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Post by Alexandria Frost on Jan 22, 2013 7:00:48 GMT -5
Alex's life after the post war years took a few turns for the worse, down on her luck Alex took a commission on a Republic Carrier, Flight Colonel Republic air wing based on Curion. Alex lay on the wing of her fighter, New Republic models Fighters that turn to mobile mechs armed to the teeth, Curion was a nice planet productive, free. The day drew on Report of this Swarm had come in all over the verse of planets being wiped clean of life and it had the Republic had the military on edge how they just showed up then left.
Alex thought the day would be normal, uneventful till the skies became dark, the clouds surged and swarmed like they were alive. Then the sirens went off, all over the city they sound as people paniced and Ran Alex now stood on the wing of her fighter "All wings scramble" yelled across the loud speakers as the air crew rushed to their fighter and the sounds of engines roared.
moments later the whole air wing of the planets was in the skies over the city Alex flew through the swarms of bugs it was like a night mare blasting a path through the bugs was difficult fighting on the ground almost felt like the better option as she turned her head...the city below burn it was chaos...they were like an unstoppable tide that filled the air... purely terrifying
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Post by Hayley Riddle on Jan 22, 2013 7:18:02 GMT -5
My ship hovered just in orbit around the planet. Low enough for breathing outside the ship to be a problem but high enough not to be fully seen from the ground. I stood out on a modified deck that would come out of the ship when it was in such a position. Staring down at the next world that would die under my influence. I looked down at my hand and lifted up a remote with a single button on it. Pressing the button the back of my ship opened up and the sound of buzzing filled the air behind me before a string of huge bugs flew out and headed down to the ground. One flew onto my shoulder and I looked at the Dragonfly looking creature with a stinger on it's tail.
"You know what to do. Sting them all. Bring some back to the ship for incubation" I stated and watched it lift from my shoulder and followed it's brethren. I placed the remote back into my pocket and looked down at the city that was now engulfed in bugs.
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Post by Alexandria Frost on Jan 22, 2013 7:46:10 GMT -5
Alex's fight switched form the land robotic feet slammed into one of the bugs and spread it into the ground as the machine guns fire a wall of lead as her visor lite up with alerts on the damage to the fight Alex's fighter mowed down anything that came near before it was over whelmed and toppled over Alex's ejected hitting the ground out came her pistols, alot had changed in the years after the war, Alex shot the first bug that came at her fluid movements directed the fire from her pistols in directions that anything came from her green eyes began to shine before she had to reload, As she did a bug came its stinger reared and read before a glowing sword struck it down "Afternoon Prefect....or should I say ex Prefect" A man said, Hiigaran his armour gave it away as he smiled "Jenous?" Alex said and smiled "In the flesh...quiet the show these bugs are putting on....but im afraid this planet is lost" he said before Alex finished reloaded "Then lets get off it" She giggled and shot down another bug.
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Post by Hayley Riddle on Jan 22, 2013 7:55:43 GMT -5
Once the city below was dead my ship automatically lowered down to the ground. Half of the bugs moved out from the city to the rest of the planet while the other half moved through the city gathering bodies that had been stung and piled them in the center, some brought the bodies to the ship and placed them into the room they had come from. It would only take a couple of days for the Larva to grow from within the people of the world. The same bug landed on my shoulder again and I looked at it from the corner of my eye.
"Another planet ready for harvest. you did well" She stated without emotion. "Make it hard for anyone that tries to leave" She added.
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Post by Alexandria Frost on Jan 22, 2013 8:14:46 GMT -5
"Prefect take this, it is new from our engineers" Jenous said and handed Alex a weapon "The Longdart pulse rifle, the charge should last for nearly three days full use before it needs recharging" he said as Alex smiled "Are their more of you?" Alex asked as Jenous nodded "No, I have come to see this swarm for myself and report it to the emperor, Now that i have...I prey we can fend off this menace" He said as Alex frowned "Yeah" She muttered "Lets get moving" she muttered before more bugs came looking for their victim Alex fired on one of the bugs the pulse bolts tore the creature the shreds in seconds before they took cover and hid to watch the bugs activity.
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Post by Hayley Riddle on Jan 22, 2013 8:23:17 GMT -5
I moved off the ship and headed to the central part of the city, where all the records were kept. I didn't really care about the history or anything about the planet but it was better then just standing and waiting around for them to finished. 'I'll get what i can from this city then I will go to the next. maybe I'll find their army bases' I thought and walked though a swarm of bugs without being hurt.
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Post by Alexandria Frost on Jan 22, 2013 8:30:31 GMT -5
Jenous and Alex stalked the shadows as they watched the ship land "Hmm...it seems that this swarm is being lead by a humanoid woman" Alex dropped her rifle, the sight chilled her "Hayley..." Alex muttered and ducked down "Prefect? you know this woman" Jenous asked "Y...no" Alex responed "Hm well we must make our way off this world now" He said before he was about to start off the two of them made for a quiet starport hoping no bugs were following
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Post by Hayley Riddle on Jan 22, 2013 8:36:39 GMT -5
I stopped in the middle of the street feeling something watching me. Having been in the war had conditioned me to be wary of an attack. I shifted, taking a step back and turned around a bit to look behind me while a swarm of bugs hand in the air around me.
