TK looked around the room. "Alright, if your not going to volenteer, im gonna start picking people. He looked around the room. "Hmm... How about you, Darr?" Darr-Rann looked up then looked back down at his datapad. "I'm not talking about it." TK laughed and prodded further. "Common, it can't be that bad." Darr-Rann clenched his fists, trying to contain himself. Hellra shot TK a warning glance, but he disregarded it. "Common, tell us or you're paying for drinks tonight..."  Suddenly Darr-Rann couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Fine!" he yelled,  "You want my life's story, you got it!" He cried out. "I lived on Corellia all my life. I fought in a resistance group against the Rebels. During that time, my father disowned me because he he thought the bastards should take over." He continued  "I thought I was lost until I met my friend Keith, and Sarah&" He stood there, tears running down his face. "I loved her. We were going to be married in nine days& All of it, all of the fighting I did for her, because she was the entire world to me." He suddenly shifted back info his rage. "I couldn't save my best friend's life, which tore me apart. And then&" He paused for a moment.  "and then I saw my the love shot to death right in front of me, taking her own life to save mine!" he looked down at the floor,  not wanting everyone else to see him like he was. "I died inside that day, everyone I ever became close to having had been taken away from me, one by one!" He was shaking now, overwhelmed by all of the emotions he had locked away.

"So one day I decided to come here, hoping to be able to learn to protect the people I care about, and  one of my friends was murdered! Once again, I failed someone I cared for."  "everyone murdered by a traitor who I once had great respect for, and now I'm having to explain why I don't want to talk about it to people who I thought were my friends!" he threw his datapad hard into the wall, the device sparking as it shattered. "To sum it all up, Everyone I have cared about has died, all because of me!" He looked down at the Lance Corporal identifier that he wore. Taking it, he put it on the table." "I don't deserve This. I'll just end up failing all of you." And with that he left, leaving the room silent."

    Darr-Rann sat down. "You and everyone else knows me as Darr-Rann. That is not my true name. My name that was given to me on birth was Rannik, Rannik Cedaan." He picked up the LCPL identifier and looked at it. "I always idolized my brother Jad. We both trained hard for the medical profession. One day the time came for acceptance for the Coronet Grand Medical Academy." He sighed. "I got in but my brother didn't. My father then chose me as the heir to the Cedaan fortune. About a year later my best friend Keith told me about the resistance group. I always believed in the empire so I joined, were I met his sister Sarah, who I fell in love with. Then one day, Jad joined our ranks. I was enormously happy. I though me and my brother could be friends again&"

    He stood up. "A few days after Keith died on the battlefield, Jad sold us out. Sarah was killed by the rebels&" He took the Identifier and put it back on. "I was foolish to try to walk out on you guys like that. Sarah would have wanted me to continue. One day I will have my revenge on Jad and the rebels." He looked at Hellra, who was turning pale. "What's wrong?"
 
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TRP/:LCPL Darr-Rann/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath [LoR]

LANCE CORPRAL
www.Darr-Rann.cjb.net
The Vast Empire Medic. (As far as I know, Im the only one)

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Private First Class Jennabelle
-=Lancer Squad=- -=TRP=- -=Red Lancer 1=-
TRP/PFC Jennabelle/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath

"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force. " -Darth Vader

  Giovanni's ears were throbbing. He was still a little riled up.

"Maybe we should talk to her..." said Zafo again.

  Giovanni could sense that the thought of Hellra being a rebel bothered him, but he still thought that hearing her side of the story was a good idea. Giovanni on the other hand had more trouble coming to face Hellra. The betrayal from his last mission was still fresh in his mind, and he didn't wanna set himself up for another fall. He stared for a while at her silhouette in front of the white light pouring from the window. Her dark blonde hair was waving in the wind; a black bandana in her right hand.

  "There are things that we sometimes have to solve for ourselves..." said Giovanni in a low voice. "Let's go get some chow."

He and Zafo walked down the corridor, with the wind at their backs. Giovanni pondered back on what he had told Zafo. He hadn't realized it then, but he now saw who that message was intended for.

