Thread: The Stars Do Not Dream of You (Alvis & AlluringEnigma)

Bitch has got a fucking mouth on her boss. James said with a smile. Yes, yes she does. Kale agreed. Tactics. It was all coming down to tactics. Feds had a certain way of thinking, and that was important to keep in mind. Still, the current operation had been well planned, his crew was just a little craftier than expected. They could still win this. And then he'd have the captain pay for her attempts to kill him, her taunts, that arrogant assumption that she was able to get the better of him. What's the play? Gotta think if we stick around too long patrol ships will show up and take us down. Dale point out. I know. Gotta play this smart though. James, check the consoles. What have they got us locked out of? Kale asked. James stepped to a onsole, and checked it out. I've got access to internal sensors, but security is locked out. Bridge is isolated, so I can't touch it. Smart. I can pull the air out, but Marines have onboard air supply, so it won't get them. James amended. Kale smiled. So you've got life suport access? Yeah, kind of. In engineering, and the corridor, but not much else. How about the artificial gravity? James nodded, and set to work. The corridor floor lit up a narrow path that snaked throught he pointof cover and marines. They cocked their heads in confusion for a moment beofre the light dimmed as the power draw in the corridor spiked up. Each marine collapsed to the floor with a cry, the gravity that they ahd been under suddenly ramping up to ten times the normal, crushing them to the floor. Go fast, the system will override me pretty quick! James shouted. Dale led the charge, storming the corridor. The turrets, not caring about the gravity change, actually adjusting their aim to compensate for the change. Dale had his arm up, keeping the incoming fire off of his face, while angling his shoulder. There was a whine as power surged into the heavy laser emitter there, before a line of light lanced out. One turret exploded in a cloud of flame and molten metal. Dale fell bak out of the corridor, his arm smokoing from the rounds that had been deflected, but he'd not be able to do such a thing again. Come on! Less than a minute! James shouted over the com line. Kale blew out a breath, and dove into the corridor. The auto turret was tracing him, though it seemed to stutter a moment. Kale had brought his armour systems online, optical camouflage disrupting the targeting system for long enough that Kale could draw a bead on the turret. The gun barrels swept around, aiming at him directly. His wrist fired out the coruscating particle beam, shearing the turret in half. The backblast from the beam washed over him, his armour keeping it off of him. Several of the marines weren't so fortunate. Intense heat and lethal radiation washed over them, the men screaming as they cooked in their body armour. Kale felt his temperature rise impressively, but his armour did an emergency coolant flush to keep him safe. The outer layer of ablative plating flaked off, dissipating the radiation, and Kale smiled. The increased gravity went offline, and Marines started to get up. The rest of the squad stormed ahead, weapons blazing. The firefight went on a few more moments, and the marines were down. Report! Kale ordered. Little banged up. Phil took a hit to his leg, went through the plate. Need to get that patched up on the ship. Cain answered. All of them had chips and pits out of their armour, evidence that the Marines hadn't gone down easily. Kale tapped his com. You hear me captain bitch? I'm here for you now. Best be ready for me. He snarled into the com. Dale sealed the door to the corridor they were in, cutting off any other reinforcements. Then the big man stepped to the door to the bridge. His armour gave a whine as he powered up the Ram system on his arm. He swung forward, a combination of hydraulics and a shaped charge on the hand delivering a blow that deformed the door, looking like it had been hit by a truck. A second blow deformed it farther, the sound of the impact ringing through the bridge. Teh third collapsed the door into the bridge proper. They were here.