Rivets pointed to the  Shuttle  Bay doors . a  big  ugly floated out there,..That's the one with the Supplies Admiral....

  Coming down the Ramp was a Three armed Sanri, wearing  a boarding  suit. When he  reached the Admiral, he smiled  and gave a bit of a Salute,we would have been here  a bit sooner, By the Demons  seem to take exception to  our request for supplies....

    Two crates  came off,  Omne of his   arms   pointed at them,those  are for your   Morningstar.... they are the only ones  we  could get, and it would be ebst if there  were none left...

 4 longer  crates  came in next,..Those? are for   your deliverly Vessel... there are  8...two in each crate... again?...it would be  very wise, not to bring any back...

    3 pallets  of crates  CAme off next,..what are those.....

  The Demons muats  have  hit a Med Tech cargo ship, or...maybe a pirate ship... there are some 40 cases of  Derma foam and Derma Plast.... consider it my contribution to the war effort...besides... we got a really nice  Demon sloop  i'm gonna make alot of creds off of...

   He Offered  a Hand to Shadow,..burn  some of those bastards  for me... i lost alot of good  people in this Quad...

 Shadow grinned, Count on it....

 to Spencer he says,Make sure  you get back... bring the red head with you and  we'll have  a nice  chat again.....lets get those  toys loaded....

   Hack turned to Spartan, have those   items loaded aboard  Gresh's   transport....then well get your   weapons  put on board your ship... And   Spartan? take  one case of Derm foam, and derma Plast for you ship...consider it a  bonus...

Roy grinned ferociously.  "I have no plans to leave my corpse on any of these dirtballs.  If I'm dying out here, I at least intend to die in my own home sector of space."  He gave a quick, two-finger-salute to Gresh and made his way over to the crates to see what the new toys for the infantry were.

"Thank you for the foam and plast Admiral. My crewman Zeon is already on standby to work with your people for the unloading. Your eight gifts are individually wrapped, otherwise its just coal containers and a couple of crates. Once this is all done I really should show you one of them chinese dolls." laughing again Spartan looks as people scramble everywhere. The well-oiled machine Hermes was coming to life fully. It was a joy to behold.
"I was wondering, the ship following me in, is there any way I can speak to its captain beforehand? Technical stuff like distance behind me and all is what I need to discuss with him. He should stay well behind so we dont draw attention, since we are the only ones going to H1. Once there we will deliver the package and get the hell out of dodge, but if all goes as it should we should not even be noticed. So I will need them mostly as back-up on the way out, not in... Likely when we are getting off planet again we will be bringing a tail..."

Spartan looked around the hangar deck, thinking of anything else he needed to know, or fix.
"oh yes, lest I forget Admiral... Since we will be unloading the sats i will have eight empty launch tubes. Can I aquire any ship-to-ship missiles or magnetic mines around here somewhere? They might be usefull on our way back... ScareCrow is armed, and armoured... but she sure is not a fighter..."

In reply to Ominarah Musashi (msg # 774):

David followed Omi wherever she took him. He hadn't planned on letting this woman lead him around but at this point he didn't even know what to do other than let her lead him around by the collar. David looked around absent mindedly as he stood with Omi, not really wanting to leave. "So what now?" He asked, not really sure if they had anything to do.

In reply to David Brown (msg # 781):

Apart from wait for Team Briefs, then making a beeline to the QM for loadouts. There's nothing much to do now. Lifting the package she'd been carting around with he since they met in the Rec Dec. Except have breakie; care to share I was a tad hungry when I initially ordered it, there's two portions of everything. As she did her com's chimed indicating an incoming message. Reading the MedTech Disposition allocation from Lt Price Ominarah tapped out an Acknowledgement reply; then peered intently at David waiting for his decision on Breakie
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In reply to Ominarah Musashi (msg # 782):

David looked at Ominarah for a moment and pondered something. David smiled after he was finished thinking and gave a curt nod. "I don't think I could ever turn down breakfast with you." David said and motioned to the door. "To the Rec Dec then?" David asked as he started to move to the door.

Hunter
"Garrat you prefer me as Hard ammo or Pulse for this run".
"I can quickly gear for either"

Jesse caught up with Spencer and Shadow when Gresh came aboard with some goodies.