"Some show back there eh?"

"Hmmm..." responded Giovanni. "I guess that's what these Squad Bonding sessions are for. Better they get the agression on themselves out now than in the battlefield."

The two got in the lunch line and served themselves lunch.

"I suppose..." said zafo as he served himself a drink. "I just hope this doesn't create some squad tension. We are imperials after all. We're not know for loving rebels."

"Rebel or not," Giovanni took a seat. "if she can be a loyal trooper, she'll have my respect. And so far, it looks like that's exactly what she has been."

"Give me a loyal rebel over a traitorous imperial any day..."
 
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*DarkDragoons*

*Corporal Giovanni A. Bryden*

TRP/CPL Giovanni Bryden/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE/[LoR]

Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.

A week passed, the wasn't squad mee ting, Darr-Rann stayed inside his barracks, and only came out once a while. The rest of the squad didn't really know what to do.
In the days that passed Hellra got frustrated with the bandages that kept itching. She barged in the medic's barracks and demanded to see the doctor who treated her.
It took her few hours of literally begging, but at last the doctor agreed she could take her bandages off. Since she her eyes were still sensitive he gave her some salve and tear droplets she should reply apply to her eyes one a day for three weeks.
Where it should have been a merry celebration at her restored sight, Hellra celebrated it by studying for her next spec.

Hellra avoided the Lancers and Dragoons spending most of her time in her barracks. She busy with preparing for her next spec, when her droid interrupted her.

"Hellra, message. For. You. Waiting. In. hall. 0.6." Hellra turned away from the droid, to get her shoes. Silently she crouched on the floor, and then sat. This is how she has been working for days now...in silence. Hellra got up. She closed her eyes briefly, resting them against the sharp light that came through.
She really needed her glasses back.

"You were looking for me?" Hellra glared at the nervous man in front of her.
"You are Lance corporal Hellra?" he asked slowly.
"Yes, now stop waisting both our times and get to your point" Hellra scowled angrily at him.
"Yes, delivery from the imperial store, also the delayed Varactyl has arrived, it is currently in the Imperial creature section, a few miles away from here. If you request it, it can be bought here, some trooper's here also have creatures so they have their own 'barracks', and of course you two Speederbikes arrived"

"Well, this is fun" grumbled Vint bored, Tk thought it will be nice to play board and card games with each other.
"Lets go outside for some fresh air" suggested Zafo as he sensed tension mounting on the Lancers again.

Hella laughed, as the wind slapped her in the face. She rode helmetless on her new 3-2 XR bike; Hellra regretted not taking her other one, which were slightly faster. But she could barely control the speed she was going now.
Hellra raced across the hills, she panicked when she came to the forest, but laughed it off. Her face were slightly cold and clammy, her hands cramped from gripping the handles of the bike so long. Her legs were numbing. She shrugged it off.

Time seemed to halt. The world blurred,  and passed her. Hellra gave a small scream of fright when a big tree suddenly loomed in her way without warning. She swerved to the right. She bit her lip in determination as another tree made its way to her. Maybe she better stop before she crash, argued one half ofher. And be a coward? She fought a battle with her, to stop or not to stop?

Hellra closed her eyes for a second; she bought the bike to an immediate halt.
"hmm, may I should just turn back" she started he bike again, and slowly zipped through the trees to reach the flat lands where she can race again..

The Lancers and the Dragoons stared at the on coming speeder bike.
"Its new, not a single scratch" noticed Yillis.
Their eyes widened when they saw the bike halt. Hellra didn't notice her squad standing outside; she climbed off, and patted her bike. A cough made her spun around. Her throat lost its lack of life when she saw who it was.
"Didn't know you can ride a bike Hellra, how did you learn?" asked TK trying to lighten the atmosphere. Some Lancers like Splinter and Darr-Rann were glaring at her.
Hellra stepped around trying to find something to say.
"I raced since I was thirteen, well I did official racing, but circumstances changed so I started doing street racing" Gio noticed how she avoided TK's question without them noticing. It reminded him, of him self, since he was a teen he could always talk his way out of things and trouble.
"Hmm, I say lets race each other," suggested Gio, he looked around him to see if anyone agreed.
"I am in, but where do we get bikes?" asked Vint.
"I believe the corps has a few of these models" Zafo pointed Hellra' bike.

