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Nodding, she ran out from cover past Alain, following Austin outside. Deirdre knelt behind a stone barrier, peering out. Nara was right there was a lot of them. Taking out her rifle, quickly she turned around, aiming for farther enemies. She unloaded several bullets into some distant targets, that shot from other buildings. Each falling to the ground soon after, Deirdre looked to see a barricaded crater in the street. Equipping her pistol in one hand she dashed out and advanced to the position, shooting at any creature that caught her sight. She dove behind the small barricade, putting away her pistol as she repositioned herself to help take out any approaching forces.

Nara hit as many as she could but she had to stop once and a while so she wouldn't get caught. She made sure none of the creatures got an advantage to take out any of her team.

Wildner ran from barricade to barricade as he pushed across the street. Several Arcans hit the ground either dead or badly bloodied.
When he finally reached the entrance of an old bank, he yelled for the others. "In here, quick!" he then shot another approaching Arcan. "Nara, as soon as you're spotted, notify me and then move to regroup on us." He took out a long distance radio set. "Homebase this is Metal 0-1, do you copy?"
"Hom...se co...s. S..d i. Alain swore. "I've got static guys, there must be some sort of jammer nearby! Nara, see if you can scan the surrounding rooftops for one."

Nara looked around. She didn't see anything." I don't see one. Maybe there's a stationary creature nearby that's using one."

"Everyone, look out for a possibly larger Arcan. He might be wearing armor, or some sort of device to jam our comms to homebase." Alain was glad it didn't jam their short wave comms system

Austin took out 10 more Arcans. "You guys get inside, I'll take care of the jammer!"

Some quick rigging and ingenuity ought to do the trick... Austin ran down the street and climbed up the side of the bank to get on the roof. Not the highest point, but it should do. He materialized a turret-system for his plasma repeater to rest on, allowing him to stay defended while he worked. It automatically took out any Arcans that got near the bank- The front side, anyway. Austin's helmet's in-visor system worked out the various ways he could take out a jammer. Since it wasn't jamming the short-wave comms, perhaps it was a weaker jammer. A few counter-jamming systems popped up as recommendations for him in the visor. He did some quick calculating, picked one, and at the speed of thought he held it in his hand. After a few seconds of more materialization, Austin had built an anti-comms jammer system. "Alain, try it now!"

"This is metal 0-1 to homebase, do you copy!?"
"copy loud and clear, Meatal 0-1! Damn it's good to hear you! What's the situation?"
"We got ambushed in sector F-5, requesting immediate airstrike throughout the main street! Targets are foot soldiers. Danger close, I repeat, danger close!"
Understood, airstrike package sent, ETA 5 minutes. Clear the way.
"Rog', Metal leader out."

Deirdre was still behind the barricade in the street. Peeking out, she heard the orders and attempted to make a run for the bank. Leaping over the stone barricade she did not notice as one of the creatures ran up to her until it was too late. She looked up to see the creature in her face "WHOA!" she yelped as it knocked her back into the barricaded crater, knocking her rifle out of her hands. Falling in head first she rolled a couple times before picking herself up. The creature jump on her bring her back to hands and knees. Deirdre grunted at the pressure it put on her back before she rolled away, taking out her hawk axe. Breathing heavily she stood up again before it could leap at her, axe ready. The creature began to attack her as she hastily tried to deflect and dodge it.

Nara shot the creature that was after Deirdre." Deirdre, are you okay?" Nara said over the comm.

Just as Deirdre slashed her axe at the monster, she had seen Nara had shot it cleanly. Smirking she propped herself against a stone barricade, picking up her rifle. "I'm okay. Merci Nara!" she said over the com to Nara, catching her breath as she looked over her shoulder. The street was crawling with the creatures. Groaning she clenched her axe a moment before jumping over the barricade and making a run for the bank. Halfway there, she leaped at an almost in human height, over a creature that dove for her before she reached the bank.

"Glad to see you Deirdre! Austin, Declan, regroup on me as well. Nara, regroup after the airstrike if it proves succesful."

"Metal 0-1, this is homebase, copy?"
Alain grabbed for his radio again. "Send it homebase."
"VTOL transport is coming to bail you guys out, the entire sector has gone code black.
"What? How did this happen so suddenly?"
"The Arcans have reinforcements coming through our atmosphere as we speak. If we don't get you out of there now, I don't think we'll be able to later.
Alain doubted. "Homebase, we are only one click from the target, we can make it!"
"Negative Metal 0-1, we can't risk it. We'll make another attempt later, how copy?""
Alain swore. "Solid copy"
"Good, regroup after the airstrike and head for that bank's rooftop. VTOL in 10 mikes. Homebase out."

Austin remained on the roof, and resumed manually using the plasma repeater to take out baddies.

"Alain, I can only give you a signal from the bank. If we move, we lose contact. I've got a kind of radio forcefield here that's preventing any interference from moving in on us when we're inside." Austin hoped Alain understood what he was getting at. "We're one click from the target correct? Moving would cause us to lose radio contact again. Do you copy?"

"Copy. We're not moving, Homebase just called us to stay put. The airstrike will come in 2 mikes now, and a VTOL will be right behind it to bail us out. The area is code black."

"..." Deirdre listened as Alain spoke, peering out and shooting at the creatures every so often. "So what we're just abandoning this mission?" she looked to Alain as she reloaded her rifle and let out another couple rounds into a creature that ran out into the open.

"I don't like it either, but homebase commands it. They say they'll send us in another sector for the same purpose. We've seemed to have stirred the hornet's nest here, and reinforcements are descending through our atmosphere as we speak." He shot several more Arcans. "Airstrike in 1 mike. Is everyone safely inside a building?

Nara heard banging behind her from the door." Alain? I think they figured out about where I am."

Alain swore and looked out to where Nara was holing up. "Allright Nara, there's a balcony one floor below you. You can drop down and proceed down the stairs. We can cover you as soon as you hit the street. Move now!"

Nara put her sniper rifle on her back before looking where Alain had said to go. She took a breath before dropping down to the balcony. She landed easily and ran as quick as she could down the stairs, keeping a pistol in her hand in case any of the creatures were in front of her.

Alain started suppressing as soon as he saw Nara had made it to the building's exit. "Get over here now, we're in the bank!"

Nara dashed over to the team, weaving quickly around the bodies so she wouldn't trip.