[Rendezvous point]
Tr`Kuro jerks his kaleh from a burbling guard`s chest, bringing with it
vitals and lots of blood as he thrusts him off violently. Brief shots
flash off as his men move as a well oiled machine might. His eyes make a final scan before his squad makes a dash out to the rendezvous point. He absently carries the enemy commander's bloodstained collar tied to the butt of his disrupter, studded with rankings. He looks up at the night sky, wondering about the condition of Raith and Pranara. His mind wanders to the rest of the Kalen's crew. Remembering the condition he left it in. His mission was complete now he thought as he gripped his weapon. He had total confidence that Nerik would execute his mission and further more, he would move on to targets of opportunity until they met up. He knew t'Kethry and tr'Elq had completed their assignment, even before the resulting explosion. And he knew without knowing that he had lost a few good marines. The rest of the fire team stood watching him, dug into position. His features were suddenly transfigured by the flash proceeding a bowel shaking explosion. He smiled and nodded, sensing Elq and t'Kethry as they hiked up to meet them, seeming a bit weary and blood soaked.
Tr'Kuro> I see you took the liberty of starting the fireworks yourselves.
Tr'Elq> yeah, compliments of Melhak
T'Kethry>the late t'Melhak.
ACTION> A blue arc crackles in the sky, an indication of the shield's
failure
tr'Kuro>::scowls having lost a fifth troop on this insertion:: How did
she go?
Tr'Elq> In a hail of glory- she fired into our special blend on the way
out. she was dead before you heard the boom.
Tr'Kuro> ::nods:: well, take a moment silence for her to reload and down some rations, we're moving out to nullify the power grids. I'm sure we'll meet up with the second platoon somewhere in between.
Tr'Elq> ::nods while watching the compound burn fiercely::
T'Kethry>::lays her disrupter aside, moving to assist an injured man::
Tr'Kuro>::looks down at a pad, his brow furrowed as he hits a few keys::
After a very brief recuperation period, they head off into the night,
Kuro at point, t'Kethry close behind and Elq taking rear guard, flanked by the second fire team of marines. They set a mad pace through the brush ensuring that they greet every patrol sent out to investigate the sudden disappearance of the planetary defense relay.
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