"You say that as if we don't have a shot at ever returning home," he got out of his seat, leaning against the frame of the door that lead to the cockpit, "If there's a way in, there must be a way out. We're just too busy fighting the damned Reins. If we can stop them, we can unite."
"Fareeha, you and I both personally know that we have an obligation back where we're from, I think it's more of a priority to find a way back. We don't belong here, and we can set up temporary communities far from these people rather than to try integrating our selves," Certex now had a pulse rifle in his hand, and was cleaning the bayonet that was attached to it in preparation for the fight.
"Guess so, we could form committees to head research and work in both fields," he compromised, then turned to check on D.Va. "I need you to open the shuttle doors when we're a few miles away from the outpost. Hana. If I'm part of the main invasion force I won't be able to slip away and break in through the front, so I'll have to jump out and make my way there myself."
He gave a nod, saluting to Pharah before backing off the plane. "See you on the other side!" He allowed himself to free fall for a while, and once close enough took advantage of the upgraded thrusters to slow his descent dramatically and landing safely on the ground. "This is Certex, does anyone copy? I'm ready to rendezvous with the squadron," he spoke into his squad's comm channel, then summoned his Sparrow.
((Yep))
"Alright, well, we'll have to walk all the way there since you guys are not all fitting on this thing," he spoke as he dismounted the Sparrow, "Now, here's the plan. The Resistance is hitting them from one of their side entrances, staging a full assault. This will draw the attention of whoever is defending this facility. While that happens, we strike, moving in from the main entrance. I'll extract the prisoner, and we take out Vader, Widowmaker, anyone willing to put their lives on the line for the Reins to weaken their structure."
"Now, once we get in, I want Midna and Kasumi to go their own ways and scout out the area, search for the portal-goers. Nulliviki and Wrex will take the eastern part of the buildings them selves and neutralize any guards or portal-goers they find. Tiki and I will cover the western half. Are we understood?"
"Tiki, here," he pulled out his Hawkmoon and offered it to her, "I have no idea what you can do, or how you do it, or even if you can shoot a gun, but take this in case you need it. It can't hurt to carry it, at the least, right?"
The Assault ships that were in pristine condition took the beating, losing some of their armor as a result of the blasts from the Cannon of Doom and various others ships that, unsurprisingly, wanted to kill them. The Assault that was already about to fall apart fell apart in a brilliant explosion, with about half the crew having escaped.
The Battlecruiser that was focused on lost its shields completely, while others began to slowly have theirs weakened by the constant firing upon them. Meanwhile, no primary cannons were aimed at the Corvette. Rather, all the secondary guns of the fleet were focused onto it. With that, the ships continued to fire their volleys, aiming for the flag ship and Sphere especially, as they seemed to be the threats.
The Carrier deployed a wing of fighters and bombers, sending the fighters and bombers to protect the group of Boarders heading to the left flank of the flag ship. The group heading to the right flank was actually supported by a Battlecruiser. They had to move up slowly with it for defense, but it'd sure as hell be a strong one. Though due to the attacks, one Boarder was almost destroyed, which was now basically covered by the other Boarders and the Battlecruiser to ensure it at least made it.
"Look," he pointed at the barrel of the gun, "Projectiles come out from here, and will injure someone pretty badly. It has a kick to it, so you need to hold it steady and be prepared for the recoil. Now over here is the trigger. You pull this, and that's how you fire." What Kasumi said was quite alarming. Either she was losing her touch, or they missed their chance. "Damn it, try again. If you're right about this... Everyone set yourselves up in the prison, hidden well. We'll wait until they come back, they're bound to."
Hearing about the beast on a rampage again was good news for him. More chaos, more power. But he'd have to show up there in order to make it seem like they were doing something about it of course. "Once we're finished with the prisoner exchange, set a course for New York City."
The Kell was still fighting, only with superficial wounds from the bullets. He was surrounded now, and more powerful and well-armed troops were being called in to fight him. They forced him to actually put some effort into the fight, at least, but he was holding his ground.
"Are we sure there's nothing else? We don't want to be landing into an ambush far from any help now, do we?" Under his cloak, Vader grabbed his saber, seeing that they'd be on the ground in less than a minute. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst, and the worst could be crippling to the Reins in this case.
"This is Certex, come in," he had switched channels and now spoke with the Resistance, "Are you ready to proceed with the attack? I'll be in position soon."
