[b][u]Solara, Solaran Club[/u][/b] [b]Taylor sits in the back of the club with a drink, watching, waiting. She takes a sip of her drink and sits back. She looks at the clock, 10:47[/b] They're late [b]She mutters to her self as she shifts in her seat[/b] [spoiler]Open, new character[/spoiler]

[b][i][u]Operation Nighthawk [/u][/i][/b] Above the small desert planet, a fleet of Alliance and Castle forces send down troops to fortify the planet and send their best warriors with a dangerous mission: Rescue SilverPulse620, capture X1, and capture or kill Mute and Liz. Phoenix, Jace, and team Osiris enter the compound as the Nuva Nui troopers with them secure the area around the base. They then engage, Phoenix freeing Silver of his bonds and attacking Liz while the others engage X1 and Mute. However, to their surprise, another person was there, Evelyn, one of the last of Cyprus and the keeper of the base. [spoiler]Open to Jace, Wolfe, and Shadow. Currently, the Alliance forces, Jace, and the Castle is on one side while Liz, Mute, and X1 are on the other. Evelyn is currently on neither. Now, let's rumble. [/spoiler]

[spoiler]the following is the introduction of the new arc. [/spoiler] [b][u]NTRNN[/u][/b] [i]And in other news we go to president Berko was killed earlier today. The democratically elected leader of new Eden was assassinated on his way from a peace summit of the various factions on the planet. His major opponents, General Anwan, of the nationalist party, the people's liberation front, and a few various corporations like Stellar mining inc, the Atlas corporation, Han industries, and of course the Afrikaner mineral company. It is unclear who is responsible for this tragic event but what is certain is that the horrible fighting will only get worse. NTR officials have stated that peacekeeping troops will be deployed donning the blue helmets and berets of peacekeepers. For more we turn to Angela.[/i] The scene switches to a woman holding a small green shard in her hand. Just out of shot a pair of NTR soldiers stand a briefcase cuffed to one's hand. [i]The fighting also draws into question the mineral that sparked the conflict, newtonium, the rare mineral is highly sought after for its potential as an energy source. If burned this green glowing shard I hold in my hand could power the city of Mandalore for seven weeks. Many private companies had been mining this precious crystal before president Breko's election when he promised to throw the corporations out of the country for destroying the land and committing alleged atrocities. No reliable sources could say which company if any have committed such crimes and the locally based Afrikaner Mineral Company, or the AMC has opened all of its dig sites to local and foreign inspectors, although they are one of the highest spenders when it comes to defense in the region, outshining even local government forces. One thing is for sure is that the war is far from over, Garry back to you. [/i] [spoiler]open[/spoiler]

I saw NTR and thought this thread was about something completely different...

[b][i][u]Preparations[/u][/i][/b] Above the planet of New Terra, on the Photanac, Phoenix makes his way over to General Kintal, concerned with their current plan. "Sir, I have my ship ready to go after Silver. Give me the time, and I can find..."-Phoenix "Negative. We stick to the plan, and that's final. If we do anything to interfere now, we could jeopardize his life."-Kintal "But, sir.."-Phoenix "It's final."-Kintal Phoenix reluctantly nods his head and makes his way towards his shuttle, waiting for the order to move out.... [spoiler]Open to Castle forces if you want to interact with the Alliance and/or Phoenix before the operation begins.[/spoiler] [b][i][u]Hidden horror[/u][/i][/b] Meanwhile, on the distant world of Metian, Silver waits in his cell for X1 to come and question him, thinking to himself how he would respond to each possible question. As she enters, she doesn't say a word, and instead leads him back to the hotel, letting him inside the room she and Mute were in earlier. She pulls up a chair for him, then sits on the bed in front of him. He sits down and looks straight at her. "Alright, let's get this done."-X1 [spoiler]Open to Shadow.[/spoiler]

