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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | + | The 7 July 3064, on planet Kikuyu, the mercenary group [[Storm's Metal Thunder]] was under a [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces overwhelming attack. Sergeant Andrew Rivenberg attempts to assist his commander, Colonel Griff Storm, but he arrived nearby only at time to see him die. | |
| + | Without alternatives, Andrew began retreating towards the unit's drop zone. On the way there, he was called on by his brother and superior, lieutenant Timothy Rivenberg. He informs him about his situation, and Falcon's fighters were overrunning the drop zone. Timothy has the only remaining 'Mech still active, and orders his brother to return before is too late. Andrew complies and accelerates his advance through the Storm's devastated base. | ||
| + | He manages to see the drop zone from far, and sees the unit's noncombatants and dependants was still on the way to the two remaining [[DropShip]]s. | ||
| + | Andrew founds himself under a overwhelming attack of a Falcon's ''Mad Cat''. Both exchange fire, but Andrew's ''Salamander'' fells to the ground. The Falcon pilot approaches, apparently to kill him, when a Demolisher tank attacks him in the rear. He replies while the tank attempts to retreat, and that gaves andrew the opportunity to rise his 'Mech. He manages to crush the falcon's cockpitt, killing its pilot, but the Demolisher had already been destroyed. | ||
| + | Andrew resumes his way to the drop zoned, finding his brother's 'Mech being the last defender of it. With falcon's forces approaching from behind, Andrew obeys, but barely he was inside the DropShip when he fell, losing conciousness. | ||
| + | Andrew awakens at the DropShip's sickbay, being watched by his brother. He informs him about what happened: a Falcon's Gauss slug had touched his 'Mech's leg, making him fell. That makes Andrew to remember what happened to the colonel, and attempts to explain his failure to his brother, but Timothy cuts him off, before saying that Storm was the responsible of the debacle for its innadequate tactics. He informs his brother about his plan to go to Melissia, expecting the forces gathering there can stop the Jade Falcons, before leaving his brother alone. | ||
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| Author | Julian Michael Carver |
| Type | Short Story |
| Product | Shrapnel Issue 10 |
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Rain of Metal is a short story by Julian Michael Carver that was published in the tenth issue of Shrapnel.
Plot summary
The 7 July 3064, on planet Kikuyu, the mercenary group Storm's Metal Thunder was under a Clan Jade Falcon forces overwhelming attack. Sergeant Andrew Rivenberg attempts to assist his commander, Colonel Griff Storm, but he arrived nearby only at time to see him die. Without alternatives, Andrew began retreating towards the unit's drop zone. On the way there, he was called on by his brother and superior, lieutenant Timothy Rivenberg. He informs him about his situation, and Falcon's fighters were overrunning the drop zone. Timothy has the only remaining 'Mech still active, and orders his brother to return before is too late. Andrew complies and accelerates his advance through the Storm's devastated base. He manages to see the drop zone from far, and sees the unit's noncombatants and dependants was still on the way to the two remaining DropShips. Andrew founds himself under a overwhelming attack of a Falcon's Mad Cat. Both exchange fire, but Andrew's Salamander fells to the ground. The Falcon pilot approaches, apparently to kill him, when a Demolisher tank attacks him in the rear. He replies while the tank attempts to retreat, and that gaves andrew the opportunity to rise his 'Mech. He manages to crush the falcon's cockpitt, killing its pilot, but the Demolisher had already been destroyed. Andrew resumes his way to the drop zoned, finding his brother's 'Mech being the last defender of it. With falcon's forces approaching from behind, Andrew obeys, but barely he was inside the DropShip when he fell, losing conciousness. Andrew awakens at the DropShip's sickbay, being watched by his brother. He informs him about what happened: a Falcon's Gauss slug had touched his 'Mech's leg, making him fell. That makes Andrew to remember what happened to the colonel, and attempts to explain his failure to his brother, but Timothy cuts him off, before saying that Storm was the responsible of the debacle for its innadequate tactics. He informs his brother about his plan to go to Melissia, expecting the forces gathering there can stop the Jade Falcons, before leaving his brother alone.