Editing A Thing to be Done
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 1:
Line 1: − {{Cleanup|reason=review needed|date=September 2023}} {{InfoBoxStory {{InfoBoxStory | image = | image = Line 16:
Line 15: '''''A Thing to be Done''''' is a short story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] published exclusively in the fourth [[BattleCorps]] print anthology, ''[[Fire for Effect]]''. Unlike all other stories in the book, it has not been published online via BattleCorps. '''''A Thing to be Done''''' is a short story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] published exclusively in the fourth [[BattleCorps]] print anthology, ''[[Fire for Effect]]''. Unlike all other stories in the book, it has not been published online via BattleCorps. − The story details the [[3068]] rescue of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] survivors and civilians from [[Word of Blake]]-held [[Outreach]] by a combined Dragoon/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] task force, focusing on the separate perspectives of the last surviving member of the [[Dismal Disinherited]] and an elite but relatively unseasoned Exiled Wolf ''[[ristar]]''. + The story details the [[3068]] rescue of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] survivors and civilians from [[Word of Blake]]-held [[Outreach]] by a combined Dragoon/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] task force, focusing on the separate perspectives of the last surviving member of the [[Dismal Disinherited]] and an elite but relatively unseasoned Exiled Wolf ''[[Ristar]]''. ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − In a Wolf's Dragoons encampment, Captain [[Alfie Walker]] awakens. He was the last known survivor of the [[Dismal Disinherited]] mercenary group, left behind in a Outreach hospital when his unit joined the [[Battle of Mars]]. He had joined the Dragoons local resistance, and leads a lance. Their group, coming from all Wolf's Dragoons units and other mercenary groups, had been fighting the Blakist occupation units from months, but a relief force arrives to evacuate them. + In a Wolf Dragoons encampment, Captain [[Alfie Walker]] awakens. He was the last known survivor of the [[Dismal Disinherited]] mercenary group, left behind in a Outreach hospital when his unit joined the [[Battle of Mars]]. He had joined the Dragoons local resistance, and leads a lance. Their group, coming from all Wolf Dragoons units and other mercenary groups, had been fighting the Blakist occupation units from months, but a relief force arrives to evacuate them. − Not too far away, the relief force, a joint force of Dragoons and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] units has landed. With them was MechWarrior Thomas, a Wolf ''ristar'', like his BattleMech, (an ''[[Orion IIC]]''), a present from Wolf saKhan) proves, but he didn't respect the Dragoons, and don't understand why the Wolves were there, helping them. + Not too far away, the relief force, a joint force of Dragoons and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] units has landed. With them was MechWarrior Thomas, a Wolf ristar, like his BattleMech, (an [[Orion IIC]], a present from Wolf saKhan) proves, but he didn't respect the Dragoons, and don't understand why the Wolves were there, helping them. − Meanwhile, Draggon's battalion are on the way to the relief force Landing Zone, finding Blakist opposition all the way and ambushes everywhere. Between the attackers, was "[[Red]]", a Blakist [[Red Shift]] pilot who had been harassing them for months, and no one had managed to even damage the little Mech. + Meanwhile, Draggon's battalion are on the way to the relief force Landing Zone, finding Blakist opposition all the way and ambushes everywhere. Between the attackers, was "Red", a Blakist [[Red Shift]] pilot who had been harassing them for months, and no one had managed to even damage the little Mech. The first combat between Blakists and Wolves finished with the victory of the seconds, but a Wolf was killed, and Thomas cannot understand the Blakist tactics, as they charge without any consideration for their own survival, only trying to kill them. The first combat between Blakists and Wolves finished with the victory of the seconds, but a Wolf was killed, and Thomas cannot understand the Blakist tactics, as they charge without any consideration for their own survival, only trying to kill them. Line 34:
Line 33: When the Dragoons were arriving at the landing zone, they suffer a last attack of the Blakist, led by "Red", managing to kill Furey, but Walker, experienced, intercepts Red and downs the little 'Mech. When the Dragoons were arriving at the landing zone, they suffer a last attack of the Blakist, led by "Red", managing to kill Furey, but Walker, experienced, intercepts Red and downs the little 'Mech. − After executing his old nemesis, Walker takes the command of their men and leads them to the DropShips.<ref>''Fire for Effect'' ''A thing to be done'' p. 179</ref> + After executing his old nemesis, Walker takes the command of their men and leds them to the DropShips.<ref>''Fire for Effect'' ''A thing to be done'' p. 179</ref> ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== ===BattleMechs=== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} *''[[Arcas]]'' *''[[Arcas]]'' *''[[Beowulf (BattleMech)|Beowulf]]'' *''[[Beowulf (BattleMech)|Beowulf]]'' Line 68:
Line 66: *''[[White Flame]]'' *''[[White Flame]]'' *''[[Zeus]]'' *''[[Zeus]]'' − {{div col end}} ===Combat Vehicles=== ===Combat Vehicles=== *[[Bandit]] *[[Bandit]] *[[Demolisher]] *[[Demolisher]] − *[[Myrmidon (Combat Vehicle)|Myrmidon]] + *[[Myrmidon]] ===Battle Armor=== ===Battle Armor=== Line 82:
Line 79: ==References== ==References== − [[Category:Short Stories|Thing to be Done, A]] + [[Category:Short Stories]] − [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer|Thing to be Done, A]] + [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]]
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | |||
{{InfoBoxStory | {{InfoBoxStory | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| Line 16: | Line 15: | ||
'''''A Thing to be Done''''' is a short story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] published exclusively in the fourth [[BattleCorps]] print anthology, ''[[Fire for Effect]]''. Unlike all other stories in the book, it has not been published online via BattleCorps. | '''''A Thing to be Done''''' is a short story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] published exclusively in the fourth [[BattleCorps]] print anthology, ''[[Fire for Effect]]''. Unlike all other stories in the book, it has not been published online via BattleCorps. | ||
| − | The story details the [[3068]] rescue of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] survivors and civilians from [[Word of Blake]]-held [[Outreach]] by a combined Dragoon/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] task force, focusing on the separate perspectives of the last surviving member of the [[Dismal Disinherited]] and an elite but relatively unseasoned Exiled Wolf ''[[ | + | The story details the [[3068]] rescue of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] survivors and civilians from [[Word of Blake]]-held [[Outreach]] by a combined Dragoon/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] task force, focusing on the separate perspectives of the last surviving member of the [[Dismal Disinherited]] and an elite but relatively unseasoned Exiled Wolf ''[[Ristar]]''. |
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | In a Wolf | + | In a Wolf Dragoons encampment, Captain [[Alfie Walker]] awakens. He was the last known survivor of the [[Dismal Disinherited]] mercenary group, left behind in a Outreach hospital when his unit joined the [[Battle of Mars]]. He had joined the Dragoons local resistance, and leads a lance. Their group, coming from all Wolf Dragoons units and other mercenary groups, had been fighting the Blakist occupation units from months, but a relief force arrives to evacuate them. |
| − | Not too far away, the relief force, a joint force of Dragoons and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] units has landed. With them was MechWarrior Thomas, a Wolf | + | Not too far away, the relief force, a joint force of Dragoons and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] units has landed. With them was MechWarrior Thomas, a Wolf ristar, like his BattleMech, (an [[Orion IIC]], a present from Wolf saKhan) proves, but he didn't respect the Dragoons, and don't understand why the Wolves were there, helping them. |
| − | Meanwhile, Draggon's battalion are on the way to the relief force Landing Zone, finding Blakist opposition all the way and ambushes everywhere. Between the attackers, was " | + | Meanwhile, Draggon's battalion are on the way to the relief force Landing Zone, finding Blakist opposition all the way and ambushes everywhere. Between the attackers, was "Red", a Blakist [[Red Shift]] pilot who had been harassing them for months, and no one had managed to even damage the little Mech. |
The first combat between Blakists and Wolves finished with the victory of the seconds, but a Wolf was killed, and Thomas cannot understand the Blakist tactics, as they charge without any consideration for their own survival, only trying to kill them. | The first combat between Blakists and Wolves finished with the victory of the seconds, but a Wolf was killed, and Thomas cannot understand the Blakist tactics, as they charge without any consideration for their own survival, only trying to kill them. | ||
| Line 34: | Line 33: | ||
When the Dragoons were arriving at the landing zone, they suffer a last attack of the Blakist, led by "Red", managing to kill Furey, but Walker, experienced, intercepts Red and downs the little 'Mech. | When the Dragoons were arriving at the landing zone, they suffer a last attack of the Blakist, led by "Red", managing to kill Furey, but Walker, experienced, intercepts Red and downs the little 'Mech. | ||
| − | After executing his old nemesis, Walker takes the command of their men and | + | After executing his old nemesis, Walker takes the command of their men and leds them to the DropShips.<ref>''Fire for Effect'' ''A thing to be done'' p. 179</ref> |
==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | |||
*''[[Arcas]]'' | *''[[Arcas]]'' | ||
*''[[Beowulf (BattleMech)|Beowulf]]'' | *''[[Beowulf (BattleMech)|Beowulf]]'' | ||
| Line 68: | Line 66: | ||
*''[[White Flame]]'' | *''[[White Flame]]'' | ||
*''[[Zeus]]'' | *''[[Zeus]]'' | ||
| − | |||
===Combat Vehicles=== | ===Combat Vehicles=== | ||
*[[Bandit]] | *[[Bandit]] | ||
*[[Demolisher]] | *[[Demolisher]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Myrmidon]] |
===Battle Armor=== | ===Battle Armor=== | ||
| Line 82: | Line 79: | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | [[Category:Short Stories | + | [[Category:Short Stories]] |
| − | [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer | + | [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] |