them on small transports; the massive hangar is a study in organized chaos... Baraka 'Tank' Kodex marvelled at it all for an instant, then shifted his full focus on taxiing the Ebon Shyrack, his heavily modified Sentinel Shuttle into the hangar of the Storm Raven. It was most impressive; the VE Army had converted an Action IV Bulk Freighter into a mobile assault platform! Dante's YT-1300 was already in place next to a pair of DX-9 transports, so Tank just reoriented the Ebon Shyrack and set it down. He still couldn't believe the number of battle droids the could fit in storage mode. That must be Garryll's ship, 'All Under Heaven', Tank thought as the Jermagium-class Light Freighter came in to touch down next to the Ebon Shyrack. Sure enough, Garryll Gates came fast down the boarding ramp; Tank saluted, "Sgt. Gates! Looks like they got you, too?" "That's right, Tank. Now we're waiting on a few more Privates then we're blasting outta here. I don't know why we have the briefing after we hit hyperspace, but I can imagine. Ah, good; here comes Pfc. Zolos and it looks like he's got the last bunch of greenies in tow." Gates quickly returned Tank's salute and ordered the troopers to follow him deeper into the army vessel; catching up with Dante, they made their way to the Operations Center. As they took their seats, they felt the ship take off. A tall, severe woman with dark blonde hair and piercing green eyes, clad in black Katarn-pattern Commando Armor set her helmet on the podium/console and took another step toward the large holoprojector at the heart of the Ops Center; a dark man, more advanced in years but similarly attired, stood at attention by her side. "Most of you don't know me; I'm First Lieutenant Vollin Imsan, TK-1300. This," she nods to the trooper beside her "is Sergeant-Major Rukil Dopak, TK-1138. As of now, you are all part of Ravening Platoon. The Storm Raven will be your new home for the forseeable future. "I know many of you are unaccustomed to having and/or using your TKIDs. Check your Orders on your datapads. Learn them; Know them. Some of you prefer to use your names or callsigns. That is allowed for ease of communication, but remember the TKID# is how the tactical computers in our vehicles & HUD tracks you." Datapad Orders: O/B [Order of Battle]
1st Regiment: Osiris
1st Battalion: Dragon
13th Company: Storm Beasts
Captain Katar Vosh, TK-1400, M/Human
SC1: Company's Lieutenant Brokk Dorn, TK-1301, M/Zabrak
SC2: Logistics Officer Seth Taskin, TK-1302, M/Human
SC3: Medical Officer Makal Zeddick, TK-1303, M/Human
SC4: Technical Officer Sabrina Chyllek, TK-1304, F/Human
5th Platoon: The Ravening
First Lieutenant Vollin Imsan, TK-1300, F/Human
Sergeant-Major Rukil Dopak, TK-1138, M/Human
1st Squad: Scythe
SL: Sgt. Briana Kantor, TK-400, F/Human
ASL: Cpl. Derek Saipell, TK-313, M/Human, Combat Medic
PVT, TK-000, M/Human
PVT, TK-001, M/Human
PVT, TK-002, M/Human
PVT, TK-003, M/Human
PVT, TK-004, M/Human
PVT, TK-005, M/Human
PVT, TK-006, M/Human
2nd Squad: WarHammer
SL: Senior Sergeant Edd Hock, TK-500, M/Human
ASL: Cpl. Kreealaa Luminatas, TK-300, F/Mirialan
Cpl. Mathias Cjack, TK-333, M/Human, Combat Medic
LCPL. DracoKorr, TK-007, M/Zabrak
PVT, TK-008, M/Human
PVT, TK-009, M/Human
PVT, TK-010, M/Human
PVT, TK-011, M/Human
PVT, TK-012, M/Human
3rd Squad: Sentinel
SL: Sgt. Garryll Gates, TK-401, M/Human, Heavy Weapons
ASL: CPL. Dante Asana, TK-344, M/Human, Heavy Weapons
LCPL. Baraka "Tank" Kodex, TX-47, M/Human, Vehicle Crewman
PVT, TK-013, M/Human
PVT, TK-014, M/Human
PVT, TK-015, M/Human
PFC. Amee Toraf, TK-142, F/Human
PVT, TK-016, M/Human
PVT, TK-017, M/Human
4th Squad: Tefra
SL: Sgt. Kris Kutter, TD-99, M/Human, Heavy Weapons
ASL: Cpl. Jon'Do Black, TK-301, M/Human
PVT. Becc Sylar, TK-018, M/Human
PVT. Bobb Sylar, TK-019, M/Human
PVT. Byll Sylar, TK-020, M/Human
PFC. Zolos, TK-100, M/Human
PVT, TK-021, M/Human
PVT, TK-022, M/Human
PVT, TK-023, M/Human
Air Support: Bleach Squadron
Alpha Flight: Senior Chief Petty Officer Ibram Tyrol in his modified Vulture fighter and 3 droid starfighters (2 Vulture and one Tri-fighter)
