"So just our little squadron against a security force of at least twenty guards? I just love these odds, Anna." The woman simply snorted at her partner's remarks before adjusting her gear and checking her AK-47 ammo supply.
"We're fast enough so you shouldn't be worrying about the sluggish reaction time of the Naturals. Besides, this is only a storage facility to hold the new prototype mass production models for the Bastard Alliance so it isn't that big unless intelligence missed something."
"Why not use some of our own mobile weapons?" asked the male.
"They didn't want to risk damaging the new machines in the crossfire. Now are you ready to go, Larry?" The man nodded before drawing out a sub-machine gun. The pair slowly approached the compound where several security guards walked around, keeping an eye out for trouble and chatting amongst themselves.
"Two guys found a rusty old lamp which had a genie in it. One of them rubbed it and the genie came out. He said 'I will grant each of you one wish.' So the first guy goes 'I wish for universal peace.' And so the genie does some magic stuff and after the show is over, the second guy asks what happened. The genie replies that to obtain universal peace, he had to erase all the Coordinators and so the second guy simply wishes for a bottle of alcohol to celebrate what just happened!" Some other guards laughed at the joke.
Their laughter stopped when one of them saw something being thrown at them. "Shit!! Grenade!!" The explosive landed nearby a small group of four guards, killing all of them.
"People, stay on alert! We've got to make sure that Lord Djibril's new weapons are protected!" shouted one of the guards.
"Can't we just move these mobile suits to a safer location?!?"
Another guard shook his head. "No can do. We don't have any pilots with us and even if we did, it would take some time for them to get used to the different OS for the new units! Everyone stay close together and guard all the entrances into the facility!"
Before someone else could speak, they all heard the sound of gunfire and the screams of their co-workers from another side. "Let's go and give some back..." Before he could finish, he slumped forward and fell dead to a bullet shot right through his heart.
"Fire in the hole!!" The group of five guards all turned around in horror to see another grenade coming towards them. Larry wiped some sweat off before whipping out a radio to speak with Lane, their sniper. "Any more external security to worry about?"
"I think that's it. Anna told me that she was going in," replied Lane.
"She's taking on all that internal security herself?!? I've gotta help her!!" Larry entered the facility through one of the entrances just in time to watch several smokegrenades go off, making it harder for the internal security to see anything.
"Shit!! I can't see a thing!!" The guards wondered around in confusion until they heard the sound of a mobile suit activating. They all looked up to see the Jet Dagger L launch several missiles directly towards them. Larry scrambled to get to a safer distance since it seemed that Anna would be just fine.
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"Captain's Log. November 8, CE 71. For about a week, the Crimson Star and the Galidor have been tailing the Secretary-General's escort and the Kusanagi back to Earth. Although we would have liked to attempt to launch an attack, Lieutenant Bruin, who is in charge of this mission, specifically ordered us not to do so at this moment in time. I would also like to note that since the escort did not notice us, we can consider our Mirage Colloid field test a success. It seems that all future ships built by the Abyss would be equipped with this technology. End log."
"Captain? We have an incoming transmission. It's from Lieutenant Bruin," reported the communications officer.
"Put it through." The viewscreen then changed to show the young woman's face.
"Captain Beecher, I'm going to have your ship along with the Galidor hide out in space while me and my team hook up with our operatives on the planet. If the Kusanagi attempts to get by us and escape the planet, it'll be up to you guys to block them off from reuniting with their associates. Until that happens, stay out of sight."
"Understood, madam."
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(Posted Wed, 04 May 2005 07:55)
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