[center][h1][color=ec008c]Samantha Dalton - Callsign: Chaos[/color][/h1][/center]

[center][h1][color=8dc73f]Chuck Simmons - Callsign: Boomer[/color][/h1][/center]

[u][i][b][center][h1]Chaos Emerging[/h1][/center][/b][/i][/u]

[center][h1]Souk Semmarine, Marrakesh, Morocco[/h1][/center]
[center][h2]1400 Local Time[/h2][/center]

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[color=ec008c]Samantha took the corner that Purna had indicated. She continued to monitor the progress on the battlefield with the cameras she had slapped up and the drones she still controlled. She didn’t know how Boomer proposed to destroy these tanks but she wouldn’t leave until she had turned them over to him. She trusted his expertise to come up with something. She had been too busy in the last battle to appreciate the work the heavies did. Jamie, Chuck, and Oliver were beasts on the battlefield. They each had their own style that suited them. Nothing got past them and they each gave as good as they got. 

The heavies had pushed their way through the gate and obliterated the forces arrayed there to stop them. They then pushed forward meeting the soldiers flooding into the area from the rear of the compound where the residence was located. Boomer and Scion were working like a team that had partnered in the past as the two of them pushed through the troops Artemis had coerced, bribed, or hired to stop them. Boomer and Scion were fearsome as blood, explosions, bullets, and body parts littered the path around them as they put their focus on destroying their opposition. 

As they got closer to her location Boomer requested more clarification of where to meet her. She sent it to him. He and Jamie had gotten pushed to the opposite side of the compound and were angling back towards her location. Her eyes widened as she watched Boomer take out the pickup of armed men and weapons and then Jamie’s revenge on the guy who managed to put a vicious looking hook into his armor. [/color]

[color=8dc73f]Duke had followed in Chuck’s wake down the field tearing out the throats of enemies that Chuck had downed. He made the enemy don't get back up to come after his master. Chuck was actually enjoying this mission. Once the civilians were out of the way he had been able to let loose without answering to finicky politicians and uppers about how he did his job. Raven just wanted the job done as expeditiously as possible with minimal harm to innocents and the environment. That was something Chuck could get behind. He felt like he was in the right place at the right time to make a difference. It was nice to feel like he was truly making a difference in the world once more. He had signed up to serve and protect his country. He felt like he was doing that once more. He was finding it interesting to work with fellow giants that could keep up with him on the field. It was a very new and enlightening experience for him. He was used to being the biggest strongest man around. It was nice to pit his abilities and strengths against someone who could be his equal. Chuck was laughing at Jamie’s tirade to the men they had routed as he ducked into the tent to find Samantha walking towards him. [/color]

[color=ec008c]Samantha heard new orders come over the comms from Adam just before Chuck and Jamie joined her and Purna at the tent. 

“Roger that Wilk. I will join you after showing Boomer his target.” 

She watched as Jamie and Chuck entered the tent. She relaxed and made her way quickly towards them. She nodded at them as they stepped into the tent. She couldn’t help but notice that they both had to duck even though the tent was probably 8 meters high at the peak. 

“Thank you for joining me, gentleman.” [/color]

[color=ec008c]She gave Jamie a nod as she tried to answer his question. 

“Well in case you missed Wilk giving new orders. He wants you to take the front with Tiny Nord to help him get the target out. You will be playing front guard and pushing to get the VIP to Athena’s location and out of the souk. Boomer, you are to join them after you take care of these canisters.” [/color]

[color=8dc73f]Chuck had heard Wilk’s new orders over the comms just as they ducked into the tent. He listened as Samantha repeated them. He nodded and let his hand brush down Duke’s back. 

“Okay show me where these tanks are.” 

He followed her to inspect what he needed to take care of. He paid attention to the area around him and the equipment.[i] This was a lot of expensive and valuable equipment for a makeshift temporary lab. Why was it set up in a tent?[/i][/color]

[color=ec008c]She gave them a quick smile “You can tell me who won the bet later.” She turned and immediately headed towards the twin tanks. [/color]

[color=8dc73f]Chuck blushed crimson and couldn’t help looking and feeling guilty. He felt like a little boy when his momma caught him doing something he shouldn’t. [i]How did she know? No one was around when they made that bet. Maybe Jamie had left his comms live. Damn! Was he in trouble? Dammit Boomer get your head in the game. We have a job to do. Focus on personal issues later.[/i] He narrowed his eyes and swallowed and didn’t say anything. He tried to focus on what he needed to destroy. [/color]

[color=ec008c]She wasn’t sure there had been a bet but they just had that playful masculine energy that said they were enjoying this operation a little more than usual that gave her suspicions. She led Chuck to the tanks. 

“Boomer, these tanks are filled with that poison that Rose has been extracting from her blood. We don’t have time to test it. It needs to be destroyed. We can’t blow it up because that might spread it. These tanks are pressurized and will blow if heated. The only way to destroy it is prolonged high heat. You can’t expose yourself to it or you might die. I hope you have some ideas, Boomer.” She gave him a searching look. [/color]

[color=8dc73f]Chuck had managed to bring his wayward thoughts back to the issue at hand. He listened intently as Sam shared critical information with him. 

“This shit is toxic. It needs high heat to destroy it. I can’t blow it up because it will spread before it can be destroyed. The tanks are pressurized and will blow if they get too hot. Did I get all that right?” 

