AWD #093: Event - Born In Fire And Fury
Born in Fire and Fury
Summary: A young mother gives birth in highly inhospitable conditions.
Date: 09/04/2013 (OOC Date)
Related Logs: None
Kelsey Kalum Samtara Morgan Bastien Evans 
Somewhere on Picon
Its Picon! Somewhere behind the front lines. Thar be Cylons afoot!
04/09/2005

The word came down rather suddenly from Orion Command that a Medevac was needed for a /very/ pregnant woman and some wounded on Picon in the town of Canton — a suburb located fifty miles outside of the planetary capital of Queenstown. Word has it that the Picon Resistance has cleared out the town, and enemy forces located in the area are minimal. The nearest Raptor crew was grabbed and a fully loaded Raptor was readied. Word was sent to the Medical Department, and a Doctor, a PJ, a Corpsman, and a Marine were ordered to report to the hangar bay immediately. Less then a half hour later the Raptor was in the air, and jumping towards Picon.
With a flash of light the Raptor appears over the saphire jewel that is the mostly ocean world of Picon, and begins its descent towards the surface.

With one hand on the medical kit that's at her side, Nadir has the other holding very tight to the harness holding her in the seat. "We're not jumping out of a perfectly good raptor, are we? No one said anything about jumping," she wants to get THAT clear right now.

"Just because there's a PJ on board doesn't mean we're jumping sir." Bastien says to the doctor in a perfectly comforting tone. "If that happens, it means we're being shot down, and hell, as fast as these things go, with no ejection seats except for the pilot and ECO? Might as well bend over and kiss your ass goodbye if that happens, Doc." Smile.

Kelsey and Evans had sprinted onto the hangar deck already dressed, complete with helmets already attached and plugs ready. Apparently they were in a sim or something. Power up, take-off, and lucky for everyone they got the greenest pilot on the ship. How fortunate. Jumping in to Picon, Kelsey checks the sky out ahead and begins a turn towards the surface. "Alright Chats, talk to me. Any contacts?" she asks, reaching down and adjusting a setting on her own screens.

Petty Officer Kalum sits in the back by the hatch in his usual spot next to the Raptor's heavy machine gun, and next to him sits his medical bag. He is wearing black BDU's, full body armor, and his helmet. His vest is filled with an assortment of medical supplies and weaponry, and slung across his chest is his rifle. The Pararescue Jumper just smiles at what Nadir has to say. "We wont jump. Probably just fast rope, Doctor. You ready for that?" He teases. Undoubtedly the Raptor will land for the Doctor. Right?

Evans casually thumbs a thumb and forefinger on the DRADIS screen as the system comes back up after the jump, drawling along, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the resort destination of Picon. Yes that's right, come see the lovely devastation the Cylon Armada has wrought and watch the Resistance in action as they hand toaster metallic butts back to them wholescale. The captain has turned on the no smoking lights while I warn her that we have two, count them two basestars on the far side of the planet, moving to intercept, but looks like they didn't eat their Snackcakes this morning. We'll be down long before they get close."

Morgan sighs at Bastien's not-so-reassuring words. He looks at Nadir, who is sitting beside him int he raptor. "We should be fine," he assures. "Intel says that the resistance cleared things well down there. I've seen how some of those folks fight. The Cylons won't find anything to salvage from their centurions." He shifts slightly in his own seat. As if to make it official, he adds, "I'm on light duty. If this were anything complicated, would I be here?" he asks.

"Not reassuring. Very not reassuring," Nadir mutters, she turns and looks at Kalum before back around to Bastien then Morgan. "You know that line that flight attendants use? About how your seat can double as a flotation device? That's pure propaganda. Most commercial flights are over main land continents, not open bodies of water. The statistical probability of being low enough to the surface of a body of water where the flotation device would be any use is in the single digit range. Plus, the flotation device is really just intended to keep your body on the surface of the water to make retrieval easier." She casts a sidelong look at Morgan before nodding, "Good point. Sorry," she aims the general apology at -everyone- and tries to shut up.

"And hey, they gave us a brand new pilot, I bet she has a lot of experience.." Bastien adds, a reassuring smile given. "…in the simulators." Does he know the rumors? Maybe. But it's more fun to pick on the doctor at the moment as he grins towards Kalum. "Oh man, fast roping? I remember the hook and grab training that you have to do for hot ex-fil? Now that's some dangerous stuff. Don't hook up right and snatch, half of you is left on the ground."

