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| The Temple: Chapter 1 | | | Author: | | | IP: | XXXX | | Date: | 12/02/99 03:12 | | Game Type: | Other | | Labels: | none | | Report Rating: , # of Ratings: 1, Max: 5, Min: 5
Lifetime Rating for ~Phoenix-Flame~: 5.0000 |  | The Temple
Chapter 1
It was a seemingly peaceful day on the humid jungle planet... But looks can be decieving. A small patroll of 2 marines, a firebat assault trooper, and a medic patrolled a canyon leading to a resource node near their base of operations. On top of the northern canyon rim were the remnants of an ancient temple, presumably a protoss temple. The sun shone brightly, illuminating almost everything, except the crevices of the canyon walls.
One of the marines, named Andy, commented to the rest of his patroll, "I wonder how long ago those temples were built?"
"There's no telling." responded George, the other marine.
The firebat, John, joined in the conversation, "I read a book about these temples, some scientists theorize that it was not even the protoss who built them! But a race closely associated with them!"
The medic, Caroline, also joined in, "Well, they are spooky all the same, and I'd rather avoid them. The enemy could easily ambush you in one of those old temple complexes."
Suddenly their conversation was interrupted by the distant thunder or arcalite cannons.
Andy, startled, radioed base, "Partoll 07-a to home base, home base do you copy?"
"We copy you, patroll 07-a," responded a communications officer from inside the command center, "what do you need?"
"We hear sieg tanks opening up on something, it sounds like it is coming from the east, what's going on out there?"
"A protoss encampment has just been discovered on the eastern plateu, and is being shelled from a nearby platue to tie up its defenses while we prepare an assault. Your patroll has been ordered to meet up with the rest of the assault force near the old walled temple in the valley between the plateus."
"Yessir. Ok, lets get moving twoard the old walled temple in the valley, we will meet up with an assault force there, we will be attacking a protoss encampment."
The group proceeded twoard the temple complex, as wraith fighters and valkryie frigates flew overhead, with the occasional dropship.
Suddenly Andy's headgear radio crackled to life, "Patroll 07-a, stop where you are, you are to be picked up by a dropship and participate in a landing on the island fortress to the southeast."
Apparently the rest of the partoll had recieved the same orders, and halted where they stood. After a few minutes a dropship with an escort of 2 wraiths landed, and the patroll boarded.
The dropship took off and headed toward the northwest. John asked the pilot why they were heading that way. The pilot responded by telling him they were meeting up with the assault fleet. Looking out the porthole, Andy saw a cluster of starports, with the bunkers surrounding the small plateu in the middle of the island. SCVs wre busy mining crystals, and harvasting vespian gas from a large refinery. A few supply depots were on the island, to keep the fleet in the air. A pair of huge behemoth class battlecruisers were patroling the outskirts of the island, along with half a dozen valkryie frigates and a squadron of wraith fighters. 3 more dropships were with the fleet, and they soon formed up in formation with the dropship Andy's patroll was traveling aboard. They flew over the temple complex, where dozens of infantry, vehicals, and spacecraft preparing to assault the protoss encampment. A pair of science vessels flew up to join the fleet as it neared the fortress island.
The battlecruisers took up positions around the island, and the wraiths and valkryies set up a blockade. The might yamoto cannons of the battlecruisers began powering up, as corsairs and scouts flew up to intercept the fleet. The wraiths cloaked, valkryie rockets began to fly, and laster blasts began to strike at the protoss fleet. EMP blastes took down shields... The battle had begun.
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