Can  took care putting his  'people' away.. Shadow was in a fighter everyone had thier  weapons  , helmets  and   even the  'mila' had her vest on.. then he   put them all in a coupled  boxes, and the boxes in the back,  folding up the   unused  boxes to  toss away.

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

{slightly earlier...]

Henry went to check in on Dusk and see how she was.

  Stefi  waved  henry  in, Dusk  gave  Henry a  awkward  smile,,,I think...i do not take   after my father  enough..I see  to find  more   bullets then he does.

  she   smiled again,..How do you like being married?

"It's wonderful, thank you... but how are you? Do you expect to be laid up for long?"

Henry smiled at Dusk.

   The  was a tilt back and forth of her head,..Lt Simmons  seems to think  I will be fine in a day or two...she said this was the  second  time, being a 'halfbreed' saved one of us...somethign about   Shade being mangled on the Hanger Dec once....

 I  am going to make  them pay for this, from here on out,,,,we shoudl never   trust the  Paardsise  people,,and we cannot trust  Earth's  SSN...and we know, we cannot  trust the EDT!

"There are certainly some dishonourable individuals out there, Dusk. It's never wise to dismiss a whole subgroup just because we have found that some of them lack hnour, though."

Henry looked sad.

"It certainly can guide us in deciding whom we trust initially, though."

  Dusk nodded  slowly,one  could  hope? but here  will always be those  who wish to wield power over others...and people , such  as  us, who must  wield   the sword  over them.

..........

 some time after...

  Shadow, Shade, and the others   headed into  The Admiral's Condo to see  Dusk... Stefi tried to stop them all, from going in, but  Shadow said,she got  shot from  what?..1 yard or two away....that  didn't kill her, friendly  faces  sure the 9 hells  won't..

 Hensly  took off his hat and held it crumpled in both hands    on his chest as he  nodded  an awkward hello.

Lyri stood bhinmd Roy

 Shade was bleeping up a  storm as Larry thumped  his tail enough that Stoly   tripped over it  and landed in a stuffed chair.

 Roy  and Shadow  flanked the bed.there is  an old famous  war quote 'sighted
 Sub, Sank Same ".... we  um.."sighed  Scum, Sank same"

 Dusk  smiled  ,anyone hurt?

 none of us...lots of them....

 Granmod  will be  , so very pleased.

 Shadow leaned  and gave her a  Kiss on the   head,gotta get changed  and make some noise on the beach, make sure everyone knows where I was.

 Beth is waiting in your Condo with Orria..they said they would come down with you for  cover as well...

 See You in the Morning...

 Shade  Hugged her legs again  and left.. Larry stayed,,looking around, until Shadow  shouted something about 'food", then he was  Gone.

  Dusky thanked Stoy and Hemsly  and they left  as well

 Lyri gave her a gentle hug..

leaving Roy and Dusk Alone while Stefi  made a show  of chasing away, an already, running Larg.

 Once Shadow  was   ready, he had his trunks   on and a  Hermes  Tee-shirt over his shoulder, to add to 'the look'.

  As  each  were ready, they headed towards the beach.

 Shadow Ect>>>>>>>>>>>>> beach

<<<<<<<  from beach.

   arriving,  the  Hermes  folk  went to the master bed Room and began suiting up.  Shadow got the  SMG  with the silencer . added 4  mags  to the  pouch  and his  blades.

 I'm Going to the Uppers... anyone   coming with us, we  spread out, we should get some High profile targets there..

  people hitting the lowers, spread out...make sure of your  hits...

 Stem Hunters? you'll have all kinds of targets... if you  find Stem kids who will talk to you , ask them if they want to  go to Bura...

 Shade  was  ready.

 you sure you want to go?

 a  few Bleeps...

 yeah..Dusk, Lilit..Gregor...it al adds up, they owe us a few more dead people...

-----> From beach

First thing Zob did when he got back was walk to the kitchen and set a pot of coffee before heading back to the rooms to get his gear in order and once set he went out to grab a cup of coffee and enjoy that while he still could given that this was looking to be a long night ahead.
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   all the Volunteers  were sorted  out   in the garage. Shadow  addressed them.what we are about to do, isn't  an ESN  OP... it will carry the endorsement of Lights Out..but that's  as far  as it goes.... This  is nothing more, then a glorified  Hit mission...we'll , most likely  gun down some people who didn't really need to be...but..if they wear the Black of the  EDT, they have no one  to blame but themsleves...Again?.. if you find it distasteful, turn around, go back to the party, I...and no one  else, will think any lesser of you...Mount up, good  hunting, and  don't over do it...no one should be late getting back...if you're in trouble..You COM   Beth's war room and they co-ordinate  help..

 Shadow   , Zob  and  any one else   entered  the Vans  going to the Uppers.

 Meari   , Frakas, Vaka showed up, al were getting in Vans  to head to the  Stem.

 Will , Cora  and  Ellen were among the ones  who would take hover  cars   and spread out through the lowers.

