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Kade acknowledged both Jomen and Ajax as they introduced themselves. Her gray gaze traveled past them to observe the scene beyond. Armed extremists, all augmented. The intel she had received was right, the Marshall's presence was agitating them. But to hold up an office building? She supposed they weren't called 'Extremists' for nothing. As Jomen moved past her to speak to the extremists, she whispered, [color=white][b]"If things go loud, we need them alive. Non-lethal take downs if you can help it."[/b][/color]

Kade let the younger student and watched for a brief moment. She heard Ajax's joke, which was indeed ill timed. Kade's response was simply a raised brow; perhaps her old self would have given a better response. [color=white][b]"Stay focused on the task at hand. You can celebrate with humor after the situation is handled."[/b][/color]

It was cold, sure. But Kade had witnessed her humorous friends pay the price for their humor. When Ajax asked about her assistance, she nodded. [color=white][b]"A convoy under my charge is being slowed down by this incident. The longer it sits here, the more threatened it is. It'll need to be handled undoubtedly."[/b][/color]

The guardian studied the building, [color=white][b]"The question is: How? These extremists could have valuable intel, so taking them alive is a priority. But they have hostages, so they'll open fire if we make a move. If we can secure the hostages and take their leverage away, then we can move in to subdue them."[/b][/color]

Her eyes looked off to an alley way. She stared in that direction for a brief moment and up nodded toward the alleyway. [color=white][b]"That's how we'll do it. I'll take the fire escape and infiltrate the bottom from the roof. I'll send a spirit to give you the all clear. If not that, then the gunfire should be enough of a signal to move in."[/b][/color]

Kade turned her back to Ajax and made her way to the alley. A handful of UDF troopers looked her way for instruction. She responded with a hand signal to stand by. When she disappeared into the alley, Kade looked up the fire escape, the ladder had already been pulled down. It must have been how they got into the building without causing a ruckus in the first place. The guardian focused some magic to enhance her senses. As she climbed the ladder, and went up the switch back stairs, Kade listened for any approaching footsteps through the wall of the building. All clear.

Kade slowed her pace as she neared the top. She heard noise on the roof, two extremists talking. She crouched and listened in for a short while. [color=white][i]"Hey, Sidney. You sure leaving Brett to secure the hostages was a good idea? I mean... The guy is a loose cannon. He'll start shooting even if he hears a pin fall."[/i][/color]

[color=white][i]"I didn't make up the plan, Vinny... You should be taking this up with the boss."[/i][/color] Sidney said.

[color=white][i]"No way in hell am I going to question Nimbus' plans to his face. That guy would cut me in half in one swing of his sword!"[/i][/color]

There was a chuckle, [color=white][i]"Heh... Yeah, probably not a good thing. I hear he's been even more on edge since Sev stabbed his girlfriend in the back. Nimbus could never look at Ariel the same way after that... Damn shame."[/i][/color]

[color=white][i]"Damn shame..."[/i][/color] Vinny repeated in turn.

Kade gathered enough information from listening to the two unaware guards. Their leader was name Nimbus. The man holding the hostages was quick to open fire. And there was internal strife. The longer Kade waited, the more tense the situation was going to get. It was time to act. If she wanted to get into the building, she'd have to knock the two guards out. Kade unclipped her cloak from her shoulders and bunched it into her fist. She channeled the magic away from her senses, and began to move the air around her. Once the two looked away, Kade leaped over the precipice of the building and tossed her balled up cloak. With a flick of her wrist, cloak exploded and stretched out completely, catching a gust of wind controlled by Kade. There was a whip as the cloak shaped itself to bolt of air. Before Vinny could turn, the cloak smacked into the back of his head and wrapped around his face. Kade ran up to the two, grabbed the back of Sidney's head, and drove her knee into his face. Sidney tumbled over, unconscious. Kade then span and went for a high kick. Her boot heel connected with his cheek, sending him spinning and landing on his front. Both were out cold.

Kade dragged the two together, and tied them up with her cloak to keep them there. She pulled the radios from the guards and crushed them. Then she grabbed the guns and disassembled them quickly, leaving the parts strewn about. Kade walked over to the rooftop access and laid a hand on the door. She heightened her senses again, making sure nobody was on the other side of the door, or in the stairwell. Clear again, it would seem Nimbus left the rooftop security up to Vinny and Sidney. The door was locked, but with a quick jerk and a bit of guardian strength, the door latch snapped and gave way.

Kade was in.
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[color=849fc5]Act[/color] - Kade silently took down two roof top guards.
[color=84c592]React[/color] - Kade reacted to Ajax and Jomen before they took action.
[color=c5c584]Observe[/color] - Kade eavesdropped on the rooftop guards to ascertain information on the extremists running the hostage situation.
[color=#c484c5]Reflect[/color] - Kade reminded herself, and the other Guardians, that this hostage situation was slowing down the VIP's convoy.
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