Part 67: Mission 67: Ragnarok

There were no more prepartions to make. No more obstacles in our way. Before us lay the final stronghold of the Forces of Darkness. After all of the terror and fighting, suffering and death, we finally had our chance to bring this war to an end, and today it would end, one way or another.

Mission 67: Ragnarok

Attending:
Lazarus (Forlorn Hope, Mobile Infantry)
T. Hinman (Ethereal Corps, Mobile Infantry)
Habitually Red (Sane Max's Own, Mobile Infantry)
Gordon Frohman (Concerned Citizens, Mobile Infantry)
Solrick Skaft (Scion of Emer, Mobile Infantry)
Joe Moore (War Boys, Mobile Infantry)
"Doctor" Snark (Mage Killers, Mobile Infantry)
Emil Västerström (Trollhunters, Mobile Infantry)
Mael Radec (Radec's Rhinos, Destructor)
Svetlana Aliyev (Rusalka, Destructor)
Patrick Gallagher (Just In Time, Destructor)
Erik Spanner (The Toolbox, Destructor)
James "Griff" Griffin (Party Crashers, Destructor)
Basil (Paladin, Destructor)
Reginald P. Linux (Doom Squad, Leopard 2A5)
Grandalt Noddington (Tea Battalion, Leopard 2A5)
Hulk Hogan (The Hulkamaniacs, Leopard 2A5)
Aethereon Darkfyre (The Mary Sues, UDES)
Stephen Smith (The Counts of Monty Python, UDES)
Grand Inquisitor Solaus (Balkanian Inquisition, MLRS)
Michael de Boulogne (Chivalric Order of Saint George, MLRS)
Gregor (The Swell Swords, MLRS)
Pusher Bot (The Space Robots, MLRS)
Uzgob (Deff Skwadron, MLRS)
Anil E. Hilated, Esq. (Polite Obliteration, M106)
Cholmondely Featherstonehaugh-Smythe (Sphinx Battery, Roland)
Sigrún Raske (Skysmasher Brigade, Roland)
Roger Murtaugh (Less Than Lethal, Roland)
Bob & Doug McKenzie (Royal Canadian Red-greens, Mi-24)
Vlasta Devínská (Paper Tigers, Universal 2R)
Charles C Thuluu (Strange Aeons, Universal 2R)



The objectives of this operation were twofold: first, to destroy the Gate, leaving the Forces of Darkness without any hope of receiving aid from their homeworld. According to our engineers' calculations, the Terminator-equipped Destructors would have the firepower for the job, so they'd save time waiting on a demo team. There, they would rendezvous with a special officer armed with the Darksword. Once he arrived, they would begin their second task, the decapitation of the enemy's leadership, most importantly Murdanur, the only one with the power to complete the Titan summoning ritual. Stranded on our world, with their commanders dead and all hope of using their doomsday weapon gone, the remaining Forces of Darkness on Earth would collapse to the World Alliance.



Mael Radec: Alright, people. I know how it is. The biggest, most important battle of our lives, a battle that'll go down in the history books if anyone's left to write them, is about to start. You're probably expecting me to give some big speech, but I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. For one thing, time is running out. Even if it weren't, you all know what's at stake today. You know where we began, how far we've gone, and what we've accomplished. Don't stop killing, don't slow down for anything until either the job's done or you're dead. Everyone got that?
All: SIR, YES, SIR!



Vlasta Devínská: Plateau ahead, looks clear.



Sigrún Raske: Looks like the path might split here.
Griff: Shit, and we don't know exactly where the Gate is, do we?
"Doctor" Snark: Unfortunately, no. We've narrowed it down enough that it shouldn't take too long to find, though.
Mael Radec: Any amount of time is too long. Be ready to split up if it isn't nearby!



Patrick Gallagher: Guess we'll see what's over this way, then.



Bob McKenzie: Fire from across the chasm, eh!



Doug McKenzie: Careful, there's a lot of it.



Joe Moore: Oh, shit. There's a lot of Mammoths, too.



"Doctor" Snark: We've gotta move quick, while their air defenses are recharging! Those Mammoths could wipe out our artillery from there!



Solrick Skaft: There we go! That should make things a lot easier on the ground crews.



Charles C Thuluu: Enemies up ahead, southeast. Looks like demons, mostly.



Basil: Right, biggest threat first!