He waited for her to nod in affirmation. 

“Shit that is going to be an issue.” [/color]

[color=8dc73f]He took a moment to take a deep breath and think about what explosives he did have with him. He didn’t really have what they needed. He began to think out loud. Sam was his best thought partner for this. 

“Do you know how high a temperature those tanks can withstand before they blow up? And will that be a high enough heat to destroy the toxin? What temperature can the tanks withstand before they blow up?” [/color]

[color=ec008c]Samantha didn’t even need to look the information up. She was a mechanical engineer. She knew this kind of information because she had needed it for a job. She didn’t hesitate or even blink as she told him 120 degrees fahrenheit. Water boils at 212 degrees fahrenheit.” [/color]

[color=8dc73f]Chuck frowned; his idea of killing the shit in the tank wouldn’t work. Could he somehow neutralize the toxin another way. 

“Would releasing the toxin or mixing with another compound neutralize it? What if we lowered the tanks into a vat or baking soda or something like that and then punctured the tank or triggered a release of the toxin. Would it still spread?” [/color]

[color=ec008c]Samantha tilted her head to the side as she considered it. 

“Without further testing we don’t know what might neutralize it or even if it can be neutralized. Releasing it into water is a bad idea. It could hitch a ride on the water molecules and become an aerosolized weapon then. We might be doing their work for them at that point. It would have to be a viscous liquid, think goopy. Released at the bottom of a deep barrel or bucket. It would need to be released into a substance that doesn’t boil or become gaseous like water. The substance it was released into would have to reach temperatures over 500 degrees fahrenheit to destroy it.” [/color]

[color=8dc73f]Chuck frowned at her explanation and then an idea sparked and he grinned. 

“How about Napalm? We don’t have any with us but there is a fast recipe for one. I would need gasoline and sugar. Does the residence have a kitchen?” [/color]

[color=ec008c]Samantha didn’t trust that evil grin on Chuck’s face. He looked eager and excited. That made her a little nervous. 

“Yes, the ground floor. I passed it on my way out. Right off the foyer. What do you have in mind?” 

Samantha knew they didn’t have a lot of time. She wanted to make sure Chuck had a solid plan before she left him to it. She wanted to be sure they all got out of here. She knew enough about Chuck to know that he was not above sacrificing himself to the greater good. They still needed him dammit and she refused to let him do it on her watch. [/color]

[color=8dc73f]Chuck smiled at her. 

“I am going to need about 4 gallons of gasoline and as much sugar as I can find in the kitchen. Hopefully they have been cooking for the troops. I will need a heavy cast iron pot as big as I can find it or a steel drum. Oh and I will need that mini laser you carry in your tool kit. I am going to make homemade napalm. Set the tanks in the barrel of napalm. Then puncture the tanks with the laser punching a hole in the tanks so they leak into the napalm while the laser ignites the napalm. The barrel should withstand the heat until the toxin is destroyed. The tanks should withstand the heat enough not to explode because they will no longer be under pressure. I rig explosives to blow all their equipment to hell on a timer. While we are getting out of dodge, the complex will be blown on our way out. The toxin should be destroyed and unusable and neutralized. Do I have your approval?” 
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[color=ec008c]Samantha blinked as she processed what he planned to do. Everything sounded doable except the gasoline but hell there was the pickup he blew up. He might be able to find everything he needed to do it. If not it was a marketplace surrounded by homes. He would just have to hurry to find everything he needed. She smiled at him and nodded.

“Very clever Boomer. Permission granted. Hurry though. We are not leaving without you!” 

Samantha took off leaving it in his hands. Samantha took off running for her new post. She used her pistol to shoot a few soldiers who thought she would be a good target of opportunity. She used her parkour skills to get up on the wall so that she could see what was happening around Athena. Wilk had told her to take out the mech. [i]Where was Glitch when she needed him? Mechs were his thing.[/i] She sighed and knew she would have to get closer. She quickly bounced from wall to wall till she was on the ground. She would try to get closer and see what she could do about the mech. There was no way to take it out by hacking. The mech had hardened hardware and was not being operated over electronic airwaves. This was all manual with onboard hardened electronics. Artemis was getting better at countering her tricks. 
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[color=8dc73f]Boomer got to work pulling explosives out of Duke’s saddlebags. He planted enough explosives to blow all the equipment up. He grabbed a large kitchen pot that was being used in the tent. It was a large stock pot of some kind and the tanks. He ran over to the truck that he had flipped upside down. He punched a hole in the gas tank and collected about 3 gallons of gas. It would have to do. He then made his way to the kitchen. Duke took out the only soldier that tried to get in his way. He began tearing open cabinet doors and rummaging over the supply shelves. He found a five pound bag of sugar. He was not sure that would be enough. 

He found a massive heavy cast iron cauldron in a brick fireplace that looked straight out of the middle ages. The pot was massive and almost big enough to bathe in. It was perfect he began to dump ingredients in. He started with the gasoline and the sugar. He found honey and cooking oil that he added to the pot. He began to mix everything until the mixture was a thick goo with the consistency of thick honey. He set the tanks deep inside the mixture as close to the bottom as possible. Then he used the laser to puncture both tanks. The laser ignited the goo causing it to glow orange. 

Boomer didn’t wait for the show. He whistled for Duke and took off running towards where the Blue Sword team was waiting for extraction of the team. [/color]