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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 1584170" data-attributes="member: 515">Chapter XXXVIDate: 126-993Place: The highway between Kingan and the KGL-Bromley border Vasilii turns and looks at the ground car, his eyes widening a little. "Oh, you’d think we were in a race or something." Vasilii wrestles his flak jacket on, making sure it's securely fastened. After that, he pulls the long-range communicator over next to him. "Well gentlemen," Saro pats the pocket of his suit and seems to be searching for something. "Damn! Forgot them. Can I borrow sunglasses from someone?" It’s difficult to tell, but the surgeon’s cool demeanor is just a facade and he really is very nervous. "I guess this is when those safe driving courses pay off. Given what we know about the ruthlessness of KGL I'd say that if we stop we are goners. I like the idea of calling in the Bray Keaven to pick us up in KGL and we just keep driving. Any other options, and does anyone see any weapons on that hover car?" Swann says to Saro, "Doc, get in the right-hand lane so they can’t pull alongside on your side. And stay in that lane. Vasilii, I suggest you get in the floorboard behind Doc, and keep your head down." Vasilii switches sides with Swann, but doesn’t want to get in the floorboard. When the switch is concluded, Vasilii uses the long–range communicator to contact the Bray Keaven at the airport in Nielsen to report the situation. -----After Vasilii moves, Swann takes his place on the other side of the car, slumping low so he can just see over the door of the Amadel. He takes his auto pistol out, makes sure it’s loaded, and places the five spare clips inside a handy pocket. Ian pulls out his gauss pistol and preps it for action, making sure his three extra clips are easily accessible, then slumps down in the seat. He rolls down the window in preparation for the ensuing firefight that looks about to begin. "Ian, when they come alongside, be ready to give them a broadside. Aim for the driver," Swann says. "Sounds like a plan to me," Ian replies. After some shuffling, Swann and Ian are now both on the left–hand side of the Amadel. The pursuing ground car almost catches up to the Amadel and tries to come up on the Amadel’s right side, but after a couple of attempts thwarted by Saro’s maneuvers, decides to come up on the left side. As the ground car catches up, Ian and Swann briefly see the driver starting to make a "pull over" gesture before they open fire. Ian’s shot misses the driver while Swann’s shot strikes the driver in the shoulder. The driver jerks the car to the left and the car drops back dramatically. The driver still appears to be in control though, so it is unclear as to how much damage Swann was able to do. The hover car is now about 400 m behind and seems to be accelerating. Looking out the back window, Swann sees the ground car passenger pointing a pistol of some sort out the side window of the vehicle. -----Vasilii flinches when the shots ring out, and looks fearfully out the back window at the swerving ground car. "Captain, we are now engaged in hostilities," he says over the comm. "We have two vehicles here, and we are running for the border. I request you pick us up immediately. It might only be a matter of minutes before reinforcements or military intervention arrives." Vasilii pulls his snub pistol out and opens his window. He’s watching for any vehicles coming up on the right side. -----"Damn!" Saro accelerates a bit once he sees the other car fall behind. He then concentrates on staying on the road. "Where is the hover car?" "Hey Doc!" Ian says with a big smirk on his face, "How long’s it been since you put your driving skills through the mill? Looks like the hover car is about 400 meters behind us and is coming up fast." Ian sets his gauss pistol to shoot four–round bursts to improve his chances to hit. Saro says over the engine and the wind: "Last time I drove escaping the local authorities while engaging in a firefight with them? Let’s see . . . hmmm . . . This is the first time! I did take various defensive driving courses and have spent extensive time on the road. We’ll see how much I’ve learned and how much I have forgotten." Then he shuts up and just concentrates on the road. Swann says, "Doc, please let us know before you make any drastic moves. Vasilii, could you grab that SMG from underneath the seat right in front of you? I may need it." Swann then sticks his head and arm out the window to fire at the driver of the ground car again. He draws a bead on the driver. After a moment, he fires his autopistol. Amazingly, the shot hits the driver on the side of the neck. "Not wearing any armor there, are you?" Swann mutters to himself. Ian has to be a little more up and out of the car in order to fire a burst from his gauss pistol (since he and Swann are on the same side of the vehicle). He manages to get a burst off, though the shot is more difficult. The burst punches through the windshield in front of the driver, and there is an explosion of blood and gore. The pursuing ground car suddenly veers off to the left. "Ohhhh, nice shooting," Swann says. "Thanks, you’re not too bad yourself!" Saro sees the car swerve in the rearview mirror and feels somewhat relieved. Once again, he concentrates on trying to maintain distance between the hover car and the Amadel. "Great shooting! Now just keep an eye on the hover car for me if you will. Turnabout is fair play, after all." Saro attempts to increase the distance from the hover car, but fails. The hover car closes the distance to 350m. "Never mind about the submachine gun, I’ll get it myself," Swann says, reaching over to pull the gun from underneath the seat beneath Saro. "Doc, once we get rid of this hover car, look for a farm road we can turn off on and wait for the Bray Keaven. We don’t want to get too close to the border crossing." Swann checks to make sure a clip is in the SMG, sets the weapon to fire a burst, and checks the location of the hover car. "OK, Ian, let’s take care of this other car. Aim for the driver again if you get a clear shot." "That’s kinda tough with your big head in my way! Keep it low or you might lose it," Ian says with a grin. The hover car closes the distance steadily in spite of Saro’s attempts to increase speed. As the distance drops, Swann and Ian can spy the passenger aiming some sort of small arm (a pistol or possibly an SMG) out the window at the Amadel. As he waits for the hover car to get closer, Swann leaves the SMG’s safety on and points the barrel out the side window, in case Saro hits a bump or something. When the distance drops to 80m or so, Ian fires. Unfortunately, he misses rather badly. One round actually appears to puncture the Amadel’s trunk. "Damn good thing Swann didn’t have his head sticking out!" Ian mutters to himself. The passenger in the hover car appears to fire (at about 80m) and misses. Just before the range drops to 45m or so, Swann leans out the window, takesoff the weapon’s safety, aims, and fires the SMG. The burst strikes the hover car near the driver, but does not appear to cause any significant damage. The passenger in the hover car fires a little after Swann does. A couple of rounds hit the Amadel in the trunk area, but none hit near Vasilii or Swann in the back seat. Ian fires again. This time, his burst strikes the hover car windshield near the driver, and one round appears to hit the driver. The hover car veers off onto the median, and its speed appears to drop a bit. "Swann, you may want to get on the other side of the car while you have the chance," Ian says. Vasilii notices that the ground car is now back in pursuit, about 500m away. Saro notices a constable patrol ground car approaching ahead with its lights flashing. The constable car is about 3km ahead. "Oh boy," the doctor says. "We’ve got company at 12. Still far but I need to find a side road. Will you gentlemen get ready for a sharp turn and a bumpier ride? "Where is the Bray Keaven? How far away?" Vasilii evaluates the situation and then speaks into the comm. "Captain, one of the vehicles was delayed but civil authorities are arriving as reinforcements and will probably try to cut us off. If we’re forced to leave the main highway I’ll try to let you know. My suggestion however is to look for the massive dust cloud that we and the hover car will be making. Listening for the sound of smallarms fire might be a clue as well."</blockquote>

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