With a grunt, Kairo left his office and headed toward the Jester briefing room. So much had happened in just a few short hours. After Jester's return from Atzerri, Kairo received the news of the heavy losses it sustained. The Army was running low on recruits, and Jester was also losing another member, Red Sand. Along with this, Atzerri had been a heavy toll for Jester, exacting a few of its members' lives during the mission. Knowing that none of this was in his control frustrated Kairo immensely. It had taken time and effort to put Storm platoon back into shape when he received it, and now was a time to see if it could withstand a blow in leadership and body.

  Throwing a vehement glance at a technician who walked a bit too closely, Kairo walked on with a small satisfied smile. At least I can still scare the techs. Pulling out his datapad, he checked the names of the members he was going to transfer to a new squad. Reading through their personal backgrounds, he decided they would suffice. They would need a little breaking, but that was another reason he called a meeting for this new squad.

  A few minutes later, Kairo had arrived at the briefing room. Stepping inside, he found everyone already there. A few people wore sad faces. Garet had an unreadable expression on his face, while Kairo could clearly read the excitement on the new recruit's face. Must not realize yet that the Army is going to take his good years and give him only pain and bad memories in the end. As he walked around the table, Kairo checked to make sure he had everything. That's not entirely true. Some people come out very well and happy. A voice in the back of Kairo's mind replied.

  Shrugging the thoughts off, Kairo dropped into his chair and announced to the room, "I am glad that you have all made it here. As most of you know, Jester squad has lost quite a few members over the past few days. Due to these circumstances, I have been forced to come to a quick solution. The Empire is restless. Things are happening everywhere, and it is only a matter of time before we get sent out for a real mission-one that none of us may come back from. Time is against us, so I have come to a quick decision, which is not to say an unwise one. I have officially closed down Jester squad and moved some of its members to a squad just created, Eclipse Squad." Kairo paused a moment for the squad to give their congratulations to their new leader, along with their mocked surprise.

  Once the room was mostly silent, Kairo began again. "Now, due to all of this switching around of leadership and new blood being added, I have decided to run a short simulation with you. This is to keep you older members in shape and ready for action and also unify the squad. Do any of you have questions so far?"

  The room went completely silent. "Guess not. Ok then, here is what your mission is going to be. The Army has been mobilized against the planet Corellia. Yes, I realize that this is completely unlikely to happen any time soon or maybe even ever, but it should provide some fun. Anyways, the New Republic has sent a defending force, and the two armies are about to meet on the battlefield. Eclipse squad has been sent to recon the east side of the city for its defenses and also sabotage anything they can at the same time. The battlefield is going to be a main city on the planet. The city is completely fictional. This is so I could program in the terrain and any defenses I wanted.

  "Besides the NR army, the local Corellian militia will be aiding them. The simulation will start at dusk a kilometer from the city. We are to move out once it is dark. The only defense we know about is a twenty meter tall wall that surrounds the city. We only have six ours to complete our objective. So, do any of you have questions about this?"

  "What is our equipment?" Garet asked. "And who is leading this, you or me?"

  "Good questions. First, your equipment will be this squad's standard equipment. Each of you will have a set of AV-1S Scout Armor, a Stromtrooper II Carbine, and a Q2s5 Hold-out Blaster Pistol.  Since this is a supposed assault, the army would only be able to equipment with limited supplies. You will be given the option to simulate one personal weapon. Also, yes I know that armor has some nifty gadgets, but this squad's set has been reduced a little in special equipment. This was due to cost. First, they won't have repulsor lifts installed. Also, the life support has been removed, and the strength enhancement has been reduced. Everything else is still the same. Oh, and you better like the armor, I had to pay some of my own money for them.

  "As for leadership, you will be the one giving the orders Garet. I will be playing along as a member of the squad. This is for two reasons. One, I already know the defenses and what might happen. Two, you are the Squad leader of this squad, so they should learn to take orders from you." Kairo looked around the room to give emphasis to his statement. "Anyone else? . . . Guess not. Alright then. You have two hours to get situated then meet me in simulation room five. You are dismissed." The room broke out in noise as everyone stood up and began discussing what this was going to be like.

  When almost everyone was out of the room, Garet pulled Kairo to the side and asked, "You sure you want me to be the squad leader?"

  "I trust you more than a lot of the people in this army Garet. I have faith that you won't disappoint me. Now make sure your squad doesn't waste the little time they have to prepare for this." Kairo replied.

  "Right," Garet said and left the room.

  "Here I go again," Kairo whispered as he turned off the light.


(OOC Alright then. Here it is. I chose to do a simulation mostly because I can then choose to end it any time I want. Meaning if CH9 starts, I can end this freely. I want everyone to try to get a post out about what they do in those two hours and then getting to the simulation room by the end of tomorrow night. Let's get to this and prove Eclipse deserves a place in the army. Oh, and I kind of rushed it a little, so that's why it's a short beginning and there may be a few errors. Just forgive those little things if there are any.)


