Flores  came over  , Talking on her  COMs,We need  another  Van, and  another  Volunteer..I'm Taking  our wounded to  The hermes...Stefi..be  ready...

   After  Meari  got  got the   wounds  foamed, Flores , meari  and  Vaka  carried   the   farkas  to the back of the  Van..

   Flores  Looked at Meari   grabbed her  by ere  collar and gave her a shake...snap out of it!!... We're not  here to make friends  with these bastards... kill the bastards and walk away...and  don't let the SM or Shadow see you bumming because  some one in your  team got dropped....Wait  for the next Van, if  anyone  comes out of that door, that isn't a kid, shoot the bastards...

 as she  walked to the Van,  Howe  COMed.....Coming in hot..I have Rolfe with me..him and that gods  be damned baby cannon he has...

   Flores lifted off the van  spinning even as it  rose as  Zipp at   full throttle to the Lowers   Docking  entrance.

   Howe arrived    and  settled  down  at the next building, Rolfe got out , dressed  for  night..he had  a sidearm and his  grenade launcher.

 Vaka  got  Flores  arrow out  of the spattered  sniper.what do we do now?

  Lizzy saw the channel, a  decent  sized schooner was  closing in on the netrance way of the channel that lead to the sea...at first?  so what..where   we're they going to go?..but the  though of them  getting to a beach or  smaller boats and scattering   would  give alot of the hope... the schooner had  roughly  50   people on, one of the crew was Handing Out Pulse  rifles   and they shot at the Gava  who popped up here  and there , like  Whack- a -moles.

 Meari cocked her shotgun, and she says," We kill them all." She took what weapons these guys had, checked them out to see what she had, and then headed for the front door.

 the two guards  had hard ammo  carbines.. the sniper  had  an Earth stile  sharpeshooter  rifle with , what used to be, a decent scope.. they all had   hard ammo side arms...looks like 45 cal

  Rolfe  had a a drum fed grenade launcher, the drum had 12  rounds, he had  two  extra drums..

  They said you're in charge.. lets go?

  Shadow  watched the last of the  people run out the  door  to the garden, hopig the Gava and Lizzy had something waiting for them,

   Kicking open the  big doors  between  the ball room and the  Dining area, Shadow   shot a  Black Unifromed ban in the back who was   hidning  behind   the Vid machine

  Shade saw  him and waved..  there were alot of bodies ... Shadow looked at the Vid machine he set the  machine to feed into the  Resort's PA  system...

 he punched in the  song..Comon , lets look upstairs...

the Music  played..loudly...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZUn-KtTNmA

   Shadow  and Shade  walked out of the   Ball room, the   places seemed deserted, though  Hover  cars and  vans  dropped out of the  sky  and took off like metal  hornets.

  Shade  Bleeped.

 yeah?   a bunch will get away.. and a Bunch are dead..right?..we  just gotta  whittled  down those who are getting away..

 Shadow   danced  towards  the  Casino   with the music that was playing on loop...  Shade     strutted  as well...

Roy snorted softly at the comments.  "This is why I said to look for the leaders.  We may not be able to leave them all bleeding out on the deck...but if we take down everyone who steps up in a crisis, everyone left is gonna be dead weight for the whole organization.  And if they panic enough, they might even start knocking each other over the side and out the static field..."

He was watching the groups...looking for any big brass that was there, but also just watching the smaller clusters to see who it was that was giving directions.  Every army in history had leaders that never made it to officer...eliminating them might have more impact than shooting the officers, he figured.

  lyri  said softly, almost like she was in bed, ready to go to sleep...well...we got those   4  in the  middle of the dec, talking on Coms, One of them is watching the  SEC  at the   Gate..might be a good   a place to start

  shifted his aim...Spencer, SM....does it matter   how much damage we do?

 Meari took both carbines she put the shotgun on it's sling and held a carbine in each hand and then said," Ok we are going in kill anyone in black if others get in the way we kill them, I am done playing nice."  Meari walks up to the doors and waits for everyone to be ready.

