Post by {FWC}-Xavier on Nov 1, 2007 22:17:39 GMT -5
Birth-----
Born to a very properous family deep in the Draconis Combine Occupation Zone His father was a war hero from the war of 3039. His Father Tieranas Slocum Left his wife pregnant with child to aid his empire in the war effort. helped repel the Davion Invasion force that invaded the DC in the year 3039 he was among the many skilled pilots that shocked the Davion forces with their superior might. The war eventually became a raid and reprisal campaign that eventually boiled down into nothing. Having accrued much wealth from service in the DC military Tieranas determined to have a better life for his family settled down on the planet Wolcott, little did he know that this would be the one flaw that would cause his family much despair and heartache.His father having been a very properous war Vet and having many inside connections invested his money into creating a mech manufacturing and distribution company. this company was soon cooped together with another Major DC production company, and was responsible for research and production of many top of the line mechs, mainly the mauler, and what would become one of the most versitile mechs in the innersphere counterattack of the clan invasion the Tenchi. Do to his father's shrewd business techniques and wise decisions the Slocum Family would not have to worry about money for the remainder of their existance
Teen-----
Xavier was the oldest in a family of 5, he had 2 sisters and 2 brothers, it was family tradition for the oldest son to assume his fathers role in business once his father deemed him worthy; however Young Xavier did not want to follow his families tradition. Xavier having grown up around mechs his whole life dreamed of being something more, he dreamed of Mech Glory. He would soon get his shot much to his families dismay.
Young Adult-----
Tieranas was unaware of his son's ambition to be a great Mech pilot one day; so when Xavier wanted to take lessons in piloting his father thought nothing of it and allowed his son to train with the very pilots that tested his fathers finished mech products, which coincidentally were some of Teiranas's old lance mates for the war of 3039. Teiranas figured this would get his son interested in the family business, but this only aided in his ambition to one day become a great Mech pilot. Xavier was trained in the art of close and long range fighting though he preferred long range battles he was not too shabby when it came to close range fighting. Where Xavier found his love was in on battlefield tactics he loved to look at a terrain and plot out attack plans and defense plans. His trainer was amazed how naturally he took too terrain settings he had a knack for finding that right mountain, or knowing when to advance and when to retreat, not too mention he showed the patience of a pilot twice his age, this attribute was what most amazed his trainers. Teiranus was all set to hand over control of his company to his young son who had become engorged with mechs. Two months before the rollove was to happen words of an anonymous attacker on the outer territories shocked the DC, attacks like these were not uncommon and Teiranas dismissed these attacks as mere pirate raids and thought none the more of it. One month later it was officail the Inner Sphere was being invaded by unknown units from beyond known space, from what they could best understand there were 4 different attacking Clans as they referred to themselves. "They claim to be descendants of Alexander Kerensky" His father told him "Our production facilities are in full swing now pumping out new chassis's and weapons to help combat this new enemy, it is time for you to assume the family business." Teiranas was shocked at his sons reply he did not expect his son to pass up the family business to go off and participate in war; but this is what Xavier Slocum decided to do. Xavier handed over control of the family company to his younger brother Josiah, with the agreement that when he returned the family business would be run by all of Teiranas's children.
Military Service in the DC-----
Xavier signed up for military service with the same pilots that trained him who had been called out of inactive duty in light on the new threat. Xavier breezed through his training as a result of his training on his home planet of wolcott. He flew to the top of the recruit ranks and soon found himself in battle alongside the same men that had served with his father in the Davion DC border war of 3039. All the while Xavier could not understand why his father so despised his decision to serve in the DC military, but matters like this were left for those lonely nights he spent alone in the jumpships moving from planet to planet in a constant retreat from the onslaught of the superior clan forces. Xavier to date had 7 kills of clan mechs more than even his lance leader. He had single handedly held of an entire advancing star in prection of his lance leader who had lost a leg in a tenacious battle he covered his leader for an entire 5000 kilometers until he was safe aboard a dropship. Xavier had a knack for preserving his mech and was soon seen on the battlefield as a worthy lancemate and was given control over his lance when his lance commander was appointed to company commader for the heavy DC support company. Xavier was not long to lead his lance.
