*Hawk and Kira get up, Kira still looking angry, before yelling out in frustration as she kicks the ground, knocking mud flying a few meters.*
Kira: Now what?!
Hawk: We need to get back to the defence post with these medical supplies.
*Kira nods, shovelling her rage to one side as she picks up one of the crates without too much difficulty. Hawk puts a hand on her shoulder.*
You'll get another shot at her, Kira.
Kira *determined*: I know...
*Hawk places magnetic arrows onto the other crate at the four corners of the facing side, allowing him to drag it along. 15 minutes later, the two return to the camp, with Kira placing her crate down and storming into an abandoned building. Hawk walks over to Dorman.*
Hawk: We got the medical supplies.
*They can hear the sound of concrete getting smashed from the building Kira went into as she uses it as a punching bag. Chambers walks in to see what's going on.*
Chambers: That's one concrete wall that'll never bother anyone again.
Kira: Did you want something?
Chambers: I noticed your knife was missing.
*Chambers takes a spare knife from one of her pouches, passing it to Kira. Kira takes a moment to admire it.*
It belonged to one of my team. It's better than the cheap heavy TRIBBLE Starfleet uses.
Kira: Light...
Chambers: Better balanced, stronger... You could get caught in a grenade blast and it would still be intact.
You need it for defence more than I need it for nostalgia.
Kira: Thanks.
*Chambers nods, walking out as Kira slips it into the sheathe on her left upper-arm.*
*Hawk and Kira get up, Kira still looking angry, before yelling out in frustration as she kicks the ground, knocking mud flying a few meters.*
Kira: Now what?!
Hawk: We need to get back to the defence post with these medical supplies.
*Kira nods, shovelling her rage to one side as she picks up one of the crates without too much difficulty. Hawk puts a hand on her shoulder.*
You'll get another shot at her, Kira.
Kira *determined*: I know...
*Hawk places magnetic arrows onto the other crate at the four corners of the facing side, allowing him to drag it along. 15 minutes later, the two return to the camp, with Kira placing her crate down and storming into an abandoned building. Hawk walks over to Dorman.*
Hawk: We got the medical supplies.
*They can hear the sound of concrete getting smashed from the building Kira went into as she uses it as a punching bag. Chambers walks in to see what's going on.*
Chambers: That's one concrete wall that'll never bother anyone again.
Kira: Did you want something?
Chambers: I noticed your knife was missing.
*Chambers takes a spare knife from one of her pouches, passing it to Kira. Kira takes a moment to admire it.*
It belonged to one of my team. It's better than the cheap heavy TRIBBLE Starfleet uses.
Kira: Light...
Chambers: Better balanced, stronger... You could get caught in a grenade blast and it would still be intact.
You need it for defence more than I need it for nostalgia.
Kira: Thanks.
*Chambers nods, walking out as Kira slips it into the sheathe on her left upper-arm.*
*Dorman looks around.. at the supplies and then to Hawk... *
Dorman: I felt something odd a while ago Hawk any idea what that was?
*Williams and the Major are sorting out supplies to the medics and to the Quartermaster... *
Not to mention *looking at Hawk again.. who still looks a little beaten..* Who got the drop on you?
*A Couple hours later, the winter is starting to set in as it is getting colder. Dorman is sitting by going over reports by the scouts and updating the holo grid map. After setting down a water ration.*
Dorman: Major... has there been any sign of Patrol 3?
Major: Yes sir.. they reported back not long ago... their pad is there...
Dorman: Its too quiet Major.. Something about all of this makes me nervous...
Major: It is quiet but it looks like we are in for a brutal winter given the open spaces.
Dorman: See if we can get the teams to put up some insulation and some way to keep us warm.
Major: True enough. Does not pay to be careless. Are we setting up here Admiral?
Dorman: Its either that or get caught out there in a winter storm, and freeze to death.
Major: I will see to it sir.
Dorman: No over see the scouting teams and patrols. I will handle it.
Jacob: Roland do a standard scan of what they are carrying. Let's see if we can get a better picture of what we are dealing with.
