continue.

Mark said in a calm confident tone, "This is the 501stt Heavy Attack Squadron. We have been heavily damaged and are requesting immediate docking, over."

The rest of the squad flew in a tense silence waiting to see exactly what would happen.

Ezhu->His Room

Ezhu opened the door to his room and saw that the mission was worth it, a fine new set of high tech lockpicks and a couple thousand credits in his bank account. The first thing he did though was to pull out his lock box and toss in the Rythrum and then he walked over to his bed and put his reward on his dresser.

"bar bot, get me something to drink" A second later Ezhu had a perfect drink in his hand and turned on the plasma screen television and relaxed.

Arthur, Research Station 413

Arthur began to get impatient, and after a while he began to kick the lab door in frustration.

Had they all evacuated?

(OOC: What in the world is going on? Anyway, now someone can respond to something. Surely that made a loud enough noise.)

Satyana
RS413

"Arrghh..he´s kicking down my door!" Satyana burst out when she heard the noise from the lab, so she went to the door --

"Will you please shut up!!! I won´t let you out just yet...there´s food and water in there you´ll be just fine..til I´ll get the time to deal with you!"

Arthur, Research Station 413

"'Til you get to deal with me, eh?" Arthur chortled, but stopped kicking.

"Let me out soon, will ya? Otherwise I might bump into something . . and then BOOM!”

He chuckled again, leaning against the wall beside the lab door and folding his arms, while he whistled to himself.

Satyana
RS 413

"Suicidal huh?" Satyana grinned, "I think you are too fond of your miserable self to pull a trick like that, but I´ll ask Syke what to do with you"


"So Sykie.....what shall we do with this scum?"

"501st?" The station commander said to himself as he looked through the database of ship units, "Ahh, 501st. You were supposed to go out on a training exercise with the new Wildcats Cruisers right?" The commander didn't bother to wait for an answer.

"Ok, your clear, procede to docki.... Uh.. wait, hold one" On his veiw screen the new message alert popped up. He quickly typed in the password on picked up on it.

"Station commander?" the seductive tone of the Sub-General Anilise came through.

"Uh.. yes.. mam'?"

"Your orders are to open fire on the 501st. Scare them away for now. Carry on."

The orders were set, however dount remained in the commanders heart, "Open fire...? Damn, why?" He switched his viewscreen back to the 501st and spoke in a shaky voice, as if reading from a predefined script.

"This is Station Commander Lane Harrings. I regret to inform you that you have been declared Enemy's of Humanity. And it is my solemn duty to carry out this task for the greater of People-Kind."

With that numerous smaller turrets opened fire upon the 501st.

Avlin Cox - Uni O' Mars - Tight Spot

"This isn't the bathroom?" , Avlin remarked as his hand went for the machinegun on his back. "Damn."

Syke, RS 413

It doesn't matter what explosions he causes in there; they're all contained. Syke thought as the conversation continued.

"Maybe we could just leave him there for now; we could be a little lenient though, depending on whether or not he actually pays me..." Syke answered with a devilish grin.



Rann, UM

"No. It isn't." Rann answered as he put his hand on Avlin's to keep it away from the gun. With his other hand, he pulled out his pistol, and with his index finger he pushed a button, changing it over to rithum rounds.

Satyana
RS 413

"I suppose you´re right about that, Syke" Satyana responded, then she stopped..thinking about what her brother just said...

"Payed you??? for what?....it isn´t something illegal is it?"

"Those boys..always up to something.....wonder what Rann´s doing now?"

Arthur, Research Station 413

Arthur stopped whistling after a while and began to pace about the room.

That woman has quite the looks, Satyana they called her, maybe if we hadn't been on opposite sides then-


Arthur cut himself in midthought and walked towards the door, then he knocked on it.

"Hello! Can we hurry up, it's a bit too still for my liking."

He cleared his throat and bellowed.

"Will you please open this damned door?!'

Syke, RS413

"Would you please pay me, you cheap bastarde?" Syke replied, mimcking the man's tone.

Arthur, Research Station 413

"With what money?!" Arthur shouted exasperatedly, slamming his fist into the door one last time.

