The Galactic Adventures of Pierce Darkblade
"Fend them off yourself Baldee! I've got bigger problems here!"
"Captain we don't have a chance without assistance!"
"Listen to me Baldee. IF you go down, you go down fighting for your people, do you hear me?"
"....Yes...Baldee out."
You hit your communicator again, this time for a transmission to the Pachyderm.
"Commander Fraglon, we need air support around the commune area. Large plow vehicles are closing in to attack!"
"Aye Captain, we will be there shortly."
You and your team continue onward toward the commune area to assist the defense of the prime bot. As you near the commune you see the Pachyderm is making short work of the vehicles. It has swooped in and obliterated four of the six plow cruisers with it's laser cannons, leaving them smoldering wrecks of metal and flame.
The Pachyderm turns around for another run at the remaining two plow cruisers. The cruiser operators now know the danger they are in from the Pachyderm and speed up their efforts to get under the protective ceiling of the commune. You and your small strike team make a run for the commune as well, to anticipate the attackers.
The Pachyderm blasts one plow cruiser into a large explosion of tread tracks and components. The last plow cruiser however, manages to escape under the commune ceiling. Screams of children, women and the elderly Freevians can be heard all throughout the commune as the behemoth begins to drive over anything in it's path, scooping up helpless victims into its super heated plow, burning them alive. The innocents smoldering into skeletons before your very eyes is enough to make your blood boil.
"Fraglon here...Captain we can't hit the last vehicle without destroying the commune."
"Understood commander. I will deal with the last one myself."
You turn to your remaining companions, three terrified Freevians.
"Give me your laser pistols, then head back to the council chamber to assist your allies. I'll take care of the plow cruiser."
They look at you puzzled, yet follow your orders, handing you over their laser pistols.
Strapping the pistols to your belt,you give chase behind the Plow cruiser as it mows down Freevian shanty towns and barrels through the giant stone pillars of the commune with little difficulty. You begin to fire with your laser pistol at the treads on the vehicle. IT seems to take an eternity before any real damage is done to the cruiser, but eventually the left side treads begin to smolder and make strange metallic noises.
The cruiser halts its path of destruction and turns to focus attention on you. It revs its engines and comes at you with furious speed. Quickly, you remove all three extra laser pistols and set them to overload within 20 seconds. You set them on the ground in the path of the plow cruiser. You run as fast as you possibly can to escape the impending explosion. You turn to see how perfectly you timed the overload blast, as the plow cruiser was inches away from the pistol pile. A massive explosion rips through the plow cruiser, severing its plow section off from the main vehicle. The tank treads are blown to pieces and scattered all over the commune floor. You are thrown about 10 feet through the air, hitting the ground hard.
You carefully stand up and see that you are ok, it was only the shockwave that knocked you over. The vehicle is completley immobile. The plow cruiser operator opens the hatch with smoke billowing out from within the compartment. He is coughing and falls to the floor, next to the wreck. You casually walk up to him, training your laser pistol right between his slitted eyes. He looks at you as you approach, then lunges in a rage. You blast his head into ash at point blank range.
You check on the team guarding the prime bot and they are all fine after the plow cruiser attack. You just hope Baldee and his men fared as well inside the council chamber. You hit your communicator.
"Baldee...are you there? What is your status."
A long nerving pause.
"...Captain...Baldee here. We have complete control of the council chamber. I believe the battle is over now."
You breathe a sigh of relief.
"You did it Baldee, you freed your people from tyranny."
He laughs, "No Captain we did this all thanks to you. We are forever in your debt."
"Captain we don't have a chance without assistance!"
"Listen to me Baldee. IF you go down, you go down fighting for your people, do you hear me?"
"....Yes...Baldee out."
You hit your communicator again, this time for a transmission to the Pachyderm.
"Commander Fraglon, we need air support around the commune area. Large plow vehicles are closing in to attack!"
"Aye Captain, we will be there shortly."
You and your team continue onward toward the commune area to assist the defense of the prime bot. As you near the commune you see the Pachyderm is making short work of the vehicles. It has swooped in and obliterated four of the six plow cruisers with it's laser cannons, leaving them smoldering wrecks of metal and flame.
The Pachyderm turns around for another run at the remaining two plow cruisers. The cruiser operators now know the danger they are in from the Pachyderm and speed up their efforts to get under the protective ceiling of the commune. You and your small strike team make a run for the commune as well, to anticipate the attackers.
The Pachyderm blasts one plow cruiser into a large explosion of tread tracks and components. The last plow cruiser however, manages to escape under the commune ceiling. Screams of children, women and the elderly Freevians can be heard all throughout the commune as the behemoth begins to drive over anything in it's path, scooping up helpless victims into its super heated plow, burning them alive. The innocents smoldering into skeletons before your very eyes is enough to make your blood boil.
"Fraglon here...Captain we can't hit the last vehicle without destroying the commune."
"Understood commander. I will deal with the last one myself."
You turn to your remaining companions, three terrified Freevians.
"Give me your laser pistols, then head back to the council chamber to assist your allies. I'll take care of the plow cruiser."
They look at you puzzled, yet follow your orders, handing you over their laser pistols.
Strapping the pistols to your belt,you give chase behind the Plow cruiser as it mows down Freevian shanty towns and barrels through the giant stone pillars of the commune with little difficulty. You begin to fire with your laser pistol at the treads on the vehicle. IT seems to take an eternity before any real damage is done to the cruiser, but eventually the left side treads begin to smolder and make strange metallic noises.
The cruiser halts its path of destruction and turns to focus attention on you. It revs its engines and comes at you with furious speed. Quickly, you remove all three extra laser pistols and set them to overload within 20 seconds. You set them on the ground in the path of the plow cruiser. You run as fast as you possibly can to escape the impending explosion. You turn to see how perfectly you timed the overload blast, as the plow cruiser was inches away from the pistol pile. A massive explosion rips through the plow cruiser, severing its plow section off from the main vehicle. The tank treads are blown to pieces and scattered all over the commune floor. You are thrown about 10 feet through the air, hitting the ground hard.
You carefully stand up and see that you are ok, it was only the shockwave that knocked you over. The vehicle is completley immobile. The plow cruiser operator opens the hatch with smoke billowing out from within the compartment. He is coughing and falls to the floor, next to the wreck. You casually walk up to him, training your laser pistol right between his slitted eyes. He looks at you as you approach, then lunges in a rage. You blast his head into ash at point blank range.
You check on the team guarding the prime bot and they are all fine after the plow cruiser attack. You just hope Baldee and his men fared as well inside the council chamber. You hit your communicator.
"Baldee...are you there? What is your status."
A long nerving pause.
"...Captain...Baldee here. We have complete control of the council chamber. I believe the battle is over now."
You breathe a sigh of relief.
"You did it Baldee, you freed your people from tyranny."
He laughs, "No Captain we did this all thanks to you. We are forever in your debt."