Battle Suit Utopia

[Master_Archon]

Roman leaned back as the common channel was opened, and the faces of his fellow pilots appeared, arrayed in their pilot suits and helmets.

 

"As long as we watch each other's backs we're all clear. Nobody try to be a hero guys, last thing we need is dead Ace pilot," Haruka said to them, Roman shaking his head with a smirk.

 

"Tell that to Xaiver," he jested with a light laugh.

 

"Hey, that's the first rule of combat, to not be a hero. I suppose if any of us had done that, we wouldn't be aces now, would we?" Zhao said.

 

"If that were true, every surviving pilot for the past couple of years would be aces. It takes a bit more than just surviving to the next fight. But I understand you Zhao, 'No More Dead Heroes' is the saying that leads one to become an ace....eventually," he replied in a friendly manner.

 

"I feel like I've heard that saying though?" He questioned out loud, but to no one specifically. ((Halo: CE jab; Cyborg should understand. ))

 

"By the way, how long is it until we get to Africa?" Zhao asked, bringing silence to Roman for the moment.

 

"I--I'd say the average round trip at normal flight speeds should take us to around 20 to 25 hours to arrive in Morocco from Japan," he answered, pausing in thought. "Although this huge beast of a carrier plane can probably go a bit faster than normal flight speeds, I'd still have to say the time won't go below 16 hours of flight time."

 

Roman slouched a bit in his pilot's seat and closed his eyelids halfway, saying lazily, "Miss Haruka can probably tell us a more accurate time-frame, but with what I know in mind, I think I'm going to take a nap."

[Cyborg Ninja]

"As long as we watch each other's backs we're all clear. Nobody try to be a hero guys, last thing we need is dead Ace pilot," Haruka said to them, Roman shaking his head with a smirk.

 

"Tell that to Xaiver," he jested with a light laugh.

 

Xavier took his helmet off which hid his face to laugh and smile.

 

"I knew that last part was directed at me," he said with a chuckle.

"Hey, that's the first rule of combat, to not be a hero. I suppose if any of us had done that, we wouldn't be aces now, would we?" Zhao said.

 

"Hey there's nothing wrong with a hero in my opinion. Folks need heroes, to give them hope." he said in a much more serious tone this time. ((Yay for Halo references))

"I--I'd say the average round trip at normal flight speeds should take us to around 20 to 25 hours to arrive in Morocco from Japan," he answered, pausing in thought. "Although this huge beast of a carrier plane can probably go a bit faster than normal flight speeds, I'd still have to say the time won't go below 16 hours of flight time."

 

"Aww man 16 hours...anyone wanna play I spy? Oh, or we could watch a movie!"

[Shana]

"Miss Haruka can probably tell us a more accurate time-frame, but with what I know in mind, I think I'm going to take a nap."

 

"Well I for one, am just shutting my eyes for a moment to clear my mind. Watch this", Haruka said without opening her eyes she just typed some things on her HUD and suddenly the external camera came into view for all of the present. The ship was actually lifting away into orbit. The sky suddenly became full of stars even though it was the middle of the day. And just like that a strong jerk motion was felt by everyone.

 

The ship's giant engines blasted off at full speed. The travel time would be considerably less.

 

"As you can guess, we'll be there in a jiffy, no worries", she said still not opening her eyes, instead she put her hands together and began whispering in japanese what would seem like a prayer.

 

"All battle suits prepare for drop in 20 minutes"

 

"How's that for speed?", Haruka said with a smile. "We wouldn't be able to police the world, just us as a unit if we couldn't move anywhere fast enough".

[Chevron 7 locke]

"All battle suits prepare for drop in 20 minutes"

 

Katsu was fighting the urge to fall asleep. The engines were providing a comfortable background sound. But the second he heard Haruka's voice his eyes snapped back open.

 

She can't be trusted. I should be warning the others but I don't know if I can trust them either. Maybe if I take the direct approach I can get the truth out of her. It's unlikely, but it may work.

 

"Miss Haruka. I would appreciate it if I could speak to you alone for a few minutes if that would be alright with you."

 

It can't hurt to be polite. It may get me a bit further then if I demand to speak with her.

