Gama (IC) (CLOSED!)

[Monfrox]

"Gilbert? Gilbert come in!" Alexandra's heart beat quickened. "Gilbert, respond!" She waited a couple seconds. "Damn it! Valkyries, expedite your objective and move inland to the stronghold. Find out what is going on and above all, be careful." She said. She was not about to lose someone on this mission if she could help it.

Meanwhile, Gilbert would feel himself coming to and being dragged further into the complex by at least two men. "Hey, he's waking up." "Rise and shine, altar boy!" "How do you know he's Proteus?" "Look at that VALK he had! Only Proteus zealots gets VALKs like that." "I still don't think that's the case." "I say we kill him! Right here, right now!" "The Colonel said to take him to Fang for interrogation." "Fuck the Colonel!" "Hey, watch your tone. He hears you, he'll have your head." "Whatever." "Christ, Snag, you're always full of bad ideas and always trying to be a fucking idiot. Why don't you fucking listen for once?" "Fuck you, Bar." "Yeah, promises." The two men took Gilbert into a room and put him in a chair before binding his hands around the back of it. One thing was for sure: he'd have a helluva headache when he regained his full consciousness.

[Xing]

"Gilbert? Gilbert come in!" Alexandra's heart beat quickened. "Gilbert, respond!" She waited a couple seconds. "Damn it! Valkyries, expedite your objective and move inland to the stronghold. Find out what is going on and above all, be careful." She said. She was not about to lose someone on this mission if she could help it.

Meanwhile, Gilbert would feel himself coming to and being dragged further into the complex by at least two men. "Hey, he's waking up." "Rise and shine, altar boy!" "How do you know he's Proteus?" "Look at that VALK he had! Only Proteus zealots gets VALKs like that." "I still don't think that's the case." "I say we kill him! Right here, right now!" "The Colonel said to take him to Fang for interrogation." "Fuck the Colonel!" "Hey, watch your tone. He hears you, he'll have your head." "Whatever." "Christ, Snag, you're always full of bad ideas and always trying to be a fucking idiot. Why don't you fucking listen for once?" "Fuck you, Bar." "Yeah, promises." The two men took Gilbert into a room and put him in a chair before binding his hands around the back of it. One thing was for sure: he'd have a helluva headache when he regained his full consciousness.

Gilbert's eyes lazily cracked open as he began to come to. Everything was a blur and he could feel himself being drug. Ugh fuckin' hell... altar boy? Proteus, what? You think I'm from Proteus? Gilbert was groggily thinking to himself. Yes lets not kill me please. I'll take interrogation, thank you. His head slumped forward when he was tied to the chair, and he had a thousand yard stare that was burning a hole through the floor. He has obviously been hit harder than he thought. Alright, Fang. Whoever you are. Why don't we get this started? I've got a few complaints about your concierge service. He really wished he was able to rub his temples right now, but he'd have to live with the pain for now.

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Charlotte heard the order and turned toward the way point on her radar for the stronghold. "What did I say? I knew it'd get you in trouble some day." Charlotte mumbled to herself. Still having her sniper rifle she took the darkest way out of the city and began to creep through the surrounding forests to sneak through the enemy lines. At least she had the pleasure of having a black valk, it didn't guarantee that she wouldn't be spotted but it certainly was less noticeable than some of the others.

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

"Gilbert? Gilbert come in!" Alexandra's heart beat quickened. "Gilbert, respond!" She waited a couple seconds. "Damn it! Valkyries, expedite your objective and move inland to the stronghold. Find out what is going on and above all, be careful." She said. She was not about to lose someone on this mission if she could help it.

