The X-scrolls., Eat plasma, Daedra. Options

[jack cloudy]

Here's the new one. It isn't TES yet, and I actually don't have a clue what I really want to do. All I wanted was to get an X-COM soldier into Tamriel. No better way to do that than with the biggest Elerium explosion in history. Hey, if it can create anti-gravity fields, hot plasma and big explosions it might just be able to make a rip into another dimension.



Prologue: Cydonia or bust.

Yet another bolt of superheated plasma flew past him at almost the speed of light. He came out of hiding and ran over to another row of chairs, firing of a few shots over his shoulder as he went. He skidded to a halt and dove behind the chairs. How long had this been going on? Twenty seconds?

,,Way too long for a single firefight. We’ve got to finish this one before the bugs creep up our back.” He thought when the chair in front of him was vaporized.
,,Damn! Terence, cut the playing and just vapo the whole room with a Blaster Bomb!” He shouted as he got up and fired at the two robed figures on the other end of the room. At least he managed to sent one of the aliens on a single trip to the afterlife. He didn’t got the chance to target the next one because the now empty clip popped out of his weapon.

He dropped the Heavy Plasma and aimed his much smaller but still powerful pistol.
,,Terence, what’s taking you so long?!” A quick glance showed him that Terence would never finish his job. His head had been cleanly blown away by a Plasma blast.
,,Damn, I’m the only one left.”He managed to kill the remaining alien more with luck than skill and lowered his pistol.

The room had been pretty much wasted from the plasma flying back and forth but the big thing that took up the far end of the room still seemed to be in good shape. He walked over to what was left of Terence and picked up the huge tube-like launcher.
,,If that big thing over there controls every bug in the system, I might as well make sure I take it out by using the biggest explosive ever seen.” He muttered to himself as he slipped one of the silvery football-shaped (American-style) Blaster Bombs into the launcher and began to type in the waypoints.

,,Why do you want to do that? It will only result in your death as well as mine. Don’t shoot me. There are better options.” The voice in his head was very convincing and he noticed that his hand moved on its own and cancelled all the waypoints.
,,No, the Avenger was blown up just after landing. I’ll be stuck on Mars till I run out of air anyway. We knew it was a suicide mission even before we left Earth. I’d rather go out in a big bang and take you monsters with me.” He told himself and his shaking hand typed in another set of waypoints.
,,Hasta la vista, baby. ” He spoke with a smirk and pressed the firing button.

The elerium-powered bomb shot out of the tube and raced towards the big alien thing at the end of the room. Just before reaching it, it stopped in mid-air and slid to the left in a manoeuvre that only anti-gravity propulsion could do. It then slammed into the wall and exploded.

What the man didn’t know was that there was a large number of Elerium Powercores standing right behind that wall. The Elerium inside those was also added to the already titanic explosion. The Explosion spread outward and completely vaporized the Alien device but began to change as it spread. It turned pinkish and then golden. The explosion was far different than every other explosion he’d ever seen. He didn’t get a chance to wonder about what happened for the explosion smacked into him like a giant skyscraper falling on top of him. He lost consciousness from the blow.

[jack cloudy]

Maybe Starcraft marines are versatile, but they'll be hard pressed to be more versatile than an X-COM soldier. The average X-COM soldier is well skilled in the use of: Stunning weapons, Laser weapons, Plasma weapons, Projectile weapons (worst guns in the game, but they can still handle them.), Grenades, Rocket launchers, melee weapons (the stun-rod), medikits, motion detectors and the insanely powerfull remote-controlled Blaster Bomb.

If you're unlucky, you run into a psy who can take over your mind from a distance. And an X-COM soldier never fights alone.

And now, Gerard learns rule number 1 in TES: No underground area is uninhabited.




Chapter 2: Out in the woods.

,,From blowing up aliens with high-tech weaponry to collecting flowers in a forest. What a life.” He muttered to himself with a chuckle and cut off a leaf from one of the plants he’d been looking for.

He’d left early that morning, feeling quite confident in his abilities to deal with any bandit he might encounter. Most of his confidence came from the new rifle on his back and the bag filled with hand-made bullets at his side. He’d also decided to bring along the Ebony longsword for when things became a bit too close-range for comfort.

So far, he hadn’t encountered anyone and had began to believe that all those bandit stories were exaggerated. He whistled a tune while he put the leaf in the bag with ingredients. The sun had reached its highest point and it was getting rather warm. Gerard also felt a bit hungry. Luckily for him, he spotted a door inside a rock not too far away from the road.

He moved over to investigate. The door looked like it could fall out of its hinges at any moment.
,,This place must have been abandoned for a while now. They probably moved to the city. It’ll be the perfect place for lunch in there.”
He opened the door and walked inside, pleased with the cool air.

A flickering on the walls told him that the place wasn’t empty after all. It looked like there was a campfire burning. Gerard rounded the corner to see three people sitting around the expected campfire.
,,Hi, everyone. It’s pretty hot out there, so mind if I join you for a moment?” He spoke in a cheerful voice to draw their attention.

The three Imperials looked around and began to laugh when they saw that Gerard hadn’t drawn his weapons.
,,Foolish Nord, did Skyrim freeze your brains? We’re bandits who rob people. Do you have anything valuable on you?” One of them said with an evil grin as they all stood up and drew their weapons.

Gerard muttered a few curses, took out his rifle with one hand, put his other hand in the small bag at his belt to take out two bullets and shoved them inside the barrels of his rifle. It all took just a bit longer than it had taken the bandits to draw their daggers. He took aim and pressed the trigger.

The bullet shattered a big cup near the campfire. The bandits all recoiled in shock as the huge bang echoed through the cave and a small puff of smoke came out of the rifle. Gerard brought his rifle around and aimed it at the nearest bandit.
,,Yeah, I’ve got a bunch of bullets to the head if you don’t shut up, Muton breath.” He said with his teeth bared.
The bandits re-evaluated their situation and stepped forward again.

Another bang and another puff of smoke, this time accompanied by a scream as the bullet severed the bandits hand from the wrist. The hand was still holding the dagger when it hit the floor. Gerard made use of the confusion to reload. He was quite impressed with his rifle.
,,Last warning. Get out of here and think of a different profession. If I see you again, I’ll tear of all your limbs. The same goes for your friends. Now drop your weapons and beat it!”

Once the bandits had cleared the cave, Gerard emptied his rifle and sat down near the campfire. His reluctance towards killing people didn’t mean he wasn’t willing to inflict permanent damage. He calmly picked up each of the daggers and stuck them behind his belt. He might be able to make a small profit from selling them. He sat down near the campfire and had his lunch.

After his lunch, he looked around the rest of the cave for anything he might be able to use. The bandits he’d scared away hadn’t been very succesfull lately, and he only came up with some shoes, clothes and a few coins.
,,Just why do these bandits steal clothes? Clothes aren’t a rare commodity.” He muttered to himself and shook his head. He went outside to find the remaining flowers he had been looking for. There were no more bandits to be seen.