[Shana]

Haruka opened her eyes as Katsu's voice was finally heard through the channel. She sat up straight and nodded.

 

"Sure Katsu, it's alright, switching to private channel", Haruka said and pressed a button and instantly they changed to an encrypted channel.

 

I wanted to talk to him more openly but guess I can't help it, Haruka thought to herself.

 

"I kinda know what this is about Katsu. I could feel the distrust in the glances you threw at me. But there really isn't anything you should suspect from me. Not after I show you something", Haruka said and started to type on her console fast displaying on Katsu's HUD pictures of the MDN with the Chinese Allied Forces destroying a port village at the east of Japan.

 

"We had been played as fools Katsu. The MDN only made a deal with Japan so they could supply them of weapons. The truth is, they don't give a damn about our people. The intention of the MDN is to forfeit Japan's territory to the Chinese in exchange of the oil reserves in Arab Countries. You must be aware that the Chinese got a foot hold in Brasil, they secured the ethanol plants that the Brasilians had so they got a huge amount of fuel to last them a lifetime, they don't need the fuel in the Arab Countries", Haruka said and then displayed another picture of the US, Mexican, English and French presidents signing a contract with the Russian, Chinese and North Korean Presidents. "These photos are missing something, wouldn't you agree? Where's our president Katsu? He's being left in the dark entirely, the MDN thinks I don't know but this information was secured by my father and they buried him for it a few hours ago. They still haven't noticed that I got this encrypted file from my father. But after he made these discoveries, as a Japanese citizen... no, as a free citizen of this world it is my job to make sure this betrayal doesn't go unchecked".

 

Haruka grinned at him.

 

"I know it must be a lot to process and you have no reason to believe me, but after this mission, the wheels will start turning and you will be forced to choose a side. I chose you and the others because you all have a strong sense of justice, I didn't need cold blooded soldiers, I needed soldiers with a soul. And you have one, a strong one. You don't have to believe me now but I already risked enough showing you this. They probably will crack this secured channel and find out that I told you about this and my real intentions. I used to love the MDN, but now... I have to stop it, with you or without you guys, but I admit, I won't get very far without you", Haruka said.

[Chevron 7 locke]

"Where's our president Katsu? He's being left in the dark entirely, the MDN thinks I don't know but this information was secured by my father and they buried him for it a few hours ago. They still haven't noticed that I got this encrypted file from my father. But after he made these discoveries, as a Japanese citizen... no, as a free citizen of this world it is my job to make sure this betrayal doesn't go unchecked".

 

Katsu's eyes were wide open as Haruka explained the magnitude of the betrayal of the MDN. This could explain so much...I never could explain why the rest of the unit was acting so weird in the days before Torv killed them. This could explain why Torv betrayed the unit. He may have found out the truth and wiped out the rest of them when he found out the truth.

 

"I needed soldiers with a soul. And you have one, a strong one. You don't have to believe me now but I already risked enough showing you this. They probably will crack this secured channel and find out that I told you about this and my real intentions.

 

Katsu leaned back in his chair as the reality of what he had heard hit him like a thunderbolt.

 

"I...I...This explains quite a bit. I didn't tell you this in the hospital but in the days before Torv killed off the rest of the unit, everyone was acting strange. Keeping me out of conversation, talking with Torv in secret. I believe you Miss Haruka. And let me say this...If they do crack this channel and come after you, rest assured that I will do everything in my power to protect you. Even sacrifice my life to save yours. As of this moment, I stand with you."

 

He looked down, he couldn't believe what he was thinking.

 

If we find Torv somewhere in this battle...I think I should try and talk to him. I suspect that he knows the truth. And that is why he killed everyone.

 

He looked back up at Haruka and smiled sadly. "I am sorry to hear about your father Miss Haruka. I'm glad that he managed to get this information to you and I am sorry to suspecting you of betraying us. The MDN has betrayed our county and they will pay with blood."

[Ping]

"How's that for speed?", Haruka said with a smile. "We wouldn't be able to police the world, just us as a unit if we couldn't move anywhere fast enough".