The punch was followed by a kick before he sat down at the base of the door, his back leaning against it.

"I'm a member of the F.F.A., we're extremely underfunded."

He stretched his legs out and sat with his hands behind his head.

Edward, lab

Edward sat there just watching the two at the door. For several minuts the two just remained there, guns drawn not a word spoken, as if daring the other to make the first move. A stalemate of sorts. The smuggler was no doubt trying to steal all the research for some crime lord. Seeing that the two were locked in some sort of mental battle, Edward took the chance to quietly gather his things, and headed for the storage room o the side. he moved trying not to make a sound, yet the automatic door let out a hiss of air as the hydrolics slid it shut. But he was out of the lab. he set the lock on the door and began crossing the room.

Ed, now walked faster to a jog, he crossed the storage room and through a door into a neighboring lab. Students glanced up, and Dr. Trepe looked over from the holographic projector. Ed glanced around nevously, then worked his way through the lab trying to avoid running into working students as he carried several cases of equipment, the slides, and his bag slung over his shoulder. he eyes darted around the room in a paranoid fashon, no doubt attracting attention of the students.

Hmm if I leave the University I will need supplies

Ed spun on his heels and turned the other direction, he walked back intot eh storage room and grabbed a cart. he then worked his way through the shelfs hastily grabbing things that might prove handy, he was making quite a ruckus, Dr. trepe showed up at the door after a minute or two,

"Ed is everything alright," startled Ed looked around the corner from a shelf, dropping several emtal samples, they clanged loudly against the floor, he stuttered out a reply,

"n..nn...noo, of course no...not Dr. trepe. C....cca..can't ge...get you involved alright, return to yo...your class," he said as he dissapeared back behind the shelves grabbing microscopes and other equipment. he set everything down on the cart, and walked back into the filled lab. The students had stopped working, curious as to what the commotion was, Ed forced a nervous smile and waved his hand slightly, before darting out of the room with the cart.

He ahd to get out somehow, as the university no longer posed a safe haven for dangerous and military research.

Rann, UM lab

Rann told himself a number of times to pull the trigger, but he couldn't do it; he had never actually killed anyone before, and now that he told himself that he should, he couldn't.

He gritted his teeth and tried again; his finger wouldn't budge. In frustration, he hit the man over the head with his pistol, knocking him unconscious.

"Damn. Bounty hunters." Rann said to himself as he hurried to the dorm. The University held no safety like Syke thought it would.

OOC: Sorry BobV, but you're slow.

Ed, UM

Ed was sweating as he gt back tot he dorm, he locked the door behind him, and was beginning to throw clothes into a suitcase as he ehard the door unlock and open,

Ed spun around enarly falling over himself, only to see it was Rann,

"di...did you kill him?" he said hastily as he returned to throwing stuff into a suitcase, there were now two carts in the room, one from earlier that day, the cases housing the laser and shield generator fragments, as wella s the original rithum samples. the second was haphaazardly stacked with cases of equipment, on the verge of toppling at the slightest jolt. Ed didn't notice the quizzical look as Rann noticed the heaping cart, but he hastily entered the room, shutting and locking the door behind him.

Rann, UM Dorm

"No I didn't kill him. But it'll be awhile before he comes back."

Rann packed the few things he had actually taken time to unpack, and began talking.

"Listen, Ed. I'm leaving; I don't think I'm the college type." he said, giving a b.s. excuse.

Ed, UM


"Really? as am I. anyway I can hitch a ride?" he said closing his suitcase, it was filled mostly with books and work, a few items of clothing littered in between,.

Rann, UM

"Fine by me; but you had better be able to leave soo- Oh." He said, as he noticed Ed's cart.

"Right. How about now?"

