[b][i]Natasha Zhang[/i][/b]

Natasha blinked and typed into her Omni-tool, [i]The Dragon... I remember him. Respectable fellow - I wished I was in his fleet more than once. Navi, I think we'll be [b]great[/b] friends...[/i] She trailed off while typing, before resuming in response to Ariel, [i]We'll be given missions by Moonstrike, our employers. Probably to strike at Ascendancy assets, yes. Or maybe spread propaganda aimed to spark rebellion. Or both. I'm sure that you guys would be fine with that, right, considering the abuse you guys received from the Ascendancy?[/i]

[b][i]Ashton and Flame[/i][/b]

Before Ashton or Flame can reply, all Omni-tools would recieve a notifciation from the Grand Bazaar's private news channel. 

[i]Breaking News: A shuttle-crawler shop selling weapons and armor has been hijacked by a group called the 'Restarters', an armed faction of Rau've, Kaisoken, Korta and Tayanen who wish to restart the Coalition War. The Restarters have taken hostages while trying to make off with the contents of the shop, while local security are estimated to be thirty minutes away. The location of the ongoing crime is in Hangar 15, Section 20.[/i]

Ashton blinked and said to Tarak, "That's where we are. Could it be? -"

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A bulky crawler was indeed in front of them, blocking the way of the food shuttle as its heavily-armored frame stood horizontally in-between the shuttle and the rest of the ships. A message then arrived at the food shuttle's comms, a holographic message showing a most unusual sight, a Kaisoken with [i]arms and legs of crystal[/i], and a sword that extended from his right arm.

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"My name is [i]Mirrorshard[/i], student of Abbadon the Kinslayer, but unlike him, I do not share his fondness for [i]Humans[/i]," the hologram said with contempt in his voice - It was quite clear he had given himself a voice box, too. [i]Rather, I wish to teach them [b]their place[/b]. Now, we have one demand of this food shop - Give us your money and supplies, or we will kill all of you and take them anyway. Your choice.[/i]

The Rau've lady who owned the store-shuttle turned towards Tarak and his group, before saying, "We need help right now. If you can do something about these goons, we'll gladly compensate you. Deal?"

[b][i]Natasha Zhang[/i][/b]

Natsha typed, [i]I guess you guys have your first mission. Just so you know, my crew has the [b]real[/b] Abbadon Kinslayer in our employ, as well as a few other 'rough and ready' types. We'll be joining you shortly if they can take a rough vehicle ride. Natasha out.[/i]

She then ceased her comms, before sending a voice message to Abbadon and Gabe saying, "Hey, you two! We're about to meet our supersoldiers and have a good scrap, too! So get your asses in gear, we're taking the Kirin!"

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The Kirin was a Moonstrike vehicle developed in secret from stolen Ascendancy Designs, and more proof that the rebel organization was capable of some serious spywork, and probably had a few rogue CEOs funding it, too. All the well for them, but as long as they were capable of hitting hard and fast, Natasha didn't actually care where their money and influence came from...

[b][i]Ashton and Flame[/i][/b]

Ashton said, "Tarak, do we have a plan? One that won't cause needless collateral damage?"

Flame said, "We don't want any civilians killed, but it'll be hard if they are expecting us and they have hostages plus easy access to explosives." He looked at Finbarr and said, "If Ashton can get data about what the interior looks like, can you 'familiarize' yourself with it enough to make a portal?"

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