*Lights brighten as the scavenging party enters the area... some kind of processing camp of some kind.. But with a single bright Blue light off in the distance... the land is now barren just muck and mud as the temperature dips... below freezing.. The air feels very heavy... as noises are heard of Brutes patrolling the area around the entrance. *
*Lights brighten as the scavenging party enters the area... some kind of processing camp of some kind.. But with a single bright Blue light off in the distance... the land is now barren just muck and mud as the temperature dips... below freezing.. The air feels very heavy... as noises are heard of Brutes patrolling the area around the entrance. *
Jacob: well this looks interesting. Let's take a closer look.
" Now the gate has been unlatched headstones pushed aside; corpses shift and offer room ,a fate you must abide."
*A Couple hours later, the winter is starting to set in as it is getting colder. Dorman is sitting by going over reports by the scouts and updating the holo grid map. After setting down a water ration.*
Dorman: Major... has there been any sign of Patrol 3?
Major: Yes sir.. they reported back not long ago... their pad is there...
Dorman: Its too quiet Major.. Something about all of this makes me nervous...
Major: It is quiet but it looks like we are in for a brutal winter given the open spaces.
Dorman: See if we can get the teams to put up some insulation and some way to keep us warm.
Major: True enough. Does not pay to be careless. Are we setting up here Admiral?
Dorman: Its either that or get caught out there in a winter storm, and freeze to death.
Major: I will see to it sir.
Dorman: No over see the scouting teams and patrols. I will handle it.
*Hawk is scouting out the rooftops, using his suit's heating to keep warm. He'd had to do stuff like this twice with O.S.S.... and more than 6 times as Ronin.
He keeps his eyes open as Kira walks with him.*
Hawk: You'll freeze.
Kira: Tougher than I look. Remember Halopice?
Hawk: Okay, okay.
You know, the chances of us finding her are slim. It's more likely they'll come to us.
Kira: Preemptive strike?
Hawk: Two of us against lord-knows-how-many of them?
Kira: I'd take those odds.
*Hawk smirks under his helmet.*
Ronin?
Hawk: Yeah?
Kira: Before, before the exchange?
Hawk: Yeah?
Kira: You called me your partner.
Hawk: So?
Kira: So, did you mean that?
Hawk: Kira, you are my partner.
*Kira smiles.*
Hold on...
*Hawk and Kira see a large formation of troops through the storm.*
*Hawk is scouting out the rooftops, using his suit's heating to keep warm. He'd had to do stuff like this twice with O.S.S.... and more than 6 times as Ronin.
He keeps his eyes open as Kira walks with him.*
Hawk: You'll freeze.
Kira: Tougher than I look. Remember Halopice?
Hawk: Okay, okay.
You know, the chances of us finding her are slim. It's more likely they'll come to us.
Kira: Preemptive strike?
Hawk: Two of us against lord-knows-how-many of them?
Kira: I'd take those odds.
*Hawk smirks under his helmet.*
Ronin?
Hawk: Yeah?
Kira: Before, before the exchange?
Hawk: Yeah?
Kira: You called me your partner.
Hawk: So?
Kira: So, did you mean that?
Hawk: Kira, you are my partner.
*Kira smiles.*
Hold on...
*Hawk and Kira see a large formation of troops through the storm.*
Time to leave...
*They start backtracking to the camp.*
Dorman: *He gets that feeling again...*
Who is that?
*Outside the formation breaks up as they hide out, the masked man sits there watching them.. *
Masked Man: Helen no doubt we tripped off their special guests... I will leave you to take out the traitor.
*Giving a sort of hand signals not known to Federation and Republic personnel, and the troops stay to cover...*
*Dorman's encampment...*
Dorman: Major form up and keep people posted... Everyone at the ready...
*Outside Mortar shells fly and begin striking the compound and the trail Hawk and Kira are on... and they keep coming.. with hologram members that look authentic.*
*Outside the formation breaks up as they hide out, the masked man sits there watching them.. *
Masked Man: Helen no doubt we tripped off their special guests... I will leave you to take out the traitor.
