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[Kestrel_6]

"Yes sir! Everyone, Fan out! Cover your arcs! Check if it IS a target."
A marker lights up, and you receive schematics and a floor an for
Whale Class Transport
They appear to be on the bridge (the survivors)
In the cargo Hold, there are two blips
Artifact
PROJECT BATTLEOID PROTOTYPE
"Hurry, they're rushing us!" a female voice calls on your radio
No enemies are visible, but laser and weapons fire is visible and audible
Orders?

[Taricus]

"Right. Two sections, with me! Everyone else fall back and hold the line!" Head to the cargo hold with one section, send the other to the bridge.

[Kestrel_6]

A chorus of "yes sir!" greet you, as one section breaks of to recce the hold, whilst you and the other section race to the bridge. As they run, sporadic fire cuts out cones or twos of them. Within a minute, you have arrived at the bridge. Behind a pile of bodies, 300 style, is a group of hardened soldiers. Thankfully, they don't riddle you with 6.92mm bullets. A lithe, blonde haired officer stands at the center. Clad in grey Tactical Armour Mark III, she walks up to you, .45 pistol in hand.
"Lieutenant Varayis, Nova Terran Marine Corps. And you are...?"
"Taricus"
"... Right. We need to destroy that artifact. The only thing possible is to use the BATTLEOID. Problem is, the only person that can pilot it... John!"
A figure stands up, runs to you and her.
"Yes, ma'am?"
"we need the BATTLEOID"
"... Ah, Shit"
"We can help, when the civvies are out."
"Sir, we can do such a thing."
"Your orders?"

[Taricus]

"Get the civilians out. Though what is the artifact?"

[Kestrel_6]

"We don't know. Scientists found it, we were tasked to ship it. I dunno, I'm just a soldier"
"Sir, a video feed from 2nd section."
It shows a looming, black and blue giant, on the opposite side, a thing... Shambling humanoid figures, lit by glittering blue lines, the thing was surrounded by green plants, and it was a blue lattice. Lightless flames occupy the center.

"Alright, Lets go!"
The soldiers all advance professionally, covering arcs, advancing, and (D6, 4) suddenly, (D20, 15) fifteen of the cyber-Zombies burst out of the shadows
Contact
Tellian, 8 Regular Marines (1CP) Taricus (5CP) 20 Hardened NT Marines (3CP) LT Varayis (4CP)
vs
Cyber-Zombies, 15 Zombies (3CP)

Bonuses
Zombies, Relentless (+1)

Overall
Tellian, 76 CP (+37) TOTAL 113
Zombies, 60 CP (+15) TOTAL 75
Zombies lose 15
Tellian lose 1 Regular Marine
Tellians Win

You make it past the defensive line, and the civilians rush to the safety of the Heavy Battleship
"Good, let's go to the Artifact!" Varayis yells.
"How many are to come, Sir?"

[Taricus]

"I want a full platoon coming with. Odds are whatever this atrifact is it's dangerous..."

[Kestrel_6]

"Units 0-1 to 2-4, come with the Commander, everyone else, hold the line!"

You creep through corridors and rooms, until(d6, 1) a suspect area comes up. Nothing is in it.

"through this door" Varayis says, voice low. She appears to be struggling with the interface
"Motherfucker keeps denying my code!" she pulls out her pistol, fires at it twice and kicks it, and it opens.

Inside, your HUD highlights 50 enemies.
"were in for a fight!" Varayis yells

Battle report
Tellian, 31 Regular Marines (1CP), Taricus (5CP), 19 Hardened NT Marines (3CP), LT Varayis (4CP)
vs
Cyber-Zombies 50 Zombies (3CP)

Bonuses
Relentless(Zombies) (+1 CP)

Overall
Tellian, 97 CP (+50) 147 CP TOTAL
Zombies, 200 CP (+7) 207 CP TOTAL
Tellians lose 23 Regular Marines, 2 Hardened Marines
Zombies lose 8
1 Combat turn to BATTLEOID activation

"Keep it up, he's there!" Varayis yells, as a bolt of energy hits her right arm, and she engages in hand-to hand with one of them
She gives it a roundhouse kick, and it's head explodes