  Vaka  Rolfe  and   Meari  stood  outside the door..Vaka looked  at meari and Rolfe.

  one of us  should get the  door?

 he started to lower his weapon and walk towards it.

Roy muttered softly, as he trained the scope on the four Lyri had pointed out, "I mean, I'm sure Elge would prefer that we leave the dock functional and avoid non-combatant casualties.  Beyond that, the bigger the mess the better..."  He put crosshairs center-torso on the blacksuit watching the Sec troopers.

"Okay...I'm about to start the ball rolling.  I've got the guy eyeballing EtnaSEC.  Lirg, you take the one that looks like he just stepped in larg-shit.  Lyri, Nifty, each take the one of the remaining two...the one closest to your respective positions.  All three of you fire when mine goes down..."

He took two deep breaths, feeling his heart-rate slow with the flood of oxygen replacing CO2 in his bloodstream...then inhaled a third time, let the breath out slow...and in that fraction of a second between heartbeats when his body was most still, squeezed the trigger.  The rifle bucked against his shoulder and the action cycled.  He considered just letting the shell casings fall, as it was a non-human weapon and the cartridge would confuse anyone who was investigating...but if he was going to be moving around the area here to find new perches, he didn't want loose brass on the floor rolling under his feet.  An expert hand caught the spent shell in the air, slipping it into a pocket as he scuttled back behind the cargo containers and started moving to a new position.

Zob switched to the pulse mode on the DT5 and began executing any dying EDT with shots to the head as he passed the bar he grabbed the only intact beer and took a sip before tossing it to the side and making his way across the room to where the EDT man was crawling away, "It's a shame you should of bet on red instead of black..." with that said he shot the Colonel in the head and moved his way over to the double door and with no effort ripped the locked door off its hinges and tossed it off to the side it was then he spotted Shadow and Shade dancing which prompted a raised eyebrow from Zob that was hidden under the mask, "Casino's clear" he would walk over and form back up with them.

    one thing , fighting in The Black has proven, 'when its your time, its your time'The  4 Officers   in the middle of the Dock, Found out, The Man on the COM bitching out Etna Sec, never got  another word out.. His chest Buckled in and  his Blood  splattered  over his  Comrade... then the one closest tot eh ship fell in the same  manner.

 Lyri;s tried to grab  what was left of his  throat as the bead  fell backwards  with only skin holding it on... Nifty's   lost his head, the body stood  doer  another   2 seconds  before  crumpling..

  Lirg, Taking   Roy at his  word, fired  another  round, that  hissed  pass the    area where the  4  men Fell sending   workers and crew  running ..well..anywhere..

 the container was Hyrian...Lyri knew what the markings  meant, the  Explosion  sent Flames covering anything within  20 feet of the  barrel, the next one  to it, went up as well, at least a dozen people ran screaming, covered in  Burning  goo...

 the  Hyrian simple said in the  COMs.......Hyrian  Flamer fuel... red Lights  came on all over,  people were trying water, but that just spread the   fire,  they had to get  Foamers from the hanger Dec,


at the top of the Ramp  an Angel officer  and two  Black Uniform were shouting and swearing, but very few  were answering them.

  Nifty  , nestled above the lights sent another  round  down range, further away from the ramps, a SGT with a Foamer   died  his  foamer   fallign over the  railign   and itno the Black.

 Lyri  shot the   fellow  in the Middle  Ramp

 Shadow  raised his own eyebrows...lets take a look at this here  casino....

 as they  walked through the  doors, screams   coming from out side as well as  gun shots...

 Shadow looked over the  rom and  walked to the  far end, , where the  cahiers Cage  is.. there was  an older fellow  in there Holding  up a  pulse  weapon, in a shaky hand.

 Hey Buddy?.. Um?  we stopped by to kill was Vicock Bastards?.... and..well..anyone who got  in the way...but?  since i really hate gambling, except on football... i figured  we'd Come here  and get all your cred chips?...now..I know you have a  job to do..right?  same as me....but ask yourself this, if i have to kill you....and..i will kill you..how much  does this  job mean?.... Now?..if  you open the  door , real nice like, we'll take  are  cred chips  and go... and you can runaway and tell stories  how you outsmarted us?..deal?

