Center would then announce, "Get ready for deployment. For all those who want in on the action, this is your last chance. We can hold up to eight operatives in the drop ship without claustrophobia. The mission should be as easy as pie."

Large Cloud, the pilot responded and acknowledged. "All aboard! Any claustrophobes must exit immeditately. This is going to be a rocky and, no pun intended, airtight flight. We will leave in approximately ten minutes after the Little Lady is filled up!" The primary dropship's nick name was the Little Lady. It was named in affectionate jest as despite its humble size and appearance, it had very good performance. Deriving from the conceptual [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_SR-72]SR-72 UAV[/url], it was improved and designed as a "quick in, quick out" Vertical Take-Off and Landing vehicle. It was capable of Mach 6 at normal speed while Mach 9 at full throttle. Unsurprisingly, it was high mantenance and was comparatively quite the energy guzzler compared to conventional aircraft.

Alina Ivanova privately radioed William Burkely, "Sergeant Burkely, make sure the new recruits do not disappoint. Especially Erzi." Farhad Mehrzad was also watching on. The captain, unlike lieutenant Alina, was quite confident in the performance of the recruits. Both acted as reserves in case more officers were needed.