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Chapter Two

Special Forces Unit Omega
Pod 18: AV trooper "Winged Demon" model Serial Number H311 BR1N G3R, accompanying A.I.s Athena and Ares. Combat log commencing.

I watched the rest of the pre-combat checklist countdown as Athena, my Armor Specialist A.I., ran the armor specs checklist on the lower left of my helmet's HUD. It read:

Cold Fusion Reactor: Activity normal, heat levels green, structural integrity 100%.
Shielding Matrix: Active, fully functional.
Armor Shock/Stress Lattice: Fully functional, structural integrity 100%
Armor Life Support: Active, fully functional. Medi-gel stock full.
All armor systems online. Functionality… Well within the green zone. Ready for battle.

Ares, my Weapons Specialist A.I., ran a similar checklist on all of my weapons. This list was on the bottom right of my HUD, and was far more interesting. It read:

ELRAT-7 Anti-Material rifle: Loaded, fully functional.
Left SRAPW-22: Loaded, fully functional.
Right SRAPW-22: Loaded, fully functional.
Vorporal Claws: Chain launchers functional. Anti-matter bladed edges functional.
Anti-Grav Wings: Anti-grav nodes functional. Anti-matter blades functional.
Check list complete. Arsenal is loaded and fully functional. Let's go kick some ass.

I couldn't help but smile at the comments my A.I.s left at the end of their checklists.

Athena: "Brace for impact T-minus 5 minutes."

I checked my harness again. It was go to go. I grabbed the handles built into the insides of the pod.

Athena: "Impact in T-minus 60 seconds."

I tensed my knees and braces for the bone rattling impact that I knew was to come. I was not disappointed. The pod may have deployed its brakes early on, but it still hit the ground going 200 meters per second. I unclipped myself from my harness, and pressed a button on the side of the pod. It opened up like a lotus blossom, all smooth ablative coated plates and precision mechanisms. I stepped out of the pod, and climbed out of the 15 foot deep 10 foot wide crater that my pod made. I unclipped my SRAPW-22 submachine guns, and headed off to the rendezvous point with one in each hand.

Description
Chapter Two

Special Forces Unit Omega
Pod 18: AV trooper "Winged Demon" model Serial Number H311 BR1N G3R, accompanying A.I.s Athena and Ares. Combat log commencing.

I watched the rest of the pre-combat checklist countdown as Athena, my Armor Specialist A.I., ran the armor specs checklist on the lower left of my helmet's HUD. It read:

Cold Fusion Reactor: Activity normal, heat levels green, structural integrity 100%.
Shielding Matrix: Active, fully functional.
Armor Shock/Stress Lattice: Fully functional, structural integrity 100%
Armor Life Support: Active, fully functional. Medi-gel stock full.
All armor systems online. Functionality… Well within the green zone. Ready for battle.

Ares, my Weapons Specialist A.I., ran a similar checklist on all of my weapons. This list was on the bottom right of my HUD, and was far more interesting. It read:

ELRAT-7 Anti-Material rifle: Loaded, fully functional.
Left SRAPW-22: Loaded, fully functional.
Right SRAPW-22: Loaded, fully functional.
Vorporal Claws: Chain launchers functional. Anti-matter bladed edges functional.
Anti-Grav Wings: Anti-grav nodes functional. Anti-matter blades functional.
Check list complete. Arsenal is loaded and fully functional. Let's go kick some ass.

I couldn't help but smile at the comments my A.I.s left at the end of their checklists.

Athena: "Brace for impact T-minus 5 minutes."

I checked my harness again. It was go to go. I grabbed the handles built into the insides of the pod.

Athena: "Impact in T-minus 60 seconds."

I tensed my knees and braces for the bone rattling impact that I knew was to come. I was not disappointed. The pod may have deployed its brakes early on, but it still hit the ground going 200 meters per second. I unclipped myself from my harness, and pressed a button on the side of the pod. It opened up like a lotus blossom, all smooth ablative coated plates and precision mechanisms. I stepped out of the pod, and climbed out of the 15 foot deep 10 foot wide crater that my pod made. I unclipped my SRAPW-22 submachine guns, and headed off to the rendezvous point with one in each hand.