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[Draco Ny'ade]

"LAUNCH IN 3, 2 , 1, GOGOGO!" the engines on the gunship roared and launched it through the edge of the hangar and down towards the surface. "Commander, i need co-ordinates of any targets you want cracking, i am hitting the atmosphere now" the gunship was turned into a burning missile by the pure speed of entry, before swooping over Cullen and returning to upper atmosphere ready to be called on

[Keiya]

Anders hit the ground hard - the door was wedged. He slammed his boot into it twice before deciding that it was a waste of time. On either side of the door he tapped a small round 'key' that blinked red upon contact. Once he had tapped both, the lights began to blink rapidly. Leaning as far back as possible, Anders activated his augmentations; muscles began to tighten and coil under his skin as his strength increased several fold through both the assistance of his augmentations and the reactive compounds built into the tactical armor he wore. His shoulder met - the keypoints he had tapped ignited - the door blew from the front of the pod as Anders rushed through it hulkingly. His shoulder carried the door a full 5 feet before it slammed against something solid with a squishy cushion. His eyes focused on Robin who was standing to his right with a hand in the front of her helmet.

"The hell?!" He heard to his left. Turning to look at the group of three armed enemies, he realized he had just exploded from his pod and crushed their fourth between himself with the pod door and the solid alloy platform brace.

" There goes my silent approach. " Robin mulled out, shaking her head.
" And here comes the noise!. " Anders replied as he spun off of the body with the pod door as the enemy opened fire - rounds panging from the externally hardened surface of the pod door.

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Seig smirked as Celestia put the display of where his team was landing in the top left corner of his HUD. Standing, he checked his surroundings and ejected the cartridge from his weapon before slapping a new one in. The four enemies before him had been taken down before a single shot could be fire from their own weapons - just the way he liked it. "Cullen - You've already got me beat in kill-count. Sure you're not combat prone?" He joked over open-coms. "I need you to meet me at point Alpha. Marking it on the HUD." He set a point marker 'A' a ways North of his position and East of Cullens'. He then set 'B'ravo to the west of that, and 'Z'eta directly ahead of 'A'lpha. " Gabriel, meet us at Alpha. Miranda, you've got Zeta. The rest of you fall in on Bravo and start cleaning house."

As the acknowledgment lights winked across his HUD, he began bolting forward. His legs, augmented not only by the basic biological adaptations but by the suit itself, carried him at break-neck speeds forward. As he came upon a crossing in the walkways, he saw Celestias' indicator after he saw the enemy - his senses were in combat stage. He lept, spinning forward, ejecting the combat knife from the outer compartment of his right thigh. The enemy had no time to react as the first met the blade with the top of their head. Seig landed on a knee, ripping the blade free and firing at the second of three enemies with his off-hand. Two rounds pegged the enemy in the chest causing them to reel backwards. He spun, bringing the knife down into the foot of the enemy he had landed behind and had since had time to simply turn around. Pressurized atmosphere vented from the hole in the boot as the man roared in pain. As he brought his gun up to fire into the mans' chin, a large 'BANG' filled Seigs' pickups. The man virtually disappeared into the dusty air.

" You getin' slow er somethin', boss?" Miranda prodded. She cycled the empty 'Seige' round from the heavy shotgun and tilted her head backwards arrogantly.

Sieg shook his head and stood up, slapping the knife back in its' compartment and delivering a mild punch to the rangers' right shoulder. He took note that it was like hitting a wall - the same as every time. " Glad you finally decided to join the party. " He couldn't help but eye the 'Pride' launcher on her back along with the string of micro-fission grenades around her waist.

Miranda patted the shotgun she held, stroking it like a prized trophy. " It aint' uh party widout tha ordinance, eh?" She turned around, her feminine yet very solid frame carrying the firepower she had picked as if it were weightless. " Give me a target, boss."

Seig nodded and took off past her - Miranda close on his heels once he was in the lead.

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Celestia monitored the teams' progress - They were meeting up, so there was no longer need to have any concern. The team worked best in groups and pairs and usually, until they were able to assemble, she did her best to keep up with their keen senses. The only one she never worried about was Gabriel. If there was a such thing as a silent, assassin-like Reaper, it was him. He worked best away from the group and usually tore apart the enemy from the inside out.

The alert echoed through her systems as gunships and air-support broke away from the station. She sent updates on the position of the enemy taken from the sightings of the R.e.a.p.e.r.s as well as the ground sensors she had tapped into that hadn't been sabotaged.

"Gunships - You will lay down suppressive fire north of point 'Bravo' " - She updated the gunship command suites with the points that Seig had set on the ground.

Her guess? This platform would be barren of enemy life in no less than two minutes.

