TADJ16

==Chapter 16 - The Adjudicator==
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Kittery Star System
Capellan Confederation
Late 3159
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[Hastati Team, Kittery.....]
They'd cold-camped several hours from the site, taking their time because all the cappie radio traffic suggested the 'guests of honor' wouldn't be here for another two and a half days.
The shadow of the shuttle passing overhead was, therefore, something of a shock, and the shockwave disrupted electrocamo nets on the 'mechs and vehicles.
ajor Jordan Rivas caught sight of the low-flying shuttle. Close enough to see the Killer-whale roundel of Kowloon's Coast Guard and count the hatches on the haze-gray smallcraft.
The pass was too fast for Matsuo to get his guns up, and the range was 'out of range' before the Republic Strike team assigned to advise the local resistance cells could get their equipment powered up.
It made a lazy circle over the site of the re-education camp that brought Devlin Stone to mankind's salvation.
Then it dipped and disappeared behind a distant hill.
"Come on! We've got to move!!"
Broad daylight, and the shockwave from that low pass had knocked holes in their camo.
He matched actions to words as he was dashing to his 'mech. He then began helping the ground team strip off the camouflage netting and get the Vindicator BattleMech's stealth armor and ECM active.
They would have to rely on speed for surprise, and hope the Cappies were slack.  
It would be chalked up to local terrorists. That because the Republic had been supporting anti-Liao resistance, but his orders were clear:
[Whatever the Lyrans were doing here, had to be stopped. Survivors were not an option-nor were witnesses.]
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