Connections - Chapter 1

The pint-sized ProtoMech pilot returns in the first chapter of her new adventure! She must prove her loyalty and deal with a new addition to her team while hiding her own secrets. This story appeared in Magistracy Monthly's February 2025 volume. Go check out Magistracy Monthly, it's a really good BattleTech fan zine: https://www.patreon.com/magestrixriley/posts BattleTech and Mechwarrior are not mine. I am a fan adding my little piece to this series' amazing history. Go support the actual owners, or anyone else who contributed to the series over the years. Any property used here is done under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law. Episode cover image by Oswald: https://x.com/Oswald81288433 Sound FX by https://freesound.org/ Text version is available on Scribble Hub, Space Battles, Fanfiction.net, and Archive of Our Own, all of which include art done by very talented artists in the BattleTech community. Audio plus art and music is available on YouTube. Cover art is by Oswald: https://x.com/Oswald81288433 Gallery of art for this story so far is on my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lucendacier. Donations are not required, but they are appreciated, and help me host the podcast and pay the artists for their work. Follow me on Twitter/X, @lucendacier, for story updates and Battletech memes!