The Adventures of Adan Howard: Part Two.

[Enceri]

Alright, It's been a while. Time for another story children, gather around.. Requisition Officer Adan Howard.
Status: Online.

Adan yawned, as he woke up from cryogenics earlier than marines were. He stretched, walking over to Cargo to get things running before they all wake up. He checked it with the Command Staff, said morning, and got to work.

Executive Officer Joe Walaski, Bridge Officer Jessica Alvarez, Pilot Officer William Joyce. What a shift, with an understaffed crew. Once the marines came, it was quick and simple. Gave the marines their attachments, took orders, sent them on their way. Adan hadn't taken much to communicate with the other staff aboard the Sulaco, until the time was absolutely needed.

"Hey Adan!"

Adan turned, as he walking to lower-cargo entrance in Hangar. Samantha Clark, a short female Doctor, who is also known for being rather aggressive.

"You got enough points for a Surgery cr-"

She was cut off before finishing, as a ground-side transmission barely made it through and played over communications. We all stopped, listening closely.

... We're stil-... Armored Division!... Hoorah!

We all paused. An armored division, planetside? Well, why the hell are we even here? That one statement threw Command into a shitfest. "Who the fuck called us here if they just had an armored division?"

Joe spoke into comms, "Alright, we'll look into it. Gets communications planetside up ASAP." Jessica issued the orders immediately. After a few moments of quiet theorizing later, we heard a new voice.

"Alright you COCKSUCKERS. I'm Colonel Craig Wilson, and this is my operation. I'm from a special forces unit, WAY above your paygrades. I suggest you all back off, or i'll begin ordering field executions."

Adan stopped. "Who the FUCK are you? I'm not taking orders from some stupid ass Spook!" He shouted into the headset at the 'Colonel'. Joe began to fear, and was about to order a retreat, when a USCMC High-comm announcement came in.
.. Those are not USCMC Personnel. They are Mercenaries. Dispatch them and send their bodies back.. "Oh, what was that 'Colonel Wilson'?"

"You fucks are going to regret this. Me and my boys are going show you REAL MARINES!"

He cut off communications, but we saw it all through a SL's helmet. 3 Big fucking Mauler Mechs come rolling out, one of them punching a marine's fucking head off. Within minutes, the mechs crumbled. All 3 mercenaries dead.

"Phew, we did it marines. Let's get those bodies up to Cargo."

As Adan dragged the bodies over to Cargonia, he began thinking.. "Why are they wearing USCMC armor.. command headsets.. marine weapons- no. They're criminals. They stole them."

He kept that thought in his head, as he threw their dead corpses onto the shuttle. "Good riddance, you cunts."
Thank you for your cooperation, corpses have been incinerated, and buried in unmarked graves. Bring up the 3rd corpse and the Mech wreckages, and we'll reward you all. Adan waited, and once he approached the Mech Wreckage, another report came in.
This is Weyland Yutani. Delay that order, and bring the mech wreckage and bodies to the Liaison. Odd. Why would WY want the same thing to be handed to the Liaison- Adan was stopped mid thought.

Joyce was trying to lug the Mauler to the Liaison. Adan tore it back, and thus a fight broke out. After tormenting, screaming into communications, and getting aid, the Mech was finally placed in Cargo. Little did Adan know, Liaison was waiting.

"Adan, you don't understand. Weyland Yutani needs these things."

Joe Walaski came running in, "Adan, stop! It's for High-comm. Send it via the shuttle."

Thus began the big debate, on who to give the mech to. Before Adan could decide, PO fired his MK221 upon the XO, and a full-scale firefight broke out. Adan shoved the mech and corpse aboard the Shuttle and launched, while MPs came.

"Thank God.. I made the right choice."

PO and Liaison were detained, and taken to Brig. PO due for Execution. Once the shuttle docked at Command, a announcement rung out.
I see you've made your choice. We'll see how things go. "I told you! I tried warning you all!" Shouted the Liaison into the comms, but no one listened. Adan walked alone into his backroom, and stared at the gear of the mercenaries.

"Why.. why did Command want all this 'hushhush'? What difference would it have made..?" Adan looked up, the realization dawning upon him. "Oh god. What have I done."

Before he could do anything rash, Alexander Lovecraft, a Researcher, came in to talk to him. Adan began spewing everything, the mercenaries, how they were actually marines High-comm wanted dead, and now Wey-Yuland was going to kill them for it!

"Adan, calm down. I know this seems bad and all but-"
ALERT SHUTTLE HAS BEEN HIJACKED BY UNKNOWN OPERATOR "Fuck! C'mon we got to get securing!"

Adan ran around, securing the Cargo deck, welding doors, and building girders. He set up 3 sentries to cover them in this defense.

"Alright, Alexander take my M44 and- FUCK!"
DROPSHIP CRASH IMMINENT Alexander and Adan ducked and covered, while the ship shuttered. "Medical! It hit Medical!"

Screams, gunshots, and all the sorts rung out throughout the ship. "Hostile bugs coming towards bridge!" The XO hit lockdown, cutting Sulaco in half. "Help, I'm trapped in Canteen!"

"Vex? Vex, get your ass into Cargo!" Adan opened the door and let him in, just quick enough to avoid a bug lunging at him. "Thanks chief, that shit was too close."

Adan nodded, trying communications again. "Bridge is falling! We can't hold for much longer-..."

"Godspeed, you poor fucks." Adan turned, and walked towards the two left in Cargo. "We'll hold, or we'll die. There's no inbetween." They nodded, and we waited. Outside came roars, and screeches. We braced.

For the next 10-15 minutes, came an endless assault from the bugs. The Empress herself, leading it. Adan's sentries held it off, while keeping them all secured. As the events progressed, two MTs came in through disposals, and picked up arms.

Sadly, they both died within minutes of being saved.

After all this was happening, Adan paused. "Was this it? Was this how I die?" He thought to himself, and he didn't have time to see the Empress lunge.

BANG

Adan was on his back, bleeding out. Broken ribs, shattered skull. In his final visions, he saw Alexander run up.

"A-Adan? ADAN!"

Adan had a small smile on his face, as he closed his eyes.

Requisition Officer Howard.
Status: Offline.


NOW, for anyone there for the round, you'll know I left out LOTS of things that I didn't really find important because it didn't relate to me directly. I left out a lot of the PMCs that came to trade, and the ending, when Alexander and Vex escaped the Sulaco, boarding the pod within it departing.

It was a beautiful round, thanks everyone for reading!

[Boltersam]

I hate it when people use "Personal", it's PERSONNEL

[Enceri]

I hate it when people use "Personal", it's PERSONNEL

sorry mom

[elantzb]

Buck apologizes for setting himself on fire during your epic defense of Cargonia.

[Enceri]

Buck apologizes for setting himself on fire during your epic defense of Cargonia.

Not everyone can throw a incedinary grenade c;

jk it was sad how both MRs died within minutes

[elantzb]

Not everyone can throw a incedinary grenade c;

jk it was sad how both MRs died within minutes

I think what happened was I was at maximum butt-pucker and hit R after priming the grenade, effectively toggling off 'throw.'

[Enceri]

I think what happened was I was at maximum butt-pucker and hit R after priming the grenade, effectively toggling off 'throw.'

I coulda sworn you attempted to throw it out the door, right as it closed. So you stood there and accepted your date lmao

[elantzb]

I coulda sworn you attempted to throw it out the door, right as it closed. So you stood there and accepted your date lmao

That was the second time haha. I had a frag go off in my hand when I failed to throw it, got up, and then chucked another nade at the door.