Val smiled,yes, Can and I will go up, we both need a  warm bath  and a soft bed!...as  For Mila...I think you can only leave her, where she wants to be!

   Can Gave  Henry a hug, as he took  Val's  hand  , he waved  with his  cup hand to other kids  as they went to leave, the night  sky looked peaceful , with millions  of  flicking dots that were stars.

Disna and Puskie   COMed  henry, caying they were on the Hermes   to see how Gregor  will  fare.

........

Henning's  asked  Admiral Hack ,shouldn't we go up to the Condos? we have more then  enough reasons  to, with  Dusk up there, and   attempts on  our people's lives?

 ..no?  the more of us that are seen split up, the less chances  are they can put somehtign together  against us....the second part?..i'm not leaving my people on the ebach, while i run away like a little bitch..we sit tight, and  watch  our people, and the whole of the black can see, what happens when you push the ESN  too far..

Mila got up, wagged her tail at Her Human and walked off with Val and Can.

  Jax  was holding   Sneak as the  stood  away from the  kids..she  was   trying to hold back crying as she watched the  vid of Roll with gregor...

 Jax's  eyes were wet, his   jaw  worked  as he watched. holding   Sneak.

 There  were sounds of  outrage, sounds of  saddness as  Shadow   sent the Vid out to The Hermes  folks

"Mitch?  Let's head back to Hermes.  I think Roll and Gregor need family right now." Nikki said "Also, Haley needs some sleep.  Here I don't think is safe with all these Brown coats about" She knew she might take 2-3 in a fight, but a pack probably get her ass kicked as she was still recovering from her injuries.  She would let Roll know many are out looking for those who did this to Gregor.  She wrapped Haley with a big towel and gathered some things.

 Mitch  helps a bit,You guy go ahead up, I get the things from the room.

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

  a paddy wagon settled  down in the  grass Hodden, Supe, Minnet and Tucker  were brought down the beach  and made to line up in front of the Admiral.

 The LT from ETNA SEC said,word  came down from my brass said we're not supposed to interfere too much  with  Fleet and   Vicrock people  beating on each other... these  idiots started a  fight outside  the the docking arm gates...

 what's the Damage...

The LT shrugged,for black suits were on the Dec?...something was going on, on the  docking arm, but that's not my Job....what are you going to  do with these. idiots.

 I'll handle it, Thank you LT, Carry on...  the  Etna sec  people left..  Hack   took a few steps  to stand  in front of the 'slightly Taller' Supe..Alright, PO? I know we are having some fun and games tonight, but you aren't dressed for that, and...to top it off, you start a fight  right ehre on thier own damn docking arm?

 ..Begging your Pardon, Admiral hack, Sir.... we  . um..sorta volunteered to cause a  distraction... i think it worked   because   there was alot of  Fuss  going   on, on the  dock

 Hennings   came over  with  the Vidboard,Oliver?  look at this. there are Hover  cars   trying to get to  The Frosted Feather, there as been 3 collisions   so far, according to the news, they are  coming from  The Uppers

  Hack sighed  and Looked  at the  4  Heavy weapons   troopers.OK?  Supe?  I told that LT  i would handle  this..so i won't lie to him...you and your nut job buddies  are confined to the beach or the condo...and Supe...don't test me on this.... i see any of you outside that take , or walking down the street, i transfer you  to  a Paradise  Cap ship..

 They all nodded  and saluted, Hack waved them away... Si  came over, handing  Henning's   and  hack  a fresh Beer,,,

 how bad  do you think this will get..

  Hack  took a big mouthful of  cold beer, , he  swallowed  iit  and smacked his lips once,..lots  of  dead folks...most of them  will be the bad guys...

Henry continued patrolling the beach, talking to the largs that were there. Comforting them, reminding them that they belonged to the Hermes and promising to tell them as soon as he heard about Gregor.

He sent a message to Disna and Puskie to let them know that he was taking care of the pack down here and asking if there was any news yet.

 Disna  sent  the Vid again of Roll  with gregor when he had the reaction to the  'blue stuff' he said  in a COM text right before  he sent the Vid.

