Robotech - Tales of the UEEF (Main)

[Sherwood]

Alex takes a rifle with a growl. "A game? My life is not fodder for someone's game." After checking the action on the weapon, he reaches inside once more and grabs one of the survival packs. "We need to pack up everything, and divvy up the gear so we can get moving soon. I have a bad feeling that sitting around here is a bad idea. Comparing the direction of the radio signal to the little map on our arms and I have a line on where this captain is. It looks like he's one of the two signals sitting off by themselves, roughly five miles out as the crow flies."

He looks around at the mess that you are in, and he finally says, "I just want you guys to know, I may not be a infantry grunt, but I've trained with these weapons well enough. You can count on me to hold up my end."

 

[Psychie]

Amanda places her hand on the older man's shoulder and gives it a squeeze. "Don't worry. I am trained as a Veritech Pilot, but first, I'm a Marine, and whatever force that did this to us had better get ready for a whole can of whoop-ass getting opened up on them. That includes the Invid if they decide to get in our way." She raises up her voice slightly so everyone can hear her. "Remember your briefings about the Invid from the Zentraedi files. They feed on Protoculture, so any use of our Gallants may draw them to us from distances up to 3,000 feet. Use them only as a last resort, and rely upon the Wolverines and grenades for now. If we divvy up the weapons evenly, everyone will have three of each kind of grenade with the two rifles."

Amanda then grabs one of the survival packs and shoulders it, then attaches the heavy duty shield to her left arm. No need having it cover up their spiffy new map, is there? "So, lets gear up. Alex, let this Captain know that we will be happy to rendezvous with him, and politely ask him if he can maintain his position so we can get to him."

Spoiler: Equipment

50 MDC Heavy Duty Arm Shield
Field Surgery and First Aid Kit
UEEF Survival Pack
--One Bivouac Bag
--High Intensity Flashlight
--Compass/Inertial Mapper
--Hunting and Fishing Kit
--Saw Wires
--Fire Starter Kit good for one dozen fires
--Survival Knife
--Small Tool Kit
--Four Signal Flares
--50ft Nylon Rope with Climbing Gear
--48 disposable Washcloths with Sanitizing Solution
--Water Purification Tablets enough for twelve gallons of water
--Canteen and Food Bag with a half-gallon of water and ten days of food
M-25 Wolverine Assault Rifle
--Two magazine of 48 SDC rounds
--Three magazines of 48 SLAP MDC rounds
--Four Fragmentary Grenades
Three Smoke Grenades
Three D-30 Cobalt Grenades
Three D-40 Cobalt Limpet Mines
Gallant H-90 with Rifle Attachment
--Two Rifle Energy Clips for the Gallant

 

[Orikanyo]

Getting his gear on the man armed his weapons and readied his new pack. "yea know, I almost feel their being a little bit to generous with the supplies... Not gonna complain. Do you think theres other crates out there? Maybe we'll find an anti armor weapons or two out there... if there is more... until then lets ration our ammunition." grumpy recromended as he got ready to go.

 

[Psychie]

Amanda nods in agreement. "Right. Ok, less talking, more packing. Lets go everyone. We'll call this hike our daily PT."

Spoiler: Equipment

50 MDC Heavy Duty Arm Shield
Field Surgery and First Aid Kit
UEEF Survival Pack
--One Bivouac Bag
--High Intensity Flashlight
--Compass/Inertial Mapper
--Hunting and Fishing Kit
--Saw Wires
--Fire Starter Kit good for one dozen fires
--Survival Knife
--Small Tool Kit
--Four Signal Flares
--50ft Nylon Rope with Climbing Gear
--48 disposable Washcloths with Sanitizing Solution
--Water Purification Tablets enough for twelve gallons of water
--Canteen and Food Bag with a half-gallon of water and ten days of food
M-25 Wolverine Assault Rifle
--Two magazine of 48 SDC rounds
--Three magazines of 48 SLAP MDC rounds
--Four Fragmentary Grenades
Three Smoke Grenades
Three D-30 Cobalt Grenades
Three D-40 Cobalt Limpet Mines
Gallant H-90 with Rifle Attachment
--Two Rifle Energy Clips for the Gallant

 

[Sherwood]

With the equipment split up between the six of you, the squad sets out for a meeting with Captain Wilson from the Raven. It takes about a half hour to get the gear divided and properly attached to your armor, and the sun up in the sky has moved a slight bit, giving you (probably) plenty of time to make it to the Captain's location before dark.

Looking about as you travel, the trees and plants are a interesting mix of the familiar and quite alien. The foliage is light enough to maintain a good speed as you go cross country. About an hour into your trip, you hear the distinct sounds of mecha turbofan engines thrumming above the trees. Looking up, you can see that it is three of the Invid Shock Troopers, flying low and slow just above the tree canopy at a speed of just fifty miles per hour, giving you confirmation of the presence of the slugs on this world.