 

"20 minutes? That is very fast," Zhao said, impressed. "Guess I should do a little research on vehicles more." Zhao heard Katsu ask to open a private channel with Haruka, and frowned, but didn't comment. Zhao believed that private conversations should be saved for later, when there was more time to relax. Now was the time to fight, and the fate of the war was probably at stake, too. Zhao checked his ammo supplies on his assault rifle and MGs, and then cocked his assault rifle. "We should be fighting soon. I suggest everyone makes sure that their weapons are fully functional," Zhao said in a deadpan tone, as if he was reading from a manual.

[Shana]

"I...I...This explains quite a bit. I didn't tell you this in the hospital but in the days before Torv killed off the rest of the unit, everyone was acting strange. Keeping me out of conversation, talking with Torv in secret. I believe you Miss Haruka. And let me say this...If they do crack this channel and come after you, rest assured that I will do everything in my power to protect you. Even sacrifice my life to save yours. As of this moment, I stand with you."

 

Haruka's expression suddenly went from serious, to relief and ultimately to joy.

 

"You have no idea how relieved I am that I can count on you. I was right to believe in you, thank you Katsu, but we must hold it in for the time being. I just have to get a reason to make the others know about this. I have put into your luggage a small data disc, it contains all the evidence in case they wish to shut me up. Let the others know, they most probably won't know I opened the channel with you but they will know it originated from me. Don't give them reasons to kill you, after all if they do come for me I might need your help to get out of the bind", Haruka said and listened as he spoke again.

 

"I am sorry to hear about your father Miss Haruka. I'm glad that he managed to get this information to you and I am sorry to suspecting you of betraying us. The MDN has betrayed our county and they will pay with blood."

 

"It's alright Katsu, my father knew he was getting into a great deal of trouble just getting this information to me. I owe it to him to get the MDN before justice, and I won't stop at anything until they answer for this. But enough of this, we0ve prolonged this too long, we must go back before they get suspicious", Haruka said and then closed the channel and everyone was back on screen again as she heard Zhao suggest that they check their weapons.

 

"I already did, weapons optimal", Haruka said and looked over her HUD, the timer was soon running out. Get ready guys, we'll be dropping the ground team in 5 minutes. Xaivier, Katsu and Zhao, best of luck out there, remember keep on the look out as we attack the base from the front, then you guys make your move on the back once they leave their posts to reinforce their frontal position. I'll be flying over head so make sure you try to destroy any anti Air defense you spot", Haruka said.

 

The ramps begun to open.

 

"Remember to deploy the parachutes as soon as you are below radar range otherwise you'll hit the ground like meteors!", Haruka said.

[Master_Archon]

((Edit: Shana posted above before I saw it, I'll edit accordingly if needed.))

 

"20 minutes? That is very fast," Zhao said. "Guess I should do a little research on vehicles more."

 

"You're telling me, even for orbital flight that's fast, almost too fast," Roman remarked, shifting into a more comfortable position as he was still attempting to nap, regardless of the limited time.

 

"Miss Haruka. I would appreciate it if I could speak to you alone for a few minutes if that would be alright with you," Katsu said, causing Roman to shift once more, only this time it wasn't to get into a more comfortable position, it was more out of discomfort out of what he heard. But Roman simply kept shut up and still trying to nap, he simply didn't like the sudden idea of private conversations before a mission, after all, one's mind should be on the task at hand, and not on the words you'd just traded with another. Plus it just got under his skin that they were having a 'private' conversation, though he couldn't really guess why.

 

"We should be fighting soon. I suggest everyone makes sure that their weapons are fully functional," Roman heard come over the common channel once more, causing Roman to grunt in displeasure.

 

"We just used them, they should be fi--ine," he grumbled, as he didn't enjoy being interrupted from naps, or attempts at napping. "But as far as things go, I'll have Lævateinn 2 run a self diagnostics, A.I.'s were made to make Battle Suits be smart, not look smart," he remarked, opening his eyes halfway and running his hands along his suit's console, screens popping up everywhere as the Lævateinn 2 started enacting diagnostics on itself and it's weapons, allowing Roman to return to his nap 'attempting'.

 

Moments later two familiar, one quite prettier than the other's, faces reappeared on the common channel, Haruka commenting on Zhao's remark almost immediately, "I already did, weapons optimal."

