INTRODUCTION
As I’m sure
all you Aces know, there is sometimes a gap between when a story is published
and when it appears on HTL’s main archive site. I decided to set up an archive
site of my own for recently published PBM chapters. This just a temporary
repository till we get the main archives updated. As there are people in the
club who can’t receive large chapters through their mail though, I felt it was
well worth the effort to make sure that everyone could keep up with the
storyline. This particular site is designed to be fast loading and easy to
update (I’m hoping to add new chapters at the same time they’re released on the
mailing list each fortnight), so I’ve built it as a simple text archive rather
than adding a whole of pictures, sound or fancy HTML. If you have any questions
or comments, please feel free to e-mail me at theraj@es.co.nz
Best,
Raptor
NEWS AND UPDATES
02 Apr
2003: Archived Chapter 156
10 Apr 2003: Archived Chapter 157
30 Apr 2003: Archived Chapter 158
15 May 2003: Archived Chapter 159
05 Jun 2003: Archived Chapter 160
14 June 2003: Archived Chapter 161
21 July 2003: Archived Chapter 162
31 July 2003: Archived Chapter 163
14 Aug 2003: Archived Chapter 164
28 Aug 2003: Archived Chapter 165
19 Sept 2003: Archived Chapters 166-171
12 Mar 2004: Archived Chapter 178
27 Mar
2004: Archived Chapter 179
12 Apr
2004: Archived Chapter 180
23 Apr 2004:
Archived Chapter 181
09 May
2004: Archived Chapter 182
22 May 2004: Archived Chapter 183
10 Jun
2004: Archived Chapter 184
27 Jun
2004: Archived Chapter 185
11 Jul
2004: Archived Chapter 186
20 Jul
2004: Archived Chapter 187
08 Aug
2004: Archived Chapters 188 and 189
16 Sept
2004: Archived Chapter 190
08 Oct
2004: Archived Chapter 191
21 OCT
2004: Archived Chapter 192
30 OCT
2004: Archived Chapter 193
13 Nov
2004: Archived Chapter 194
06 Dec 2004: Archived Chapter 195
12 Dec
2004: Archived Chapter 196
28 Dec
2004: Archived Chapter 197
10 Jan 2005: Archived Chapter 198
04 Feb 2005: Archived Chapter 199
10 Apr 2005: Archived Chapter 200
12 May 2005: Archived Chapter 201
06 June 2005: Archived Chapter 202
08 July 2005: Archived Chapter 203
07 Aug 2005: Archived Chapter 204
26 Sept
2005: Archived Chapter 205
16 Oct 2005: Archived Chapter 206
27 Nov 2005: Archived Chapter 207
RECENT HTL CHAPTERS
LOKI
CHAPTER 141:
Maluk Tawus, written by Brandon “Avatar”
Alspaugh. A group of Worder Worlds code crackers lead by Lieutenant Velina
Sosa try to dechipher the Nephilim master code.
CHAPTER 142:
Toeing The Line 5- The Devil Comes A Calling, written by James Andrew “JAG” Greenhow. The
Confed reserve pilots in Nifelhiem run into a very strange ship while on
patrol.
CHAPTER 143:
Scraps Of Honour 11- Till Death Do Us Party 1/3, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The Scrappers
get together with with other Confed and Border Worlds reserve pilots and crews
for a Valentine’s Day ball.
CHAPTER 144:
Scraps Of Honour 11- Till Death Do US Party 2/3, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The reserves
realise that hearts aren’t the only things that’ll get broken at the party.
CHAPTER 145: Scraps
of Honour 11- Till Death Do Us Party, 3/3, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. With the
situation more or less under control, the pilots clean up and try to get back
into the spirit of Valentine’s Day.
CHAPTER 146:
Harvest, written by Brandon “Avatarr”
Alspaugh. Troy “Catscrath” Carter discovers that the invading Nephilim are
engaged in a bizarre harvesting ritual.
CHAPTER 147:
War In Heaven, written by Kevin “Leeloo”
Tan. A bloody firefight breaks out in a supposed safe haven. Meanwhile,
something strange is happening on an isolated base.
Chapter 148: Toeing The Line 6- Having A Ball, written
by James “Andrew” Jag Greenhow.
The lead up to the Valentine’s day party, the brawl and its aftermath as seen
by a Confed pilot.
Chapter 149: The Tiger Hunt 15- A Good Day To Die,
written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The
battle in the Loki system continues, as Battlegroup Valkyrie fights off
continuing attacks.
Chapter 150: End Of The Spiral 1- Full Circle, Part 1,
written by the Valley Forge team. The survivours of the Valley Forge try to
rehgroup and recover after the loss of their ship.
Chapter 151: End Of The Spiral 1-Full Circle, Part 2,
written by the Valley Forge team. The pilots hold a wake for their dead crew
mates, and the Kilrathi leader swears vengeance for his dead friend. Meanwhile,
someone is trying to cover up the existence of the Movement.
Chapter 152 End Of The Spiral 1, Full Circle, Part 3,
written by the Valley Forge team. The enquiry into the loss of the Forge gets
under way, but the search for the truth may not be on the agenda.