Beta Flight: Petty Officer 1st Class Anden Beliam in his Clawcraft and 3 Flight Officers in TIE light duty fighters."What the datapad doesn't tell is mission profile. We are going to Zonju V, a neutral world. The archaeologists studying a vast series of ruins was previously of no interest to us, nor any of the Imperial Remnants. "That changed when the researchers moved to a section of the ruins that had been a Battlefront in multiple skirmishes during both the Clone Wars and the galactic Civil War. An extremely advanced computer system is believed to have been hidden in the ruins prior to the first battle. All indications are that this supercomuter has never been recovered. "The entire valley is a no-fly-zone to protect the ruins. The forested area south of the valley is the closest we can land undetected. It is a dense forest; we'll have to clear an area for landing and set down quickly. We'll be using the five ships already loaded with battle droids, with just enough room for us. "Once the ships are landed we'll establish a secure Command Post in which the fighters will land and standby for when we need them. As the Command Post is being established our probe droids will conduct recon. We should expect unwanted company; our enemies want this supercomputer too. Corporal Dante's Seraph Droid Company, as well as additional Droid Units will supplement or forces in the field. "We can't use speeders so we'll be marching to our target destination. Make sure all your gear is good to go. "We arrive in three hours; I want to meet with Squad Leaders in two! Dismissed!" [This message has been edited by TX-47 (edited May 2, 2008 5:06:33 PM)] [This message has been edited by TX-47 (edited May 2, 2008 5:08:47 PM)] [This message has been edited by TX-47 (edited May 2, 2008 5:14:41 PM)] [This message has been edited by TX-47 (edited May 4, 2008 2:27:23 PM)] [This message has been edited by TX-47 (edited May 4, 2008 2:31:08 PM)] [This message has been edited by TX-47 (edited May 6, 2008 6:46:30 PM)] | Garryll Gates
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Status: Online | | RE: Troopers of the Vast Empire I: The Maguphan Me | May 3, 2008 12:21:14 AM | | Gates filed out of the briefing room with the rest of the soldiers, then headed off to his ship. All his stuff was there. A couple of B3 SBD's were standing guard on the ramp, another couple just inside. A couple of B2's rounded out his droid collection.
Into his quarters he went, grabbing a glass and a non-alcoholic drink on his way.
Once there, he poured his drink, sat, and began painting on jungle and forest camo over the urban camo.
Finishing that, he put away the different paints and removed his Whisper Sub-sonic slugthrower sniper's rifle. He then applied a different paint to the rifle, then checked the scope, barrel, and trigger guards. He replaced it in a locker. He pulled a large box from underneath his bed. In it, 2 DC-15s pistols were side-by-side; dozens of clips and grenades were nestled in the foam.
He checked his slug filled clips, popping each bullet out and checking to make sure it was up to spec. He checked the energy cells for his DC's and his heavy rifles, then slipped the lot back into the box.
He sharpened his vibroblade and grabbed a sheath for it.
He finished his drink and grabbed a smoke, lit it up, and sat in his bed, reading. BlackJack Squad-Sergeant, Heavy Weapons
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He, who heard the sound of thy holy trumpet, and took not warning. He hath clearly wandered too far from the word of God. Your hour has come. Let's get it on, Big Boy. It's time to get back on the path.
No, what you have are bullets, and the hope that when your guns are empty I'm no longer be standing, because if I am... you'll all be dead before you've reloaded.
Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. | TX-47
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Status: Offline | | RE: Troopers of the Vast Empire I: The Maguphan Me | May 4, 2008 3:05:43 PM | | Tank activated his personal comlink "Sergeant Gates; Tank here! I wanted to let you know the Armory has a Workbench we can use to mod our armor & weapons. They also have Mark V Armor Upgrades."