  "..don't know if you saw this?....This  hit us hard..LT Flores  just left after  brining Farkas in...she is....upset. "

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

 Captain Si  led-pushed, the Admirals  back to thier towel spots, she sat behind    Hack on her knees  while  Hennings, Bale  and flanked  Hack  Rivets came over, maybe a bit more lubricated then he should be.

 ye look at that Bleedin' ship on the docs?... If that's an Angel vessel, why are there more  Vicrock people, then Angels.

 Captain Si looked up at Rivets who was  watching the   4 blocks that Beth sent them...every nowand the  The Admiral enlarged  a screen, before going back to the  4 screen look.  Captain Si said,... i am afraid to think of this? But, when  Humans were being raised to  fight in The Black,  they built thier own ships  with our help, then  then ships  were crewed  by  , mostly, humans, with  Angel officers  and Advisors...If Vicrock is an ally of  Paradise, they would have done the same with them, except...they would have   used  Angel Vessels   that are  already made? They have not had  any Navel confrontations in 900 or so years?..If they kept building ships, they have more then enough to go around.

Henry replied to Disna that he'd given Gregor first aid on the beach before he was taken up to the Hermes, adding "I have no time for wanton cruelty. Fortunately Zob was to hand and laid out a couple of these cowards, the rest ran."

 Disna answered  Henry,yes, the  patching job helped, but it looked like  a Needle test severed  or damaged   the feedback to  Gregor's hind legs...they will work now... Roll paid a  price  for holding him though...

"What happened to Roll? He must be very upset at all this."

Henry knew he'd have to sit down and have a long talk with Roll once he got back aboard the Hermes. Meanwhile he went round the largs again telling them that it looked like Gregor would recover.

  Disna  spoke on the COMs   as Henry walked,..I do not fully understand  it. Something to do with med tech , meds?  Lt  Simmons  had a bit  left over  and Gave it to gregor?..she warned  us  that there would be a severe  reaction..gregor  Howled  very loudly, and   struggled  violently... Roll squeezed him hard, even as   Puskie and  I tried to hold him down at the shoulder  and hips... but his legs, once the nerves  connected?..speed  faster then we  could stop, and  his claws  shredded Rolls   thighs  and  left arm... They are both asleep now.. Roll has  been  foamed and Plasted,. Lt Simmons gave him some antibiotics ...

"Good for Roll. He's going to be a great Larg Master when he grows up," said Henry.

"Please thank Stefi and the med-tech team for me."

He sent a text to Val (he wouldn't call in case she was asleep) to tell her that Gregor was going to be OK.

  Bornberry and some other  Captain came  down to the beach, all of them had  bathing suits with some time of  shoulder cover for the  chill...

 as they neared the Admiral , a few explosions   erupted in the distance  far to the back of the  Hull, the area was lit up  by fire, shortly after, two of the last FC trucks  rose into the  air in that direction...they were only half way there when  more explosions  took place.

alot of the people laughed, some looked  concerned  as they looked over the ebach to see who might be missing, and , what reason they might not be there.

 Bornberry  and her friends  stopped by the Board,I thought Delta Night was yesterday?

 Hack looked up.....you know how it goes, sometimes, people  ask for more, and you got to give it to them...

----->>>>>> From Etna Condo

 Meari walked too the Beach and went and took a look at how the party was going. She was happy she got too kill assholes, she was worried about Dusk and Frakas and Grandmod. Meari looked around to see who was doing what. Meari wanted too relax she just wished Frakas was with her.

 Shade  came  down  from the Condo, he  was dressed for the  beach,   Brivet came behind him, Flores stayed  up at the garage in case the  SM  needed  an extra Van,

  Shadow was a bit behind them, walking  with  Rolfe  and Vaka.. he  waved   at  people,   there was still plenty of  dancing going on, and alot of people still eating.


   Shadow reported to the Admiral, giving an easy salute that encompassed every one, including  Bronberry  and   the captains  she came down with..

 As Shadow gave his  report, in such a way that it sounded more like  idle  chatter, and   aircar came  to a  hot  stop on the Grass.. Admiral  TRichards  came  out of the drivers side, dressed in Black sweatpants  and  an Etna  Tee-shirt...  she  stormed down  steps...heading  straight  for   the  board  and Shadow.

 Me or you, Admiral Hack....

  I lay  good creds, its you...

 Richards   stopped in front of Shadow,  she  reached behind her, pulled  the Vidboard  from  her waist band  and Opened it...LOOK AT THIS!!!!!

