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[Mars: Tifa’s Bar]

“It’s not pretty,” Barret replied to Spork, shaking his head. The former cop sighed deeply and leaned against the bar with his false arm. “But then… no rebellion has ever gone easy. You look back at any part in human history and nothing worth doing has ever been easy, and it’s rarely pretty.”

Barret sighed. “… but, the way I see it, we only have two choices. One is that we insure that they are alive, but unable to threaten us in any way. In that case, my suggestion is our best bet… the other option is to kill them right now in cold blood… but hell, that’s the kind of thing we’re fighting against.”

[Mars: Carter Flats]

Rica listened to the details of Navarre’s plan and he chuckled darkly. “That’s a hell of a thing to ask from me, boss-man. So let me ask you this… do you want this done by the book, or do you want it taken care of?”

At this point, Rica wasn’t even pretending to be an honest cop. Not that he had ever hidden that too well. “You want me to BE a rebel… but I won’t get close to Harabec by simply BEING a rebel. I have to be an EXCEPTIONAL rebel. I have to become invaluable to the rebellion.”

“… I have no problem getting blood on my hands for the greater good, Chief… but the only chance I have of getting into the same room as Harabec means I’m going to have to sell our side out in a REAL way. I’m going to have to actually help them HURT us. And that pain will have to be real. Cops are going to die. Buildings are going to burn down… but when that smoke clears, Harabec’s corpse will be our reward.”

Rica smirked. “So, yes, I can do this boss… and in the end, we’re going to win. We’re going to make a real difference and end this damn rebellion… but it’s going to be a bloody, costly road.”

[Lunar Lounge]

Garnet was able to hold back from frowning, but only slightly. She didn’t like being the subject of an interview – but it was not too uncommon for her.

“… I know that some of the Knights involved in this exercise were among the group that saved my mother’s life, so I would be lying if I said I wasn’t rooting for them; but I think it would be improper for me to comment too much on such things. The Knights all have my gratitude and I wish for their success.”

[The Moon]

“Gotcha boss,” Musashi called over the Com-Link. He shot forward, using the relative speed of his HERC to dodge away from the drones. Quickly he activated the cannons and opened fire on the drones!
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As Didymus' HERC shifted left, he saw Musashi was moving forward...he rethought his formation, thinking he made a mistake, he should have shifted right...when Musashi shifted in...but Musashi had shot forward now, which meant that this actually worked out. Though he kicked himself in the head, meaning to have said he'd be shifting RIGHT...but the battle was already in motion. He could issue new orders if he needed but for now, his own shifting left worked out for the best.

"Fire at will." he ordered again.

"But watch that friendly fire."

He opened up on one of the drones, missing his first volley, and firing again, only one shot hit...and the light drone's shields dropped!

"Miyamoto, don't get too far ahead!" he called.

Sure enough, the drones Musashi engaged, one of them had also lost its shields to his sustained fire...but they had turned around, and while continuing to fire with their target-painters at him, they ran!

"They're trying to bait us into breaking formation." Didymus added. "Don't follow them too far." he said. Every Knight was trained in tactics and leadership (as they were still all officers compared to other military branches), but as the squad's leader Didymus had to be sure everyone remembered their tactics in the chaos of a shootout...

"...keep formation and keep pressing. I'm shifting right again, when I'm past you, Hawkins, open up on the retreating drones and try to hit one of the ones Miyamoto or I already did, before their shields come back up."

"Miyamoto, once the drones have pulled back from the formation, shift in. I want to create a shield in front of Hawkins that allows her a wide kill zone to the front but has us on either side and in front of her should the drones hit us again."

He paused, remembering he had a FOURTH squad member to make use of as well...though he wasn't sure what to do with a light harassment HERC...but if this WAS training...

"Fayre." he said. If he wanted to play conservatively, he'd keep Aiden behind and to the right of him, just in case they were hit on the right-then she'd be there to guard Elysia, their resident glass cannon, while Musashi and he brought their own weapons to bear.

But it was a clear area. No hostiles on scope, and no good places to hide, except directly ahead of them.

"...Miyamoto and I will shift back and position ourselves in front and on either side of Hawkins. Go forward and harass the drones-but DO NOT attempt to destroy them. Just get their attention, and draw them into Hawkins' longer ranged field of fire. If that's not enough, draw them into Miyamoto's and mine." he said.

Aiden's time to shine. If they pulled this off, it would make them all look good, as a cohesive squad using its strengths and covering its weaknesses together.

