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Author's infos Gender: Male Age: 53 Location: Las Vegas, Nv |
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| Introduction: Sword Strike | ||
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After a year leading my company through several battles on several worlds and attending the six month Advanced Officer School, I was going back to the Swords. I walked off the shuttle and glanced at the top sergeant that came to attention, “Welcome back Commander.” I nodded and glanced around again before starting towards the far terminal doorway, “I didn’t get a briefing packet. Who is in command now?” The sergeant fell in beside me, “Colonel Winston.” I nodded and looked at the man beside me, “we still in the same place?” He grinned, “No.” I smiled, “Did you get my gear?” He nodded and moved forward to open the door, “Sergeant Major McCartney is back with us too.” I smiled, “How is Ginger doing?” He snorted and nodded to the two sergeants at the private vehicle, “Running us ragged.” I grinned and slid into the back seat. It was several minutes before I glanced at the top sergeant, “so what’s the mission that pulled you away to meet your new XO?” He grinned, “I wanted to see the legend.” I shook my head and glanced at the two sergeants in the front seat, “I don’t think so.” He smiled and glanced at the two men, “Another full company mission to Trinidad. Duchess Maribel has refused an Imperial summons from the Dukes council and the Imperial Court. She is also creating her own military in defiance of Imperial decree.” I sighed and shook my head, “you would think they would learn.” He grinned as the vehicle turned and entered a large building complex. I glanced around, “We aren’t that far from the emperor’s grounds.” The top sergeant grinned, “he is supposed to be at his retreat.” I looked at him, “Is he?” He shook his head, “He’s staying with us while the Shields do a complete and major overhaul of his residence.” I nodded and opened the door when the vehicle stopped. I waited and walked beside him as the vehicle headed away. We took a lift up to one of the top floors. When I walked into the large command office I grinned and poked Ginger in the back, “Hey sexy.” She spun and kicked and my reactions had me sliding aside and lifting her foot. I moved in and caught her before she went down as several sergeants snickered. I smiled, “Jumpy?” She glared, “Damn it Pendragon, you know better.” I shrugged and let her go, “you need R&R if you are that jumpy.” She glanced at the others in the office, “Something just doesn’t feel right.” I looked at her and then around the office, “About the mission?” Ginger sighed, “No, I don’t think so.” I glanced at my kit against the wall, “let me report in and we’ll talk.” She nodded and walked towards the door with me. She knocked and opened the door, “Pendragon is here.” I smiled as I followed her in and a large older man stood. He smiled and walked around the desk, “Welcome back Commander.” I smiled and took his hand, “How long do I have to prep for the mission?” He gestured to a couch and several chairs, “We leave in a week.” I nodded, “anything special I need to look at?” He glanced at Ginger,”We are having a few supply glitches.” I frowned, “why...” I had been thinking and looked at Ginger, “Wasn’t duchess Maribel on the armed forces council?” She nodded and I looked at the colonel, “did anyone change our unit supply codes after she left?” He sat back looking thoughtful, “No.” I stood and crossed to the window before turning as the door opened and the emperor walked in. That was when I realized what type of situation we had. I moved quickly and crossed the room, “You need to leave sir.” I glanced at the colonel, “The duchess knows who we are and maybe where we are.” His eyes were wide as he spun to bark orders into the comm. I pulled the emperor out and looked at the Shields, “Situation red, get your teams here now!” I ran to my weapons bag and yanked it open and started pulling things out. There were explosions from below and Ginger was yelling orders as I slipped weapons into places. I turned and looked at the four man Shield team, “Why aren’t you moving?” One cleared his throat, “The rest of the teams are engaged and the company is under attack by unknown forces.” I looked at the emperor as the colonel came out, “Stay with me sir.” I looked at the colonel, “we need a break out. They will expect us to try a roof top extraction.” He nodded and gestured to Ginger and four other sergeants, “With him. Ginger use the basement secondary route.” She nodded and headed towards the door, “Follow me.” I gestured to the sergeants and fell in beside the emperor as he held a slim pistol in his hand, “glad to see you looking so well sir, but please let us do the shooting.” He grinned and glanced at his guards as they chuckled, “I promise not to shot you by mistake Author.” I grinned as Ginger opened a lift shaft. She slipped in and the sergeants followed. I glanced in and waited as they dropped down the shaft. I looked at the emperor, “Just hold the ladder rails and put your feet on the outside and slide down.” He nodded and I slipped in and slid down before stopping and looking up. He was slow and awkward but finally started to slide. I dropped just below him until we finally reached the bottom. I pulled him back as his