Without Warning
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| Without Warning | |
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| Story information | |
| Author | Kevin Casing |
| Type | Short Story |
| Product | Shrapnel Issue 12 |
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| Universe Date | 6 July 3023 |
Without Warning is a short story by Kevin Casing that was published in the twelfth issue of Shrapnel.
Plot summary
On the village of Silvan Basin, in the planet of Verthandi in 3023, Abel Tapper, a young AgroMech pilot, is forced to assist to the execution of his village's major, Wade Larsen, by a Draconis Combine trooper. Gathered by the Draconis militia, after a farmer resisted, a Dervish BattleMech destroys his house, and any captive which attempted to escape is gunned. The other 'Mech pilot, a Locust, wasn't so enthusiastic to participate in the slaughter. So when a group of rebels attacked the Kuritans, and the Locust switched sides, Abel saw his opportunity, escaping and running to his AgroMech. Determined to defend his home village against the Combine kill squad, he assists the Locust, which was in a difficult situation. Coordinating between them, they managed to down the Dervish, and the Locust pilot destroys his cockpit, though Abel's AgroMech was downed too. Razor, the female pilot of the Locust, congratulates him for his actions, before ceasing talking. When the victorious rebels reached Abel, telling him than the Locust pilot was dead, they ask him if he can help them. the young one agrees, and soon he was in his AgroMech, dragging the Dervish's body, while he joined the resistance and the fight against the Combine, determined to make them pay.
Featured characters
- Tollen Brasednewic
- Wade Larsen
- Brett Mitchell
- Hannah Mitchell
- "Razor"
- Abel Tapper
- Evander Tapper (mentioned)