"That's great, Tank! How come they didn't mention it at the Briefing?"
"Probably the tight timetable we're on. Sgt. Hock told me as we cleared out. Since we have to sneak thru the woods to reach the valley I'm adding the Armorply Overlay. The valley itself won't offer much cover; what little there is are ruins that only offer partial cover, from their describtion."
"So unless the enemy ambushes us in the woods (slim), close quarters fighting is unlikely; unless they have overwhelming numbers and/or our aim sucks."
"That's about what I figured too, Sarge. I'd go with the Strengthening Underlay if I was expecting a lot of melee combat, but since we can expect stiff resistance from multiple factions, I'm going with the Biorestorative Underlay."
"Hmn, that sounds like a good combo. I'll think about it as I finish getting my droids ready. Check in in thirty. Gates out."
"Roger that."
This gave him plenty to think about. For armor & weapon upgrades that are illegal in most systems to be authorized for this mission, shows both the importance of the mission and the danger they should expect to face.
There's also his knowledge, mainly second-hand, that Ravening Platoon has a terribly high casualty rate. Hopefully packing as many veterans from squads with lower turnover will help to change that. We'll have to watch out for the greenies; not let them play hero. Not let them get themselves or others killed. [This message has been edited by TX-47 (edited May 4, 2008 3:11:30 PM)] | Dante
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Status: Offline | | RE: Troopers of the Vast Empire I: The Maguphan Me | May 9, 2008 8:41:35 AM | | The air was filled with the pungent aroma of machine oil and the whirring of gears and servomotors. Battle droids were plugged into computers, running diagnostics, and cleaning weapons on all sides. Rows of computers were humming to themselves in a corner, with constantly updated statistics flashing onto and off the screens. From his position near the door, Dante watched the scene, his face impassive. Most of the droids here had come from his own supply, which he had brought on board by using the Virgil, his heavily modified freighter, to shuttle them. However, there were also some other droids, most of which appeared to be assassin models Under his helmet, Dante scowled. Those droids were going to be a problem. Quickly, he strode over to the main computer and spoke to the droid typing commands into a keyboard. "What's your designation, droid?" "MR-2401, sir. Is there something I can help you with?" the construct replied in a nasal tone. "Yes. Move aside; I need to update some combat subroutines." "Very well sir." Dante waited until the machine had gone into a power saving cycle before starting his slicing. He attached his datapad, typing furiously. There was a quiet beep, and the graphs that showed the droid equivalents of pulses and brain patterns fluctuated wildy for a second before stabilizing. His work done, the trooper removed the device. The computer screen flickered, turned blank, then reset. If some technician was curious enough to access the logs, they would show that a freak power surge had briefly overloaded the system. It happened all the time, especially with these heavily modified ships. The state of the art program he had used had also set the security cameras to loop for the time he was inside and wiped part of the memory of the droid he had relieved. He left the chamber, and the door hissed shut behind him. He felt a brief pang of guilt over what he was doing, but suppressed it. Raigen had already explained to him why he had to do what he was going to do, and Dante saw no other way out. His orders were clear. I cannot allow the construct to fall into the hands of the RDA's enemies.Still, he couldn't help but wonder what he would have to sacrifice to achieve that goal. - OOC:
- And the plot thickens...