Kelsey hears the call for the basestars and nods along. Cocky? Not particularly. Just trying to be cool. Trying. She turns the Raptor over and settles it onto its belly as they start to enter atmo. "Commencing descent." As if the glow outside wasn't evidence enough. "So pretty," she observes, glancing out the side of the canopy as they drop and she starts pushing up the throttles. She pushes the nose forward and they dive fast towards the water. "I heard that. Ass," she observes to Bastien with a laugh. "Looks like Raiders up high," she calls, looking up and out. "Passing aft. Looks like they don't want to come down and play with the resistance." Out ahead, she levels out towards Queenstown which is still burning in a few areas. "Feet Dry." The coastline blasts by underneath and she runs them along the ground around five hundred feet. She hums herself a tune as they move. A radiological alarm clicks on as they pass Queens and she flicks it off.

"Easy, Doctor… You'll scare the women and children." Kalum say lightly to Nadir, as he reaches up to clasp the buckles on his helmet. "Just relax. We'll land, get the wounded, and it'll all be fine." At this point the PJ checks his rifle, and then chambers a round. He lets the rifle dangle across his chest again, and reaches into the pocket of his vest to pull out a couple of sticks of gum — which he slides into his mouth. As they are approaching there target, Kalum begins to get serious. "Oh, Lords of Kobol… For all we ought to have thought, and have not thought; all we ought to have said, and have not said; all we ought to have done, and have not done; I pray thee Gods for forgiveness." He murmurs stonefaced.

Evans murmurs back at Bastien's comment, amusement thick in his voice, "Hey now, that's my pilot you're talking about. And Doctor, don't you worry one iota. The only crashing that's gonna be happening tonight is us hitting the bunks after this is all over. Raiders, check. Not altering course, looks like. Dance card is still clear" When the rad alert chirps, he just eyes the screen and chuckles, reaching for the alarm silence but not before Kelsey gets to it. Adding a bit of hick into his tone of voice, "Shucks, Squire, I didn't wanna have rugrats of m'own anyhoo." He frowns a little as he watches the screen, shaking his head, muttering under his breath, "Place is till frakking burning, three months later."

To the aft of the Raptor the sun is dying in a nuclear sunset, and on the forward horizon night is falling. Brilliant flashes of light illuminate the gathering gloom, and for a moment one might mistake the flashes for lightning. However, the skies are clear and the DRADIS doesn't indicate that a storm lies ahead. The flashes are from exploding artillery shells. Canton might not be as quiet as expected.

Morgan nods somberly at the commentary about Picon's situation. "At least we have wounded to rescue here," he murmurs. When the cabin grows darker after sunset, he, too, seems to settle until, shifting slightly again in his seat. When the flashes catch his attention, he looks toward the cockpit. "Do we have trouble up there?" he asks quietly.

"Well. Looks like you're going to earn that Combat Infantryman's Badge tonight after all, Doctor. Ever use a rifle before?" Bastien asks Samtara curiously as he gives the upcoming flashes a curious look and starts to tap check his magazines against his helmet, before locking in a magazine and chambering a round and starts to make sure his gears ready.

Nadir lifts one hand and fixes her sun glasses in place over her eyes, having smoothed her expression into one of bland neutrality and not being quite good enough to make her eyes follow suit. When in doubt, sun shades.

"Look at it this way, Chats: No danger of knockin anyone up, less reason to worry about the jimmy hat. You can thank me later," she offers back with a grin. Looking ahead, though, her grin fades and the smile flattens out as she sits up straighter. "Chats, make sure your gear is hot and someone arm up that doorgun, please. Looks like we're in for chop." Wescott leans forward. "Master Arm On." A thumb flicks the red cap over the trigger for the miniguns as they power up. "Canton, Canton, this is Medevac One-One-Five," she calls over the radio, trying to sound older. "Come back, over." But there's no response. She circles around the north end of the town and looks down at the shell craters and exploded buildings. "Chats, I've got green smoke at our coords, but there's nobody home." Kelsey isn't slowing down, either, while she circles.

<FS3> Evans rolls Ecm: Good Success.

Evans rumbles softly at the commentary from Kelsey, fingers flying over the controls as he changes the focus and resolution, looking for something that should be there but isn't, "Hotter than a summer bride in Queenstown on her wedding night. I got Cylon artillery at ten clicks that looks to me like they're firing away from the town. We're within range, so we land, we'll need to make it a really, //really/ quick snatch and grab before they turn their barrels around. I'm…" he pauses, "Well, frak. I'm showing several bodies in the building fifty feet away at a 45 degree angle to the right. One of em still looks alive. The others are…cooling." Everyone can probably figure out what that means.

