[center][color=0072bc][h3]Lilly Jatmoore & PFC Snider[/h3][/color][/center]
What?! Lilly's eyes went as wide as saucers for a moment as she ducked around a corner and covered her mouth. She never spoke like that and very rarely swore, what had gotten into her? After Private Durandal had dealt with the house they had been allowed a brief moment of (sort of) calm where no one was returning fire specifically at them, and that calm allowed Lilly to realize what she had just said. Just calm down. Keep shooting. Keep fighting. You can do this. 

A few minutes later, Hunt's orders came over the radio and Lilly took a moment to compose herself before relaying them to the group. [b]"Good job everyone, Mr. Hunt's fire team will be joining us shortly. We'll meet them at the intersection in 5 minutes. If your areas are clear, you can make your way downstairs."[/b] Lilly took a brief look out her window, making sure that the Imperials had retreated well past where she could fire on them, before descending the stairs and standing guard beside the door leading out to the main streets.

***

[b]"Alright! Onwards!"[/b] As Snider piloted the tank further down the main road, it's machine guns and cannon made short work of the few remaining imperials who dared to stand and fight. When they passed Corporal Hunt's house, Snider radioed them. [b]"Corporal Hunt, we'll act as a shield for you as we advance. There shouldn't be too many lancers left alive, so you can use our tank for cover in the streets."[/b] He slowed the tank down to a walking speed so that the infantry could keep up, though he actually couldn't tell if they had taken him up on his offer or not. Everyone's eyes facing forward and the hatch being closed meant that the tank's ability to see behind it was non-existent. 

At the intersection, the Gallian defenders had pushed up to the tank traps and sand bags, and were trading shots with imperials at the command post two blocks down the street. The few retreating Imperials who survived had bolstered their numbers and were preventing the Gallians from safely advancing. When Snider pulled up beside the store on the corner, he stood up and opened the tank hatch. To their right, he saw Lilly's fire team come out of the building to meet them and a small handful of soldiers emerge from the buildings to their left. He didn't recognize any of them, so they must be Charlie section.

When everyone had gathered together, he shouted down to Hunt. [b]"Alright, corporal, what's the plan? With the imp tanks gone, I can probably advance unhindered in an attack now."[/b]

***

Lilly let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding. No one from Hunt's fire team seemed to be injured, and the group of soldiers joining them seemed to be in likewise condition. Phew. She had met a few close encounters with enemy bullets, but she was overjoyed that so far no one had been injured. Thank the Valkyur. As the groups began to organize, Lilly gathered with the rest of her team as they waited for Hunt's orders. 

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