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My Dearest Corina
By the time you get this letter War will have already started. There have
been a few issues with zealots for Free Skye Movement. So I am concern for
you and our baby girl Juniper. Go to your mother on 'Alcor' and stay there
unit I return. I know war changes people but just know my love for you and
our child will never change.
Yours truly
Ed
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Chapter Four
Kessel
Thunder of Skye Dropship
Atlas cockpit
February 4, 3030
08:00 GST
This has always been the least favorite part of the battle for Devlin—the drop. For one simple fact, it is the most dangerous part of an invasion. No MechWarrior loves this, being coup up in his cockpit helpless, not able to defend himself or attack just sitting and waiting. As the three dropships approached the planet scans showed a massive storm across most of the idea landing zones that were picked. General Devlin made a quick decision to land in their last choice location that was located in a dried-up river ravine. The instruments showed that the wind on the ground was a gusting up to 100 miles per hour, so this drop will be interesting. Devlin flipped on the command net to listen in on the three dropship commanders as they approached the Landing Zone.
Thunder, Algol we are releasing the birds a voice sounded over the net. Good thought Devlin the Aerospace fighters just released from their mooring buoys and will set up a CAP over the landing zone to provide air support for the rest of the troops.
Thunder, Glenda the Assault drop has begun. Said another voice on the net. General Edward Kreedo Devlin adrenaline raised as he swapped the net over to his units Freq Guards!! Prepare to exit the dropship. Three by three mechs out and move quickly into formation just like we trained there were reports of four enemy companies in the area. Right at that moment a loud boom and a massive flame burst through the bottom of the flight deck. Actual, Kreedo we have a large..and then the dropship shook like it was involved in an earthquake all power went out in the deck and comms went out.
Meanwhile on the Gedania
Hauptmann Ring TinyTwo and Hauptmann Weir Deagin was the first to jump out of the Dropship leading the way for their companies. As the MechWarriors followed their leaders out of the Dropship TinyTwo looked over to the Thunder of Skye to watch in horror as the bottom of the dropship blew out from the inside out and caused the dropship to slam into the ground, he swapped to the command net. Thunder Thunder this is TinyTwo do you copy nothing but static, which is bad since both the CO and XO was on board in their mechs on that dropship.
Hauptmann Weir saw out of the corner of his eye what was happening to the Thunder of Skye. He also saw that the battle computer showed that most of the 12th Cadre were bunched up in the middle of ROE, so he swapped to wing command net and heard TinyTwo on the net. Eagle eagle this is TinyTwo commence the ground attack at sector 2026 and surrounding area. Roger TinyTwo, are you assuming command until the boss comes back online? answered commander of the air wing Leutnant-Kaptain Fragateiro. Yes, I will, hopefully the boss comes online soon, TinyTwo replied.
Thunder of Skye
The lights slowly flickered back on, and the fire team smothered the fire. Then the crackle of the net
