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Thursday, July 9, 2020

Intervention 555

Infiltration, Penetration, Sabotage, Deception, and Engagement are important parts of a military operation. Twelve Elite Operatives of the IGC wait for deployment on a covert operation. On board the troop drop ship fifteen Lamia worked separate from their counterparts. From the IGC Colossal Class Carrier "Egerus" twenty-seven Drop Ships departed for the world known as Reegvall XX. Currently under invasion by a small Gantronese armada Reegvall XX was a neutral planet full of trading hot spots. Their target was a waterfront to a large city called Gazeeb. This mission had to be pulled off in the dead of night. Leaving all the lights off drop ship Griffon 5538 soured just above some woods near the waterfront. Finding a clear area to land proved difficult due to the darkness of the night.

Captain of the Squad Dasis checked their mission. Somewhere in the waterfront was a Gantronese Overlord Admiral, and a Catward ally to the Gantronese. As this Gantronese Empire expanded like other empires across the universe they used races and individuals with knowledge for charters of entire systems. The Inner Galactic Alliance and Coalition sent them to capture both and collect as much data on one particular system. Dasis put away the data pad wondering what this system was that attracted such attention. Griffon 5538 landed in a clearing beside an abandoned homestead. Twelve Lamia got off the transport prepared to complete a mission. The three other commandos took positions around the transport ready to shoot anything. Dasis led the squad through the trees towards some docks. His assembled squad for this covert abduction was made up of the best his faction had to offer to the IGC. Brawlers turned to conscripted Champions, Expert Blades, Hunters turned to Sharpshooters, Bowmen turned to Marksmen, Warriors turned to Weapons, and Outlaws turned to reliable Shock Troopers. Male and Female Lamia made up this squad. Their names went through his mind as they slithered to the Waterfront. Napheus, Isocrelos, Kosorus, Thitios, Harphea, Nephise, Nesiphis, Thanosha, Kathesi, Ancaus, and Hespux were the male and female Lamia under his command during this mission. The other three were the female pilots, Sabosa, Aphosia, Apheris.

In the dark they drew closer to the targets. For them it was easy to spot a Gantronese frigate docked behind another ship on a landing pad that hovered above the water. Both space vessels appeared to be under guard by a battalion. Knowing how they operate this could be done in no time. What they did not count on was for a crew of pirates to be nearby. Isocrelous the outlaw was a hacker and robber who was tasked with data and scanning the area alongside Kathesi the Hunter (Poacher). Using his tech skills and her ability to track down targets they scanned the area using a scope attached to a screen that showed every person in the sites. It was in the night vision screen setting which made things easier. A total of 438 Catwards, Gantronese and other races guarded the two targets along with others. Both Gantronese and Catward high ranking figures were holding a meeting inside a hotel they secured.

Hardly any of the Reegvall natives could be seen in this part of the waterfront. Most places like this would be full of people. The Gantronese invasion scared people into hiding in their own homes. Seeing no civilians meant no collateral damage to report. Dasis would be up to his neck in court martial punishments if it happened again. His last one did not go as smoothly. Getting inside the hotel was easy in the dark. Just three guards had to be taken out in the shadows. Dasis' squad slipped inside the hotel in search of the Gantronese and the Catward. No shots were fired yet as they scoured each floor swiftly. All they had to was find a room or two under guard. On the sixth floor they found one of their rooms. Under guard by Gantrons and Samurai Oni the Gantronese target held a rank of Daimyo-War Boss of some sort. That did not matter to him or his squad, only their mission mattered. As one his squad attacked the guards, taking them out without warning. None of these guards saw this coming and died easy enough.

Without any hesitation Dasis' squad barged into the room and found their first target. In his robes the Gantronese VIP target was thrown in a body bag. Target number two was just upstairs. Using the stairs their snake like bodies progressed with little notice. Getting this one required a bit more brute force and surprise attack. In a quick maneuver they used flash grenades and rushed their next obstacles. They bulldozed through the blind guards who did not know what hit them until it was too late. As for the Catward target a small reptile creature jumped out the window of the room. It was one way the target could attract attention to their area. Throwing the Catward in a bag required some fighting. Forced to beat their target into the floor Dasis' squad attempted to get out the way they entered the hotel. Outside a skirmish sparked and transformed into a full-fledged shootout between the pirates, Gantronese and the Catward forces. Dasis led his squad through the darkness under fire. One of his Lamia fell dead as they exited the Waterfront area.

He wanted to grab the body, but was forced to leave it because ferocity of the fighting. Upon reaching their evac destination they witnessed the city erupt into rioting, gathered resistance, and mass protest to oust the invader peacefully. Protesting was a peaceful gesture to fight an occupier, however it would take more than that to even force a Gantronese army to move out. 

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