Squad Three reports they are on the move again after only a twenty minute delay. Portia again leads the way in search of any locals, or Coalition patrols, while the rest of the squad sit comfortably in their respective transports.

   "I used to hate just waiting around, before joining the war I mean.  I used to always need something to do.  Now I don't think I could ask for more than a few more minutes of quiet like this.  Although a window would be nice, these APCs are kinda claustrophobic."  Oksana looks relaxed and cheerful for the moment as she comments on the situation to anyone in earshot.

Portia notices a group of people in the distance and halts her squad's advancement. Using distancing binoculars she can see a small squad of Coalition soldiers dealing with several humanoid travelers of some sort. The CS definitely has a spider skull walker, and at least 2 visible power armours.

Portia speaks over the radio for all to hear "Lynn to Silvermasque. A Coalition squad has been spotted ahead of our position. A Spider Walker and 2 Power Armours can be seen, as well as a handful of infantry. We are moving in on them, close the gap Masque."

Then switches over to the squad's private channel "Prepare yourselves, if those other humanoids are not identified as allies, consider them enemies as well. Take them all out quick, and remember we need them all alive."
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Callie concentrated for a brief moment, then stood and moved back into the passenger compartment of her Wilderness Crusader.  Though this seemed to leave the hovercraft without a driver, it continued to glide in formation as she walked back to where she had stowed her JAPE II suit.  The young psi-tech seemed a bit more distracted than normal as she began prepping the power armor.  Though her mouth did not move and she was away from the com system, still her voice could be heard as she replied to the Lieutenant's command.

"Roger, Lieutenant.  With your permission, since my new JAPE suit can more easily immobilize and capture them than this hovercraft, I'll park this beast when my passengers deploy and go out with them, sir."

"Everybody may as well deploy now, we will fare much better outside of these hover craft. We need to take these guys out fast, any ideas?"

"Roger," Callie said in reply to Lieutenant Lynn as she set the Wilderness Crusader down gently.  She climbed into her JAPE II and continued, still on the squad's private channel.  "As to ideas, I don't know if you're familiar with these suits, but they're mostly made to capture, or at least slow down, Juicers and Crazies and the like.  The rifle will seriously disorient anyone hit by it who's in light armor, and it's got something like a net launcher that'll immobilize almost anyone.  I've also jury-rigged the old jamming system from that Wild Weasel SAMAS, so I should be able to keep those deadboys out of radio contact.  I haven't had the chance to field-test it, though, so I can't guarantee that last." she added, a note of doubt in her voice.

Lieutenant Lynn gives Calliandra a nod in deference to her comments. Seeing that no one else has much to add at the moment she calmly scans the area again with her binoculars and then turns to the squad. "The jamming feature does sound useful and in future engagements we will likely need it. I do not want you going toe-to-toe with the CS armor out there though. Instead you can use the other abilities of the suit you mentioned." She hands her binoculars over to Oksana. "Burd fetch one of the I.E.D.'s from the Crusader. Calliandra, Oksana and Thasha you are on Capture Team one. Oksana key in on those two deadboys out in the open near the travelers. When you hear the first explosion teleport out and snatch one immediately teleporting him back here where Callie and Thasha will quickly subdue him. The second target will be more aware but you need to do the same to him. The three of you will need to disable and imprison them however you wish but do not kill them."

"Karnon cast Fly as the Eagle on Severin and Burd. Those two are the destruction team. As soon as I cast invisibility on the pair of you I want you to fly out towards the Spider Skull walker. Severin drop the arm the I.E.D. and drop it on top of it. It is likely to destroy everything in its radius but should crew or troops nearby survive feel free to fly down and capture them if possible or just kill them if you like. Once they are handled move in and detain the travelers they are accosting on the off chance they might know something of use."

"Karnon, Grimathor, Van, Braga and myself will make up Capture Team two. We will fly in using the second power armor as our primary target and secure the rest of the area with our main goal of capturing all remaining CS personnel. Braga your with me." She offers her hand so she can swing him up onto the back of her hovercycle. Floating over near Burd and Severin she casts Invisibility Superior on both of them immediately after Karnon casts the flight spell.

"Alright you two shitheads move your asses! We give the slowpokes sixty seconds head start on the Skullwalker then we fly in. Stealthy if you can, no large, sustained, area affect magic in the immediate area of combat. Oksana... eyes on the prize sweetheart and do not scratch up my binoculars."

Flipping back her hood Portia checks her watch then looks over her troops. A subtle sadistic smile touches the corners of her mouth. "Lets go make some new friends. MOVE OUT!"

Karnon complied, casting the flight spells on the two demons, which promptly vanished as Portia turned them invisible.

He mounted his hover-cycle again, and wove his protective spells about him, and then double-checked his e-clips as he waited, sniffing the air, tasting the scent of it right before the kill. The smell of the invisible demons still lingered in the air, but Karnon was used to scents like it... what kind of shifter would he be if he didn't?

