November 15th, 2360 Andlorian Homeworld
The IronPride had suffered a crushing loss. Their forces had not anticipated the dampening field protecting the ancient mech hanger. The regiment had suffered reletively light casualties, but had lost one of their most promising pilots. Even with the aid of Victor Tagart, the IronPride soldiers knew that today would either end with their death or with surrender...
"Regiment Outcast. Today you prove you honour and loyalty" said Dru'Kul over the com-line to Corvin. "I know, and i will earn it" replied Mike with great confidence. "I have felt uncomfortable ever since we landed on this alien world" said Grosh, "Something seems familiar, yet disturbing.".
"Do not worry Grosh, today we drive the terrorists from their hole, as alien and shiney as it is" responded General Tagart.
Suddenly the forward trinnium walls exploded. "DEMOLISHERS!" yelled a sergeant before a missile impaled his Suit and obliterated it. Grosh quickly jumped the inner wall and launched his LRMs at the attackers, taking out 2 of the 3 Demolishers. Grosh quickly put up his shield to block another heavy missile and retaliated, but this Demolisher pilot was more skilled than the other 2. Dru'Kul and Korban quickly took up positions behind the alien sky scapers. Laying supression fire to keep the enemy at bay.
Corvin was about to jump the wall as well when a U.N.S.C. battlecruiser came crashing down behind the base. Something called to Grosh and he retreated back to where the General and his forces were approaching the downed craft. Suddenly the most hideous and disgusting thing Grosh had ever seen climbed out of the ship. The thing was atleast 200ft tall and was covered in shiney black plates trimmed with a goldish colour, and from what he could make out the inner body was comprised of numerous bodies just below the flesh. The being smelled like a billion open graves. Gargantum fired its NOVA Cannon at the monstrosity to no avail. The being didnt even receive a scratch.
The being retaliated by figing some strange energy from its 4 smaller arms which integrated into 2 cannons. The weapon leveled on of the once thought invincible alien buildings and clipped Gargantum, sending it spinning.
One of Victor's squads, seeking vengance, charged at the creature but were pulled in by tentacles which lashed out from is stomach. Seeing an opportunity Mike decided to go around the ruined building and try to catch the creature by surprise. Once he saw his opening he activated his boosters an closed withthe monster and unloaded everything he had into the horror. The being barely flinched. But after a minute the creature high-tailed it to the IronPride battlecruiser and somehow commandered it and escaped. Grosh hoped he would never see such a monster again.
As if things couldnt get worse suddenly space folded just the the west of Grosh and the ALPHA appeared. "Go, help Korban and the Frugan" said an accepting Grosh to Corvin "Thalis what has happend to you" was all Grosh could say as the ALPHA charged with its flaming runeblade. With surprising agility the ALPHA knocked the blade from Grosh before he could respond. He quickly ran to grab it but stumbled over one of his fallen comrades. He thought he was about to die when the ground swallowed him and the blade hole.
He looked up to see a strange hovering skeleton looking android looking at him. Behind him he heard a thud which he knew was the ALPHA. "Leave this place, demon" said the machine pointing what looked like a DDR at the ALPHA. Thalis simply spacefolded away, leaving Grosh with his strange saviour. "Come Agrathis Kanor, the Plague has been released we have much to do".....
With their flank now secure the morale of the remaining IronPride pilots had doubled. Korban's battlesuit had sustained light damage, and he was proud of that, but nothing pleased him as much as the marker that had appeared on his HUD. "Its here" was all he could say as the new OU8-Shogun II slowly descended to the ground. Korban quickly jumped out of his "Paladin" and used a jet pack to get into his new ride. "Welcome back Old Budy" said Korban as the neural interface activated, giving him control over the Suit like never before.
The mere site of the Battlesuit sent the Gro-Nak forces running. Korban rushed into the enemy lines and began hacking away at their forces, with a forocity rarely seen in even the Kry-Tak. The regiment forces were in a hurried retreat as Mike Corvin finally rejoined the battle. "Better late than never" said Korban "Hold this position while I try to contact the Escalibur".
After about 10 minutes Covrin's com suddenly went dead. Out of the clouds of smoke and dust came the shining Suit of Archaran. "You are coming with me, Heretic" came the deep, echoeing voice of the High Profit of the sovereign. Mike's suit suddenly shutdown, but its legs still moved, and they were following the profit...