Post by lonewander on Feb 9, 2015 23:07:30 GMT
Justification for the Young Burrowing Snagret units and ending that particular subplot in my logs. Also was bored and wanted to practice my writing skills. Note, it's also an explanation why my unit count was stagnant during the three years of "peace". Essentially they are civilians in the now liberated area,/ killed in this conflict. Gratuitous display of my named units as well.
Zol took out the Guillotine Blade that has served him well for the past few years in helping might the Snagret Menece that had been plaguing his troops for the past few years. For three years he has been beating back this threat having chased Pikmin, Arachnodes, and Cannon Larvae to his army.
Many troops were lost in the years since the Bolt PikPik wars doing battle against these burrowing foes. Massive tunnel battles have taken place in the course of saving those that couldn't defend themselves against the Snagrets.
Feeling dirt falling on him from above Zol sliced upwards getting a small yelp from a Young Snagret before being finished with a few rounds from Zol's Gatling gun. He remembered the first few times he got into underground fights. Not paying attention to where beaks were coming from he was only saved by his metal shell from Bolt. Those first few counter attacks went badly as they had to retreat to his base and finish them off with the snipers in their tunnels. Eventually Zol learned from the Ground Arachnodes how to feel for foes within the dirt, to interpret the shakings. Those were no slouch to for the underground battles. After learning stealth and snack attack tactics from the Skitter Leafs they began to get the jump on the young Snagrets more often. Wolloywogs helped too by jumping on ground where they were going to pop up causing a mini cave in crushing them.
Eventually two years passed with Zol and his troops killing many young Snagrets escorting those who had no wish to partake in war away from the Snagret riddled land. One day an actual adult Snagret along with a few near adult ones popped out in the middle of one of these refugee convoys of Ground Arachnodes and Aqua Yellow Pikmin, one of the few groups that were around in the area being rare enough to find. They mercilessly devoured the Pikmin population in the convoy while the ground Arachnodes tried to hold their ground to avenge their fallen friends. By the time Zol's forces arrived there was no one left except the Aquatic Cannon Larvae which alerted him to the attack.
Deciding that it was time to end it Zol quickly sent out scouts to the pockets of creatures that were in range of becoming a food source for the Snagrets. He gathered them all in one spot using the APC to gather them quickly preparing for a major confrontation with the Snagrets. All the creatures waited for signs of the Snagrets to appear. Zol felt multiple tremors to the east where Cannon Larvae should be underground. Cannon Larvae were burrowing out of the ground heavily wounded as multiple Snagrets popped from the ground ready to finish them off. A massive wave of creatures began to rush into them before Zol could order them in a controled attack and it was a chaotic mess. The mostly untrained units were only beating back the young Snagrets by their sheer numbers. Dirt was flying everywhere as tunnels were being made and destroyed indiscriminately. Allies were being crushed by freshly killed Snagret forces from the indiscriminate attacks.
Zol took to the field along with his actual trained units to much better success at staying alive. Zol's Wolloywogs being led by Allthon were stomping the ground around the area killing those that tried to enter the main fray. Skitter Leafs were off in the distance sniping any Snagret unit unlucky enough to pop their head above ground. Shade the Sputtlefish simultaneously drove the APC while plucking young Snagrets in the messy main battle and drowning them in the water of the APC. Scubba one of the few the Watery Blowhogs in Zol's army blew water into the tunnels and throats of Snagret units drowning them.
Zol was fighting the largest Snagret who was drawn to him seeing his army killing them at a much faster rate and was quickly devouring some of newly recruited troops. His blade attacks were not quick enough to catch it and it was burrowing into the ground constantly reducing the number of shots it received from Zol's Gatling gun. Growing tired from slicing through so many Snagrets Zol didn't have the energy to react quickly enough to the shadow that loomed behind him after a second of getting his heavy blade out of the ground. As the Snagret began to rear back to piece his shell a Ground Arachnode named Gohma which hitched a ride on it sunk it's fangs into the Snagret's head. It began to thrash around trying to get Gohma off as he climbed on for dear life. Zol slashed into the Snagret's neck only making a little headway due to his fading strength. A shot rang out piercing the head of the large Snagret before it finally slumped down. Seeing their leader down the other Snagrets panicked and tried to run away. Almost all were ran down by those that they used to prey on as Zol's forces took a rest knowing that the creatures here could handle themselves.
A year later and Zol was just helping the creatures of the land out of habit killing the Snagrets as training for his troops. Burrowing ahead he found a small pocket Snagret eggs unguarded, his troops quickly squashing a Snagret which decided to try to engage the entire troop by itself. Gohma was already on it underground forcing it to come out. Allthon stunned it by jumping near it with his heavy steel armor as Gohma got off. Scubba just ran into the neck knocking the wind out of it setting up the headshot for Accuracy as the head instinctually reared back. Shade carried into the APC for dinner. Remembering the Arachnodes he got from saving the Scornets long go he decides to take the eggs, they had a lot of potential after all in his army, they were just going to end up as pellets if he didn't take em after all. Zol and his crew rolled out in the APC happy with their find.