TRP/CPL Dante/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE*HeavyWeapons * "Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita...""And I looked, and behold a pale horse And his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him." Revelation 6:8 [This message has been edited by Dante (edited May 9, 2008 12:57:48 AM)] | TX-47
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Status: Offline | | RE: Troopers of the Vast Empire I: The Maguphan Me | May 12, 2008 2:32:10 PM | | ****************On the Jermagium-class Light Freighter All Under Heaven******* Garryll's R5 starts beeping and booping frantically; twirling around and extending his third leg he rushed to the droid interface linking Gates' other droids to the ship's computer and jacks in... ****************In the Vulture-class starfighter Bleach*********************** The HK unit named House activates; "Warning! Malicious Code Detected!" ****************On the Sentinel-class shuttle Ebon Shyrack******************** HK-X47 'Hex' activates "Warning! Malicious Code Detected!". At the same time Ammo Droid WEG-6D6 'Weg' and the two Astromech Repair Droids, R5-X7 'Rex' and T3X-M47 'Tex' start a frenetic cacophony... *******************************Throughout the Storm Raven********************** ***RED ALERT!***RED ALERT!***ALL HANDS TO OPS!***RED ALERT!***ALL HANDS TO OPS!***RED ALERT!*** "Damn!" cursed Gates as he was about to gather his Squad; grumbling about emergencies in Hyperspace, he heads to the ops center doubletime... ****************************************** The tension in the ops center was palpable; the next thing Zolos and Tank noticed was the presence of extra security. Looking to Sgt. Gates and Cpl. Dante, then the navy pilots Tyrol and Beliam, confirmed this was bad. Draco couldn't help but notice the two HK assassin droids; one stood with Tank, the other with fighter pilot Ibram. Lt. Imsan addressed the troops, "A slice-virus attacked all droids on the Storm Raven. We were unable to trace the source, but Security is now conducting a thorough search of the ship. Untill the search is completed I must order all of you to remain here. Each of you will be scanned. "If no device is found then that means the slice-virus was seeded in the computers on Tadath or the Atrus. We shall send a coded burst back to command when we exit hyperspace. "Scrubbing the mission is not an option. The droids assigned to the Storm Raven were hit even thogh they aren't part of the platoon's deployment; they have since been mindwiped. Cpl. Asana, your Battle Droids are our main support unit on the ground; what is their status?" "Still dormant in storage. I ran a full systems check and defrag; they're clean and ready for duty!" "Sgt. Gates, were your droid squads affected?" "They were targeted but my R5 was able to stop it, unfortunately the act of destroying this virus also destroyed any clues as to its source or the overall intent." Lcpl. Kodex, were your droid squads affected?" "They were targeted as well, Lt. Fortunately I had been tweaking their operating systems and firewalls as well as their hardware, so they're good to go. Unfortunately, they were unable to trace the source either." "SCPO Tyrol, are the droid starfighters operational?" "House stopped the virus before it could do too much damage to the fighters; I still had to defrag their memory though. They should be online and fully operational by the time we reach Zonju V." "Statement: I am most eager to apprehend the meatbag responsible; and terminate it!" ********************************TWENTY MINUTES LATER************************** With the searches completed and no device found, the Squad Leaders were ordered to gather their squads and finalize their preparations. That gives about an hour and twenty before Lieutenant Imsan's meeting with the SLs.  BlackJack SquadLance Corporal Baraka "Tank" Kodex TRP/LCP TX-47/2SQD/2PLT/1CMP/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA/VE [EW2][LoS][ES2] Storm Commando http://www.playlist.com/user/5975941/"Smart." -Calo Nord [This message has been edited by TX-47 (edited May 12, 2008 3:07:56 PM)] | Dante
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Status: Offline | | RE: Troopers of the Vast Empire I: The Maguphan Me | May 15, 2008 10:19:31 PM | | Under his polished veneer of calm, Dante was in turmoil. There were a few techs he was going to have to chat with on Diomed VII, and a fairly high level coder was going to find himself out of a job in the near future. That is, if Dante himself was going to have a future. The overhead lights were set to maximum strength, casting the room into a polar contrast between the spots of light and the shadows that pooled on the floor and made a jagged streak on one durasteel wall. Standing directly across from the doorseal was their CO. Bantha poodoo, how badly did the worm FUBAR things?On either side of the officer, uniformed men and women sat in the shadows. Dante caught light reflecting off medals and sholulder decorations. Sithspawn. Looks like I've kicked over the hornet's nest with this one... Navy and Army intelligence are both here. One by one the other troopers filed in, and the doors hissed closed. The officer cleared his voice, then spoke. "A slice-virus attacked all droids on the Storm Raven. We were unable to trace the source, but Security is now conducting a thorough search of the ship. Untill the search is completed I must order all of you to remain here. Each of you will be scanned." Minions of Xendor...- OOC:
- Still writing, feel free to go ahead while I write my char's POV.
TRP/CPL Dante/2SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE*HeavyWeapons *"Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita...""And I looked, and behold a pale horse And his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him." Revelation 6:8 [This message has been edited by Dante (edited May 16, 2008 8:49:21 AM)] | |
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