 

"Get ready guys, we'll be dropping the ground team in 5 minutes. Xaivier, Katsu and Zhao, best of luck out there, remember keep on the look out as we attack the base from the front, then you guys make your move on the back once they leave their posts to reinforce their frontal position. I'll be flying over head so make sure you try to destroy any anti Air defense you spot," Haruka told them, the ramps beginning to open up on the ship.

 

'I don't get wished good luck like the others? Guess she wants me to go in there and die horribly then,' he thought to himself as he straightened up from his nap attempting, and although his thought may have seemed morbid, it was actually quite humorous (to him), causing a smile to spread silently across his face.

 

"Remember to deploy the parachutes as soon as you are below radar range otherwise you'll hit the ground like meteors!" She told them, Roman finishing up the diagnostics check, and attaching his suit's Optics Visor to his helmet.

 

"That goes without saying," Roman spoke up. "But for you hotshots, remember, landing with your propulsion systems sounds cool, but wastes too much fuel, parachutes are slower to get you to the ground, but leaves you full on fuel, and ready for combat. Take my advice, learned that firsthand awhile back."

 

Roman sighed and shook his head, then grinned, "Have fun you three, enjoy yourselves, but not too much, mind you. As for me, I guess I get to be the greased pig that keeps them running in circles until you guys come in!"

[Chevron 7 locke]

"But enough of this, we've prolonged this too long, we must go back before they get suspicious."

 

Katsu nodded once before the screen went dark just in time to hear Zhao suggest that they check on the weapons systems.

 

Just to be cautious I should check all the systems. Especally the ejection system. That thing has been acting strange since they said they repaired it.

 

Even as Katsu went over the systems he couldn't help but think over what Haruka had said. The MDN had betrayed Japan...He still had trouble getting his mind around it.

 

A red flashing light interupted his thoughts and he growled in frustration. The ejection system was on the fritz again and was flashing red. He brought his fist down on the control panel and the light turned green and the flashing stopped.

 

I need to have some words with the technicians who worked on the Vegas the last time it was in for repairs. This blasted thing still refuses to work properly.

 

"Remember to deploy the parachutes as soon as you are below radar range otherwise you'll hit the ground like meteors!."

 

"As you wish Miss Haruka." He said as he turned his attention back to the systems diagnostic that was running. It was nearly complete, only about one minute was left on it.

[Shana]

Haruka then looked over at Roman on her monitor.

 

"I'll be counting on you Roman, but I know you won't disappoint", Haruka said with a wink.

 

Looking at her HUD, the timer was already counting down seconds to drop the first team. The green light suddenly turned on.

 

"Launch Battle Suits!", Haruka said as the restraints on the Vegas, Aero 8 and Nova battle suits were detached. "Best of luck guys!"

 

As they were launched, the terrain was a system of mountains, it was obvious because the fortress was built around a mountain pass. The back of the fortress lead to a supply route from the mountains.

 

"Remember to stay clear of the roads, there will most probably be patrols hanging around them", Haruka said and turned to Roman. "5 more minutes and it's our turn".

[Cyborg Ninja]

Xavier's concern about Katsu continued to grow when he asked Haruka for a private conversation. In fact he was going to ask Zhao about it when the two returned just as quickly as they had left.

 

"Remember to deploy the parachutes as soon as you are below radar range otherwise you'll hit the ground like meteors!"

 

Xavier chuckled at this and instantly thought how funny it would be to be on the ground and see 3 battle suits fall to the ground and explode. He got himself ready and pumped before he heard Haruka again.

 

"Launch Battle Suits!", Haruka said as the restraints on the Vegas, Aero 8 and Nova battle suits were detached. "Best of luck guys!"

 

Xavier absolutely loved the free fall being the adrenaline junkie that he was.

 

"Whoooo!" Xaiver shouted, "Oh this beats bungie jumping by a long shot!"

 

He took control of Nova to allow himself to do some flips in the air.

"Remember to stay clear of the roads, there will most probably be patrols hanging around them"

 

"You got it Chief," he said as he put his green helmet back on.

