Warhammer 40k RP

[ChronicLunacy]

Proteus Squad and the Progenium

The Imperials had not wasted the night away either. Making good use of the time afforded to them by the Chaos forces hanging back once more rather than immediately assaulting the breach in the wall, they were in a position to come out of the altercation alive and with acceptable losses. While the Progenium students had been hard at work shoring up the breach in the wall, Rasmus had made contact with Scylla, ordering a fast-moving troop ship deployed to pick them up. He had also responded to the call from the Cadian 48th, asking for support to cover their withdrawal. If they had any fighter-bombers or other atmospheric craft that they could commit it would be helpful. The Inquisitor, much to the Brother-Sergeant's annoyance, had fled during the night, so it was up to the Iron Snakes to save the children.

At the first light of dawn coming up from behind the Progenium, two heavily-armed Thunderhawk gunships crested the mountain range on the horizon. They ran escort for a bulky-looking troop-ship more than capable of handling the thousand students and associated faculty that lived at the Progenium. While the transport dropped into the courtyard and began loading the Thunderhawks made straight for the Chaos lines. Without the lascannons and havok missile launcher batteries to threaten them, the Thunderhawks could come in low over the trees, opening up with four twin-linked heavy bolters, a twin-linked lascannon, and a devastating Turbo Laser mount each and sweeping the enemy with death from on-high.

Proteus Squad covered the transport until all the students and faculty had rushed in and the huge craft had ponderously lifted from the by now very scorched lawn and put the Abbey quickly behind it once it was in the air. Now that was left was for Proteus to disengage. So, forming up in the courtyard, they waited for one of the Thunderhawks to peel off and come pick them up.

Rasmus was in no way pleased at how this had turned out, but the relics and the children were safe. That was all that mattered. They would retreat for now and meet up with the Imperial Guard regiments so that a plan of attack could be made. Then they would fall upon the Chaos forces like the fist of the Emperor.

((Don, I left it open as to what you were doing to support the withdrawal. Committing any troops right now isn't going to do anything, but if you have any fighters or bombers feel free to have them join the Thunderhawks in making it rain. Is it alright for the marines to come right to your IG regiment's command ship so we can discuss strategy?))