Chapter 153 Calculated Risk, Part 1, writtern by Joe “Wraith” Guida. The
Yorktown and her battlegroup go head to head with the second Nephilim dreadnaught
in the Loki system.
Chapter 154: Calculated Risk, Part 2, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida. The
Yorktown’s pilots fight off a Nephilim ambush, and conclude their battle against
the enemy group.
Chapter 155: The Tiger Hunt, Part 16, Written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The Valkyries break
loose from the debris field, but take the time to kick the Nephilim one more
time on the way out.
Chapter 156: The Tiger Hunt, Part 17, Written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. Battlegroup
Valkyrie’s Ghost Warrior Squadron tracks down the remains of the Nephilim force.
Meanwhile, the Valkyries look forward to rejoining the rest of their fleet, and
an end to their long vigil.
CHAPTER 157: Scraps Of Honour 12, Part 1, Written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The
Scrappers recover from the aftermath of the Valentine’s Day brawl. Tensions
between two pilots come to a head, while another confronts an old enemy.
CHAPTER 158: Scraps Of Honour 12, Part 2, Written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The
Scrappers meet up with the Combined Fleet as it jumps into Nifelhiem. The
reserve pilots realise the extent of the main fleet’s losses, and get to grips
with some unusual new allies.
CHAPTER 159: Scraps Of Honour 12, Part 3, Written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The
Scrappers’ CO and XO take on a bunch of cadet pilots in simulated fighter duel.
CHAPTER 160: Scraps Of Honour 12, Part 4, Written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The duel
is over, but there are important lessons to be learned from it, lessons that
will have to be applied against the Nephilim very soon.
CHAPTER 161: The Tiger Hunt 18, Written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The Combined
Fleet makes its final retreat, and the crews vow to draw the line in Nifelhiem
once and for all.
FINALE ARC:
CHAPTER 162: The Other Side Of The Coin, written By Brandon “Avatarr” Alspaugh. An idealistic
Border Worlds Senator tries to balance military spending with the Union’s other
needs.
CHAPTER 163: Old Friends And New…, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida. The crew
of the TCS Yorktown relax in the company of old friends as they make the jump
into Nifelhiem, and make some new friends in the process.
CHAPTER 164: Welcome To Hell Part 1, written by James Andrew “JAG” Greenhow.
Wing Commander Michael Black deals with some personal problems, and the reserve
pilots prepare for the imminent arrival of the Nephilim.
CHAPTER 165: Welcome To Hell Part 2, written by James Andrew “JAG” Greenhow.
The pilots continue training for the coming battle. A mishap on a patrol
mission invites Wing Commander Black’s ire.
CHAPTER 166: Into The Inferno Part 1, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. A flight of Confed
recon Excaliburs patrolling the supposedly empty Ymir system learns of a new
and deadly threat to the frontier.
CHAPTER 167: Into The Inferno Part 2, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The Confederation Senate meets
in an emergency session to consider the new threat.
CHAPTER 168: Into The Inferno Part 3, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The crews who have
been fighting to hold the line take some time out, blissfully unaware of the
new threat headed towards them.
CHAPTER 169: Into The Inferno Part 4, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The Wing Commander
of one of the reserve carriers catches up with his son, a fighter pilot with
Battlegroup Valkyrie. The reunion is soon interrupted.
CHAPTER 170: Scraps Of Honour 13 Part 1, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The
Scrappers are one of many squadrons scrambled as the fleet learns the bad news.
Later the pilots are briefed in more detail, and assigned additional combat
training to prepare for the battle ahead.
CHAPTER 171: Scraps Of Honor 13 Part 2, Written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The
Scrappers are assigned to fight Battlegroup Valkyrie’s top squadron, the
Reapers, and manage to surprise their opponents.
CHAPTER 172: End Of The Spiral II, Part 1 (1/2),
written by the Auriga team. This story follows Battlegroup Auriga from the end
of the Loki battle to the present stage of the campaign.
CHAPTER 173: Keeping Hope Alive, written by Jeremy “Echo” Johnson. The
Hades pilots who joined Battlegroup Auriga in the last chapter come to terms
with their situation.
CHAPTER 174: End Of The Spiral II, Part 2 (2/2), written
by the Auriga team. Battlegroup Auriga, along with their new allies aboard the
Hades, prepares for the next stage of the battle. Meanwhile, The Movement
continues with its plots.
CHAPTER 175: Into The Inferno, Part 5, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The commanders of
the Combined Fleet make plans to deal with enemy fleet, while the Union’s
political leaders try to mobilise as many of their resources as possible to
assist.
CHAPTER 176: Into The Inferno, Part 6, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. A couple of
Battlegroup Valkyrie’s pilots do some soul searching about the situation
they’re in, and their reasons for doing what they do.
CHAPTER 177: Into The Inferno, Part 7, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The Valkyries
scramble as they get work of an incoming group of ships, and then get some
*more* bad news.
CHAPTER 178: False Hopes And Nightmares, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida. The Yorktown
crew face up to their situation, and make plans accordingly.
