Franz Riess son of Gerhardt Riess Rhienland Military Lieutenant. Franz was a hot shot , best bomber pilot in the Left Wing Squad. Rumor had it that Franz had single handedly killed a Corsair Imperator class Gunboat. He was young, good looking and reckless. He spent the night's drinking, out in clubs rocking out. Gerhardt did'nt care he only wanted power and money. Franz was growing up to be quite like his father.
The left wing squad were doing their rounds. Not very cautiously, their arrogant leader Franz was confident that they could handle what ever was going to happen. He wasnt prepared for what happened next.
A weak transmission crackled onto Franz's screen.
Gerhardt could be seen , his image distorted and fuzzy.
"Franz w-...attacked...cor-...help...D5...enemy..."
Franz had understood enough, time to show his father how to kill some Corsairs he thought.
"Head over to D5 boys, we got some action"
The squad quickly changed course to D5 and were there within minutes.
3 corsair Gunboats against 2 Rhienland Gunboats and a fighter.
Franz smiled as he gave the order to move out and exterminate the enemy.
The corsairs were outnumbered, but the 2 gunboats were nearly destroyed. Gerhardt was aboard the gunboat "Luftwaffe". The Corsairs were able to kill the other gunboat but the "Luftwaffe" managed to get out of range of the hostile Imperators.
That was when it happened. Franz flew in close , reckless but it looked cool so he didnt care. There were only 2 gunboats left. Franz aim'ed the snac for the gunboat. But another corsair clipped his wing and Franz was sent spinning out of control. The snac missed the Corsair and flew straight towards the "Luftwaffe.
The 'Luftwaffe' had no shields left from its encounter with the corsairs. The snac flew dead straight into the center of the ship. The 'Luftwaffe' was surrounded by a blue mist as it cracked straight in half.
Gerhardt was dead...killed by his own son.
The cocky attitude left Franz as soon as he realized what had happened. The rest of his squad had seen what happened as well and after a moment of shocked silence they attacked Franz their leader.
"Stop. It was a mistake." Shouted Franz to his squad, but they didn`t take no notice. Without mercy they shot Franz. His Bergelmir, a fine ship, was no match for a whole squad. Franz tried against all odds to get away but he failed. His former friends shot him down. The berglemir exploded, it parts flying everywhere....
Father and son dead, a terrible loss for the Rheinwehr. Franz was considered to left his life as enemy of Rheinland and the rest of his squad was awarded for their bravery. But Franz was far from dead , very far indeed. He had survived the explosion by sheer luck. He had ejected just before the explosion and the rocks had stopped the worst of it from getting to him. But his face and the rest of his body were covered with burns and scars. Franz would have died in space after awhile had it not been for Hans Gukel, a Hessian. Hans had seen the events unfold and knew that the Hessians would have a valuable pilot if Franz was to work for them.
Thus when Franz awoke he found himself at Freital, Omega 11. He felt dizzy and slow. A man appeared in front of him.
Hans: "We'll you're finally awake, you've been out a long time. Was worried you wouldn`t open those eyes again.
Franz *Slowly and uncertainly* : "How long have i been out?"
Hans: " 6 days, a pretty long time."
Franz: "Damn i gotta get back home."
Hans: "This is your home now, back in Rhieland you're and outcast and you're said to be dead. By the way what is your name ?"
Franz: "Franz....Franz Riess. Then it came back to Franz. He remembered what had happened at D5 and he felt anger. Anger at his own squad for shooting at him , at Rheinland for stabbing him in the back.
Franz: "Gah I`m in a whole lot of **** now."
Hans: "Its not as bad as you think. Hardly anyone knows you are alive."
Franz smiled as he thought of revenge. This was his chance to strike back.
Franz got up, he felt light and dizzy but he didnt care. The thought of revenge fueled him.
Franz: "How ..how can I take revenge ?"
Hans *Smiling*: "The Hessians could do with some one like you, how about you join the Red Hessian Army ?"
Franz: "Hmm that does sound good."
Hans, who was quite rich and had a bit of power at Freital was able to get one Odin Red Hessian fighter for Franz.
Franz *Flying the Odin*: "This feels good. Much better than what i used to fly."
Hans: "I'm glad you like it."
Franz: "Thank you...for everything"
Hans: "It is no problem."
With that Franz headed out to Vogtland seeking the Red Hessian Army. Franz reached Vogtland without much trouble, he filled up the application and waited, impatiently.