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Gunnery Sergeant Kairo
Platoon Commander

PC/GSG Kairo/2PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE [CDS][BoA][CoR][BC][CoV][IH]

Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will be victorious in ten thousand battles.
You may forget the past, but it always has a way of haunting your future.
Men can die, but a symbol is eternal.

Darin woke from the Jester barracks, only to see a note on his bed. "Notice of Transfer" it read. That was strange, he had only been placed in Jester a few days ago, apparently while the rest of the squad was on a mission, so Darin had taken to looking around the barracks and seeing what he could learn, which admittedly wasn't much. The real surprise though, was that the note was written and signed personally by Gunnery Sarge Kairo, the leader of the entire platoon.

Darin got up and got dressed as normal, though he was now brimming with excitement. He was being transferred, and requested by the platoon leader to boot. Darin took a cursory glance at the other bunks to see if any others had been transferred with him. Nothing.

Darin strode down the hall to the briefing room. One of his activities in the squad's absence had been to become familiar with the facility. When he arrived, he saw another man already there, the gunnery sargeant insignia on his sleeves. Abruptly Darin gave a sharp salute. Not sure whether or not he should introduce himself or not, or give a salute, he followed the age old custom of, when in doubt whip it out. Delivering a sharp salute, just like he'd been trained, Darin sat down.

After a while, others began to arrive, a whole squad's worth of people. Ten more minutes, and a second gunny sarge entered the room, and introduced himself as Gunnery Sargeant Kairo. Darin smiled. So this was the leader of his platoon. He listened with eager silence to the briefing, and when he was dismissed, he went to meet the man, only to see him already speaking to the other gunny. Darin waited patiently for their conversation to end, when he saw another soldier heading over, apparently for the same purpose.
 
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TRP/PFC Darin Saine/1SQD/2PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA
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"If you think I'll sit around as the world goes by; you're thinkin' like a fool 'cause it's a case of do or die. Out there is a fortune waiting to be had. You think I'll let it go you're mad you've got another thing comin'."

    RK stepped out of the briefing room, fear and excitement filled him. Jester had closed, and with that a new beginning had started...Eclipse squad. He had no problem with this, other than the fact he kept being moved around, first Raiders, then here. It's not so bad, at least I am working along some old Jester's.
    RK made the journey towards his room, fear lingered the hall ways, he could tell that the new squad members were tense, he couldn't quite figure out why, it was just a simulation. A couple troopers stopped and asked directions, a few even talked among themselves, trying to figure out a way they could get out of this.
    RK finally got to his room, throwing himself on the bed, he looked around. It's been a long time since I've been in here. Everything was clean, and in the same place as he left it, except for a letter that was placed on the nightstand. With anticipation he read it:
           
    Ryan,

                    I heard you got back from Atzerri, I can't wait to see you again. I just moved into my new
                    Apartment and am waiting to see if I got my Job. I hope to see you again.
                         
                                                                              Love,
                                                                                        Rachel

    RK set the note on his nightstand. The picture of him and Rachel was a image he could never remove from his mind. I miss you to.

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    After getting his gear together, RK headed toward the simulator t
oom, he still had about 30 minutes to prepare, but he didn't want to be late. Plus the excitement of working alongside some of his old squad mates made him move faster.
    When he finally got there he was shocked to see that Killigon was already there. might be a nice time to introduce myself. RK headed in the direction that Killigon was standing.
"Hi, I'm Lance Corporal Ryan Kenobi."
"Private First Class Killigon, glad to meet you."
After the introduction, Killigon headed towards the Exit. Wonder where he's going? RK just shrugged the thought off, and waited for the rest to get there.
 
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Jester Squad

TRP/LCPL
RK/1SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA/VE [ES] [2nd Class]

" I am the best at what I do. Only what i do isn't very nice." - Wolverine


"I have wept over to many graves." -Magneto, God loves, Man kills.

Jag was happy to go into a reconnaissance squad especially the fact that it was just opened. But he couldn't shake the emptiness in the back of his head. He knew it had something to do with his brother.... He found his way to the jester briefing room and after the speech made by Kairo he knew what it was. His brother was assigned to a brand new squadron and that made a cold chill run down his back...

He wasn't exactly impressed with the cutbacks to the equipment, but he was pleased that Kairo cared enough to use his personal ICs. After he left the briefing room he got suited up and decided he'd take his DC-17M as his personal weapon.

On his way to the briefing room he saw somebody run out looking confused and recognised him as someone from the briefing room. He decided to let it go and walked into the simulation room.

He realised that he wasn't the only one that was early for the simulation. He introduced himself to the others looked at the map of the terrain and discussed tactics with them.