CHAPTER 179: Into The Inferno, Part 8, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The Valkyries put
together a desperate plan for a desperate situation.
CHAPTER 180: Into The Inferno, Part 9, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The strike force
scrambled to deal with the threat races for the jump point.
CHAPTER 181: Into The Inferno, part 10, Written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The human forces
gain some unexpected advantages, and make further plans to win the battle.
CHAPTER 182: Into The Inferno, Part 11, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The Nephilim jump
in, and the battle begins.
CHAPTER 183: Welcome To The Family, written by Kevin “Wolfman” Foster. The
raid battlecruiser Nemesis is detached from the rest of the fleet to cause as
much trouble as possible for the Nephilim.
CHAPTER 184: Welcome To Hell, Part Three, written by James Andrew “JAG” Greenhow.
The Confederation reserves realise they are in for one hell of a battle, and
the strain begins to show.
CHAPTER 185: In The Eye Of The Hurricane, written by Shaun “Iceman” Rashid. The TCS
Endeavor and her crew gain a brief respite, but are about to be thrown right
back into it.
CHAPTER 186: Loud And Clear, Part One, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida, the
Auriga writing team and Shaun Rashid. As The Nephilim move in, a combined
strike from three Confederation carriers is sent to tackle the most powerful
enemy group.
CHAPTER 187: Loud And Clear, Part Two, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida, the
Auriga writing team and Shaun Rashid. A massive battle develops as the combined
strike from the three Confederation carriers takes on a Nephilim dreadnaught.
CHAPTER 188: Loud And Clear, Part Three, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida, the
Auriga writing team and Shaun Rashid. The dreadnaught is down, but the Nephilim
launch a counter attack, threatening the survival of the Yorktown herself.
CHAPTER 189: Loud And Clear, Part Four, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida, the
Auriga writing team, and Shaun Rashid. With the battle won, the three carrier
groups separate to lick their wounds and to go about their own missions.
CHAPTER 190: Scraps Of Honour 14, Part One, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The reserve
forces square up against the Nephilim coming in from Loki.
CHAPTER 191: Scraps Of Honour 14, Part Two, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. A flight of
fighters from the Sicily races to rescue a merchant ship under attack.
CHAPTER 192: Scraps Of Honour 14, Part Three, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The ship is
safe from immediate danger, but it and its crew are now locked in the system
with the human and Nephilim fleets.
CHAPTER 193: No Survivors, written by Shaun “Iceman” Rashid. The Endeavour
and a Nephilim carrier group clash in a final, deadly battle.
CHAPTER 194: Once More Unto The Breach, written By Dan “Death Poore. Taskforce Abbey
takes on the escorts of another Nephilim carrier group, trying to clear the way
for others.
CHAPTER 195: Into The Inferno Part 12, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. Fighters from the
BWS Freedom race to rescue Abbey as the Nephilim pursue their attackers.
CHAPTER 196: Aftershocks Part One, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida. The TCS
Yorktown receives an automated distress call, and moves to assist.
CHAPTER 197: Aftershocks Part Two, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida. The
Yorktown’s rescue efforts are interrupted by Nephilim ships and fighters.
CHAPTER 198: Interlude- War To The Knife, written by Kevin “Leeloo” Tan. While the war between human and alien
continues full force, humans are also killing each other. The blood feud
between Tanfen and Porhen hots up, and the normal rules no longer apply.
CHAPTER 199: Into The Inferno, Part 13, written by Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. Battlegroup Valkyrie prepares to hit back
hard at Group Epsilon. Other groups in the fleet also prepare for their
missions.
CHAPTER 200: Scraps Of Honour 15, Part 1, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The Border
Worlds reserve forces prepare for their full scale battle against the Nephilim
carrier group coming in from Loki.
CHAPTER 201: Scraps Of Honour 15, Part 2, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane.. The Border
Worlds reserves carry out their first attacks against the Nephilim
warships.
CHAPTER 202: Scraps Of Honour 15, Part 3, written by Nick “Chaeronea” Deane. The
reserves wipe out a group of Nephilim destroyers and corvettes, along with
their fighter escorts.
CHAPTER 203: Welcome To Hell, Part 4, written by James Andrew “JAG” Greenhow.
Meanwhile, the Confed reserves prepare for their own battle. A privateer has
plans to make a profit from the battle.
CHAPTER 204: Check And Mate, Part 1, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida and Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The Yorktown and
the Valeria begin working together on a dangerous mission.
CHAPTER 205: Check And Mate, Part 2, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida and Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The plans for the
joint mission are complete, and the enemy is sighted.
CHAPTER 206: Check And Mate, Part 3, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida and Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The strike force
becomes embroiled in a massive dogfight with the enemy fighters. The Shrikes
take down a Nephilim cruiser.
CHAPTER 207: Check And Mate, Part 4, written by Joe “Wraith” Guida and Rajan “Raptor” Ragupathy. The strike force
cripples a Nephilim carrier, opening the way for the second stage of the joint
operation .