[Flashback]
Erien Tr'Remi stands staring at his new rank bar, remembering the last time he was an Erien. It seemed like a lifetime ago now.
Raith> (w) You've earned it Sneach. <>
Remi>::nods and cracks a half smile.::Aye.::amost wispering::
Remi walks out of the meeting in hazy revelry. He stares out of a large port hole and sees Ch'Lien, a red and purple planet some 20 light years away as it emerges from its obscurity behind the third moon of Ch'Brile. The glowing orb spins in its unchanging solitude. Remi's focus wavers and he finds himself wandering the ship.
Nerik>+Taps+Remi, report to the oira.
Remi>+Taps+Aye, rekkhai.
Nerik>+Taps+Assemble all neccesary equipment for the incursion.
Remi>+Taps+Done
Nerik>+Taps+Menka, oh and congrats on your promotion. Nerik out.
Remi moves to a TL and heads for the oira.
[Oria]
Raith>Thank you for joining us Erien.
Remi>C'es Niente.
Raith>Lets get this briefing started.::raith gives peliminary briefing and has a little question and answer:: Nerik, your up.
Nerik>Alright, my team's entry point is this west gate here. ::pointing to a virtual screen:: Now as for......
Remi listens silently, speaking only when asked a direct question. Having a good grasp of what is going to be asked of him, he mentally plays out the method of incursion in his head.
Nerik>...now our main objective is to penetrate the compound, neutralize enemy threats, secure the Regent, and assassinate.. Any questions? ::Idran makes an unimportant statement. ::Any other questions? Menka. Lets move out.
The transporter beam fades out - land and Nerik's four person platoon, along with a few Rei'Krannsu are in a clearing near the main complex. Around 20 armed guards, who were apparently prepared for their arrival, open up even before the beams have completely gone. Nerik pops three right out of the box with double expert marksmanship. Riam stays back with the Rei'Kransu providing cover fire. Idran advances up the field taking cover behind bushes and rocks and hitting his marks as they come. Remi charges across the court yard in sheer anger. The guards fire directly at him as he charges, miraculously missing at point blank range. Filled with rage Remi runs into a group of 4 guards and swings his plasma rifle around, knocking all 4 to the ground with one blow. He takes aim at his helpless victims on the ground and delivers one burst into each guard's chest with one smooth motion
Once the 'enemy' troops are neutralized, the four officers meet
at their rendezvous point, the western gate. Remi plants a charge and, while the four men rush down the hall, half the Rei'Krannsu are left to guard the gate. The four take the path of least resistance and neutralizing the resistance which presents itself. They come to a "T" intersection of corridors. At the end of the middle corridor is a doorway, which leads to the Regent's inner chamber. Their are two guards on the outside of the doorway and two on the inside. 4 in all. Nerik produces a plasma grenade and tosses it through the corridor and into the doorway. The platoon takes cover in anticipation of the blast.
ACTION> The plasma grenade explodes sending little bits of guard and doorway flying
Nerik holds his hand up and counts down from five. The team
rushes down the corridor firing into the smoke for whomever else may have been in the room. When the smoke clears the team scans the bodies for the Regent.
Remi>He's not here.
Riam> ::distressed:: He's got to be here!
Nerik> ::nods coolly:: its called on site counter-mesures...
Remi>Well he's not. He's got to be in another part of the compound.
Nerik>Alright ::addressing the platoon:: Split into squads and find him. ::grabs some troops and goes back down the hallway::
Remi> ::to his squad:: Kick over every rock and kill every snake you
find! Failure to produce an aristocratic corpse is unacceptable. Move
out.
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