[center] [h1][color=fff200]Group Collaboration[/color][/h1] [/center]

Raphael was bored; They'd been sitting atop this hill for hours. The only thing of interest was the Marksmen, and they weren't doing much. Rafe couldn't keep Athena entertained and so the canine was tense as a coiled spring. The scout rubbed the dog's back and asked April, [color=#808000]"Is she done yet?"[/color]

April looked through her binoculars and said, [color=ed145b]"It looks like she is waiting for an answer on something."[/color] She scanned the area below them and caught some movement.  There was a couple of dirty criminal thug types looking very suspiciously up the hill at them. Her peripheral vision caught movement to her left.[color=ed145b] "Wait, Rafe! We've got company!" [/color]April pointed to the men lurking in the tall grasses just over the hill where it dips slightly. [color=ed145b]"There!" [/color]

April grabbed the walkie talkie. She didn't trust these guys. They looked like a bunch of methheads to her. [color=ed145b]"Battlestations! We are about to be attacked."[/color] She heard Alicia scream as another man had gone around them and he was stabbing her with something. April Jumped up, ran and burried her knife into the back of his head. His large body rolled backwards into her knocking both her and his body into the ground where she slid a good thirty feet before she stopped. 

At her first cry Raphael straightened, his bow coming up an arrow nocked. Athena took off like a shot, the Pitsky charging downhill. An arrow took the throat of the closest attacker, the canine leapt for the throat of the next. The scout scanned the highway, and saw the group moving towards Arlington.[color=#808000] "Yo, Grim Adventures up the road."[/color]

Billy had been eavesdropping on the conversation behind him; At the first mention of motion he pulled his hand from the barrel and touched Vickie's shoulder, a silent way of telling her to hold her target. The Marksmen replaced his hand and scanned up the highway, he stopped as the Duke's men came into sight. William's voice was cold as ice as he spoke, [color=#FFA500]"Six primary; two o'clock."[/color] The very next sound, was the retort of the rifle; And to the men on the highway there was suddenly one less.

Darric heard April's voice and then Alicia's scream. There was about thirty five feet between each of the pairs of look outs. Darric was already on the attackers closest to him and Jonah. The teenager was stunned and not moving quickly at all. Darric yelled at him. [color=92278f]"Jonah!"[/color] The man he just punched came back with a lazy punch and Darric shoved him and he fell down the hill. Darric moved onto the next guy as he saw him pull a knife out. Darric wasted no time in ridding him of his weapon and breaking his wrist. The man's scream was piercing and anyone who didn't already know there was a battle on the hill did now.

April was upside down sliding on her back and she grabbed all the rooted grass that she could as she slowed down and flipped onto her stomach. Once she was there she dug her feet in slowing her the rest of the way. She rolled out of the way as injured went sliding or flying past her. She was in a hurry to get back up there to see how bad Alicia was. 

[color=ed145b]"Alex? How bad is Alicia?"[/color] She yelled as she made her way back up the steep hill.

[color=6ecff6][i]"She's fine, as far as I can tell. Or rather, she'll be fine. Wound looks fairly shallow and in her side, I don't know for certain, but I don't think it's anything life threatening at the moment."[/i][/color] Alex stood over Alica, and scanned his surroundings. Pulling our a pair of knives from his bags, he readied himself for anyone daring to come close. Alica may not get so lucky with the next attack. A pair of the Duke's men seemed to be splitting off from the main herd, and rushing around the hill. Two more seemed to get the Idea and head in the other direction.

[color=6ecff6][i]" Alicia! Behind you! They're trying to flank!"[/i][/color]

Vicky found a target with what looked like a poorly maintained AK and squeezed the trigger sending the boattailed round at over 2,900 fps arcing over the gap between her target and her position catching him in the throat causing those men closest to him to be covered in a fine spray of blood. [color=f7976a]"Adjusting fire one click low"[/color] was all she said as she hunted her next target among the now panicked men

William's hand moved to adjust his sights then returned, he squeezed the trigger again and another gunman collapsed. Billy scanned for his next target.

Athena pulled her head out of the the ruined remains of a throat and rotated looking for another. She started trotting back up the hill, head swiveling. Rafe himself turned, arrows leaving whenever he got a clean shot.[color=#808000] "Group up, watch each other's backs." [/color]The scout shouted.

Darric ducked a knife and blocked it as the large muscular man with greasy hair planted his feet in a good defensive stance for the slanted ground and Darric yelled at Jonah again who seemed to be frozen in place. [color=92278f]"Jonah! You stupid fuck! MOVE!"[/color] Darric kicked backwards and got the kid in the gut doubling him over and making him come to life. For his efforts Darric got a hard punch to the nose. He heard the crunch as it broke and blood burst from his nose like a balloon. 

Momentarily blinded by the blood he took another exceptionally hard hit to the stomach that took his feet out from under him and he landed on his back. He saw April run at the man from behind him and swing up onto his back wrapping her legs around his neck. She threw herself backwards taking the large man with her. She landed on her back and slid a couple of feet before she caught herself and grabbed a large rock on the way. She bashed the man in the head until his skull was oozing grey matter. 

When she stood up she was breathing hard and covered in blood spatter. She walked over to Darric and pulled him to his feet and she grabbed Jonah by the shoulder and steered him towards Alicia and Alex. She grabbed her bag and handed Darric a clean rag to clean up his face.

[color=ed145b]"Alex! Can you keep these two out of harm's way?"[/color]

[color=6ecff6][i]"Yeah, sure. I can do that."[/i][/color] Alex tossed a knife towards Jonah, landing next to him. [color=6ecff6][i]" If you see something I don't, defend yourself. Here's hoping things stay relatively quiet here. Leave the fighting to the fighters."[/i][/color] Alex fidgeted with the knife in his hand. He wanted to help, but he couldn't exactly throw that far and hit. Standing guard seemed to be the best decision right now, If someone wants help, they'll call for him... Probably.

Jain heard the alarm then the shots from Billy and Vicky’s position and she knew things had gone sideways but then the men she was talking to did more than point their weapons at her and fired in fear thinking she was responsible and a danger. The shotguns missed her but the 22 sent a round into her thigh causing a burning pain as she’s only felt once before when Scouting the town of Sandy near Lasthope.

She broke for the cover of a building they’d left intact in their field of fire and hunkered down behind the block wall and began first aid on the wound to stop the bleeding as she cussed a blue streak. Her partners dove in with her and realized she’d been shot and were about to return fire till she warned them off.

[color=seagreen]”Hold your fire, they are just scared dumbasses and we’re safe here.[/color] She snarled as she pulled her radio up and said, [color=seagreen]”Hold fire on the tower and town, shoot only if fired on, Maisy I want it hard and I want it now”.[/color]

The pain in her voice was obvious and the ham fisted man trying to stanch the blood wasn’t helping her hide it. She knew it was a small round because it hadn’t followed a straight path and she was sure it was lodged somewhere near her knee 6 inches below the entry point. 

[i]“Goddess I hope Amir is as good as he thinks he is”[/i] she thought.

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