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<OOC - Passed on for my AO.><div><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; ">~~ Largest Moon of Cheron ~~
As Corad was bringing the shuttlepod down for a landing he finished briefing his team. “We are to neutralize the Romulan gunnery station and return to the Challenger. If we encounter any resistance we are to ‘handle it’. Make sure your suits are pressurized and weapons are off stun. We’re going to deliver a message to the Romulans they can’t ignore.” Corad said as the shuttlepod set down.
“You heard the Commander weapons on kill and suit up!” Major Boone ordered. It was fallowed by the three MACO's saying "Yes Sir!" in unison as Corad climbed into the main compartment of the Shuttlepod Boone handed him his helmet. “What are your thoughts on disabling that gunnery station?” Boone asked.
Corad smiled as he secured his helmet. “Private did you bring that satchel I requested?” Corad asked Private Gannon.
“Sir Yes Sir, twenty ponds of C4 and two pounds of thermite.” Gannon quickly replied as he slung the satchel over his shoulder and moved towards the door.
“We’re gonna blow the doors of it,” Corad said a mater-of- factly, “after it’s occupants have been vented into space we’re going to use the thermite to melt it’s power core which should give us enough time to get out of there.”
“I love this assignment.” Sergeant Cassidy said to Corporal Santangelo. Both women had smiles on their faces as they took positions by the shuttlepod door.
“Remind me not to get on your bad side.” Boone said as he and Corad fallowed the others.
Corad laughed and said, “Let’s move out” as Corporal Santangelo opened up the shuttlepod door after pressurizing the compartment. As everyone stepped out of the shuttlepod there was an eerie stillness to the environment. Off in the distance about half klick away was the Romulan gunnery station firing at the coalition ships while the battle raged on above.
They made good time across the rocky terrain in the armored environmental suits. As they crested the ridge over looking the gunnery station Corad motioned for everyone to stop. “We’re going to place four charges along the exterior. One on the main entrance over there and one on each of the exterior walls that should rip enough holes through it to not only catch them off guard but empty out most of the resistance we’ll encounter, we’ll pull back to that rock formation over there to set off the charges so we’ll cover from the explosion.
“Sir isn’t this over kill?” Boone asked as he and Corad set the charge on the main door.
“Nope I think it’s the right amount of kill.” Corad said as he finished placing the C4. “Let’s get to cover.” Corad heard his radio click three times signaling that the other charges had been set.
As the three other MACO’s got to cover Corad looked at Sergeant Cassidy. “Sergeant, blow it.”
“Yes Sir.” Cassidy replied. Corad saw the delight in her eyes and could swear he heard her giggle with delight as she replied. He saw her mouth ‘Boom’ as she hit the detonator. The ground shock as debris was blown out into the vacuum of space. Corad could see bodies being pulled out from the force of the escaping atmosphere of the structure but he couldn’t make heads or tales of what they looked like from the sudden exposure of the extremes of space and the explosion.
Corad motioned for everyone to move out once the decompression stopped. As they approached the structure they could see the weapon battery was still firing even though the building had been rocked by the explosions. Looking in the gaping hole that once was the main entrance Corad saw several doors that failed to seal as well this several exposed conduits and scorched metal. Ahead of them he saw a reinforced door. “Private, get that door open.” Corad ordered as they moved to it.
“Yes sir.” Gannon replied as he lowered his rifle and pulled the control panel open. Sergeant Cassidy and Corporal Santangelo took positions flanking him covering him, while Corad and the Major surveyed the surrounding area.
“Looks like the explosions ripped through the hull every where. Nice call Commander.” Boone said as they continued looking.
“Sir’s I’ve managed to override the look we’ll have to force it open manually.” Gannon said over the radio.
“Acknowledged, we’re on our way back.” Corad replied as the two of them headed back they could feel the structure groan. ”Lets make this quick. We don’t want to get stuck in here when the building comes down.”
“Why don’t we just let it?” Gannon asked over the radio as Corad and Boone arrived back at the door.
“Because that would be sloppy and lazy, Private.” Corad said as they started to pry the doors open.
The moment the doors started to open a weapon inside the room was fired through the opening door. As the door’s continued opening Boone peered around the corner and noticed some cover and motioned for the other three MACO’s to take up positions and start laying down cover fire.
Corad watched as this went on he saw there were several power conduits leading from the center of the floor up into the ceiling next to an access ladder. They must be in the lower room to the gun battery which appeared to b tied into the power core directly below the instillation. There where three personnel that where armored head to toe firing at them.
After exchanging fire for several minutes Corporal Santangelo keyed her radio, “Screw this, RK toss me that thermite, Rose when it gets over there by those power conduits shoot it.” She said as Gannon tossed her the canister of thermite and promptly rolled it across the room towards the conduits. As it rolled to a rest next to them Cassidy aimed and hit the canister causing it to erupt in a bright flash as it started to burn.
“GO GO GO!” Corad shouted over the radio as the five of them ran form the building while being shoot at. The building continued to groan and shutter as they ran from it towards the ridge the ground shock as the building began to collapse.
They made it back to the shuttlepod in record time piling in. The moment the door was closed Boone pressurized the compartment. Corad brought the shuttle’s engines online and started to ascend towards open space as he did the remains of the Romulan gunnery station exploded as the power core went critical and debris hit the shuttle’s maneuvering thrusters as Corad slammed the controls forward causing the shuttle to falter. “Everyone Hold on this is going to be a rough ride!” Corad shouted trying to maintain control of the shuttlepod.
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Lt Cmdr Corad Cole
Armory Officer
FCL-04 Challenger
NPC’s APB Nate</pre></span></div> </div></body>
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