Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine (full title) is a story by Stephan A. Frabartolo that was published online on BattleCorps on 07 November 2010 together with its companion story, Feather Vs Mountain. It was originally conceived as the second part of Feather versus Mountain.

The stories tie into the novel Wolves on the Border, taking a closer look at the events that lead up to the death of Jerry Akuma.

Teaser text

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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.

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Plot summary

Having gained the initiative over the Ryuken-ichi in the fighting in the city of Cerant on An Ting, Wolf's Dragoons have begun their final attack to push the enemy forces off-planet. Having penetrated deep the Kurita lines, a small ad-hoc force of fast units under Captain Dechan Fraser spearheads the advance behind enemy lines in hopes of delivering a decapitation blow against the enemy HQ before they can evacuate. Their advance grinds to a halt just short of their objective, however, and Dragoon MechWarrior Thomas West finds a cunning enemy in a lowly 15-ton SecurityMech to be their most dangerous opponent. Instead of admitting defeat, West recalls his Clan heritage in the end and calls down indirect LRM fire on him in the end.

Ultimately, three Dragoon 'Mechs (at least) are disabled or destroyed while buying an opportunity for Fraser's damaged Shadow Hawk to punch through and proceed towards Government House on Central Square.

Featured characters

• Thomas West
• Dechan Fraser
• Thom Dominguez
• Gatlin
• Calvin Wakeman
• Willard Gibbs (by implication; not explicitly named)

Featured places

• An Ting (City of Cerant)

Featured uits

• Wolf's Dragoons
• Ryuken-ichi
• An Ting PoliceMech detachment

Featured BattleTech

'Mechs

• Charger
• Griffin
• Ostscout
• Quickdraw
• Shadow Hawk
• Warhammer
• Wasp (WSP-1W variant)
• Wolverine
• Guard SecurityMech (by implication and description; not explicitly named)