Dragon of the Reach

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Disclaimers: I do not own Battletech.

A/N: I hate to say this, but I had to scrap the assassination plotline for now. It was going to take too long and frankly, I want to get everyone back on the Argo. I would also like to point out that I am not a zealous Battletech fan. Most of what I know is from the game and the official books released for the game. I have read into parts of the lore but that is it. If you see something wrong and think I should correct it, feel free to PM me and address it, please.

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Leopard-class Hysteria in Orbit

"Three Leopards? Kamea wasn't kidding when she said we would be the "Tip of the Spear" for the military. That means that right before every jump, we would have to detach a Leopard, possibly two, and have it attached to another side of the Jumpship. That could take time", the former navigator, now Executive Officer of the Argo told herself as she went over the notes and skeptics she had laid out while the capital planet rotates beneath her from her place at the helm as she manned the bridge alone.

Last night, Sumire received information from Darius and Nico about how not only was the Argo getting a third Leopard, but also additional personnel to man up all three of them. Nico then explained to Sumire that he wanted a full lance in each Leopard ready to deploy at a moment's notice along with supporting elements. Normally, planning such a task would be done by the Dragon himself, but he and Darius were far too busy going over some things with Kamea and Alexander and simply did not have the time to do so.

"Calculating the space for the two Aerospace fighters that each Leopard is going to have along with the six mechs in the bay. Take in the modifications each Leopard is going to get and.....", she told herself before she finally put down the pencils and bang her head on the table, "Hope Yang's guys don't get too mad when I have to reduce their number of lounge areas from four to two."

She lifts her head up after a moment and stares at a stack of papers that was separate from the others. While most of it was in small print, in big bold letters were the words:

"Will be granted the Aurigan Coalition Military Naval Rank of Commander and made the Executive Officer of the ACS Argo upon acceptance."

This brings a smile to her face as she stands up, "Commander Sumire Meyer, Executive Officer of the ACS Argo, the mobile headquarters of the Aurigan Coalition Special Forces. I quite like the sound of that. Not bad for someone whose ancestors hailed from a planet named potato."

"You talking to yourself again? You know I could get you a psyche evaluation for that", a voice from behind her says and she turns around to see Qartio, Farah, and Yang all standing in the doorway looking at her, still in their mercenaries outfits. Much like the pilots, they were waiting until after they have officially given their oaths of services before switching into their military uniforms.

The Medtech took a puff of her cigarette and exhale slowly, "It would look bad if the Argo lost its new XO so soon after becoming an official military ship."

Sumire rolls her eyes, "You know, Dragon is not going to be too happy that you three are here instead overseeing the work with the Argo in the shipyard."

Yang merely shrugs, "Eh, I doubt he'll fire us or anything. Besides, the work doesn't even officially start until next week anyway."

"Still though, you should at least be getting ready for it", Sumire advise before turning to look down at Coromondir.