Ed, UM

"I'm ready, I think. or as ready as I can be given the time. the sooner we leave the harder it will be for anything to trace us. I'm sure the military and university won't be happy I'm taking all this equipment. Let's go then shall we, I'm sure security has probably already been dispatched for me." as he said this the light in the room went of an were replaced by red ones, the intercom started,

"please remain calm, you are now under custody, do not attempt to leave this room,"

Ed looked over at Rann, the sudden thril of adventure giving him new energy

"seems they responded faster than I thought," he threw the suitcase onto the second cart and prepared to wheel them both. the sudden thrill of adventure giving him new energy, he smiled, outside the hum of the security vehicules could be heard, followed by footsteps and the rasping of voices.

"got any ideas?"

Juac Andrews
Open Space

Many cold hulls floated around in the already populated area. The massacre that had happened earlier was over, and the 501st and the Wildcats departed their seperate ways. Juac ship, or what was left of it, floated in the open of the battlefield. Six different holes populated its hull, one through the fuselage and the others through the wings. A slight flicker of light erupted from the clear screen cockpit of the fighter.

A slow whirring sound started up and various lights began to glow. Then a faint voice spoke up.

"Damage report,
100% Engine Failure
92% Computer Failure"

The computer dimmed out for a moment, but kept reporting,

"75% Life Support Failure
99% Jump Drive Failure"

"Damn't... what is working!" Juac cried out, rubbing his temple with his right hand.

The computer buzzed with life again, "I am sir"

"Oh really, why don't you just break down too?"

"System Crash enabled, waiting for permission"

"hamster no! That was sarcasim damn't!"

Rann, UM Dorm

"Actually, no." Rann answered, drawing a pistol. He had pretty much given up on getting Ed to take one, so he just left it in his holster for now.

Rann snatched Ed's datapad out of his cart and crushed it. "Sorry, don't want to be tracked right now."

Rann barricaded the door with his own as well as Ed's bed. "That's all I can think to do." he said with a shrug.

Ed,UM

"What the hell!I just got that yesterday it wasn't even programemd yet. ," he said as he kneeled down to pick up the fragments of his datapad. He still had the laptop, but that was in the bag strapped to his shoulder. By the time he got up Rann had already blocked the doors,

"...oh yes that's helpful, no we are stuck in a room with two beds blocking our only chance of escape, and we " Ed said sarcastically as he began to pull the beds out of the way.
"I won't sit here until we are caught," he placed on of the carts infront of the door and stood behind it,

"Rann if you don't mind get that other cart, if this works we will have a few seconds through which to get through that door."he whispered

the hydraulic lock on the door released and began to slide open,

"Now's our chance, follow my lead," as the door finished opening Ed gave his cart a good thrust sending it through the doorway and into the security personell beyod, he dashed shortly behind it, grabbing on to the handles and jerking it to the right, the contents tilting dangerously. Ed glaced voer his shoulder to see if Ed was following, he had managed to knock two of the guards over and the others had to jump out of the way.

Rann, UM

"I'll meet you at the ship!" Rann shouted at Ed; that wasn't the adventure he wanted; not dramatic enough. HE had to think of something better...

He pulled out his recently-aquired blowtorch after barricading himself back into the room.

he put the cart in the center of the room, and ran the blowtorch around it in a large circle. He smiled as the floor gave way and fell into the first floor. He heard yelling; apparently, they thought that there had been an explosion; that might actually keep them out for awhile.

He jumped down after the cart, and lifted it out the window. He cursed as the contents spilled into the bushes by the window. He hastily threw the objects back into the cart and regarded the vehicles with a curios look on his face, as if he didn't know what they were there for; in fact, he really didn't know what they were there for.

He hid behind one of the University's many statues as a small patrol walked by before finally making it to the ship.

He typed in the code and pushed the cart through. He stood in the doorway, waiting for Ed to show up. Hopefully he had made it...

Ed, UM

This is very much unlike you, students and professors say you very mature for you age and here you are running through the university with a squad of security guards behind you with a stupid grin on your face.

Sure enough Ed was running down the halls, students running for their lifes, trying to prevent being run over by the cart. the angry yells and curses trailing behind him. He had avoided going straight to the dock, as he needed Rann tog et there first. Despite his best efforts he could knock the security of his trail. see a narrows alleyway between the buildings Ed skidded as he spun around the corner, only to have to jerk to a halt as Dr. Trepe blocked the other end of the aley way, she looked cross and tapped her foot impatiently against the ground.

