Well,even a modified Skyranger can't be called "Heavily-Armed", 

but a modified Interceptor can...which is probably why it blew up so fast...

 

But a Plasma shot in the back would be lethal unless he had Power Armor,

which is unlikely since everyone else died at the crash...so I must assume he had

different Armor since he had the highest rank...poor guy...

Modified Interceptor? Armour?? :dontgetit: I think you missed the twist

lol just slightly! I must confess I didn't spot the twist. (Not until the end I mean. I didn't miss it completely) Although the whole thing was striking me as very superheroey until I realised what was going on. Obviously it wasn't but hey I don't know if you could have done anything about it so good job!

hey,not bad! pretty good actually. nice short story.

Well,even a modified Skyranger can't be called "Heavily-Armed", 

but a modified Interceptor can...which is probably why it blew up so fast...

well, a skyranged can certainly be called heavily armoured. does that save anyface?

JFG, as far as I can make out, ExTrA is in the last stages of operation, it's mostly completed the process of shutting down. The next bit of fic concerning the SAS lads is going to be a mission for ExTrA, then I imagine they'll naturally migrate into the ploy of X-INV and then to X-Com. The cast will get bigger, no worries on that account, and there most certainly will be a few bodies left lying around. Not all of the will be SAS though.

As for Tolstovitch, I figured there'd be a gap for him to go round with the X-INV/X-Com recruiters and at least have a small say in the soldiers the bureaucrats were picking up. As the head of training, I thought he'd want to at least be there and see the quality of the recruits. I had him not say anything at the meal because I thought he'd be jet-lagged, sick of associating with suits and just wanting to get some food down his neck. The SAS lads weren't recruits, so he was keeping his mouth shut. He wasn't being paid to convince them that this was a cause worth fighting for.

Zager, I understand you not wanting to change anything about your character's background, if you have the slightest problem with your character in my fic, just say so, mate. I'll take him out, no problem.

I apologise to everyone for using their characters, it was rude and presumptuous of me. I thought I'd write a fic, scanned the character profiles for the first suitable characters, and wrote it. I didn't do it to hack anyone off, I was just hasty.

Oh!

I got it!

It's WONDERFUL!

 

EDIT: It really is!

have you read the UFO fic? You really need to know what people's futures hold before you write any more methinks... It'll just flow better

I'm about halfway through reading it. The next bit of fic I'm writing for the lads concerns a job for ExTrA just before it shuts down. Then they'll move into the employ of X-INV and then X-Com, and, unless anyone has any objections, X-Com "Agents" that find bases and various other stuff.

sounds good FA, go for it

Cheers Vet. I'm writing the second piece now.

Very nice The only problem you have comes from trying to provide such in depth descriptions of the location. You have a house with an upstairs about four times bigger than downstairs by the sounds of it! And speaking of stairs...

Arses. Thanks Vet, you bloody pedant!

Seriously, thank you. I had to edit the house description because it was too long, and I kept re-reading it 'cause I knew I'd mucked something up. If anyone else has spotted any errors, please speak up. I'll take care of the lack of stairs now, and the third bit should be finished by today too.

You just kept me up till 1am but it was worth every second This is absolutely fantastic stuff FA. It would make a perfect low budget movie

Aw shucks, Vet. Thank you.

Brilliant. And thought-provoking. Thank goodness for Jock there was only one.

 

Please please write in our fic. :inlove:

 

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"No, Mr. Mulder, we do not have an organization called X-Com, that woman was never pregnant, and those SAS soldiers have not 'disappeared'." The MIB limped to his desk. The SAS sure knew how to tackle, though...

Thanks JFG. I do intend to write in the fic. I notice there's a terror mission on the way? Hmm.

The next bit will involve the lads working for X-INV, after giving their be-suited friend a dressing-down, and then they'll slip naturally into being X-Com agents. If anyone has any comments, please feel free.

Only just been arsed to read this thread.

 

I am so kicking myself for not doing it sooner.

 

EXTRA MIGHTINESS TO YOU, FULLAUTO! (BTW, how the hell did I help out? I don't remember helping out...)

Very nice story, Skonar!

Skonar, you did a little "Data Canister" bit on an abductee with an implanted alien embryo, and basically kicked off the idea of the story for me. A bunch of newly recruited agents, sent out to bodyguard an abductee, none of them with any clue of what's going on. Cheers mate.

Ahhhh. Okay. Yeah, well, my objective is achieved! My worldview of X-com being allc overt and paranoia, rather than ACTION AGAINST ALIENS, is starting to prevail...

 

Heh heh heh...

 

I wanna read more! These SAS chaps' discovery of what's going on is good reading!

The doctors usually don't like me getting this excited as it disturbs the other inmates. I mean patients. Great story and another breath of fresh air into the vision of the XCOM/XINV organization.

 

PS

1- wouldn't that be "in the closing 'months' of 1999?"

2- nice sidelink to Enforcer

Thank you! I'm working on it now, it's a bit of a struggle not to race off ahead of the main fic, but I've managed so far.

Niiiiiiiice. Waiting eagerly for the rest!

I so want to read this This fic has to be my favourite newcomer in the world but I have no time to catch up on what I've missed!!!! Dammit ...

I'm sure you'll find time, Vet. You're just in time for the beginning of the next section, too. Good timing that man.

Classic Anyone who can get to Brize norton in an hour is my hero It took me 5 hours to get to St Athan but then that is right on the south coast of Wales... Came pretty much straight past Brize Norton on the way if I remember correctly. Personnel Training and Command Headquarters or something special isn't it.

 

I love the first line... I don't know if you noticed while you were writing it but "what are we waiting for?" "Or Eete oo et ack." Try telling me that doesn't sound like "For ET to Attack" Brilliant