After a while he thought that maybe his brothers luck wasn't the same as his. I mean after all he escaped coruscant but his brother didn't...
 
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"The fate of the free world is in the hands of a bunch of hustlers and thieves" XXX2

"Ive got a lot of demon in me" ANGEL

"Say hello to my little friend" Tony Montana

92% of teens have moved onto rap. If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music, copy and paste this into your signature.

Jag Fel stood staring at the map of the city and the wall. He thought that with a small amount of explosives they could breach the wall split up and hit the primary military targets like the ammunition dumps and barracks. The only problem was that for him it was too obvious.

He asked the others what they thought and it was the same thing. He told them that he thought it was a bad idea because they all suggested it.

Then an idea hit him. "Why don't we use diversionary tactics. we split up into two group. One to blow a hole in the wall. The other slip through the east gate and hit any military targets they can find and get out before the others retreat."

In the silence Killigon suggested, "Our squad leader is Garet let him decide."
 
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TRP/PFC jag fel/2SQD/2PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE

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"The fate of the free world is in the hands of a bunch of hustlers and thieves" XXX2
"Say hello to my little friend" Tony Montana

Garet lurched up in a a cold sweat, haunted by the nightmares of the academy once again. He rubbed his face and looked around. He was in a medical room, but he didn't know how he got there. There were a couple IVs in him, which he quickly pulled out, and a bottle of pills on a table next to him. The door was shut, so Garet took the opportunity to look around. The medical record at the end of his bed immediately drew his attention. He flipped a couple pages to find out exactly what was going.

Patient came in unconscious. Had to remove his armor. Deep trauma to left arm. Found unhealthy levels of painkillers in his system. Results from lab show chemical reaction from the mixing of two different pain killers. Look for symptoms of shock, hallucination, and mood swings.

Garet tossed the clipboard on the bed. He felt like he had been sleeping for days. The familiar grogginess accompanying a fully rested feeling. Then, out of the blue  literally from out of a bag that had been unseen sitting by the door  came a high pitched beeping noise. Garet wheeled around and stuck his hand in, reaching for the source.

He pulled out a datapad with its screen flashing "message". Quickly annoyed by the high pitched sound, he opened the mail.

Clothes in the bag. Meeting in the Jester Briefing Room in half an hour. Get yourself out of there, we need to get things rolling.
-Kairo

With an opportunity to escape, Garet hastily changed and grabbed the pills. Dressed in his formal clothes, he made his way out of the medical center, waving his pills at an attendee who tried to stop him from leaving. Hope my insurance covers this.
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Not much had changed in the Jester briefing room, though it felt like it did. The lights seemed dimmer, the room felt more claustrophobic... The whole barracks seemed different. The air was much less vibrant than when Jester left for Atzerri. Garet shrugged the feeling off, diagnosing himself as "unhealthy in the head" to make proper judgments at the moment.

Soon after Garet had settled in, the first of the soldiers emerged through the doorway. He was surprised to see someone he didn't know. The green looked a little confused as he went into a salute. Garet just stared him down until he took the hint to sit. Other faces shuffled in, some old, most new. Something's not right. Finally, Kairo came in and prepared to address the group. Garet started spacing out, following shadows on the wall that were only visible to him. His trance was broken by very mild applause and a pat on his back from Kairo. Garet continue to wander, but started to pay attention after getting caught off guard.

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Garet was concerned afterwards. He was in no physical or mental shape to be in a place of leadership, and after failing the last mission it had him doubting himself. Once the others were gone he spoke with Kairo.

"You sure you want me to be the squad leader?"

"I trust you more than a lot of the people in this army Garet. I have faith that you won't disappoint me. Now make sure your squad doesn't waste the little time they have to prepare for this."

"Right," was the only word Garet could muster after the words of encouragement.

Garet started down the hallway away from the briefing room, unaware to the fact that Eclipse existed. His mind was wandering for some reason, a polar opposite of the usually organized SL. He popped a pill in his mouth and crunched down on it, his arm and head still in pain. Somewhere he knew that it was his own head doing this, but he remained focus on the task at hand: getting everyone in gear for the simulation.

The anomalies continued in Garet's office. As he opened the door, he realised that "Jester Squad Leader" had changed to "Eclipse Squad Leader"; he shrugged it off and crunched down another pill.

"Damn hallucinations," he mumbled as he dozed off in his chair.

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Phenix entered silently from the hall. Garet was fast asleep, under the influence of the pills he had taken. A brief shake of the should awoke the dormant SL.

"Hey Garet, could we talk?" asked Garet's Assistant, who looked like he had been jogging for while.

Drowsy and cracking his neck, Garet replied "Yeah, sure, what's up?"

"That was one hell of a mission we had..."

--

Garet and Phenix turned the corner into the simulation room, chatting about Squad affairs and the new recruits. The room was full: everyone had been waiting for them, even Kairo. Garet and Phenix stopped short at the sight of the greens in their armor. The two Leaders were in leisure clothes, wondering why they had dressed in field gear.

