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The XCOM Project [DEAD]
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  • Parts 6
  • Time 20m
Ongoing, First published Nov 24, 2014
Addendum: this story is dead. For something similar but (I'd like to think) better, see my other story of the same name.

In a secure, undisclosed location, an underground compound houses humanity's first and last line of defense: the men and women of the fighter wing, ground squads, think tank, and engineering team. They are pledged to defend humanity against threats unknown. But they will come to know these threats, and they will fight back with all they have, because the only alternative is to die trying.

Metastory Notes: This will be based on a single playthrough; I (the author) will be writing solely in response to the events of the game. The characters, events, and techs will be based on what the Random Number God throws me and my gameplay responses. The interactions of the characters (on which I hope to focus) will, however, be solely my invention. I've only got about a week to work on this, so I hope to be updating relatively frequently. As always, I welcome comments and notes. Firaxis owns this game and IP.
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