Through it all, their slow advance continued...

Didymus shot the ground in front of them a little.

"If you can spare it, it's not a bad idea to do that every so often. Just in case there are simulated mines, we can at least say that we made sure the ground in front of us was clear." he added.


Meanwhile, as Mustang advanced with Alice, Jimi, and KxS, they would see their main target in the distance-the drone defensive line. Stationary turrets kept watch, and multiple heavy drones waited for them.

They seemed to be unmoving, holding their position, the drones slightly ahead of the turrets...but they had clearly detected the approaching squad.


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"Wait, what exactly will happen to them?" Tifa asked. She wasn't familiar with this plan, but still thought Barret was making a good point...

Carter Flats, Mars

As Navarre listened to Rica speak, he only nodded and began to grin.

"You understand my plan PERFECTLY." he said. "It will be difficult. You've always been one willing to do what's NEEDED, though...we could use more men like you. There are those ABOVE me who have said I press too hard-even called for my REMOVAL!" he added. "And even those AMONG us unwilling to do what's NEEDED. They don't seem to realize that one dead miner now means peace and the security of the human race later...it's so hard to control this soft-bellied Police detachment...at least the Emperor hasn't been fully convinced my removal is proper, though..." he muttered, shaking his head. He didn't say it, but the Emperor DID have his doubts about Navarre...and for his own part, Navarre didn't know just how much of his more controversial acts were known by those above him.

"Suffice to say, the nature of this operation will be TOP. SECRET. NO ONE, except for myself, must know. You will keep in contact with me, feeding me information about the rebellion. I WILL use this to stop their actions sometimes...but make no mistake. We will coordinate, and I will be SURE that you become a rising star in the rebellion. I will let you have...what you need...to gain not just Harabec's notice, but also his trust. And then, when the time is right..." he pantomimed firing a pistol with a single hand.

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The reporter paused. Garnet wasn't biting.

"How IS your beloved mother, by the way?" she asked, trying to get SOMETHING out of Garnet-it was clear this girl knew how to handle a camera. Be professional, be polite, be brief. This wouldn't make for an interesting interview at all...



He looked to Rica again.
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“On it,” Elysia said, aiming towards the drones that Didymus and Musashi had hit already, opening fire with her long range weapons on them, relying on Didymus and Musashi to guard her.

Aiden nodded, studying her screen for a moment.

“Understood, I'll provide the distraction,” Aiden said, shifting her HERC into motion, moving it forward, opening fire at some of the drones at extreme range, merely trying to grab their attention, ready to move out of the way and draw them into a place where the others could tear into them.

-Lunar Lounge-

“My name is Kyran! It's nice to meet you too!” Kyran smiled, sitting down next to Shimera, “I'm Kyran Hawkins! My dad builds stuff for the government, and my grandfather use to be a really good HERC pilot, but he's retired now.”

-Mars: Tifa's Bar-

Hammah said, looking at his food. He wasn't feeling very hungry anymore. And it had sounded so good too...

“Will you need any help?” Spork asked Barret.
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Shimera grinned. "Oooh, that's really neat!" she responded. While sitting next to Kyran, she had her hands cupped together and placed on her lap and her ankles were crossed. "My mother was a HERC pilot too! The prettiest out there, I always told her," she chimed.


Moon

KxS took yet another deep breath. She saw her target far ahead of her and she felt her heart jump into her throat. She wanted to shoot at it while shouting "pew pew pew" so badly.


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Strobe eventually collected her bearings. She picked up her drink again and took a sip. "Okay, well...yeah, what Mr. Spork asked. Any help needed?" she asked.
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“Ohh, neat!” Kyran smiled, “My sister's a HERC pilot! Well, my twin sister! My older sister is a journalist, though...”

She looked over at the journalists hounding Garnet, “Not like those people.”
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Elysia hit one of the drones, destroying it outright...meanwhile, the others began to fire at Aiden, chasing after her!

"That's it...now bring 'em in..." Didymus said.

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On Mustang's front with Alice and KxS and Jimi, the drones and turrets continued to stare at them across the open expanse before them. Either they were waiting for them to make the first move...or there was some sort of trickery afoot...
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[The Moon]

Mustang narrowed his eyes at the drones across from them. He was suspicious by nature, and watched as they floated without taking action.

“… Alright. Jimi! KxS! I want you to advance on those drones and take them down, but be on guard – I’m positive there’s more to this than meets the eye. Alice and I will hang back and provide support if something else DOES happen.”