One particular battle would be the end of his service with the DC in a drop against Clan Ghost Bear. On a planet that will remain nameless for Military purposes Xavier and his 23rd support company of Draconis Regulars Once on planet their recon revealed that they were outtonned two to one, beating the clans was tough enough but being outtonned made it that much harder. Xavier Led his support lance into hills overlooking the DC ambush point Xavier's lance consisted of one captured clan cougar, 2 tenchis, and one Templar. Their responsibility on this particualr mission was the ambush of a clan star that would be engaged by a small recon unit and then lured into the pass where Xavier and his unit would spring the trap. The tactic worked and the small recon unit came streaming through the pass, barely a minute behind them came the lead elements of a clan star, Xavier could see one dasher, and a cougar. He ordered his unit to hold fire until larger lelments were sighted. Sure enough about 30 secs behind those two mechs came the remaining elements of the star. One Kodiak, one Gladiator, and a cauldron born. This was more firepower than they had expected, and Xavier knew instantly that they were about to have a fight on their hands. Xavier feared being rushed so he ordered his unit to fire on the cougar and the dasher first. Xaviers wingmate, Alexander Fostoff piloting the templar fired one round of ERPPC and GUASS, knocking the dasher flat on its face, as the mech was reeling and trying to stand back up, Tessa Foster piloting the cougar put 2 ER LRG lasers right in its Center torso causing the reactor to go crit and the dasher to burst into a cloud of flames. While that was happening, the two Tenchi's one piloted by Xavier and the other one by his childhood friend Roberto Himenez, both put instantaneous alphas into the Center torso of the cougar killing it in one shot. The only problem is they were still in trouble the 4 of them were barely a match for the remainng clan mechs. Xavier was a rather cocky pilot and had confidence in his lance that they could destroy the remaining mechs. He decided to use clan pilots aggresion against them and lure them into a trap from which there would be no escape. Xavier quickly ordered the recon lance that had lured the clanners into this ambush to swing around and come from the south behind the advancing mechs. Xavier knew it he was to take these mechs out he would have to be very crafty, and so Xavier ordered Tessa to take position on a nearby ridgeline about 400 meters away, and told her to power down to avoid being detected. He then ordered his other two lance mates to assume a position to his rear about 500 meters away. Xavier knew that he would have to use himself as bait; clanners could never ignore a sure kill and one on three were clanners kind of odds. once his lancemates were in postion, Xavier decided to put his plan into action. He took one shot at the Kodiak that was still trying to ascertain the position of the mechs that had killed their fellow clanners. Xavier put 3 light guass rounds and 1 PPC directly to the right torso of the Kodiak, trying to anger it more than damage it. There was no doubt now the enemy mechs turned to his postion and made a bee line to the spot he had just jumped from. Xavier now went passive radar to avoid being detected, he put his tenchi into a headlong run down the very hill that was protecting him from his enemy. He knew he had to present himself as the target to draw their attention away from his planned ambush. Xavier made a straight line for the hill on which the templar and other tenchi were stationed. When he got within 200 meters of that hill he made a hard left turn and began to move away from the ambush position. He then went active to draw the enemies attention toward him. Right as he did the cauldron born crested the hill and made a straight line for him. Xavier ordered his lance to hold fire and wait for the assaults to crest the hill to fire. Xavier was in deep trouble the cauldron born was not only faster, but carried far more fire power than he had on his tenchi. The cauldron born got with 400 meters and let go a volley of Ultra autocannons. These shots hit Xavier in the right arm completely blowing it off and taking one of his 3 miniguass weapons. Xavier touched off a volley of guass and PPC hitting the Cauldy in the right torso and forcing it to reel. The Cauldron born would not be stopped though, and touched off another volley of ultra ac's these shots penetrated deep into his right torso forcing Xavier to reverse direction for fear of being destroyed. He touched off another volley hitting the Cauldy in the cockpit, and doing significant damage to his enemies targeting computer. Just as Xavier shot the cauldy for the second time the Gladiator and Kodiak crested the hill and made a straight line for Xavier. Xavier ordered his lancemates to execute the ambush. He called the Kodiak as the primary target. Like a crack unit of pilots all three mechs targeted the Kodiak and with one shot caused the mech to fall to the ground from the impact of their combined alphas. As the Kodiak tried to regain its balance, a round of LRM's from that cougar stationed on the hill to the Kodiak and Gladiator's rear finished him off. Xaviers unit needed no instruction now, they destoyed the Gladiator with the same precision that had just taken out the Kodiak, one combined alpha and a few finishing shots were all it took; But there was a problem, Xavier had run from the Cauldron Born for so long that he was now outside of firing range of his fellow lancemates and was stranded on his own against a far superior mech that was ripping him to shreds. Xavier needed a break, and right when it looked like he was done for that light recon unit that he had sent to the enemies rear charged into range touching off a few LRMs that hit the Cauldy in the rear, causing him to turn and see who was behind him. This was just the break Xavier needed, the cauldron born not worried about the oncoming light mechs turned to finish off the already crippled Tenchi; Xavier knew he had one shot just as the Cauldron Born turned to take the kill shot he was greeted with a PPC right in that already damaged cockpit, killing the pilot and crippling the cauldy. As Xaviers mech limped to a hault he declared with resounding confidence enemy star down and one cauldron born for salvage for salvage. This would be Xaviers only command as a lance leader in the DC military. As he ordered his lance to return to the dropship for repairs; Xavier decided to do a little exploring for recon purposes. He headed off to the south never to be heard from again and presumed to be dead. Xavier was on the southern leg of his final patrol he decided to turn around and head back to base, just as he did he was a star of clan Omni mechs that ordered him to power down or be destroyed, Xavier immediately shut his mech down and was entered into Clan Ghost Bear as a bondsman.
