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Captain Hendlow surveyed the area before whispering to his team, "Ruth, see the drath on patrol? He's a dead lizard walking, make sure of it. I've got the other. Then we move quick-like to get those bodies out of sight. On the count of three..." He lifted his rifle and took aim at the lizard's skull. "One..." He took a deep breath to steady his aim. "Two..." Dead silence, as even the wind settled. "Three..." The sound of gunfire was hardly louder than a whisper. Hendlow had pegged his target dead-on.

Hendlow himself collected the second body and pulled it back into the woods to be hidden beneath the brush. Once he had the body hidden, he quickly examined all of his soldiers to make sure nothing was out of the ordinary, and that everyone was still there. "Before we continue to the first point," he whispered, "Are there any advisory warnings you'd like to give us, Sehene? I don't like lizards, and I certainly don't like the places they like to hole up, especially when they're still hanging around."

((Slight change of scenery for Straken and me))

"We will be docking with the Errant Venture shortly," a voice said over the intercom of the small transport shuttle as it left the planet's atmosphere. Clarissa let out an annoyed grunt and looked around the small ship at the other passengers. She and the others, who had also been injured planet side, were being moved to the cruiser Errant Venture for it had more advanced medical facilities. Looking out a viewing window, Clarissa saw the fast approaching ship. The Errant Venture was roughly a third the size of the Hymn and had very few weapon systems, which was why it had been specialized for behind-the-front-lines medical purposes during this campaign, and the only reason Clarissa was looking forward to arriving was that Steven had gotten there an hour earlier. She wanted to see him again.
"We are now boarding the Errant Venture. Please wait until the departure ramp is completely down before leaving," the voice said.
As Clarissa left the shuttle she went right to looking for Steven.

[[ I RECOGNISE THAT NAME!!!!!! That's the name of a civillian owned Star destroyer-turned-casino in the starwars EU book I, Jedi! Sorry.. is that where you were getting the name from or am i just insane? Also: Medical Frigates FTW!]]

"Yes Captain. The higher officers will check with these scouts every 40 minutes, depending on when the last check was, sometime in the near future they will not get a response and send back-up. The usual contingent is 3 lizards, so you should be able to handle them. They will come up through the door in the entrance; you will have the tactical advantage." She whispered , while bracing herself in the crouched position with a clawed hand. The heavy body and odd make-up of the Drathonian physique was making it difficult for her to balance.

((AGH I'm so sorry I forgot to post again..i think I fail...))

"Right" Ruth said simply, nodding at the spy. he turned to hendlow and asked in a voice just above a whisper. "Sir, What formation? Shall I protect the package or the backdoor?" as confusing as the jargon might seem to a normal person, he was simply asking if he should cover Sehene or act as a sort of rearguard for the small group.

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Kai awoke to the sight of an unfamiliar Medical bay. Apparently they had moved him after he had dozed off, and the Hymn must be on some sort of patrol. It didn't matter, This ship being an actual medical frigate, it had better facilities than even the Hymn. He felt his head, realizing that the odd medical device had been removed, replaced by some sort of earplugs. Feeling the material, the captain attempted taking them out, to no avail. A passing nurse did notice his efforts, however, and chacked a chart, nodding before pressing a few buttons on a small device she carried, and the earplugs opened up, allowing the Blond man to remove them. He was greeted with an at once familiar and disturbing sensation: Sound. It hurt his ears. Forgetting how the medicine worked, Kai hadn't realized it would give him the same hearing as a young child. Mentally he could stand it, but the physical strain of a loud bustling room was bothersome. he would have to get used to the feeling over again. Grabbing the nurse before she could leave, he asked her two questions: "Am I free to go?" And "where are the soldiers from the rescue teams?"

Hendlow nodded to Sehene and evaluated the information. He was encountering his first difficult tactical decision. Stay here and take the three out, and they'd just make it more obvious that something was happening. If they all went in, they could be attacked from the rear once within the facility. If he left just one behind... There wasn't a single soldier he could sacrifice. Well, dammit all to Hell.

"We go in," he said. "Kwon on point, Sehene, Mortego, Ruth, and I've got the rear. If a firefight erupts, Sehene and Mortego, I want you both to find cover and sit tight. Keep the voices down and footsteps quiet. Don't ever be seen, if you can help it. Now, let's move. Kwon!" He raised his gun and surveyed the front wall, wary of any possible new targets while his team crossed the open space and entered the facility.