Hellra waited for them to return with their bikes, TK was the first to be back.
"So, you think you are gonna win?. ..I mean as far as I know the guys, you are the only one with racing experiment." He leaned on his bike with his arms folded, waiting for Hellra's response.
"Well, having the experience is a bonus,but  its about your reflexes, and how you react to your environment, but I dunno about winning" Hellra looked unsure of what to answer.
"Come on Hellra, your scared....don't worry you can be honestt with me" answered TK laughingly.
"Oh, I think ill do good enough against you guys," said Hellra challenging, her blue eyes blazed with adventure and mischief, her worries temporarily forgotten.
Soon eleven bikes dust trails could be seen from afar. They agreed the first one to the border wins. It was a few miles, with forests, boulders and vast lands as obstacles.

Darr-Rann clenched his teeth in concentration of beating Hellra, he didn't care if he lost the race, as long as he beats Hellra to the border first.
TK frowned, he squinted his eyes. Hellra was the only one not wearing any form of protection gear, typical street race style. TK glanced worried around him; somewhere up in front was a forest.
"Damn, she didn't kid when she said she raced before" he mumbled.
At the moment Gio and Zafo was in lead, then Hellra, trailing behind her Darr-Rann.
Hellra turned her head around for a second; she smirked and waved at them. She started zigzagging between Darr-Rann, Zafo and Gio, releasing her speed then pressuring it again. The method worked as they were forced to slow down to avoid crashing with her. Hellra shot out forward. Passing Gio in the process.
"Oh no, you don't" Darr-Rann laid flat against his bike to gain more speed. Gio, Zafo did the same, gaining a bit more ground. Slowly they caught up with her.

Hellra seemed to know exactly when to turn and how.
Her eyes widened slightly at the mass of trees forming in front of her. She wasn't wearing protection like the other, should she stop again?
Hellra shook her head; she was not going to proof her self a coward. Hellra pressed her self as low as she could. They passed the first few meters without problems. Hellra pressured her bike to speed up, her worry increased as Darr-Rann and Gio gained on her. And the dark trees in front of her. She hasn't raced in weeks, could she still dodge the trees like she did back?
Hellra comforted her self, that it only looked scary because she had a faster bike.
They started zigzagging through the trees. Darr-Rann seemed to proof the same level of reflexes Hellra had, they swerved around boulders with ease, while the other seemed to slow down at certain obstacles.Sunrays caught in the dew splattered out of each other, as they rustled and disturbed the forest leaves. It seemed they werent racing the Lancers and Dragoons anymore. But racing with each other.

"What about, you, me winner at the river?!" shouted Darr-Rann, Hellra nodded. they turned sharply left. The racers looked at them confused.
"TK, should we follow?" came Zafo's voice over the com, watch.
"Let them fight this, out,Ii am so beating you Gio!" screamed TK back.

"Hellra, stop, you are not wearing protection, a crash can kill you" came a message over her wrist watch which also served as cominucation to the Squad. TK's voice sound worried, Hellra hesitated in deciding. She and Darr-Rann were head on.

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Lance Corporal Hellra
-=Lancer Squad=- -=EL=- -=Blue Technical=-
EL/LCPL Hellra/2SQD/1PLT/1CMP/1REG/1BAT/Tadath/VEA[LoR][ES2C]

    Hellra and Darr-Rann swerved between the trees, continuing to perform more and more dangerous stunts. Darr-Rann looked around. It was slower than his swoop, but the thick forest made up for it. He grinned as he saw the river up ahead. He went at maximum speed.  They were about neck on neck and just approaching the river when suddenly smoke started to drift for Darr-Rann's engine. "Dammit, this thing can't be overheated by now&" His speeder suddenly slowed down, and Hellra stopped and walked over. Darr-Rann laughed. "Well,  I guess you win." He paused for a moment and then bowed his head.  "I'm sorry for getting angry at you. It doesn't matter if you were a Rebel once,  you're my friend now." Hellra smiled and walked over to his bike. "You pushed it too hard, the engine is fried. I'll call for some pickup."