When word of Xaviers supposed death reached his family on Wolcott his family was very heart broken, but this was not to last.
Time Served in Clan Ghost Bear----
Xavier learned much from his bondsman service in Clan Ghost Bear. The clanners found out that Xavier helped build mechs for the by gettingInner Sphere, and took advantage of his knowledged by getting him to give them technical readouts of Inner Sphere mechs. Xavier also saw to it that he benefitted from his time served in the clan. Xavier smuggled many blueprint designs of popular clan mechs, as well as some concept mechs. He realized that these plans would come in handy one day. Xavier was put into service as a techy in clan Ghost Bear; he served in this capacity for a little over a year. Two days after his 26 birthday the base on which Xavier was stationed was attacked by unknown forces that sought only to destroy and salvage. The strike was done with remarkable accuracy and precision. The perimeter guards were destroyed in a matter of minutes, and the base defense did not last long either. In all 7 clan mechs were destroyed and none of the raiders we killed. As these anonymous pilots entered the base a dropship hotdropped right into the middle of the base. These raiders proceeded to loot the stockpiles of clan mechs and load them onto the dropship that had just landed. Curious as to who these attackers were he approached them and was immediately detained and forced to board the unknown forces dropship. Once again he was ripped from a position in which he served in some capacity and taken into the service of another unit.
Introduction into {FWC} and "The Greater Purpose" & Return to Wolcott----
As Xavier was escorted down the hall in a dropship of a unit that had no name, or was at least unknown to him; he wondered what had brought him to this place. His eagerness to get away from his family, his want for military fame and greatness; NO!!! it was his dang curiousity that got him in trouble if he had only gone back to base instead of on his little exploration mission he would still be fine. Wait here said the guard who had been escorting Xavier. The commander would like to speak to you. As Xavier waited outside of the Commanders office he wondered what kind of people he was dealing with, we these pirates? Nah couldn't be they were to organized and precise, and they did not wear any of the tags that the known mercs wore. Who could these mystery pilots be? He was about to find out! "Please come in" said a rugudly stern voice. As Xavier entered the room he saw before him a ghost. This commander resembled the image of a War Hero that his dad had talked about from the 3039 war. "Hello Xaiver" He said. Xavier was astonished cause he had never met this man before and yet he knew his name without asking. On the desk in front of this ghost was a full list of every pilot ever commished for service by the Draconis Combine. Xavier wondered how a group of people such as these could come across such information. The Commander began to speak. "I know where you have come from, and I know of your battlefiled exploits as well as your family history; I served with your father in the 3039 war" Xavier stood in amazement so he was th pilot he thought he was!!! Xavier had been told stories of a DC Ace who had over 30 confirmed kills in the field, and never piloted anything over 60 tons. The man sitting before him was undoubtedly this same man Elijah Briggins. "My name is Josiah Histeram, but i used to be known as Elijah Briggins." "I was supposedly killed in a battle in the 3039 war on the DC Davion border, but as you can see i am not dead. We dropped on a planet that was supposedly under attack from Davion forces, at least that is what we were told. and it was a very important planet for us and production planet responsible for producing alot of our frontline mechs. We dropped on planet with one company and ran into some amzing pilots we lost 14 out of 16 mechs without even killing one of there mechs, we had never seen pilots with this much talent, and we never were sure how many of them there really were. My mech was shot up really bad and i was forced to eject. My Ejection pod landed right in the middle of their dropzone, i thought i was done for i thought Davion would shoot me as soon as i stepped out of the pod. To my surprise the mechs were not running Davion tags, thought it had to be a trick, designed to make us question who our attacker really was. I was detained and brought before their commander and was told the exact same thing i am about to tell you. We are no one's enemy and everyone's enemy, we are no one's friends and everyone's friends we fight to keep civilization progressing. Civilization