*Giving a sort of hand signals not known to Federation and Republic personnel, and the troops stay to cover...*
*Dorman's encampment...*
Dorman: Major form up and keep people posted... Everyone at the ready...
*Outside Mortar shells fly and begin striking the compound and the trail Hawk and Kira are on... and they keep coming.. with hologram members that look authentic.*
Hawk: Mortar fire!
Kira: Are they nuts?! Half these buildings aren't structurally stable as it is?!
Hawk: We need to get back to the camp!
*Another mortar round hits the building they're on and it starts tipping backwards into the alleyway, hitting the building behind it. Kira manages to leap onto the neighbouring building while Hawk has to jump off the collapsing structures and use a cable-arrow to land safely before escaping the alleyway as dust ploughs out. Hawk taps the side of his helmet.*
Hawk: Kira, you okay?!
Kira *Over Comm*: Yeah, I'm good. I'll try to make my way back to you!
Hawk: No! I'll meet you at the camp!
*On her rooftop, Kira nods gently.*
Kira: Race ya.
Hawk *Over Comm*: Good luck.
*Hawk starts making his way back as Kira finds a stable slope of rubble back to ground level - where her path won't collapse from under her... hopefully.
As she starts making her way back, using alleyways where possible to avoid being spotted, she realises she's being tracked - like a hunter's prey.
She runs into an alleyway leading into a dead end, pulling out her knife, calmly.*
Kira: I know you're there, sister.
*She turns around, calmly, determined, as she holds the knife with the bladed pointed downward in her hand as she gets into a fighting stance.*
Kira: Are they nuts?! Half these buildings aren't structurally stable as it is?!
Hawk: We need to get back to the camp!
*Another mortar round hits the building they're on and it starts tipping backwards into the alleyway, hitting the building behind it. Kira manages to leap onto the neighbouring building while Hawk has to jump off the collapsing structures and use a cable-arrow to land safely before escaping the alleyway as dust ploughs out. Hawk taps the side of his helmet.*
Hawk: Kira, you okay?!
Kira *Over Comm*: Yeah, I'm good. I'll try to make my way back to you!
Hawk: No! I'll meet you at the camp!
*On her rooftop, Kira nods gently.*
Kira: Race ya.
Hawk *Over Comm*: Good luck.
*Hawk starts making his way back as Kira finds a stable slope of rubble back to ground level - where her path won't collapse from under her... hopefully.
As she starts making her way back, using alleyways where possible to avoid being spotted, she realises she's being tracked - like a hunter's prey.
She runs into an alleyway leading into a dead end, pulling out her knife, calmly.*
Kira: I know you're there, sister.
*She turns around, calmly, determined, as she holds the knife with the bladed pointed downward in her hand as she gets into a fighting stance.*
*Elsewhere the mortar fire is pelting the building killing some of the people in there... Dorman is barking orders to hunker down and move away from the building...*
Dorman: Stay put.. The building is structurally sound.. Wait for them to come to us.
*Outside the Masked Man and his men surround the building hiding out in rubble...*
Masked Man: Move in from under them kill any that resist any that surrender take them in... for information.. As for Admiral Dorman leave him alive.
*Elsewhere the mortar fire is pelting the building killing some of the people in there... Dorman is barking orders to hunker down and move away from the building...*
Dorman: Stay put.. The building is structurally sound.. Wait for them to come to us.
*Outside the Masked Man and his men surround the building hiding out in rubble...*
Masked Man: Move in from under them kill any that resist any that surrender take them in... for information.. As for Admiral Dorman leave him alive.
OOC: Nothing on Kira's angle?
*Hawk is almost back at the base, taking cover to keep the D.I.S. troops from seeing him.*
*Hawk is almost back at the base, taking cover to keep the D.I.S. troops from seeing him.*
Hawk *whispering*: Ronin to Dorman.