 

The mountains were clearly in view and he was beginning to see buildings and if he squinted enough he could see come vehicles as well. He activated his parachute and began looking for a good place to land.

 

"Alright boys, its showtime " Xavier said to Zhao and Katsu. "Now I see a nice a little valley which is protected by the mountains. It looks like a nice place to land without being seen, unless you guys spot something better I say we land there."

[Chevron 7 locke]

"Launch Battle Suits!"

 

Katsu laned back as the battle suits were dropped from the ship. He groaned slightly as he heard Xaiver talking over the channel

 

"It would be best if we kept communication to an absolute minimum during free fall. I don't want anyone picking us up before we land."

 

After around two minutes, Katsu activated his parachute just as he heard Xavier speak again.

 

"Now I see a nice a little valley which is protected by the mountains. It looks like a nice place to land without being seen, unless you guys spot something better I say we land there."

 

"I agree." Katsu said quietly. He was still thinking about what Miss Haruka had said. She's really going to need a bodyguard if she plans to go against the MDN. Perhaps I could fill that role.

[Ping]

Zhao nodded as the others confirmed that their weapons were ready and optimal, and braced himself for the deployment. Zhao felt a little anxious. It wasn't that he was afraid of the troops or heights, but free-falling through the air had always made him feel a little queasy.

 

"Launch Battle Suits!"

 

Zhao felt the Aero 8 become detached, and started free-falling with Katsu and Xavier. As Zhao struggled to hold on to lunch, he heard Xavier make a comment.

 

"Oh this beats bungie jumping by a long shot!"

 

Hardly, Zhao thought to himself. He was glad to release his parachute a few seconds later, and he then heard Xavier suggest they land in a valley.

 

"Yeah, that would work." Zhao kept his sentences short. Although he no longer was free-falling, he was still allowing his stomach to settle a bit. "And I'm the guy with the jetpack on his mech. How ironic."

[Master_Archon]

((Bleh, stinky post.))

 

Roman looked over at Haruka's monitor as she spoke to him and smiled.

 

"I'll be counting on you Roman, but I know you won't disappoint," Haruka said with a wink, causing Roman's smile to turn into a bashful grin, as he lowered his head to hide what was left of what you could see of his reddening face, as he had his visor on (which was outfitted with internal monitors to allow him to communicate, and see -in a sense- the same as without the visor on).

 

"I'm uh, glad you think so, Miss Haruka," he replied after gathering himself.

 

Roman waved at the monitors as the others launched their Battle Suits, the broadcasts suddenly crackling into snow and static as they dropped communications, seeing as their purpose until they got to the location was to remain unnoticed, thus comm silence was a given, although he guessed they were still chattering a bit between themselves, and he laughed to himself.

 

Before they had cut off Haruka had given them some more instructions, Roman respectfully ignoring her words (as they weren't meant for him) as he did some minor tweaking to his Battle Suit's systems before it was their turn. Roman's eye caught Haruka in her monitor as she turned back to him, and he finished his tweaking and sat up giving her his attention.

 

"5 more minutes and it's our turn," she told him, Roman nodding somberly.

 

"It's an honor and a privilege to be working alongside you on this Miss Haruka. Any last-minute words before launch?" He first complimented, in an almost too militaristic manner; then asking her something, his mood lightening slightly from his very recent somberness as he did ask her.

[Shana]

"It's an honor and a privilege to be working alongside you on this Miss Haruka. Any last-minute words before launch?"

 

"Yeah, no matter what happens stay focused, if we don't create a window for the others, the ambush oportunity is as good as gone. I guess what I'm trying to say is, even if you see me get shot, do not loose sight of our objective or I won't forgive you ok?", Haruka said with a grin.

 

"Launch imminent in 10 seconds"

 

"There's our queue", Haruka said readying her hands on her controls.

 

"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, launch!"

 

Both Battle Suits were released in the air gaining more speed with every second of the freefall. The installation was visible and you could already see that the Chinese were prepping defenses.

 

"We'll be using callsigns from here on so get ready", Haruka said.

 

The distance was good and so she opened her shoot. She landed safely behind a mountain and peaked over to the installation using her zoom capabilities.