Meanwhile, Gilbert would feel himself coming to and being dragged further into the complex by at least two men. "Hey, he's waking up." "Rise and shine, altar boy!" "How do you know he's Proteus?" "Look at that VALK he had! Only Proteus zealots gets VALKs like that." "I still don't think that's the case." "I say we kill him! Right here, right now!" "The Colonel said to take him to Fang for interrogation." "Fuck the Colonel!" "Hey, watch your tone. He hears you, he'll have your head." "Whatever." "Christ, Snag, you're always full of bad ideas and always trying to be a fucking idiot. Why don't you fucking listen for once?" "Fuck you, Bar." "Yeah, promises." The two men took Gilbert into a room and put him in a chair before binding his hands around the back of it. One thing was for sure: he'd have a helluva headache when he regained his full consciousness.

"roger that!" Anako zoomed out from A.T.H's scope and then switched to her AKMH and headed straight towards the Proteus stronghold.She encountered a few foot soldiers and quickly dealt with them,then kept moving towards the stronghold."I just hope i dont encounter anymore VALKS...or soldiers armed with rocket launchers,but then again those cheap RPGS rarely hit anything"

[Eaglleia]

"Roger." Razrel followed Anako in his VALK. What had possessed Gilbert to step out of his VALK in a combat zone, he wouldn't know, but they had to find out what had happened so abruptly. There was a chance that he was dead, but it was better not to think about such things. He proceeded towards Gilberts VALKs location.

[The Carlisle]

"Yes Ma'am," William said. He lifted himself from prone and put his rifle in its back holster. He took three steps back and then ran forward, jumping off the building. With the help of his "wings" and propulsion system, he glided through the air towards the Proteus stronghold. He touched down some 15 meters from the base so he ran the rest of the way. He approached his comrades and said, " So how do we proceed from here?"

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

Anako smiled at seeing william already their."we can't just bust in their and our VALKS and start shooting...cause what if gilbert gets hit in the crossfire...our VALK's weapons can easily tear a human in half" Anako said as she thought about the problem their in."what to do....what to do......".

[Monfrox]

From across Gilbert sat a young man wearing a military outfit. He stared silently at him before he noticed he was waking up. "So, finally came around, did you?" He said in a heavy polish accent. He had a patch on him that read GROM with a bird of prey clutching a lightning bolt in it's talons. "I figured introductions were in order before the interrogation started, and before you ask, no, I won't be the one doing it. We'll leave that to Fang, over there." He said, pointing to an individual that was currently busy thrashing on a Proteus soldier before pulling a pistol and putting a round through his head. "Did he talk?" The man asked. Fang shook their head while still looking at the body before kicking the chair over onto it's back.

"As you can see, not exactly a lively person. But, where are my manners. The people around here call me The Colonel, even though that wasn't my actual rank. More out of respect, you know? I'm the leader of the Polish resistance group that's been fighting against Proteus since they tried to subject the city to it's will. As you can see, it ended up turning it into a warzone. Now Snag says you're Proteus, but something about you doesn't feel like it. You're too...reserved. But anyway, I've got to go check on the rest of my men. Play nice, you two." He said as he walked out. He caught Snag by the collar as he ran towards the front entrance. "What are you doing, with that." He said, eyeing the RPG-7 he was carrying. "There's VALKs out there." "All that's gonna do is piss them off. Sit tight and wait." Snag grumbled and eyed the Colonel before walking off. "Damn, he isn't making this easy..." He mumbled. "But just you wait...I'm gonna bring this whole resistance down. Even if that new rookie Fang can pull weight, you both won't be able to catch this..." He started snickering.

When the Colonel left, Fang had finished with the other soldier and walked over to Gilbert's chair before sitting on the table. Despite the bulky armor and full-head helmet, Fang seemed a bit...smaller or thinner, than they should've for someone wearing such armor. They tilted Gilbert's chin up to the light with a gloved hand and then moved it left and right, as if examining it. Come to think of it, the armor seemed to be particularly bulking in the chest area as opposed to the rest of the torso. The hand moved up from the chin to the cheek and almost seemed like it was caressing it as Fang crouched down on one knee and studied Gilbert. For an interrogation, there was very little questioning or torture happening.

