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As the team proceeded down the right corridor, pursuing the Neo Angel towards Logic Gate, Jake then spoke up.

"Ma'am. Jake here. We still have a problem. More Cruxi's were coming down that middle corridor from before. This is just a recommendation but I'm planning to go prone when we get slightly more than halfway down this corridor and assume a sniping position. If were forced to fight Logic Gate, my low sync rate and sniping won't be of much help in that chamber area. At the very least, I'll hold that group off if they try running down this way. After all, there isn't alot of cover in this corridor and I'm banking on the long distace being too hard for them to hit me. Best case, they don't try coming down this way."

He then said this.

"...Katya...Serah...I know it's rough but if it comes down to it...let Mai slash Seven do her job...I only heard rumors but the Helldivers were a group that did the..."dirty" work that normal pilots couldn't mentally handle...I can only imagine what Mai's going through right now..."

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Well...time for dramatic's...

Everyone. Brace yourself...depending on what Ariamis says or does here...Mai may kick it. She does have alot of story potential but she's also aware of mind-based attacks...so yeah...I don't know why I'm getting all depressed about it but even with fictional characters, I do hate possibly killing them off ;_;

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...R...u...n...

Jake just heard that pop into his head when he watched his Recon drones get taken out. But after what he saw at the end of the right corridor.

...R...un...D...on't...

Jake then heard that but based on the reports he had read, knew what was possibly happening. Opening the comm line on ALL channels, Jake spoke.

"Base. Katya. Everyone. This is Jake. My three recon drones are down. More enemy units proceeding from the middle corridor but...I know this may sound bonkers but...I think Elora just told us to run through...some telepathy...but it gets worse, I found what I assumed is a Cruxi modded Logic Gate...and your NOT going to like the last image I picked up."

Back at the base where Ritsu and Lorenzo were and in Katya's framework, Jake sent the last video image of the recon drone sent to the right before the modded Logic Gate took it out.

"...this job just got ALOT more complicat-", Jake began but was cut off.

"Everyone. This is Seven. Cadet Elora has been compromised. I repeat, Elora and Logic Gate have been compromised. Switching objective priorities...", Seven droned.

"...Seven...don't you dare...Mai...we need to recuse the other P.O.W's at the very least then pull back."

"Logic Gate assuming combat mode...commencing termination of target."

"MAI!", Jake roared before Neo Angel proceeded towards the right corridor.

Meanwhile, Seven was quickly moving her hands across her framework console. She knew what was happening. Even Mai knew what was happning. She also knew that it was more than just physical warefare.

NOW it was mental. But her sync system wasn't exactly your average sync system. It was called Telekenetic for a reason.

What Seven was doing is redirecting the "energy" that was being used as her barrier based on her sync rate and redirecting it towards...herself in a way. It was dangerous to even modifty a sync system on the fly but the Telekenetic can do multiple roles if given time and preparation.

Like with the Setsuka, it could use that energy to create weapons of pure energy and fire energy blasts. In this case with the Neo Angel, that energy was used as a barrier that coated the Neo Angel as a defensive measure also based on her sync rate. But that barrier was going to do squat against a mental attack.

So taking perhaps the biggest risk of her life, she was dropping the barrier on her mech and using that energy on herself if a way that it was putting a barrier on her mind. But if Elora was turly as strong as she was suspecting...all she could do was buy time.

Seven felt Mai's distress deep down but she also knew this had to be done. If Logic Gate joined the battle, they'd probably suffer heavy casualties. As far as both of them knew, no one on her squad was prepared for any mental-based attacks.

Which mean't...it may all come down to this...

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"...everyone...chill out for a sec", Jake said in response to everything that was going between Katya, Serah and "Seven".

"First off, stay together. Serah. Don't get stuck there. Were going to have to leave the same way we came in. Mai. No going rambo...at least, not possibly yet. First off, I have to determine Elora's location and with that being said, yes ma'am Katya. On it."

Jake then called in the three recon drones near his position that he had already deployed when they had gotten in here. Seeing the three corridors, he then sent one recon drone into each one as Katya requested.

"Katya. I'm sending them down the corridors. One in each of the three. Let's see what lies ahead...and hope and pray Elora's somewhere where we CAN get to in a framework", Jake said.

"...understood. Will remain in Neo Angel Ma'am. Assuming defensive position. Apologies for near insuborination", Seven said to Katya.

"...and cadet Serah...apologies as well. Awaiting sit-rep from Jake first before proceeding...and...thank you...", Seven then said to Serah.

It was rather odd for "Seven" to even say things like "thank you" but considering the trust issues she had during this war, even more so with certain members of high command and other cadets with either see her as "reckless", "monster" or even a "threat", having someone trust her judgment calls was rare outside of her old division.

In the Helldiver division, such a small comment would be considered a "distraction"...

But like it or not, this was NOT squad Helldivers.

This was squad Sigma.

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I'm still around Ariamis. Though judging from the inactivities...it would seem Mai and Jake maybe the only survivors of the infiltration team depending...

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It's coming had to start over after my word died and I lost the nearly completed post Aiming for today or tomorrow. Depending on energy levels as I'm still quite sick.

@Evil Snowman

;_; I'm sorry. My condolances to you and your family.

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Hi all. Just checking in. Still in this as always. ^_^

Though it seems most of the posting is on the team outside in space attacking the station. Was wondering when one of the others inside would make a post since "Seven" is pretty much at it again...

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"I'm gonna kill them all. Kill them all. Kill them all. Kill them all. Kill them all. Kill them all. Kill all of the alien scum." -Harold

Aaaaand he's back, and angrier than ever!

@SillyGoy

-___-'....now i know why I don't post in OOC's much anymore....

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"Ok...if this is a trap, it's a convincing one...those Cruxi look as if they really ARE surprised to see us in here", Jake said as their infiltration mission continued.

As they continued, Jake had launched his three remaining recon drones to help keep an eye on things in the general area around his squad inside the station. As he said before, he had left the other two outside to help the attack squad with information gathering. One thing he noted was the two new units that were out there. The two stubby Cruxi and the crystal like one.

"Base. It's Jake. Our mission is going smoothly so far. I saw some data on the two drones outside the station that I left in your control though. About those "mist grade parts" metioned in the meeting several days ago...that crystal unit looks like it went towards that thing. Not sure where the "tube" part is though. Needless to say, don't get too close to it. I also saw that annoying "regeneration" trick through the video feed...those two stubby units with the glowing spider-like legs might be the culprits. My advice: prioritze those two units first for a butt-whooping."

Then, that's when Jake and Mai saw the tubes...filled with human beings...

"...ugh...no...", was all Jake could say as he saw the sight.

"...it's...just like the first time I saw these", Mai slowly said.

"...and high command wanted you to keep it quiet?", Jake asked.

"...something like this...would decrease morale...or anger...an...g..."

"...Mai? You ok?", Jake then asked.

"...This is Seven. Requesting order to proceed on foot."

"Wha-you kidding?! Those Cruxi-"

"Jake. I no not who but someone left me an assault rifle. If Elora or others are out-of-reach of frameworks, one has to proceed on foot for a rescue attempt", "Seven" said, cutting him off.

"...Katya. It's Jake. As you heard, Mai lied about not doing anything stupid."

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Hey Ariamis. Just a heads up since it looks like you missed it. Jake left two of his recon drones to Lorenzo or Ritsu on the bridge of the flagship so you control those two that are outside the station. I made up some techno BS that Jake linked two of his drones to the ship's bridge so...yeah...-__-'