"Sounds like we're going to be the Pican taxi service tonight." Bastien murmurs as he starts to unstrap so he can be ready to go as soon as the door comes down.

Morgan places his hand on the stock of the rifle that he placed on the side farthest from Nadir. He looks at the doctor and murmurs, "You'll be fine." When he hears the recommendation about a quick touch and run, he takes a slow breath. "Aye," he acknowledges.

At this point Kalum unhooks from his harness, and moves to stand by the door. "Lieutenant Morgan," the PJ says quietly. "We want to form up around, Doctor Nadir if we jump from the wing? I'll take point." At this point, Kalum looks over towards Nadir, and taps the gun holstered on her hip. "You're going to want to draw this Doctor."

"Affirmative!" Morgan answers Kalum. "Close formation. Eyes peeled." He, too, begins to unfasten his harness, and then rises from his seat, taking his rifle with him.

Rising up, Bastien moves to the doctor's flank and gives her a reassuring smile. "Just stick close, Doc. We'll keep you covered." he says with a draw in of breath as he waits for the doors to open and the mission to begin.

Kelsey circles the town and looks back out towards the artillery site and then back down to the town. "Fabulous." She continues the circle and nods finally. "Alright. Okay." Steady breath. "Okay!!" she addresses everyone. "I'm going to land at the smoke. You've got ten seconds to get out and then I'm lifting off again. We're going to circle. If you have to move, get to the north end of town and we'll pick you up there." She swallows and throttles back. "Turning in! Chats, get that hatch open!" Kels banks the Raptor through the turn and puts in some rudder, diving them closer towards the ground.

"Rifle?" Nadir says this word making it a question, lifting the shades again to eye Bastien like he's gone mad. She turns that same look toward Kalum, "Right," then back around to Bastien.. and around again as she works at the harness with both hands before making everything work and freeing herself, the medkit in one hand and resting the other hand on the pistol at her side. "Right," she echoes again, pushing the shades back into place and clearing her throat quietly as the Raptor banks and the ground approaches at alarming speed.

Evans grunts softly at the plan and shoves himself out of the chair, muttering, "Scuse me, ladies and gents, while your stewardess manages your egress." He grabs for the hatch release, waiting until Kelsey has the Raptor leveled out a bit and angling for the ground, then *yanks* to release it and shove the door up, "You heard the lady, remember, when you come back, no carry on bags bigger than a pregnant lady and we WILL make you throw out any bottles of suspicious liquid you bring back."

"Aye Aye, Ensign!" Kalum shouts to Kelsey, and as the door opens he actually moves to lean out into the open air — one hand grasping his rifle and the other the inside of the door frame. His rifle is pointed towards the roof of the industrial building they are about to land on. Air whips about the cabin of the Raptor, and the PJ has to squint against it to keep his vision. Once the Raptor touches down, Kalum leaps from the wing, and quickly moves away from the Raptor — taking a knee. His rifle is brought up into a ready position, and he starts scanning roof tops.

On the top of the industrial building there is no sign of Centurions, and the closest thing to a toaster up there is a few air conditioning units. A canister of green smoke still hisses softly next to a hatch that leads down into the building where the last heat signature was located.

"Then we won't bring you back a hot and fresh pizza, either, sir?" Bastien asks as he watches the door lower and then he leaps out of the back of the Raptor, flanking opposite of Kalum, leaving the two officers in the middle. He glances over at Kalum and the hatch and starts towards it. "By the numbers, Kalum?" he asks the other Petty Officer.

Morgan nods and calls, "Everyone away!" He glances to Nadir, and nods. "YOu too," he adds, although not so loudly because she is beside him and preparing for the exit.

If Nadir gets nothing else right in all of this, she does have HUSTLE down to a art form, which is to say she grabs ahold of the back of Morgan's jacket and when he moves, she moves. She is NOT muttering under her breath about statistics. She isn't. Loudly.

The skids touchdown and Kelsey calls it out, "One! Two! Three!-". She watches over her shoulder to make sure everyone is out before turning back. "One-One-Five, we're up!" She puts in power and dirt blows everywhere as the Raptor lifts ass-first into the air and flies right up the street before gaining altitude a block or two down.

Once the Raptor is away, Kalum heads over towards the hatch, and points his gun down at it. He glances up towards Morgan and Nadir, and waits for them to get up to the hatch. "Roger that, Sanborn. You open and I'll clear." The PJ says quietly, and then motions for the medic to open the hatch. "Lets get off this roof. Any toaster in the town can see us up here."