[Xing]

When the Colonel left, Fang had finished with the other soldier and walked over to Gilbert's chair before sitting on the table. Despite the bulky armor and full-head helmet, Fang seemed a bit...smaller or thinner, than they should've for someone wearing such armor. They tilted Gilbert's chin up to the light with a gloved hand and then moved it left and right, as if examining it. Come to think of it, the armor seemed to be particularly bulking in the chest area as opposed to the rest of the torso. The hand moved up from the chin to the cheek and almost seemed like it was caressing it as Fang crouched down on one knee and studied Gilbert. For an interrogation, there was very little questioning or torture happening.

Having his head lifted to face the light that shone down directly on Gilbert was still a bit overwhelming. He closed his eyelids tight to give them a moment of relief and figured he speak first since "Fang" didn't really seem like the talkative type. "Not much of an interrogation if you don't ask questions. However the Colonel was right, I'm not a member of Proteus. In fact quite the opposite." Gilbert noticed that Fang had a fairly gentle touch for a soldier in charge of interrogating prisoners.

[Rowandel]

Vance heard the chatter about Gilbert and boosted his way over to where his VALK was.

Dammit... No. Nonono! Not again. Vance was not dealing with another casualty in his squad.

He crouched Belgrave low and popped the seals on his cockpit, grabbing his knife while they hissed. "Guys, I'm going to go see what's going on! Anyone want to join me, you're welcome, but I'm not going to wait and let him die!"

[The Unites State-Of-Minds]

Yuri disliked sudden alterations to the mission plan, but seeing as it was a direct order from his CO he had little choice but to follow through with his new orders. Leaving the broken enemy VALK's behind, the Tectus sped off in the direction of the enemy stronghold. Some of the other pilots were already near the entryway upon his arrival, one of whom was already out of his VALK and preparing to enter the stronghold. Speaking softly into the radio, Yuri addressed the pilot.

"While I understand that you may feel that barging in and aiming for a quick resolution is the best course of action, you won't accomplish anything if you happen to be caught on your way, and then we'll have more then one to think about in terms of rescue. I propose that we take a moment to consider the present situation and cobble together a plan with some predictable degree of success."

[Rowandel]

Belgrave's cockpit shielding rose slowly away from its frame, and Vance stepped onto the edge, looking down onto the entrance where Gilbert had gone missing. "Are you doubting me?" he said with some bitterness. "This plan DOES have some predictable degree of success. I go in there, tear them apart, and drag Gilbert's sorry ass out of there and back into his mech."

[Xing]

"Yeah alright sure. But if your plan is to just charge headlong into a completely hostile area immediately after you've just let every enemy know you're here by shouting out in the middle of the battlefield. All the while armed only with a knife. Then I might as well save the enemy the trouble and turn you into a fuckin crater right here." Charlotte sternly pointed out. She stepped out and stopped her valk near the entrance. "You do have a point that we obviously can't take these things in there, but I give your plan five steps inside the door before you're lying in a puddle of your own grey matter. And then its your sorry ass that someone else is gonna have to drag home, cause I sure as hell ain't gonna do it."

She disengaged from the Valk and grabbed her rifle and everything else she had brought with her for the mission. Gilbert didn't really finish what they came to do so it looked like she'd have to pick up the slack for now and its not like the mission was going to be finished by waiting outside. Their job was to secure the stronghold, and so far both groups inside were hostile so that job just got twice as complicated. Proteus or this other group had just captured and possibly killed another person, and it was perhaps the one person on the planet that she was willing to call an ally. It seemed she was back in another area where everything is hostile, just the way she was used to.

She rode the tether to the ground and scanned the area. She began to walk toward the side of the door and called out to Vance as she went. "Listen here, being overzealous will get you killed. You jump the gun and step out of line again, and I'll make sure the rest of the steps you take on this mission will be done with a limp. I'm not going to be killed because of someone else's mistake." She stood next to the door and grabbed a small round mirror from her pocket. She used it to peek around the corner and scanned inside to check that the interior was clear before she turned and moved further inside. "Now grab a real weapon from one of these dead soldiers and put the knife away."