The airborne patrol is far enough away from you that you are able to hide in place behind some trees as the trio flies on past.

Soon enough, you are moving along again, heading for the beacon location on your arm displays. By the time you get to the location, the sun is starting to get low on the horizon, making footing somewhat treacherous. Advancing forward, you stumble upon a roughly camouflaged tent sheltering two people; Captain Wilson and a Sergeant Holmes. The two men are looking a little rough, with their armor showing signs of blast and claw (!) damage and several days growth of their beards. The Captain is packing a Gallant laser rifle and the Sergeant is carrying a Wolverine, with a Gallant pistol on his hip. They both have their helmets off.

Capt. Wilson rises up from his hiding place to come out to you and shakes your hands. "Thank God! I was starting to think that we would die here on this miserable planet. When is the transport to get us out of here going to arrive? I'm ready to boost off of this place. Let the Invid have this place."

 

[Orikanyo]

"Sorry to say Captain but the means of which we got here is still very unknown. Don't have a plan off this rock either, just got here today." Grumpy eyed the claw marks on their armor, wondering what creatures are out there. He gave a look around the encampment, eyeing the foliage and world around them.

"Alex is our best chance of getting an s.o.s out but... We saw the invid on the way, we set any signal up they'd be swarming... And I don't want to tango with them armed as we are."

 

[Sherwood]

The officer looks depressed, but nods. "I was worried about that, when I saw you appear on my arm display." He holds up his right arm to show that his armor has the same electronic map that your suits do. "It looks like you are in the same boat as we are. I just hope that you know what you are doing with those rifles. You are going to need them."

Alex looks at the Captain. "Sir, what can you tell us about what is going on?"

Capt. Wilson nods, then sits down on a nearby rock. "Roughly a week ago, we were out on a search pattern to try and locate any evidence of our missing Garfish Transport. Everything was business as usual, a unremarkable patrol. There was a flash of light and a sudden wave of pain, then next thing I know, we are here. Over the next few days, we have had several run ins with the Invid. Some of my crew were killed, others are now prisoner in their base. We have thought about trying to get in there and getting them out, but we are electronics technicians, not infantry. If there was a way to get in there, we have a warhead here that could be used to do some serious damage. There is just no way for the two of us to get it in there and get the job done."

 

[Orikanyo]

"? We'll likely need to hit that base soon if we want to get them back safe... God knows we need more hands out here." Grumpy sighed, looking them both over and then their camp for the mentioned warhead.

"Wait, a warhead? How much fire power are we talking?"

 

[Sherwood]

The sergeant turns and pulls a tarp off of a lumpy shape on the ground to reveal a rather compact but still very powerful bomb. "Its a Reflex explosive, capable of doing a tremendous amount of damage in a fairly contained blast radius. It came complete with all the gear needed to make it work. Its like someone wants us to use this to take out the Invid base out there."

 

[Psychie]

Amanda frowns. All of this is just too much of a coincidence to overlook. She leans forward and asks, "Sir, just where is this base? Is it one of the navigation points on the screen here, the one with the cluster of personnel beacons at it? If so, what are these other navigation points? What is there?"

 

[Orikanyo]

Grumpy whistles. "Yep, thats gonna be one big boom... Type that makes me wish those shield generators were ready for use on personel..." Grumpy examined the thing. "Its slowly coming to nightfall, if we want to gun it to this base, wherever it is, we'll likely be walking through the night abit... Though it may be to our advantage.."

 

[Sherwood]

Capt. Wilson puts his arm display next to yours to compare them to one another. "Here is the base, right there." He points to the one marker with the cluster of personnel beacons on it. But you can see that the other three nav points are not on his display. "I don't know what these other three points are. They are not on our display. It must be new."

 

[Psychie]

Amanda looks around at the fading light. "Well, our helmets have passive night vision, so moving in the dark shouldn't be too difficult. But I am curious about these other three nav points. They are there for a reason, put on our displays by whatever power brought us here. We may want to consider checking them out."

OOC where are these nav points in relation to the Invid base? Are any of them on the way there?

 

[Sherwood]

OOC where are these nav points in relation to the Invid base? Are any of them on the way there?

None of the three other nav points are on a direct line to the Invid hive. Point number 1 is at a slight angle away from the hive to the north, and would not be far out of the way. Point number 2 is more south of the hive. Point three is on the opposite side of the hive from where you are right now. You will have to go around the hive to get to it.

 

[Kwops]

Juryrig checks his map, investigating the various unknown nav points. "Seems like we have two options here. We go straight for the hive, or we investigate the nav points, see if they have anything useful to show us. If this is supposed to be a game, those nav points are either useful resources or traps, but they do serve a purpose. Its a Chekhov's Gun situation. They're there for a reason, and they're going to be used for something somewhere down the line. We really need to consider them in whatever plans we concoct." He looks around at the group. "Any opinions, suggestions, ideas? We're running out of time if we want to get somewhere by nightfall."

