Mission 2: An Errant Encounter

[Newter]

We are still trying to link up with elements of the Apostolate, and have made contact with a unit of Veteran Guardsman.  They are en route to our position, Sgt. Beck, still recovering from his injuries is manning the vox and directing them to us, learning more about what has been happening here since we were initially summoned.  However an alert came in that someone else was approaching our camp again.  Fearing those sneaky Raven Guard, Whispers took point.


I took position behind the main west wall of a ruined shrine.


Griff and Makk found cover in the remains of the shrine next to remnants of an altar to the Emperor.


The intruders appeared to be a unit of Marines Errant.  They appeared to be looking for something, but it was not apparent as to whether or not they were looking for us, and then shots rang out.

[Newter]

Griff and Makk ran to a better firing position, while I moved forward to the doorway of the shrine to get a better sense of the battle beginning around us.


Whispers also moved forward, firing at a marine and missing.

[Newter]

Suddenly Tank arrives with his plasma gun, and with him is the newly repaired Razorback.  They join the fray with Griff and Makk.




I begin to move towards Whispers who is becoming pinned down by the Rhino of our (for the moment) enemy.  I draw on the power of the warp, but its reach is weak and fails to hurt anyone.

[Newter]

I draw on the warp once more in an effort to help Whispers.  Directing my energies at the Rhino, I disable its armaments.  If it wants to hurt us now it will have to do it up close and personal. 


Meanwhile our own Razorback, Tank, Griff and Makk unload on a marine with a meltagun across Tide Street, but the Emperor does indeed protect and he remained unscathed, and a threat.


As I finally reach Whispers, I pull upon the warp once more to no avail, but as the unit's Sergeant comes out from cover and begins to charge towards us, I fire one of my blessed psybolts and bring him low. 


The Rhino makes its way to our position, 3 marines exit and before I could react Whispers is on the ground.

[Newter]

Another marine comes up behind the rest of our group next to the Razorback.  I don't know where he came from, but Tank wasted no time.  He spun and fired, but too quickly.  The unstable plasma weapon flared in his hand, taking down both Tank and the marine. 


While Griff and Makk are shaken by the events, I have my own difficulties.  First Whispers is injured, then the familiars I work with in the warp decide to exact a price for their service, and I find myself staggering.  I manage to right myself and charge the nearest marine, Bal'kizzar doing most of the work.


At this point, Griff and the Razorback both take hits, and it's all Makk can do to get the bodies of his friends and the injured marine inside its armoured hull.  The drive systems were temporarily jammed, but after a tense few minues, he was able to exit the battlefield.


As for tense, I was struck again but managed to hold my feet.  At this point the one named Gruner was able to get his men to cease fire.  He said he had been hunting a band of seemingly rogue Raven Guard that had attacked him earlier.  I said that we also had been assaulted by these Raven Guard.  We called an uneasy truce for the moment, to take stock, and retreated to our camp.  Fortunately none of the injuries we suffered were greivous, and we should be at full strength and more once our reinforcements begin to arrive.  I don't know what exactly is going on on this planet, rogue Raven Guard attacking everyone the meet?  Two chapters of the Emperors Finest here at the same time?  Why?  What did they know that I didn't?  So many questions to answer, and I will start by asking the marine currently restrained in our infirmary...