WCGW Chpt 212

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==Chapter 212 - What Could Go Wrong==
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Boulsi (Former Outworlds System)
21st September, 3045
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The unit's cooks were not professional butchers by any means, but they had managed to salvage an astounding 3,983 lbs. of meat from one of the 4,000 kg animals that one of the experts brought along had identified genetically engineered Bison. The smell of cooking meat wafted across the landing zone and soon for the first time in months for most of them, they ate freshly cooked meat. It was a massive boost in morale because you could only go so long on a almost vegan diet or combat rations before you dreaded mealtime. 
"I am not sure how they actually did it, but everything I can find about the original Bison from Terra gives their usual weight of about 1,000 kg to 2,000 kg. These are 3 to 4 times as big. But they still look just like the picture in the database I have. Just much bigger." Cole Younger, Zoologist, said as he cut another chunk of steak from his plate. "Damn, this is excellent."
"I could care less how it was done, but how many can we bring down and carry back home with us. I am sick of veggies or packaged meat crap." Sergeant Carson Teller said while chewing a mouthful of steak.
"Might rethink that, Carson, your a grunt. If you are not inside a Battlemech, those beasts are going to stomp like my Battlemech would. They banged up my Mongoose pretty good. Nothing major, but I damn sure would not want to come across one outside of my Battlemech." Sergeant Benjamin Hopely replied while gnawing on a massive rib bone.
"That one herd had over 380,000 animals in it, and we spotted quite a few more herds during our patrols over the area, some even larger. About 1300 klicks from here, there is a mountain range or large hills, we thought they were snow covered, but the temperature was too high for that, then we got closer. Sheep, must have been several million of them. Must not be any predators on this planet because there are so many." Lieutenant Christine Sample said around a mouthful of steak.
"What shape was the city in?" Sergeant Benjamin Hopely asked one of the Jump Infantrymen.
"You could tell a fight took place. Weather must not be too bad around here; bunch of cleaning and it could be livable again. Some really large buildings had some massive hooks running the length of the place on rollers. Huge saws and stuff. Guess it was a meat processing plant. Was big enough for these animals. Going to take some serious cleaning before I would want to eat anything from there though." Corporal Janet Mcfadden replied as she put her plate down, she was stuffed.
"We boost back to the Jump Point tomorrow; we have completed our immediate mission which was a full scan and possible look around on the surface. No signs of habitation by people, but there are animals galore here. The cooks are going to butcher the rest of the Bison so that we can pass the meat off to the work parties. Give them a treat. So, eat up folks, we are going home and no telling when we will have fresh meat again." Colonel Alfred Dortman said as he walked to get another steak.
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