 Beth, with a sigh, set up her   laptops and Vidboards... To Orria , she  said for her to  follow SEC  CAMs, and be prepared to try  and black out the shots as best she was able, Sam and   Beth would  work the  COMs  and  check  the   Hotels and such  to see where  EDT folks  were coming from...

 Beth COMed  Shadow...Kray?  there are a damn sight more EDT then i thought?

 Most Likely, every damn Paradise  Vessel has    a company, just like we  pick up people to help  with boarding and such..some might even me pilots, to help teach the Paradise  Angels  how   they ....think...we fly...the bad  news  for them? none of them flew against us, and they'll have to  rely , mostly on  Vids


>>>>>>>>>> groups to thier ops.

 Lizzy got into the Van to drive the LC ,Zob and anyone else going with them. Lizzy had on her armor, and carried her sidearm, combat knife ( one eye jack's), her Thompson, one extra drum and 2 grenades. She had the van ready to take off, when everyone showed up.
--->>>>> To Etna Ops
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----.>>>> From Beaches

 Sam didnt need to get changed she took her spot at the comms station in her bikini with a beach covering over her which did not hide her scars. Sam then went to work looking for targets on the screens.

Roy had been chatting with Dusk when the alert went out...as soon as he heard what it was, his face went dark.  "Guess we're not done making them pay the piper," he said, in tightly controlled tones.  "Rest up.  Things are going to get noisy across the roof for a little bit...and then noisy a whole bunch of places around the station, a little after that, I'm pretty sure."

He headed over to Shadow's condo, arriving in time to get in on the extremely unofficial briefing.  He corralled Lyri, and found Beth as she was getting her war-room setup back online.  "Where are the Paradise Angels accessing the station?  Which docks are their shuttles using?"  To him, it seemed kind of pointless to chase around the station and hope to find EDT...but if everyone else was doing that, it seemed pretty clear to him that some of them were going to run for cover...and the Paradise fleet was their best bet for it.

He looked at Lyri.  "You game to sit overwatch and wait for the EDT bigwigs who try and clear out of the station when things get hot?  We might even get a clear shot at Zu-Is, if we're really lucky.  I've never been good at the 'run around and shoot lots of people and hope I get the right ones' approach...they came in one way, they're gonna try and leave that same way, and the ones that are going to run first are the policy-makers.  We get them, we're gonna shake up their organization a whole lot more than if we gun down a bunch of boots."

As he waited for Lyri's reply, he turned back to Beth, to see what her answer was.  He'd go in alone, if necessary...but if he could get Lyri and another two or three good snipers, they'd see what they could do about cutting the head off the snake, instead of chopping bits and pieces off its tail...

  Beth was ready to reply  after  punching  some buttons, But Elge  said..Docking arm 20 in the Uppers.. One of Miss  Emmies  transports left there   to go to  The Pit 'The Frosted feather'..docked thier... They have been having shuttles   doc  with them, and  they  go down that Ange ship's ramp..

 Lyri  smiled...catwalks, cranesstacks of  container.... sounds like  fun..

 Sam keeps comm's up with the three teams, and scans the vids for potential targets. Sam did not like the Paradise Angels too start with, now they are working with the EDT and Lady V.

Roy nodded and keyed his comm.  "Nifty, Lirg...if you're not already occupied with something, I could use your help with a project..."  He looked around at those still present.

"We'll give them a couple of minutes to respond...then we'll go see whose morning we can ruin."

  Lirg answered,I will bethere shortly, Spencer SM....Nugest wants to know if he can come.

  Nifty's voice  was ragged as he  ran...On my way!

Roy grinned darkly as he answered Lirg.  "How's his sniping.  I need sharpshooters more than muscle, but if his aim is up to par, I can use him."

He glanced at Lyri as he listened to Nifty's response.  "Unless you think we're going to need some extra muscle on the ground...but I'm looking to make this surgical and let the EDT know that hiding in the crowd isn't necessarily going to do them any good...I figure a dozen or so of them splattered across the docking ramp by shooters they never even saw should send a pretty clear message..."

  Lirg  gave a  'wolf like  ' chuckle...Nugest  only has good  ain if he is punching someone... I am on my way up...

 not Long After, Nifty  entered by the hotel lobby lift, Lirg, came up  from the garage on the freight lift.

 Nifty  smiled,..you need  some one shot..or   do you just need a wingman for the ladies?

 Lyri snorted and shook her  head as she  longed the 5  round  mags  for her  sniper  rifle.

Lirg   Strode in a few moments  after  Nifty.

  Beth  split the Information  with Orria  and Sam, to have them send 'warning' to the EDT, to leave the resort.

   Elge was  shaking his head  as he watched the screens, very sternly   he  said,this is a nightmare!... How did Shadow get in SEC!!

 Captain Morris  had  come up to  give folks a hand, and check on  Dusk. His answer was  quite  short,..The LC  is 'Attached' to the SEC, because of his    Lights Out designation ..it is not  in his make up, to keep the peace  and such?..He is an Assassin, first  and formost..and..well..he rather likes his  job.

