RWI Intrepid

The **RWI *Intrepid*** is a modified Defender-class Frigate MK.I used by Red Wood Industries during the Green Drone War. It was captained by Commander Sam Reed and was destroyed during the Rescue of Craz.

## History

### The Green Drone War

#### Introduction

At the start of the Green Drone War, the RWI *Intrepid* was attached to the RWI *Valiant*'s fleet at Monus III, which the Green Drone Armada (GDA) quickly attacked in force. After the RWI *Malta* and numerous other RWI starships fell, the RWI *Intrepid* remained in high orbit of the planet for several days, evading the Green Drones’ sensors.

One day, the *Intrepid*’s First Officer was alerted to an intercepted distress call from a man named Captain Jack Roberts, a former RWI captain who left and started a colony on an unidentified Earth-like planet. Roberts and his Colonist Survivors had hacked a GDA transmitter tower and sent a distress call to any RWI forces nearby. The *Intrepid*, being in high orbit in the shadow of a large asteroid, picked up the message. The officer rushed to the bridge to inform Commander Sam Reed of this update, and the *Intrepid* immediately moved in towards the planet and the coordinates Captain Roberts had provided.

The *Intrepid* arrived just in time to save the Colonists from being captured by the GDA, who had attacked their base, Bastion Outpost, with a Scourge-class Carrier and a large number of fighters. Reed deployed the V-203 fighter wing, Green Squadron, which quickly dealt with the remaining fighters, and had the main cannon of the *Intrepid* fire three shots at the carrier. The carrier’s engine pod was damaged and the warship retreated. Two Valkyrie-class Dropships landed at the Bastion’s front door and dropped off supplies for the Colonists. Reed himself met with Roberts to talk about the possibility of rescuing Craz, a captured teammate and friend of Roberts, and attacking the GDA headquarters on the planet. The *Intrepid* left soon after to land and set up a forward operating base nearby. A few days later, Reed dispatched Sergeant Jenkins to the GDA base to investigate rumors surrounding Craz and something else important to the GDA. He also sent a message to the Colonists, who came in their mobile base, the *Keep*, a short time later.

#### Attacking the GDA Base

The *Intrepid*, Green Squadron, the *Keep*, and a few other small rovers belonging to the Colonists soon set out to attack the GDA’s headquarters. They came across a large bridge over a canyon, which the drones had set up defenses at. The *Intrepid* provided fire support while the colonists fought their way across. At least one V-203 was shot down during the engagement, and all the Colonists’ support vehicles were destroyed or too damaged to carry on. The *Keep* then smashed its way into the drones’ base and the colonists deployed themselves inside. The *Intrepid* remained in the skies above to fend off any counterattacks.

#### Destruction

As a fire team of soldiers returned to the *Intrepid* aboard a Valkyrie dropship, all the scanners on the frigate were suddenly jammed. Reed sounded red alert as two GDA destroyers appeared. One destroyer fired its Atlas Superlaser into the *Intrepid*’s starboard hull, disabling its side thrust. The *Intrepid* retaliated with a barrage from its main Mk3 Heavy Cannon, which grounded one of the enemy ships. Against the urging of an officer to retreat, Reed ordered another salvo. However the main cannon was still reloaded, and the second drone ship fired its laser, nearly severing the *Intrepid* in half. As the ship began to fall from the sky, Reed ordered the black box to be activated and yelled for the crew to brace themselves for a crash. The *Intrepid* crashed into the plains a few kilometers from the GDA base.

#### Aftermath

With the exception of Commander Reed, all other crew members aboard the ship were killed upon crashing. Jack and the Colonists, having rescued Craz but failing to retrieve the Artifact, drove the *Keep* over and rescued Reed. They tried to escape back to the Bastion to hold out, but the bridge was blown up before they could cross, trapping them with another GDA destroyer and countless fighters inbound.

Before they could be finished off, reinforcements from the RWI *Valiant*, the Daedalus-class Battleship in charge of the fleet the Intrepid belonged to, arrived to extract the Colonists and Reed. Four V-203s occupied the destroyer while two Valkyries landed and evacuated the Colonists just as the destroyer blasted the *Keep* with its laser. The remains of the *Intrepid* were left on the planet.

## Legacy

Commander Reed continued to serve with the colonists, who were reinstated as official RWI personnel. Even though Reed served on many different ships through the rest of the war, he continued to wear the *Intrepid* patch on his sleeves, signifying his devotion to the ship.