"I am sorry for you, Heinrich, she was a very beautiful woman." "I know that, I loved her deeply. I should have killed that damn general for letting the city get destroyed. There wasn't even enought of my house left to get a positive ID of her body." "Maybe you would have gotten off better if you had killed him. Right now the rumor is that he is going to try to have you executed for hitting hitting him." "Yeah, i heard that rumor too. I wound up making a deal with his office. I get demoted to sergeant, and sent on a detail into central america." "Ouch, pretty rough country down there. Any idea what kind of mission it is?" "No, I think it is just a way for the NGR to get me out of the way, but still have me. They think that with the gargoyle invasion, they may need me in a few years, so they did not want to execute me." "From what I have heard of central america, you would probably wind up in better shape if the had killed you. Large parts of the area are still unexplored since the rifts came." "Yeah, i know, at least they are sending me down with a wingman. From what they have told me about him, we might just get along, seems he also lost a wife in the shelling."
After two long weeks of being confined to the Triax submarine, the two NGR intelligence commandos finally get the call they have been waiting for. The sub captain tells them they have 30 minutes before they to leave the ship, and that their power armor is being prepared for the long mission. As the two commandos are getting into their armor they receive their mission info from the captain. It seems they are being sent into a long unexplored section of mexico to appraise reports of gargoyle and vampire activity in the area. If they run out of supplies, a NGR helicopter is scheduled to bring in food and ammo at the beginning of each month for the duration of their year long mission.
.....Six months later........ "Azul 2, come in azul 2." "" "Azul 2, this is azul 1, if you can read me I will be back at the firebase in about 20 minutes, out."
"Damn, this place looks like a tornado came through here. I wonder where Urii went off to. Oh god! What could have gone completely through to the cockpit of a Super Jager without even being hit? I had better radio this one in to the base." "NGR west, this is azul 1, come in NGR west." " Crackle, we read you azul, what do you need?" "I just got back from the sector patrol and found the firebase completely destroyed. Only things left were some drums of rail gun ammo and a few personal weapons. Azul 2 appears to be dead, but I can't really be sure, because there was not enought left of the body I found to give a positive ID." "Ok, hold on while I give this to the captain." "Ok, holding here till you guys get back to me. Azul 1 out."
"Still there azul 1?" "Affirmative, spent the last few trying to repair some of the damage. Have any new orders for me?" "Yes, your new orders are to abandon base and head up through the rio grande basin into texas. Once in texas, head to Dallas, and we will get in contact with you there. Oh, while heading north, you are on complete radio silence. If we need to contact you, we will drop in a 2020 borg with the new orders." "Affirmative, I will head north at daybreak, expect me there in about a week." "Ok, have you down for a week from tomorrow. Good luck, you have to go through some pretty bad territory to get here." "Well, it could not possibly be any worse than where I am now. At least I can start thinking about the real world again in a week." "I guess you're right there. We will send in the 2020 on a dragonfly if we have to get in contact with you again. Remember to keep the radio silence. The dragonfly will radio you on its way out for you to set your homing beacon for the 2020." "Ok, hope the borg is not necessary, I really want to see the motherland again." "You and I both, you and I both. About the only thing going on up here is the new captain we just got in. Boy is she a looker. You should get to meet her once you get up here, if you make it this far." "Thanks for the vote of confidence. I sure hope I do get to see her then. By the way, could you send my regard to general Schmitdz?" "Will do. NGR west out."