Just then it hit her - Her monitoring software picked up seismic activity under platform #3...it wasn't enough to be felt, especially in the condition on the ground, but she picked it up. She had to ensure what it was - although she would never second-guess her calculations. She was just hoping that there wasn't about to be activity on the surface of Titan while the team was down there. She need something.. precise.. something with a body that she didn't have... she needed...

"Android - Are you still there? "

[Draco Ny'ade]

"WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" the gunship appeared at the co-ords and unleashed all 6 chainguns on the targets as the REAPERS advanced, shredding most of the enemy infantry there.

but then he saw a streak of fire heading towards the REAPERS. "Commander! Missile!"

[Warmonger]

"celestia, this is E220-F responding. How may I be of assisstance? " the android replies

[Keiya]

"celestia, this is E220-F responding. How may I be of assisstance? " the android replies

Celestia picks up on the reply and quickly calculates her response.

"E220-F. Assistance required on the ground. Sensors are picking up seismic activity. I am unable to comply with the needs of a positive check of the condition of the platform in direct response with the activities of the plate due to hardware damage during this assault. Do perimeters comply with planetary analysis?"

After the response was sent, she received a ping from the #22 sensor of the platform. There was certainly something going on - but this plate had been inactive for decades.

[Warmonger]

"I concur Celestia, ground analysis is the most viable option for a full and accurate planetary scan, to a certainty degree of 82.369%. Will I be dropping in a pod?"

E220 activates all reserve subroutines and parameters, and prepares himself for a full embarkation to the planet. He awaits a reply.

[Corman2030]

Cullen sent his acknowledgement and left his pod without a thought. He would never be able to keep up with the reapers advance, so decided to map an efficient route to the waypoint while avoiding the major passageways and intersections.

Its was then that Cullen realized that this was real again. The mining, the learning, the designing was nothing. This is what Cullen was made to do and he would not miss this second chance!

Still moving, he turned a corner and picked up enemy signatures on his hud. His route was taking him east and south of the Lieutenant Commanders rapidly advancing position. The two signatures must have been hold up and waiting for the reapers to pass them by in an attempt to flank the reapers. "Not on my watch." Cullen said to himself, moving to the enemy. He made it to a junction where he found cover behind a large bundle of electrical conduit and got a look at the enemy. Two men, were about to make the turn north, and come in behind the reapers when Cullen was upon them. He activated his plasma cutter and sent a white hot blade of plasma, that was designed to cut through the most dense and toughest minerals known to man, through the neck of the first man. He collapsed without a sound, only alerting his comrade with his falling body. But Cullen was already moving and had the man with his back up against a wall. With no where to go the man scrambled desperately to bring his rifle to the ready but Cullen was already inside his guard. Bring his cutter to bear in an uppercut motion, scliced off the front half of the enemys head.

Stepping away and letting the body fall, Cullen had been re-baptized in his enemies blood and how he savored the moment!

Hearing that the reapers had reached waypoint Alpha, Cullen got moving. His route now clear by the efficient and deadly application of the reapers was obvious. He passed by several bodies on his way, mostly riddled with rifle fire and large guage shotgun blasts.

As the hud read that Cullen had reached Alpha he came upon the Lieutenant Commander and another reaper and radioed,"Cullen approaching Alpha form the south." Announcing his presents to ensure he didn't end up with a shotgun slug to the chest. "It would appear that your team is a bit faster than I, Commander, I will double my pace to not fall behind again."[/color]

[Warmonger]

In the vast void of space, a pin prick of light appears, and then in an instant expands and EXPLODES, streams of light bending and coalescing into the coherent form of a starship. It's vast shape slides effortlessly through the void, and at the prow the sweeping gravity sail retracts, and plasma drives flare to life.
On the bridge:
"All stations, ready combat stations, shields to 50%. I doubt that the power vacuum around titan will like the Colonial Defense Authority pushing it's will here, but by the Universe that's what we're here to do." shouts captain Meyers. His ship is the Nebuchadnezzar, an interceptor class cruiser. He is on a mission to achieve one thing, control of the titan moon, and all of it's forces and resources.

"Communications, I want the following message relayed on every frequency, in every language worth translating," Meyers shouts "Hear this, scions of titan. The CDA has received notification that there is conflict around Titan and her platforms. This is unacceptable, and the CDA has charged me to bring order by any means necessary. Under colonial law Provision Alpha525B, I hereby declare martial law, and demand that all sides cease fire. This Captain Eden Meyers, of the Nebuchadnezzar. out."

The captain then sends a command to the station AI through his console +martial law in effect. Execute order AD50 and cease all operations non-critical immediately.

for now, the nebuchadnezzar drifts around the moon, in station keeping.

