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Line 29: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − With the destruction of [[Adept]] II Epsilon Marcus Boylar's ''[[Black Knight]]'' and Boylar's death, the mysterious black [[BattleMech]] stalking the contaminated zone near Dallas on [[Caph]] claims another kill, and its legend grows. Unmarked other than a stylized red dragon that marks a vertical crimson blaze on the front of the 'Mech, Boylar's killer is unmarked - and only speaks to identify himself as Drago. + With the destruction of [[Adept]] II Epsilon Marcus Boylar's ''[[Black Knight]]'' and Boylar's death, the mysterious black [[BattleMech]] stalking the contaminated zone near Dallas on [[Caph]] claims another kill, and its legend grows. Unmarked other than a stylised red dragon that marks a vertical crimson blaze on the front of the 'Mech, Boylar's killer is unmarked - and only speaks to identify himself as Drago. Demi-Precentor Alice Haywood is in command of the local [[Word of Blake]] forces in Dallas, a mining outpost fifty kilometers from Aswan. She was also Boylar's lover, and is determined to find and kill whatever killed Boylar and his [[Level II]] - and kill the legend building around it. Her Level II's first encounter with Boylar's killer doesn't go well; Boylar's remains have been scraped out of his cockpit, and what's left of his ''Black Knight'' has been transported away for salvage, but as the ''[[Jackal]]'' and ''[[Toyama (BattleMech)|Toyama]]'' [['Mech]]s and the three squads of [[Purifier]] [[battle armor]] track the path the killer took, the killer is already stalking her... and the ''Jackal'' and its [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]] die without ever seeing what killed him. Demi-Precentor Alice Haywood is in command of the local [[Word of Blake]] forces in Dallas, a mining outpost fifty kilometers from Aswan. She was also Boylar's lover, and is determined to find and kill whatever killed Boylar and his [[Level II]] - and kill the legend building around it. Her Level II's first encounter with Boylar's killer doesn't go well; Boylar's remains have been scraped out of his cockpit, and what's left of his ''Black Knight'' has been transported away for salvage, but as the ''[[Jackal]]'' and ''[[Toyama (BattleMech)|Toyama]]'' [['Mech]]s and the three squads of [[Purifier]] [[battle armor]] track the path the killer took, the killer is already stalking her... and the ''Jackal'' and its [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]] die without ever seeing what killed him. − Haywood pulls her remaining troops back to Dallas to regroup, and to give her time to study the BattleROM from the fallen ''Jackal''... and is able to determine that the attacking 'Mech is an [[OmniMech]] - a ''[[Nova Cat (OmniMech)|Nova Cat]]''. The next morning, Haywood moves her remaining warriors back out to where Baylor and his Level II died, and attempts to lure the ''Nova Cat'' out of cover. Her efforts to conceal her other forces don't fool the matte-black OmniMech, but it responds to the challenge, and emerges from a hidden passageway in a nearby ridge wall, felling the ''Toyama'' with an ammunition explosion caused by a single deadly volley. + Haywood pulls her remaining troops back to Dallas to regroup, and to give her time to study the BattleROM from the fallen ''Jackal''... and is able to determine that the attacking 'Mech is an [[OmniMech]] - a ''[[Nova Cat (OmniMech)|Nova Cat]]''. The next morning, Haywood moves her remaining warriors back out to where Baylor and his Level II died, and attempts to lure the ''Nova Cat'' out of cover. Her efforts to conceal her other forces don't fool the matt-black OmniMech, but it responds to the challenge, and emerges from a hidden passageway in a nearby ridge wall, felling the ''Toyama'' with an ammunition explosion caused by a single deadly volley. − When the ''Nova Cat'' begins moving away, an outraged Haywood tries to taunt it into returning - and one of the insults works, bringing the Clan 'Mech back into the fray. The Purifiers try to engage it, but are mowed down in detail, and even as Haywood charges her ''[[Grand Crusader]]'' towards the ''Nova Cat'' the Clan pilot. Haywood and Drago exchange volley after volley of fire until a final volley causes Haywood to fall... and the ''Nova Cat'' to shut down. + When the ''Nova Cat'' begins moving away, an outraged Haywood tries to taunt it into returning - and one of the insults works, bringing the Clan 'Mech back into the fray. The Purifiers try to engage it, but are mown down in detail, and even as Haywood charges her ''[[Grand Crusader]]'' towards the ''Nova Cat'' the Clan pilot. Haywood and Drago exchange volley after volley of fire until a final volley causes Haywood to fall... and the ''Nova Cat'' to shut down. − Realizing that the ''Nova Cat'' can't respond, Haywood brings her ''Grand Crusader'' back to its feet and pushes the ''Nova Cat'' over and stamps on it, crushing its torso and shutting down the fusion engine. Haywood takes a moment to tell Drago that he can fight, but in the Protectorate, that isn't enough - you need a will, as well... and then fires her PPC into the ''Nova Cat's'' cockpit.+ Realising that the ''Nova Cat'' can't respond, Haywood brings her ''Grand Crusader'' back to its feet and pushes the ''Nova Cat'' over and stamps on it, crushing its torso and shutting down the fusion engine. Haywood takes a moment to tell Drago that he can fight, but in the Protectorate, that isn't enough - you need a will, as well... and then fires her PPC into the ''Nova Cat's'' cockpit. == Featured BattleTech == == Featured BattleTech == Line 49:
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| − | With the destruction of [[Adept]] II Epsilon Marcus Boylar's ''[[Black Knight]]'' and Boylar's death, the mysterious black [[BattleMech]] stalking the contaminated zone near Dallas on [[Caph]] claims another kill, and its legend grows. Unmarked other than a | + | With the destruction of [[Adept]] II Epsilon Marcus Boylar's ''[[Black Knight]]'' and Boylar's death, the mysterious black [[BattleMech]] stalking the contaminated zone near Dallas on [[Caph]] claims another kill, and its legend grows. Unmarked other than a stylised red dragon that marks a vertical crimson blaze on the front of the 'Mech, Boylar's killer is unmarked - and only speaks to identify himself as Drago. |
Demi-Precentor Alice Haywood is in command of the local [[Word of Blake]] forces in Dallas, a mining outpost fifty kilometers from Aswan. She was also Boylar's lover, and is determined to find and kill whatever killed Boylar and his [[Level II]] - and kill the legend building around it. Her Level II's first encounter with Boylar's killer doesn't go well; Boylar's remains have been scraped out of his cockpit, and what's left of his ''Black Knight'' has been transported away for salvage, but as the ''[[Jackal]]'' and ''[[Toyama (BattleMech)|Toyama]]'' [['Mech]]s and the three squads of [[Purifier]] [[battle armor]] track the path the killer took, the killer is already stalking her... and the ''Jackal'' and its [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]] die without ever seeing what killed him. | Demi-Precentor Alice Haywood is in command of the local [[Word of Blake]] forces in Dallas, a mining outpost fifty kilometers from Aswan. She was also Boylar's lover, and is determined to find and kill whatever killed Boylar and his [[Level II]] - and kill the legend building around it. Her Level II's first encounter with Boylar's killer doesn't go well; Boylar's remains have been scraped out of his cockpit, and what's left of his ''Black Knight'' has been transported away for salvage, but as the ''[[Jackal]]'' and ''[[Toyama (BattleMech)|Toyama]]'' [['Mech]]s and the three squads of [[Purifier]] [[battle armor]] track the path the killer took, the killer is already stalking her... and the ''Jackal'' and its [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]] die without ever seeing what killed him. | ||
| − | Haywood pulls her remaining troops back to Dallas to regroup, and to give her time to study the BattleROM from the fallen ''Jackal''... and is able to determine that the attacking 'Mech is an [[OmniMech]] - a ''[[Nova Cat (OmniMech)|Nova Cat]]''. The next morning, Haywood moves her remaining warriors back out to where Baylor and his Level II died, and attempts to lure the ''Nova Cat'' out of cover. Her efforts to conceal her other forces don't fool the | + | Haywood pulls her remaining troops back to Dallas to regroup, and to give her time to study the BattleROM from the fallen ''Jackal''... and is able to determine that the attacking 'Mech is an [[OmniMech]] - a ''[[Nova Cat (OmniMech)|Nova Cat]]''. The next morning, Haywood moves her remaining warriors back out to where Baylor and his Level II died, and attempts to lure the ''Nova Cat'' out of cover. Her efforts to conceal her other forces don't fool the matt-black OmniMech, but it responds to the challenge, and emerges from a hidden passageway in a nearby ridge wall, felling the ''Toyama'' with an ammunition explosion caused by a single deadly volley. |
| − | When the ''Nova Cat'' begins moving away, an outraged Haywood tries to taunt it into returning - and one of the insults works, bringing the Clan 'Mech back into the fray. The Purifiers try to engage it, but are | + | When the ''Nova Cat'' begins moving away, an outraged Haywood tries to taunt it into returning - and one of the insults works, bringing the Clan 'Mech back into the fray. The Purifiers try to engage it, but are mown down in detail, and even as Haywood charges her ''[[Grand Crusader]]'' towards the ''Nova Cat'' the Clan pilot. Haywood and Drago exchange volley after volley of fire until a final volley causes Haywood to fall... and the ''Nova Cat'' to shut down. |
| − | + | Realising that the ''Nova Cat'' can't respond, Haywood brings her ''Grand Crusader'' back to its feet and pushes the ''Nova Cat'' over and stamps on it, crushing its torso and shutting down the fusion engine. Haywood takes a moment to tell Drago that he can fight, but in the Protectorate, that isn't enough - you need a will, as well... and then fires her PPC into the ''Nova Cat's'' cockpit. | |
== Featured BattleTech == | == Featured BattleTech == | ||
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* [[Purifier]] | * [[Purifier]] | ||
| − | [[Category:BattleCorps publications | + | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] |
| − | [[Category:Short Stories | + | [[Category:Short Stories]] |
| − | [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer | + | [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] |