Viper Actual
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Admin Building - Lobby
Nodding, Black reached for his headset. "Understood. Let's stay frosty for now- we don't want to paint a target on us just yet." He paused and switched to squad-wide communications;
"Deploying aerial decoy in one five seconds!"
As he spoke, Black maneuvered into cover behind the reception's desk and placed his MA5K on the counter. Flicking his left wrist upwards his right hand moved towards the small wristpad connected to the early-warning beacon. Normally he'd have Grey or some other technical specialist handle this but seeing as shit was about to hit the fan in the adjacent building he'd have to handle it himself.
Activating the decoy was no rocket-science, though manually steering it or uploading navpoints for it was something else entirely.
Shaking his head, Black pressed the [YES] marked in green color...
Rolled: 3
With a bright flash and a quick thoomp the beacon deployed and fired a small orb-shaped object into the air. This object was more or less a incredibly crude navigation computer covered in thrusters and flashing lights. Upon reaching some ten meters above ground the orb flashed even brighter like a sentient disco-ball before promptly hurling itself away from the summit of the mountain and, by extent, Mountaineer's Rest.
The Spirit however was not impressed. Still hovering above the township its turret tracked the unidentified orb with little interest as it grew increasingly distant before vanishing out of sight. It was impossible to tell what the pilot was thinking though clearly they were not about to give chase and leave its ground party exposed.
Inside the lobby Black cursed. "Decoy was no good. I repeat, the decoy was no good. Donnell: If that Spirit comes bearing down on us you are cleared hot, out."
Calibutcher
AEONmeteorite
As King gave the signal, Lyster and Grey followed;
With a quick jab Lyster elbowed the door control panel right next to him, forcing security measures to disengage the lockdown which in turn made the door slide open with a faint hiss. At the same time Grey reached past the large ODST next to her and tossed in the flash-grenade.
A loud ding signaled it's arrival and as soon as the grenade touched down on the clean laboratory floor a series of advanced spring mechanisms kicked in, making the grenade "jump" one and a half meter before exploding in a violent flash.
The team prepared to move, following King's lead…
Rolled: 2
…and were immediately met with gunfire!
Crouched and partially obscured by a mobile workstation hooked up to some sort of reinforced tube at the center of the room were none other than George Harek dressed in his security uniform. Wide-eyed and in the middle of a panic-attack the security guard wasted no time to pull the trigger as a squad Innie bogeymen stormed through the door.
Rolled: 3
A pair of shots whistled past both Lyster and King. They almost looked like certain misses when Grey suddenly stepped infront of their trajectory. Realizing her mistake far too late the ONI tech specialist was grazed by one bullet and struck by the other with the latter puncturing her right arm.
Gasping in shock Grey dropped her SMG and clutched to her wounded arm before collapsing into cover behind another workstation near the door, leaving Lyster and King to deal with the security officer. He was clearly going through some sort of shock to even consider opening fire on uniformed UNSC personnel and there was no way of telling what his next move was as he retreated behind his cover.
Between the humming of various technical appliances, cooling tubes and the strained breathing the now-wounded Grey the room was silent save for some muffled words from the security officer.
0stinato
Worthlessplebian
As the sound of footsteps echoed from the above the ceiling itself the man glanced at Bassett before nodding. He raised his rifle slightly before jogging over to his vehicle. With a hushed voice he started to call out for his son; "Miguel! Where are you?" Soon the man's voice was drowned out by enthusiastic chatter from the grunts as they carefully made their way down the roof.
By now, Camila had turned the corner of the shelf and would barely be able to see Owen as he moved towards the doors. Catching up to her fellow trooper just as he peeked out the door the squad communications crackled to life;
"I read you, son. Stay put. Tremell and I are coming for you and Prieto," said Sergeant Davis with a calm voice. Far away down the street (the same way Prieto and Bassett had arrived from) an armor-clad arm waved quickly at them. It was none other than Tremell, though just as quickly as it had started the waving stopped and ODST vanished behind cover.
That's when Owen and Camila could hear it: Footsteps directly above them, most likely trying to find a way down to the ground...