    Soon enough they were back at the base again. TK looked around the room. "Alright, who wants to share their story next?"

editing to make better and longer, you can still post as it will just be a more detailed version of the same thing

 
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-=Lancer Squad=-
TRP/:LCPL Darr-Rann/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath [LoR]

LANCE CORPRAL
www.Darr-Rann.cjb.net
The original Vast Empire Medic (The first one not to get booted out, anyways)

    Vint sat down on a small chair that was next to a file cabinent that bursted with folders. It was amazing how the Empire insisted on using folders when they could all fit into a thumb sized computer, the price would be the same. Everyone else sat down on one place or another.

    "Maybe we should do this some where else. You know....where there's room." Hellra suggested. Having ten people in an almost cubicle sized room wasnt the most comfortable thing.

    "No. This builds character." TK said sternly. "Who wants to start?" The room was silent. "Vint. You first."

    Its not like anyone wants to hear my story...

    "Well.....I was born on Nelcor4, a relatively unheard of planet, even to the well traveled man. I used to think that planet was exciting and didnt see why anyone would want to live anywhere else." Yillis's slowly melted into sleep.
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    "Then i enlisted to the empire. I served the Raiders for two weeks, but never embarked on any missions, even training ones. I was bored so i transferred to the best squad in the whole empire, Lancer Squad. And now, after "the killhouse", i am here, ready to start another mission.
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TK motioned for Yillis to follow him, "That seems to do it, I'll be right back, I gotta talk to Yillis for a sec."

TK and Yillis got up and left Hellra's office. Hellra slowly got to her feet.

"Hellra what are you doing?" Vint asked.

"Well, I know from past experiences, these doors aren't soundproofed."

Vint's eyes lit up, and he stood up with Hellra. Everyone else slowly got up. Hellra poked her head out of the door. "Looks clear."

Hellra ran down to the end of the hall, and peeked around the corner where she could just see TK go around the corner. Hellra motioned for the squad to come up and she ran ahead to the next corner. TK was fumbling with his lock, obviously forgetting his password, so Yillis just tried the door opener and the door shot up, unlocked. Yillis started laughing but TK pushed him out of the way and stormed into his office, then Yillis followed and the door closed.

Hellra motioned for the squad to come up again and she ran up to the door and tried to listen. She thought the voice she could hear was Yillis.

"...I thought......relaxing......what do you mean...no I don't want to......the RATEL is boring...forget it......I'm not teaching it."

Hellra heard footsteps coming toward the door so she jumped back and started walking down the hall. Yillis stormed out of the room, yelling, "THEY WILL NOT DO THIS, YOU KNOW THEY WILL NOT DO THIS."

Hellra looked over at the crazed Yillis expecting an explanation, but all he did was glared at her and storm off. Hellra tried to go in TK's office but he told her to leave, so Hellra went back to where the squad was sitting and told them what she heard.

"What do you think this is about?" asked Darr.

"I dunno, but teaching the RATEL is not something you storm out of an office about, I think I missed something." answered Hellra.

"Well I doubt we're gonna talk to either of them about it so maybe we all should get some sleep? It is pretty late."

"Yeah, good idea Darr, I'm feeling pretty tired myself"

The squad slowly walked back to sleeping quarters and each into their rooms.

---Early Next Morning---
Yillis and TK walked down the hall, banging on each of Lancer's doors. "Get the hell up and get into your amour! We have just been assigned to a new mission! Get your asses up and assemble in the briefing room!"

 
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-=Lancer Squad=- -=ASL=- -=Moonbeam=-
ASL/LCPL Yillis/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath [LoR] [WM]

    Vint slowly got out of bed. His feet hit the floor, a cold shiver floated thruogh his body. Splinter sat on the bed opposite Vint puting on his boots. Knightwind and Jenny could be heard talking in the other room, something about stolen data discs.