 Shadow watched  FC  trucks   in the Uppers, some ships  burned  at the docks, the  first  3  floors of the resort was  burning, people  were  trying to  catch onto  Vans  and falling to thier  deaths...

 she flicked the screen  and  , The Party House was in  full blaze....another  flick showed  a riot at the Docks...with yet another  fire..the last  flick showed people surrounding  a building  in the  Stem, they were handing out bottles of  booze, and  containers of  food.

Shadow  shrugged,..good reporters..great camera work...

 her voice was a hiss...her teeth clenched.....i have no idea  how high the body count  will be...but  some good  people  died  at these places...

  Begging  The Admiral's  pardon?..but if they were at those places, they weren't good people...just good   at making you think so..

 I worked hard to straighten this place out... Elge  has a damn good network going..and you  do this..to my station!!!

 I have witnesses, I did  warm  Colonel Maris  , Etna  can be a dangerous place...look at us?.. I was attacked.. The warlord and My daughter, and a group of people beat up on a  Juvenile Larg?

   Richards was  ready to blow a gasket That's another thing!..what happened to maris...

 why would i give..one damn, about  a Vicrock Colonel? I would love to  say i killed him ..but that would be a lie...

 She Slapped  Shadow  hard, he stood his  ground, she couldn't slap like  Captain Si. I know enough about you, that if you want someone dead..you can make it  happen...

 Not true, Ma;am..Lady V is still alive..Qer La Cal..and even some lesser known folks

  Those  bastards from Paradise  are going to be asking questions tomorrow...

 I'll have answers, Ma'am...but the big question, is  why were Vicrock people  allowed on an ESN station

  THAT"S NOT THE POINT!

 begging the Admiral's pardon, but if they were not here, they would  not have hard these terrible accidents   befall them?

  Richards turns  to  Admiral hack, who had a bit  of a smile.... You make sure  this   2 legged  larg  is at the Meeting  tomorrow.. i will direct Paradise   question to him..


 at the sound of the word  'Largs.  Larry popped  up  thumping is tail in the sand.. Riached s   just grunted out....ARRRGHHHH!!  and stormed  off to  her car.


 Captain Si said...That went better then expected...

 Bronberry  looked at Shadow... you let her slap you?.. you didn't let me slap you....

  Shadow   knelt  down  and Gave Larry a  hug  around the head, rubbing his noggin...Two reasons  for  that  , Ma'am... Admiral Richards is  an Admiral.... and?  she wasn't  drunk...

 Bronberry frowned...You owe me a dance... meet me at the dance area when you are finished... she   heads off to the stalls for a drink followed by the other Captains that were with her.

  Hennings asked,did you have to burn the resort?

 there was  an alpine  resort that blew up on Everest, no one gave two damns about that...this one had so many black uniforms in it, the  place  looked like a  giant poppyseed roll..

 well?  Roll and Gregor   are in Med tech..so is  SGT Farkas..Dusk is  in my condo.. Warlord  Lilit is aroudn her somewher... Call and his team came back in...that only leave   the SM  and his team, So far, the Butchers  bill is too bad..

 Larry    was  Nuzzling away at Shadow,Not  for us... saw alot of  dead Vicrock brass..lots of  civie bank roll... so   we hit them pretty hard, they want to  come back at us  again, I won't be so nice...we  gave a whole bunch of folks a chance to live

Henry came over to stroke Larry and tell him that Gregor was expected to recover well.

---->>>>>> From Condo

 Lizzy walked onto the Beach with Zob, she looked around to see the party was going strong and she saw the last bit with the LC and Richards. Lizzy then said," Killing assholes and destroying boats makes me hungry want too get some food Zob?"

In reply to Lizzy O'conner (msg # 707):

Zob chuckled, "Somedays i think you enjoy killing more then i do and yes food sounds great" he then walked over and got a burger from the stall, "Not gonna lie it feels weird not having Melia around its so quiet" having said those words he frowned slightly.

 Lizzy giggled and replied," Well I really enjoy killing baby eating scum and their friends, and Lady V's group are the worse baby eaters. I see a black uniform of Lady V I shoot first dont ask questions." Lizzy smiled and she was enjoying killing these scumbags how does it feel to be on the receiving end.

