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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 1597933" data-attributes="member: 515">Chapter XXXIXDate: 126-993Place: A dirt farm road along the KGL-Bromley border Saro drives the battered Amadel up the ramp and comes to a halt a little before rows of temporary seating that seem to have been installed in the cargo hold during the holiday party's absence. The doctor and Swann step out of the ground car with big sighs of relief. Ian and Vasilii quickly sprint up the ramp to join them followed by Darishun’s lumbering bulk. When Darishun gets to the top of the ramp, he keys his comm and announces, "The holiday party is onboard. I am raising the ramp, Marcus." -----Martha reports, "Sir, I’ve got most of their sensors locked out for now, but I don’t know how long that’ll hold before they find a way to work around it. Recommend we dust off and retreat as soon as possible." -----"Battlestations!" Marcus booms out over the internal comms once the holiday team is in the cargo bay. He doesn’t wait for an answer and lifts off the moment the bay doors are closed, gaining altitude as quickly as the Bray Keaven can and angling toward the closest point of the Bromlian border. "Emile, fire on the fighters if you can.""Roger that," says Vargas as he swings into action. With that, the Bray Keaven lifts off and streaks towards the border. Again, the ship just narrowly misses more windmills with Marcus’ skills being the only thing that saves the far trader from playing Don Quixote. -----Martha continues to jam the sensors of the incoming fighters, to avoid lock on, taking a quick glance to make sure the Fire Control applications are up and running. -----Ian says, "Darishun, Saro, we need to secure the Amadel to keep it from becoming a loose cannon during maneuvers." After driving the Amadel into the cargo hold the disheveled Saro seems incredibly relieved. "Darishun, good to see you. I can’t believe how good it feels to look at this cargo hold right now." Saro says to the others, "I agree that the first order of business should be to secure the car but don’t even think that the wounded are getting away with me not looking at those injuries. If either of you starts feeling light-headed you are to let me know at once." -----Realizing that they aren’t of the woods yet, Swann sprints for the starboard turret and straps himself in. He contacts the bridge. "Bridge, this is Swann in the starboard turret. I show four incoming targets. Which ones do you want me to fire at?" -----Vasilii takes off for the bridge a beat after Swann, grabs the last free station, and configures it for sensor targeting assistance duty. He starts channeling information to the turrets on the closing interceptors. He also relays the information to the Captain, in order for him to make decisions on plotting an evasion course. -----Martha is still attempting to jam the sensors of the oncoming fighters. Unfortunately, three out of the four new fighters achieve target locks and fire their missiles. The missiles slash towards the rising far trader. Two end up being thrown off course while the third strikes the windmill that Marcus narrowly missed. The computer is still targeting Bat Bravo and fires at the evading fighter. Only the second shot from the starboard turret hits, but the hit strikes the fighter in the fuselage near the engine, and the severely damaged fighter starts dropping like a rock and streaming heavy black smoke. -----In the cargo hold, Darishun, Ian, and Saro secure the Amadel. While they are securing the vehicle, Darishun briefly bemoans the fact that matters have descended into a violent solution. "Darishun, some of us suffered injuries," Saro says. "Perhaps you and I can treat those. Gunshot and a high speed motor vehicle accident." Darishun notices Ian wincing, and suggests that they head to sickbay for the moment while Saro goes and sees to Swann. -----In his excitement Saro fires the intercom and proclaims to everyone inside. "By the way, if I’m not mistaken we have samples of their vaccine.""You sure you guys didn’t do anything else that might have pissed them off, Doc?" Martha quips back, as she continues her efforts. She keeps the other, somewhat indelicate comments, to herself. -----The border is three minutes away now. KGL Air Defense Command is demanding that the Bray Keaven cease all hostile action and return under escort to the local military base. They are also demanding that the return of the criminals who killed several local law enforcement officers. Four more fighters have scrambled and should be able to engage in five minutes. Over the border, Vasilii’s sensors pick up eight circling Bromlian fighters. </blockquote>

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