Today's Chapter: In which Bad goes to Worse
Personal Log, Nephtys
*Begin Recording
Now that Squad McLargeHuge is back in action, we've had a couple of additional setbacks. For one, our most experienced soldiers have an awfully high rate of coming back shot up and requiring days of hospitalization. Feral Reticulans we've encountered have started carrying their portable rocket launchers more often, which have an uncomfortably large concussion radius. Our production of RPG-7s is delayed and we will not have an answer for some time, meaning we'll have to use captured launchers and ammunition for now.
We've however, recruited three new troopers to act as a reserve for Squad McLargeHuge, and eventually form a second unit.
MJ-12 is both fast and strong, however lacking in more or less any other redeeming qualities. He complains that his sensitive cybernetic implants are receiving odd radio transmissions at times.
We were going to reject Manus Celer Dei, but her overpowering desire to join our team, despite clear mental, physical and moral deficiencies seemed to have swayed our screening officers. She's apparently made good friends with Vanas, talking in that incomprehensable dialect. It almost makes me wish we never captured South Carolina.
Finally, Ryan Thunder is average. He's so average, that we don't know what to make of it. He's so-so excited about joining our elite team, and moderately eager for battle. His skills are acceptably acceptable, and I don't think anyone has strong feelings for or against him. Since nobody actively wants him dead as far as I know, we've added him to the reserve roster.
With that said... we have a new bloody enemy.
Those alien-worshippers we've detected via aerial recon have made a play for our South American port. As our only holding on that continent, it represents a vital beachhead for future expansion. Squad McLargeHuge has been dispatched to deal with this foe. The team will consist of Peptuck, Vendetta, Vanas, White Haven and Ryan Thunder. Vanas had just completed her training in the use of rocket launchers, so we're equipping her with the captured reticulan concussion launcher.
Team McLargeHuge landed at our receiving pad, where our non-combat personnel were evacuating. They proceeded into the base, knowing only that their foe was reported to be a team of commandos armed with unknown weapons.
"That's a... big gun!" gasped Vanas. "Reckon Awh'll hit 'em with 'dis ere Rock-it, chief?"
"Shit, is that a freaking sword? They've got Cyborgs and humans and Psykers..." murmured Vendetta, checking her antique AK-47 assault rifle as the team observed the enemy activity from a window.
"Cut the talk. Rush to that bridge and give them a rocket. We'll cut them up in the open." snapped Peptuck, who glaaaared menacingly at Vanas's accent.
White Haven nodded. "..."
Ryan Thunder displayed no strong feelings what so-ever.
The team rushed out and reached the bridge in short order, while the enemy forces were occupied in trying to breach the wall with explosives. Ryan hit the prone position, aiming with his M4 Carbine. Peptuck and Vendetta crouched low, leveling their weapons. Peptuck waved a hand, giving the signal for Vanas to fire the rocket...
...it falls substantially short of the target. The blast wave floors every member of the team, except Ryan Thunder who was already prone. He opens fire on the startled group of cultists.
Peptuck gets to her feet, and with Vendetta's assistance, ragdolls the poor Sword-wielding Cultist into the storm gutter while firing full auto from the hip.
With the rockets being a wash, and the enemy closing to minimize their usefulness, Vanas switches to her backup laser rifle. Thunder meanwhile, places a moderately-well aimed bullet into the enemy psionic's chest, against which her polyester jumpsuit is found wanting. The enemy Cyborg however, fires long bursts, striking several of the team in their protective vests.
Peptuck advances to the rear from the Cyborg's onslaught, as round after round bounces harmlessly off his metal carapace. He laughs with a thick eastern accent. "Cry s'um more! Haaaahahahaaaaa!"
Desperate and unable to stop this monster, White Haven bravely gives out her battle cry, "!!!". She stands up, firing away with her Psi-Blaster. With no defense against mental attack, the Cyborg collapses from the shock. The remaining one cultist retires from the field of battle, escaping while the team tends to their injuries.
Mission accomplished. We've retrieved a substantial amount of yet unknown weaponry from their defeated forces, including weird weapon attachments, and a curious human-designed laser pistol. They additionally have a sort of motion detector we will analyze, as well as that stupid sword. Yosemite Bear has been quite busy interrogating the captured Cyborg, with help from Pezook. I still feel queasy after Pezook showed us his assortment of built-in power tools and their... um. Many uses.
Still, I feel quite pleased that our team was able to take on the best this 'Cult of Sirius' has to offer. One of their elite strike forces was cut down by ours, despite the setback from Vanas's rocket launcher. She will have to train extra hours to ensure something disastrous like that doesn't happen again.
*bleep bleep*
Hello?
*transmission from astronomical lab*
Please wait for image transmission, Colonel.
I don't see anything. Doc, what's there for me to---
...that... doesn't look good.
This Laputa is equipped with a wide array of astronomical instruments, and we have been using them to monitor activity in the solar system.
We have observed a large object that is moving at a high rate of speed. It has just passed the orbit of Neptune, and appears to be moving towards earth.
The object is about fifty kilometers wide. Based on the data we have collected, the object does not appear to be natural in origin. During out observations, it has altered its speed several times. This indicates someone or something is controlling it. If it were a rogue asteroid or comet, it's speed and course would be dictated by the sun's gravitational pull.
At present speed, the object should reach earth in about 14 days. We must continue our investigation, and prepare ourselves as best we can for the object's arrival.
How the hell are we supposed to prepare for a giant rock?!
*End Recording*
