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−	* The ''[[Guardian (BattleMech)|Guardian]]'' is a SecurityMech design from ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' #13. In its ''BattleTechnology'' writeup, the ''Guardian'''s combat history says a company of twelve ''Guardian''s were deployed against [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on [[An Ting]] but ran afoul of infantry ambushes and made a poor showing, losing all but one of their number. According to the author, the story was inspired by the demise of this ''Guardian'' company, but the ''Guardian'' 'Mech as described in ''BattleTechnology'' could not feature in the story directly as it was not a canonical 'Mech at the time (it has since been mentioned in canon as an existant ultralight BattleMech). Hence, the story's protagonist pilots a quadruped GS-54 ''[[Guard]]'' - another, fully canonical 15-ton design with machine guns - instead, which is the only 'Mech that is described in detail. The exact type of machine-gun toting 15-ton 'Mechs that "Guardian Company" was composed of otherwise is not mentioned, their annihilation only indirectly narrated through radio reports in the story where it occurs in much the same fashion as the company of ''Guardian''s was said to have been destroyed in their ''BattleTechnology'' write-up.	+	According to the author, the story is a homage to the ([[canon|apocryphal]]) ''[[Guardian (BattleMech)|Guardian]]'' SecurityMech from ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' #13, without mentioning it in name. The ''Guardian'''s combat history says a company of twelve ''Guardian''s were deployed against [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on [[An Ting]] but ran afoul of infantry ambushes and made a poor showing, losing all but one of their number. The story was inspired by this, but the ''Guardian'' could not be used for the story as it was not a canonical 'Mech. Hence, the story's protagonist pilots a quadruped GS-54 ''[[Guard]]'' (another 15-ton design with machine guns) instead, which is the only 'Mech that is described in detail, and the reader is left to wonder exactly what type of machine-gun toting 15-ton 'Mechs "Guardian Company" was composed of whose annihilation is only indirectly narrated through radio reports in the story where it occurs in much the same fashion as the (apocryphal) company of ''Guardian''s was said to have been destroyed in their ''BattleTechnology'' write-up.
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{{InfoBoxProduct | image = | name = | type = Short story | author = [[Stephen A. Frabartolo]] | development = | primarywriting = | pages = 13 | cover = | interiorart = | illustrations = | publisher = [[BattleCorps]] | productioncode = | year = 07 November 2010 | ISBN10 = | ISBN13 = | MSRP = | content = | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | timeline = [[3028]] | series = Companion story to ''[[Rise and Shine]]'' | precededby = | followedby = }} '''''Feather versus Mountain''''' (full title) is a story by [[Stephan A. Frabartolo]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 07 November 2010 together with its companion story, ''[[Rise and Shine]]''. They were originally conceived as a single story, and were republished in print in the 2019 anthology ''[[Kill Zone]]'' as a connected story in two parts. The stories tie into the novel ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' in what amounts to an additional chapter, taking a closer look at the events that led up to the death of [[Jerry Akuma]]. ==Teaser text== {{quote|''There are two sides to every conflict, and when the conflagration on [[An Ting]] between [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and [[House Kurita]] spills over into the streets, both sides pay a cost.''}} ==Plot summary== A former [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] from the elite [[2nd Sword of Light]], [[Willard Gibbs]] was [[dispossessed]] years ago and is now the local PoliceMech commander on An Ting. Desperate for additional combat assets as his battle with Wolf's Dragoons is turning bad in early 3028, [[Jerry Akuma]] strongarms his reluctant former lancemate Gibbs back into service, with himself as his superior officer. The weak 'Mechs under Gibbs' command then become cannon fodder for Akuma while he makes a point of mistreating and humiliating Gibbs, whom he despises. As a staunch follower of ''[[bushido]]'' and a loyal samurai of House Kurita, Gibbs is forced to do his hateful master's bidding... to the letter. But the letters of law and the letters of his orders combined turn out to be the opposite of what Akuma thought. == Featured characters == * [[Jerry Akuma]] * [[Willard Gibbs]] == Featured places == * [[An Ting]] (City of Cerant) * [[Dromini VI]] (mentioned) == Featured units == * [[Wolf's Dragoons]] * [[Ryuken-ichi]] * An Ting PoliceMech detachment * [[2nd Sword of Light]] (mentioned) * [[Ryuken-ni]] (mentioned) == Featured BattleTech == ==='Mechs=== * ''[[Guard]]'' SecurityMech * ''[[Rifleman]]'' * ''[[Ostscout]]'' (mentioned) * ''[[UrbanMech]]'' (mentioned) * ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' (mentioned) * ''[[Wasp LAM]]'' (mentioned) * ''[[Guardian (BattleMech)|Guardian]]'' (not named, but arguably mentioned by implication; see Notes section below) ===Vehicles=== * [[Bandit]] * [[Harasser]] * [[J-27]] (mentioned) ==Notes== According to the author, the story is a homage to the ([[canon|apocryphal]]) ''[[Guardian (BattleMech)|Guardian]]'' SecurityMech from ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' #13, without mentioning it in name. The ''Guardian'''s combat history says a company of twelve ''Guardian''s were deployed against [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on [[An Ting]] but ran afoul of infantry ambushes and made a poor showing, losing all but one of their number. The story was inspired by this, but the ''Guardian'' could not be used for the story as it was not a canonical 'Mech. Hence, the story's protagonist pilots a quadruped GS-54 ''[[Guard]]'' (another 15-ton design with machine guns) instead, which is the only 'Mech that is described in detail, and the reader is left to wonder exactly what type of machine-gun toting 15-ton 'Mechs "Guardian Company" was composed of whose annihilation is only indirectly narrated through radio reports in the story where it occurs in much the same fashion as the (apocryphal) company of ''Guardian''s was said to have been destroyed in their ''BattleTechnology'' write-up. [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Works by Stephan A. Frabartolo]]

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