X-COM II: The Earth’s Revenge (Part IX)

[Blade6119]

im not sure you are one to talk about being a traitor Kodos...we saw what you did to the simpsons numerous times!~

[Tasan]

A phone call breaks the still of the night. Tasan's wife reaches over, and answers the phone. Tasan II runs into the room, just in time to see his mother cry. There is no need for an explanation. With steel resolve, Tasan II turns, heads to his room, and starts packing his gear. His brothers, Tasan III, IV, V, and VI, all help him. Dismissing his mother's pleas he heads out the door and catches the first bus to the airport. He has only one mission, one plan. Revenge. He pulls out his cell phone and calls XCom command.

[Barkeep49]

*Answers the phone*

Oh... you guys are serious? You mean I don't just get to collect my check each month as I live my life? Oh ok then... I guess I'll report for duty.

[tucker342]

ouch, tough mission.... Hopefully Sachmo is okay....

[Craptacular]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

A plasma blast flashes across the gap and drills Naiwf in the faceplate, snapping his head back, shattering the faceplate, and driving hot pieces of glass back into Naiwf’s face. One large shard knifes into Naiwf’s left eye, slices it in half, and embeds itself two inches deep into Naiwf’s head. ...

A fierce pain tears through Naiwf’s skull, but he shakes his head…and stays up! ...
After a moment, Naiwf reaches up with his hands, grabs hold of the piece of glass sticking out of his eye, and pulls. Two inches of Crappy glass come out of the socket, and blood streams down Naiwf’s face and into his armor. A wave of black nausea washes over him, but he stays on his feet and bites through the pain. The Time opens a Medi-Kit, pulls out a patch, and rips it into quarters. He drops three of the pieces, and then carefully sticks the remaining one over Naiwf’s shattered socket. The whole procedure takes less than a minute. Naiwf gives a quick thumbs up as the pain killers stream into his head. The two men continue their advance.

Now that is one tough mofo!!!

[NAIWF]

Originally Posted by Craptacular

Now that is one tough mofo!!!

Any kind of medal come with that sort of service under pressure? I even killed the last sectoid with just one eye working

[Poli]

and one hand behind your back.

[kingfc22]

Naiwf, way to go last mission. That was crazy.

[Thomkal]

I think the only appropriate response to that mission report is: Holy Crap!
I hope the Asia Com group doesn't meet the same kind of resistance-we can't afford more losses like this mission.

[Coffee Warlord]

As long as there is Grizzled Sergeant CWII, there will always be hope, even if he has to beat Sectoids to death with the appendages of fallen agents!

[Japherwaki]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Japh is one really lucky bastard, though. Knocked off the ramp on the way out, shot in the shoulder later, and survives a charge into the UFO.

No kidding. I remember my stats when I started out. I thought I'd be lucky to survive my first mission, much less nine.

Now, about my arm. Is it still there? Or am I about to be a recipient of the X-Com Organ Donation Program?

[Peregrine]

I'm definitely up for guard duty

[Northwood_DK]

Ready for duty

[RealDeal]

Normally, I bitch anytime EU Com goes on a mission that I'm not included on. This time, however, I think I'll just keep quiet and count my blessings.

[fantastic flying froggies]

Damn, just caught up reading that last mission... that was brutal...

RIP guys...

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by RealDeal

Normally, I bitch anytime EU Com goes on a mission that I'm not included on. This time, however, I think I'll just keep quiet and count my blessings.

Ditto.

[Breeze]

Damn, I get 5 kills and I don't feel like having a drink to celebrate. I think I'll have a few to forget what just happened though.

Anyone want to join me?

[Lokugh]

I am reporting.

[sachmo71]

I think Coffee should get a medal. What a stud.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by sachmo71

I think Coffee should get a medal. What a stud.

I agree!

[SplitPersonality1]

Reading the transcripts of the German mission caused the following internal dialogue between the two main personalities within SplitP.

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

Dang it.

Rest in peace, fellas.

SplitP-A: Shouldn't that be "Rest in pieces". :rimshot:

SplitP-B: Very tacky, bro.

SplitP-A: Just trying to use humor to relieve the stress.

SplitP-B: Better luck next time.

SplitP-A: Do you think we could pull a Naiwf? That guy was awesome!

SplitP-B: I'm not sure. We do outnumber any opponent we face. Maybe we have the strength and stamina of multiple men as well.

SpitP-A: I hope so.....Oh crap. Hear that? The alarms are sounding again. Looks like we might found out sooner rather thatn later. Good luck.

SplitP-B: You too.

SplitP-A: That goes for the rest of you as well.

SplitP-C through SplitP-Q: Thanks.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Update

Sachmo III survived the short ride back to X-COM headquarters. Once there, Crappy and his staff were able to pump enough snytho-blood in him to stablize his systems. Sachmo III is going to live. Whether he'll fight again is another question. Crappy will operate tonight. He'll attempt to use Tasan's knee as a bridge to get Sachmo III's lower leg back on. We'll know more tomorrow about the outcome.

Naiwf will get one of Blade's eyes, as Blade seemed to hit a lot more of his targets than Tasan did. The color of the eyes don't match, but it should work. All's good.

Japherwaki II won't need any unused body parts. Crappy should be able to sew him up easily.

Shortly after the EU COM Skyranger lands, ASIA COM heads into battle against the second UFO. Another biggie. More Sectoids.