Rolled: 6
Before they knew it a pair of slender and bird-like aliens landed on the dirt directly in front of the door. There was a good meter or two between them and the door and luckily they had their backs facing the building. Despite this there was no question regarding what the two invaders were: Jackals.
One was armed with a needle rifle- designated 'Type-31' by ONI- whereas the other carried a crescent-shaped plasma pistol and a blue energy-shield. Before anyone could do or say anything a object shot up into the sky and flashed before vanishing, distracting the two Jackals. The marksman raised its rifle and scoped in whereas the one with the shield crouched slightly as if anticipating an airborne attack.
Their beaks clicked rapidly as they relayed information to one another.
"Waste the bastards," said Tremell over the comms. "We got you covered from here."
Solar Daddy
queendilettante
By now both Doc and Rose would notice that there was a slight spike in Hayworth's vitals. The young corporal cursed from his corner at the roof. "Fucking hell man, we're sitting ducks up here. This shit is FUBAR!" He muttered over the fireteam comms. Just then the decoy launched, making the corporal visibly flinch. He cursed again and glanced over at Rose and Doc- both of whom could see the town much clearer than himself.
"What's happening? Did they fall for it?"
A blinding flash from far beyond Jigsaw Mountains blinded everyone on the roof briefly before their visors could automatically adjust. In the distance the sky was colored red and the echo of a Covenant excavation beam bounced between jagged rocks all the way up to the roof.
While disturbing, something far more pressing would catch the attention of both Doc and Rose:
Clumsily but with a brisk and enthusiastic pace a pair of orange-colored grunts could be seen waddling up onto the road outside the complex. They stopped momentarily to survey the area with one turning directly towards the complex. Its head tilted and after a brief moment the grunt punched and barked at its fellow soldier to catch its attention. Nodding, the second raised its plasma pistol slowly and took point with both of the aliens now traversing in the open alongside the paved road leading up to the facility's main gate.
At their current pace the two aliens would reach the main gate in two, maybe three minutes.
Kenshin772
DrabberRogue
Nodding, Black reached for his headset. "Understood. Let's stay frosty for now- we don't want to paint a target on us just yet." He paused and switched to squad-wide communications;
"Deploying aerial decoy in one five seconds!"
As he spoke, Black maneuvered into cover behind the reception's desk and placed his MA5K on the counter. Flicking his left wrist upwards his right hand moved towards the small wristpad connected to the early-warning beacon. Normally he'd have Grey or some other technical specialist handle this but seeing as shit was about to hit the fan in the adjacent building he'd have to handle it himself.
Activating the decoy was no rocket-science, though manually steering it or uploading navpoints for it was something else entirely.
Shaking his head, Black pressed the [YES] marked in green color...
Rolled: 3
With a bright flash and a quick thoomp the beacon deployed and fired a small orb-shaped object into the air. This object was more or less a incredibly crude navigation computer covered in thrusters and flashing lights. Upon reaching some ten meters above ground the orb flashed even brighter like a sentient disco-ball before promptly hurling itself away from the summit of the mountain and, by extent, Mountaineer's Rest.
The Spirit however was not impressed. Still hovering above the township its turret tracked the unidentified orb with little interest as it grew increasingly distant before vanishing out of sight. It was impossible to tell what the pilot was thinking though clearly they were not about to give chase and leave its ground party exposed.
Inside the lobby Black cursed. "Decoy was no good. I repeat, the decoy was no good. Donnell: If that Spirit comes bearing down on us you are cleared hot, out."
Calibutcher
AEONmeteorite
*
"X-Building" - Upper Floor
As King gave the signal, Lyster and Grey followed;
With a quick jab Lyster elbowed the door control panel right next to him, forcing security measures to disengage the lockdown which in turn made the door slide open with a faint hiss. At the same time Grey reached past the large ODST next to her and tossed in the flash-grenade.
A loud ding signaled it's arrival and as soon as the grenade touched down on the clean laboratory floor a series of advanced spring mechanisms kicked in, making the grenade "jump" one and a half meter before exploding in a violent flash.
The team prepared to move, following King's lead…
Rolled: 2
…and were immediately met with gunfire!