[…]

“Gotcha, boss.” Musashi called as he followed out Didymus’ orders. He paused for a moment, and then reopened the com-link.

“Hey… how come we don’t have minesweepers on these things? Seems like that would be pretty hand and save us some ammo.”

[Tifa’s Bar]

Barret shrugged his shoulders as he looked over to Tifa.

“I have a contact… someone who is sympathetic to our cause. He works as a doctor at a mental institution. I’ll ship these two down to him. He’ll get ‘em medicated, keep them on ice in the institution. It’s no pretty fate, keeping ‘em drugged up from now on… but it’s more merciful than putting a bullet in them, and still better than they deserve.”

Barrett had a special hatred for cops who disgraced the badge.

[Carter Flats]

Rica nodded, that smirk written across his face.

“No problem, Chief. You leave it to me and Harabec is as good as dead. Now… here’s what I’m thinking. I’m going to approach the rebels and help them raid our evidence depot down on Third Street. Steal some guns, destroy some evidence against some of the recently arrested rebels… that should earn me some trust, get my foot in the door.”

He paused. “… It’d be too suspicious if there were no guards, so don’t change the guard schedules. I’ll try to minimize the bloodshed, but… war has casualties.”

Rica’s a class act.

[Lunar Lounge]

Garnet kept the smile on her face without wavering.

“Mother is doing just fine. She’s still readjusting after her ordeal, but everything is going quite well.”

That was a lie, but Garnet did not want to make her problems public.
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As Mustang issued his orders, Didymus reflected on Musashi's question.

"...because I we weren't expecting a lot of mines..." Didymus said. "...I just like to be careful. But it looks like we still haven't found any...not here at least...but we'll have to be sure to have at least one on one of our HERCs for the future, at least in missions where we expect it...it would admittedly be useful here just to be sure..."

He grinned.

"In other words, there's a reason, but good question."

He fired on some of the drones that were following Aiden, and between his own, Elysia's, and Musashi's shots, the drones defending the outpost on the hill were quickly decimated.

"There are a few more guards and turrets up ahead-advance and destroy them-with the occasional mine-clearing shot..." he grinned again as he moved his HERC forward, firing on the defenses...

"And remember, try not to damage the outpost, see if we can secure it."

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The reporter raised an eyebrow at Garnet, as if to say she didn't believe her, but shrugged.

"The hopes and prayers of the Empire are with your mother, but is there anything YOU might like to say to THEM, Lady Garnet?" she asked, still trying to get SOMETHING out of her.

Garnet was the type of interview subject reporters hated; calm, collected, able to give JUST the right answer to meet expectations and avoid sensationalism.

...she had been taught well, it appears.

Carter Flats, Mars

Navarre nodded.

"Yes, yes, that's a wonderful idea. A strike on one of our facilities here in Carter Flats, the Police headquarters of the planet, will get you real street cred with them...but do coencide your attack with the stationing of certain...members of our ranks...that I will provide. These...individuals...are resistant to my orders. They don't understand what HAS to be done..." he said.

"Two birds with one stone-trick the rebels and deal with the troublesome members of our own organization as well...yes, yes, this will be most useful..." he went on.

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Tifa nodded, slowly. She didn't like doing things like this, and sometimes some of the actions that they or even other rebel organizations performed DID seem...shady...to her...but it's not like these cops were upstanding fellows either, and...

"...if this is what it takes for freedom..." she shook her head.

"...let's get them out of here. Quickly, before anyone else comes."

She looked around.

"We've got a lot of cleaning to do..." she added.
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“Hey, if we want to install some good mine sweeping equipment in these things, I'm sure my dad would be more then happy to provide some,” Elysia said as she continued shooting down the drones.

Aiden continued luring the drones to get hit!



Jimi frowned, looking at the situation.

“Alright... let's light them up!”

He moved his HERC forward carefully, and brought his weapons to bear on the drones and turrets!

-Tifa's Bar-

“Their orders eventually come from people back on Earth,” Spork scowled, “They strip Mars of it's resources and make us pay everything towards them... It's like colonialism back before we even dreamed of space travel.”

He shook his head, “Sure, they claim it's because of the Cybrids... But then what are we on Mars? Because we don't live on Earth, because some of us were not born there, we are somehow worth less? The damn Emperor just wants us here to pull more resources to Earth, and so they can have a little stalling time while the Cybrids run down Mars and we're left practically defenseless.”

