ILLUMINARRPG: (1 - 0958) Pilots Lt Arthur 'Snoopy' Corday and Vic 'Raid' Montero

[Dieter Gregory]

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Mission:  Prelude

Day: 1

Stardate:  2446.03.23

(Mars Perimeter - Fighters  – Pilot- Ensign Vic 'Raid' Montero – 0958)

With the kid out of the fight, it was three on two.  Not sure it was fair.

=^=Ok Raid, Spuds is on my tail,” he said in their comm channel. “I want 
to bring him in closer. We’re heading your way. I’m going to hit the 
brakes and he’ll go right by me, right into your sights.=^=

"Copy," he replied.  "Mandy, get ready," he said to his AI.

[Affirmative Vic]

Montero looked at Snoopy's course and dropped down towards Mars.  
Matching speeds, he started his climb towards the kill zone.  As 
promised, Snoopy hit his RCS and flipped behind his pursuer.

Vic's fingers hit the fire button, but Mandy was quicker.  A pulsed 
phasers shot out from the fighter and lit up the target.

[Direct hit.  Kill] came the call from Mandy.

Vic didn't have time to celebrate, as their play had taken too much 
time, the remaining two fighters regrouped and were getting ready to 
attack.  "Mandy plot speed course around the perimeter of the combat 
zone, 20 meters from the edge please. "

[Course plotted]

"Snoopy, going to rabbit around the box, course sent to you now."

[ Course received. Plotting matching course to give best support.]

“Thanks Lucy,” Arthur said. “We’re with you Raid.”

Vic pushed his fighter to speed, and started the course, speeding up to 
start driving around the edge of the combat zone.

=^= What wrong Raid? Getting cold feet?  Ain't nothing but a family 
thing =^= came a voice over his com.

"Nothing there Deuce.  You still got your training wings on?" Vic 
replied "Or is Snake eyes going to save your sorry ass again?"

=^= You wish Raid.  How did that work out for Bulldog? =^=

At the mention of his dead wingman, Raid saw red. “You know Deuce, even 
dead, Bulldog is three times the pilot you will ever be.”

Taking a couple deep breaths, "Mandy, weapons free, target Deuce."

[Affirmative Vic.  Your vitals are dangerously high.  Are you ok?]

"Fine Mandy, Deuce just crossed a line and I'm going to make him pay."

"Snoopy," he called on his com, "Deuce is mine," he said through 
clenched teeth "Watch my six."

Snoopy had listened to the banter and smiled. He heard the dangerous 
tone in Raid’s voice and was glad they were on the same side right now.

“CYA, you’re covered,” Snoopy confirmed. “Take it to him.”

Vic flipped on the targeting computer, and pushed his fighter away from 
the boundary, flipping it to move away from Mars, and into a spiral loop 
jinxing away from stray weapons fire. Mandy confirmed Snoopy had his 
back.  Flipping out of the turn, he moved the fighter left towards Mars 
and released a spread of micro-torpedos.  As expected Deuce moved away 
from them.  "Snoopy, take the shot," Vic called as Deuce crossed into 
his wingman's crosshairs.

Suddenly the Mako was in his sights. He fired his pulse cannons and 
struck a direct hit on his drive section. Somehow, sparks started 
flaring out of the tail end of the ship. There must have been a system 
failure in his shielding and the ship took a direct hit from Snoopy’s 
cannons.

Vic saw the pulse cannon lash out and hit Deuce’s Mako.  Something was 
wrong.  [Mako will explode in 10 seconds] came Mandy’s dispasioned voice.

“Deuce, get out of there now,” he called over the com.  “Mandy, try to 
override and get him out of there.”

[Working Vic]

Suddenly the Mako exploded into a thousand pieces.  Vic flew through the 
debris trying to avoid getting hit.  “Mayday Mayday, Mayday.” he called 
“Did anyone get Deuce?”

(Reply none?)

(Posted by Al and Tim)


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