Editing MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries/Checkmate

==Checkmate==

===BRIEFING===

Move overland to the palace district of the capital city.  Defeat [[Nondi Steiner]]’s forces and rally in the palace courtyard.  Ensure the safety of [[Peter Steiner-Davion]], the new [[Archon]] of the [[Lyran Alliance]].

'''Castle:'''  Allied forces have backed Nondi Steiner into the capital city.  Prince Peter has asked us to fill out his Command Company during this final assault.  Some of the regular military units are more than a little miffed, but it seems the Archon-to-be is quite impressed with our track record here on [[Tharkad]].  Tight deployment constraints will limit us to a single lance.  The Prince wants minimal incidental damage to the city.  

===DURING MISSION===

'''Peter:'''  Okay, Spectre.  My aunt, Nondi Steiner, is beyond reasoning with.  I want this war ended today.   The longer it goes on, the more we have to rebuild when it’s done.  If we take Nondi out, and break her command company, the palace is ours.  With the [[General of the Armies]] in our custody, my sister’s remaining units will lose heart and yield.  

[[Spectre (Person)|Spectre]]:  We are ready to carry out your orders, sir.

'''Peter:'''  Good.  I’ve worked out a sweep pattern with your tactical officer.  Follow it out through the city to the palace grounds.  When we catch up with Nondi, she gets one more chance to stand down.  If she doesn’t take it, we take her down.  

'''Spectre:'''  Acknowledged, sir.

'''Peter:'''  Good luck.  Watch your back out there.  

'''Spectre:'''  You too, Commander.

'''Castle:'''  Nav Points are uploaded, Alpha through Gamma.  Call them in as you clear them.

'''Blaze:'''  I have visual contact with enemy forces.

'''Spectre:'''  Got it.  Take ‘em down quick!

'''Spectre:'''  Hostiles at Alpha.  Turrets and ‘Mechs.

'''Spectre:'''  Alpha cleared.

'''Castle:'''  Airfield active at Beta must be taken out.  Make best speed to Beta.

'''Spectre:'''  En route to Beta.

'''Blaze:'''  Contact!  900 meters!

'''Spectre:'''  Engaging [[15th_Lyran_Guards|Fifteenth Guard]] Assault Lance.  No sign of the General.  

'''Peter:'''  Engaging two Assault Lances on the west side of the city.

'''Spectre:'''  Copy, Commander.  Should we move to support?

'''Peter:'''  Negative.  We can handle this.  Continue sweep of east side.

'''Spectre:'''  Beta defenders eliminated.

'''Castle:'''  This is Castle.  Confirm air threat neutralized.

'''Peter:'''  We are clear on the west.  Move to palace, and secure Nav Point Gamma.

'''Castle:'''  Spectre Lance, be advised.  I’m showing more ‘Mech activity, your vicinity.

'''Nondi:'''  Attention, this is Nondi Steiner.  Your treasonous insurrection ends here.

'''Peter:'''  It will end here, all right, when you relinquish control of the throne, and renounce [[Katherine_Steiner-Davion|Katrina]] as Archon.  

'''Nondi:'''  That is simply not going to happen, nephew.  Command Lance, engage and destroy.

'''Castle:'''  Sounds like she had her chance, sir.

'''Spectre:'''  Let’s get in there, people!

'''Spectre:'''  General Nondi is down!

'''Peter:'''  This is Archon Peter Steiner-Davion.  You are commanded to power down and stand to.  Failure to comply will be met with lethal force.  

'''Bryce:'''  We yield!  This is Lieutenant Colonel Bryce.  All Guard units power down.  The planet is yours, sir.  

'''Castle:'''  We did it!

'''Spectre:'''  Yes!  Yes we did.

===AFTERMATH===

'''Spectre:'''  With the defeat of Nondi Steiner, the backbone of the [[LAAF]] soon broke.  The history books claim it was Peter who took down the General of the Armies.   Who were we to quibble over the credit?   We were paid well for our part.  We took up with the new Archon on a long-term security detail.   It was a pretty cushy job until the winds of discontent came blowing in from [[Terra]].   Of course, that’s another story all together.

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