Othermoose
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Xcom IC (open)
Roger Vesser, the commander of Xcom, stared at the Earth from his command position on the bridge of his ship, "The Acid Queen". Even after three years, he'd never gotten used to the changes to his home. The Earth was now surrounded by a think green smog, that obscured the view of the planet's surface from space. Roger ran his hand through his hair, thinking of how the surface had changed. The footage his teams had collected was disturbing. The skies black from the smog, the oceans and other bodies of water taking on a pinkish hue, strange red and purple plants growing from there ground where green grass used to be. Roger shuddered at the thought of his troopers going down to Earth.
"It has to be done, we found a pocket of survivors." The weary commander thought, watching the progress of the rescue team's ship as it flew towards the Earth. He looked over the profile of every member of the newly formed "Temple Squad". Roger had put the squad together for his newest major, Nick Temple. Roger gave a half smile at, what he thought, was a clever name that he'd given the squad.
Roger tapped a button and spoke into his comm.
"Major Temple, this is command. You're e.t.a. is twenty minutes. We're sending you to South America, a small city in Brazil to be specific. One of our scout drones picked up a distress beacon. We're guessing around twenty survivors in the area. Your main objective is to get everyone out, alive and fast. You should expect hostile forces on the ground, the enemy has undoubtedly picked the signal up by now. This is your squads' first mission, Nick, prove you've got what it takes, over." The commander's voice crackled in Nick's ear. "You can count on us, commander Vesser. We'll get those people out safely, over." Nick replied to his comm. "Alright Major Temple. Good luck out there. Command over and out."
Nick stood up, looking at his new squad. "That was command. We're going to Brazil, rescue mission. I don't care if this is you're hundredth mission, or if you're fresh out of training. We're going to do this fast. We're going to do this clean. And we're going to do this right." Nick said pacing in front of the new team. As far as Nick knew, this was the first time any of them had met. These troops had been hand picked by commander Vesser to form Temple Squad.
Nick stopped pacing, standing in the middle of the room. "I'm the commander for this mission and this squad, in case you haven't figured that out yet. I'm major Nick Temple. I've read all of your files, but there's only so much you can learn from paper. If this is going to be an effective unit, I'm going to need to know how to best utilize your skills."
Nick paused for a moment. He'd never been good at introductions. Barking orders in a fire fight, he could handle, but meeting his new team was a different matter. He had to stay strict though. His team had to respect him. They couldn't see a young man in charge of his first squad. They had to see a fearless, battle hardened leader. Which wasn't that much of a stretch. Nick had seen combat, three years worth of it. He wasn't green by any means.
"I need to know your names, and skill set. I need to know where to put you, and why. We've got civilians down there counting on us to rescue them. We will not fail this mission." Nick said before returning to his seat. He raised his hand at the first soldier, indicting they give their introduction to the rest of the team.
Roger Vesser, the commander of Xcom, stared at the Earth from his command position on the bridge of his ship, "The Acid Queen". Even after three years, he'd never gotten used to the changes to his home. The Earth was now surrounded by a think green smog, that obscured the view of the planet's surface from space. Roger ran his hand through his hair, thinking of how the surface had changed. The footage his teams had collected was disturbing. The skies black from the smog, the oceans and other bodies of water taking on a pinkish hue, strange red and purple plants growing from there ground where green grass used to be. Roger shuddered at the thought of his troopers going down to Earth.
"It has to be done, we found a pocket of survivors." The weary commander thought, watching the progress of the rescue team's ship as it flew towards the Earth. He looked over the profile of every member of the newly formed "Temple Squad". Roger had put the squad together for his newest major, Nick Temple. Roger gave a half smile at, what he thought, was a clever name that he'd given the squad.
Roger tapped a button and spoke into his comm.
"Major Temple, this is command. You're e.t.a. is twenty minutes. We're sending you to South America, a small city in Brazil to be specific. One of our scout drones picked up a distress beacon. We're guessing around twenty survivors in the area. Your main objective is to get everyone out, alive and fast. You should expect hostile forces on the ground, the enemy has undoubtedly picked the signal up by now. This is your squads' first mission, Nick, prove you've got what it takes, over." The commander's voice crackled in Nick's ear. "You can count on us, commander Vesser. We'll get those people out safely, over." Nick replied to his comm. "Alright Major Temple. Good luck out there. Command over and out."
Nick stood up, looking at his new squad. "That was command. We're going to Brazil, rescue mission. I don't care if this is you're hundredth mission, or if you're fresh out of training. We're going to do this fast. We're going to do this clean. And we're going to do this right." Nick said pacing in front of the new team. As far as Nick knew, this was the first time any of them had met. These troops had been hand picked by commander Vesser to form Temple Squad.
Nick stopped pacing, standing in the middle of the room. "I'm the commander for this mission and this squad, in case you haven't figured that out yet. I'm major Nick Temple. I've read all of your files, but there's only so much you can learn from paper. If this is going to be an effective unit, I'm going to need to know how to best utilize your skills."
Nick paused for a moment. He'd never been good at introductions. Barking orders in a fire fight, he could handle, but meeting his new team was a different matter. He had to stay strict though. His team had to respect him. They couldn't see a young man in charge of his first squad. They had to see a fearless, battle hardened leader. Which wasn't that much of a stretch. Nick had seen combat, three years worth of it. He wasn't green by any means.
"I need to know your names, and skill set. I need to know where to put you, and why. We've got civilians down there counting on us to rescue them. We will not fail this mission." Nick said before returning to his seat. He raised his hand at the first soldier, indicting they give their introduction to the rest of the team.
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