Spoiler

and idea of what she looks like

[Draco Ny'ade]

"BULLSHIT"

[Keiya]

Seig was just turning to face to Cullen as his alert blipped on his HUD. As his eyes swooped back towards the alert he found Miranda already bringing her weapon to bear on the incoming missile. This wouldn't work. Celestia alerted Seig as soon as the gunship overhead announced the missile. There just wasn't enough time. Seig and the others were right in the path of a hot container of death and there wasn't anything they could do about it.

The shot came from due north. A quick trio of large caliber shells slammed into the missile in such rapid succession that it sounded as if a single shot. The missile wobbled and finally gave in, arching off course and slamming into a large structural pillar responsible for holding the platform level above the mining pit. As the structure gave way, spilling hot metal and fire down, Seig crouched and activated the armor hardeners on his back. "Cover!"

Miranda lunged forward and slammed her Pride launcher in against the wall nearest to Cullen and forcefully slung him underneath it. The woman may appear weak, but her strength was immeasurable. Large chunks of debris collided with the hardened coating of the launchers' casing - threatening to crush a lesser strength had it been supporting it. Her horizontal visor pulsed soft green as the single light point shifted from the far left extreme to Cullen. "Well greetins' thar, Mister engan-ear. " She mocked.

"Threat....eliminated. " A grim voice leaked over the Coms. Seig raised his head and checked the north wall - Gabriel was propped against a storage facility with the fusion-powered LRM70 sniper rifle propped against his shoulder. As a piece of steel slammed into Seigs' back, he lowered his head - raising it, Gabriel was gone.

Celestia appeared on his HUD and began running vitals. " No injuries. All armor functions at 100%. Integrity is green. - Incoming transmission. " She processed the response from E220 and rampantly scanned through the ground condition. " Here - Now. We need to know what these seismic activities are. This region should be dead, not active. Find out why."

As she send the response, the atmosphere begins to splits apart and her sensors light up. Instead of allowing her own response to break, she retreats upon herself and simply allows it to play over the Com link of the R.E.A.P.E.Rs.

" Lt.Commander Seig Akai - 'Reaper' squad leader. This situation is in complete control. You're in my atmosphere and complicating a routine operation." He breaks coms as a large chunk of steel collides with the ground beside him. " Steel yourself and reassess where you are. That pretty ship of yours would be a waste to become another fossil on this planet." He remarked. With that he stood up, the energizing cells of his suit pulsing as he stood. " Reapers, RECOVER! Move in!"

[Warmonger]

E220 attempts a long range scan "celestia, it appears on long range scans that the seismic activity is originating from a point .59 of a KM beneath the platform, in the bedrock itself. the shaft is reading increasing heat and kinetic pressure. Estimated holding time cannot be calculated. THESIS: there is some form of plasmatic energy build up beneath the platform, but at this time it cannot be properly discerned"

[Corman2030]

Judging by the friend or foe tag that Celestia had uploaded to his suits hud, Cullen could see that he was currently laying underneath REAPER squad member Miranda.

"Well, greetings to you as well Miranda, by the way remind me to buy you a beer when this is all over." Cullen smiled on the inside of his helmet.

[Keiya]

Celestia began scanning through the information she had about the site - sensors were down, but not just by random. It seemed to be a pattern...a pattern focused around the mining site. As she got the information from the android about his delicate scans, her sectors halted for a cycle. What could it be? If it were an explosive it wouldn't cause much damage. 212 wasn't volatile and thus minimal damage would be caused. It was also nearly impossible to destroy it, also, without first entirely depleting it of it's charge. So could this be an explosion? It could, but it wouldn't be logical. The forces were meager and the assault was in shambles, but there was a tactical feel to everything...like someone was pulling the strings. She didn't share this with the squad - it could wait until they were on the station. There was nothing they could do about it now anyway.

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Seig watched Miranda cover Cullen until the debris had slowed and the larger chunks of the pillar were on the ground. His armor seemed thick enough, but that woman was as prone to sacrifice as any ancient civilization. He winked his acknowledgment light at her and gave her a moment before she stirred.

Miranda tilted her head at Cullen as he spoke, the acknowledgement from Seig sparking her attention. "Beer? Tad too weak. " She grunted a bit as she stood - a small beam rolling from her back and striking the solid grating of the platform. " Moving to point Zeta." She announced as she took off in a steady pace a short distance from Seig and Cullen.

