User blog:Repter/An adventure in the Reptile Kingdom.

In a briefing room on and the planet dubbed cross.

"Men listen up, at 03:00 local time a civilian fleet was attacked by pirates, the 85th engaged the pirates and eliminated them but not before a civilian transport was lost during the skirmish, several escape shuttles and pods were launched, we tracked one crash landing here, its point of impact was area Alpha 05."

As I'm looking up at the commander I can't help but feel antsy, my name is Davis Miller, First Lieutenant with the United Earth Republic special forces and I'm here sitting in a briefing room on this strange planet when I should be out there looking for my son.

"First Lieutenant Davis, are you listening?" I look up at the squad commander, I know he sees the look in my eyes and knows I rathered be out there right now, my son was on that shuttle he was supposed to be transported here as this will now be a new permanent F.O.B. in this sector of space.

"Yes, Sir I'm listening, I'm only wondering why we're sitting here when we should be out there rescuing those people and my son!?" I fail to keep my emotions check and slam my hand on the table as I address him.

"I understand how you feel son which is why I asked you here, any other time this we would have left you out of this but this is a special situation, we knew you would have found out sooner or later and demanded to go on this OP." I've known the Captain for years and he saved my ass more time than I like to count and vice-versa. "Now I'll continue the briefing if there aren't any more interruptions."

"I don't think you will Captain." We all look up and standing in the door way is Repter, the Captain of the Skyhammer and one few good Freelancers out there, he's also the only merc that able to walk around the base unhindered.

"What do you mean by that captain, we're trained for this kind of stuff, so trust me we know what we're doing."

"No you don't, that area you called Alpha 05 is actually called the Reptile Kingdom and it's ruled by The Reptile King and that is one of the most dangerous places anyone can go on this planet, to send in a large strike time team of twenty men, you're sending them to their doom, you'll be lucky to even get five of those men back and again that's if you're lucky." If we're lucky, great just what needed for a pep talk knowing that we all could die.

"Then what would you suggest we do then, the longer we wait, the more danger those people are going to be in?" The Captain has a point, what is he suggesting?

"I'm a friend of TRK's and I'll contact him to let him know what's going on if he doesn't know already, after that I'll lead a Ten man Rescue team to secure the crash site and search for survivors." He looks over at me and smiles, I don't know why but I get the sense that I can trust him. "Lt. Miller, you'll be part of the rescue team I'm planning to take with me, be ready in two hours." He leaves before the squad commander can say anything, we all look at the Captain shocked at what just happened.

"I'll talk to the base commander about this, everyone else dismissed." We all get up and leave the briefing room a few of the guys talking about what just happened, as I head outside I'm greeted by the sun coming up over the horizon, this world is beautiful practically untouched by man except us, on my way through base I spot Jenkins doing his early morning run along with his Salamander girlfriend, remembering how they met I still laugh a little she's been by his side ever since, I won't lie this is a strange world, to say the least.

"I need to focus I need to save my son." I rush off and make for the barracks to start grabbing my equipment after checking and double checking everything I ready myself. "I'm coming for you Allen."

"Who are you talking to sir?" I quickly right myself and look back only to come face to face with another of this planet's inhabitants, a Jinko if I'm not mistaken. "Repter and the rest of the team are waiting for you Leuitenant Miller please follow me." She walks off leaving me there speechless, I quickly follow after her and follow her to a landing pad, as I walk up the ramp I see Repter and several others getting their gear loaded onto the ship. "It was just like you said, he was getting ready."

"Thanks Keira, alright everyone climb aboard and we'll be off." I quickly take a seat aboard the transport and watch as Repter and the Squad commander takes their seats, I'm glad both of them are coming wouldn't want to do this without them. I soon feel the ship take off, all I can do now is wait until we arrive.

"Alright everyone listen up..." I look up and see Repter activate a holo-display, it shows a topographical area of The Reptile Kingdom. "...We're heading to one of the most dangerous areas there is on Cross, The Reptile Kingdom and it's ruled by The Reptile King, he's a friend of mine and I have informed him of our current situation, he sent some of his best people to help us and they'll meet us at the crash site, is this understood?"

"Understood sir!" We all say in unison, I look at the map and download a copy for my own personal computer, as I'm looking at the crew to check on how they're doing I notice that Repter has fallen asleep, I'm stuck sitting here wondering how he can sleep like that after telling us that we heading into the most dangerous place in the world.

I try to keep myself calm and relaxed by going through my old family photos, I stop on a picture of my son and wife, I miss them both, I only regret that I couldn't save her when she needed me most. "I promise I will find him no matter what."

"Keep thinking that Davis, we will find your son and the others, I promise." I look up and see Repter looking up at me, he nods and I nod back to him, I close my digital photo album and notice that a red light just turned on in the cabin.

"Sir we're five minutes from the border." I hear someone yell from the cockpit.

"Thanks Lucas, set us down a mile from the border I don't want one of the more aggressive natives taking notices of us right off the bat." So we're walking to the Reptile Kingdom, what is he thinking I go to say something only to see Repter put a hand on my shoulder. "Miller I know how you feel, it's for the bestplease trust me on this." He's being sincere about, I've never met a mercenary like him, I've heard he would risk his life to save others even if there wasn't any profit in it for him.

"I have to ask how can you be so calm about all this, you said it yourself that The Reptile Kingdom was one of the most dangerous places there is on Cross?"

"Because I know that your son is safe, the animals and mamono here have a natural instinct to protect children, so your son is safe if any of them have found them they've either taken them to a friendly mamono or are keeping a protective eye on him, so don't worry." I glad he told me about that, at least I know he's somewhat safe, I soon feel the dropship touch down, when the ramp lowers the rest of us unstrap and fall out for the woods. "Go, go, go."

We quickly enter the woods following Repter when he starts slowing down we do the same but when he gestures for us to stop we all take up defensive positions and some of us take a knee. "What's going on, Captain Louis, sir is something wrong?"

(Will continue Edit at a later date.)