[i]"We aren't doing anything to it without a bigger boom. Thinking caps, everyone!... If that doesn't work, someone needs to lead it off so our friends can swoop out. After it's clear, the bait just has to Houdini out of its sight. Sounds like fun, right?"[/i] -Georgia, Page 2. --- [b][center]Central Apartments[/center][/b] --- As Kai and Matthew evacuate to the roof, Jenive grabs Junko and holds her tightly. With a quick nod, she moves out onto the balcony and blasts out onto the roof with her in tow. Reaching the roof, Jenive sees the chinook she heard earlier landing on the roof. Without a second thought or question she ushers everyone aboard, knowing that it wouldn't take too long for the heavy U-ARM trooper to realize they were escaping and not reinforcing the area. [b]"Everyone! ON THE CHOPPER! NOW!"[/b] Hopping aboard herself, she quickly ushers everyone on and then motions for the pilot to leave. The U-ARM heavy trooper finally makes it to the top floor, dragging his damaged components with him before seeing the chinook and taking cover. There was no further attempts to stop them as they left the battlefield, though beneath them the carnage was very clear: Bunker Chicago had taken heavy casualties. [b]Mission Clear[/b] --- [b][center]South West[/center][/b] --- As everyone clears the battle zone to evac, they would hear a loud screech behind them. The alpha wolf glared at them, its large form resembling that more like a large bear, with spines clearly rolling down its back, and fangs made out of a metallic compound that, when grinded together, produced the noise that caught their attention. A moment of panic settled amongst the guards as they pointed and fired at the alpha, yet, as it braced, the fifty calibre rounds merely bounced off like toys. A few seconds of continual fire did nothing, so it ceased. The wolf glares at Brucey's mech and howls angrily before bounding back off into the fog. The assault stops, leaving the group to escape with ease, and just enough time to avoid the fireworks show to follow. [b]Mission Clear[/b] --- [b][center]South East[/center][/b] --- First went Morai as he complied with James' request. James followed immediately, as did Peter and Georgia. There was no further assaults coming as the only path of the relatively dimwitted enemies trying to kill them was the blown out staircase. Still, as they boarded the chinook, Georgia wouldn't be able to help but feel an unending chill, as well as a sea of whispers calling out for her to die. While Carolyn addresses and tends to everyone's wounds in the chinook as it takes off, Morai sits beside Georgia and keeps her calm while they escape unimpeded. Taking formation beside the Apartment's chinook, they too saw the carnage beneath them. [b]Mission Clear[/b] --- [b][center]South East: Sewers[/center][/b] --- Adam quickly agrees to what Eira has to say, seeing as how he had no other choice to get inside, though it wasn't entirely what he wanted. Standing up slowly and making sure not to make any sudden moves, he follows them into the sewer outpost. Indeed, it had been dug out in the ground, though it was fairly small. There was an elevator large enough to contain a jeep that allowed them to reach the surface, though at this point, Eira and Roman went alone: Adam was forced to stay behind, to be put in a more defensible convoy. In truth, his admitting to his own nature even to the superiors in the camp, whilst it did spare his life, was merely a poor coverup for his arrest. Still, he was alive, that was what mattered, and he had a chance to get his message to the "leaders" that he searched for now. [b]Mission Clear[/b] --- [b][center]Results[/center][/b] --- In the aftermath of the emergency rescue mission, both targets [b]Carolyn[/b] and [b]Annie[/b] were evacuated. Carolyn quickly returned to service on her return trip, and Annie returned to his research laboratory. There was no sign of the woman that gave Nathaniel the mental messages. While there were casualties, they were minimal and this was noted and applauded. When they returned to Bunker Chicago, the wounded were immediately taken into the interior bunker to be assessed and healed, as well as analyzed for any potential contamination. None was found. Despite any attempts to ascertain what happened to Adam, Roman & Eira would discover that there was no acknowledgement that Adam had ever even existed. They were also told to keep quiet, though assured that Adam was being kept in good health, and that the silence was for his benefit. Having had special interest taken in them, both Colonel Marie Black and Council Member Ryan Dufont agreed to assign them better quarters: They each now had their own apartment room, and all lived in the same apartment. They were also given access to some of the more secretive projects that Ryan had been authorizing and supervising over the years in the interior facilities. Having two weeks to rest and rearm, they had time to wander the settlement, talk to each other, or inquire about things going on with their higher ups. Finally, while they were all now considered special operatives that operated within the military but independently of its normal structure, Brucey, James, Jenive, and Roman were all given promotions. They are now mid-tier front line soldiers: Able to order regular members of the military save those in command level positions. While technically also above their squad mates (PC's), due to the uncharacteristic nature of the squad's structure, this command right did not extend to them. [i]"Overall, a resounding success, don't you think?" "Perhaps."[/i]