He wiped his hands off on a somewhat grimy towel, setting down the bad hydraulic line in a recycle bin. He stepped back and looked at his machine in all its glory, the three story mech was a thing of beauty. Thirty centimeters of grade A titanium armor plating, a 50mm auto cannon, 30 count rocket pod, and a activation energy field. There were many like it but this one was his, he was the leader of one of the triumvirate's mechanized strike teams. Six man team, all with mechs, all with specializations. He rolled down his sleeves and picked up his helmet and put it on, activating the display he keyed his mech up, the display showed his tag, Talon 1, over his mech, it began to move. The program wasn't elegant, or advanced but it didn't need to be for him to pilot it. He ordered it back to its normal storage and it lumbered back, amid the Sparks of other pilots working with maintenance teams to modify or repair their mechs. Not required but a point of pride, he strolled past his team working on their own mechs. "Remember, we got an op in 45 mikes, time is of the essence. Report to the ready room asap." There was a simultaneous "yes sergeant!" From his men. In less than 15 they were gathered around a projection table. "Alright listen up, this lovely asteroid here is called X3-17, local hub for pirates and other low life's. Been moving in on our trade routes and the company doesn't like that. Simple mission, clear out the miscreants, and reclaim any property that isn't theirs. Any thing we find that isn't properly marked is for keeps, no drugs, no slaves, no pets. Any questions?" He looked to his men, there was "Irish" who was Irish, Ramirez who volunteered to do everything, Trevor from new South Africa, Hanzo from the Japanese territories, (place holder) from New Kenya. They knew the drill and wouldn't cause problems, they were good men. They geared up and mounted up. Each sat in his mech as they were fired into the asteroid. With no atmosphere, the entry was cool, the mechs were self regulating for o2. The mechs hit the surface and charged towards the pirate port. They didn't have a chance, with the fleet above cutting them off and the mech strike force on the ground and nothing to counter it, the fight was one sided. Ships tried to run the blockade or fight meeting terrible fates, some pirates tried to fight, but even their heavy rockets wouldn't save them, the mechs had counter measures in place. Pavel and his men were advancing quickly when the wall of a warehouse broke open to reveal a stolen mech suit. The pilot charged the strike team, guns blazing. It caught the PMCs off guard, and they turned to face their new opponent. Whoever he or she was, they had guts. Using a rocket launcher, the mech was designed to kill mechs. It targeted Pavel who barely dodged one of them, and had to pop his shield for the other. He opened fire and rushed forward, until the mechs were engaging in hand to hand, leaving it on auto pilot, he jumped out and onto the other mech, grabbing hold of a piece of armor and scaling the machine while it fought his. He pulled out a demo charge and placed it when the other pilot hopped out as well and knocked him off. He lost his rifle on the way down, and the pirate had hers. He rushed her, activating his exo armor's boost. He tackled her and ripped the rifle from her hands as she started to throw punches. The two engaged in hand to hand combat, as their mechs did. However he had the advantage of superior training, and she was getting winded. There was a loud crash as her mech went down and the core was breached, the resulting explosion threw both off their feet. He landed near his rifle she landed on her head. He picked his rifle up and checked her vitals, alive but unconscious. His men had finished the mission and rounded up prisoners and loot. They all boarded shuttles to the ship, Pavel made sure that the woman got medical attention, she fought well, but never stood a chance. [b]open[/b]

[b]Eva lies drugged and limbless in a bed in a white hospital looking room. The door opens and a woman in a white lab coat walks in [/b] [i]Hello Eva, how are you doing today? [/i] [b]She lies there mumbling incoherently. The woman walks over to some charts and starts looking through them [/b] [i]Excellent. You're in perfect shape so far. Your limbs have been really helpful with the experiments so far. Sorry again about taking them, couldn't be helped. My co-workers are calling me crazy for talking to you, but for some reason I just can't help it. There's something about you that's just.....different. [/i] [b]She finishes with the charts[/b] [i]Well I got places to be so...bye[/i] [b]She walks out of the room as Eva continues to mumble. The woman walks down the hall and into a lab. She starts working but stops to look outside and the barren icy wasteland outside [/b] ((Mainly for Meta but open to anyone))

[i][b]The grand expanses of space were flooded with... Well, debris and destroyed vessels. One such ship? The NTR Shield, it seems pirates picked the vehicle apart weeks ago. Floating throughout space? The synthetic body of [url=https://imgur.com/a/vi5YL]Viola. [/url]Her raven black hair matched her onyx cloak and pants flawlessly, blending in with the depths of the expanses dubbed "Space." Her left arm shined a brilliant and bright blue, bright enough to be seen for years if light would shine upon it. Her pale and synthetic flesh was truly stunning and beautiful, with not a blemish on it, save for the two emerald green holes where her eyes were, the white surrounding the green brilliantly in a display of colour. And so she floated. Inactivity came with a price: Her sanity. As she drifted, she flew from her mental state as well, and what's worse than an A.I unit with records on the NTR, the Genesis, and Fireteam November, if she's not in use? There is no upside, dumbass. [/b][/i] ((Jen))

