Thread: Prayer of the Hunted (Haru and BD)

Kav smiled at the act she was putting on. Alright baby, right this way. he said, and gestured to his Proteus, which was now done fully fueled, weapons all reloaded and recharged. Space-ready. As he crossed to the craft he could see the Syndicate goon, each looking over the craft and noted that one had turned to exit the bays and was crossing to the flat landing platform just across the way. The craft he was going to was capable of space flight as well. Kav knew that if they were made he'd have to destroy it before they could escape the atmosphere. He couldn't have them identify the Hawk. Asking one of the mechanics marking a checklist where there might be a back exit, he was informed they could just go out the opposite end of the bays. Quiet and nonchalant he ran his pre-flight check quickly as the mechanics disconnected all connections. Get in the back. he told Gyspy, showing where she'd sit. It was a smaller seat, and he knew she'd fit quite ok. Firing up the engines he guided the Proteus toward the back bays, which were already open. By now he was firing up comms to the Hawk and SIA. His eye was activated and soon the HUD popped up and they had slipped out the back bays and into the more busy avenues of Eron. Kav breathed a sigh of relief. OK, maybe they didn't notice anything. he said. But then the shadow of a larger craft fell over them, the larger gunship-type fighter that he'd seen earlier pressing down. Shit! he exclaimed. Hope you like the classics. he said, and flipped a switch, music coming through the speakers. It really sounded quite nice and it was obvious the man was a music lover, having had the system custom installed. How many starfighters had an audio system? Kav gunned it, the Proteus responding as he expected it too, off like a shot. He kept the dense atmosphere configuration, two engines all he used as he saw the larger gunship hesitate a moment before giving chase. The bass of the music kicked in, some guy growling out old lyrics of a time long past, and Gypsy would be able to hear Kav humming along as he got on the comm with SIA. Can you jam 'em up? he asked. Afraid not. There's too much interference and I could shut down a lot of civilian craft as well. They're moving to fast to pinpoint them. she replied. We're on our own baby. he said over his shoulder to Gysy, the Proteus pulling a tight 3G turn around a taller building, using the Proteus' tighter agility to try and lose the larger gunship. Gypsy was thrown against her harness, but it held her tight, and Kav grinned back at her even though she couldn't see. The Proteus went into a dive, almost freefall, and Gypsy could feel gravity draining away as her legs wanted to lift from the floor. Trying to get below this traffic. Kav told her over the din of the hammering music. Staccato rapid-fire drums accompanied by growling guitars, and Kav acted like this was an amusement park. Fuck! he snarled into the headset, and it took a moment for Gypsy to see what was going on, not afforded a good amount of visibility from her seat. The gunship was diving right behind them, opening fire, and obviously not caring about civlian craft, several blown out of the sky as it swung past a building, too close as its engines blew out glass and steel from the structure. We have to get them out of the city proper and away from as many civilian vehicles! Kav muttered, his voice tinged with a bit of anger as far as Gypsy could tell. Hold onto your tits! Kav yelled, pulling the Proteus around in a tightly controlled flat spin, the main cannon charged and blasting at the following gunship. Kav didn't even wait to see if the shot hit, his cybernetic arm pulling on the controls with more strength than any human might, and the maneuver needed it as the Proteus swung into a tight roll after the flat spin, barreling over in a corkscrew toward the ground - which seemed to be coming far too fast, though Kav didn't seem worried. Pulling up, Kav got a report from SIA. They're still after you sir. That shot managed to damage their port engine, but it is still at 83 efficiency. Well thanks for that SIA. Kav replied, sarcasm dripping. The first song ended and another started, this one heavy as well, and Kav even bobbed his head in time as he flew, kicking in all four engines, the Proteus shuddering a moment as the cone forming at the front finally broke, the condensation dampening the canopy as they broke the sound barrier. Come get us ya dumb shits. Kav cursed under his breath, the boundaries of Eron flashing by and the traffic lessening noticeably. You still holdin' those tits? he asked Gypsy jokingly just as the gunship could be seen. They'd put some distance between them, the gunship heavier, slower, but outgunning them handily and better armored as well.