He ran through his head which spells were most suited to live capture. It might be interesting to visit upon the captives the kind of treatment Karnon himself had been subjected to.

Severin nods his massive crocodillian head, "You do know the way to my heart Portia." the tauton grabs up the IED, and feels the magics cast upon him take affect as he and Burd fly out to the spider skull walker, Severin arms the charge and drops it directly on top of the spider skull walker and immediately flies away some distance so he isn't killed in the blast.

Burd says nothing, but smiles with a sadistic grin full of teeth, like a shark. After waiting patiently for the spells to be cast upon him, he let's a few words slip out of his mouth. They sound as though they were restrained and then burst out like a child holding in laughter. "I need to kill!"

Braga accepts Portia's hand, and hops on the back of her hovercycle. "Thank you" he says as the smell of rotting flesh rides his breath into Portia's face. Such is the bane of having a cannibal riding bitch on your cycle.

   Oksana took the binoculars as they were handed to her, not really knowing what to do with them.  She sort of just sets them down at her feet before following orders and teleporting away.  Oksana appears behind one of the dead boys with both arms turned to tentacle-like extensions wrapped around the soldier.  Her wings curve around her and her quarry like shields as she casually teleports them back, minus the soldier's rifle.  Total round trip: about 6 seconds (3 actions).

   Upon her return, Oksana drops the soldier at the feet of Calliandra and Thasha for them to "subdue".  She is about to teleport to get the next one...

Thasha quickly grabs the soldier by the head and lifts him off the ground. With his other hand, he grabs the soldiers two arms and holds them together behind the man's back, rendering him completely helpless to the supernatural strength of a greot.

The CS soldier only struggles for a few seconds before realising he is trapped. His glare is fixed on Calliandra...

Severin and Burd have barely left the squad when Oksana and Thasha have the first captive soldier in less than ten seconds.

Callie grinned at the man, though he couldn't see that through the opaque faceplate on her power armor.  "Hey, don't look at me." she said, her voice cheerful through the suit's external speakers, "The kid did it all by himself.  I can contribute my part, if you like, but if you'll promise to behave I think we can do without that for now."

Van shuts the engine down on the hovercraft, taking the key with him. He gets in his TW Dynamo Armor and locks his feet into his wingboard. He seemed to not have much to say until he got himself all suited up. "I've got the PA furthest back. I'm gonna Timeslip, hit his face with Carpet of Adhesion and slam into him with Supernatural Strength from behind. Once his face is in the dirt he won't be a problem."

Grimathor does not doubt the Squad's ability to subdue the near by CS forces without his help. He doesn't say much other than, exchange a few nods, as he readies his things and heads off towards the rest of Pluto COmpany to find Major Karno.

Another ten seconds pass, and Oksana returns with the second captive; another human male Coalition soldier. She reappears next to Callie, Thasha, and the other subdued soldier.

As Severin and Burd race towards the Spider Walker, the CS squad opens fire on the travelers with them. The whole group is shot down in a matter of seconds, and the CS squad scrambles for cover.

Just before Severin and Burd clash with the squad, Portia, Braga, Van, and Karnon speed off towards them.

Severin and Burd both arrive unnoticed, and drop their IED's right on target. The Walker is consumed in the blast, as are several other soldiers who werent seen by Portia. The legs, and the main rail guns literally melt, and the scorched skull-body crashes into the dirt. Three power armours made it away from the walker just before the blast went off. They put themselves between Portia and the demons and open fire on Severin and Burd, unhindered by the invisibility.

Severin and Burd are caught in a fury of rail gun slugs and laser blasts as they pass over the small battlefield.
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Burd laughs with excitement, and calls to Severin as he flies towards the power armours. "Use your claws to tear them! Use your fists to break them! Use your teeth to CONSUME THEM!"

The raged Thornhead lets out a deafening war cry as he flies directly into one of the 'Mauler' power armours. They roll for dozens of feet before coming to a stop. Burd sits on top while slashing and bashing the chest and head of the armour.
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Severin laughs like a mad man, and begins chanting the words to a spell.

Both Burd and Severin are shot several times by the inferior Mauler Power Armours. Burd finishes tearing into the pilot of his tackled Mauler, at the same time Severin ensnares another in a magic net.

The third raises the arms in his PA, and declares over his loudspeaker "I give up! I surrender! stay back!"

   Having completed her orders, Oksana waits near Callie and watches the battle with the demons.  She spots the power armour pilot surrender and she secretly hopes the monsters that claim to be on her side will accept.  In fact, she suspect they will not and finds herself growing tense, considering a quick teleportation to protect the hapless soldier...

PM

Burd glares at the defeated Mauler PA, and snarls while stalking his prey, like a Lion before it pounces. "Get out of your shell human... and you may live beyond today..."

Drool pours out of Burd's toothy grin.