always progresses most through war, but to keep civilization progressing we must ensure that war continues, and that neither side wins. Yes people lose their lives in war and its a sad thing, but War is inevitable and if war is inevitable than we must ensure that society benefits from it in some way. We fight to make sure that no side wins!!! In doing so we ensure that every side wins." Elijah(Josiah) went on to explain more about his unit and everything they stood for. He said they called themselves the Free Will Crusaders because they fought for the oppressed and the meek. He also went on to tell Xavier about how he lived a real life under his assumed name, because it was not safe to live under his real identity for fear of endangering the existance of this unit FWC. He also went on to tell Xavier that they would like for him to join them, and that if he did he would have to assume a false identity for the protection of the unit. To this Xavier replied with "I would like some time to think it over." FWC was in the middle of a Jump to another planet and Elijah said he could have the week to think it over and after they were finished with their operations on this mystery planet that if he chose to not join them they would release him on planet. Xavier quickly agreed to this deal.
Rise into Lead of {FWC}----
In the command center of the FWC dropship on some barren planet Xavier watched as battle data streamed in from the field damage reports and kill count and salvage numbers. It was incredible he had never seen a unit work with such fluidity and agressiveness while at the same time working in complete stealth and secret. "How in the world has no one heard of these guys" thought Xavier to himself as he watched he purposed deep down inside that he wished to learn and fight beside these amazing pilots. The next day Xavier accepted Josiahs Offer, and assumed the fake real life identity of Jonathan Mechonic. In secret Xavier contacted his family to insure them of his safety and his health and also told his dad to report him as having been killed in action and to report hiring of a new CEO of Slocum Heavy Industries one Jonathan Mechonic. Xavier's family was pleased and happy that he was alive and ok although they could not understand his assuming a new identity; Xavier explained to them that he would leave frequently and that products from their factories would be delivered by him to certain unknown locations for no economical gain. His famliy very confused by the whole situation but happy to have him alive and well none-the-less accepted the circustances that followed his return.
Over the next 5 years Xavier (aka Jonathan) delivered over 45 mech chassis's to the Crusaders. He provided Ammunition and repair parts as well as a few experimental mech chassis's to be feild tested by the crusaders to test the new mechs. "After all i am helping them out the least they can do is test my new products so that i can make some gain off of them" Xavier thought to himself. Over this same period of time Xavier was trianed by the senior members of the Crusaders and be came a favorite among the members although he was young in years his fellow pilots saw his maturity and calmness in battle. 2 months after Xavier had completed his rigorous 5 year training regiment it was reported that Elijah Briggins the figurehead and leader of FWC for the last 15 years was killed in a terrible accident in which his reactor went critical forcing Elijah to eject only to fall to his death when his ejection pod parachute did not open. It was a sad day for all Crusaders one near and dear to every members heart had passed on. To the rest of the world he never existed but to the Crusaders he was never forgotten.
Shortly after the elder members convened to decide on the next leader of the Crusaders. He had to be someone that all members admired and connected with, and had to be able to ensure the survival of the Unit as well as be well capable as a Mech Pilot. Only one name could the arrive at. Xavier's jaw dropped to the floor when he was presented the option of leading this band of amazing pilots "surely there is someone else that you all trust and admire more than me" Xavier replied. Never the less the Elder members insisted that the Future of the Crusaders was most assured by making Xavier the leader of the Crusader's. It was him who could move them into prominence and perhaps realize their goal on a larger scale and provoke the crusaders to do something about it.
.....and so Xavier assumed the lead of an ever growing ever secret band of brothers waiting for the right time to reveal their numbers and take the universe by surprise.......
.....little did they know that time was soon.......