[Eaglleia]

Razrel sighed as the others charged in, particularly the younger one, Vance, though thankfully Charlotte displayed more cautiousness in any case. The hostiles did not appear to be in the area in any case. He slowly moved his VALK closer before desynchronizing. Razrel looked through his storage, and picked up an assault rifle, but kept a pistol and a short blade with him in case he needed them. He then dismounted from his VALK. He followed behind Charlotte slowly, watching the buildings corners for any signs of activity and moving near cover. He also looked around for any signs of where Gilbert had last been.

[Monfrox]

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Fang let the hand fall and then walked away out of the room. A few minutes later, Fang came back with the Colonel. "Are you sure?" The Colonel asked. Fang nodded. "Alright, well, we'll finish up and move on from here back to the base. Take him out of here and head back. You've been with us for only about a day, but I know you don't belong here, as you said. Take care of yourself, and maybe we'll see eachother soon." Fang nodded before they walked around and cut Gilbert free. Fang left again for a while. "Sorry about that, friend. Glad we can both walk out of this mess in one piece. Fang says that you're from Gama. I've never heard of them, but I guess you can't be all bad if you fight Proteus." In the other room, Fang was gathering up some equipment and stowing what they could into a pack before putting it on and walking over to Gilbert. The two of them waiting for Gilbert to stand up. "Well, to be honest, I didn't expect you to show up for a couple more years, given your record." Fang said in a familiar voice.

It was at that point that Fang took off the helmet. And with a pull in the back of their head, came a long head of dark purple hair around a pair of red eyes. The woman standing before him was none other than the same one thought to have died here yesterday: Allison Fisher. Her test drive of the shielded core proved that her self-destructed VALK preserved the cockpit and nothing else. "Let's get out of here. As much as I love this place, I'd rather go home. Besides, people are probably wondering where the hell you are." Allison said. She grabbed Gilbert's hand and the three began to walk out to the exit.

At the doorway, Gilbert, Allison, and the Colonel all walked out into the open. Not a scratch on either of the pilots and still breathing. The Colonel turned to Allison. "Are these your people, Fang?" She nodded. "Yes. These are...my Nuggets." She said, holding her G36K with the Valkyrie wings emblem on a blue and white paint job, standing in her full armor suit minus the helmet. "Well, they certainly look prepared for war." "That's our job. Take it to Proteus and the infection." "Well, if they came here so fast, then they must be good people. You be careful out there, Fang." "You too, sir." Allison said as she walked with Gilbert to the other pilots.

[Xing]

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Fang let the hand fall and then walked away out of the room. A few minutes later, Fang came back with the Colonel. "Are you sure?" The Colonel asked. Fang nodded. "Alright, well, we'll finish up and move on from here back to the base. Take him out of here and head back. You've been with us for only about a day, but I know you don't belong here, as you said. Take care of yourself, and maybe we'll see eachother soon." Fang nodded before they walked around and cut Gilbert free. Fang left again for a while. "Sorry about that, friend. Glad we can both walk out of this mess in one piece. Fang says that you're from Gama. I've never heard of them, but I guess you can't be all bad if you fight Proteus." In the other room, Fang was gathering up some equipment and stowing what they could into a pack before putting it on and walking over to Gilbert. The two of them waiting for Gilbert to stand up. "Well, to be honest, I didn't expect you to show up for a couple more years, given your record." Fang said in a familiar voice.

It was at that point that Fang took off the helmet. And with a pull in the back of their head, came a long head of dark purple hair around a pair of red eyes. The woman standing before him was none other than the same one thought to have died here yesterday: Allison Fisher. Her test drive of the shielded core proved that her self-destructed VALK preserved the cockpit and nothing else. "Let's get out of here. As much as I love this place, I'd rather go home. Besides, people are probably wondering where the hell you are." Allison said. She grabbed Gilbert's hand and the three began to walk out to the exit.