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On the opposite end, Haaru was moving up the platform towards an unknown destination. Hearing the gunship buzz overheard, it's chainguns alive and roaring, he gave a quick gesture and proceeded down a ramp to the sublevel of the platform. At his command, a pair of men branched off and setup a mobile SAM launcher. As the gunship came back into view, the launcher gave off a whirring drone of tracking before the trigger was pulled to let loose the Havok rocket.

[Draco Ny'ade]

"Bullshit! Taking evasive action!" the gunship whipped round with the missile following and attempted to dupe it into the weapons platform wall, when it didnt work he engaged flares and chaff but the missile ignored them. "3-2-1!" one last blast of flares took the rocket off course into the flares.

[Corman2030]

Making his way forward with the Lieutenant Commander and Miranda, at a pace that Cullen was for the moment just keeping up with. He received a platform sensor alert. Though the alert level was low, Cullen opened up the text on his datapad. Making his way following the REAPERS with one eye and absorb the platform data. Cullen spoke, "Celestia, this is Cullen, I am picking up seismic activity down platform. Are you reading this? What are these guys getting into down there?"

[Keiya]

As the gunship evaded the rocket, the two men loaded the launcher with a second and last guided canister of fury. Taking careful aim, accommodating for their swooping target, they fired. Once the rocket was out and away, they dropped the launcher and turned, running back in the direction that their leader had taken.

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Celestia appeared in Cullens' HUD and silenced his Coms.

"Currently we are unsure as to what it causing the tectonic disturbance, but the last thing we need to is startle the team. As I'm sure you know, tectonic activity while on the ground is highly dangerous and fatality rates are through the roof for anyone subjected to the events in the past. " She paused. " Let them do your job, and lets' see what you and I can do. Is there anything on this platform that I might not have access to that would help determine the exact source? Maybe pick up EM emissions in the shaft itself?"

[Draco Ny'ade]

"will one of you shoot this rocket of my tail?"

[Warmonger]

"Please advise ground forces that I am dropping in to do some analysis work, celestia" E220 says as he enters the drop pod and launches, the pod streaking towards titan at a faster rate than it could with human cargo, ETA 2 minutes.  
Captain meyers relays a message to sieg: "well 'sergeant' I hate to say this, but me and you are going to have to hash this out after you have... stabilised the ground situation. I wont be punked. I am carrying the authority of the CDA here, and they aren't very happy with the way that things have been run. please stand by for further comms, I await your word on a meeting."

[Corman2030]

"In the main control room there are a few non-essential systems that are not uploaded into network. Such as the main shaft enviromental and monitoring. There was no need for these system sensors to be connected because of their inactivity while the platform was out of service." Cullen began plugging away at his datapad. "I have calculated an efficient route to #3's main control, uploading now. We can get a much better look at whats happening in that shaft from there!"

[Keiya]

Celestia reads over Cullens' information and begins activating sensor arrays. "Roger that. Take us there. We need to figure this out. "

As she begins separating her cycles, she receives the transmission from E220. " Meet us at these coordinates. We're going to need you - I have a feeling. "

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Seigs' feet began pounding away at the alloy grating as the second rocket fired from the platform. "I can't stop the rocket - you have to evade! " He ordered as he caught sight of the two men fleeing to the lower floor of the platform. " Heading to the second level. Grim - I need cover. " As soon as the words left his mouth a single sniper shot rang out - a single body hit the ground. The second turned and fired off a shot in Seigs' direction. He felt the bullet impact his shoulder plating - an alert displayed on his HUD showing the first layer of ceramic exterior had been sheered away - integrity reduced to 84%. He slung his rifle up to take aim and fire, but as he did a large armored figure reached from out of view, picked the enemy up, and slammed a large fist into their helmet. As atmosphere vented and the enemy struggled fruitlessly to save their extinguishing life, the arm released the throat of the man and let him hit the ground. the FOF tag on Seigs' screen read "Kayle" but his size is what gave him away.

" Kayle - with me. " Seig announced. The soldier winked his acknowledgment light in Seigs' HUD and down the platform the pair went. As they proceeded down, Seig received the putt-off Captains' transmission and smirked. " We don't hash things out, Captain. We settle them. "

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Haaru moved towards a large structure in the center of the 2nd level of platform #3. Walking up to an access panel, he struck in a few keys as the gateway parted and exposed a group of atmospheric recovery pods. "Standby, Wraith Chaser - We're making our exit." As he allowed his men into their pods, he waited until their was only a single of the 10 left and climbed in the last one. The four men standing outside gave him a solid salute before turning and taking aim on the stairwell from level 1. The thrusters on the pods began to ignite in sequence as each lifted slowly from the ground at first before a large burst of thrust exploded beneath them. They were carried up individual magnetic shafts, their speeds accelerated to mach-speeds as they began their ascension towards Titans' thick atmosphere.