Another remotely played game, with narration in a bit of a different format for this one:
CAPTAIN “ACE” McGUIRE and the ANGELS of SPACE
Episode 3: The Escape from the Robot Legion!
[ROLL OPENING FANFARE – trumpets, pounding drums, wild theremin screech]
NARRATOR (booming):
The battle rages in the steaming jungles of Planet Thomas! With the dropship on the field and the Robot Legion pressing in, can Captain Ace McGuire and the Angels of Space blast their way clear—or will the iron claw of the Optio drag them down to doom?
Scene 1: Jane Takes the Helm
Inside the rocketship, Jane vaults into the pilot’s seat and starts flicking switches.
Behind her, wounded crew groan, clutching charred, smoking armour.
JANE (into radio):
Dr. Zahn—I’ve got two badly wounded here! Get aboard as soon as you can!
But her only answer is static hissing back through the comms, and rain pattering off the roof of the space craft.
Scene 2: Peg’s Gambit
Outside, the Robot Option marches forward from the jungle, accompanied by four robot legionaries, all armed with blaster rifles.
Peggie kneels, her leg scorched, grimacing through the pain as she steadies her grenade launcher.
PEGGIE (through clenched teeth):
One more shot, you tin devils…
She fires! The grenade arcs through the storm, bouncing wildly—then clatters to a halt right at the feet of the Optio!
STACEY (calling out):
Good shot, Peggie! What did you fire?!
PEGGIE (smirking):
Hold your horses Stace - Patience is a virtue, you know…
For a heartbeat, nothing. Then—KRAK-KZZZZT! Lightning dances across the metal fiends! Two already-wounded droids collapse in sparking heaps. The others shudder and twitch, circuits smoking, but stagger onward!
Scene 3: The Last Stand
Arrayed before the ship, the Angels raise their rifles in a perfect firing line.
STACEY (calling out)
Fusillade Fire! Rapid auto! Take 'em down ladies!
Again and again their rifles blaze. A hurricane of blaster bolts tears into the Legionaries—until only the Optio remains, sparking, staggering, its red eye burning with hatred!
ACE (roaring into comm):
Jen! Rocky! Zahn! Get to the ship! I’ve got this one!
He charges forward, drawing his pistol. ZZZZAP! The bolt punches clean through the Optio’s glowing eye lens! The robot collapses with a metallic scream, crashing into the mud with a splash.
NARRATOR:
The immediate threat is ended! And Ace, with a grin, twirls his weapon and holsters it with a dashing flourish.
Scene 4: Boarding the Ship
Rocky and Jen jetpack back to the ship.
Meanwhile, Stacey rallies the squad, leading them toward the ramp.
STACEY:
Move, Angels! Inside, inside!
At last the heroes march aboard in a very orderly manner. Dr. Zahn kneels among the wounded, his med-kit springing open like a magician’s trunk.
NARRATOR:
Inside the dropship, Jane pulls hard on the throttle—engines roar, mud blasts outward, and the ship claws its way into the stormy sky, leaving behind a pillar of smoke!
Scene 5: New Arrivals
Over the comms, a voice crackles through the static:
VOICE:
Hornet 3-1, this is Marauder 6-2. We are right behind you!
JEN (checking her scanner):
Confirmed! Another dropship—coming down right where we left!
From the viewport, the heroes see the second vessel touch down. Its cargo ramp lowers, and a squad of steel-jawed Galacteers charge out, weapons at the ready!
STACEY (grinning):
Welcome to the party, gentlemen! Drinks are on you—since the Astro-Angels have already done all the hard work!
Ace tilts his head back and laughs heartily, Jane smiles from the pilot’s chair, and the Angels cheer in triumph.
NARRATOR (triumphant):
The tide has turned—but the Robot Legion is far from beaten! What horrors lurk deeper in the jungles of Planet Thomas? What mastermind pulls the strings of the iron horde?
[ROLL CLOSING FANFARE]
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