Mechwarrior - Fire Hound Chp 1

Chapter One - The beginning

      The ground cracked loudly under the weight of the hundred ton Madcat Battlemech. The large light emitter shined through the darkness of the night, the cold of the moutains making the Heatsinks less needed. The temperature outside was far down, at -67 degrees. They were far from the sun within the system. Light just barely made it to shine on the planet, and the cold was painful. Thirty seconds out of your cockpit, and you die from frostbite, if not from suffocation. Though the cold was bad, the cockpits of the mechs had to be sealed airtight, in order to keep air within. The mechs also had less they could carry, since room was taken up by an oxygen supply. This Madcat wasn't a Clanner, nor an Innersphere. The pilot of the large battlemech was a Mercenary. One that could take both sides of the battle.

      "I'm in position..." Said the pilot of the large Battlemech.
      "Be careful, Cain." Sounded a female voice over the intercom.
      Cain was his name, no doubt about it. He was one of the strongest Mercenaries in space. Rivaled by few, and beaten by none. The Miyomir muscles kicked into gear, and the metal grinded, a whine coming from the joints of the mech. He tilted the left control stick further, and the large mech began it's dash over the hill. A loud beep came from the deck, and a light  flickered upon his Visor. "Warning, Lockon." Said the flickering light. He veered to the left, and an LRM 6 zooming straight past him, slamming into a tree. The sound of his weapons going online, made a buzzing sound, the Fusion Reactor kicking into high gear. He pulled the trigger on his right control stick, and his PPC's kicked in, firing a charge of energy at the LRM turret. The turret couldn't move out of the direction, being stationary, unlike the large Madcat. The turret was smacked by the PPC's the whole thing, getting ripped apart, and the energy shocking the electric wires, sending the second turred offline.

      A loud crackle sounded, as a PPC flew through the air, slamming into Cain's Madcat's shoulder. The metal of the shoulder, ripped, and melted. Cain turned the left arm, cracking the melted metal. He aimed his Gauss cannon at the Puma's head, and fired. The gauss rifle slammed into the back of the Puma as it turned to try, and run away. Cain flicked up his Missle lock, and the missles locked onto the other mech. He pressed the red button on his control stick, and an LRM 12 launched through the air, smacking the Puma's arm, the weapon making a whine sound as it exploded. The Puma turned, and tried it's best to defend itself, a medium laser ripping through the air, and the other shoulder of Cain's Madcat. Cain pulled the trigger again, the PPC's let off, ripping apart the Puma's cockpit. The Fusion Reactor withing the Puma let out a loud whine, and imploded, a large crater where the mech used to be. Cain turned quick enough to see a Gauss cannon veer past his mech. He aimed where it came from, getting a lock on a Bulldog tank. He let out on the tank, his medium laser ripping apart the the vehicle, turning it into scrap metal.

      As Cain turned his Battlemech, an LRM 12 veered across his canopy, barely missing him. A Flea Battlemech, only 35 pounds, stood infront of him, it's pilot feerless. Cain grinned, and fired off his PPC, but the small mech quickly accelerated, the PPC missing. The mech began running circles around Cain. Another LRM flew through the air, smacking Cain's Madcat's arm. A large Thor stood there, letting all out, but overheating his Fusion Reactor. That gave Cain the perfect timing. He kicked the Flea with his large foot, and the Flea crumbled, the Fusion Reactor spared, but the cockpit crushed. He flicked his Missle Lock up, and the missles locked onto the Thor. The Thor's Gauss rifle slammed into Cain's leg, damaging the actuators. The leg showed a red color on his status screen, and he fired off his Missles, and PPC at the same time. The missles arched, and slammed into the head of the thor, blowing it completely off. The PPC smacked the cockpit, Melting it away, and ripping it apart. Luckily the weapons just barely missed the Fusion Reactor, and the thor dropped to it's knees.

      Cain spun around, and his Visor read, "Target recieved." Upon his radar, he saw a red Triangle, and kicked his accelerator up to 75 Kilometers Per Hour. The Madcat's muscles struggled, but kicked in, and began running towards the blip. He turned the corner, and his arm went red. A Gauss turret slamming his right arm. His right PPC went offline, and a missle from the turred slammed into his right shoulder, tearing the arm off. He sent his left PPC, and his Gauss into the pit of the Turret, the metal compound, ripping apart, and collapsing. Cain, spun to the right, firing off a shot of his Medium laser, at the Power Plant of the base. The medium laser hit a component, and the metal whined as it ripped, then exploded. He sent off his PPC, and the Metal made a screaming sound, as it exploded, leaving a crackle in the air, and electricity veering through the metal wires, sending everything offline, and unpowered. Three more Mechs came out from the trees, their profiles showing blue. The other mechs were, a Raven, a Shadowcat, and a Mad Dog. The pilot of the Shadowcat was none other than, Taerra Bo'Diare. The leader of the Fire Hounds. A guild of Mercenaries.

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