01x01 - The Gathering Storm

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attention Somerset I am star Colonel

Nikolai malus of the Jade Falcon Clan a

full trinary stands ready to conquer

your planet what forces dare oppose us

is this something kind of joke you dare

to refuse my Bol refuse your what

prepare to feel the wrath of the

Falcon's

claws this is Commander Steiner enemy

drop ships are approaching all staff and

Cadets execute defense plan Alpha this

is not a

drill

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steady people we still don't know what

we're up

against what in the name of

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ketki they're not like any battle Mech

I've ever seen your insolence has

provoked the fury of the Clans prepare

to be destroyed prepare yourself

pal

ah star Colonel Kristen redond five

against three

Nikolai hardly an honorable Conquest

very well Kristen I shall dispense with

these inner sphere cats alone now

switching to enhanced

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Imaging let's show these creeps what

kind of Mech Warriors we turn out at the

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Academy

so these are the Warriors of the inner

spear Bic I'm okay but my mech's

finished don't worry I can get

him

sorry Commander you're on your

own B this is pointless not even a

challenge here's your

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challenge easy

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pray warning reactor shielding breached

catastrophic failure in 10

seconds

whatever you are it's going to take a

lot more than that to conquer

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sumerset not just sumerset little

freebirth

warrior soon all the planets of the

inner sphere will belong to the

Clans this is the inner sphere thousands

of planets colonized by humankind once

it was United under the star league but

for the last 300 years it has been

consumed by Savage

Wars until a new enemy appeared

mysterious Invaders known as the

Clans powerful and ruthless they struck

like lightning attacking every sector at

once but they made one big mistake they

attacked my home planet now in the

spirit of the star league ancient

enemies have reunited and we're going to

take back our galaxy

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mcmanis you got a mer on your

left Punch Out MC

now I'm the only one

left my only chance is to take out the

leader negative Kylie pull back to 120 M

and engage with your autoc

Cannon I know what I'm doing Lieutenant

Spector King wait the leader in

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Kylie fall back before

you simulation complete guess I didn't

pass huh major

Steiner how can I pass you if you don't

stay alive Kylie teamwork means looking

out for the people under you and

accepting input from your Tactical

operations officer like when I try

telling you the leader is piloting an

axe

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man it's like the major always says

information is ammunition next time look

before you leap what did you expect

throwing an arrow jock into a battle

Mech Flyers don't belong in Mech zero as

my loyal assistant you should remember

my other Credo cross training is the key

to Victory

specialization is the way to defeat

catchy slogans may win you points on a

Backwater Planet like Somerset but here

at the Nagle ring we're a little more

sophisticated the word you're looking

for is

outdated uh major how about another

chance for a fellow Somers Setter the

major has no authority to give you a

retest even if you are from the same

pathetic

Planet don't you have exams to grade

Lieutenant yes major pity I don't have

the Royal Steiner name to buy me rank

I'm sorry Kylie not everybody's cut out

for this

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program Adam turn on the vid screen

somerset's been attacked the

intelligence secretari had intercepted

these battle Transmissions they were the

only messages to make it

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out their battle mechs are more powerful

than anything we've ever

encountered Somerset never had a

chance

those lousy draas have gone too far this

time that Invasion Force wasn't from the

draconus combine it's from Beyond the

periphery

Beyond we don't know who they

are we don't even know if they're

humans what about my brother did did

Andrew make

it the 10th Len guard our best and

brightest and I'm not just saying that

because your son Victor is among them

are they soldiers marching to Glory or

Lambs to the slaughter how can we defeat

an enemy we know nothing about

presenting major Adam Steiner highness

by your request I requested No Such

Thing who are you a distant cousin

highness using the Steiner name to gain

an

audience I hereby volunteer to lead a

unit to liberate my home World Somerset

request denied Somerset is only one of

many planets hit by these mysterious

Invaders the tonus combine May seize

this opportunity and likewise attack

this isn't just about Somerset archon it

concerns the entire Common Wealth I'm

listening with a small independent unit

heading towards Somerset I could have

the freedom to jump through all the

occupied systems and gather information

about the Invaders until we know

something about them what hope do we

have of defeating them your proposal has

Merit but I'm afraid I haven't a ship to

spare I'm sorry major All Hands prepare

for hypers SP jump and not a moment too

soon H enemy space is no place for a

civilian merchant

ship I'll rest much easier once we've

returned to the draconus combine not to

worry Captain son my company will reward

you well for this assignment you are

Franklin s but how will I spend it on a

fedcom penal colony mayday mayday

situation critical extensive damage

requesting emergency docking a trick

tell them our docking caller is is an

operative ignore a distress signal

they'll take my license and the Sheep

she

gai proceed with the docking

Captain you are Dr Nakamura they report

no injuries but let us be prepared for

anything kich are car the

crates drop your

weapons now Captain miles Hawkins fated

Commonwealth you Smugglers are

busted fedom

pigs so you want to

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play well what do you know party favors

