[center][h1][color=ed1c24][b]Terra Laedo[/b][/color][/h1][/center]
[center][h1][color=00a651][b]Hisako L. Kobayashi[/b][/color][/h1][/center]



The plan had been set.  With the three of them ordered to attack the Red-Star ship directly for a disable-and-rescue mission, and that it actually seemed [i]possible[/i] to do so, the choice was clear.  They needed to be absolutely certain that their NCs were up to the task.  Suiting up now - Hisako was no longer in the Red-Star uniform she had come in - they headed for the hangar and Terra immediately ordered that Id, Grand Sword Star, and Sahaquiel be fitted and calibrated for heavy signal jamming and emergency wire communications if any of them were lacking.  While there was no guarantee that this would block out Osamu, it was what they needed to prevent anyone from doing anything with those tanks, even cause their own radar and such to foul up if at a high enough concentration.  Terra explained while this was being done, in case there was any misunderstanding.

[color=ed1c24]"Enemy sensors must be completely jammed for this to work.  If the tanks have on-board systems programmed to react to specific scenarios, such as specific counter-measures, evasions, or just the auto-destruct, their guidance must be confused enough through the jamming to not have the input required to react.  That is the only way in which Hisako can safely operate.  If we cannot maintain a heavy jamming field to allow Grand Sword Star to cut through the necessary connections, we can't do anything to the tanks at all."[/color]

[color=00a651]"It should only take one to do it, but I'm guessing we're all doing this, just in case."[/color]

[color=ed1c24]"Correct.  Anything can happen on the battlefield, so we may as well prepare for it.  Naturally, our own communications will also be out of commission, and probably our own sensors, to a degree.  Anything besides visual scanners may not operate properly, and we'll have to speak with wire-transmission, as needed.  When they realize we're not there to simply destroy the tanks and leave, they [i]will[/i] send someone to stop us."[/color]

Terra now turned to the Denver-Vegas pilot, specifically.

[color=ed1c24]"Kxeyun, I know it's going to be a bit more difficult for Sahaquiel to get to the enemy ship.  Just do the best you can and meet us there."[/color]

The time or preparation was soon over and the time of launching was at hand.  Commander Narra was having them all synchronize their NC launches with the time of the kinetic barrier dropping, so that they would be in the area of it shutting down when they headed out at full speed.  This meant that different mechs at different speeds would be launching later or earlier than Terra herself, depending on how fast they were normally.  Terra could have punched it with her Overclock Engine, but there was no need to do that.  Soon...it was time.

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[color=ed1c24]"Id Neural Combatant systems all green, preparing to launch."[/color]

AND GO!!  The former Red-Star experimental mech launched from the base at high-speed, right along with the others.  Her machine was built for speed, so it actually proceeded after Hisako and Kxeyun would have launched, all of them closing in on the barrier at the same time before it suddenly vanished, allowing them to pass through.  There was a moment of exposure, and then someone called [b]"Incoming!"[/b] over comms, but Terra did not stop.  Their orders were to proceed directly for the Red-Star hovership, and to that end...the moment had been prepared for.  A vessel had been tasked towards momentarily shielding them and Haven from enemy bombardments.  A good plan.  Terra broadcasted now on a secure Haven-only channel.

[color=ed1c24]"Squad, prepare to jam frequencies upon confirmation of the targets.  Haven combatants, be advised: My team will be out of radio contact for the duration of rescue.  There is no other way to do it."[/color]

With that, Id was making its way towards the ship, presumably Grand Sword Star and Sahaquiel, as well.  If for some reason Kxeyun couldn't make it, Terra wouldn't hold it against her.  Right now, she wasn't holding anything against anyone, except maybe herself.

[i][color=ed1c24]Mother, father...  I'm sorry that I couldn't do anything for you before.  I'm sorry that my plans could not include you.  I'm jjust grateful for the chance to remove you from this mess.[/color][/i]

All scanners were activated for now to locate these apparent super-tanks that Red-Star had deployed...