*OOC: I am thinking about how to do it. *
Dorman: *Doesn't here the comm...* *Men come up from the lower levels... as a shoot out starts* Keep them from getting in!
*Helen is with a spare squad with another archangel... They are over head as she goes by and in quick movements of the hand orders are expressed... They open fire on Kira..*
Tyria IX Dockyards, R.S.S. Republic. Tyria IX, while not a major ship production facility, is one of the largest Republic Starship Repair centres in the Beta Quadrant, and one of the only ones capable of conducting large-scale repairs and refits to vessels larger than a cruiser.
Because the Republic Navy is so heavily focused with getting starships onto the frontline with the Eblisi, Tyria IX was the only place in range that had the facilities to repair the R.S.S. Republic following the battle in the Klingon shoal zone.
The ship is almost ready for service again, with the crew being recalled from shore leave.
Meanwhile, Pegasus Galaxy, Ora Sector. The Zhiyal drops out of warp near the R.S.S. Hood and Kenway's small flotilla of ships, with Drake immediately hailing both captains.*
Drake *Over Comm*: S.S. Tora Zhiyal to R.S.S. Hood and Captain Kenway. Any chance we could get filled in on the situation?
Tyria IX Dockyards, R.S.S. Republic. Tyria IX, while not a major ship production facility, is one of the largest Republic Starship Repair centres in the Beta Quadrant, and one of the only ones capable of conducting large-scale repairs and refits to vessels larger than a cruiser.
Because the Republic Navy is so heavily focused with getting starships onto the frontline with the Eblisi, Tyria IX was the only place in range that had the facilities to repair the R.S.S. Republic following the battle in the Klingon shoal zone.
The ship is almost ready for service again, with the crew being recalled from shore leave.
Meanwhile, Pegasus Galaxy, Ora Sector. The Zhiyal drops out of warp near the R.S.S. Hood and Kenway's small flotilla of ships, with Drake immediately hailing both captains.*
Drake *Over Comm*: S.S. Tora Zhiyal to R.S.S. Hood and Captain Kenway. Any chance we could get filled in on the situation?
Dorman: *Doesn't here the comm...* *Men come up from the lower levels... as a shoot out starts* Keep them from getting in!
*Helen is with a spare squad with another archangel... They are over head as she goes by and in quick movements of the hand orders are expressed... They open fire on Kira..*
*Kira quickly gets behind cover, taking her carbine off her back and returning fire, nailing 4 members of the enemy squad. She lays down suppressing fire, occasionally nailing another member of the squad.
Meanwhile, with Hawk. Hawk receives no response from Dorman.*
Hawk: Damn it.
*He draws his bow, nailing two of the Masked Man's officers in the back of the neck before deploying a smoke screen as he sprints into the building.
Within minutes, Hawk takes out the men attacking Dorman from behind, hitting one with a stun arrow.*
There's a fairly big army out there!
*He gestures to the stunned troop.*
He'll wake up in a few minutes.
Barricade the door with a forcefield!
Marine Engineer: Yes sir!
*The Engineer quickly places forcefield emitters at the corners of the door, creating a level 10 forcefield.*
*S.S. Tora Zhiyal, Bridge. Drake is sitting in his chair as both Lochley and Kenway are on his viewscreen.*
Drake: Who's responsible?
Lochley: Sela'ni Cartel, just like Kenway told you. They hit the ships, beam crewmembers off then leave without taking the cargo or destroying the ship. I've responded to 5 of these calls in the past week.
*Tara is also on the bridge, watching from the far side.*
Tara *to herself*: Samana...
*Drake looks at her out of the corner of his eyes before redirecting his attention.*
*Kira quickly gets behind cover, taking her carbine off her back and returning fire, nailing 4 members of the enemy squad. She lays down suppressing fire, occasionally nailing another member of the squad.
Meanwhile, with Hawk. Hawk receives no response from Dorman.*
Hawk: Damn it.
*He draws his bow, nailing two of the Masked Man's officers in the back of the neck before deploying a smoke screen as he sprints into the building.
