[Elsewhere]
Kuro materializes on the surface. Before thinking he hits the deck and
shouts to his squad to do the same. Without taking much note of who is
following he shouts "this way!" and pushes forward into nearby brush.
After getting into cover he takes stock of who he has with him. His eyes quickly glide over the faces- tr'Elq, tr'Remleq, t'Melhak and t'Kethry. He recalls having seen tr'Ragarok upon landing, but assumed he had a separate briefing. A few other assorted Rei'Kranssu are there but they are of little to no consequence, compared to the green flashes that erupt into the area.
tr'Kuro> Take cover! Return Fire ::he jabs his disruptor ahead of himself, firing into the brush, killing by sheer instinct::
t'Kethry> ::yelps and drops behind a few rocks, fumbling with her disruptor::
tr'Elq>::wips up his pistol, unleashing bolts into the woods::
tr'Remleq>::lifts his Kaleh:: By the elemen...
ACTION> Remleq is thrown back writhing as disruptor fire tears away at his innards
t'Melhak>::tapping out a few pulses:: Medic!
t'Kethry> ::moves quickly to aid Remleq prepping her gear::
t'Melhak> I think he needs salt! ::still taking pot-shots into the fray::
t'Kethry> ::shouting over the din:: The wound is damn well cauterized!
tr'Remleq> ::coughing severely:: I can hack it!
ACTION> Remleq convulses uncontrollably and finally expires
t'Kethry> ::a distressed look crosses her face as she sadly takes up her disruptor again::
The fire dies away slowly. Kuro immediately jumps forward, motioning for cover. Elq fills the roll, backed by t'Kethry. Mehlek moves behind him silently. A soldier comes out with his hands raised in surrender. He is greeted by merciless disruptor fire. The bodies are checked for intelligence and there is a general ammo/ equipment check. They regroup and move out immediately. As they leave the woods headed toward their first objective, the foliage behind them erupts in plasma fire.
tr'Kuro> ::looks up at the strafing vessels:: Fighters... they'll presume us dead...
tr'Elq> All the better
Soon they approach the compound. They take cover as Elq observes, Kuro distributes everyone a sizable charge.
tr'Kuro> Each of you plant these somewhere important.
t'Mehlak>::looking at her sticky wad:: What is this stuff?
tr'Kuro> Oh something like tri-cobalt polymer; its only about 12 times
more powerful than C-4... per gram.
tr'Elq> Yummy.
tr'Kuro> Anyone alive is considered a target, so stay out of each others way. Good work back there in the brush. ::turns to Elq::
tr'Elq> ::turns toward Kuro:: we got a small patrol, a mounted pulse
rifle top right opening, good cover for insertion at the third opening there assuming we get good cover fire laid down.
t'Kethry> Aye, consider that done.
tr'Kuro> Good, There is no opportunity for mistakes, we are too few in
number ::stands and makes ready::
t'Mehlak>::stands priming her disruptor:: Death is easy.
t'Kethry and a few irregular marines take position. Elq, Melhak, and
Kuro creep forward on the left flank. A hail of fire strikes the patrol
and trails up onto the compound.
Kuro blesses t'Kethry for the support and makes a dash for the opening,
preceded by his group. On tht way in, Elq slaps a small patty above the entrance.
tr'Kuro> By the way, Any energy discharge into these things will crater
about a kilometer...
t'Mehlak>Thats comforting..
*=\/=*
[Later]
The second platoon comes to fork in their path and erie'Arrain tr'Kuro motions for tr'Elq and t'Mehlak to take a group of marines down the southern corridor as he and t'Kethry take the rest of the squad through the eastern hallway.
The Erien's squad makes its way down to the lowest level of the compound and upon finding a small group of guards about 100 feet from the stair's foot, takes cover behind the stairs and proceeds to wipe the floor with them; Mehlak, getting head-shots on two and Elq spraying the third across the belly.
They proceed on another few hundred feet and come to a heavy fortified door requiring security cards for access. Elq lines the lintel and posts with more of tr'Kuro's horrors from the deep and chuckles "This should burn their bounty"
tr'Elq: "Come on lets get out of here before this place fries."
The squadron is making its ascent up the stairs with the last of the marines starting up and t'Mehlak, acting as a rear guard, still on the basement level when the hallway perpendicular to the fortified doorway suddenly springs to life with several guards unloading with disruptors in the direction of the stairs. T'Mehlak screams out a cry of surprise, and begins to run for the stairs, firing back towards them as she does.
The shot on the run however is her undoing as she hits the top of the door behind the now charging guards and trigger the explosive to detonate. Luckily most of the squad was out of the blast range but
t'Mehlak's last shot singed 3 of the marines as well as herself and the pursuing guards in the raging inferno from below.
The squad is able to make it back to the meeting point without incident after that. They return to find tr'Kuro's squad ready and waiting, the
erie'Arrain smiling and brandishing a new trophy of war.
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