"I saw that gentleman, Lieutenant Kasrikos sending messages over the wireless earlier," Zoe jumped in, "I'll see if I can get him to help with that."

As the ship began to raise up, above the mountainous hillsides, a flash came from the figures in the distance, followed by another. Arkadios trained his telescope on them, "Well, I think we can conclude they aren't friendly," he remarked before snapping it shut, leaning over to speak into the speaking tube, "Miss Ferarri, please keep an eye out for any of the bags taking a puncture.  We appear to be taking fire."

Thankfully nobody had hit them yet, but it was only a matter of time - the dirigible was not a small target, "Someone get on the machineguns.  Give them a burst to keep their heads down... Mister Carter, if you will."