Within minutes, Hawk takes out the men attacking Dorman from behind, hitting one with a stun arrow.*
There's a fairly big army out there!
*He gestures to the stunned troop.*
He'll wake up in a few minutes.
Barricade the door with a forcefield!
Marine Engineer: Yes sir!
*The Engineer quickly places forcefield emitters at the corners of the door, creating a level 10 forcefield.*
Hawk: Where's Kira?
Dorman: The front door wasn't where they were coming from... *As more poor into the building... * It is like they know where we are at all times.
*Mortar fire nails the building again as some more Marines go down..*
Dorman: Why does this remind me of something.. back during the civil war..
Major: Kira is not here... Ronin... *ducks down as fire goes past his head from behind cover..*
Dorman: The front door wasn't where they were coming from... *As more poor into the building... * It is like they know where we are at all times.
*Mortar fire nails the building again as some more Marines go down..*
Dorman: Why does this remind me of something.. back during the civil war..
Major: Kira is not here... Hawk... *ducks down as fire goes past his head from behind cover..*
Hawk: Hopeless odds? Near-certain death? Maybe it's the sound of mortar fire?
Dorman, I know they're not coming through the front. That's why we barricaded the only door into this room. This isn't my first rodeo.
The thing I don't get is why are they shelling the building while their own people are inside?!
And I can see Kira's not here, Major! If I could see she was, I wouldn't have asked!
*OOC: How does the Major know who Hawk is when, I reiterate, he is known only as Ronin now because as far as anyone knows, Hawk has been dead for 20 years? I can understand Dorman knowing, as the two worked together, but not someone Hawk has never even met.*
*Out there Helen's squad is moving around as her sister is firing at dummies with weapons.. she drops down and manages to pin her sister as a trooper with a marking of 30 on his shoulder drops in and starts beating her abs in *
Helen: Oh how easy it is to fool you sister.. The reason you don't recognize this one is that he is one of our newer brothers... you see Section 31 had all they needed with artificial Newtype work along with augmentation our expertise made it advantageous to make better archangels...
Ones with no soul like us and with the powers of newtypes.. weaknesses of neither one.
Enjoy death sister... I will take care of your little arrow boy in a bit ...
Hawk: Hopeless odds? Near-certain death? Maybe it's the sound of mortar fire?
Dorman, I know they're not coming through the front. That's why we barricaded the only door into this room. This isn't my first rodeo.
The thing I don't get is why are they shelling the building while their own people are inside?!
And I can see Kira's not here, Major! If I could see she was, I wouldn't have asked!
*OOC: How does the Major know who Hawk is when, I reiterate, he is known only as Ronin now because as far as anyone knows, Hawk has been dead for 20 years? I can understand Dorman knowing, as the two worked together, but not someone Hawk has never even met.*
*OOC: The Major is one of those that just shuts up and listens.. He does over hear things. But if its that bothersome.. Okay.. *
Dorman: Nit wit... That is what I am trying to get at. Look at the tactics.. Doesn't this remind you of something... Maybe Regalis ? How a holed up Captain with superior numbers got captured? The ones that escaped spoke of how they got in and did it.
*Out there Helen's squad is moving around as her sister is firing at dummies with weapons.. she drops down and manages to pin her sister as a trooper with a marking of 30 on his shoulder drops in and starts beating her abs in *
Helen: Oh how easy it is to fool you sister.. The reason you don't recognize this one is that he is one of our newer brothers... you see Section 31 had all they needed with artificial Newtype work along with augmentation our expertise made it advantageous to make better archangels...
Ones with no soul like us and with the powers of newtypes.. weaknesses of neither one.
Enjoy death sister... I will take care of your little arrow boy in a bit ...
OOC: Except overconfidence...