Glad to see you again, she said coming up from his right flank.  No name for me just "that red headed one"? Might as well call Spencer Charlie Brown.

She jested with the Sanri. Thank you for the previous info.  What I owe you?
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In reply to David Brown (msg # 783):

She wasn't quite sure why David decided to return to the Rec deck but accompanied him. A growl issued from her stomach prompting a red hew sprang upon her face, as she offered an apology for this unseemly sound.

 ((Flex))

  Next time you  come  see me... i might have a way for you to pay me back...

In reply to Ominarah Musashi (msg # 786):

David smiled at Omi as she apologised to him and ignored it, reassuring her it wasn't a big deal. "Is there somewhere else you'd like to go instead? Briefing is over isn't it? I just thought we could go to the Rec Dec eat. Somewhere else you had in mind?" David asked as he stopped walking.

In reply to David Brown (msg # 788):

Seeing how I've been carting this tucker's about, for near an hour, I though that this place is as good as any, but the Rec Dec is fine aswell.

"I figured the Rec Dec was a nice place to eat. I quite like the atmosphere. Plus my head ache is more or less gone. So I can handle the noise. Shall we?" David set off for the door and headed off to the Rec Dec.

----> To Rec Dec

In reply to David Brown (msg # 790):

Ominarah gave him a nod and they started towards the Rec Deck when her Com chimed. Glancing at its message she read a hale from to Lyri calling for her to meet at Duce of Diamonds with the team for Mission prep. Sorry Davo got to give it a rain check need to get my butt into gear, duty calls. she informs giving him an apologetic smile and wave she headed to the Med Lab to pick up supplies then to the QM for arms and ammunition making it back to the Shuttle within half an hour; devouring her breakfast in the process

David smiled at Omi and heard his comms go off. Garrat was hurrying him along with the mission. David's eyes went wide in panic as he realised how late he was to his first mission. "Eh. Well I think that's best for both of us. I've got to run now. I'm late for my mission. I just hope I didn't make anyone wait." David offered Omi a nod and one more smile before running off. David ran to the QM to retrieve his carbine rifle before running to his quarters to grab the rest of his gear. David then made haste to the Hanger Dec and managed to get everything done in about five minutes.

----> To Hanger Dec

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 This  will be used  for Pregame 1-18-17..nivarc attack

    The Mission room is opened.. all of the  shuttle  teams, and Pilots are brought into the room for the pregame

 The rest of the Pregame is being broadcast to the ship, and , of course  all allies in the Fleet.

 The board  is on the  stage   with HAck and Si..Emmie is seated  off to the side.

 as peop0loe mpile in, there are serves  from the  Red Dec  with doughnuts and pastries, along  with Coffee, and tea..and  for the few that wish, they can  make  hot chocolate.

  Shadow   stands  near the  wall with a doughnut and Coffee..Shade is on the stage ..looking well out of place, with his head , only as high as the other folk's belts.

 La trulle and Musette sat near the front, holding Coffee.

  Flore  and Kat sat  near shadow.

 Beth was on the stage working the vidboards...Lyri  stood  guard, an icy loo in her eyes,it was not that long ago, some idiot  tried to kill the Admiral here.

   Hack Nodded to  Beth and she  turned the Vids on to show  The Black Moon...Some of you know, at least a bit of  what we are going to do... so I'll just give  a shorter  outline. I will take questions  when i am done.

 The  Image ,,LT Morrow has put up, is ...what we are calling, The Black Moon..its is   rocky  with odd dark vegetation and has a  very slow rotation rate., its odd tilts gives  it a longer  night, then it has a day...

 There  are two  main Bases   on this moon... one on each pole...The southern  pole has  snow, and is  cold for most of the year... the northern pole is  warmer, with hardly any snow through thier  year.

Both BAses  have  Fighter wings.... there are also anti-cap-ship style  weapons  monted there... as well as a few scattered  along the equator .. we will clean up...and hopefully capture, the  gun sites on the equatoer, after  we dead with the   bases on the poles....