"Uh, guys?" Phenix started. "This is a simulation..."

"I informed them, Phenix," Kairo interrupted (who was also in leisure clothes). "Thanks."

Phenix nodded and stepped over to his simulator.

They'll get used to it, Garet had to think about his new recruits. With one last shake of his head, he sat into his simulator seat. A satisfying hum filled the air as the simulators started up. A familiar cold rush came over Garet as he submerged into fantasy.

(OOC: Sorry if it's a little lacking. I just had to get it out there.)
 
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SL/GSG Garet Daimun/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA [ES2C] [IH]

Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my gift?
-Zaroff, Most Dangerous Game

    Simulation programs were not a common part of Phenix's life, but he had taken a few for Imperial training in the past. He closed his eyes, allowing his mind to clear itself of all distractions, the program clearly depicting itself in Phenix's mind. Never did like the start-ups, Phenix thought to himself. One of these days I won't wake back up.

    After a few seconds, Phenix looked down at his arms to see he was in full simulation armor. His blasters were in place, and the readouts of his helmet were all ready to go in front of his eyes. To the side, Phenix saw Garet standing next to him with the rest of the squad in tow. Several meters away Phenix could see the massive city walls, turrets mounted every 30 yards or so.

    "A bit tough getting past those guns," RK said out loud. Phenix nodded in agreement, looking up to look for posted guards along the wall. As far as Phenix could see, the only spot for guards would be arming a turret or inside the long bunkers mounted around scattered areas of the wall.

    "It doesn't look like there's anyone on patrol right now," Garet remarked, much to the surprise of the rest of the squad. Phenix now also noticed the same thing; not a single patrolman could be seen anywhere along the whole wall. "They must all be inside the bunkers. Watch the turrets, as well."

    Phenix, who had been formulating plans inside his head, tried to map out the area by memory. He would need a better view to get an idea of where to start. "We need higher ground. There's no guessing as to what's inside the city," he said more to himself than anyone else. With that, Garet waved for the squad to follow him around the cluster of trees in which they had been placed for the simulation. At least Kairo gave us some cover to start with, Phenix realized.

    "Everyone keep your guns in the air but keep yourselfs low. If there are any guards around, we don't want them to see us before we see them," Phenix offered as advice to the greens. Forming a tight circle formation, the squad proceeded towards the city, preparing for inevitable mayhem...

    "So...what was the final plan," RK interjected. Garet, still unsure of how to go about this, looked at him slowly.

    "As soon as I figure it out, I'll let you know!" Garet Daimun said, his face frowning behind the simulation helmet.
 
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Corporal Phenix
Storm Platoon
Army of the Vast Empire
TRP/CPL Phenix/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1BAT/1REG/VEA/VE [LoR]

"Let me help you tie the rope around your neck..."

Jag didn't really care about the mistake with the armor. It was a mistake and they can happen. So long as its not on the field... He decided to keep it on so it regulated its body temperature.

When the sim started he realised immediately that they were under cover. He checked himself over to make sure that all the kit and his deecee was attached. He used the sniper scope to look around the wall and in and around the gate. He realised that it was like a skeleton crew. Manned only with the necessary guards... well and maybe a few patrols of course.

He heard Darin Seines comment about a sniper and whispered to his SL, "I'll volunteer my services sir. Ive brought my deecee 17 and it of course has a sniper option..." He could tell by the body language that he was still unsure. But he had confidence that they were going to succeed under his leadership...
 
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Eclipse Squad
TRP/PFC jag fel/2SQD/2PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE
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"The fate of the free world is in the hands of a bunch of hustlers and thieves" XXX2
"Say hello to my little friend" Tony Montana

Riqimo sighed, wondering how much longer they were going to have to stay in the muddy, wet puddle.  He saw Garet and Kairo returning from their patrol.

"Well what is the situation?" asked RK.

"Fairly well fortified, they have turrets all along the walls and well camouflaged soldiers manning them, any attempts to sneak up will be difficult due to our white armor sticking out from the terrain like a sore thumb.  There is little brush to use for cover within 250 meters of the wall," responded Garet
"I want you all to pair up and use the buddy system to find a way in that won't get us killed."

Riqimo thought a bit, and asked Typex3, "You want to partner up?  I got an idea."

"Sure," shrugged Typex3, "I don't mind."

"Good, we're gonna try to get close to the wall and see if they have some form of a drainage pipe or waste disposal unit," suggested Riqimo


"Alright boys, we just way until dark, meanwhile just observe what you can from here, we will have a weapon check one hour before we attempt to engage," said Garet.

Riqimo groaned to himself, I hate this damp, stinky hellhole we have to camp out in... Well I guess it could be worse, there could be no trees for cover.

