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Part 9: Into Lecelnan Land the NWU Army March

The juggernaut died instantly, his head exploding in blue and orange sparks. Captain Miller turned to Perseus. "Holy shit Allen- where did you get that?" "Got it in the raid that got me placed in this Task Force." "Well shit-- OK." "Yeah." They further advanced through the building and eventually finding Anders and his separatists waiting for them, who were holding a perimeter that broke when the TFX members arrived.

"Yo, you the guys who killed half the government?" Captain Miller asked Anders. "Yeah, we did that." "Alright, badass, now we're just gonna head up to hang our flag there." Captain Miller pointed to the stairwell. "Yeah, sure, go ahead." Anders showed no resistance, as the TF-X members climbed the stairwell and found themselves atop the building. Captain Miller placed down a flag of the New World Union on a spear, the flag waving in the wind. The SSTB ships that had sailed into the city fired their guns into the atmosphere as a sort of gun salute.

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"Operation Payday Briefing + Prep"

December 8, 35794 - 00:00:00

Staff Sergeant Allen // CODENAME: Perseus

EXTF Base 1, Astera, New World Union

Staff Sergeant Allen teleports to EXTF Base One and talks with the receptionist. "Perseus. What floor?" The receptionist responds. "Oh, ah, floor -3." He gives a nod of acknowledgment to the receptionist and proceeds to an elevator. He takes it down to floor -3 and finds a table with a weapon laying on it, with neon holographic letters above it with his name. He picks up the weapon, an XM338 LMG and takes a few minutes to customize it to his liking, adding optics, muzzle devices, grips, and tactical devices.

After he's finished, he walks into the briefing room, where four other figures are waiting for him. They take some time to introduce themselves. A figure almost entirely covered in vantablack clothing introduces himself and one of the others. "Phantom. EXTF Co-Director. The girl in white, she's Gen, the other co-director." "Ah, great to meet you in person then." Perseus acknowledges them, and they both nod. A guy in heavy customized armor with, frankly, a lot of style, as well as a thick Southern accent for whatever reason, introduces himself.

"Tempus. CEO of Enigma Corps PMC. Also, the EXTF Co-Directors are my adoptive parents if you didn't know." Allen acknowledges this and poses his own question. "Ah, pleasure to meet you. Your codename's Black Dragon Actual, right?" "Damn fuckin' right." He responds. There's another person, a normal-seeming woman with decently long black hair and seemingly normal attire. Tempus now acknowledges her and introduces her to Allen. "Her name's Emilia, codename Typhoon. She's new here, like you."

She gives a quiet wave to Allen with a knowing look at Tempus, then sitting down on a chair. Allen acknowledges her back. "Briefing's starting. Let's go sit." Allen acknowledges this and goes to sit, and in front of them is a hologram that now flickers to life. It's the emperor, again. "I gave all of you the same briefing, and the operation'll actually now be going to happen in a few hours. [refer to ch. 5 for briefing] Just for updated info, they know we exist, but not this operation. It'll be one hell of a surprise."

"For Typhoon and Perseus," He muttered under his breath his approval of Allen's codename. "Real nice codename- anyway I recommend both of you go customize and upgrade your LMGs, select your secondary, and print out some new custom versions of the DoD's next-gen armor prototypes, since we aren't sure what kind of resistance you'll be facing. Perseus, I recommend also customizing and upgrading the M905 revolver you were issued, since you got access to new attachments. Also, clandestine popular votes have given unanimous clearance from the public for this operation."

He nodded. "Roger that Sir." The emperor nodded back, and motioned for them to go get ready. They exited the briefing room, and Allen wasted no time, selecting a TSCAR chambered in .905 AE and speccing (specializing) the system into increased power and ergonomics. He also printed out some custom armor like the emperor had recommended, and even went so far as to get himself an XM105 grenade launcher should 'shit hit the fan', which was also heavily customized, like his XM338 NGIMG. 

He also saw Typhoon similarly upgrading her gear and printing new armor, eventually also gearing up and meeting with the others. Phantom looked around. "I think we're ready, folks. Just put on your Enigma Corps drip." He opened a portal, which lead into the CROS' capital with the smuggled hovercar vehicle at the other end, already inside the secret tunnel. They drove towards the correct elevator, pulling up next to it and leaving the car. The elevator door opens, Phantom selecting the correct floor, and it closes, heading for the New World Union's predesignated attack area, and Operation Payday was now beginning in earnest.

(5430 words, little dip for now bcoz me not sure if i can sustain 6k+)

me sowwy 4 clif hangr 😭😭😭😭

v1.0.0. February 5, 2024, release

v1.0.1. February 6, 2024, small update for a few things

v1.0.2. February 10, 2024, slight rework in briefing

v1.0.3. July 18, 2024, slight edit