*Kira roars out as she kicks him away, flipping backwards onto her feet before smashing her carbine into Helen's face, firing it into the new-type, nailing him in the shoulder. Kira then pulls out her knife, swiping it at Helen, getting into a fighting stance as Helen ducks under it, with the knife pointed down in her hand.*
*OOC: The Major is one of those that just shuts up and listens.. He does over hear things. But if its that bothersome.. Okay.. *
Dorman: Nit wit... That is what I am trying to get at. Look at the tactics.. Doesn't this remind you of something... Maybe Regalis ? How a holed up Captain with superior numbers got captured? The ones that escaped spoke of how they got in and did it.
*S.S. Tora Zhiyal, Bridge. Drake is sitting in his chair as both Lochley and Kenway are on his viewscreen.*
Drake: Who's responsible?
Lochley: Sela'ni Cartel, just like Kenway told you. They hit the ships, beam crewmembers off then leave without taking the cargo or destroying the ship. I've responded to 5 of these calls in the past week.
*Tara is also on the bridge, watching from the far side.*
Tara *to herself*: Samana...
*Drake looks at her out of the corner of his eyes before redirecting his attention.*
*S.S. Tora Zhiyal, Bridge. Drake is sitting in his chair as both Lochley and Kenway are on his viewscreen.*
Drake: Who's responsible?
Lochley: Sela'ni Cartel, just like Kenway told you. They hit the ships, beam crewmembers off then leave without taking the cargo or destroying the ship. I've responded to 5 of these calls in the past week.
*Tara is also on the bridge, watching from the far side.*
Tara *to herself*: Samana...
*Drake looks at her out of the corner of his eyes before redirecting his attention.*
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Kira: Now what?!
Hawk: We need to get back to the defence post with these medical supplies.
*Kira nods, shovelling her rage to one side as she picks up one of the crates without too much difficulty. Hawk puts a hand on her shoulder.*
You'll get another shot at her, Kira.
Kira *determined*: I know...
*Hawk places magnetic arrows onto the other crate at the four corners of the facing side, allowing him to drag it along. 15 minutes later, the two return to the camp, with Kira placing her crate down and storming into an abandoned building. Hawk walks over to Dorman.*
Hawk: We got the medical supplies.
*They can hear the sound of concrete getting smashed from the building Kira went into as she uses it as a punching bag. Chambers walks in to see what's going on.*
Chambers: That's one concrete wall that'll never bother anyone again.
Kira: Did you want something?
Chambers: I noticed your knife was missing.
*Chambers takes a spare knife from one of her pouches, passing it to Kira. Kira takes a moment to admire it.*
It belonged to one of my team. It's better than the cheap heavy TRIBBLE Starfleet uses.
Kira: Light...
Chambers: Better balanced, stronger... You could get caught in a grenade blast and it would still be intact.
You need it for defence more than I need it for nostalgia.
Kira: Thanks.
*Chambers nods, walking out as Kira slips it into the sheathe on her left upper-arm.*
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*Dorman looks around.. at the supplies and then to Hawk... *
Dorman: I felt something odd a while ago Hawk any idea what that was?
*Williams and the Major are sorting out supplies to the medics and to the Quartermaster... *
Not to mention *looking at Hawk again.. who still looks a little beaten..* Who got the drop on you?
Roland: they still haven't seen us or don't care.
Jacob: well let's keep following.
Dorman: Major... has there been any sign of Patrol 3?
Major: Yes sir.. they reported back not long ago... their pad is there...
Dorman: Its too quiet Major.. Something about all of this makes me nervous...
Major: It is quiet but it looks like we are in for a brutal winter given the open spaces.
Dorman: See if we can get the teams to put up some insulation and some way to keep us warm.
Major: True enough. Does not pay to be careless. Are we setting up here Admiral?
Dorman: Its either that or get caught out there in a winter storm, and freeze to death.
Major: I will see to it sir.
Dorman: No over see the scouting teams and patrols. I will handle it.
*Lights brighten as the scavenging party enters the area... some kind of processing camp of some kind.. But with a single bright Blue light off in the distance... the land is now barren just muck and mud as the temperature dips... below freezing.. The air feels very heavy... as noises are heard of Brutes patrolling the area around the entrance. *
Jacob: well this looks interesting. Let's take a closer look.
