Lyri  nods,... I'll need  a Captain  or higher  for an escort, unless i go back and Put   my Uniform on...

 .... Shadow  has  enough  folks in his car, he doesn't  need me...

 she just  trailed off after that.

With Will's eyes practically popping from out of their sockets at the sight of her in her dress Harry would give a soft chuckle as she asked "do you like it?" she kind already knew the answer judging from the smile on his face, but it was always nice to hear it said out loud. Casually brushing away some imaginary dust from his shoulder as a blatant excuse to touch him she'd smile as she admired the collection of ribbons he wore upon the rather fetching dress uniform he was wearing; the Blue Max about her neck meanwhile being the sole indicator that she was a pilot "you know, you scrub up pretty nicely...for a marine" she teased before leaning up to give him a quick peck on his cheek, with her then holding hand out for him to take "Shall we?"

Teela smiled at Roy and leaned in a bit. "I have two sidearms and two blades on my person right now. I came well prepared for any eventuality."

Will Grin as he  whispered into her  ear,..you look hotter the  Lt Broadsword at the  Sanri Ball in  episode 7..season 2!....

  he looked at his  own unifrom,well..i haveta look good?.. SM  would make  be   cut spot  welds on the Hull if i made the Hermes look bad! The Unifrom does most of the work... We get to ride  with  the LC and the GAng, like last time.

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    Missy shakes her head in exasperation, "My mother has gypsy blood and pursued my father, a pure blood, until he went against his family and married her.  He knows what I'm about, and unlike you knows we are compatable."  She leans her warm little body against him and bats  her eyelashes "Besides, don't you like me."

  Rivets  snorts  as he   rubs his red Mustache,.. ye' like me 'cause i know me  way areout  the innards   of anythin' that has  an  engine... Now.. Mind yerself ., before  ye  embarrass the  Admiral....

 >> to  Anzio

"I'll keep that in mind..." Roy replied to Teela, in a voice that hinted that, just maybe, there was something other than blind devotion to duty beneath his exterior.  For now, however...

"We'll be riding with the Board members...which could be a little cozy, since they got a smaller limo.  But I'm not taking any chances on some lunatic getting a fre shot at the Admiral because he got out of the car first."

Roy turned to Lyri.  "We can arrange that, Chief.  I know a Marine..."  Before Lyri could raise any sort of protest, Roy had keyed his comm.  "Captain Nilsson, if you haven't already made arrangements for the Anzio parties, Master Chief Mullins needs an escort.  Could I impose on you?"

He looked at Lyri with a twinkle of mischief in his eye.  "He'll be here.  You're one of the few people in the Fleet I've ever seen that man socialize with for more than five minutes...and that Italian pilot just got hauled over to Shadow's limo, so I know he's not going with her."

Even though she'd never seen that particular episode Harry more than got the message that Will liked her dress, with the blonde pilot blushing in response as she took his hand and started walking towards the "party" limo "well, regardless of what the Sergeant Major thinks, I think you look rather dashing...besides I suspect he's going to be rather distracted tonight" she said nodding her head in Teela's direction. The guy would have to have a will of steel and a heart of stone to resist her in that dress!

At his mention of them getting to ride with the LC there would be a slight rolling of eyes from Harry as she reached the Limo "oh yeah I get to play the part of being one of Shadows girls for the press...but after that I'm all yours" she said, whispering her final comment in a sultry voice before then taking her seat in the back with the rest of Shadow's entourage.

---> Anzio

With an immediacy that indicated he'd already been preparing to depart for Anzio, Karl approached the two senior NCOs of the Hermes.  "Thank you for bringing that to my attention, Sergeant Major.  It would truly be a poor reflection on the gallantry of the Hermes' men to have the Master Chief wandering around the party alone."  He flashed a jaunty smile and bowed slightly to Lyri.

"However, it was my understanding that the Admiral had effectively declared this outing as 'Girls' Choice.'  I'd hate to cramp your style, Chief...but I'm at your service if you'd prefer an escort for the evening."  To his credit, while his eyes were erawn to the winged Angel that stood near them, he put his attention back on Lyri almost immediately, otherwise giving little indication that he'd even noticed Teela's presence.

  Lyri   rolled her  eyes  with a bit of a  suppressed smile,..alright, Mr Flying Gyrene ..let's go....

  She Cast Roy  a last  daggered    smile  as  they went off to the  Limos....

Henry waited for all the important people to board the limo, then followed in with Mila.

Roy's response to Lyri's look was a thinly-veiled smirk.  As the Captain and Master Chief headed for the limo, he turned to Teela and xtended a hand.  "Shall we?" he asked, nodding in the direction the others had gone.

Teela gave him that brilliant smile and took his hand. "We shall." She replied and walked with him, her heart rate just slightly elevated as she thought of what he had said earlier.

<<<<<<<  After Anzio   delta night

  Med techs   rushed the three worst  cases  to the Med tech  Stefi  was sprinting as   fast as any trooper, despite her  heels and   gown.

 the rest of the folks  came  in.

  The Admiral  and Cammnder   walked, Lilit helped the Admiral as well.

    Brooks and KArson  got off...we'll be going up.. see ya  in a Bit... an' don't be goin' were   ya  ain't supposed ta...


  Miller   and Emmie   stood  by Teela   as the  two  broading teams left...Gotta say.. that was   another  wild   Hermes -style  party..

"Quarters or RecDec only. See you later," she said to the two of them and watched as wounded were rushed off, hoping with every part of her being that everyone made it. "Yes. Yes, it was. I'm getting out of this armour and heading to the RecDec for drinks. Possibly quite a few. See you both later."