[i][u]Going for a stretch.[/u][/i] Freshly out of the enormous Triumvirate Hephaestus foundries, the TPS Amaterasu, Flagship of the Triumvirate, was patrolling the outer systems for practice runs and tests. The enormous vessel, with a volume of five planet earths, was absolutely beholding. It had a crew of billions of men, women and machines, and acted as the Headquarters of the Triumvirate. It had facilities inside of it that allowed the production of mechanized infantry, walkers, orbital frames and other ground forces. It was also equipped with a large ship foundry and hangars, with which it could build and hold fleets. It was escorted by an armada of [i]Raiden-Class[/i] heavy destroyers, five kilometer long ships equipped with massive ion cannons that were capable of knocking out entire fleets if fired at the right angle. The Amaterasu carried hundreds of thousands, if not millions of the Galaxy's most advanced fightercraft. Commanded by the extremely capable Grand Admiral Thrawn, this vessel is a masterpiece, purely and simply. The Amaterasu and her escorts were currently patrolling a system within the far reaches of the milky way, where unknown dangers and lawless bands lurked. Basically, it was looking for a fight. [spoiler]open. Cause some trouble.[/spoiler]

[b]Ascension[/b] [b]Unknown Sector ============================== A lone planet circles around a star, it's massive size and gas form defines it as a gas giant Inside of its upper atmosphere, an ancient and decrepit research station lies dormant, it's halls long abandoned and emptied A distress beacon pulses from it, has been for centuries, waiting for someone answer, calling out to the deepest reaches of space in a vain attempt to contact anyone...[/b] [spoiler]Closes to Theory and his smuggler crew[/spoiler]

Wow, this is a lot different from [url=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=NTR]what I thought it would be[/url].

[b]Ajax sits in a small café on a paradise world. The Serpens had retreated for now and he managed to get Elise and him some shore leave. The planet they were on was a water world with chains of islands scattered across the ocean. They were on the biggest one, a scenic countryside greeted him every time he looked out the window, a small smile on his face. [/b] "It's such a nice day today..... Maybe I could go out for a swim later..." [spoiler]Open to just Shad.[/spoiler]

[i][b]Disturbed[/b][/i] [i][u]Legion base[/u][/i] [b]The recruit draped in his black cloak shakily ran around to find any morphine or sedatives he can before anyone wakes up and sees his odd behavior[/b] I can't stop the burning under my skin, the itching won't stop and the voices are much too loud [b]He eventually reaches a locked cabinet in a medical station with the treasures he desires but in such a broken state he wasn't able to open as fast as he normally could, he's gonna be there for awhile making a bit of noise with every failed attempt to pick the lock[/b] [spoiler]open to anyone in the legion[/spoiler]

[b][u][i]An old friend[/i][/u][/b] Upon reaching the medbay, X1 makes her way over to Silver, now conscious but having two droid guards next to him and a round device on his arm to keep his shields and Arcthrower offline. She takes a seat next to him, Silver not even turning his head to face her. "It's okay, Silver. You are safe from Mute with me. I won't let him hurt you."-X1 Silver doesn't respond. "What? Not even a thank you for saving your ass? I didn't need to, you know. I could have left you out there to get killed by Mute, but I didn't. You know why? Because I am a decent person."-X1 Silver still doesn't acknowledge that she is there. "Well, we will be arriving at our destination shortly. Perhaps we can talk agai..."-X1 "I have no wish to talk to you ever again, Antonia."-Silver X1 looks at him with surprise, and he turns his head to face her. "Did you really think I was an idiot? After all, I do have an IQ of over 300."-Silver She looks at him for a few seconds, then stands back up, seeming rather happy that he recognizes her, but sad that he seemed to consider her a traitor. "Well then, I'm sure we can come to an understanding. Now, if you excuse me, I have to go make sure we get to our destination on schedule."-X1 As she starts to walk away, Silver turns his body to face her and speaks with disappointment in his voice. "There was a time I could trust you with anything. Unfortunately, it seems you consider my trust and the trust of the Alliance to be worthless now."-Silver She stops, obviously angry and saddened by the remark but trying to keep calm. "You have no idea what the Alliance has put me through. One day, you will."-X1 She exits the room and makes her way past Mute, the ship having come out of FTL in orbit around a small neutral world. [spoiler]Open to Mute.[/spoiler]