*Hawk is scouting out the rooftops, using his suit's heating to keep warm. He'd had to do stuff like this twice with O.S.S.... and more than 6 times as Ronin.
He keeps his eyes open as Kira walks with him.*
Hawk: You'll freeze.
Kira: Tougher than I look. Remember Halopice?
Hawk: Okay, okay.
You know, the chances of us finding her are slim. It's more likely they'll come to us.
Kira: Preemptive strike?
Hawk: Two of us against lord-knows-how-many of them?
Kira: I'd take those odds.
*Hawk smirks under his helmet.*
Ronin?
Hawk: Yeah?
Kira: Before, before the exchange?
Hawk: Yeah?
Kira: You called me your partner.
Hawk: So?
Kira: So, did you mean that?
Hawk: Kira, you are my partner.
*Kira smiles.*
Hold on...
*Hawk and Kira see a large formation of troops through the storm.*
Time to leave...
*They start backtracking to the camp.*
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Dorman: *He gets that feeling again...*
Who is that?
*Outside the formation breaks up as they hide out, the masked man sits there watching them.. *
Masked Man: Helen no doubt we tripped off their special guests... I will leave you to take out the traitor.
*Giving a sort of hand signals not known to Federation and Republic personnel, and the troops stay to cover...*
*Dorman's encampment...*
Dorman: Major form up and keep people posted... Everyone at the ready...
*Outside Mortar shells fly and begin striking the compound and the trail Hawk and Kira are on... and they keep coming.. with hologram members that look authentic.*
Hawk: Mortar fire!
Kira: Are they nuts?! Half these buildings aren't structurally stable as it is?!
Hawk: We need to get back to the camp!
*Another mortar round hits the building they're on and it starts tipping backwards into the alleyway, hitting the building behind it. Kira manages to leap onto the neighbouring building while Hawk has to jump off the collapsing structures and use a cable-arrow to land safely before escaping the alleyway as dust ploughs out. Hawk taps the side of his helmet.*
Hawk: Kira, you okay?!
Kira *Over Comm*: Yeah, I'm good. I'll try to make my way back to you!
Hawk: No! I'll meet you at the camp!
*On her rooftop, Kira nods gently.*
Kira: Race ya.
Hawk *Over Comm*: Good luck.
*Hawk starts making his way back as Kira finds a stable slope of rubble back to ground level - where her path won't collapse from under her... hopefully.
As she starts making her way back, using alleyways where possible to avoid being spotted, she realises she's being tracked - like a hunter's prey.
She runs into an alleyway leading into a dead end, pulling out her knife, calmly.*
Kira: I know you're there, sister.
*She turns around, calmly, determined, as she holds the knife with the bladed pointed downward in her hand as she gets into a fighting stance.*
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Roland: unknown. Sensors are having a hard time sorting through the data
Jacob: let's go see what they are doing.
*Elsewhere the mortar fire is pelting the building killing some of the people in there... Dorman is barking orders to hunker down and move away from the building...*
Dorman: Stay put.. The building is structurally sound.. Wait for them to come to us.
*Outside the Masked Man and his men surround the building hiding out in rubble...*
Masked Man: Move in from under them kill any that resist any that surrender take them in... for information.. As for Admiral Dorman leave him alive.
OOC: Nothing on Kira's angle?
*Hawk is almost back at the base, taking cover to keep the D.I.S. troops from seeing him.*
Hawk *whispering*: Ronin to Dorman.
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*OOC: I am thinking about how to do it. *
Dorman: *Doesn't here the comm...* *Men come up from the lower levels... as a shoot out starts* Keep them from getting in!
*Helen is with a spare squad with another archangel... They are over head as she goes by and in quick movements of the hand orders are expressed... They open fire on Kira..*
Because the Republic Navy is so heavily focused with getting starships onto the frontline with the Eblisi, Tyria IX was the only place in range that had the facilities to repair the R.S.S. Republic following the battle in the Klingon shoal zone.
