`Cleared for drop, embark in 1-3-2 seconds.` The Computerized voice said across the dropship. They were do embark on what would hopefully give Nikolai his next trial of position attempt. The young trueborn warrior had been trained in the arts of the Clan Elemental-Class Battle armour practically from birth, as was the way with the clans, and he had lost many Sibkin in his ascent to Squad commander.
`Cleared for drop, Embark 7-8 seconds.` The Warrior had finished donning his suit and had started to head over to where the techs were loading and attaching the SRM-2 packs that gave the BA the punch it needed in combat to deal with the heavier battlemechs.
`Cleared for drop, All Elementals embark, 3-0 seconds to release.` Nikolai Redmond, of the Clan Jade Falcon grabbed the drop-pod rung and locked the claw into place, and then put his feet on the pads and locked them into place. the rest of his point did the same onto this pod, while the other 20 elementals did so on 4 other, similar-looking pods. The pod started moving towards the Mag-Con field and the assault on Tukyyid would begin. Normally the elementals would wait until the Drop ship landed but this assault required more than just battlemechs to start, so this was a precision timed event. After the ride through the upper atmospher, the elementals would de-latch from their pods, while they burst open to reveal their ride, a medium- heavy class Omni-mech. then, before the Omnimech`s one-use stabalizers fired, the point was supposed to grab on to the purpose built holds to ride the battlemech down to the ground. that way the elementals could sweep the battlefield for mines before the mechs stepped on them.
The drop pod crept closer and closer to the mag-con field, soon it was through, from a good 1000 Kilometers above the ground. Nikolai looked at his altimiter. 900 KMs. it was starting to get cold. `Sitrep, Striker Star`he called. All reported go. 800 KMs. The atmosphere was starting to heat up the armour, but within the heat ranges of the suit. 700, having cleared the upper atmospher, the rest of the unit delatched as the explosive bolts on the pods touched off, firing the 5 plates away from the battlemech, 600 using their jumpjets, each elemental guided themselves to a prelocated foot and hand rail. Except Nikolai. His battleclaw hadnt disengaged, and he was being propelled down toward the ground.
400, 200, 0.... Blackness enveloped the clan warrior as he continued falling away from the omni-mech.
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Nikolai Redmond. Proud Jade Falcon Elemental Warrior. Reduced to nothing because of a Malfunction?!?
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Nikolai opened his eyes, laying on his back and looking up at what looks to be a very large valley. This isnt Tukyyid. Where am I? Nikolai thought to himself as he started to raise himself to a standing position. I feel fine, but lets see how much damage the suit has taken. Am i dreaming? "System Diagnostic" he spoke to himself, making sure his external mike was turned off. He brought up Armour Displays, and ammunition displays. Surely someone couldnt have fallen so far and lived to tell the tale. The computer diagnostic came back with minor targetting array damage, but that could be repaired in time. Meanwhile, Nikolai took it upon himself to scout out the place.
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