guards came down and nodded to Ginger. The shooting and explosions had slowed as she led the way out of the shaft and into a semi dark hallway. Five minutes later we were walking through another building and going down more stairs. Fifteen minutes later Ginger stopped and grinned, “The Swords have contained the situation.” I nodded and followed her out a door into a huge shopping mall. I grinned at the emperor and walked across to a fancy coffee shop. He frowned as he followed and looked around. I gestured and he sat as the guards spread out with the four Sword sergeants. Ginger and I sat with him and I ordered coffee for all three of us. I smiled, “So do you want to move up our mission date?” He looked at me and then grinned, “That would be nice Author.” Ginger snorted and then laughed, “we can leave in a couple of hours if we go to the fleet supply depot to get what we need.” I grinned, “That would be my new job I think.” The emperor sipped his coffee and nodded to the wide eyed girl, “Thank you.” She smiled and bowed before walking into the shop. I pulled my comm and used a number I had memorized. It was answered on the first ring, “Pendragon, is he with you?” I smiled, “The team should have told you that already. Get the company moving and take him to his retreat.” “We are already closing with you now.” I smiled and set my comm on the table, “So sir, did you find a suitable woman to marry?” He grinned because it had be in several news tabloids, “As a matter of fact the Dukes council has a girl in mind.” Ginger snorted, “You should just pick one yourself.” He laughed, “and who would you chose?” She grinned and turned to gesture at the coffee shop girl, “ask her if she is single and take her on a date.” He laughed as he looked at the girl in the shop, “Tempting thought.” The Shields arrived in force and swept around us. I put my comm away, “Stay safe sir.” I stood and watched as he was escorted away and then followed Ginger out and back to the Sword building. She grinned, “see I knew you would draw lightning.” The sergeants snickered and I grinned, “I didn’t get any holes this time.” She laughed with the others and we walked into the outer perimeter. I headed back up to see the colonel. A hour later we were in vehicles and parked beside the main fleet supply depot. The general in charge tried to stall us and I smiled as I touched colonel Winston, “excuse me sir.” I stepped in front of the general, “Sir, if you don’t move I will request your relief and reassignment to the smallest most miserable place in fleet and if you think I can’t do it take a look at what I am wearing. Our orders come straight from the emperor. Now move or I will move you.” He stared at me before glancing at all the medals and snorting, “They don’t impress...” I pulled my Swift and pointed it between his eyes, “You have just violated a fleet regulation and a standing fleet order sir. I am placing you under arrest pending your court martial for disrespect to a holder of an Imperial Star.” The sergeant major behind him was grinning and the colonel that was his adjutant grinned too. The general stiffened and opened his mouth. Ginger stepped forward, “Speak again sir and I will shoot you myself.” He closed his mouth and I gestured to his adjutant, “If you will have the general taken to confinement and contact the legal services colonel I would be grateful.” He snapped to attention and saluted, “Yes sir.” Two junior sergeants came to pull him away and I turned to colonel Winston, “Now you might have better luck.” He shook his head, “That was why you wore the shoot me suit?” I shrugged and he laughed before turning to hand the adjutant our supply list. He looked at it, “All this is already in a warehouse pending the general’s signature for release.” I smiled, “release it now and contact the Shields and inform them the general might be the leak used to attack the emperor.” He nodded and turned away to relay orders. An hour later six shuttles lifted and headed into orbit. The small midget carrier headed out system as soon as we boarded. I knew this was not going to be an easy strike. I was in my small office going over the strike plan. I glanced up when colonel Winston walked in, “I think you are going to need the cruisers.” He frowned as he sat across from me, “Why? She doesn’t have the ships or enough concentrated men.” I sat back, “She was on the armed forces council and had contacts in supply. If she is doing this openly she probably has plasma generators.” He rubbed the bridge of his nose, “I’m to old for this.” I grinned, “If the emperor thought that you wouldn’t be here.” The colonel sighed, “I’ll inform Admiral Pensivy.” I nodded, “The rest of the plan should work, we just have to work harder.” He snorted, “Why do you do it Author?” He waved around us, “You could have your pick of assignments. Swords are all volunteers.” I sat back, “I go where I am asked to go. This time it was the emperor that asked. Would you say no to him?” The colonel chuckled, “No.” I glanced at Ginger when she walked in, “I go where I’m told, just like you and I do what I have to because that is what a soldier is supposed to do.” She grinned, “guess what the emperor just sent?” I shook my head as the colonel turned. She held up a small holo of the coffee shop girl, “she was single and he slipped most of his detail to take her on a date.” I frowned