In the distance the brilliant flashes continue, and each is accompanied with a low rumbling of thunder. That low rumbling, like Zeus murmuring on high, and the distant bark of a stray dog are the only sounds to be heard in the city.

Morgan is couscous of that tugging at his back, and glances behind him. "Stay close," he advises in a whisper. "We're moving forward. There's a hatch ahead. Be ready to move ASAP!" Then he heads forward, crouching slightly to lower his visibility.

With one hand on the back of Morgan's jacket and the other holding the medkit to her side, Nadir is staying close, this is a given, is she feeling all kinds of talkative? nope. She nods, crouches when he does and looks around - once crouched - and listens intently, trying to ignore the bitter taste of adrenaline.

Kelsey just builds speed through the take-off and they're doing 100 knots pretty fast. She banks the ship to the left and begins a counterclockwise circle of the town, keeping an eye on that artillery and also on the fading horizon. "Ground team, One One Five. We're on overwatch," she radios down.

Evans pulls the hatch closed once the team has stepped off, sinking back into his chair to study the instruments, making sure something didn't sneak onot DRADIS in the minute or so he wasn't looking, "Alright, Squire, also keeping an eye on those artillery pieces - they'll sink that building into rubble and bring it down on their heads if they turn around."

Looking across to Kalum, Bastien grabs the handle of the hatch and nods once. Twice. And then a third time, and he lurches it open for Kalum to make his way in first, with the corpsman right behind.

Once the hatch is popped open, Kalum flicks on the light for his rifle, and peers down the ladder that leads into the industrial building. "Clear down. Moving in. Cover me Sanborn." The PJ states quietly, and then drops onto the ladder. From inside the building the sound of strained screams coming from a woman can be heard. Once the PJ reaches the ground, he motions for the rest of the ground team to enter. "All clear down here."

Once the team is inside, they'll find a dark factory lit only by a few lanterns. The ladder itself leads to the middle of the factory floor. Machinery, supplies, and crates cover most of the room. In the center of the room is a crate 'fortress,' and inside of it there is a circle of human bodies lying around a woman writhing in pain — a gun held in her bloody hands. Several centurions lie dead on the floor nearby, having come in through exterior doors leading into the room.

<FS3> Evans rolls Ecm: Good Success.

"Got it, Kalum." Bastien responds, rifle on overwatch as his flashlight flashes in the darkness as he makes his way downstairs. "Miss!" he calls out in a harsh whisper to the young woman with the gun. "We're medical from Orion, here to help." With that, he looks back to the doctor, and moves forward to help clear the area so Samtara has at least a slightly clean area to work in.

Morgan moves forward, following the other two toward the hatch. He looks back to Nadir once more and murmurs to her, "I'll go first. You follow, and don't lag." Then he calls to the pair below, Morgan coming. Any hostiles?" He slings his rifle over his shoulder by its strap and prepares to climb the ladder.

Evans frowns a little as he leans forward, as if putting his face closer to the screens is going to help, "Squire, looks like we got toasters coming to the baby shower. Check 270 at a hundred yards, use infrared to see em clearer. I got…a crapload. Several squads of Centurions inbound, coming through the buildings. Give em a heads up, I'll get the door gun up."

Nadir's mind is triaging the room as she moves through it, eyeing the centurions on the floor and the circle of bodies around the woman writhing in pain. And the gun she's holding. Back around to the centurions. "The one flying us, what's her name? She said we can't bring back any dangerous liquids. They aren't dangerous liquids. But if they're deactivated.. can we bring one back with us?" she wonders as she moves forward. She carries the medkit forward wit her, "and I'd really appreciate if you don't point the gun at me, I'm Dr. Nadir," she says as she moves forward - cautiously.

Kelsey immediately cranks her head to the left and banks the Raptor more. There they are. "Holy shit," she breathes. Well Kelsey, you wanted to fly. She presses a button on the stick and transmits it: "Ground team, One One Five," she calls, pushing up the throttles. "Chromedomes inbound! We're setting up on a run! Pull your helmets down because this might get danger close! Out!" The Raptor pilot swings out and comes back down, diving towards the Centurions. "Bombs armed! Go hot, Chats!" Her voice only gets higher, making her sound (perhaps a bit comically) younger.

