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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 5171491" data-attributes="member: 143">Ha, that makes the way that the Drake storyline ended so much more ... interesting. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />* * * * * Interlude: Aftermath (September 9, 2008)* * * The briefing room was crowded.&nbsp; Not only were Drake, Garret, Grace, and Docs Wagner and White present, but several of the X-COM pilots were standing along the back wall, along with most of the Betas and a few engineers that were veteran members of the ship salvage unit, or the &quot;clean up crew,&quot; as they were commonly known to the field operatives. There was a small din of conversation that Garret quieted with a raised hand. &quot;All right.&nbsp; You know this has been coming.&nbsp; The info we've extracted from the Floater navigator that Alpha captured has given us a lead on one of the alien supply routes, including times and trajectories.&nbsp; We're going to stage a little intercept.&nbsp; We know that the aliens are pretty protective of their supply ships, so this is going to be a snatch-and-grab.&quot; At a nod from Garret, Doctor Wagner brought up a map of South America.&nbsp; A bright hashed trail came down from the Pacific Ocean and clipped the southern tip of the continent before moving further south.&nbsp; As Wagner hit keys on the console three more tracks popped up, rising from HQX on an intercept course. &quot;We're going to catch the supply ship here,&quot; she said, indicating a spot on the map.&nbsp; &quot;Karver in Firestorm 1 is going to take out the ship's main engines, force it to land.&nbsp; Then Alpha Team in Skyranger 1 will hit the ground running, neutralize any surviving aliens, secure the Elerium and the ship's data core.&nbsp; Beta Team along with our recovery crew will be on their heels, and will transfer the Elerium supplies to our storage units in Skyranger 2 before the aliens can mount a defense.&nbsp; Firestorm 1 will fly CAP during the extraction, but we'll have to be fast, as we can expect a response quickly.&quot; &quot;Why not just follow the ship to the base, and take it out at the same time?&quot; Perez asked. &quot;Good question,&quot; Garret acknowledged.&nbsp; &quot;And the simple answer is, that we're not ready yet to take on an alien base.&nbsp; There's too much we don't know, but thanks to Alpha's work in bringing us high-ranking aliens to interrogate, we hope to have a plan of attack soon.&nbsp; And we have a few other surprises we're working on as well.&quot; &quot;Any other questions?”&quot;After alien ship secure, what Alpha do then?&quot; Vasily asked. &quot;We put perimeter around crashed ship? We just bug out?&quot;&quot;Once the ship is secure and all aliens are neutralized, return to the Skyranger and prepare to dust off,” Garret replied.&nbsp; “Skyranger 1 does not have any provision for storage of Elerium in any case, so leave that to the recovery team.&nbsp; Beta will provide security for them.&quot;Jane raised her hand.&nbsp; “How much warning will we get from the Hyperwave sensors of what type of aliens will we be facing before we land and are in the thick of it?&quot;Garret looked at Doctor Wagner.&nbsp; “About five minutes,” she replied. “All right,” Garret said.&nbsp; “The mission will commence in approximately four hours, and I need each and every one of you to be ready.&nbsp; Alpha, be ready at 1320 hours; Skyranger 1 will lift off at 1340.”He scanned the room, meeting the eyes of everyone present.&nbsp; “We need that Elerium, people.&nbsp; The outcome of this war might depend upon it.&nbsp; Dismissed.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 5171491, member: 143"] Ha, that makes the way that the Drake storyline ended so much more ... interesting. :) * * * * * [b]Interlude: Aftermath (September 9, 2008)[/b] * * * The briefing room was crowded. Not only were Drake, Garret, Grace, and Docs Wagner and White present, but several of the X-COM pilots were standing along the back wall, along with most of the Betas and a few engineers that were veteran members of the ship salvage unit, or the "clean up crew," as they were commonly known to the field operatives. There was a small din of conversation that Garret quieted with a raised hand. "All right. You know this has been coming. The info we've extracted from the Floater navigator that Alpha captured has given us a lead on one of the alien supply routes, including times and trajectories. We're going to stage a little intercept. We know that the aliens are pretty protective of their supply ships, so this is going to be a snatch-and-grab." At a nod from Garret, Doctor Wagner brought up a map of South America. A bright hashed trail came down from the Pacific Ocean and clipped the southern tip of the continent before moving further south. As Wagner hit keys on the console three more tracks popped up, rising from HQX on an intercept course. "We're going to catch the supply ship here," she said, indicating a spot on the map. "Karver in Firestorm 1 is going to take out the ship's main engines, force it to land. Then Alpha Team in Skyranger 1 will hit the ground running, neutralize any surviving aliens, secure the Elerium and the ship's data core. Beta Team along with our recovery crew will be on their heels, and will transfer the Elerium supplies to our storage units in Skyranger 2 before the aliens can mount a defense. Firestorm 1 will fly CAP during the extraction, but we'll have to be fast, as we can expect a response quickly." "Why not just follow the ship to the base, and take it out at the same time?" Perez asked. "Good question," Garret acknowledged. "And the simple answer is, that we're not ready yet to take on an alien base. There's too much we don't know, but thanks to Alpha's work in bringing us high-ranking aliens to interrogate, we hope to have a plan of attack soon. And we have a few other surprises we're working on as well." "Any other questions?” "After alien ship secure, what Alpha do then?" Vasily asked. "We put perimeter around crashed ship? We just bug out?" "Once the ship is secure and all aliens are neutralized, return to the Skyranger and prepare to dust off,” Garret replied. “Skyranger 1 does not have any provision for storage of Elerium in any case, so leave that to the recovery team. Beta will provide security for them." Jane raised her hand. “How much warning will we get from the Hyperwave sensors of what type of aliens will we be facing before we land and are in the thick of it?" Garret looked at Doctor Wagner. “About five minutes,” she replied. “All right,” Garret said. “The mission will commence in approximately four hours, and I need each and every one of you to be ready. Alpha, be ready at 1320 hours; Skyranger 1 will lift off at 1340.” He scanned the room, meeting the eyes of everyone present. “We need that Elerium, people. The outcome of this war might depend upon it. Dismissed.” [/QUOTE]

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