 B.B.Bbbbut..i had this  job for a long time!

 shadow  nodded , he  rubbed his mask in thought,well? think of this?..being sdead, lasts  longer..

Shade gave him a thumbs up. Zob didn't have to do much.

  the Guy opened the  door.. he came out slow, Shadow  took his  weapon , Pired it  6  times into   black uniformed bodies...then handed it back...there..you were in a gunfight, and your weapon has been discharged..go..get, but don't go out the back...people are dying  back there.   Shadow stepped  in opened the  little  door  pulling out  a lock  bag, and   emptied all the ships  into  the back...

 Shade Bleeped...

 I have no idea.. pushing   a million, i would guess... This goes to the Admiral though, he'll have to pay Elge  or Richards  some  money  for us scratching thier fresh paint.

 its  time we worked our way up stairs

 he strapped the  back to his back as they  walked out , walked over to a lift and  went up to the 2nd  floors

 as the  elevator rose, Shadow  said, nice  weather  for killing Vicrock guys?.. no rain... not took  hot...they die  prett easy..

 Shade   nodded his  head  as he held his weapon ready

 The  door  Hissed open, right in front of them were two  Vickrock Colonels..they looked perplexed at the three assorted    assassins.

 Meari felt a little stupid and asked," Vaka could you please get the door and then shoot the bad guys and kick ass my friend." Once Vaka opened the door Meari would scan look and open fire on the nearest black assholes.

 Vaka  nodded rapidly  and opened  the   door  a guy was sitting a  a table with a bottle of  whiskey, he looked up  at the three. before he  could say  anything, Rolfe  shot him in the head  with his  sidearm...

  they could hear Music  playing, the smell of  drink, drugs and sex  hit them hard..., there  was a stairway, leading  down lights  lit up the middled of the   'makeshift tower.  and blackout  curtains   surrounded the   inside.

 as they went to the top of the stairs, they saw  dancers,  some  40 tables, the smoke  was thick, and not all of it was tabacco..there was at least  40 black uniformed  people there...

 almost tiwce that was a Mix of  Civies, Browncoats  and a  sprinkle of ESN. Vaka looked at  Meari.

 Lizzy took the van into the air opened her window held her thompson and did a strafing run aiming for the bridge and of course people on deck shooting down. Lizzy also tried to drop a grenade into the bridge as well. She would then bank hard and pull away and see what happens next, and if she had too come up with another plan.

Roy came around the other side of his cargo box, dropping into a ready position.  He rapidly sighted in on the pair of black uniforms at the top of the ramp.  "Lirg, when you're set, two blacksuits, top of ramp.  I've got the one to our right...you take the one to the left.  Let me know when you've got crosshairs on target..."

As soon as Lirg gave him an affirmative, he said, simply, "Okay...send it..." and squeezed the trigger.

 Meari looked at Vaka and said," They tried to kill my cousin shoot the black uniforms if others get in the way they shouldnt be hanging with scum. Time they pay the price for attacking my cousin."

 Meari smiled and then at the largest group of black coats closet too her Meari unloads with both carbines trying to only hit black uniforms. Meari was being cold and calculated and going for kill shots she was not playing around anymore.

Jug and her squad kept up their end and taking many down.  They began using several tactics Jug showed them.  working in pairs to cover each other or team up on a stubborn target.

  The  two on the  ramps were dropped, Lirgs  was holding his  Him as he pounded on the ramp in pain..Lirg swore a few times..he  felt better  , when  a trooper came  to Help  the wounded  fellow, and Lirg dropped him..

  Roys  target  dropped  rolling down the Ramp, the Angel reappeared  with  another Angel officer, the  newest one was   frantic , on the COMs.

  Nifty laughed,They are screwed?  ramps  are  donw, clmaps are on, it wil take about  40 minutes before they can cast off..we used to see this all the   time on Olympus., Ships  tryign to  get away   before the payments were due..

 he and  Lyri dropped  another  crewman, though   hifty's  was   grabbing what was left of his shoudler.