 

[Orikanyo]

"Well... We can hit one of these dots, see if it's useful, if so, good, and we'll use it to crack open the invid and get out with our buds... We need to be as prepared as possible, I can say that we haven't come against these aliens before... I want as much as we can before we come against em. Some sort of way to draw them out of their hideout so we can sneak in would be key..."

 

[Psychie]

"Well, its point number one or two; those are on our way to the base. Sir, I respectfully suggest we get moving. Can that bomb be moved easily?"

 

[Sherwood]

"It can move easily enough. It is heavy enough that it will require two people to carry it." The captain takes a deep breath, then says, "Look, I understand that I outrank you guys, but I'm hardly a field officer. There is no need for this 'I respectfully request' stuff. I'll gladly accept any good ideas that you have. So please speak up if there is something that you think would be best."

As he finishes talking, a slight rustling sound can be heard from the nearby foliage, and a moment later, a pair of large metallic monsters burst from the tree line and charge forward with a metallic roar.



These things are about the same size as a pony, and they move lightning fast. With a single leap, one of the large mecha cats slam into the sergeant, knocking him to the ground as its claws and teeth tear into his armor!

Initiative rolls, please.

 

[Psychie]

Amanda lets out a string of curse words as she desperately grabs for her Wolverine.

Spoiler: Equipment

50 MDC Heavy Duty Arm Shield
Field Surgery and First Aid Kit
UEEF Survival Pack
--One Bivouac Bag
--High Intensity Flashlight
--Compass/Inertial Mapper
--Hunting and Fishing Kit
--Saw Wires
--Fire Starter Kit good for one dozen fires
--Survival Knife
--Small Tool Kit
--Four Signal Flares
--50ft Nylon Rope with Climbing Gear
--48 disposable Washcloths with Sanitizing Solution
--Water Purification Tablets enough for twelve gallons of water
--Canteen and Food Bag with a half-gallon of water and ten days of food
M-25 Wolverine Assault Rifle
--Two magazine of 48 SDC rounds
--Three magazines of 48 SLAP MDC rounds
--Four Fragmentary Grenades
Three Smoke Grenades
Three D-30 Cobalt Grenades
Three D-40 Cobalt Limpet Mines
Gallant H-90 with Rifle Attachment
--Two Rifle Energy Clips for the Gallant

 

[Orikanyo]

grumpy it taken aback by the sudden show fo force from these appearing mechanical things, sure hes also curious but killing these things is top priority!

 

[Sherwood]

From your briefings of the Zentraedi files on the Invid, you recognize these things as Cougars, the smallest of the Invid Inorganics. There is no weak spot in their eye to aim for here.

Initiative order
19 - Scorch
17 - Grumpy
16 - Cougar 1, on top of the sergeant
14 - Alex
11 - Capt. Wilson
8 - Cougar 2

Holding on Kwops

 

[Kwops]

Juryrig turns and jumps, stumbling a few steps backwards from the attacking robots. "You know, I prefer fighting mechanical monstrosities when I'm at least in one myself." He draws his M-55 Wolverine. "Then again, I don't have much of a choice here."

 

[Sherwood]

Psychie is up first.

Initiative order
19 - Scorch <====
17 - Grumpy
16 - Cougar 1, on top of the sergeant
14 - Alex
11 - Capt. Wilson
8 - Cougar 2
3 - Juryrig

 

[Psychie]

Trying to save the life of the sergeant, she fires a burst into the Cougar on him.

Spoiler: Equipment

50 MDC Heavy Duty Arm Shield
Field Surgery and First Aid Kit
UEEF Survival Pack
--One Bivouac Bag
--High Intensity Flashlight
--Compass/Inertial Mapper
--Hunting and Fishing Kit
--Saw Wires
--Fire Starter Kit good for one dozen fires
--Survival Knife
--Small Tool Kit
--Four Signal Flares
--50ft Nylon Rope with Climbing Gear
--48 disposable Washcloths with Sanitizing Solution
--Water Purification Tablets enough for twelve gallons of water
--Canteen and Food Bag with a half-gallon of water and ten days of food
M-25 Wolverine Assault Rifle
--Two magazine of 48 SDC rounds
--Two magazines of 48 SLAP MDC rounds
One magazine with 45 rounds
--Four Fragmentary Grenades
Three Smoke Grenades
Three D-30 Cobalt Grenades
Three D-40 Cobalt Limpet Mines
Gallant H-90 with Rifle Attachment
--Two Rifle Energy Clips for the Gallant

 

[Sherwood]

The bullets hit the Cougar square in the side, but do only light damage.

Orikanyo is up

Initiative order
19 - Scorch [1]
17 - Grumpy <====
16 - Cougar 1, on top of the sergeant, damaged
14 - Alex
11 - Capt. Wilson
8 - Cougar 2
3 - Juryrig