Riqimo and Typex3 spent the time observing the wall position to their left, where a mechanic was apparently fixing something on one of the turrets.

"What is he doing?" asked Typex3 pulling Jag Fel over.

"Seems that he is rewiring the power grid for that turret," observed Jag using his DC-17M.

"If one is out, then the all the turrets series wired to that one is out, right?" asked RK.

"Yeah, I had that problem once on my former smuggling ship, I stupidly wired the navigation devices in a series instead of parallel because I didn't have enough wire and didn't want to buy some more," answered Riqimo, "there is no way they would have obtained enough wire.  I guess the budget they appear to have by looking at the outdated control interface would not allow the expensive shielded wire to be obtained in that quantity, so best guess is four turrets offline over there."

"Hmm, nice job boys, we'll take a look over there soon enough," commented Phenix, who overheard their discussion.

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Riqimo was waiting for weapon inspection in 30 minutes.  Looking around, he saw a beautiful white bird land into a mud puddle to grab a worm.  The puddle was a bit deep and the bird attempted to flap about to get out.  Riqimo picked it out and let it fly away.  He was surprised at quickly he lost sight of it in the brush. White bird, muddy bird, white bird, muddy armor?  Quickly Riqimo began smearing his armor with mud.  I can't believe I am getting my armor dirty for an inspection, heh

When inspection came, the squad stared at Riqimo...

"You fall?" asked Killigon.

"No, it is natural camouflage, see?  No more white against the terrain." replied Riqimo.
 
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EclipseSquad

Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible.  Thus he is master of his enemy's fate.

  Kairo was getting impatient. The squad members were looking out from the trees, trying to exam anything on the wall that might be of use later. Finally, he'd had enough. "Simulation, bring time forward two hours." Suddenly, the world was plunged into darkness. Now everything was covered in shadows. The landscape took on an eerie glow from the moon's light. Thankfully, it was a cloudy night, so only patches of visibility moved across the grassy plain.

  "Oh, and change armor color to black." It seemed as if everyone disappeared then, though no one had moved. "Sorry about that, guys. Apparently the technician though there was a glitch in the program and reverted the armor's color back its original white. I was going to let it go, but this is to train you with your proper armor and test your skills. You can keep the mud though Riqimo." Kairo smiled underneath his helmet.

  Garet's voice whispered through Kairo's helmet through the built in comlink. "Well, I guess we can begin thanks to Kairo. We're going to split into groups of two and one of three. Kairo's with me. The rest of you can sort it out amongst yourselves. Now that it is dark, we are going to make our way to the wall. Once alongside it, we will examine it for a hundred meters in both directions. If someone finds something that will gain us entrance to the city, send out a message through the comlink and wait there. If nothing turns up, I'll send you more instructions after fifteen minutes. You are not to engage the enemy or bring attention to yourself. Do not go near the main gates through the wall. If you come to one, turn back and send me a message. Any questions. . . good. Move out."

  Finally. Kairo thought. Pushing off from the tree he had been leaning against, he walked through the troopers as they started to discuss who would be their partners. Meeting up with Garet, he waited for him to make a move. "Oh right, I'm leading." Garet mumbled. Loping down the hill, the two men skimmed across the grassy field. It was deceiving long. What had appeared to be short grass was actually tall, wavy grass. Something else to aid in their approach.

  They moved like wraiths across the distant. Making sure to stay out of the patches of moonlight that broke through the clouds, they periodically stopped for a second to listen for any other noises. Who knew what lay in this field besides them.

  (OOC Short, I know, but I thought I'd get you guys going a bit better and switch the armor out. Hopefully, you'll get posting again, especially since you have some basic instructions. )

 
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Gunnery Sergeant Kairo
Platoon Commander

PC/GSG Kairo/2PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE [CDS][BoA][CoR][BC][CoV][IH]

Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will be victorious in ten thousand battles.
You may forget the past, but it always has a way of haunting your future.
Men can die, but a symbol is eternal.

Jag walked up to RK and said, "Hey you wanna come with me and go along past the cliff over there because I have a plan that might work with some luck..." Jag smiled behind his helmet at that point.

RK stood up and replied, "Why not?

Before Jag could start telling him about his plan Garet and Kairo interrupted by saying, "Sim forward two hours." Then he said something quieter, and if it werent for the heat sensors in his helmet he wouldnt of known anyone was there...

When Garet dismissed them they walked through the long grass at a steady pace, stopping at one intervals RK asked about Jag's plan. He took a minute to gather his forces and replied, "Well what I thought is that usually on a walled city like this the main road goes to the east. So I thought that if we walked far enough hopefully along this side we would come accross the entrance. But if I'm wrong remember I said, "with luck..." They both had a little laugh at that.