Kalum looks over at the Doctor at this point when she starts asking if they can bring back the bodies of the Centurion. "Doctor, lets get the baby out first." Kalum gently urges, attempting to convince Samtara not to be a mad scientist for a moment. The PJ kneels down next to the woman, and sits his medical bag next to her. His rifle dangles across his chest, and he lays a comforting hand on her shoulder.

The expectant mother, a dark hair woman with olive skin and dark brown eyes, lowers the gun as the Colonials arrive. Her face is filled with a mixture of pain and relief at their arrival. She is lying in a pool of blood, but given the bodies lying around her it isn't immediately obvious if it is her blood or her defenders.

Morgan says, "Go!" Morgan hisses to Nadir. "You have two assistants. Use them.""

<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~===~~~~~~ Combat #823 ~~~~~~==~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
< Name           Weapon/Vehicle      Damage  Stance/Action  Target
< 
< Team 1
< Bastien        Rifle_AP (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Evans          Raptor-3993Y (pas)  .....   NOR/pass                         
< Kalum          Rifle_Ap (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Kelsey         Raptor-3993Y (plt)  .....   BAN/pass                         
< Morgan         Rifle_AP (20)       .....   COV/attack     Cent1             
< Samtara        Pistol_AP (10)      .....   COV/pass                         
< 
< Team 2
< Cent1          LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey           
<
< Observers/NPCMasters: 
< 
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~=====~~~~=====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+

"Right, priorities," Nadir replies as she moves - gingerly - around the bodies piled up, eyes the floor with marked unease before pulling on a pair of gloves - yes, she has spare sets of gloves in her pockets, she came prepared! She takes a knee beside the woman who is, now, not pointing the gun at nadir or Kalum or Bastien or Morgan, score for the powers of persuasion. "how far apart are the contractions, ma'am?" is asked as she opens her medkit. "Is this your first child?" asked, trying to do the abbreviated version of a case-history and chopping about 99% of it out of the conversational equation. "Kalum, see if any of this blood is hers," said as she takes ahold of the woman's wrist - the one not attached to the hand holding the gun - and checks her pulse.

As Bastien settles into position next to Samtara, he waits for instructions on what to do next. Though he shoots a look at Morgan. "You assist, sir." he offers. "You're on light duty. I'll keep watch." he offers.

The woman grits her teeth and cries out painfully. "Oh gods!" she screams. "She's coming!" The poor woman is fully dialated already, but Doctor Nadir can tell there's a problem. The child is coming feet first. Her pulse is rapid and her hand tries to grab at Samtara's wrist. Don't let her, it will hurt. "My baby! Please!"

OUTSIDE: The Centurions take up positions in buildings near to where the ground team is located, and are obviously staging for an assault. They know there is a Raptor outside, and they are unsure of its position. As such, a single centurion is sent out to gauge where it is, and starts sprinting towards the industrial building. It has some distance to run, and as it sprints towards the building it brings its gun arm up to fire at the distant Raptor.

INSIDE: "Doctor," Kalum says lightly, holding his hand up to his ear piece. "We have Centurions inbound." The Petty Officer then looks between Morgan and Bastien. "Sanborn. We're the ones with medical knowledge. The Lieutenant can cover us until we're needed. Give us a hand." He says in a deep and firm voice, and then begins checking the woman over.

<FS3> Samtara rolls Medicine: Failure.
<FS3> Bastien rolls Medicine: Good Success.
<FS3> Kalum rolls Medicine: Good Success.

Morgan takes just a moment to consider the recommendation, and nods. "Agreed," he confirms. He drops to his knees and lays the riffle within reach but pointing dsintictly away from the new center of his attention, the doctor and her patients.

Kelsey has her bombs selected and spots the lone target out there on the street. "Where the hell did they go!?" she yells back to Kalum. She starts to nudge the Raptor towards where she saw the thing emerge from and line up the bomb pipper.

Evans yanks on the hatch to open it back up, attaching a safety line as he brings the door gun back out into position. Leaning against the doorframe, he plants a foot and growls to noone in particular as he tries to get a clean shot to start spraying ammo like it was on sale, "I'll have you know I always get the kill streak multiplier in Dead Men running. Bring it, Toasters!"

