<div class="floatleft">(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/wulfjaeger/___protector_of_time____by_vincentxyooj-d5lw1gq_zps59496fa9.png)</div><strong>Allia Rowe<br/>Dropship Black Sun, Dalton<br/>Dalton System<br/>Duchy of Oriente<br/>5 February 3145</strong><br/><br/><em>"Two minutes from Drop Zone"</em>The call came over the command net from the bridge of the dropship, pulling Allia out of her zone.  The hard rumble of the dropship falling through the atmosphere of Dalton vibrated everything inside Gheistwulf.  "Final Checks everyone!"  She said into her helmet mic after keying the command net to all of the members of the Company.  Everyone was locked tight into their mech, the anticipation building as the dropship slowed over the drop zone.  "Remember your sequence and your roles."  The dropship's approach over the city would provide the spectacle for the city's inhabitants and it would make a statement as it dropped it's mechs onto the plains to the west of the city that the Black Suns were here to fight.<br/><br/>The Dark Star slowed and settled into a hover over the plains.  Two cargo doors on either side of the hangar slid open as the hangar restraints released each mech.  The dropship would provide fire coverage for the drop until all Mechs were grounded, then pull off to land at the base and launch aerospace cover when needed.  Allia stepped out first onto the walk way and proceeded to the cargo door.  Having done this many times before, she stepped Ghiestwulf off the edge, dropping the forty meters to the ground below.  Moving quickly out of the way, she activated her Beagle Probe and her Stealth Armor, scanning the area for targets or anomalies.