When they reached about the halfway point on the west wall the long grass abrubtly stopped and there was a an old concrete road that looked as worn out as a bantha. With what appeared to have a speeder coming towards the city. Jag turned to RK and said, "Hide theres a civilian coming!" They dove back into the deep cover of the grass and looked at each other.

Rk said. "Well I dont know about you but I think we should go back and report to Garet." Jag looked at him and they both got up and ran at a steady pace.

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EclipseSquad
TRP/PFC jag fel/2SQD/2PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE
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"The fate of the free world is in the hands of a bunch of hustlers and thieves" XXX2
"Say hello to my little friend" Tony Montana
"Im going to make him an offer he cant refuse"
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" Godfather

  "Hold your position. Jag Fel's team is on that same road. Half the team will join as soon as possible. I repeat, hold your position and do not attack until we arrive." Gare't ordered. Turning to Kairo, he asked, "What do you think?" Kairo just turned his helmeted head and remained silent. A few seconds passed as the pair remained silent, crouching only a hundred meters from the wall. Finally, Garet realized why Kairo was being quiet. "Oh right. I'm the one giving orders. Not used to that yet. Give me a minute then. . ."

  Kairo nodded, smiling beneath his helmet, though it was a disparaging smile. True mirth had lost its touch on him long ago. As Garet thought his next move out completely, Kairo heard an incoming transmission through his comlink. Clicking it on, he heard, "Another member have Eclipse has been added. PFC Jellybean will be simulated shortly. Come in Kairo."

  Sighing, Kairo stated, "Put him with Garet and me."

  "Understood," one of the technicians in the real world replied.

  "Did you say something?" Garet asked.

  "We'll be having company shortly." Kairo murmured. A second later, a figure materialized out of thin air. As the soldier arrived into the virtual reality completely, he quickly looked around. "Duck down." Kairo ordered.

  Crouching down, the soldier followed orders; still not completely sure of what was happening. "Uh, Gunnery Sergeant Garet, sir?" he asked, looking at Kairo. Kairo raised an arm and pointed at the pondering figure of Garet.

  Finally, Garet said, "I have a plan. Oh, hey. Just follow us. You'll get the low down as we go." Jellybean just nodded. He had been slightly briefed by the technicians on what had happened so far. Garet gave Kairo and Jellybean the signal to follow him. As they ran across the fields toward the north, Garet said into his comlink, "Everyone, you have new orders. Eclipse two, four, and five, meet up with two and six. They are approximately straight northeast from the hill. Once you have arrived, wait with them until a suitable transport comes by. Stop it and hijack it. I'd prefer if you don't kill anyone, but if it comes to that, so be it. Make sure it can hold the entire squad. A cargo truck of some sort would be the best. Eclipse seven and eight, wait where you are until my team arrived. Over and out."

  Good job Garet. Kairo thought absently, following closely behind Garet. He knew exactly where the two towers were, and thankfully, Garet was heading right for them. I was hoping that the squad would arrived in more force at the towers when they found them, but as long as Typex and Riq keep level heads until we arrive, things should go just as well. I mean, having the three people in the main control room is quit deceiving. A small grin flickered across his lips. You are wicked Kairo. A small voice said at the back of his head.

  It took a few minutes for the three of them to arrive within sighting distance of the towers. Crouching low into the grass, they crawled up to the extent radius of the searchlights. Garet spoke into his comlink again, "Who is at the south tower and where about are you?"

  Riqimo's voice said, "This is Eclipse 7. I'm on the eastern side of the search radius."

  "Move south along the perimeter until you find us."

  "Roger."

  Turning to Kairo, Garet asked, "What about Typex?"

  "I'll go to him. We should be able to take down the other tower. I could probably do it myself. What do you want to do once we take them over though?" Kairo asked. He knew what the right answer was, but he wondered if Garet would puzzle it out.

  "We'll call in for the transport. Hopefully, you and Typex will be able to find out the proper protocols for gaining entrance through the main gate. Since these are watch towers, they probably have to call in." Garet paused as second. "Have Typex rig some looping response for what they normally reported. While he's doing that, you go through the logs and find the time intervals that they are to be sent. Then have him patch it through to us and we'll be set. By that time, our ride should be here."

  "Sounds good. Looks like Riqimo is almost here," Kairo said looking over Garet's shoulder.

  Turning around, Garet took a look but couldn't see anything. "How can you be. . ." He began, but Kairo had already disappeared to meet Typex. "I hate it when he does that. Must have had his helmet set on a different vision setting." Garet muttered, as he and Jellybean waited for Riqimo to arrive.

  Moving swiftly through around the backside of the tower, Kairo made sure to stay out of the range if sight from both it and the wall. Scanning both ways as he arrived at the road, Kairo checked to make sure no one was coming. Being caught running across the road would be the stupidest mistake to make. Once safely across, he dropped into a patch of foliage and asked into the comlink, "Where are you Typex?"