Zol took out the Guillotine Blade that has served him well for the past few years in helping might the Snagret Menece that had been plaguing his troops for the past few years. For three years he has been beating back this threat having chased Pikmin, Arachnodes, and Cannon Larvae to his army.
Many troops were lost in the years since the Bolt PikPik wars doing battle against these burrowing foes. Massive tunnel battles have taken place in the course of saving those that couldn't defend themselves against the Snagrets.
Feeling dirt falling on him from above Zol sliced upwards getting a small yelp from a Young Snagret before being finished with a few rounds from Zol's Gatling gun. He remembered the first few times he got into underground fights. Not paying attention to where beaks were coming from he was only saved by his metal shell from Bolt. Those first few counter attacks went badly as they had to retreat to his base and finish them off with the snipers in their tunnels. Eventually Zol learned from the Ground Arachnodes how to feel for foes within the dirt, to interpret the shakings. Those were no slouch to for the underground battles. After learning stealth and snack attack tactics from the Skitter Leafs they began to get the jump on the young Snagrets more often. Wolloywogs helped too by jumping on ground where they were going to pop up causing a mini cave in crushing them.
Eventually two years passed with Zol and his troops killing many young Snagrets escorting those who had no wish to partake in war away from the Snagret riddled land. One day an actual adult Snagret along with a few near adult ones popped out in the middle of one of these refugee convoys of Ground Arachnodes and Aqua Yellow Pikmin, one of the few groups that were around in the area being rare enough to find. They mercilessly devoured the Pikmin population in the convoy while the ground Arachnodes tried to hold their ground to avenge their fallen friends. By the time Zol's forces arrived there was no one left except the Aquatic Cannon Larvae which alerted him to the attack.
Deciding that it was time to end it Zol quickly sent out scouts to the pockets of creatures that were in range of becoming a food source for the Snagrets. He gathered them all in one spot using the APC to gather them quickly preparing for a major confrontation with the Snagrets. All the creatures waited for signs of the Snagrets to appear. Zol felt multiple tremors to the east where Cannon Larvae should be underground. Cannon Larvae were burrowing out of the ground heavily wounded as multiple Snagrets popped from the ground ready to finish them off. A massive wave of creatures began to rush into them before Zol could order them in a controled attack and it was a chaotic mess. The mostly untrained units were only beating back the young Snagrets by their sheer numbers. Dirt was flying everywhere as tunnels were being made and destroyed indiscriminately. Allies were being crushed by freshly killed Snagret forces from the indiscriminate attacks.
Zol took to the field along with his actual trained units to much better success at staying alive. Zol's Wolloywogs being led by Allthon were stomping the ground around the area killing those that tried to enter the main fray. Skitter Leafs were off in the distance sniping any Snagret unit unlucky enough to pop their head above ground. Shade the Sputtlefish simultaneously drove the APC while plucking young Snagrets in the messy main battle and drowning them in the water of the APC. Scubba one of the few the Watery Blowhogs in Zol's army blew water into the tunnels and throats of Snagret units drowning them.
Zol was fighting the largest Snagret who was drawn to him seeing his army killing them at a much faster rate and was quickly devouring some of newly recruited troops. His blade attacks were not quick enough to catch it and it was burrowing into the ground constantly reducing the number of shots it received from Zol's Gatling gun. Growing tired from slicing through so many Snagrets Zol didn't have the energy to react quickly enough to the shadow that loomed behind him after a second of getting his heavy blade out of the ground. As the Snagret began to rear back to piece his shell a Ground Arachnode named Gohma which hitched a ride on it sunk it's fangs into the Snagret's head. It began to thrash around trying to get Gohma off as he climbed on for dear life. Zol slashed into the Snagret's neck only making a little headway due to his fading strength. A shot rang out piercing the head of the large Snagret before it finally slumped down. Seeing their leader down the other Snagrets panicked and tried to run away. Almost all were ran down by those that they used to prey on as Zol's forces took a rest knowing that the creatures here could handle themselves.
A year later and Zol was just helping the creatures of the land out of habit killing the Snagrets as training for his troops. Burrowing ahead he found a small pocket Snagret eggs unguarded, his troops quickly squashing a Snagret which decided to try to engage the entire troop by itself. Gohma was already on it underground forcing it to come out. Allthon stunned it by jumping near it with his heavy steel armor as Gohma got off. Scubba just ran into the neck knocking the wind out of it setting up the headshot for Accuracy as the head instinctually reared back. Shade carried into the APC for dinner. Remembering the Arachnodes he got from saving the Scornets long go he decides to take the eggs, they had a lot of potential after all in his army, they were just going to end up as pellets if he didn't take em after all. Zol and his crew rolled out in the APC happy with their find.