    "They dont sound too happy..." Splinter mumbled.

    "Nope. What do you--" Vint yawned. "reckon this mission's gonna be about?" Hopefully its better then killhouse...

    "Im not sure. But i dont think its training. It's most likely going to be the real deal this time. Those rebel scum wont know what hit them." They both laughed. Hellra peered into the room.

    "Hurry up you two. You'll be late." With that she rushed off down the hall. Vint and Splinter jumped into there armor and hurried down the corridor.

    "Tomorrows the national swoop championship. Hopefully we'll catch some of that."

    "Yeah. Last year i was off visiting relatives. I missed Kig's win. Watching replays just aint the same." Vint replied.

    "I hear Nih-jim has a secret weapon."

    "Where'd you hear that? The HRCN (holo relay chat network)?"

    "Nah. All the people on there just spread lies." Splinter paused as we turned the corner. "Hellen told me last night, and she knows her swoop racing."

    "Vint! Splinter! Wait up!" Trooper shouted from behind them. They stopped and Trooper came inbetween them panting.

    "I woke up a little late.." He gasped. "Think we'll be late?"

    "Dont worry." Splinter answered. "All we'll miss is some of TK's delicious coffee cake." They both laughed but Trooper didnt seem to think it was funny.

                    ---soon in the meeting---
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Private First Class Jennabelle
-=Lancer Squad=- -=TRP=- -=Red Lancer 1=-
TRP/PFC Jennabelle/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath

"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force. " -Darth Vader

TK stepped onto the podium, the squad suddenly became lively again. TK looked into their faces and saw the eagerness. TK typed into his datapad.

"Connection established" The datapad's computer voice informed.
"Ooh, must be a special mission briefing!" Vint whispered into Darr-Rann's ears.

TK looked up with a very serious expression in his face, he looked at Yillis and nodded at him. In turn Yillis locked the door. Suddenly the lights were switched off and and image of the imperial crest was projected into the screen in front of them.

"Ok troopers, welcome to..." TK prolongly said. The squad looked at TK and awaited his next words. "Introduction to Close Combat Operations Module 1B Service Knowledge!" TK happily and sarcastically informed. "Oh no! Another lecture!" Vint commented followed by Yillis' hand hitting him in the head. "Vint, shut up and prepare to take notes!" Yillis ordered. "Yes Lance-Cor-po-ral!" He sarcastically replied.

"Ohkies troopers, first of all, my objectives for this module is that by the end of this module I would have taught you the positions within the squad and general squad procedures, so listen up this is going to be important. I'll be starting from the basics. So here we go, positions. Now the squad is split into three different elements: White, Red and Blue. Now these elements are named like these due to their specific roles. White element is the command element lead by me. The positions within this element are: Squad Leader and Squad radio operator. Red element is the assault element and it is lead by Yillis. The positions within this element are: Assistant Squad Leader and three other troopers with combat specialties. The Blue element is lead by Hellra and it is the stealth and support element. The positions within this element are Element Leader, Medic which is currently being held by Darr-Rann and a trooper with combat specialties" TK lectured.

Fifteen minutes of boring lectures have passed and TK has finally stopped talking, at least half of the squad were asleep.
 
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Senior Sergeant David "TK-112"Bowman - Master Chef
-=Lancer Squad=- -=SL=- -=Sunray=-
SL/SSG TK-112/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1BAT/VEA/VE [CoR] [IH] [BoA] [SoS] [GRoM]

----At the same time----
Jenny, meanwhile, was thinking about her training for heavy weapons and when that was supposed to start (sometime soon I'll start the spec story) but for now she studied her spec, it was important in combat, as the machine-gun gave covering fire to the squad either in advancing or retreating, it was also a dominating weapon, more bigger than the sub-machine guns and blaster rifles and handguns and more capable of blaster tons of troops to bits. it had a light armor piercing capability, it could dominate the battlefield if the enemy didn't have machine-gun support, it's crucial in both defense and offense, in its covering fire and dominating capabilities.