  Rolfe shrugged..pulling the trigger  3 times, sent  three roudns  deep into the room, the explosions  shook the underground  night club screams started, as people ran for the stairs, Vaka  opened up on them, causing   even  more  panic.

Roy sighted...raised his head for a moment contemplating...then settled back behind the scope.  "Collaborating with the enemy..." he muttered...and settled his crosshairs on the Angel officer who'd been with the two black-uniformed figures.  It was kicking the hornet's nest, for sure, but he felt that the EDT weren't the only ones who should get a warning out of the night...

Moments later, the rifle coughed again, another round heading for the Angel, as Roy slipped back under cover and shifted positions yet again.  "Keep looking for officers and leaders...make those shots count!" he instructed as he moved.  Just because he intended it to be surgical didn't mean it shouldn't be bloody...

 Meari would move into the main room and open up with both carbines shooting anyone in black uniforms. She was being vicious going for kill shots or very painful shots. Meari was in control but she was in kill mode for sure and these assholes where going to pay.

  The Angel Officer  Flew  aBck , landing a good  5 yards  into the Hanger Dec. Other  Angels  ran to check on him, Nifty  fired and they heard him  swear  as   a Female Angel lost her leg from the knee  down......dammit..she  ruined my shot!

 Lyri swept the dock with her scope.. she stopped on a fellow with alot of stripes  on his shoulder, her  weapon coughed, the  SGT  Major  spun around from the impact, his  sidearm flying from his hand.its all good , kid. Even if she  doesn't  die, people are seeing it..

 Lirg, never  realy moved, he  felt he was too big, and close to the access door, he could run if needs be, to draw  the defenders  away. He looked through his scope, he saw what he wanted, Just barely Visible, but he knew the marking , from The  Hermes. he fired  Once  the  round  zipped into a  Metal crate, the  crate shifted a bit...he had to wait  as people  ran around, some looking for  cover, some looking for  shooters, some Looking  for Med techs.

 His  Next round  Hit the  crate, just above the last  round, the dent was Bigger...he snorted.. hunkering  down, and waiting, once his weapon was  steady,, he fired again , hitting the same spot, there  was  No dent this  time..but a  hole..flickers of  Blue  Light  could only be seen by him through his scope...he gave a wolf-type Grin  lowering his weapon..it seemed to take forever, a very Bright Flash took place Blowing  crates, Barrels  and Boxes outward, at least   6 crewman were leveled  by the  containers or thier  shrapnel ..

 Lirg  gave a Hyrian chuckle...see the whole board...

 beth's Voice  came through the COMs,about two more minutes, people from the uppers are  coming to your ship,,Civies  and whatever Vicrock folks  might have  escape , LC Nutball and his  maniacs...

  A largran in a Paradise  uniform as  LC himself  came Down, with Him  were two Angel LTs, they were on COMs  shouting   to try to be heard   over the din, and the Fire Control  alarms... red lights  and  Orange lights  flashed all over the  Place, two more  crewman fell like puppets  with cut strings, as Lyri and Nifty   picked out  targets

    Lizzy's grenade   bounced and Landed in the   Wheelhouse. The Pilot  tried to  evade the  thing  as it went off, He wasn't  Hurt badly, more  from the Concussion  and slamming against the  wall,.

 the wheel spun as the schooner  veered   30 some degrees to the  straboard, slammign into the  shore of  a metal built  chanel that was  covered   with  soil and grass,   The Pilot was  stunned  and couldn't get up as the  motors  ran could be heard  grinding against the  wooden hull. bringing the   stern around  slowly, driving the   bow  deeper into the soil, until the metal  Another , smaller ship  was blaring its  horn, as it  tried to veer  to the port side, but the schooner was making it  damn hard.

..............

 The Gava   were cutting  down Black Uniformed people , even as they saw one of thier  own wounded by a  Civie with a hand gun, the woman  smiled when the Gava  fell, but she kept moving, she seemed less panicked the others.