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War Games Chapter 1

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Kiara-Ne groaned as she rose unsteadily to her feet. She shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. The last thing she could remember was the harsh smell of ozone, and a sharp cracking sound, and then, blackness. She looked around and saw she was in a small featureless room, the walls a dull steely grey. Kiara-Ne growled.
Chaos damn it, she thought to herself. What on Mobius is going on?
A soft hiss caught her attention, and she spun, seeing a section of wall slide up to reveal a figure standing behind what looked like a glass wall. Kiara-Ne reached for her gun, and cursed as she found it missing.
"Who are you?" she yelled. "How dare you imprison me like this?"
The figure remained motionless, watching her silently. It looked almost like a heavily legionized overlander. Kiara-Ne was about to speak again when it moved, reaching down to a hidden control panel. It spoke, it's voice mechanized and raspy.
"Welcome to the command ship of the Braxxian fleet. I am Coordinator Mechanus. Prepare to be tested."

Coordinator Mechanus watched as the fleshling creature's bionic eye glowed red, reflecting it's temper. He resisted the temptation to smile. The Braxxian fleet he commanded had just entered the solar system of the world beneath, and all that remained for it's total conquest was the judgement of the lifeforms that lived on the only inhabited planet. If they proved useful, it was possible that they could be made into slaves for the Braxxian Empire. If not, then their annihilation would be a suitable training run for his soldiers. The fleshling yelled at him, demanding an explanation of his recent declaration.
"What do you mean, tested?" it cried out. "I'm not a plaything for you to mess around with. I am Kirara-Ne, Captain of the 14th Assault Platoon, and loyal soldier of the glorious Dark Egg Legion!"
Coordinator Mechanus chuckled.
"A soldier," he replied. "Then it would seem I chose well. We are the Braxxians, and your world is now ours. You have been selected for testing to determine your suitability for survival. All data collected will be upgraded to our troops for use in battle, and should you prove yourself to be somewhat satisfactory, your kind will be absorbed into our empire as our slaves."
"I AM NOBODY'S SLAVE" Kiara-Ne screamed.
Coordinator Mechanus watched with detached calmness as she fleshling advanced on the window, it's fist's clenched.
"Mark my words," Kiara-Ne said coldly. "I'll not go down without a fight."
"Very good," the coordinator said. "In that case, the test shall begin."
He pressed a button on his control panel, opening up a door in the fleshling's room.
"Go through that door," he said. "You will find four others of your kind. I shall grant you 30 of your standard planetary minutes to prepare and arm yourselves from our armory before you will proceed to the arena set out for you. There you will face off against five of my best troopers."
Coordinator Mechanus activated the switch to close the viewing window, leaving the fleshing with some parting words.
"Please do your best, Captain. I do desire the best data you can provide."

Kiara-Ne snarled as her 'audience' ended, and the Braxxian commander vanished from sight. She turned and looked down the now open corridor. Slowly she made her way down, finding herself in a large room. Four other echidnas whom she recognized as legionnaires stood there. Immediately Kiara-Ne took charge.
"Who are you all? I want names, rank and specialties."
A tall, dark olive echidna stepped forward, growling slightly.
"And who are you to be ordering us about like that?" he asked, arms folded across his chest. "What's going on here?"
Kiara-Ne's bionic eye glowed brightly. Suddenly a shorter woman walked up, placing her hand on the male's arm. He looked at her and she shook her head before addressing Kiara-Ne.
"I know who you are, Captain. Please forgive my husband. You must understand we're all a bit confused as to what's going on."
The woman continued on as the male glanced at her.
"I am Corporal Nova-Ma, and this is Trooper Leonatis. We both serve in the 2nd Tactical Platoon as their heavy weapons support team."
Kiara-Ne nodded and looked at the other two echidnas standing there.The younger of the two, a boy with orange fur, saluted eagerly.
"Lieutenant Chloris, Ma'am. Communications officer for the 6th Tactical."
"Warrant Officer Tipex-Lo, assigned to the 13th Assault."
Kiara-Ne regarded the group. Nova-Ma and Leonatis looked like they could handle themselves OK, but she was worried about the other two. Chloris' enthusiasm screamed of a butterbar, not yet initiated into the fires of war, while Tipex-Lo looked overly weary, almost to the point of boredom.
"Very well," Kiara-Ne said. "Looks like I'm ranking officer. Follow my instructions, and we may just come out of this intact."
The captain filled in her companions of the situation, and formalizing the groups various roles. There was little time for them to learn each others skill sets properly, with the exception of Nova-Ma and Leonatis, so Kiara-Ne tried to keep it as simple as possible. She had just finished when a door opened, leading to the ship's armoury. Kiara-Ne smiled slightly. At least they could equip themselves for the fight ahead.

Coordinator Mechanus watched in his view screen as the captain he addressed earlier took control. Her sense of millitary protocol impressed him. He was almost tempted to take her as his own slave should she survive the tests. He allowed them access to the armoury, knowing that many of his fellow Braxxians considered it a risky move. Mechanus didn't care though. he wanted accuracy in his data, and that could only be achieved if the subjects were as well equipped as his own soldiers. The commander leaned back in his chair. The 30 minutes were almost up and soon the battle would begin. He knew his soldiers would win easily, but that didn't diminish his eagerness to watch and learn. Coordinator Mechanus only hoped that the fleshlings selected would provide a decent contest to learn from...
Chapter 2: jaredthefox92.deviantart.com/a…

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Kiara-Ne is my fan/original character
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Wow, you're beginning another epic collab story.  These put our random one-installment collabs to shame.