"Oh, hello, Jenny." Hellra said as Jenny looked up, Jenny had arrived in the Hellra, Splinter, Darr, Vint's room.

"Oh, sorry, wrong room," Jenny said as she was about to turn back when Yillis came in the door, when either the Squad Leader or the Assistant Squad Leader came in the room there was going to be some news, "Oh, hello, Yillis, what's going on?"
 
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Private First Class Jennabelle
-=Lancer Squad=- -=TRP=- -=Red Lancer 1=-
TRP/PFC Jennabelle/2SQD/2PLT/1COM/1RGT/1BAT/VEA/VE/Tadath

"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force. " -Darth Vader

Not expecting the sudden training, the Lancers was slouched in their walking, well most. Yillis who could rival a drill sergeant were walking in lead, clearly glad to finally do some training. Hellra and Darr-Rann also had no problems as they have trained on their own, when not being with the squad.

"Guys, I am taking my element west now, continue north, every time we step in the Grey room as one of you named it, doesn't change its scenery, it stay the same every time we come here" explained Yillis. They continued to walk for some time before Yillis checked his compass on his wrist.

"Ciao-ciao guys" greeted Hellra as Yillis started splitting away from them.
Yillis gave a small wave even though he wasn't facing them. Hellra shook her head at Yillis's enthusiasm.

She trudged over to a boulder to inspect it closely. This world was so real to her. She ran her fingers over the moss that covered it. The soft and micro-like grass slid under her fingers leaving a cold trail behind. She stood straight to inspect their environment around them. They were in a small clearance, with dense trees surrounding the unused grass.

"Lets get going guys" she said cheerily.
"Oh, boy, why am I getting the feeling with Hellen in lead, things might turn out differently?" joked Splinter-Seal, he shifted his rifle from his one shoulder to the other obviously not used to the sudden training even though he trained on his own, but not as intense as the usual squad training.
Hellra slapped him over the head.
"Guys, trust me, you know me well enough don't ya?"
"That's the problem Hell," said Darr-Rann.
Hellra glared at her fellow Lancers as they snickered.

"Hmm, I am going to set my rifle to stun, nothing would happen right?" said Hellra, ash she shifted her rifle and propped it on her knee to see where exactly she had to set it, she didn't have a fondness for rifles since she had poor aim.
"Hmm, didn't we think the same in Killhouse?" asked Darr-Rann cautiously as he and Splinter also set the rifles to stun.
"Yeah, but we didn't expect it, I mean nothing could happen to us in a virtual world rtight?" Asked Hellra, although she seemed quite unsure herself.

"Guys, I am going to send a locstat to Yillis, first test, just to see how well it would work" she said after a while, the silence clearly killing her.
"Locstat?" asked Splinter confused for a second.
"Location status, Splint, seriously that why we have to listen when Yillis and TK talks" answered Hellra, Her hands were fumbling with her rifle.
"Goody-two-shoes" mumbled Darr-Rann. Hellra ignored Darr-Rann as she lifted her arm to report to Yillis.

"Guys, I am going to send a locstat to Yillis, first test, just to see how well it would work" she said after a while, the silence clearly killing her.
"Locstat?" asked Splinter confused for a second.
"Location status, Splint, seriously that why we have to listen when Yillis and TK talks" answered Hellra, Her hands were fumbling with her rifle.
"Good two shoes" mumbled Darr-Rann. Hellra ignored Darr-Rann as she lifted her arm to report to Yillis.



