WCGW Chpt 5

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==Chapter 5 - What Could Go Wrong==
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18 December 3039
Breed (Federated Commonwealth)
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The knock at the door brought Captain David Mitchell's head up from reading an after-action report from the 205th Light Horse Regiment and their actions before pulling out of the Periphery. He laid the report down and walked to the door.
"Yeah, who is it." He said through the door
"Master Sergeant Caldwell sir." Came the reply, at which Captain Mitchell unlocked the door and opened it up.
"Come on in Master Sergeant. What can I do for you." Captain Mitchell asked while closing the door behind his unexpected guest.
"Thought you would like to know that the NAIS team will arrive via command circuit on the 28th. We got word that they will be taking the Battlemaster and every other piece of advanced tech we recovered." Master Sergeant Caldwell replied
"We knew they were coming, so no surprise there." Captain Mitchell said while reaching into a cooler beside his chair and handing the cold beer to Master Sergeant Caldwell "Take a seat Master Sergeant Caldwell."
Master Sergeant Caldwell took the offered beer and picked up some books from a chair and sat down. He glanced at the titles. History of the Outworlds Alliance, History of the Star League Defense Force, The SLDF: A Study of the Largest Military, Department of Meta Engineering: Doing the Impossible. He grunted, "Doing a little light reading I see?"
"I like to broaden my knowledge when I can." Captain Mitchell said, taking a pull on his beer.
"From the looks of that stack of books and all that paper we carried over here the other night, well it looks like you're doing more than broadening your knowledge. You're planning something, something big I reckon. Well, I want in on its, sir." Master Sergeant Caldwell said
"Nothing is confirmed yet Master Sergeant. Truth is, I am broadening my knowledge right now. I like to have some idea of what I am about to get into before diving in headfirst." Captain Mitchell replied
"Yeah, well I have been around you over 4 years now and I know when something is up. Whatever you're moving towards, you're bound to need a good mechanic with a working knowledge of other trades. I am that person. I might even be able to convince others to join up, when that time comes." Master Sergeant Caldwell said
"Okay Top, your in. But I am being honest here, nothing is set in stone. Not yet. This stays between us, no further. Is that clear?" Captain Mitchell replied
"Yes sir. So what are we moving towards?" Master Sergeant Caldwell asked
"Well right now, we are in the early research phase. But if we can locate a good target for our resources, well we might head out and see what we find. It could be a bust or it could make us all rich. Either way, it might be one hell of an adventure." Captain Mitchell said
"Outworlds Alliance huh, Periphery. Dangerous territory. I hope you plan on more than just us three, I assume Corporal Davis is all in on this." Master Sergeant Caldwell said
"That is where our source is pointing us. To be honest, I have not given that much thought since I have not located a good target yet. We have some leads, but their locations do not appear on any star maps I have looked at. How do you find something that no longer exists on any maps?" Captain Mitchell explained
"Well, running to Comstar and asking for help is probably out the window. Problem is, who the hell do you trust with? This kind of information gets people killed." Master Sergeant Caldwell said
"It sure could. And going to Comstar would be a really bad idea. I have toyed with approaching High Command to maybe sponsor a recovery mission. But even then, I have reservations. I do not want to get screwed if we did find something of value." Captain Mitchell replied
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