BATTLEOID activated
Tellian, 8 Regular Marines (1CP), Taricus (5CP), 17 Hardened Marines (3CP), LT Varayis (4CP), BATTLEOID (20CP)
vs
Zombies, 42, (3CP)

Bonuses
Relentless (Zombies) (1CP Bonus/Zombie)
Advanced weapons (5CP Bonus/BATTLEOID)

Overall
Tellian, 93 (+61) 154 Total
Zombies 168 (+2) 170 total
Tellian lose 1 Hardened Marine, 3 Regular
Zombies lose 6, Artifact

The Artifact has been obliterated by the powerful chest cannon, and the Zombies are losing cohesion

Artifact Destroyed

The Zombies have dropped dead

Tellian Win.

You all return, slowly. Everyone embarks on the Heavy Battleship, but not before you ship project BATTLEOID on board. In fact, you are trying to figure out how you got convinced. Was it a reward?

The imposing giant is standing before you. Varayis is next to you, her hair freed of her ponytail.
"thanks. The Ssaros will be pleased. I was wondering if I could ask you a question..."

[Taricus]

"Yes, what?" Collect the remains of the artifact for study.

[Kestrel_6]

"Can me and my Marines stay on the ship, and help out? Promise to not be annoying... Besides, that artifact is toast. Before we leave, we should grab that Panther tank, too" she says

For some reason, you sense a disturbance In the Force

[Taricus]

((Robots can't sense the force though ))

"Fair enough. Be glad to have you abord lieutenant. I'll have quarters prepared for you and your troops."

Start manufacturing mechanoids to replace the ones we lost in that battle, as well as the equipment to go along with them. Recover anything of value from the frieghter.

[Kestrel_6]

"Glad to be aboard, Commander" she pulls a Nova Terran (Original Universe) Salute, banging her right hand on her left breastplate, and walking off.

You salvage
2 Working Laser Rifles (+1CP each)
1 Panther Tank (Tracked, 12CP)
6 damaged Laser Rifles (15 credits to repair 1)

Queued for construction
30 Tellian Dominion Marines, 3 turns
Research
Outpost, 1 turn

Destination:
Juak'Karis (1 Turn, by Mass Relay)

[cerapa]

Cerapa: what is an Automantic Resonance Reflector?

A resonance reflector fires a shockwave around the person firing it. If you time it right it reflects an enemies rockets and stuff back against them, its sorta like the airblast for pyros in TF2. It being automatic means that it fires automatically if something is about to hit the one with it.

It works only against energy balls, rockets and the like though. Beam weaponry and regular bullet get through. Its pretty powerful in Iji, you pretty much have to shotty the assassins till they teleport out to save their ass, but I assume that sort of weaponry is more prevalent here.

Komato assassins are less "sneaky, sneaky" and more "teleport in, fire plasma cannons, teleport out", though you really dont wanna teleport to a place you dont know, unless you wanna end up in a wall.

I teleport to the building.

[Kestrel_6]

You teleport... Right into the deal taking place. You open fire on the hapless Batarian and your mortal enemies, the Blarghians.
At this range, it is impossible to miss. You kill them.

A clapping sound is heard. You turn around

A second Komato is standing before you, weapons armed.
"Now, my little trouble, the high command wants you bye-bye

You dodge his first volley, and you pick up a M-3 Predator Heavy Pistol (Mass Effect) and fire, it hits, blasting a hole in his head. Clearly he was shoddy

"Excellent, Cerapa. You will need quick thinking for the task I have ahead"
You turn. It is a robed figure, indistinguishable under a hood of darkness, but blue eyes are visible.
"who are you?"
"That, my protagonist, is an oft asked question. Some call me an Angel, Deciever, Mystery, Pycaran, and one time, a 'stalky prick'. You may call me Drak'El, and ask me the questions you undoubtedly have."

[Taricus]

Wait for arrival at our destination.

[Kestrel_6]

Arrived at Juak'Karis
Research Project Unlocked: Oupost
Tech tree unlocks
Missile Battery (Ground defense, 5 turns)
Ground batteries (Ground defense, 6 turns)
Outpost Factory, tier 1 (Battlecruiser level)
Ground Shield (12 Turns)
Mining Zone (2D100 credit income/Turn)
Research project? (these plus those first ones)