 Gresh  chuckled...going to  be a memorable  night

"Nobody needs a wingman...but we might need cover fire, depending on how things go."  As Lirg walked in, he nodded, and said, "We are going to go bottleneck the primary exit route the EDT has for getting off the station and into safe territory.  The rat-bastards tried to abduct and torture Gregor, with plans to dissect him on-camera.  Zob apparently found out about it and put a quick end to that effort, but right now, there are at least two teams of personnel moving through the station with plans to hit anyone in EDT uniform--and, likely, anyone with them.  No matter how fast they move, word is going to get back to the EDT brass..."

He shrugged, and gestured at a basic map of the station with the Angels' docking position highlighted.  "They'll either go to ground and hope we don't have any idea where they're hiding, or they're going to run for safety.  Right now, their best bet for safety is off the station and aboard any of the Paradise fleet ships, which are all shuttling through this docking port.  So, we're going to take up positions, scattered around the port...and when we see someone in black, we shoot them.  If we see someone in black with Paradise brass, we shoot them both.  Unless I say otherwise, nobody takes two consecutive shots...we don't want them to zero in on our positions and the best way to prevent that is to keep them looking for someone else after someone fires.  If you have the option to relocate somewhere after you shoot without being observed, do it.  If we get cut off, there isn't going to be a cavalry charge to rescue us...we're going in alone and if we get exposed, Admiral Hack will disavow any knowledge of our activity.  Right now, Shadow doesn't even know we're planning this.  It's just the four of us and the people in this room with us."

He was pretty sure he knew the answer, but he continued, "If those odds are a little too long for your comfort, you can back out now.  This op is completely off the books and choosing to walk away will not be held against you.  But it's a chance for us to clip the EDT brass before they even realize we're looking at them.  In or out?"  He looked at Nifty and Lirg, waiting for their response.

 Nifty was grinning as he put   a sniper weapon together, almost without looking.....wow!..gunning  down EDT for free!... you bet, I haven't killed  an EDT on a station since  Olympus!

 Lirg  hung his head,My people would have done such a thing as well, to push  fear... the  vid that the LC  did with the  SSN  captain would have made my people afraid....But...This EDT...they are unclean warriors..

 Lyri stepped in between them all  and  opened up  a  vid of the docking arm......lots of  beams and catwalks..they need them for  working on the cranes   and  access the power units.

Roy nodded as he looked at the 'map'.  "Lyri, you and Nifty are slightly smaller...easier to hide.  You take this area...Nifty, you set up opposite her.  Lirg and I will take positions a little further out, since we're not quite as compact.  Should give us four different fields of fire that all converge on the docking ramp.  I'll call the shooter and the target, that should keep them guessing.  After you shoot, you move...don't worry about whether or not you got the target, one of the rest of us will see it...it's more important that they don't find you than it is that you confirm your own kill, especially where this is entirely off the books."

He looked at them all, and added, "Don't try and get fancy.  If the best you can get is a basic torso shot, take it.  EtnaSEC is going to be slow to respond, so they're going to be reliant on their own people or the Paradise Angels for any medical help.  If they bleed out on the ramp, squirming in pain, it will just make the message that much clearer, and if any of their own try to help them, put them down, too...I'm normally opposed to shooting medical personnel, but I'm willing to set that aside for now.  Get an envirosuit, it'll help hide you from any IR scoping they might try and minimize your visibility in normal sweeps, and bring plenty of ammo.  We're probably not going to stay long, but I'd rather leave because we've killed enough of them to stir up a hornet's nest, rather than because we don't have anything left to send downrange.  Suit up, we leave in five."

Marching orders given, he headed to Shadow's room, digging out his envirosuit and the Largran rifle, along with four loaded magazines for it, then returned to the 'war room'.

   in a few moments Nifty came out of the war  room  with a grin, Lyri was shaking her head,..look..kid?.. the sports  bra and  pants cover more then my Bikini  did!

  Nifty could not  shake his  grin as  he tightened  the ammo pack  that went across his chest, he had  5 pouches of  one mag each,  one in his  rifle, and two on his belt.

 Lirg, sorta looked  funny  if any one dared to laugh  with the cowl of the envirosuit  over his head , making his   Hyrian snout  seem to stick out more. his tail strapped  on the  inside of the  suit.

 of Course Beth , looked up...you look like Little red Riding Hood's assassin...

 Lair  looked at  Roy....I do not know this  assassin, did he do well, putting   This Hood  person down?

 Lets go, shoey has a van ready, we;ll have to park  at the end of the  docking arm, near the entraance.... Supe   , Hodden, Minnet  and Tucker  are goign to draw the guar'd  attention so we can enter the access way and use the stairs...we'll have to either go out the same  way, or steal a vehicle that is working on the dock.

(( when ready...>>>>>>>> ops))