"Ed, just what the hell are you up to. None of the rithum samples that arrived are in any of the labs, and you have taken alot of expensive equipments without request. And who 's the armed man we found in th lab. You better explain yourself fast Ed,"

Ed gritted his teeth, and avoided her stare. "One day you will understand professor, but I really need to go now move the hell out of my way or I'll run you over." With much strain his professor abided by his command and allowed Ed to pass.

"I swear that boy never seizes to amaze me." she said as she watched edward turned around the corner, then proceeded to mislead the security personnel.

Seeing as how the dock was in the next building Ed slowed down to a walk, and entered the building, By the looks of the tampered docking booth Ed knew Rann was already here, he made his way to teh ship where he found Rann impatiently he grinned enrvously,

"Sorry they wouldn't bugger off" as he rolled the cart up into the craft.

Rann, His Ship

Rann didn't answer; as soon as Ed's feet touched the ramp, he had pressed the button to close it.

"You flying or shooting?" Rann asked as he started up the ship, hoping the Ed could at least do one of them. If not, they might be in trouble.

Ed, Rann's craft

Ed scratched the back of his head,

"Ummmm..." he looked around nervously. after seeing the glowering look on Rann's face,

"eh..yah..I suppose I could drive"

Rann, Ship

Damn. he thought, but soon changed his mind. This is what adventure is all about, right?

"Here." Rann said, getting out of the pilot's chair to let Ed in. "Here put on this so we can have some communication." he said, handing him an earpiece. He climbed up a hatch and into a tiny space with only a chair and two grips to maneuver the turrret that made its home on the top of the ship; Rann's creation.

He put in his own earpiece. "Let's go; I don't care where, but you know there is going to be a few ships trailing us out of this atmosphere and wherever we go after that."

Ed, on mars

"Right," he said sitting down int eh cockpit chair, he looked at the controls in front of him, examining them for a moment, then starting the ship, he pulled it into the airlock and soon they were outside the biodomes, Edward pulled the ship away from mars at a steady acceleration, while at the same time figuring out what all the controls were.

"So umm, I have no idea of were to go."

There was no battle that followed. Even if the 501st were going to fight back against there own alliance (wanted to say country but...) they still wouldn't have stood a chance against Space Station Triumph's firepower.

Eight ships.

Eight of the twelve remaining ships were shot down almost instantly. Four of the best fighters the 501st had to offer remained, among them was Mark. They fled to Mars...

Kratos
{Can't Remeber where exactl they are......}
As the ship entered the atmosphere, Kratos yelled back to Veda "You may want to finish up your repairs back there, we should land in the next few minutes!"

Veda
Outside Mars, Close to the Atmosphere of Mars

Veda plugged the energy wire up again before taking a fast look over the energy cell. He tok a small power cell from his weapon, connecting it to the energy cell before connecting the energy cell to his arm. Some small sparks at the beginning but it worked.

"Should work now, we'll see in some minutes if my arm have blown up for something..." Veda said with a laugh before he took a peek outside looking down at Mars.

"You have course for the War Technology Center right?" He continued before he started typing at the panel.

Kratos
Same place as Veda
"Of course, what do you think i am? Some greenhorn rookie? You better have wired that arm up right, i'd prefer to not die burning up on re-entry due to your damn arm blowing out the hull. I don't think i'm exaggerating, those power cells pack one hell of a punch"

Satyana
RS413

"Stop that !" Satyana was furious now, she hated when people slammed and kicked at doors...then she turned to her brother,..

"Sooo Sykie"..she said in a dangerously soft voice "do you mind telling me what all this is about......? or I´ll ust let that man out of the lab and you two can settle whatever foul business you have together..so I can get back to work!!!!!!!"

Arthur, Research Station 413

Arthur kicked the door again. "Hurry up and let me out, so I can kick the heavens out of Skyie." He mocked Satyana by mimicking her voice as best he could.

