[b]'Wait, they hit Timber?'[/b] Duncan's face turned sheet white. He had sent Syrus and Eika back there before the final stand... [b]'Did any of my team turn up? Big redhead guy, small mystical looking girl?'[/b] He hoped not, although something told him that things might have turned out differently if they had. Neither of them were exactly model SeeDs, but they were goddamn powerhouses in the field. He also worried for Yoko and her other subordinates, especially since his former adjutant was not really fit for field work. Also, Kein would have an aneurysm if he found out. If they ever [i]found[/i] Kein... He took the proffered SMG gratefully, noting that he had only one spare mag. Not really enough to last a firefight, but it would do in a pinch. [b]'Thanks Griff.'[/b] Somehow the nickname suited the taciturn SeeD. [b]'Just don't leave yourself short. I don't really know what happened. First thing I remember after getting caught was testicular pain.'[/b] Duncan grimaced. [b]'Not a pleasant memory.'[/b] Not that they hadn't been given a few hints of what was happening in the outside world. Fresno's squad looked like they had been here a while, on duties they weren't accustomed to. Not to mention Mako's ominous reference to 'Her Majesty', whoever that was. [b]'At any rate, we've got more pressing issues at hand. Can you walk?'[/b]

Soon after, he crouched behind a crate, trying to come up with a solution to their current predicament. [b]'That's the way upstairs. No other route.'[/b], Fresno added helpfully. Unlike the wardens from before, these two looked properly switched on. They wouldn't be able to break them up... [b]'Well,'[/b], Duncan said ruefully. [b]'That's a kick in the balls. The way I sees it, we have two options. Either use Fresno as a distraction, then flank and shiv 'em, or else send Minerva and Fresno with a classic warden/prisoner trick.'[/b] He have Minerva a challenging grin. [b]'How are your reactions? Think you could take one of them down with a breadknife?'[/b] It would give him and Griffone enough time to bullrush the other one at least. Not a foolproof plan by any means, but the best they had in the circumstances.