He didn't need much to go on a rant...
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With the order given, KxS moved ahead with Jimi.

"Aight!" she responded. Her weapons were aimed toward the drones and she fired away!


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"Oh?" Shimera glanced at the reporters bugging Garnet then turned back to Kyran and smiled. "You have a very active family! I have a younger sister myself, but shes way too young to be a pilot or anything like that."


Tifa's Bar

Strobe smirked at Spork's rant. "The Emperor needs to get his head out of his ass," she commented. She took her last swig of her drink and a deep breath. "So do the cops. There's not enough room in that man's bunghole for everyone."
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"I think your father WAS involved in the development of some of the minesweeping devices we can put on these things..." Didymus replied to Elysia...

...the team was working together, complimenting each others' strengths and covering each others' weaknesses. The bait-and-destroy tactics were working well, and the team was quickly advancing on the hilltop position...

...meanwhile, KxS and Jimi moved ahead. The drones kept their distance, not charging out to meet them...and the hilltop position suddenly had movement and a power surge...

"SIR!" Didymus called into his com-link with Mustang.

"The hilltop position is showing a massive energy buildup in the direction of your squad! I can't pinpoint exactly where but..."

He paused. What could this mean? It could be...simulated artillery. He wasn't sure, but...

"Request permission to destroy the hilltop position and proceed to main objective."

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Tifa chuckled at Strobe's remark, but was quiet as she reflected on what Spork had said. While there were a number of Imperial projects on Mars she could name, the fact that Earth was their focus was undeniable...as was the fact that the police that were the de facto governors on Mars were corrupt...
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“Yah, they are! I hope to follow in my dad's footsteps and make stuff too,” Kyran said. She also wanted to start her own family, but that was a side thing.

She smiled brightly at Shimera now, “And oh, you do? I kind of wish I had a younger sister, I'd love one to dote on! But my mom said she was definitely done when she had Elysia and myself.”



“Maybe you all should let this girl watch our brave men and women do their training and see them in action,” a short woman with long blonde hair said, wearing glasses over her blue eyes.

Loralee Fayre, Aiden's mother, and wife of Zadkiel frowned at the reporters, having dealt with plenty of them before.

-The Moon-

Jimi paused in his movements, reading over the data. An energy surge...

“I think I can take out the hilltop,” Jimi said to Mustang. Jimi would be the guy to have weapons over speed, himself. “Just give the orders.”



Elysia paused, then nodded, frowning at the energy build up herself. Her father or sister might be able to make out more of what it meant, but she wasn't sure, so she continued to pound the drones that came into view or were lured out by Aiden.

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Spork sighed, “Well, at least we've taken care of two corrupt cops. What's next on the agenda?”
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"We can open up on the outpost now, sir!" Didymus said. "Unless you have some artillery over there"-not entirely unfeasible, as Elysia had something like it, at least, if not artillery itself, on her HERC, "this may be out of your range!" he called over comms.

The outpost continued to build up its energy...

Lunar Lounge

The reporter and camera crew immediantly turned on Loralee when she appeared. THIS aristocrat always guarenteed ratings for one reason or another...

"Lady Fayre!" the reporter began. "We know that YOUR husband is taking part in the drills here, as well! AND your own daughter, off Earth for the first time, is she? We hear she was transferred into the squad of the one who led the recent operation out in the belt! Tell us, what are your thoughts about your little girl finally seeing some action, however simulated, at last?" she went on.

The pressure was, at least for a moment, off of Garnet.


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Tifa shook her head.

"I know that Harabec always has some jobs to perform if we're interested, but first we should deal with these cops...then Barret? You have anything for AVALANCHE today?" she asked.
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“I can fire whenever I get the order,” Elysia said, “I'm pretty sure I can land a direct hit, sir.”

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Loralee paused, tempted to just ignore the reporters herself, but then they might turn their attention back to Garnet, and the poor girl looked harried enough as it was. At least Loralee was more use to this.

“As usual I am both proud and worried for my husband and daughter,” she answered. In truth she hated the idea that her daughter felt like she had to become a HERC pilot like her father in order to prove she had worth and wasn't some Cybrid plot to doom humanity.

But she wasn't going to bring that up here.
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As the outpost continued to build up energy, it appeared to be reaching a peak...

"Sir, permission to destroy the tower?!" Didymus called to Mustang.


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The reporter nodded.

"Of course, of course." she said. "But as a mother, I'm sure you feel at least a bit nervous for her, correct?" she asked.

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