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AstroDaFloof The nameless soldiers belly crawl to the edge of a bluff some kilometres overlooking the town. The more superior marksman of the four soldiers slowly props up her larger sniper rifle with a silencer attached. The main optic of the rifle is linked to her helmet as she watches the townspeople walking back and fourth. Her fingers stayed off the trigger as this was a data collecting mission.

The other three soldiers, who’s armour made them look more robot than human layer beside the marksman. Also gathering intel.

ONI
The colonists were very happy about finally sorta building up again.
They had a small festival for officialy finishing 1/4 of the blueprints of the first city.
Children were playing around, adults were eating at tables. Of course there were some guards there, but they were rather chatting as they think they are safe. New things are getting revealed by the Sec-Officer like the new mining vessel and some other stuff. Everyone was quiet happy.

AstroDaFloof The team continues to watch the town. Gaining an interest in this mining ship they relay the information to the prowler in space through an encrypted channel.

Brank
Surprised the Sec-offcier looks at the ships that enter the atmosphere.
"Twice the charm, I guess" he thinks to himself.
When the ships land the colonists knew some of securing procedures that they got thought.
The soldiers slowly approach the vessels, even though they knew who they are.
"You never know who you are approaching, even if you do." is what they got thought.
After a brief chat the other non-combat colonists follow up and help with setting things up.
The Sec-Officer is very gratefull that they get so much help.

Brank
A reply pings back, a single few words in it.
"Imperium Recon Fleet. Lord of Crimson."

kola2134 AstroDaFloof

One of the recon ships returns to orbit and stays there, communicating with the Imperium

//IDN Seer-Class Recon Vessel//
"Understood, We've got the area covered, some lost colonists aboard the planet, we've been permanently stationed to help them out until further notice."

The ship begins doing routine scans and investigating anomalies within the system, planning to map it out for future expansion

Brank
"We believe this system will prove of use in the future, we are going to begin a landing operation."
the flagship beeped as response to the allied ship. They enter orbit over the colony of @AstroDaFloof as the large hangers begin to open wide upon the vessels. A number of craft began to exit from the hanger, their engine noise loud before silent as they entered the vacuum. Beginning their decent upon the planet looking to aim upon the edge of the colony.

kola2134
The adrenalin of most soldiers in the colony start rushing through their bodies.
"Th-those aren't the ships of our guests..." says one of the soldiers.
Without thinking they take on defensive positions as they see the vessels approach the colony.
The Sec-Officer immedialty contacts Brank "Uhm, we got ourselfs a little situation. There are unidentified vessels approaching the edge of the colony. They totally outnumber us, requesting back up... just in case.."
The soldiers load their weapons, ready to fire once the vessels land... obviously only after they turn out to be hostile...

AstroDaFloof @kola2134
"Hold your fire, theyre a friend of ours.."

AstroDaFloof Brank
Some large platform like objects descend with the dropships. Lowering down a distance from the colony, each platform a 100x100 meter square. Being lowered as the trees and ground under them seemed to be crushed and cleared by it. Leaving now large metallic platforms like the foundation of a base. Some large dropships touching down upon the platform heavily, large doors on them dropping down.

kola2134
The Sec-Officer screams: "Oi you fucking idiots! Watch where you are landing, we need those trees!"
Obviously nobody in the vessels could hear him, the only thing visible from the bridge is a old man waving and shouting something at them.
The Sec-Officer then screams into the comms to @Brank "Oi! Tell those fuckers to land SOMEWHERE ELSE!"
He is very mad at the fact that his trees are now gone.

AstroDaFloof @kola2134
A transmission goes to the CI requesting they land somewhere where no trees are present

Brank
After @kola2134 's drop ship lands at the nearest clearing which is 1 km away, a squad of 3 ATVs start heading towards the direction.
Arriving there they exit their vehicles 75 meters away and raise their guns.
They slowly approach the gigant ship and wait until crew starts exiting.

AstroDaFloof
It was not a gigantic ship, but infact multiple baseplates that leveled the ground under them to form a large foundation of multiple km area. A large landing area was assembled with a large ship landing in the center, it was a weird square before its seen expanding rapidly outward to the edges of the large square shaped base forming a wall around it. A swarm of landing craft being viewable vanishing behind the wall into the base.

AstroDaFloof Construction and expansion slowly continues as the airfield is finally finished...

kola2134
The soldiers see this and relay the information to the colony. They get the command to approach the area and try to communitcate.

With the colony growing in these past days, so do some of the concerns of about these "other" folk.
They seem to be helping, but you always have the feeling someone's watching... like a sniper laying in grass, waiting for the right moment. The lack of communication between the colony and the "other" factions is also a bit worrying.
One Group of colonists have had enough! "Who are these folk anyways? We send out a distress signal, they came but never left! We are getting tired of this...".
The next night eye witnessed saw 4 men walk into the house of Mr. Wooley, but they never left.
According to multiple witnesses, they stayed in there for 4 days straight! What are they doing?
But on the following night their plans came into affect.
Mr. Wooley, a ex-security member got his uniform and weapons out and gave them to the other 5.
After equipping each and everyone with a weapon, ammo and a uniform they wandered towards the FOB where
@Brank 's marine battalion is stationed at. One of them approached the gate to chat with some of the security there.
It wasn't that suspicious since he was wearing a uniform. While the guards were chatting with him, the other 4 just walked in. The security noticed them but didn't do anything because they looked "legit" and they were chatting anyways, so why stop them?
Fatal mistake
The 4 go around a corner and drop something near one of the barrack doors.
Then the one who was chatting with the security at the gates shouts something and the the four pull out their weapons and start shooting. The one who was chatting runs of into the forest waiting for the other marines of @Brank to come out of the barracks. Then the door swings open.
This was it, the moment the group of 5 have waited for.
BOOM
Shrapnel flys through the air, ripping through the unsuspecting marines.
The explosion is even heard in the colony which is 1 kilmeter away from the FOB.
The other four terrorists who were in the FOB shoot their mags empty and get into cover.
With no ammo left and more Marines pushing them, they decide to run. In a hail of shots all of them get gunned down.
The only guy who survived was Mr. Wooley who was the one who pulled the trigger.