  "I'm about sixty meters from the east side of the tower." He responded.

  "Do you think you can jump the fence and dash to the rocky outcropping the tower is situated atop?" Kairo asked.

  "Uh.. maybe?" Typex voice rose slightly.

  "Maybe good, or maybe bad?" Kairo questioned as he began to inch his way to the fence.

  There was a brief pause. "Oh screw it. I'm going." Typex replied. Grunting, Kairo rolled his eyes and hoped he wouldn't have to restart the simulator. Jumping into the air, Kairo grabbed the top of the fence and flipped over it. As he landed on the other side, he cocked his head up and checked to make sure the searchlights were moving in the right order. After a second of examination, he sprinted across the gap. Pressing up against the rock wall, he let out a slow breath. Inching his way along it, he kept moving until he saw Typex crouched low ahead of him. "I made it. I think."

  Dropping down next to him, Kairo whispered, "Yeah, you're clear." Typex jumped slightly not expecting to see Kairo there.

  "You'll have to show me how to do that sometime." Typex admired.

  "Later," Kairo said annoyed. "You ready?" Typex nodded, grasping his pistol. Pulling out his carbine, Kairo also slid out one of the two daggers he had simulated as his personal weapon. Drawing in a deep breath, Kairo centered his mind, bringing the world into focus for the next few seconds, a technique he had developed over the years. A quick hand signal was all Typex received, before Kairo surged up the hill in a flurry of motion. The tower was about ten meters high with the top part cut off except for a small roof for shelter. A single door was the only way inside. A window also allowed the bottom level to see out side. No one was at the window on this night.

  Sidling up against the door, Kairo motioned for Typex to move to the other side. Knocking, Kairo waited.
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*Inside the tower*

  Thunk Thunk A Republic soldier lifted his head at the sound from the door. "Who could that be?" Rick asked from across the room, looking up from his datapad.

  "I don't know. Shift change isn't for two hours." The soldier replied.

  "Think its people from that Imperial army we heard rumors about?" Rick asked, grasping his weapon.

  "Those are only rumors. And even if they weren't, do you think they would knock?" The soldier retorted.

  "Just be careful Thom." Rick whispered.

  "I have been in the forces longer than you. Trust me." Moving up against the door, Thom asked, "Password?"

  "There is none." A voice on the other side responded.

  "Who are you?" Thom asked.

  "Shift change."

  "That's not for another two hours."

  "The boss feels that tonight the watch should be extra strong, so he sent us to replace you." The voice responded.

  Looking over at Rick, Thom shrugged. Rick raised his weapon towards the door, just incase. Nodding, Rick slid out his blaster as well. Pressing in the access code, he heard it unlock. He paused a second then. Wasn't there an access panel on the outside. Suddenly the door slammed open right into his face. As the world winked out of existence, Thom thought it was odd that he didn't hear any blaster fire from Rick.
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  As Typex entered the room, Kairo shut the door behind them. Turning to the man who had been behind the door, now unconscious on the floor, Kairo bent down and snapped his neck He heard Typex emit a small sound behind him. Standing up, Kairo walked over to the other man and withdrew the dagger protruding from his skull. Wiping it off, he whispered, "Let's finish the upstairs. We don't need to worry about being silent on them."

  Typex just nodded, but asked, "How did you know there wasn't a password?"

  Kairo walked over to the stair and gave Typex the signal to move up. "I didn't." He whispered as Typex passed him to head up the stairs.


(OOC A bit long. If you have any questions, ask me. I also included the new terrain for the map below.

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Sergeant First Class Kairo
Platoon Commander

PC/SFC Kairo/2PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA/VE [CDS][BoA][CoR][BC][CoV][IH]

Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will be victorious in ten thousand battles.
You may forget the past, but it will always haunt your future.
Men can die, but a symbol is eternal.

Jelly Bean woke up slowly stretching a little working out any sores he had . He rubs his eyes and looks at his flashing Data pad.Noticing he has a message he proceeds to opens up his message box and reads the following message. "You have been assigned to Eclipse Squad please report immediately to Gunnery Sergeant Garet."


"Finally" He thought "now I can prove myself of worth to my Superiors ." In his eagerness  Jelly Bean decided to pack only what he needed for the Sim . He could always come back and get his other things later. Also He thought it better he got to the Sim room as soon as possible.He quickly dressed and checked his armor "Well I'll have to make modifications later to helmet Display to compensate for my eye."He said to himself.


Jelly hurried out of the Drill Squad's Barracks and proceeded towards Eclipse's designated Sim area. As he jogged along he tested His eye's display "Great" He said quietly "Sight Retrieval time is at .02 seconds lag I hope that doesn't impair my sight to badly."


Jelly made his way down the final hall outside the Sim area. Outside the chamber He met with the Assistant Technician who kindly double checked his gear.

