[b]Minna[/b]

Above the newly formed plains, a portal of sorts opened. Through it flew a red-haired young woman with wolf ears and what looked like a pair of propellers on her legs, along with a large machine gun on her back.

"OK, this is unusual."

What had started for Minna as a fairly ordinary patrol over the Adriatic had clearly turned into something completely different. Slowly, she lifted a hand to her ear, activating the tiny communicator that sat in her ear canal.

"This is Lieutenant-Colonel Wilcke. If anyone's out there... please respond."