"Alright. Light it up. Explosives, anything, hit the entrance with everything you got. Don't try to enter until they hit back, then we'll know what we're up against."
Vader followed suit, standing by her side and waiting for them to touch down. "Very well then, let's be quick people."
Certex used his hands to signal them to move forward and began to raid the base themselves. "Fareeha, have you spotted any activity yet? I'm about to move in right now."
Rather than having a large amount of Resistance troops, it seemed like it was just Guis and Kel'Neux. If they wanted to, they could just capture him as well. But that wouldn't do well for any prisoner exchanges they'd want to do in the future, if it ever happened. "And why would you not bring our warrior Thane as well?"
"Wait," he recognized that voice now, "I heard you when she communicated with me, and it seemed like she wasn't supposed to be doing what she was. Could you explain this?"
"Alright, keep me updated, Certex out," he cut off comms, preparing to breach. "Mr. Urdnot, tear down this wall," he pointed to the main entrance, his pulse rifle at the ready.
"What the fuck!" The Exo angrily kicked the wall in front of his comrades, seemingly pissed off for no reason, "They're definitely going to come back here, and we don't exactly have the whole element of surprise now. Go back, figure out what happened. I'll follow suit soon. And don't deny me this, Fareeha," Of course, his plan was kind of falling apart. He couldn't ask them to stay and take up positions inside the facility, or else they'd figure out about the third party, and if they had to fight them outside, they'd also know of them. Of course, now it sounded as if he was asking to fight the entirety of this facility on his own, which didn't make much sense.
"So, you're telling me that she got away and made contact with us," he began to circle him, beginning to interrogate him about the whole ordeal, "And then decided to go on with the prisoner exchange, even after you had decided to refuse our offer? Not only that, you come here alone, only you and Kel'Neux, with no escort?"
"Kjelle, come in," Vader contacted the facility, motioning for the other Reins members to give them Caeldori, "We're finishing up the prisoner exchange here. Is everything all right back at base?"
"Alright. Everyone, get inside. Take up hidden positions across the facility. We have no idea what time they'll be back, but we set up an ambush and do as much damage as we can," he stepped past Wrex into the facility, weapon pointed up.
((Vader and the others aren't at the base, they're off in South Africa right now doing a prisoner exchange))
"What exactly do you mean by unaware of the exchange? What is going on, Kjelle?" Just as he finished responding, his saber was activated, eyes fixed on Pharah who had just dropped in. "I'd like to know what's going on here before I order my men to open fire on you."
"Come here Tiki," he moved forward slowly, checking each room. "I need to get some information before we get in position," Ghost appeared as he said that, and got to looking for any database or computer he could hack into. "At ease, at ease. I thought you said you've fought before?" He noticed her movements and expressions, and she clearly didn't look calm right now.
"Peacefully? Resolve what peacefully? A prisoner that was under your jurisdiction forced you to go through with this prisoner exchange, alone?" He expected the soldiers behind him to prepare to fight at a moments notice given the current situation.
"Well, if you plan to help us, we'll have to get you adjusted then," he leaned against the wall, "I'm all ears, if you need to talk. We've got a while."
"If this is a secret, how did your leader find out? The only people who knew about this were our own members and yourself," it seemed that there was more to this. But if he had to he could always, you know, just fight them. That always worked.
"That's respectable. Didn't you say that you could interpret these dreams now, though? Tell me about them? What is your role in this... conflict?"
"That is not an answer to my question. I want to know how Pharah discovered your plan. Who was her informant? You aren't in a position to be saying no right now."
"And how do you, uh, make this contribution, exactly? The more information we have about what you need to be doing the better," Ghost had returned now, with all the information he could find.
Vader hesitantly nodded, disabling his saber. This would have to do, the information Kel'Neux could provide would be worth it. "We'll continue on with the trade then."
The Exo didn't express his dissatisfaction, but gave a nod and began looking around. "Find a place where you can comfortably fit in for a while. We don't know when they'll be back," he switched to squad communications, "Remember our targets people. Vader, Widowmaker... and any prisoners they bring back from the Resistance camp."
"Set a course for New York," Vader ordered as he stepped back aboard. "We'll have to make an appearance to reassure the public that they are safe under us, and Skolas is proving to be an issue."
