Segmentum Tempestus 999.M41
Harkonnen IV System; Planet Arrakia
Days on planet: 7
Situation: Stable
It was another humid morning on the planet of Arrakia. Early morning drills had just finished and 2nd Company was going about it's daily routine at a hastily constructed field headquarters. They had made planetfall a week ago and had been setting up defensive positions ever since. Major Carpenter stepped out of his tent and was almost immediatly greeted by his adjutent and long time friend, First Sergeant Rielly. "Good morning sir." Carpenter yawned back his reply. "Good morning Rielly. Agenda for today?" Rielly handed him a datapad with only a handful of words. Same orders as before, Hold fast and Dig in. "Same game as before. Sit tight and hole up." He paused for a moment before stepping off in the direction of the mess tent. "I'm getting breakfast. You're more than welcome to join me."
"Thank you sir."
After breakfast the officers of 2nd Company got together into the Chapel, which doubled as the operations room. The officers were chatting amongst themselves unter a clear, commanding voice called the room to attention. Major carpenter moved quickly to stand in front of the room and cleared his throat. "Alright Gentlemen. Unfortunatly the orders of the day are the same as the others. However a situation may or may not be developing. As you all know the Commander of this planet's garrisons is a man called Field Marshall Peach. He was last heard from two days ago when his mobile field HQ came under fire from chaos cultists in a village area that was thought to be secure. All attempts to contact him, or anyone under his command for that matter, have been met with silence. This can mean one of three things. One, His position is overrun and we can no longer count on the support of planetary PDF. Two, his transmitter was taken out and it is simply a mechanical problem. Or three, He has fallen to the temptations of Chaos. The third one is highly unlikely though." He motioned for the windows to be covered. As they were, a holomap of the area appeared with two blips over a wide area. He pointed to one blip. "This is our position. The other blip, approximatly three days from here, is the village that Peach was last reported in. If we are unable to ma-" The door to the chapel slammed open and as large as an Astartes entered with haste, followed by various individuals. All bore the seal of the Inquisition. The lead man stopped in front of Major carpenter and held up his inquisitorial seal. "Major, by order of the Ordo Malleus, I am taking command here."
The room was silent. Major Carpenter looked furious. "You've got to be frakking me! There is no Heresy amongst my company!" The Inquisitor was unmoved. "Calm yourself major. I do not seek Heresy amongst your or your men. I merely require additional forces for my mission." Carpenter thought for a moment before he replied. "What mission do you have, Inquisitor?" "I am to find the Field Marshall for the planetary garrison here. It has been decided by the Inquisition that his survival is of utmost importance if we are to secure this planet from the Arch-traitor Abbadon." Carpenter looked the man over, then to his platoon commanders. "Inquisitor, will two platoons plus chimeras and a single Leman Russ tank be enough of a contribution? We aren't exactly a regiment out here." The Inquisitor thought this over for a moment. "Very well. My collegues and I leave the day after tomorrow. Have your men ready to depart by then." He promptly turned and left, all the while being followed by his Acotyles. "Alright." Carpenter sighed openly. "Captain Uylesses, take out second and third platoons. I know it'll be a bit of a strain on the chain of command, but that's why i've decided to go with you." Before any objections could be raised, he held up a hand. "Zip it. All of you. This won't be the first time you operate without me, and it won't be the last. While I'm gone just follow SOP's." Dismissed, all of you.
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