[SRP] Black Sun

[Harri-chan]

Claudia's eyes widen as she saw the blue-skinned woman through the windshield of the dropship, and pretty much says "What the heck?", in unison with Razor. And like Paula, she lifted an arm to shield her face from the shattering glass as it flew through the cockpit and towards them. She watched as Paladin leapt through the broken window after the pilot, and after a moment's hesitation, grabbed a shotgun for the selection inside the ship, and then jumped out after the other woman. She stalked across the front of the dropship, and then leaps off the edge, attempting to bring the shotgun down across the back of Paula's head as she landed on the floor....

[Knight Errant]

Paula instictively raises her hands to keep the flying glass out of her eyes, so she didn't see Razor disappear with the blue lady. She did manage to get a good look at the blue being in question, and as soon as she can, she leaps out of the shuttle's shattered windshield onto the wet ground and begins looking around with her pistol. Water flies off her pony tail as her read whips around in every direction, looking for the pilot.

"Damn! RAZOR! Sound off!" She also tries her radio. "Razor! Do you read?! Answer me!"

From Razor's channel she hears only... static. As a figure begins walking through the rain towards her.

Claudia's eyes widen as she saw the blue-skinned woman through the windshield of the dropship, and pretty much says "What the heck?", in unison with Razor. And like Paula, she lifted an arm to shield her face from the shattering glass as it flew through the cockpit and towards them. She watched as Paladin leapt through the broken window after the pilot, and after a moment's hesitation, grabbed a shotgun for the selection inside the ship, and then jumped out after the other woman. She stalked across the front of the dropship, and then leaps off the edge, attempting to bring the shotgun down across the back of Paula's head as she landed on the floor....

"Kindly drop the weapon and lie on the ground with your hands behind your head." Says the figure... who resolves into Lieutenant Hawkins as he steps forward. He has a pistol trained on Claudia.

[Haylie]

It was a shame the Lieutenant intervened, for it looked like Claudia would have succeeded in knocking Paula out. He alerted Paladin to Claudia's assault, and she turned around just in time and backed away quicky, out of reach, and leveled her own pistol on Claudia as well.

"Dammit. I can't believe I did that..."

[Harri-chan]

She bent her knees as she landed on the wet ground, and dropped into a crouch as the rain came down around her. Her shotgun was aimed at Paula still, but she couldn't aim at both of them with just one gun. On top of that, the jet pack built into her suit had been badly damaged by the grenade's explosion earlier, and no longer functioned.

Her brown eyes darted back and forth between them both, "You gonna let that thing make off with your friend while you stand here pointing a gun at me? You know, there's no way any of you are getting off this rock without her... ".

[Knight Errant]

Hawkins continues gazing at her cooly. "We have another pilot. We can search for her later... once you are taken care of." He aims the pistol, firing off a shot aimed at her shoulder.

[Harri-chan]

As she saw him squeezed the trigger, she dived to the side from her crouched position, throwing herself across the wet ground, just about dodging the bullet, ending up on her back and sliding a few foot across the wet floor. Bringing the shotgun around, she aims it between her knees, in the direction of Hawkins. For a moment, she glared at him, before lifting the gun up over her head, and tossed it forward, so it skidded along the floor, ending up at his feet...

[Haylie]

At this display, Paula exchanges a brief confused glace with Hawkins, as if she couldn't understand why Claudia would do that. She decides not to ask, however, since she was certain it would sound like a stupid question. She keeps her pistol on the assassin, just in case.

"Well, sir, what should we do with her?"

[Knight Errant]

Hawkins looks Claudia over carefully. "At this point... perhaps we should have let Bright kill her. We cant look out for an unknown enemy with a time bomb in our midst. She has proven she cannot be trusted even in dire straights." He walks forward, pointing his gun at her head.

"So tell me, miss... why I shouldn't kill you. Be convincing."

[Harri-chan]

Claudia leaned her head back, the rain coming down across her face and her throat as she lay there with two guns pointed at her head, "I'd be far more interested in hearing your reasons why that Bright guy shouldn't kill you for just standing here when one of your crew was just kidnapped? I thought you military types looked out for eachother.... ".

[Haylie]

"You're not exactly in a position to have such a smart mouth, are you? Just give us a damn answer for once."

She speaks to Hawkins through her throat-mic, in such a way that Claudia couldn't hear. "Remember, we're still down a team member, sir. I could keep her under control, sir. Provided she could be convinced."

[Brnin8r]

Bendak took Bright's words to heart and he went on high-alert. Treading carefully up the stairs, gun pointed at the shattered barricade as he climbed. He would occasionally glance back to check his companions. As the barricade came into clearer view he looked past to see what else was beyond.

[Knight Errant]

Claudia leaned her head back, the rain coming down across her face and her throat as she lay there with two guns pointed at her head, "I'd be far more interested in hearing your reasons why that Bright guy shouldn't kill you for just standing here when one of your crew was just kidnapped? I thought you military types looked out for eachother.... ".

"Wrong answer." He takes aim, half squeezing the trigger before Paula radios him.

"You're not exactly in a position to have such a smart mouth, are you? Just give us a damn answer for once."

She speaks to Hawkins through her throat-mic, in such a way that Claudia couldn't hear. "Remember, we're still down a team member, sir. I could keep her under control, sir. Provided she could be convinced."

Hawkins quietly answers. "It would be safer to remove her from the equation. But if you are confident in your abilities... are you, Paula? Because if she goes out of control, you have my permission, my order even, to kill her immediately."

To Claudia. "I am the ranking officer on this mission. My word is law. Bright is a man who follows orders to the letter. He would never question me."

Bendak took Bright's words to heart and he went on high-alert. Treading carefully up the stairs, gun pointed at the shattered barricade as he climbed. He would occasionally glance back to check his companions. As the barricade came into clearer view he looked past to see what else was beyond.

Beyond the passageway is a hallway, cluttered with more half-made barricades and defensive positions. The floor near the top is spattered with more of the blue substance... making it look like a last stand defense against... something. Bright makes his way down the hallway, towards the door to Operations.

Blade: "I'm more than a little creeped out, sir..."

Bright: "Stow it, pilot."

[Haylie]

Quietly to Hawkins: "Yes, sir. I've leveled men harder than this one, sir. And don't worry, she'll have ten slugs in her before she can pull her own trigger, sir."

[Harri-chan]

Claudia closed her eyes as she saw Hawkins' finger begin to squeeze the trigger, and she started to let out a deep breath, not expecting to get to the end of it. After a few seconds had passed without a bullet going through her head, she opened her eyes to see Paula and Hawkins were talking through their radios. She could see their lips move, but the wind and the rain made it impossible to hear what was being said without them raising their voices. Her gaze darted back and forth between the pair as she slowly sat up, and then hauled herself forward to stand on her knees in the rain and watch them...

[Evra]

chris continues watching the back of the group still curious about the blue substance as he walks thinking of what it could be