[dcs_p]Jon Stegron was cursing aloud inside his cockpit as his Mech fought against
gravity. The freak Mech before him was teeming with physical movements,
forcing Jon to dodge its giant hammer-like mace only to be kicked by its huge leg.
Then the enemy became foolish, firing small harmless lasers and even missing
with one of them. Jon smiled as he regained his balance. Now it was his turn.
Raising his Mech’s arms once again, Jon began to tremble inside his cockpit. His
visual screen shattered in front of him, knocking glass to his body and piercing
into his bare legs. Wincing, he let off the weapons joystick and covered his eyes
as his cockpit’s computers failed and flashed with sparks. A resounding thump
could be felt in his neurohelmet, and then it was all over.[/dcs_p]
[dcs_p]Jon didn’t feel the vibrations for long. His auto-eject had determined the problem
and served him as best it could by propelling him into the air, just seconds before
his entire Mech was engulfed from the fireball emerging from its left torso. Now
he was flying over the wreckage, guiding his parachute as best he could
considering the wounds inflicted on his bare legs. The ammunition had detonated
inside his Mech, Jon finally decided. This would be the last time he would pilot a
Mech without Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment, or CASE. The protective
CASE would have blown the ammunition harmlessly away from the rest of his
Mech, only destroying his left torso in the explosion. However, his whole Mech
had been destroyed instead. Suddenly Jon realized something as he looked past
his throbbing legs to the wreckage below.[/dcs_p]
[dcs_p]How the hell did he get through my armor?[/dcs_p]