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| author             = [[Joel Steverson]]
| pub_date           = 12 December 2020
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| type               = Short story 
| publisher          = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
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| era                = [[Clan Invasion era]]
| startdate          = 5 May [[3052]]
| enddate            = 21 May [[3052]]
| series             = [[Battle of Tukayyid (anthology)]]
| precededby         = [[The Icarus Lament]]
| followedby         = [[Broken Promises]]
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'''''We Do the Impossible''''' is a short story by [[Joel Steverson]], eighth entry in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (anthology)|''Battle of Tukayyid'' series]] written as a companion of the ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid]]''.

==Teaser text==
{{quote|''The infamous Natasha Kerensky of [[Clan Wolf]] leads [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|her Wolf Spiders]] in battle against [[ComStar]] forces in the battle for the city of [[Brzo]].''}}

==Plot summary==
Natasha Kerensky prepares herself and her forces for the imminent combat drop on [[Tukayyid]], reflecting on her age and experience as she briefs [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Alpha Galaxy]] on what she expects of them, ilKhan Ulric Kerensky congratulating her on her briefing. After making a specific request of her during the battle, Natasha teases from Ulric how poorly the other Clans are faring. Though he worries about even the Wolves chances of winning, Natasha is nonchalant, telling him as Wolves that they will always do such impossible things.

Natasha leads Alpha Galaxy against the ComStar forces, keeping a mindful eye upon [[Inner Sphere]] adoptee Phelan during the battle and listening to his efforts over a meal. While they take losses, the Wolves continue to make good headway against the [[Com Guards]] and take the first target city, only to encounter stiffening resistance with the appearance of a previously unknown [[13th Army (ComStar)|Thirteenth Army]] and the shock death of Wolf saKhan Garth Radick. Incensed, in the drive to Brzo Natasha makes it her personal mission to hunt down and kill the Com Guards [[Level II]] that killed Radick, her savagery in doing so breaking the ComStar line and ensuring the successful capture of the Wolves second target.

With the battle concluded, Natasha and Ulric meet in person to discuss the aftermath, the Wolves success despite the overall Clan defeat and the regrettable loss of Garth Radick. Conal Ward is the automatic choice to succeed him as saKhan, but as a vocal [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] it would upset the delicate balance toward the [[Wardens]] Ulric had created on the [[Grand Council]]. Natasha almost chokes on her beer when Ulric suggests both Phelan as the ideal replacement for Radick once he earns his [[Bloodname]] and that Natasha should convince Conal to actively sponsor him for the post. Pondering just how to convince Conal Ward to act counter to his Crusader desires and if Ulric's request during the preparations to ensure Phelan's survival during the battle indicated he had planned on this turn of events all along, he merely repeats what she had previously told him, that as Wolves they frequently do the impossible.

==Featured characters==
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* [[Natasha Kerensky]]
* [[Ulric Kerensky]]
* [[Phelan Kell|Phelan]]
* [[Marco Hall]]
* [[Samis (13th Wolf Guards)|Samis]]
* [[Conal Ward]] (mentioned)
* [[Margo Koivu]] (mentioned)
* [[Kederk]] (mentioned)
* [[Mahisha]] (mentioned)
* [[Brian Burke]] (mentioned)
* [[Ace]] (mentioned)
* [[Lee (Clan Wolf)|Lee]] (mentioned)
* [[Mikel Furey]] (mentioned)
* [[Garth Radick]] (mentioned)
* [[Robert Beech]] (mentioned)
* [[Pelano]]
* [[Aaron Carmichael]]
* [[Anastasius Focht]] (mentioned)
* [[Cyrilla Ward]] (mentioned)
* [[Myndo Waterly]] (mentioned)
* [[Joshua Wolf]] (mentioned)
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==Featured places==
* [[Tukayyid]]

==Featured BattleTech==
===BattleMechs===
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* ''[[Black Knight]]''
* ''[[Bombardier]]''
* ''[[Champion]]''
* ''[[Crab]]''
* [[Dire Wolf (Daishi)|''Dire Wolf'']]
* ''[[Flashman]]''
* [[Gargoyle (Man O' War)|''Gargoyle'']]
* ''[[Guillotine]]''
* ''[[Highlander]]''
* [[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|''Ice Ferret'']]
* ''[[Kintaro]]''
* [[Mist Lynx (Koshi)|''Mist Lynx'']]
* [[Nova (Black Hawk)#Alternate Configurations|''Nova'' D]]
* ''[[Sentinel]]''
* [[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|''Timber Wolf'' TC]]
* [[Viper (Dragonfly)|''Viper'']]
* ''[[Wyvern]]''
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===DropShips===
* ''[[Overlord-C]]''-class ''[[Snarl]]''
* ''[[Overlord (DropShip class)|Overlord]]''-class ''[[Open Prairie]]''


[[Category:Short Stories]]
[[Category:Works by Joel Steverson]]