 

"They're already loading up. I will stay in the sky, shoot any AA turrets you see", Haruka said.

[Chevron 7 locke]

"Yeah, that would work."

 

Katsu looked down at the ground which was rapidly approaching despite the parachute which was slowing his fall. He carefully looked down just in time to see a battle suit arrive in the vally.

 

We may have been spotted. Can't take any chances.

 

He quickly opened up comn channels to both Xavier and Zhao.

 

"I think we may have been spotted. There is a single battle suit in the vally below us. He hasn't made any moves yet but I belive it would be a good idea to silence him before he does anything."

 

Katsu grabbed his rifle from behind his back and took careful aim at the enemy battle suit through the scope and shot him directly through the head. He smirked as the battle suit toppled over on it's side and lay still.

 

"Threat neutralized." He reported calmly as his battle suit landed gently in the valley.

[Cyborg Ninja]

Xavier whistled in approval as Katsu shot the battle suit's head clean off with his rifle.

 

"Nice shootin there tex," he added in.

 

He looked around through Nova's eyes looking for any more enemies, anti air turrets in particular. So far he couldn't see anything but maybe Katsu had. After all he did spot that battle suit before either he or Zhao did.

 

"Hey Vega, do you see anything else?" he asked remembering Haruka wanted them using their callsigns now.

[Chevron 7 locke]

"Nice shootin there tex,"

 

Katsu didn't bother to respond to the compliment, he had sighted another two targets, this time they were partially hidden by trees at the very edge of the valley.

 

"Hey Vega, do you see anything else?"

 

"Two more battle suits, hidden by trees at the edge of the valley. It doesn't look like they've seen us yet. I'll let you two take care of those two."

[Ping]

Zhao watched as Katsu dispatched an enemy mech. He was as impressed as Xavier, seeing how accurate Katsu was.

 

"Two more battle suits, hidden by trees at the edge of the valley. It doesn't look like they've seen us yet. I'll let you two take care of those two."

 

"Oh, don't worry, we'll take care of them easily," Zhao said, glad to be able to to start combat a little bit early. "Try not to miss, Psycho," Zhao joked to Xavier. Zhao aimed his assault rifle at one of the enemy mechs, switched the weapon to three-round burst, and shot. Zhao then saw sparks fly as the bullets hit the enemy mech, and then swapped to fully automatic, shooting an excessive amount of bullets into the mech, even after it had collapsed on the ground, causing part of the internal circuits of the machine to show through.

 

"Enemy terminated," Zhao said in a deadpan tone.

[Cyborg Ninja]

"Try not to miss, Psycho,"

 

Xavier laughed at Zhao's remark and slowly began to move Nova into position. He watched Zhao take down the battle suit and chuckled a bit.

 

"Not bad Demon, but if you know me I like to add a little finesse to my kills."

 

With that he took out his energy sword and activated it. With his hands at the control's he hit a button which opened up a hook on Nova's wrist. With Nova's left hand he took hold of the hook and attached it to the sword. He then pulled the sword with his left hand reveal a large chain attached to the hook. He started spinning the chain in his right hand until you could no longer see where the sword was due to how fast it was moving. He threw the sword at the other battle suit and it plunged directly into the head. He pulled on the chain as soon as the sword made contact with the head taking it clean off. The body dropped to the ground and Nova now had a souvenir head which was quickly dropped to the ground.

 

"Next," he said thirsty for more carnage.

[Shana]

(Well since I was waiting for Archon to post and he never did XD so I'm going forward)

 

Haruka looked at her map interface. She could see the three spots on her map moving forward. Xaivier, Zhao and Katsu were advancing at a wonderful pace. She had to do the same now.

 

"Oh well, time to fly", Haruka said as she leapt onto the air and the retractable wings spread and she was up in the air in less than a heartbeat. There was incoming fire from the turrets of the fortress and she fired a Jericho missile into the air as sort of an indication to the others that the attack had commenced.

 

She started firing missiles left and right trying to keep the attention focused on her. As quick as she was though, she would not be able to hold them off on her own completely if Roman did not join the fray.

