From the desk of Mark Benjamin, team profile: The Brat Pack

Active:   2003-2008

Country:  United States of America

Branch:   Guardian-Fugitive Retrieval Corps

Type:     Urban Defense Force

Role:     Infantry

Size:     27

Nickname: The Brat Pack

Motto:  “Shoot first, ask questions at the séance.”

Key Team Members

Notable Engagements:

·          Glen Anderson Freeway, Los Angeles CA 2005 (Barrow Sanction)

·          San Miguel, Mexico 2005

·          Ferris Park, New Orleans LA 2005

·          Niagara Falls, New York 2005 (Barrow Sanction)

·          Central Park, New York 2006

·          Jackson Station, Jackson MS 2006 (Barrow Sanction)

·          Richmond Speed Way, Richmond VA 2006

·          Lake Lakota, United Tribal Nations 2006 (Barrow Sanction)

·          Jessup Heights, Crimson Maryland 2006 (Barrow Sanction)

·          San Miguel, Mexico 2007

·          Union Station, Washington D.C. 2008 (Barrow Sanction)

·          San Miguel, Mexico 2008 (Barrow Sanction)

     “Charlie Company”, 3^rd Battalion of Guardian’s 51^st Urban Assault Infantry of the 3^rd Brigade combat unit of the 32^nd Fugitive Retrieval Division is the most storied company in Guardian’s 37 years of paranormal urban defense. Due to the strength of its individual units, Charlie Company usually deployed by platoons to facilitate the capture of escaped paranormal felons.  However, in the case of extremely dangerous felons, the entire company would deploy with additional support when needed.

     Within Charlie Company one unit routinely distinguished itself as being among the elite urban combat units in Guardian’s history, that unit being it’s 3^rd platoon also known as “The Brat Pack.”

     The designation “Brat Pack” carried a two fold connotation; first to the age of its members and second to their disposition.  Comprised of 26 combat specialists, the Brat Pack’s average age at inception was a mere 19.3 years, unprecedented in Guardian history.  The unit was placed under the leadership of Commander Charles “Charlie” Marshal, a seasoned officer and former prodigy himself.  Under his strict but skilled tutelage, the Brats gained a reputation of being a swift and brutally efficient unit, and though Marshal was respected by his charges, he was not loved or even liked very much by them.  This became a moot point after the infamous events of March 14^th 2005 on the Glen Anderson Freeway (See: Notable Barrow Sanctions).

      Commander Charles Marshal was killed in action during the attempted capture of “The Canaanite.”  Joseph Paxton was promoted to Platoon Commander (at 20 years old the youngest in Guardian’s history), and for the next 3 ½ years The Brat Pack’s fame rose to legendary status.

[Note: After Charles Marshal’s death the Brats were no longer known as excessively brutal in dispensing their duties.  Even during Barrow Sanctions they refrained from using excessive force unless absolutely necessary so as to avoid collateral mortality.]

  The following are Fugitive Retrieval records that have been set by the Brats:

·     Efficiency rating: 98.7

·     Captures: 189

·     Consecutive captures: 57

·     Captures without incident: 71

·     Barrow Sanctions: 85

·     Consecutive Barrow Sanctions: 15

·     Barrow Sanctions without incident: 32

·     Unit Commendations: 75

·     Individual commendations: 135

     The trio of Paxton and squad commanders Derrick Strong and Nadia Chavez formed a triumvirate of sorts, viewing each other as co-equals yet acknowledging a chain of command.  Each commander’s possessed mastery of a unique skill that contributed greatly to the success of the unit.  

Paxton:   Master profiler

Chavez:   Weapons and Tactics

Strong:   Strategic specialist

     The unit’s commanders were supported by an assortment of genius level specialist who, as a whole, had the reputation for being difficult to manage.  They displayed slight regard for those they considered beneath themselves, even looking down on the other platoons within Charlie Company.   This childish and arrogant disposition, along their indifference towards others appraisal of them further solidified their status as Brats among their peers.

     On November 25^th, 2008, 18 members of the Brat Pack were killed when their transport exploded in midair over Mexico City International Airport. Among those lost were Commander Joseph Paxton and Lt. Commander Nadia Chavez.  Surviving members of the unit have been promoted or reassigned to different units and new recruits have been assigned to the Charlie Company’s 3^rd platoon. Despite being fully re-staffed, the designation Brat Pack is no longer in use and has been officially retired.