Mael Radec: Nice shooting, Basil!
Hulk Hogan: YOU RIPPED THAT BLOCK OF SHIT RIGHT IN HALF, BROTHERRRRR!
Basil: That's the Terminator for you. The lack of armor won't hurt if the enemy can't ever get close enough to kill us!



Mael Radec: We've got things under control here! The rest of you, head down the other path! Move it!




Erik Spanner: Oh look, someone thinks they can get in our way!



Erik Spanner: Horses are bad against tanks no matter how much magical bullshit you pile on top.



Uzgob: Dere's more where that came from!



Stephen Smith: Damn, not used to being able to shred enemy troops like that. It's weird being something other than a moving wall.



Roger Murtaugh: Just mopped up the last of them to the southeast. Let's see what else is down here.



Stephen Smith: Look out, Pred-



Erik Spanner: These things are too goddamn fast!



Griff: Everyone get ready, the next wave's here!



Erik Spanner: Fuckfuckfuck, stop shooting me! I came too far to die now!



Erik Spanner: YOU GODDAMN FUCKING-



Erik Spanner: ...Oh. It's over. If you all don't mind, I'm going to get the hell away from the frontline until I'm sure my tank won't fall apart.



Solaus: Breorn, we've got a Breorn! It'll be on top of us any minute now!



Uzgob: Love to help, boss, but our rockets can't scratch de damn thing.



Griff: Raske? The hell you doing shooting at ground targets?
Sigrún Raske: I'm doing it so you don't have to! Hurry up and kill that Breorn, we're fucked if it reaches us!



Griff: Well then, let's make it count!



Reginald P. Linux: I finished off the Predators. Just in case we don't have the firepower to take out the Breorn.



Svetlana Aliyev: Luckily, Reggie, we do.
Erik Spanner: Seems like you can solve any problem with a big enough gun!



Patrick Gallagher: Birds down. We should find out where they're coming from!



Doug McKenzie: I have a feeling it's somewhere around here, eh!



Bob McKenzie: Or maybe it was a Knight.
Doug McKenzie: They throw freeze bolts too.



Solaus: Why don't we narrow down the possibilities?
Doug McKenzie: Oh, right, it's Magicians that throw Freeze Bolts, not Conjurers.



Mael Radec: North team, this area was a dead end. We're coming up your way.



Bob McKenzie: Might want to be careful, eh.
Doug McKenzie: Things are a bit hairy over here.



"Doctor" Snark: In that case, let's do some shaving.




Emil Västerström: Jesus, they were all over me!



Bob McKenzie: I can see why, eh.
Gordon Frohman: Might not be a bad idea to wait for the ground crew before we try to fight these guys.



Doug McKenzie: Nah. As the spaceman said, we're running out of time.



Joe Moore: That's it! Now quick, strafe the Knights!



Gordon Frohman: Goddamn, I'm doing so many corkscrews I think I'm gonna be sick. We've gotta take that thing out before it can get off another volley!



Gordon Frohman: Okay, that works.
Habitually Red: Let's keep exploring the area. Our ground forces won't be able to reach it for a while, so we can save a lot of time if the Gate's here.




Griff: Go ahead, guys. Intel says there's only a small plateau to the northwest, so we should catch up with you soon.



Vlasta Devínská: Actually, hold that thought, guys. My radar's picking up a huge magic signature, and the longer I read it, the more it looks like a...



Vlasta Devínská: It's there! The last Gate is there!
Mael Radec: Then charge it! All Destructors! We've got to take it out!
Vlasta Devínská: ...Shit. The Dark Lord just came through! I knew they were getting reinforcements, but I didn't know that included him!
Mael Radec: ...Alright, change of plans. We need to fall back and get the Darksword airlifted in ASAP. All units, do whatever you can to stall the Dark Lord! This could be our chance to kill him!
Vlasta Devínská: Wait, wait! He's not coming for us, he's heading... east? What's there?
Charles C Thuluu: I think I know! I just picked up an energy spike from that direction. My God, I've never seen one this high! He must be using his magic to speed along the summoning ritual. With that much power going into the spell, there's no telling... how... little...
Charles C Thuluu: So, um. Guys? New reading just came in on my wide-band receiver.
Mael Radec: What's it say, Thuluu?



Charles C Thuluu: I'm pretty sure it says we're fucked.