and she grinned, “Those were his words. Senior Sergeant Bently said they used undress uniforms and the whole company was always a stone throw away.” Ginger laughed, “He said the emperor was shy and timid as a boy on his first date.” I grinned with the colonel and nodded to the other chair, “What do you think of the plan?” She sighed, “I think the bitch will have her army camped around her damn bed.” I nodded and the colonel looked at me before leaning forward, “what if we...” We came in above the heliopause and headed straight in. Before we were halfway to the planet we knew she had plasma generators. The six shuttles had a new triple dense composite matrix completely around the hull. We streaked away from the small carrier and headed straight in. There was no stealth, she knew we were here and coming for her. The hull flared red and then white as we hit the outer atmosphere. I was in the last shuttle as it followed the other five through the ignited plasma. It took less then ten seconds to clear the plasma field and then we were weaving and twisting as each ship separated. The outer matrix exploded from the static charges leaving the shuttles more maneuverable. The first two shuttles suddenly exploded as incoming missiles streaked in. The shuttles full ecom systems sprang to life and kicked out chafe, flares and decoys. I glanced at a tight lipped Ginger and opened my comm, “This is Pendragon, Red six is down.” We dropped almost to the ground before accelerating towards what looked like a bunker complex with a small army around it. The shuttles fired missiles in volleys and the kinetic missiles screamed ahead to rip every piece of armor apart. Even the plasma generators were torn apart. The shuttles flared as they slowed suddenly and the troop ramps dropped. Swords poured out with a roar as we killed anything still alive. I ran with the first platoon as we headed towards the bunker entrance. Six Thumpers fired and the armor rang but that was it. I glanced around before grabbing Lieutenant Mason, “The air shafts.” He looked as I started towards the closest vent and blew the cover and fans off. I looked down the shaft before vaulting over and into it. I dropped and hit my anti grav harness to slow my descent. I dropped for almost three hundred meters before landing. I didn’t bother glancing up since I knew the others would be following me. I kicked an access panel out and rolled out before spinning. I fired my MP14 on full auto and the small group of soldiers rushing towards me died. I changed the magazine as Lieutenant Mason and his platoon started coming out of the access panel. I started moving down the hallway and shot a soldier rushing around the corner in front of me. I stopped at the corner and went around it as my rifle came up. The group of waiting soldiers fired and I was spun as a round went through my protection and into my shoulder. I fired Thumper in reaction and it exploded against the left wall tossing the soldiers and killing most of them. The Swords swept around me and down the hall killing the soldiers left alive. I followed them and fired Thumper into a hidden panel as it opened behind them. It exploded and the soldiers inside were blown out. I continued to follow and listened as the rest of the Swords above finished securing the entrances. When I caught up to the main party of Lieutenant Mason’s platoon they were looking at a screw type vault door. I slapped one and point to the right, “go look for access panels of doors for the ventilation system.” Another Sword grinned and moved the other way as I looked at the door and gestured the platoon back, “sometimes you have to think.” I moved five meters to the right and fired Thumper into the wall. It blew a huge hole in the plasticrete and Lieutenant Mason laughed and barked an order that had each man move and start firing their Thumpers to make the hole deeper. Slowly the hole grew until I shifted and fired and left side of the hole blew out. Three Swords fired into the hole before I moved forward and went through. Dust and smoke filled the huge chamber as I started moving into it. Swords filled the chamber and spread out beside me as we moved. Suddenly the air cleared and I fired my MP14 on auto across the enemy soldiers spread out across the chamber. I wasn’t the only one, they were thrown back as we continued to fire and moved forward. I walked through the bodies and bent to pull a woman to her feet by her hair. She was screaming as I spun her and slammed her into the wall before binding her hands behind her back, “shut the hell up before I tape your mouth shut.” I turned and shoved her towards one of the sergeants, “lets go home.” The way out was quicker as Lieutenant Mason pulled his platoon together. Lift ropes were waiting when we got to the air shaft. Ginger looked at me when I climbed out after the last man, “about time.” I smiled, “let the admiral know we are on the way out.” The company moved back into shuttles and they lifted and accelerated. I sat across from the duchess sobbing on the deck with a sergeant’s feet on her back. We brought her back and let her stand before her peers who sentenced her to death for treason. I earned another Distinguished Service Cross and of course a wound strip and on the nobles councils recommendation promoted to Light Colonel. |
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