Crouched and partially obscured by a mobile workstation hooked up to some sort of reinforced tube at the center of the room were none other than George Harek dressed in his security uniform. Wide-eyed and in the middle of a panic-attack the security guard wasted no time to pull the trigger as a squad Innie bogeymen stormed through the door.
Rolled: 3
A pair of shots whistled past both Lyster and King. They almost looked like certain misses when Grey suddenly stepped infront of their trajectory. Realizing her mistake far too late the ONI tech specialist was grazed by one bullet and struck by the other with the latter puncturing her right arm.
Gasping in shock Grey dropped her SMG and clutched to her wounded arm before collapsing into cover behind another workstation near the door, leaving Lyster and King to deal with the security officer. He was clearly going through some sort of shock to even consider opening fire on uniformed UNSC personnel and there was no way of telling what his next move was as he retreated behind his cover.
Between the humming of various technical appliances, cooling tubes and the strained breathing the now-wounded Grey the room was silent save for some muffled words from the security officer.
0stinato
Worthlessplebian
*
Mountaineer's Rest - Warehouse
As the sound of footsteps echoed from the above the ceiling itself the man glanced at Bassett before nodding. He raised his rifle slightly before jogging over to his vehicle. With a hushed voice he started to call out for his son; "Miguel! Where are you?" Soon the man's voice was drowned out by enthusiastic chatter from the grunts as they carefully made their way down the roof.
By now, Camila had turned the corner of the shelf and would barely be able to see Owen as he moved towards the doors. Catching up to her fellow trooper just as he peeked out the door the squad communications crackled to life;
"I read you, son. Stay put. Tremell and I are coming for you and Prieto," said Sergeant Davis with a calm voice. Far away down the street (the same way Prieto and Bassett had arrived from) an armor-clad arm waved quickly at them. It was none other than Tremell, though just as quickly as it had started the waving stopped and ODST vanished behind cover.
That's when Owen and Camila could hear it: Footsteps directly above them, most likely trying to find a way down to the ground...
Rolled: 6
Before they knew it a pair of slender and bird-like aliens landed on the dirt directly in front of the door. There was a good meter or two between them and the door and luckily they had their backs facing the building. Despite this there was no question regarding what the two invaders were: Jackals.
One was armed with a needle rifle- designated 'Type-31' by ONI- whereas the other carried a crescent-shaped plasma pistol and a blue energy-shield. Before anyone could do or say anything a object shot up into the sky and flashed before vanishing, distracting the two Jackals. The marksman raised its rifle and scoped in whereas the one with the shield crouched slightly as if anticipating an airborne attack.
Their beaks clicked rapidly as they relayed information to one another.
"Waste the bastards," said Tremell over the comms. "We got you covered from here."
Solar Daddy
queendilettante
*
Admin Building - Rooftop
By now both Doc and Rose would notice that there was a slight spike in Hayworth's vitals. The young corporal cursed from his corner at the roof. "Fucking hell man, we're sitting ducks up here. This shit is FUBAR!" He muttered over the fireteam comms. Just then the decoy launched, making the corporal visibly flinch. He cursed again and glanced over at Rose and Doc- both of whom could see the town much clearer than himself.
"What's happening? Did they fall for it?"
A blinding flash from far beyond Jigsaw Mountains blinded everyone on the roof briefly before their visors could automatically adjust. In the distance the sky was colored red and the echo of a Covenant excavation beam bounced between jagged rocks all the way up to the roof.
While disturbing, something far more pressing would catch the attention of both Doc and Rose:
Clumsily but with a brisk and enthusiastic pace a pair of orange-colored grunts could be seen waddling up onto the road outside the complex. They stopped momentarily to survey the area with one turning directly towards the complex. Its head tilted and after a brief moment the grunt punched and barked at its fellow soldier to catch its attention. Nodding, the second raised its plasma pistol slowly and took point with both of the aliens now traversing in the open alongside the paved road leading up to the facility's main gate.
At their current pace the two aliens would reach the main gate in two, maybe three minutes.
Kenshin772
DrabberRogue