[i][u]GDI Space, the Final Frontier [/u][/i] [i]The Impudent Finger peacefully floated on the vacuum of space. No planet or star was near, only an abyss of nothingness for millions of miles. Inside this seemingly calm cargo ship, it's crew is in a scornful silence after a mission gone horribly wrong. They all sat in the bridge, eyeing eachother. David had his annoyed look on his face. He didn't look at anyone in particular, as he thought it was his fault for keeping contact with their employer. Drew, next to her younger brother was drowning in tears. Sniffling, snot everywhere mixed with her salty tears. Nothing too heartbreaking happened in reality, but she saw a quaint home she liked be demolished in the chaos. This is what set her emotions off. Adara's face was tomato red with rage, staring down at Carter. She blamed him, of course. For lying to the employer of their resources and getting them into this mess in the first place. But then again, she tries to pick a fight with a pirate captain. Which started the chaos in the first place. Xavier, unscathed, sat shaking in fear with a book in his hands. He was utterly terrified that one of his crew mates would start fighting and he'd get caught in the crossfire and get his shoulder dislocated a fourth time. Erin sat with a knife in her hands, picking off the dirt from her nails. She didn't care who's fault it was, she just couldn't beleive everyone else couldn't follow such a simple plan. So she gave everyone a death stare. All except her dear Carter. And last, but certainly not least, Carter was twiddling his thumbs. Did he blame himself? No, of course not. He blamed David for coming up with such a ridiculous plan, Drew for randomnly bursting into tears at the worst moment, at Adara for getting angry at the pirate captain, Xavier for not having the ship ready, and Erin for being too distracting. Yes, he blamed his own girlfriend because he didn't pay attention his surroundings. David stood up and went to change the course to the nearest civilized planet. Drew looked up to him with her teary eyes and spoke to her brother. [/i] "Where are we heading?" "Somewhere that has alcohol." (Open.)

[b]Kalishar, The Fighting Pits[/b] His metal knuckle collided with the bald adversary's cheek, the large, muscular torso contorting from his broken ribs, giving into the sensation. The main contender washed his prosthetic fist off with a wet washcloth; his sweaty, brown hair fell over a black plastic mask of red and ebony black, the crowd roaring at the victory. Men of black attire, adorned in leather, taking the corpse of the large white man out of the arena surrounded by electrified net fencing. "[b]The Vengenance, Bart Clayton does it again! Anyone have the [u]stones[/u] do face this beast, this killing machine?[/b] Bart's prosthetic legs whirr as he strafes in circles around the arena, raising his steel arms, screaming with adrenaline. The crowd hollers in delight, reveling at the sight of their fighter ready to face another contestant. [spoiler]Open, fight him![/spoiler]

[b][i][u]A new enemy[/u][/i][/b] Having debriefed Silver and his team and contacting the Shadowed One, General Kintal gets ready to contact the Castle forces to ask for their assistance in stopping the new syndicate. Meanwhile, Silver, Phoenix, and Blast start discussing their plan of attack. "We could try hitting the building with an orbital strike."-Phoenix "No. Our priority is to get X1 alive, only dead if NECESSARY."-Silver "I predict a direct assault would have a 99% chance to result in heavy casualties and the escape of X1. We must come up with a less direct plan of attack."-Blast "No shit, Sherlock."-Phoenix After a few minutes of thinking, Silver turns to face Blast and Phoenix. "I have an idea, but it will definitely be risky and difficult to pull off in such a short timeframe."-Silver "What is it?"-Phoenix [spoiler]Open to Wolfe to talk with General Kintal.[/spoiler]

My cringe meter is off the charts!

[b][i][u]Mandalore city 10:45 pm[/u][/i][/b] [i] Two black armored APCs roll up to a run down apartment complex and two groups of four soldiers (above) get out and enter the complex. Over the next several minutes several gunshots are heard from inside the complex, not long after that the soldiers come back out carrying large metal crates and load them into the APCs. A small cargo shuttle lands across the street and more soldiers get out and begin moving into the apartments and carry out more large metal crates[/i] [spoiler]open[/spoiler]

[i][b]Silence the Succubus[/b][/i] [i]Mandalore city,New Terra[/i] [b]It was the prime time for bars and clubs to start opening as the man in his red leather coat roamed the streets, he stopped in front of one specific night club and loaded a pistol before he stepped inside[/b] [spoiler]open to anyone that dares to enter but beware of the risk, there's no escaping the Succubus's grasp once captured[/spoiler]

Gaaaayyyy

[b][i][u]Hunter of the Alliance[/u][/i][/b] After coming back to New Terra to search for Silver, X1 gets off the transport and walks down the streets, disguised by her large cloak. However, such a disguise didn't hide her from Phoenix, having come back from his hint of Raven with a new order from the Alliance: Hunt down and, if necessary, kill X1. He follows her, making sure she can't see him but that he can see her. Now he would finally get paid. [spoiler]Open to those on New Terra. If you want, you can either help Phoenix or help X1. [/spoiler]