"Your all good." He said  "Thanks." Replied Jelly. "Ok the Sim your about to enter is the first test mission that Eclipse is having. The planet that its on is Corellia just follow Garet's Orders and you'll be good. So Report to Gunnery Sergeant Garet  when you are loaded into the Sim." The Tech explained.


"Will do ." Jelly replied. "Good well give me a second and I'll find out where they want you deployed." The tech added who then turned and spoke into his headset. "Ok Well You will be simulated at Garet and Kairo's position now please step into the simulation chamber."


Jelly did as he was told. Suddenly Light flashed around him and he was in the simulation. "Duck down." Commanded a nearby trooper. Jelly quickly dropped down as silently as possible."Uh, Gunnery Sergeant Garet, sir?" Jelly asked the trooper that had given the order.  The trooper replied by pointing at another nearby trooper that was looking in Jelly's Direction. Jelly quickly gave a salute and waited for orders.
Jelly then waited for orders.

(Ok this is my first story post so please forgive me if its a little rough. I have trouble being shot straight into the middle of something so thats why I stopped. I'm trying to get a fell for this and all and I'll do better next time.)

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EclipseSquad

TRP/PFC Jelly Bean/2SQD/2PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE/Tadath

"Only problem with my Job. I dont get to see a surprised look on your face."

Riqimo struggled for breathe as he slowed to a crouch with Garet and Bean. He obviously felt a need for urgency for an order coming from Garet. Ah, devotion. Something Garet would need to get used to.

"What's the next step, sir?" Riqi asked when his brething was normal, "and who's this?" he inquired towards the vagrant private.

"His callsign is Jelly Bean, he'll be in Eclipse." Bean nodded towards Riqi in acknowledgment. "You two better get to know each other, I'm pairing you up for the remainder of the mission."

The two glanced at each other, trying trying to size the other up.

"First things first, I need you two to cover Kairo and Typex. They'll be taking care of the North tower." Garet pushed aside some of the tall grass that they were surrounded in and peered towards Kairo, who had just hopped the fence. "When I tell you to run, run straight over there and hide where the light can't get you." Garet looked away to see what he could do. "Watch for me," he said as he prepped himself for a run. The search light on the south tower turned, and Garet ran straight towards the fence, grabbed it with both hands, and using his momentum, flipped and rolled himself to the tower.

Without hesitating to see if the light had found him, he peered around the tower to see Kairo and Typex entering the opposite one. Garet gave a quick flick of the wrist, signaling Riqi and Bean to go. They sprinted through the darkness towards the north tower, following Garet's order without hesitation. But when they were almost at the north fence, the searchlight of the south tower caught movement.

And the ploy works. The perfect sacrifice. Garet started to feel better. Not only had his plan worked, but it had worked at the expense of two greens. Their sacrifice wasn't personal, just more of a representation of Garet's feelings towards the whole group right now. A couple shouts broke Garet's short bliss.

The door to the tower flew open and a guard emerged. Garet promptly grabbed him around the neck, pulled him back and raised his blaster outward in case of more guards. The door shut sooner than Garet thought, blocking his way in, so Garet pulled the guard in closer while bringing his blaster the the guard's forehead for interrogation.

Before Garet could say anything the guard uttered a threat  a threat Garet paid no attention to. Garet pushed the blaster deeper into the guard's temple. "Listen here, you're going to tell me if there are any scheduled arrivals for this here check point, or I'm gonna start breaking limbs."

"I ain't tellin' you nothin'... you... you piece of Imperial fodder!"

Garet's rage exploded in the slightest pull of a finger, one that set off a blast and ended the guard's life. He immediately regretted this as he thought about the door. His rage couldn't have been worse. There was no way in now. Unless...

Garet reached towards the door and pushed. The door swung open unimpeded. "Stupid, idiot rebels..." Garet murmured as he shut the door. Someone gazing intensely into a monitor called back to 'whoever' entered.

"Hey, those guys weren't the Imperials HQ warned us about, were they?" the man called back in a sarcastic, chuckling voice. Garet raised his blaster.

"Yeah," he said calmly. The man spun around quickly in his chair, in shock at the unfamiliar voice. Garet blasted a hole right through the man's forehead as he spun around. "Stupid, idiot rebels..." Garet reiterated.

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"Well with that information, I guess that we could try something else," Garet thought aloud. Finally, a break in th clouds. "But we won't be going after the generators just. Too lengthy of a task and it won't be lightly guarded. We'll wait for the opportune moment to strike. The truck is our way in, and our fast way out. We need to be able to have the gates open for us when we leave; blowing the power would disable them. Now... everyone load up. Let's get inside the city, find a nice dark spot to settle into and we'll take it from there."
 
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EclipseSquad

SL/GSG Garet Daimun/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/Tadath/VEA [ES2C] [ES1C] [IH]

Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my gift?
-Zaroff, Most Dangerous Game