She made her way to the lifts.


[To Officer's Quarters]

  Hennings  and Bale  stood on the  Hanger Dec, they were  in charge.. with Rivets   on his  way back as well.

  whadt  do we do now  , Bryce? Bale  said  to Hennings.


   The  Vice Admiral   waved the  finger s  that held his  chin, as the  elbow rested on  the  other  arm that was across his   chest.well Hank?...  I knowwhat we can't do.... we can't  send in  people, lookign for  our other people.. we got transport troops on  one set of  docks.. apefolk runnign around the   HQ.. we send  more  folks in?. we  may was well just invade.

 ..what about the teams?

  we hyave   thje third stringers on the  Bridge  right now..but even they would route  cany COMs  to us.. we  can only hpe the  teams use thier ehads.. and  either  report back to us.. or COM us   with what the 9 hells is going on.

    Another  limo arrives,  Rivets  and his party  get out, along  with some  more of the   officers from the  Main party.

 Hennings  and BAle Greet him.,.. How's  Washington?

 Hennings  shrugged,...they are all in Med tech.. should Know  soon though,  Lots of the  walkign wounded  are coming out...


 ..more  worried about the Teams.. that are out there..  in contact with each other..but.. we don't have a damn clue  until  they come in... Bale  added
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Henry's group arrived back on the Hanger Dec. Henry didn't feel like moving at all. He just sat, Mila curled up on his lap and Larry beside him.

     Flores   Got out of the VAn, Told  the SEC to egt rid of it....

  ..Doc.... I gotta  go to Med tech..... I'll see you  later....

   Hennings   waved   an SEC trooper over to Help Flores  Get to Med Tech.  They looked  down the ramp  waitign for   Henry and the Beasties  to get out.

Henry looked up, rather blankly.

"Go. Take care of yourself."

He resumed stroking Mila and Larry. His head hurt. He expected Mila's did too. As for Larry... well, he wasn't sure. So, so tired.

    finding the Equator EAST... SEC HQ...  They  get out, walk towards the Building

 An APF LT   greets them at the door. I'm LT  Mose of the  new APF.. why are you here?

  Ellen points  to   Lyri...I am MasterChief  Lyri Mullins of the ESN 351 Hermes... This  is  CAptain  KArl Nilsson.. Minnet  and   Colt.. we need  you to let her  use your  equipment...

 ..Of  course ..please  follow me.. The  woman leads  them into the Building the  the SEC  CAMs  and COMs  center.

  what do you want to Check ?

  we  may be able to  get  the COM    traffic  from those  cars..find out where they are Going... for that matter, who they are in contact with.

   HAck made  no  attempt to hide his wounds. He was  taped up  with no shirt on, his bloodied   uniform and  shirt sent to the  cleaners to be    cleaned, or tossed.

   Hennings  eyed the Two, Noting  Si's Left arm in a sling...Shouldn't you two be in your quarters?

 HAck  gave a  thin wry smile,..I figured I'd  Take  a walk passed, on the way...

 Bale  chuckled,..the  lift is the other way....

 HAck smiled,..yeah..how about that.....Sit Rep?

 ..Shadow and Spencer    are directing the teams as best they can, since the COM net  was screwed up...  but  we have No  COMs  with them, and  are afraid to attempt to link , incase there are sniffers out there.

 Commander Si  COMed the Bridge,..LT  Hock?    Send  Ensign  Law down with   COM  search  Equiptment.. i want him here  5 minutes ago...

 aye Ma'am.. already Done... LT   Hock out..

the three men looked at Si....he is, as  Humans  say.. the 3rd string..but he has to learn...

  They watched  Henry coming up the  Ramp with the Animals.

Henry was only moving because Mila had tugged at his sleeve until he did. He was exhausted, head aching, almost staggering along - but still clutching the bag of items he'd retrieved.

Larry padded along behind, bandaged but clearly still feeling his injuries.

   As the drew  Near,  Hack smiles  softly,..Doc  Henry?   You  look a bit  tuckered?...

   Larry Looked up with Tired   eyes.. the Blood on his snout, and the    hasty  patches on his  back.
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    Ensign, Newton Law  Arrives  with two  Vid  boards, and a folding table   along with a small Deck top..  two  crewman help hook it  up, just  inside of the Access door  to teh ship.


  ..Ensign Law?... You will   try to  set up... Mission style links   to  the ,members  on the  away  teams...do it  quickly.

 Aye, Ma'am..Already Done...

 Law   and the crewman worked fast.. there was  some  grunts as   LAw  would   miss something.. but … soon.. there   was a light on the screens, set to COMs..


..all Set Ma'am..it will hold , unless   someone blocks the feed.. I don't have the  equipment here to   stop that..

  The Commander  gave him a nice  smile and a nod..which almost  made him Melt.

Hack  cleared his throat , with a bit of  a smile and   Law shook himself as he said,..Just use the Vid Board Mic..Admiral..Sir.

 Alright  folks..Ensign LAw  got  us Mission feed in..of sorts... everyone..Sit Rep...

..Shadow came  back first..  behind him was fire  flickering  and Gun fire.well, Sir?... we have  the  Mercs who were   working    with us , but against us...sorta traped in thier base... the base  we met them at to get the MArks… it appears.. they warned them to set us up... Bren Turned... he should be talking  with Elge about now... a group of EDT  folks came to pressure him.. but  Shade...sorta killed them all...LT Kase..shot   down one scape car.. there is  another one out there somewhere...all people in the car  are dead.. took some Civies  with them.. we'll get these folks   here  Admiral..then we'll come home...