XCOM: Knights Blue

I. Operation Gatecrasher Part 1

We walked through a heavily populated plaza. Advent Security Scanners were on, made evident as a female citizen was randomly scanned and stopped, and there seemed to be extra guards posted. Advent propaganda was playing, something about reporting suspicious activity to "build a better tomorrow." I tuned it out.

"Approaching position. You were right. The assassination of the ambassador spread the Advent garrison thin. They definitely got their hands full," said Hope "Reaper" Smith.

Hope was a girl who didn't like taking s***. She was about 5'5". She had electric blue hair with chestnut brown highlights (unlike my hair, which was just chestnut brown). Her hairstyle was a emo-like hairstyle. She was from a Japanese-descent (I was from a French-descent).

I knew Hope since childhood. Preschool, to be exact. Out of my original group of friends, called the Gamer Blue, she was the only one I still had contact with. She had given me the idea of joining XCOM in the first place.

I'd sacrifice anything to save her. I'd let millions suffer just so she could live. I would-

"Roger Reaper," Central said, taking me out my thoughts.

Returning to the mission, Central and I got into a line to enter an Advent gathering site. Hope was already in the gathering site, as a part of the plan. We waited a bit.

After a while, Central said over the comms to Shen, "Prep Gatecrasher. 60 Seconds."

No response came. None was needed.

At this time, Menace 1-5 was already deployed. Their mission was to destroy an Advent statue. This would cause mass confusion among the Advent ranks. It would also stretch out the garrison even more; they had to both "apprehend" (eliminate) Imperator and "repel" (eliminate) Menace 1-5 at the same time.

We would, hopefully, complete our mission virtually unopposed.

Central walked toward the Advent security scanner, guarded by four Advent Troopers and one Officer. As he walked through the the scanner, it sounded an alarm. This was the result of Central carrying a revolver in his coat (part of the plan). The Advent soldiers went on high alert.

"Halt!" one of the Troopers cried.

Central did as asked (ordered).

Please let this ploy work, I silently prayed.

The Officer walked up to Central. "Mor Balaten," he said in his alien language.

Central didn't respond, so the officer hit him in the gut with his rifle.

"Dad!" I yelled, playing the role of a daughter looking out for her aging father. As I reached out to pick him up, one of the Troopers raised his rifle at me. I slowly backed off.

The Troopers began to talk to each other in their alien language. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Hope walk up to an Advent Police Truck. She was wearing a leather jacket and black jeans with black boots. I saw her plant an X4 charge on the Police Truck. I didn't physically show it, (not to alert the soldiers, who didn't see her) but I was extremely happy.

"Mor Balaten!" The Officer told Central again.

Central simply got up. The Advent Officer made no attempt to keep him down. He glanced at Hope, who had finished setting the X4 charge and was walking away.

"Now," Central said to Hope over the comms.

I dropped to the floor and put up my arms to shield myself.

Hope pressed the button on the detonator.

Boom...

The combined force of the X4 charge and the truck's explosion sent the Advent forces flying away in all directions. Central did what I did to protect himself. I felt intense heat go towards my direction.

When it was over, Central and I got up. All of the Advent troops were dead. Civilians were screaming and running away. The security station was wrecked.

"Shen, did you get that?" Central asked.

"Signal received. Loud and Clear. Alright Gatecrasher, your turn," Shen replied.

I heard the DZX-4F1 Mark II Skyranger dropship XCOM uses fly overhead, heading to assist us in our mission.

We walked over to Hope, stepping over wreckage and dead Advent troops.

Hope was just standing there, cheering.

"Take that mothertf*****s! Yeah!"

"Save the celebrations for after the mission," Central told her.

"Aww," Hope playfully make a pouty face, "You're no fun."

Central didn't respond. As he walked to a nearby car, I looked at Hope. As I did, we both began to laugh hysterically.

"Zip it," Central said, which caused us to laugh even more.

Central just sighed and opened the trunk of the car, making it obvious that someone from the Resistance put the car there. He pulled out three duffle bags. He tossed one to Hope and one to me.

"Gear up."

I opened the bag. Inside, there was my suit of Kevlar Armor, an XCOM bandana, Aviator sunglasses, a standard-issue CFD-175C assault rifle, a CZX-271 pistol, and one Fragmentation Grenade. I put on the armor, put on the bandana and sunglasses, and loaded the assault rifle and pistol with fresh magazines. Hope's bag contained the same items as mine did, although her armor was a different color than mine (Hope's armor was black and mine was teal). Central's bag had a Kevlar vest and a heavily-modified CFD-175C.

I could hear gunfire coming from two distant directions.

Looks like Menace 1-5 began their mission. Let's begin ours.

"Get in," Central said as he moved to the driver's seat of the car. I moved to the passenger's seat and Hope went to the backseat.

"Let's go," Central said.

He started the car and began to drive to the objective.

"This had better be worth it," Hope said.

"Trust me," Central replied, "This could be the difference between Victory or Defeat."

Gee, no pressure there.

At least Hope is by my side. I wouldn't want anyone else.

Okay guys, that's chapter one.
Now, this chapter would be the intro of XCOM 2, and the next chapter would be the actual mission.
Some notable differences would be the assassination part (didn't actually happen), both Central's mission and Menace 1-5's mission both occurring, and the fact that Central has two XCOM operatives with him (there was only one in the game).
Also, the names of the assault rifle, pistol, and the Skyranger are made up (as well as any other weapon or vehicle names I say). Any resemblance to actual weapons or vehicles is completely coincidental.
I'm still open to feedback.
Next time: Janet, Hope and Central enact their mission.
Warlord out.