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The sun shines on the rocky desert below. The ecosystem in the barren wasteland on the planet is subtle but thriving. Native animals crawl around the dunes and hide under shadows of the plant life against the solar rays of the planet’s sun. The only thing that seems out of place in this desert scenery is a man-made underground entrance protruding from the ground. A gentle hum of an approaching WIJ ship can be heard as the ship itself begins landing procedures.
The Whale drop ship, a heavy class transport ship inspired by the Swan, rumbled slightly as it began to touch down on the landing pad that is situated near the entrance. The doors of the Whale open up to reveal four WIJ troopers, one shock trooper, and a large crate that nearly grazes the ceiling of the drop ship.
The shock trooper stepped out onto the pad, the blazing sun shining onto the black armored warrior. The shock trooper raised a hand to gesture the WIJ troopers to follow. The squad walked a bit towards the shielded underground entrance before the shock trooper signaled to stop. The shield that covered the entrance dissolved to allow a figure to step out and to walk towards the squad.
This figure is dressed in a his clean buttoned up white lab coat, his pens stick out from his shirt pocket, and his blonde hair is slicked and combed towards the right side, his pale skin seems to bleach in the blazing sun. He steps towards the squad as the shock trooper saluted.
“Put your hand down, Maria. I don’t like be saluted at” said the blonde man, as he walked past the shock trooper.
“Yeah yeah force of habit. You know how the training goes, Lloyd” said the shock trooper. The shock trooper then began to pull her helmet off. Maria’s short jet black hair is unkempt, so it got tangled for a moment when she tried taking off her helmet. After Maria’s helmet is off and is held in her left arm, her hair became a mess with hair strands in several directions; it covers the dark skin of her cheeks before she blew the strands away. She then turned towards Lloyd as he stood in front of the WIJ troopers that are lined up. “So you want us to unload that now, Lloyd?” Maria referred to the crate in the Whale.
Lloyd turned his head towards Maria. “Oh no, we could just stand here and waste more of my valuable time and just have idle chit chat.” He deadpanned. Maria rolled her eyes before using hand gestures to order the WIJ troopers to break line and to get in the drop ship to unload the crate. “Thank you very much” Lloyd sarcastically said as he walked briskly past Maria and back towards the underground entrance.
Maria rolled her eyes again. “You’re welcome...jerk”, She quietly hissed. She then followed Lloyd, as the WIJ troopers, clumsily holding the crate, followed after her. As they walked in through the entryway, the shield was brought back up behind them, shrouding the entryway with its purplish glow. They all stood in a small room with an elevator platform leading down. Lloyd was impatiently tapping his foot as he watched Maria and the WIJ troopers slowly getting onto the elevator platform with him.
Lloyd then pushed the button to allow the platform to descend as the squad finally got on. “Took you baboons long enough. Thought you grunts were trained to be fast? No wonder the dear chairman didn’t send you off into battle and instead made you: ‘errand boys’.” Lloyd then turned towards Maria, who was giving him the stink eye. “And you: a maid.” Lloyd chortled.
Maria was gripping the side of a crate when he was criticizing. She released her grip as she calmed down. She left a big dent on the crate itself which frightened the WIJ troopers holding it.
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