smuggling fedcom noise makers into the

draconus

combine not too neighborly now is it

Baka Boy Oh Captain and please enjoy

your stay in the Federated

Commonwealth we should have been on

Somerset we could have made a difference

we'd have only shared their fate my

family is 250 light years away and I'm

stuck here on tharad pity your cousin

could get you a command got any other

relatives greetings cousin

Adam cousin Adam it has come to my

attention that a smuggling ship from the

tonus combine has been confiscated and

is presently headed towards ther thank

you for the information archon but

what's that got to do with me you know

Adam under the current state of

emergency a confiscated vessel may be

commandeered by a field grade officer

like a major for instance I see thank

you Aron I'm certain You'll bring honor

to the family name I won't let you

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down pilot we need to get to orbital

station Prometheus military

priority Kylie thanks to a certain

instructor who denied me a passing grade

I'm now a fairy jck muchos gracius

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major

we jump to the Hamilton system we can

shave a couple of weeks off the trip

we'll hit Somerset ready to fight

Somerset you guys are going to Somerset

Kylie if you don't mind we're don't even

dream about it this mission's

treacherous enough without

you and so I'm offering you all an

opportunity you can continue your duties

aboard the drop ship Quon and jump ship

Katana but under my command it's a

Dangerous Mission but these Invaders are

a threat to us all we would rather eat

vagan slug rats than serve with filthy

fedcom

sleev I agree who are you calling sleev

you you stinking little

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dra I sorry major it would appear that

your little Mission has been

scrubbed

I am retaking possession of this

craft anyone else this foolishness ends

now Franklin son let us retain some

dignity yeah I am a businessman not a

Warrior when this Mission ends and the

Invaders are gone what happens to us

you'll be free to return to the draconus

combine along with your ship in that

case major my answer is yes

no that's not right I don't believe

remaining aboard will allow us to return

this vessel to isaki shiing is that not

an honorable

goal then it's

settled so how long you think you port

your ax will survive under major school

boy the kids too wet behind the ears to

know real Combat from a simulator and

you are more experienced than he ke both

Sky ranges w*r of 39 27 missions four

field commendations very impressive

Captain Hawkins you've got the job uh

major I'm authorized to recruit any

unassigned Personnel we could use a man

like you welcome to the

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unit

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going to take weeks to get that curita

stench out of these quarters yeah but

look at all this

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room

great work

patch these are experimental Arrow

Fighters called banshees H now all we

need is someone who can fly

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them major I know you're wondering why I

decided to sign up with your unit the

truth is I know what you're up to you

want the draas to let their guard down

so we can attack the combine right it's

brilliant

with the inner sphere reunited under the

Federated Commonwealth no outside force

would dare oppose

us let's get one thing straight

Lieutenant our only hope lies with

cooperation you want to start a w*r do

it under someone else's

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command

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flying dragon to sleeping tiger I have

coordinates for our next hyperspace jump

jump ship crew is prepared for

hyperspace jump to the Hamilton system

major thank you

Captain oh I think I left my stomach

behind you have a week till our engines

recharged we get to do it all over

again they're sh**ting at a jump ship

that's a violation of the Aries

convention who are these

Maniacs mercenaries Adamson in the

employ of my company what do you know

about this only that this ship is going

back where it belongs the draon is

com they're taking it back in pieces

this is Franklin Sakamoto I told you

this ship was not to be damaged we have

our orders Franklin

son your traitor's crew is to be

eliminated time to choose sides Captain

son are you with us or

not I am rather partial to surviving

then get ready to follow my orders

Captain Hawkins Lieutenant Ramirez

report to mechbay on the double Mech Bay

is he

nuts

you've got jump Jets and all we can do

is float great plan school boy those

mercs won't be expecting our kind of

fire power we've still got the element

of

surprise

major any other bright ideas

major I've got you

zero

nice job but we're not out of this yet

Adam I studed their attack pattern and I

know separate the drop ship

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now only one chance what in bles are you

doing school boy something you've never

seen in a textbook HW Adam your m*ssile

Salvo is headed right for us the

missiles Target infrared

signatures

the heat from the blast confused

them well pleasure working with you

major who's flying that Banshee yeeha

how you doing teach Kylie what are you

doing here saving your butt what's it

look like I don't take kindly to

stowaways can we argue about it

later

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that's the last one kid that's major kid

to

you let's go home last one there's a

vegan slug

rat think maybe a seasoned vent can

learn from a school boy don't push it

major please please no autographs seems

uh specialization has its place after

all a major Mel ring know you've gone

awall not awall if you drafted me into

your unit you forged my name beging the

Major's pardon sir but it's not forgery

if you don't report

it welcome to the first Somerset

Strikers Somerset Strikers sounds good

to

me we're dropping you with fedcom

security on the next jump unless you'd

rather get off

here major Steiner we've just received a

message for you from tharad put it

through greetings major Steiner I regret

to report that the draconus combine has

suffered as badly from the same Invaders

that defeated Somerset the draconis high

command has approved your unit to

operate as a coalition Strike Force

against this Mutual threat the

coordinator himself hopes that his

subjects will do nothing to bring him

dishonor we live in interesting times gy

demands that I honor the wishes of my

coordinator I will serve under you for

now we're a mly band to say the least

you think I can pull them together we

will for

Somerset and for my brother

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Andrew

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attention scientist Tech and labor casts

of su you are now Isola the rightful

property of Clan Jade

Falon

as you have witnessed the Falcon will

continue to swoop down on its prey until

the glorious day that the entire inner

sphere is again under our

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control

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