"Moonbeam this is Blue Element, locstat over" Hellra held her breath, she wasn't sure how well the signal would work in the virtual area.
" Blue Technical this is Moonbeam, send over" came Yillis's voice through.
" Alpha: Blue technical, Bravo: thirty degrees north-west, small clearance, Charlie: Halted, Delta: North" she continued, though she clearly sounded unsure.
" Blue Technical, Moonbeam, roger, over"
" Moonbeam this is Blue Technical, out"

Hellra sighed, and shook her head..She started walking northwards.
Darr-Rann and Splinter had no problem keeping up with her, as her strides were short just as her legs were.
Darr-I want you and Splint to test RATEL out also, the more familiar we are with it the better" ordered Hellra.
"Yillis, never said what we should do going north" commented Splinter.
"I think we are just spreading out, getting to know this place and of course RATEL, I just wonder how this environment changes," replied Hellra, her strides turned faster, a cool breeze seemed to sweep swiftly through them, cradling their warm faces, providing a temporarily comfort.
"So was Killhouse any fun?"
Asked Splinter getting uncomfortable with the silence that hung so thick in the air, it was enough to make him sleepy. This day was to perfect to be spoiled with training.
"Loads" answered Hellra smugly.
"Much more then we are doing now" answered Darr-Rann, trying seem cheerful. Killhouse was a mission he wouldn't forget easily, he lost his first patient in VE, was it a bad omen, and was it his fault? Darr-Rann shook his head clear of theses thoughts.
Suddenly focused he saw a shadow lurking. His eyes narrowed in suspicion of this shadow. Was it a threat? He wanted to shrug it off, but his instincts screamed through his mind to warn Splinter and Hellra.

"HELL, SPLINT!"
The sudden shout alerted Hellra and Splinter immediately, but it also bought the massive shadow from its hiding. Hellra didn't have time to see what was jumping towards her, Splinter and Darr. They spat away from each other like water falling on the floor.
Hellra backed away a few paces steadily yet fast, she glanced to her fellow Lancers, Splint had his rifle aimed, while Darr seemed to back flipped, and landed in a crouched position.
"Splint shoot!" yelled Hellra at him while she bought her rifle also to aim. Blasts connected forcefully with the predator slamming him backwards. It slumped towards the ground seemingly defeated.
"No stun could have killed it, it's just knocked out" Hellra commented.
"You figured that out your self Hellra?" asked Darr-Rann irritated with his EL for just assuming they wouldn't meet any trouble in the forest.
Hellra ignored his comment; she simply aimed her rifle to its head to give the final shot. Bit before the trigger can be pulled by any of them, the predator lifted its head almost lazily, its eyes fixed hatefully on them gleaming in the sun.
"Merde!" cursed Hellra as it went straight for her; she shot a few wild shots, but out of panic her aim were poor and uncalculated.

Splinter sensing Hellra's panic increased his grip on his rifle. He took a step foreword increasing the intensity of his shooting. He was standing behind the beast while Hellra was in front, and Darr on its left side. It stood on its hind legs; its forelegs in attack about half a meter away from her.
Darr-Rann shot a few diversionary shots to the animal's face to give Hellra a chance. Hellra used the opportunity to push the barrel of her rifle in the stomach of the creature. A howl ripped through its through as it died.

"Thanks guys" said Hellra lowering her rifle.
"Darr, could you check that thing out, see what you can gather is its weak and strong points, then we will know in case we meet more of them" ordered Hellra, Darr-Rann nodded and trudged over, while she turned to Splinter,

"Splint, you do a radius scan on your Wrist Com, I know it can only do a few meters. But this one was one meter away from us before it attacked, and this area is quite dense, I will just update Yillis on our situation"

Hellra gazed down to her wrist to see if her watch was still in tact.

"Moonbeam this is Blue Technical, incident report over"
"Blue technical, this Moonbeam, send over"
"Moonbeam, Blue technical. Alpha: blue element, Bravo: 03: 15, Charlie:  thirty-two degrees northwest, forest trees, near running stream, Delta: three, Echo: unknown predatoryt attacked, fur covers body. With horns, Foxtrot: , is able to move on hind legs when attacking, Golf: We are moving nort for further testing and experimenting, Hotel: Came from shadows leaping at us, over"
"Blue technical, Moonbeam, contacttrep received"
"Moonbeam this is blue technical, out"


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Lance Corporal Hellra
-=Lancer Squad=- -=EL=- -=Blue Technical=-
EL/LCPL Hellra/2SQD/1PLT/1CMP/1REG/1BAT/Tadath/VEA[LoR][ES2C]

Hellra paced small circles thinking of their current situation. It took them a few minutes to get rid one of the Predators that attacked them. But they were suprsised, so if they knew about it, how long would it take get rid of then.