 

She kept dancing in the air as it seemed. She moved gracefully and lethally in the air, dodging bullets and RPG fire from the towers and AA turrets on the top of the mountains. She blasted one of them with a pulse cannon and turned to keep suppressing the enemy units inside the fortress to buy enough time for the others to engage from behind.

[Master_Archon]

((Sorry about that Shana, my posting capabilities at the moment are, minimal, to say the least. I will try not to dissapoint in the future. No promises though. Sorry.))

 

Roman looked over as Haruka took off into the air, initiating the assault, he simply grinned.

 

"Hydra beginning maneuvers," he commented, activating the high-grade thrusters on the Lævateinn 2's back, it bobbed above the ground for a few moments before the Battle Suit stabalized, and the primaries kicked in, launching the Lævateinn 2 forward at amazing speed.

 

Roman shot past the front security of the fortress with ease, as the enemy Battle Suits took time to adjust and locate him, he turned his attention to the skies. He noticed Haruka was doing well, moving the Aegis 11 gracfully through the air. He could also see that without some help, even she would be overwhelmed by the enemy fire from the AA turrets on the surrounding mountains.

 

With a quick motion of hands-over-console, he brought the Lævateinn 2's Panzerschreck to bare, activating his prototype jet propulsion units to launch himself out of the way of enemy fire, as more units moved into the area to deal with him. While he concentrated on this, he split his attention into taking aim at the emplacements on the mountain, the suit's AI aiding him in this task, as he was split between two things, the help of his suit was always welcome.

 

A flick of some controls and the suit fired, taking out a gun emplacement with a loud 'thoom', as the explosive slug of the 'schreck' made contactwith it's target, blowing it off the face of the mountain. 'There are more, too far, too taxed between jobs, need to pull away,' he thought as he launched the Lævateinn 2 away from the mountains and fortress, hitting some switches and reloading the suit's 'schreck' with the longer, thinnner, unexplosive, yet powerful FMJ rounds, which gave his powerhouse weapon a more long-range, sniper-esque quality.

 

On a dime the suit turned immediately around, noticing several enemy suits had managed to pursue, he lowered the 'schreck', firing a single round, it tore through two suits, and nearly ripped off the arm of another as Roman proceeded to charge them, roaring past them at great speed, enemy rounds flying around him, and trailing behind him as they attempted to take him down. As he flitted about, drawing the attention of most ground-based foes, he yet again split his attention, taking aim at the AA turrets higher up on the mountains, he proceeded to target and detroy each one slowly, yet consecutively, until he could see no more.

 

With this he proceeded to replace the Battle Suit's 'schreck' on it's back, and activate the suit's shoulder mounted Rotary Gun, Roman slipping his left hand into a arm-encompassing 'cuff' that had a similar purpose as to that of the suit's visor system, allowing Roman to take a more accurate, and specific approach of control over the Early-Type model's systems. He turned the suit, facing a group that had been managing to tail him, he opened fire, the 180mm gun beginning it's rotation, and firing, sleek bullets ripping through their numbers in a matter of moments. By the time he'd finished with those suits, more of the fortress' protection had caught up/on to him, and with this he turned and sped away, continuing the game of distraction to allow the other three coming in from behind the opneing they needed in the fort's defences.

 

Roman's only worry was getting cornered in these mountainous areas, and the enemy overwhelming him; he hoped Haruka would retun his favor from earlier with the AA turrets, should he ever need it.

[Ping]

((Just trying to push the RP along. If you think I need to edit my post, Shana, then I will. ))

 

Zhao was advancing with Katsu and Xavier toward the fort, advancing as the plan dictated, circling around the fort. He then began to see explosions in the fort and the surrounding cliffside.

 

"Wow, Phyxius and Hydra are really giving the Chinese hell," Zhao commented, resisting the urge to address Haruka and Roman by name. "Hope they leave some left for us."

[Chevron 7 locke]

"Hope they leave some left for us."

 

Katsu only nodded once before he picked up a few more battle suits incoming. "I don't think that will be a problem." He said as he re-armed his battle suit's weapons.

 

He engaged his suit's energy sword. "Five enemy battle suit's incoming. The fifth battle suit has a strange energy signiture and seems to be more heavily armed then the others. Be cautious."