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Line 20: | timeline = 15 March [[3068]] | timeline = 15 March [[3068]] | series = [[Case White (series)]] | series = [[Case White (series)]] − | precededby = [[Stars in the Time of Dreaming]] + | precededby = − | followedby = [[By the Sword (2007)|By the Sword]] + | followedby = [[The Good Fight]] }} }} '''''Backroads at Night''''' is a short story by [[Jason M. Hardy]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 13 February 2007 as the fourth installment in the [[Case White (series)|Case White series]]. It was later also published in print in the fourth BattleCorps anthology, ''[[Fire for Effect]]'', in 2013. '''''Backroads at Night''''' is a short story by [[Jason M. Hardy]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 13 February 2007 as the fourth installment in the [[Case White (series)|Case White series]]. It was later also published in print in the fourth BattleCorps anthology, ''[[Fire for Effect]]'', in 2013. − Although it is technically a stand-alone story, the protagonist later reappears in the story ''[[The Good Fight]]''. + Although it is technically a standalone story, the protagonist later reappears in the story ''[[The Good Fight]]''. ==Teaser text== ==Teaser text== Line 31:
Line 31: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − [[Sorrin Buell]]'s unit was largely destroyed upon landing on [[Terra]], but he escaped in his damaged ''Falconer'' until it breaks down near [[w:Bremen|Bremen]], Germany, after moving through Belgium and the Netherlands in the night. He is found and apprehended by undercover resistance fighters who repair his 'Mech. Buell is also reunited with fellow warrior Lane Glover who commandeered a [[Darter]] scout car after losing his own vehicle. The resistance helps them to move to Riga and join the fight there.+ Sorrin Buell's unit was largely destroyed upon landing on [[Terra]], but he escaped in his damaged ''Falconer'' until it breaks down near [[w:Bremen|Bremen]], Germany, after moving through Belgium and the Netherlands in the night. He is found and apprehended by undercover resistance fighters who repair his 'Mech. Buell is also reunited with fellow warrior Lane Glover who commandeered a [[Darter]] scout car after losing his own vehicle. The resistance helps them to move to Riga and join the fight there. Buell comes to realize that to obtain spare parts for his 'Mech the resistance must have tapped into [[Word of Blake]] military sources, which implies they will soon be found out and suffer the consequences. He is also informed by them about conspicious software and settings on the Darter and that its spotting gear had been used expertly to spot for missiles. Buell realizes that it was Glover who had directed the [[Arrow IV]] artillery on their landing forces with such deadly accuracy. As they set out towards Riga, he tells it to Glover's face and, when Glover defiantly admits it, shoots him before moving out. Buell comes to realize that to obtain spare parts for his 'Mech the resistance must have tapped into [[Word of Blake]] military sources, which implies they will soon be found out and suffer the consequences. He is also informed by them about conspicious software and settings on the Darter and that its spotting gear had been used expertly to spot for missiles. Buell realizes that it was Glover who had directed the [[Arrow IV]] artillery on their landing forces with such deadly accuracy. As they set out towards Riga, he tells it to Glover's face and, when Glover defiantly admits it, shoots him before moving out.
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'''''Backroads at Night''''' is a short story by [[Jason M. Hardy]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 13 February 2007 as the fourth installment in the [[Case White (series)|Case White series]]. It was later also published in print in the fourth BattleCorps anthology, ''[[Fire for Effect]]'', in 2013. | '''''Backroads at Night''''' is a short story by [[Jason M. Hardy]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 13 February 2007 as the fourth installment in the [[Case White (series)|Case White series]]. It was later also published in print in the fourth BattleCorps anthology, ''[[Fire for Effect]]'', in 2013. | ||
| − | Although it is technically a | + | Although it is technically a standalone story, the protagonist later reappears in the story ''[[The Good Fight]]''. |
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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | + | Sorrin Buell's unit was largely destroyed upon landing on [[Terra]], but he escaped in his damaged ''Falconer'' until it breaks down near [[w:Bremen|Bremen]], Germany, after moving through Belgium and the Netherlands in the night. He is found and apprehended by undercover resistance fighters who repair his 'Mech. Buell is also reunited with fellow warrior Lane Glover who commandeered a [[Darter]] scout car after losing his own vehicle. The resistance helps them to move to Riga and join the fight there. | |
Buell comes to realize that to obtain spare parts for his 'Mech the resistance must have tapped into [[Word of Blake]] military sources, which implies they will soon be found out and suffer the consequences. He is also informed by them about conspicious software and settings on the Darter and that its spotting gear had been used expertly to spot for missiles. Buell realizes that it was Glover who had directed the [[Arrow IV]] artillery on their landing forces with such deadly accuracy. As they set out towards Riga, he tells it to Glover's face and, when Glover defiantly admits it, shoots him before moving out. | Buell comes to realize that to obtain spare parts for his 'Mech the resistance must have tapped into [[Word of Blake]] military sources, which implies they will soon be found out and suffer the consequences. He is also informed by them about conspicious software and settings on the Darter and that its spotting gear had been used expertly to spot for missiles. Buell realizes that it was Glover who had directed the [[Arrow IV]] artillery on their landing forces with such deadly accuracy. As they set out towards Riga, he tells it to Glover's face and, when Glover defiantly admits it, shoots him before moving out. | ||