[OOC: Now that is unfair
Well, not like that surface base was worth it, Lazarus made sure of that xD]
"Well, what happened?" Asked the General, his hair was standing up. He was anxious to see if this operation was a success, if the mission could still be salvaged.
"Sorry sir, but surface electronics are still out."
"For how long still!" Yelled the General.
"System are getting back online, surface electronics are being replaced. Opening internal base blast doors,"
"I don't care! Give me a situation update!"
"Sir, we have video and audio uplink. Sensors show high levels of Radioactive Fallout. Main screen on."
On the main screen appeared a grainy image. It took a while. Obviously this was from an APC camera. The image slowly came into focus. The room was completely quiet, only the noise from the main screen could be heard.
"Is that... a nuclear explosion?" Asked the general in shock.
"Is appears to be sir, spectrum sensors confirm. Blast radius 5.4 kilometres. We lost our control tower." laughed the lieutenant in front of the monitor. "The only building we didn't need. Also, some other hangers and empty barrackses"
"Savauge, I have an important mission for you... I am putting you in charge of surface opperations in the caldera. Stop this from happening ever again!"
"It will be done my lord." replied the Major. "And subterranean operations?"
"I will, we didn't bring a squad of mole people for nothing!"
-----------------meanwhile.
"Yes yes, we move our anti air forces to the rim of the caldera. No, we are expanding our operations. Yes... yes, we have a few heli-pads in the forest. Mobile AA is al ready en route. mmm... ok, it will be done" Frunze put down his communicator. The troops around him were hastily disbanding his forest camp, some radio trucks were al ready moving. "Lietenant, get my helicopter ready, we are going to our new posts."
"Where would that be sir?" asked the young naive lieutenant.
"Our new ally apparently. We are to... protect our interest there."
Later that day, Frunze and a small detachment of troops flew via helicopter gun ship towards Xenathos' base.
"I do hope this is part of our plan." sighed Frunze.