[hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/gTXBdjL.png[/img][/center][right][b]Interactions:[/b] Barn Owl ([@AtomicEmperor]), Gizzard [@Drag], Hachidori ([@silvermist1116]), and Shrike ([@Fading Memory]).[/right][right][b][code]The Beach[/code][/b][/right][hr]

The pilot of Magpie was almost tempted to give Barn Owl a direct feed to the inside of her Shell; just so Barn Owl could see her playfully roll her eyes at him. She wasn't sure if that would violate the confidentiality clause that Ava placed. The thought of Ava chastising her made Magpie [i]actually[/i] roll her eyes. Just [i]who[/i] in their right mind would go and upset their [i]fearless leader[/i]. Magpie chuckled to herself as she spoke through the comms and said,

[color=E623AB]"[i]Owl[/i]... [i]RELAX[/i]... you're acting like we haven't been through worse. Remember when Gizzard soloed two Shells and [i]won?[/i] I remember you freaking out then, too. So watch... and... [i]learn...[/i]."[/color] Magpie followed it up with a playful chuckle as Gizzard probably felt the same way as her - or at least, she was the one taking it all in jest. The ambush had officially begun when Crow had used her sniper cannon to destroy the engine - and dipped before they could return fire. Gizzard launched himself at the transport, cleaved it to pieces from the top, and vanished without a trace. Shrike was smart enough to target the drones, which they [i]honestly[/i] should have taken out first - the fighters and drones would have more firepower than a simple assault transport  - but there was nothing they could do about it now, right? Hachidori used the airship as a stepping stool to go after some of the fighters, but there were too many to take out on his own. 

Unfortunately, few members of Vulture were equipped to take on a squad of fighters except for Magpie.

[quote=][color=62AAD5]"I'm at 80% generator life."[/color][/quote]

[color=E623AB]"That fast? Don't blow your load [i]too[/i] quick; we still have a lot of fighting to do!"[/color] Magpie followed it with some laughter and activated the claw. With a few swipes of her fingers, she went from [b][code]HIGH-EXPLOSIVE[/code][/b] to [b][code]ANTI-AIR.[/code][/b]

Briefly, Magpie went through different frequencies until she found the one that Murakumo's advance party was using...

[i]"... WE'RE GOING DOWN!"[/i] A feminine voice said, Magpie [i]guessed[/i]. 

[i]"What the fuck was that?!"

"... I think it was a Shell!"

"Where did they go!?"

"Who gives a shit! All pilots, Soarched Earth!" 

"I'm going to use the Drones to cover the transport! We need to call for reinforcements!"[/i]

As the transport craft hit the ground, sending dirt and debris in [i]all[/i] directions, Magpie took cover behind a hill large enough to cover her relatively small Shell. Magpie switched back to their comms as all she needed to hear was [i]reinforcements[/i]... which would likely include Murakumo's automated Shells, and Magpie did [i]not[/i] want to deal with that. However, the fighter jets had switched from escort to carpet bombing everything that could hide a shell - unleashing a hellfire of missiles at the treelines, debris, and whatever else. The battlefield was filled with explosions as the pilots went crazy, destroying everything in sight in the hope of exposing [i]something[/i] - with the trees being set ablaze. Magpie knew that they would probably run out of ammo before anything else, but at the same time, they needed to wrap this up fast. 

Knowing Paragon, they would do their absolute damndest to make the Vulture Squad wipe up any reinforcements - only coming in unless necessary. It made Magpie sneer... she watched as the Drones took a defensive position around the grounded transport - they were not a threat.

[quote=Shrike]"Need support with those jets."[/quote]

[color=E623AB]"Got you,"[/color] Magpie said; she jumped out of cover, the shoulder-mounted rocket launchers popped open. Thankfully, Shrike had painted some targets for her, and she released six various missiles that quickly cut through the air and collided with a bomber group. There was a loud BOOM as it created a giant explosion mid-air, and the fighters were destroyed.

However, this made the remaining fighters target not just her position but the Shrike's. Magpie's boosters activated as she retreated towards the beach - since they were setting the treeline on fire, it made no sense for her to remain there. 

[color=E623AB]"Put some funk on for me, Gizzard!"[/color]