 When Zob mentioned it was quiet without Melia, Lizzy frowned a little and said," Yes it is and Izzy not here as well. Well that doesnt mean we cant have fun and enjoy the beach, food and party." Lizzy got a hamburger as well and a glass of Burian wine.

 She ate and drank and when she was close to being done, Lizzy said," Would you like too dance Zob?"

Zob nodded, "Yes you are quite right, gotta enjoy these things while you can" Zob then finished off the burger and a few short bites, "I think the last time we danced was at your birthday party, ive gotten a bit better since then but not that much better" he chuckled as he lead her to the dance area.

 Lizzy smiled and replied," Yes I do believe you are right , dont worry you are not as bad as the LC. I will thank Melia for your better dancing skills." Lizzy giggled and then followed Zob out to the dance floor.

 Lizzy went out onto the dance floor and danced with Zob during a slow song.

  The Admiral Pushed shadow towards the Dance  area,..go pay your debt, then relax the rest of the Night.

 Shadow's  head hung, like a  kid getting detention...he walked to the dance  area where  some of the Captains that  Bronberry was  with, had  snagged   partners.

 no one asked yet?

  Why?  LC Shadow, How nice of you to come and chat with me...

 Shadow looked away for a moment, then back to her.Ma'am?  Its been a long 30 some hours... i don't have time to play games, and  there are  woman who really want to dance with me...

 She Pouted,..can't a Girl have some fun....

 ..sure?.. Just not tonight, and not with me... I'm still smoldering a bit...

 she  handed her  drink to  an LT  ...She waited for the next  song to  start  before  takign Shadow out into the  dance area.

she giggled,why are you so bad  at dancing!

 never had the  need?  high school  was either  just holding someone, of fast dances... the Academy, was strict. steps  and all that stuff... I failed Dance  class at the academy..

 no way... they would have  held you back...

 They could have?.. But  my flying skills  were the best since they had the academy my OPs  score  were the Highest since  Jackson Moll in the lat 2000's and my hand to hand, couldn't be beat.....some  calmer heads prevailed  and figured  i would do more to help the effort, then some one who could somba...

 she giggled,..you're not so bad of a guy, LC  Shadow...

 Thank you Ma'am.... and you aren't   so bad of a Lady, Captain Bornberry..

 ..you know.... I have a room at the Admiral's..just a short walk from your own condo

 there was a chuckle,Soory. Ma'am...but  i have  my dance card full for tonight...

there was a little pout..you can see them anytime...

 No Ma'am...not really.. I have rules...mostly for myself...but?  if the  time ever comes  , i might be around...

 and what if  i turn you away?

 He winks  as the  dance stops,,,then you'll wonder for the rst of your life.... He bowed and went of to the  icecream place.

Billie was clearly enjoying herself…things like this being something she didn’t really experience back in the Academy given her more reclusive tendencies. Even at home, her parents were very overprotective and sheltered her a lot. With a smile, she leaned in and gave Arnie a deep kiss as they moved into a slow dance, wrapping her arms around his neck, her cheeks flushed. It was nice to not have a care in the world…even if that was going to be short lived.

 Meari went and got some food and a pitcher of beer. She took a sip to toast too Frakas, she might head up early tomorrow to see him, she was very glad he was going to be ok. Meari would get a burger this time and then watch the party trying to decide what she will do next.

 The Admiral waited for a break  in the songs . A wave to the  VidJ, and  he took the Mic, so the whole party  area could hear him.


 Its Getting  Late, and its time for  all good Little Admirals  to  go to bed....  We have the  beach all night,  , up until 12:00 noon tomorrow, recall is  at 1:00...cast off  at  6...if you miss  cast of, you'll be hunted down  as AWOL.... we try to play as hard  as we fight....  lots of cheers.

  but... I won't be taken advantage of....be careful, don't   go anywhere in the  city tonight. if you must shop, wait until the Morning...we have seen some attempts on out people  this past day...and  the  FC  is very busy... don't  get killed on leave....

 he smiled,..you'll be cheated out of your Combat injury pay! lots of  laughs, he tossed the mic  to  the Vid jock  and a lot of people started to head to the  Hotel.

 Civies were staying, most of them never saw a beach, artificial or otherwise...

 Shadow settleddown  by his towel, drinking a shake and trying to unwind.