The ship is almost ready for service again, with the crew being recalled from shore leave.
Meanwhile, Pegasus Galaxy, Ora Sector. The Zhiyal drops out of warp near the R.S.S. Hood and Kenway's small flotilla of ships, with Drake immediately hailing both captains.*
Drake *Over Comm*: S.S. Tora Zhiyal to R.S.S. Hood and Captain Kenway. Any chance we could get filled in on the situation?
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Kenway: More strikes on civilian convoys...
*Kira quickly gets behind cover, taking her carbine off her back and returning fire, nailing 4 members of the enemy squad. She lays down suppressing fire, occasionally nailing another member of the squad.
Meanwhile, with Hawk. Hawk receives no response from Dorman.*
Hawk: Damn it.
*He draws his bow, nailing two of the Masked Man's officers in the back of the neck before deploying a smoke screen as he sprints into the building.
Within minutes, Hawk takes out the men attacking Dorman from behind, hitting one with a stun arrow.*
There's a fairly big army out there!
*He gestures to the stunned troop.*
He'll wake up in a few minutes.
Barricade the door with a forcefield!
Marine Engineer: Yes sir!
*The Engineer quickly places forcefield emitters at the corners of the door, creating a level 10 forcefield.*
Hawk: Where's Kira?
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*S.S. Tora Zhiyal, Bridge. Drake is sitting in his chair as both Lochley and Kenway are on his viewscreen.*
Drake: Who's responsible?
Lochley: Sela'ni Cartel, just like Kenway told you. They hit the ships, beam crewmembers off then leave without taking the cargo or destroying the ship. I've responded to 5 of these calls in the past week.
*Tara is also on the bridge, watching from the far side.*
Tara *to herself*: Samana...
*Drake looks at her out of the corner of his eyes before redirecting his attention.*
Drake: Any idea where they went?
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Dorman: The front door wasn't where they were coming from... *As more poor into the building... * It is like they know where we are at all times.
*Mortar fire nails the building again as some more Marines go down..*
Dorman: Why does this remind me of something.. back during the civil war..
Major: Kira is not here... Ronin... *ducks down as fire goes past his head from behind cover..*
Hawk: Hopeless odds? Near-certain death? Maybe it's the sound of mortar fire?
Dorman, I know they're not coming through the front. That's why we barricaded the only door into this room. This isn't my first rodeo.
The thing I don't get is why are they shelling the building while their own people are inside?!
And I can see Kira's not here, Major! If I could see she was, I wouldn't have asked!
*OOC: How does the Major know who Hawk is when, I reiterate, he is known only as Ronin now because as far as anyone knows, Hawk has been dead for 20 years? I can understand Dorman knowing, as the two worked together, but not someone Hawk has never even met.*
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Helen: Oh how easy it is to fool you sister.. The reason you don't recognize this one is that he is one of our newer brothers... you see Section 31 had all they needed with artificial Newtype work along with augmentation our expertise made it advantageous to make better archangels...
Ones with no soul like us and with the powers of newtypes.. weaknesses of neither one.
Enjoy death sister... I will take care of your little arrow boy in a bit ...
*OOC: The Major is one of those that just shuts up and listens.. He does over hear things. But if its that bothersome.. Okay.. *
Dorman: Nit wit... That is what I am trying to get at. Look at the tactics.. Doesn't this remind you of something... Maybe Regalis ? How a holed up Captain with superior numbers got captured? The ones that escaped spoke of how they got in and did it.
OOC: Except overconfidence...
*Kira roars out as she kicks him away, flipping backwards onto her feet before smashing her carbine into Helen's face, firing it into the new-type, nailing him in the shoulder. Kira then pulls out her knife, swiping it at Helen, getting into a fighting stance as Helen ducks under it, with the knife pointed down in her hand.*
Kira *fury*: I'll kill you!
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Hawk: Not ringing a bell.
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Kenway: I know where I can find out.
OOC: No response?
EDIT: Literally just as I post it! LOL!
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Drake: And that is?
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