At the doorway, Gilbert, Allison, and the Colonel all walked out into the open. Not a scratch on either of the pilots and still breathing. The Colonel turned to Allison. "Are these your people, Fang?" She nodded. "Yes. These are...my Nuggets." She said, holding her G36K with the Valkyrie wings emblem on a blue and white paint job, standing in her full armor suit minus the helmet. "Well, they certainly look prepared for war." "That's our job. Take it to Proteus and the infection." "Well, if they came here so fast, then they must be good people. You be careful out there, Fang." "You too, sir." Allison said as she walked with Gilbert to the other pilots.

"Well that answers the question that was on everyone's mind." Charlotte said as she lowered her weapon. "What have I told you, Gil? That luck of yours is gonna run out some day you know that?"
"I have no idea what you're on about. I'm perfectly fine aren't I?" Gilbert said with a cheeky grin.
"Right, how's that lump in the back of your head?" Gilbert's grin turned to a pained grimace as Charlotte finished her question. "Although there still is the matter of the main reason we're here. Does this mean that the mysterious third group of soldiers is friendly? Or am I at liberty to fire at will?"

[Rowandel]

Vance's eyes went wide when he realized Allison was the one coming towards him down the hall. He realized he was probably staring, so he averted his eyes, collected himself, and before he knew it, he was his old self. He climbed back into Belgrave, sliding the knife back into it's holster, and resting his feet out of the open cockpit, officially done with this entire mission.

He relaxed. He didn't know how she survived, but Allison survived. He didn't feel the guilt he felt anymore, now he was just angry at her for not coming back. Everyone had presumed her dead, and they felt guilty about it. How dare she walk back like she had the right. He noticed he was scowling, but he didn't much care.

[The Carlisle]

William was our of Jagter at this point. When he saw Allison walk out of the base, he stopped dead in his tracks in shock. "Allison!?" William said,"Allison!" He ran over to her and stopped in front of her. A wave of emotion too him over. Sadness, love, happiness, anger, and confusion. He regained his composure before his emotions completely enveloped him. He straightened up, stood at attention, and saluted Allison. "Welcome back, Allison," William said. Tear trails ran along his cheeks and a smile was on his face.

[Dark Space]

The Drifter slowly stomped to the entrance of the stronghold as Nathan wanted to see what all the fuss was about. He paused to discern the situation from the small crowd present at the door.

"Let's see here, we've got our little soldier boy all fine and dandy, some blokes I don't know waving and talkin' like cobbers. Guess that means they're friendly. And, uh, some broad I don't know but is apparently bringing up some emotions." he said while tapping his foot. "Damn, I thought this would have been more interesting." he grumbled, lightly punching over a rusted billboard to his right and shuffling to the scene.

[Monfrox]

"So, I see we have a couple new faces." Allison remarked, looking over at Charlotte and Nathan's VALK. She looked at William, who seemed to be crying and saluting at the same time. "Right then." She replied to him. "Well...how's the clearing of the inside going?" She asked the Colonel. He walked in and out after a few minutes. "Seems to be going steadily, but they've bogged us down in several areas and we can't get through. Guys are talking about Proteus Heavy Troopers in there." "Alright," Allison turned to the others. "You guy still up for a little action?" She asked the Valkyries.

[Tsuyoi Tekikoku]

Anako sat in her VALK waiting for the others to save gilbert."i wonder what's taking them so long?...maybe i should check up on them. Anako Said to her self."Hey Guys,did you find Gilbert yet?" She asked over the radio."cause we don't got all day".With that Anako sat back in her VALK and started waiting again,but still keeping a good eye out in case anymore enemies show up.

[The Carlisle]

"So, I see we have a couple new faces." Allison remarked, looking over at Charlotte and Nathan's VALK. She looked at William, who seemed to be crying and saluting at the same time. "Right then." She replied to him. "Well...how's the clearing of the inside going?" She asked the Colonel. He walked in and out after a few minutes. "Seems to be going steadily, but they've bogged us down in several areas and we can't get through. Guys are talking about Proteus Heavy Troopers in there." "Alright," Allison turned to the others. "You guy still up for a little action?" She asked the Valkyries.