On board:
Split Personality III, Rich, Jeff Nights II, Danny Van Halen, Condors II, Render II, Travis III, Zippy II, Fonzie II, Calis.

Good luck men.

As an aside, we'll move to a new thread with Sunday's mission, as this one is getting kind of long. I'll post a link here when we do.

[Poli]

Rock on.

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Sachmo III survived the short ride back to X-COM headquarters. Once there, Crappy and his staff were able to pump enough snytho-blood in him to stablize his systems. Sachmo III is going to live. Whether he'll fight again is another question. Crappy will operate tonight. He'll attempt to use Tasan's knee as a bridge to get Sachmo III's lower leg back on. We'll know more tomorrow about the outcome.

Try to not get that blown off, it served me well. As for my eyes, throw them in the nearest fire.

[Katon]

Sorry I missed the call-up. If you still need someone to move to the big bases, I'm available.

[tucker342]

Well, I hope the next mission isn't as bad as that one was....

[Godzilla Blitz]

Tucker: Me too. That was a painful mission. It was a hell of a lot of fun to play though. It seemed like every time I moved there were aliens bearing down on us. Fun stuff.

Katon: No problem. You'll be at the top of the list for the next one. I'm thinking, too, that we might bring AFRICA COM on line as a full, attack base sometime next month, if we have enough money to do so. We're getting overwhelmed with UFO attacks and could use a fourth assault team. We'll change the transfer order to go: SAM COM, then AFRICA COM.

Split: Good humor! Let's hope that more than half of you stay calm in this upcoming mission.

Sachmo: Yeah, I want to go back and work on those medals sometime soon. I would think Coffee should get something for that. That was a pretty studly effort.

Lokugh, Northwood DK, Peregrine, Barkeep, Raven Hawk, Kingfc, Ardent: Got it. Welcome aboard. We can still take one more person. If were one short tomorrow, I'll add to the call list.

Breeze: You saved the mission. I think 5 kills is close to a record. Raven Hawk might have had a couple more on his "kill-everything-in-sight" mission, but I think you might be second with that performance.

Real: LOL!

Naiwf: I would think your performance is deserving of some kind of medal. You'll at least get the Purple Heart, but I would think the medals committee will give you something more.

Tasan: Sorry about losing you. I needed everyone, and couldn't let you sit in a rocking chair. I thought you were going to be ok after you survived those two head shots, but then that damn Cyberdisc came out of nowhere.

[kingfc22]

Another attack base??? That would be great because it would get me closer to the action. Maybe I could team up with AE and splatter some Sectoids.

[BYU 14]

I am set to carry on the proud BYU legacy (Just ignore the Football team the last 2 years)

[Chief Rum]

Not sure if I am about near ready for active duty, but Chief Rum is ready for active duty when ready. I just wanted to reconfirm that I am checking in.

CR

[PsychoCop]

[Holds a locket while aboard the trooper jet taking him to an undisclosed XCOM base.]

"Dad, I know you never amounted much to anything... specially after dying in a 1-alien mission, in which you were the only casualty... pretty pathetic really... I'll be a SOMEBODY, dad. And I'm going to make sure they forget about the shortness of your XCOM career."

[Kisses the locket and breathes out a sigh.]

[Vince]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Regarding the move up from active duty, we still needed one more person, so I moved up Vince from guard duty to active duty even though he didn't reply yet. This dynasty is his idea, and so he's getting a free pass into action.

Sorry I missed this, GB. Thanks for moving me up...I've been in and out of town recently.

Way to stick it out on that last mission...seems like you did a lot in an adverse situation. Keep up the good work!

[Godzilla Blitz]

Skyranger Transmission

Apparently our new Skyranger pilot refuses to answer the phone.

However, the battle was close enough (southwest Germany) that EU COM could patch through to Jeff Nights II on his headset. He reports...

Encountering light to moderate Sectoid resistance...Have killed several enemy troops...Have establish strong firing position on enemy UFO exits...No casualties suffered...Mission proceeding as planned...Things are looking fine.

[tucker342]

I'm still worried whenever you say the mission went fine

[Fonzie]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Skyranger Transmission

Apparently our new Skyranger pilot refuses to answer the phone.

However, the battle was close enough (southwest Germany) that EU COM could patch through to Jeff Nights II on his headset. He reports...

Encountering light to moderate Sectoid resistance...Have killed several enemy troops...Have establish strong firing position on enemy UFO exits...No casualties suffered...Mission proceeding as planned...Things are looking fine.

I don't suppose any of Jeff Nights II's report sounded like it had a slight Sectoid accent, did it?

[DeToxRox]

Don't die damn you. DON'T DIE.

Huminahuminahumina.

BOOYAH.

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Skyranger Transmission

Apparently our new Skyranger pilot refuses to answer the phone.

However, the battle was close enough (southwest Germany) that EU COM could patch through to Jeff Nights II on his headset. He reports...

Encountering light to moderate Sectoid resistance...Have killed several enemy troops...Have establish strong firing position on enemy UFO exits...No casualties suffered...Mission proceeding as planned...Things are looking fine.

That means it all went to hell, and hes the only one left alive...

[Japherwaki]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Apparently our new Skyranger pilot refuses to answer the phone.

Does anyone else see this as an improvement over our old Skyranger pilot?

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Japherwaki

Does anyone else see this as an improvement over our old Skyranger pilot?

But I liked Dory. She was my favorite character in "Finding Sectoid"

SI

[Godzilla Blitz]

Linky to the new thread:

X-COM II: Part X

See you there!