Hellra stopped pacing and looked up, as a shadow loomed over her. She sighed when she saw it was only Splinter. She cursed inwardly at her short length.
"Hellra, radar picks nothing up," he reported, Hellra nodded in reply waiting for Darr-Rann to give his report of the beast they killed.

Hellra nodded confused. Yillis was giving her the orders he received from TK.
"But, we are already doing it, I mean you already told us at the beginning of this training what we have to do" said Hellra shaking her head, while Splinter was listening curiously.
"Hellra, I am just doing what TK ordered me to tell you" came Yillis's voice over.
"This is Moonbeam over"
Hellra sighed; sometimes she really didn't know where she stands with him. Why she didn't know, and she had a knack for messing things up, he was so serious with his job as ASL, something she, no, the squad appreciated since they needed that dedication. She shook her thoughts clear as Darr-Rann walked over to report.

"Well, its stomach is definitely one of its weaker spots, hmm, and just behind the shoulder, it can use its head to knock over if it wants, so basically it just takes to weaken it and then kill it" said Darr-Rann wiping his hands on the grass, blood covering his armour, and a bit of his helmet.

"Hmm," Hellra's eyes were narrowed in concentration.
"If I am correct we have to reach some kind of camp, we would have to walk about another mile, then turn ninety degrees East, but we could walk just half a mile, and then cut it short with forty-five degrees, " suggested Hellra.
"Short cuts are dangerous," commented Darr-Rann thoughtfully.
"I know," said Hellra, her fingers tapping on her rifle.
"Do we know the terrain we might come across to?" asked Splinter
Soon, a heated a discussion followed whether they should take a short cut or not.

"It isn't like we are walking on a path now anyways, and we shouldn't waste time either" said Hellra.
"True, but we might come across a river or stream," argued Darr-Rann.
"And I am a CE, and I passed my bridging and rigging spec. But it depends of course on how big the river is," said Hellra.
"Well, I am in for it" voted Splinter.
"I am not against it either, but we just need to plan before we do something stupid," commented Darr-Rann seriously.
"I know, and that is what we are doing right now, aren't we&Anyway, we take the short-cut, we come across a river, if the stream isn't to strong we can always just cross it, if it is big but a weak stream, we can build a raft, if it is a small stream but strong current, we can use to ropes to cross it, how does that sound?" asked Hellra as Darr-Rann and Splinter listened intently.

"Sounds good to me," said Splinter.
"Hmm, lets see what else can happen?" asked Darr-Rann more to himself then them.
"What if we come across a canyon?" pointed Splinter out.
"It depends, yet again, hmm, good question," answered Hellra.
"We might come across anything, even if we take the long way. I vote we take the forty-five degrees walk" voted Darr-Rann making up his mind.

The three lancers were silent for a few minutes each try to point out any major flaw that could stop them.
"Well, this training is for experience, so lets go, we should always expect the unexpected," said Hellra, she grabbed her vibroblade that hung at her side.
"What?" she asked at Darr-Rann and Splinter's confused faces.
"Why are you taking you vibroblade out?" asked Splinter.
"Well, suppose we get attacked again, something jumps on us, our rifles wouldn't do much good, and I am poor at aiming," said Hellra. She gripped her vibroblade in her right hand, while she had her rifle ready in her left.
"Hmm, Splinter you are the best aimer between us, get your blaster pistol out also, then you can do long-range shots and short range"
Splinter nodded, as he secured his blaster-pistol and shifted it at his waist, reachable when needed.

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Lance Corporal Hellra
-=Lancer Squad=- -=EL=- -=Blue Technical=-
EL/LCPL Hellra/2SQD/1PLT/1CMP/1REG/1BAT/Tadath/VEA[LoR][ES2C]