 We  are going in , with the  idea we are going to be killing nivarians, and try to capture their bases  for our own use... If the cost looks  too high.. then we bug out, and shell the  place from orbit...


 once more he nods to  beth.. The  screen zooms in on the moon and as it turns  many  'cave-like' entrances  are highlighted... as each on his  highlighted, every trooper in the fleet can feel their COMs  buzz as they are receiving the 'map' on their  COMs.

 we...do not know..if these are caves... or  entrances to  underground installations..or?..a bit of both...

  Images of  animals pop up...  A six legged Bear.. the  6 legged   lizard  cat...some true  'snakelike' creatures..and  Bat-like creatures  that are as big as Eagles.... there are a few insects as well..all  are nasty looking, and the smallest one is football sized.

 ..there is a good bet, you may have to deal with creatures as well?..needless to say, if we aren't cutting Nivarians  any slack...don't feel bad about capping  a giant ,hungry, 6 legged  teddy bear... All these creature s are dangerous...don't  take  any chance  with any insect .... he looks as the last bug, something that looked  like a hard shell Caterpillar with  a dozen , spider-like legs.

  now...deployment.. most of the transports while be dropping thier   shuttles  to the EAst of the  North polar base..  Fighters  from the Hermes, Athena, Nemesis  and Achilles  will also sweep in from the east... making as much noise, doing as much Damage as they can....The Fighters  will then  break off to come back into the Black to engage  whatever   aircraft   the Nivarians send up , as  the CAp ships join in battle...

  Each leader of  each Cap ship's  wings are going  to command  thier own  fighters... we will have  some fighters  dedicated to ground support from the Hermes....I will let Capt Morris  and  LC Shadow tend to that.

 ..From the west of   the Northern base, our three Duces will be landing , more or less quietly.. they will deploy and look to  either  secure  an opening in the east wall..or make a few... behind them will be two transports worth of armor and troopers.. as soon as they give the  word.. the   transport troops  will move forwards...

 ..we are also  testing  out newest asset.... Code name.. Hermes Spook 1.. the team consists of  Dr  Christie... Ms Dalton and  Mila..the   dog... the dog will be an advance scout  for the spook team,, and will find  entrances, or... plant  demos  to make some...if things  do not work out, we will have to make entrances the old fashion way....

 our Allies will be attacking the southern Base, as the  Occui and  Sanri are more adapted to the cold, then most humans..we will be holding a  some transports back for reserves... for either location....but..all unit leaders..keep this in mind...if it is too hard of a nut to crack, we with drawn, and shell the 9 hells out of the place...

 IF... we are driven off this rock... and have to shell it.. it will be  a positive  out come, as we   can then move in and build what we need..... if we can take the bases, we will have a working threat to the Nivarians and it will help us take the planet...

CApt Nilsson  will come in with the first of the fighters  as they strafe the Northern base...he will then stay, and  use his aircraft to help knock out   anything that will seeming  , aid the troops  coming from the west... The Ironwood is on an errand...if they get back in time, they will join the attack as well...if not, they will  report and we will send them where we need them.

 Beth   interrupts...Sorry Admiral...but...you need to hear this....

 On the screen  is the Hyrian Vior, she is wearing   light blue armor and uniform. on her chest  are the markings  of the APF.

 ..Lt Vior?

 Her grin was wolfish, showing her   canines ,..I am... Captain Vior  now... of the APF  001 Jaws... The Sanri..they have found it fitting to give  us a refitted Cap ship.... Admrial HAck... I have  12 fighters..and 20,000 troops who wish to thank  the ASPF and you..for allowing us to save   our people...we are given APF  uniforms..so we are to stand out,,in case there are any other  ..Hyrians  who are fighting against you..This...vessel is more of a transport..it has  only 4 guns... but it has 10 shuttles, that can carry 100 troopers each....and the hanger dec..would make your CAptain Rivets, wish he had fur! We are requesting.. to enter battle with you....

  Very well..Captain Vior... Find the Hermes... Your  shuttles  will drop  with the  Eastern attack teams , at the  Northern  base... you will receive  your order and deployment..please stay on the COMs  so you may hear the rest of the briefing

 ..Thank you, Admiral..it is not our way..to remain indebted, This is the ebst way, a Hyrians can pay back  what we are owing...