(OOC: He's not going to let up until you let him out. )

Satyana
RS413

Satyana sighed hearing Arthurs words, no way she would let him even come near Syke.....so she went for her weapon, a nice handy paralyzing gun that she had enhanced slightly so it was terribly efficient, then she approached the door.

"Ok mister...I´m gonna unlock this door now.....so you step back from it at least 10 metres, and do not try anything or it will be your last action in this life.. Syke! cover me here !"

She took out a remote and unlocked the door.....aiming steadily at it....

OOC: He's already told her

Syke, RS413

Syke didn't know what Satyana was on about; he had already tol her what happened.

Syke held his gun and flipped off the safety. He shook his head; why would anyone let the man go that just attacked them?

Rann, Ship

"I don't care whee the hell you go, as long as it's away from them." He said, motioning behind the ship even though Ed couldn't see him.

Rann took aim at the nearest ship trying to exit with them and took a shot; somehow shooting a ship seemed less like killing.

Rann spun his seat and the turret around to make sure that there were no ships beside them or ahead of them.

"Just head for the nearest warp gate!" Rann shouted once he htought of the idea.

OOC: ok..hmm sorry I must be senile....

Satyana
RS413

Hearing Syke she immediately locked the door again....thinking his advice was good....
"OK will you please call them then....I´ll stay here.....in the meantime"

She felt rather tired at the moment so she sat down for a while.....still aiming at the door..

Arthur, Research Station 413

Arthur sighed and stood facing the door, hoping it would open. He was rather hungry at the moment . . .

"Just hurry up, or I might get edgy."

(OOC: )

Satyana
RS413

"You edgy? just wait to see me being edgy.....and I will be if you don´t just shut your big mouth in there.."

Satyana sighed and hoped for the support to be hasty

Arthur, Research Staion 413

Arthur snorted, "Oh yes I forgot," Arthur's sarcasm was clear, "You might rake me to death with your nails."

Satyana
RS413

"THAT....would be too nice....I would use considerably harder methods I assure you"

An evil smile appeared on her face

Ed, ship outside Mars

"Roger,"
Ed increased the aceleration and set it to orbit mode.

Ed pulled out his laptop and uplinked it to the shipboard computer-a rather simplistic design. he integrated the two so that his laptop's more poweful prcossing unit would work of the ships large storage banks. He amplified the ships normal scanning into a much more detailed and search, a 3-D map apeared on the screen showing Mars, the ship, pursuers, space debris, and satellits orbiting the planet. several thousand miles away there appeared in small font,

Gateway MA-25

"Alright found it, setting soordinates and we should be underway."

He set the coordinates and put the ship into automatic, The ship began accelerating to top speed.

"should be there in less than a half-hours"

Arthur, Research Station 413

"Oh will you just shut up you stupid woman, and open this door!"

Arthur began to kick the door very,very hard.

Veda
Outside Mars, Entering the Atmosphere of Mars

"Haha... Well the faster you put us down the faster time you have to get in cover" Veda replied laughing as the ship entered the atmosphere of Mars.

Rann, Ship

Rann shot down another chasing ship before his own was clearly outrunning them.

"Wait; make sure that gate will take us to jupiter; I just thought of something." he said just before taking out the earpiece and sitting down beside Ed in the cockpit.

Rann knew someone there that could help him out with two things. He could get them some new chips for their datapads and a new ID signature for his ship.

Edward, ship

"Alright" he said as he checked the gate network, he examined it for several minutes.

"It won't get us there directly, this gate willc arry us to a junction where three more gates are, we can then take this one on the left to jupiter"

Rann, Ship

"That's fine." Rann decided after a second of thought. "We should hurry though; if that was the HDF after us, our ID signature has already been sent to every port in the system."

Edward, nearing MA-25

"Not to worry It's coming into view as we speak, "

sure enough a spot in the distance began growing in size, showing several large ring structures.

"Hmm permission has been granted for use. If teh signal is sent of our I.D. we may run into trouble at the second gate, bu since it is in the middle of nowehere it's probably computerized and we could hack it."

edward got out of the chair,

"you don't me piloting anymore do you? I have to go check the condition of the equipment, and I also want to try something out."