"Find it" I stated and watched the bugs moved away.
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Post by Alexandria Frost on Jan 22, 2013 8:47:17 GMT -5
Alex heard the buzz of the bugs "damn it" Alex muttered "Jenous, fire up the ship i'll see to these bugs" Alex said and threw the rifle to jenous and turned around taking a cigarette from her pocket and lighting it as the swarm of bugs approached Alex took a long drag from her cigarette as the bugs clossed in she blew the smoke out, it seemed like a wave of smoke that suddenly errupted into fire as the swarm was reduced to nothing but ash "I think i might of got your attention now" Alex muttered with a smile and flicked her lighter open and lite it the fire jumping from it to her arm and up her sleeve burning it away to reveal the dragon on her arm "Come and get me buggy...lets see what how your new play things like this" Alex growled a torrent of pure fire burst through one of the streets turning the bugs and corpse to ash in a heartbeat anything that was just injured now screeched in agony while the fire burn them alive before Alex made for the star port and Jenous's ship
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Post by Hayley Riddle on Jan 22, 2013 8:53:10 GMT -5
I had started back on my way again before I heard the flames and screaming of the infected dieing. The smell of burning flesh reached my nose and I frowned. The bugs started to make more noise then before I moved off in the direction of the flames. I moved my hand out in front of me and most of the insects dropped what they were doing and headed to the area. 'Someone is here. they are powerful to' I thought.
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Post by Alexandria Frost on Jan 22, 2013 9:01:28 GMT -5
"Prefect, what ever you did, the entire city is now coming for us" Jenous said as Alex go to the ship "I know" Alex said Alex growled, she was furious, it showed in her eyes, Her fathers gift that he gave her when she became Prefect had never been used since she left Tanis she squandered her talents flying for money and drink, but Seeing Hayley again made her frustrated, as her mind was flooded with anger "Abandon me will you" Alex said "Jenous fly her to the top of the tower i'll clear us a path off this rock" Alex said before she ran up the maintenance stairwell to the open top of the starport tower before she unleashed a wall of fire down from the tower clearing the bugs from the path of the ship.
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Post by Hayley Riddle on Jan 22, 2013 9:09:29 GMT -5
I made it back to the ship and watched the swarm catch up the a ship that was trying to leave. I activated my eyes and used a special technique to look closer to the ship without having to go inside my own or use any binoculars. I caught something else and took a closer look at the tower and saw someone I hadn't seen in years. Just as she let loose a torrent of fire I let out a high pitched whistle calling off the attack. I watched as half the swarm got away from the blast and head back far enough not to be caught in it. 'Alex' I thought and felt a small bit of sadness and longing in my chest before stomping it out and continued to watch from where I stood. 'Just this once, I will let someone survive' I thought.
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Post by Alexandria Frost on Jan 22, 2013 9:18:09 GMT -5
The ship Jenous flew reached Alex before she jumped on the ramp and the ship sped skyward "Take me home Jenous" Alex said, her heart sank but finally Alex knew what was need, up until now no Hiigaran planets or citizens had been caught in the swarm that tore bother corperate and Republic space apart As Alex hung her head and rubbed her arm Jenous jumped the ship into hyper space its destination, Tanis
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Post by Hayley Riddle on Jan 22, 2013 9:25:31 GMT -5
Once the ship had left I let the bugs have the rest of the planet. They continued to bring those back to the city I was in and after a couple of days the swarm had grown larger then then what i had in the beginning. I stayed in my ship and thought back to my old life, I kept my mind on before I was a POW and just thought about the short time I had with Alex. I had hated that they sent me out for a new assignment the moment i handed in my Intel on Latona, I had only been able to tell her i had been sent away again before I had left. I also hated that i couldn't tell her were i was going so we could go together but I had chosen the army and they ruled my life until I was no longer needed.
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Post by Alexandria Frost on Jan 22, 2013 9:53:20 GMT -5
The ship spat out of Hyperspace, at the Sentinel gate clearance was almost instant after Alex gave over her Id it had it had been just over 100 years since Alex had seen Sentinel station the boarder of Hiigaran space,and now the ship flew through the nexus lanes to the Highever system and the core Hiigaran world of Tanis, The ship landed on the surface of the planet Alex made for the Prefecture residence, Demanding to speak with her brother.
Jenous made his report, the Emperor himself came to Tanis, the Hiigaran defences strengthen, Alex visited her home, she would of asked her brother for help, but, she wouldnt give him the satisfaction, Alex however found on Tanis what she was looking for, The Grasshopper, captained by an old Imearian pirate Jessica Blackwell signing up the grasshopper and her small crew set out, after the Swarm before it cause anymore destruction,
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