  Hack looked over those that are assembled,..i will go out on a limb, and say, the  Nivarians won't see this coming...

Henry stood quietly at the back with Mila sitting beside him. His hand rested lightly on her head.

  while   Hack waited for questions  , General Bale stepped forward.

 ..I will address the  issues of Law  here. Normally, i should thing we do not have to. But , ,with light of the Everest Community , i thgought is shoudl bring this up

 he  Holds up his Vid  Board to show   folks that there is..indeed a document  there...we are in a state, of declared...total..war. The meaning for us, as warriros..is this. We do notexpect any humane treatmnent from out enemies...in turn, they cannot expect it from us...though i dare say..we have helped a bit in the pass... Captain Vior of the ...'new' Hyrians is an example of that.

 ..our recent attacks  have been brutal...and? I should thing   they will bet more savage as we learn to weild the heavy hammer..... Nivar..from all accounts we can gather...either  from ESN..APF..or Beta Quad Histories..show they Nivarians  are  Thieves and pirates, who have joined the tridad to share in the lucrative  business of  piracy ... From  what we know..Nivarians  do no  eat other races.. except  maybe Avains...but they do enjoy sex with almost every other race we have known except  for the Creshians ..Thus..slave trade is a very..very big deal

 ..as  warriors... they perfer to hit and run, or attack by Ambush... thier  few Navel battles  have been won fighting weaker Races in the Apha Quad or the Gamma  quad..they have destroyed some ESN Vessels... they have destroyed alot of Occui vessels... They have never  faced a fleet ..of  any size..much less  a Fleet flagged  by the ESN/APF....We held out the olive branch, and it was salpped out of our hands....we now will wield the Hammer once more... we have been broadcasting...on random channels.. one the  ..'correct way'.. for Nivarians to surrender... they will drop weapons , lay face down, with hands   behind thier heads... ..any other action, ,will not be recognized..any Violation of this...say...to set a trap, or ambush those who move in to secure prisoners.. will end any type of  'surrender'.. the Nivarians  and their  Allies will be at the  tender mercies, of troopers who have their blood lust up

 As this is being Broadcast..it is also assume its being intercepted... I hope the Nivarians take heed of these words...

 he steps back...

Hawkeye slipped in right as the briefing started and listened to the details. Rolf was right, not that she'd doubted him it was going to be a ground operation, and likely a nasty one at that. She raises her hand, "In regards to the hostile wildlife, the creatures you've shown are there records of them being used by the Nivarian's in combat or are we more likely to have to deal with them as chance encounters as we move about?" Knowing where to expect the majority of the wildlife was important, "Also, other than biting, scratching, and the usually methods of attack is any of the wildlife poisonous or venomous?" Her medical background coming forward, as it was if there was a significant threat from poison it'd not be a bad idea to add a simple broad spectrum anti-toxin loaded into an applicator much like the old epipens of the early 2000s, if bitten or stung at the very least the antitoxin may slow any unknown effects of the poison or venom giving the med techs more time.

  Hack  looked over   his handheld  and shook his head,..Nom sure, LT Price?....we know the cats  and dogs  have been used as pets and guards...the rest?..we must assume  are wild...We can assume there might be guard  dogs at the Bases... we'll pass that along to the  rest of the troops..as  far as Toxins?   I would be very leery of nay insect or reptile, including the Cats... but, there is no formal information we can access at this time.

Hawkeye nods, "Thank you Admiral, I would recommend at the very least having every trooper carry an antitoxin loaded applicator with them down to the surface as a precaution," she says before taking her seat again.

  The Admiral  turned to Si, who  began tapping out on her own.The best we'll be able to do  is  get  what we can spare onto the shuttles...it may be that there may only be one hyperhypo per  ever  three?.. the transport bases  will have the   more thin spread,  We'll know  what we have , before you mount up.

 Hack turned back,..anything esle?

Garrat's face darkened at the inclusion of the Hyrians...this was too much to expect and he had his concerns about it.  Still it might also provide opportunities for the Hyrians to remove more uninfected people, a logical risk.

   He sighs, might as well ride this out to the end.  Garrat raises his hand.