William lowered his salute and wiped the tears from his eyes. He gripped his .44 and pulled it out. He popped out the chamber and unloaded the bullets. He then started to load it with FMJ rounds. After he loaded it, he spun the barrel and then popped the chamber back in. He wiped his finger across the barrel, over the word Flandre. He then placed the .44 back into its holster. He looked at his fellow comrades and then to Allison. "Ready and waiting," William said in an eager tone.

[Rowandel]

Vance snorted. Here she was, sauntering back into the unit like she had a right to order them around. He relaxed a little more, but his mind was going. Killing Proteus was always a good proposition to him, but given the circumstances, was it worth the denial of his personal precedent? He looked over his cockpit, but it was hardly focused. It was mostly just idle animation while he decided.

Finally, he unsheathed his knife and stood the edge of Belgrave's cockpit. "Fine. Whatever. Just point me at something to kill."

[Monfrox]

"Right, well not only should you keep a lookout for those Heavy Troopers, but I'm more than willing to bet that there's some valuable intel here. Any sort of documents or data any of you can grab while you're in there would be appreciated. If you need help, just find some of the resistance members and they'll take you to the fighting. As for me, well, I think I've gotten my hands dirty enough since I've been here."Allison stepped aside from the entrance. "Have at 'em, Nuggets. Don't leave any of them alive."

[Xing]

Charlotte silently walked by the rest of the group, giving Allison a light shoulder check as she passed. "You might want to cut the nugget shit with me small fry, I've been here longer than you have. So just don't shoot the ones in darker military gear, got it." She called back to Allison. She continued walking until she rounded the corner and listened around for the sounds of the gunfire. She took off in a steady run following the sounds at each fork in the road each time they seemed to be growing in volume so she could tell she was getting closer.

This was confirmed as she rounded a corner to find a firefight between the two groups. "I've waited three years for this." A toothy grin spread across her face as she spoke. She ran up to the group of resistance members and began to fire past them at the Proteus soldiers. One of the resistance members turned to face her and in turn brought his weapon in her direction. "Stop! Your not in a Proteus uniform, so tell me who you are and what you're doing here!"

There was a slight hesitation as Charlotte briefly stopped to explain herself. "Member of Gama. Don't expect you to know what that is, but all you need to know is I'm an ally soldier here to fight Proteus."
"Right, I'll let it slide for the moment only because you've shown that you didn't plan on killing us by firing over us."
"That's all I need." She said as she brought her rifle back up and resumed her attack.

[The Carlisle]

William walked into the base after Charlotte. He walked down a hallway a found a group of resistance fighters fighting a group of proteus. The resistance fighters were hugging up against the walls, overturned chairs, carts and tables. One of them looked at William and shouted "Friendly?" William took out of his pocket his Gama badge and flashed it at the soldier. "I'm on your side. Several of my comrades will help you fight off the Proteus," William said. The soldier had a look of relief. "We're pinned down here. There is a heavy machine gun down the hall along with several enemies with assault rifles. Several of our comrades are injured and need help immediately," the soldier said. "Here's the plan. I'll get up to the Heavy machine gunner and take him out. As soon as you here my first shots, I want your guys to shoot down the other soldiers," William said. "Your crazy! You'll get killed!" The soldier said. William ignored him.

William rounded the corner of the hall. 13 meters from his location were a group of proteus, one wielding a HMG. William rolled to cover right before the HMG started firing. William rolled from cover to cover, getting slightly closer to the enemy group. He was 6 meters away from the proteus when he got up from cover. Time seemed to slow down as he got up. He aimed his .44 at the HMG gunner and fired. The bullet flew towards the gunner's head, hitting it in the eye. The bullet then exited through the back of the head and hit another proteus in the leg. William then ducked down right before the resistance members started to shoot down the hall. After 15 seconds of shooting, the hallway became silent. William looked up from his cover and saw that the group had been taken out. William sighed with relief. Several resistance member ran down the hall to retrieve their wounded comrades.