<COMBAT> Kalum has started the combat! Pose and pick your first action.
<COMBAT> Cent1 will attack Kelsey this turn. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Kelsey will aim Cent1 this turn.
<COMBAT> Cent1 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod but MISSES!
<COMBAT> Samtara passes.
<COMBAT> Morgan passes.
<COMBAT> Kelsey takes careful aim at Cent1.
<COMBAT> Kalum passes.
<COMBAT> Evans fires a 3 round burst!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent1 with HMG - Light wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent1 with HMG - Moderate wound to Neck (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent1 with HMG - ARMOR on Chest stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Bastien passes.
<COMBAT> Kalum has started a new turn. Pose and choose your action.
<COMBAT> Cent1 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Cent2 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Cent3 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Cent2 will attack Kelsey this turn. Options: burst (Kalum)

<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~===~~~~~~ Combat #823 ~~~~~~==~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
< Name           Weapon/Vehicle      Damage  Stance/Action  Target
< 
< Team 1
< Bastien        Rifle_AP (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Evans          Raptor-3993Y (pas)  .....   NOR/attack                       
< Kalum          Rifle_Ap (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Kelsey         Raptor-3993Y (plt)  .....   NOR/explode    Cent3,cent2       
< Morgan         Rifle_AP (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Samtara        Pistol_AP (10)      .....   COV/pass                         
< 
< Team 2
< Cent2          LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent3          LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/pass                        
<
< Observers/NPCMasters: 
< 
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~=====~~~~=====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+

Nadir's expression is carefully neutral again, the screams being not something she normally deals with. Surgery, after all, usually sees patients properly sedated when she steps into the surgical theatre. The patient properly draped. And.. not screaming. She is careful to avoid the grasp aimed at her wrist, needing both hands free and nothing broken in order to do her job. "She's breach," she says aloud, rather calmly in fact, "I need you not to push," she adds, glancing up only briefly as she takes her place. "Do not push," she says again, seeing the warning signs of another contraction starting. "She's to far into the birth canal to turn now, we're going to need to deliver her as is."

As Kalum makes the suggestion, Bastien frowns. "Fine. Lieutenant, just keep watch. You see canners, I'll pull off and help with the line." he says as he turns his attention to the patient. As he turns to head back to the patient, he does take the woman's hand, letting her squeeze into the armor of his combat glove. "Ma'm, do you have a name?" he asks her as he settles down, taking out his own medical gear. "I'm going to give you the smallest dose of morpha I can, if the Doctor says it's okay. We don't want to hurt the baby. Has anyone else given you any pain medication."

"My name is Alexandria.. Alexandria Reyes… please.. no drugs, OWWW! I need to push!" the mother to be cries out. "Please, for the love of the gods, it hurts! I-I OWWWWW!" her anguished screams echo around the building as she feels that hard contraction, but doesn't push, as Bastien administers the shot to try to help.

Kelsey see's the burst from the Centurion and cringes a bit as the tracers arc pastthe cockpit. "Little bastard," she mutters. But with Evans gun barking, she watches the Centurion come apart and she laughs. "HELL yeah, Chats! FEED IT!" Spotting the new targets appearing, she slips the pipper over their position and takes a long breath. "Three. Two…" There's a clunk from beneath the Raptor as the bombs fall free. Behind them, the chutes on the bombs deploy and Kelsey shoves the throttles up, leveling out and banking to give Kalum a better shot.

OUTSIDE: The first centurion doesn't even make it ten feet from the building, and it is blown apart by Evans in the Raptor. Not even five seconds pass before the next two centurions sprint out. Both fire up at the nearby Raptor that is raining death down upon them.

INSIDE: Kalum carefully looks the woman over here, and then shakes his head. "She's not wounded, Doctor. The blood isn't hers." The PJ states in a calm and quiet tone of voice, and then moves back towards where Samtara is working. "What do you need me to do?"

<FS3> Bastien rolls Medicine: Success.
<FS3> Samtara rolls Medicine: Good Success.
<FS3> Kalum rolls Medicine: Success.

Evans grits his teeth as the door gun jars his shoulders, fighting to hold its aim on the one Centurion he can get any kind of aim on. When the head pops sideways and he sees the metal body fall, Kelsey can even hear him over the wind from the open hatch, "Woohoo! One down, three million, seven hundred sixty-four thousand, five hundred and twenty four to go.." He feels the kick of the bombs detaching and grins, "Lunchtime!"

Morgan clamps his hands around his rifle and sets his face into a grim frown while he watches any potential entryways for signs of aggressors.

<COMBAT> Cent3 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Cabin stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Cent2 fires a 3 round burst!
<COMBAT> Cent2 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Body stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Cent2 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Controls stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Cent2 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Right Wing stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Samtara passes.
<COMBAT> Morgan passes.
<COMBAT> Kelsey uses a Missile HE!
<COMBAT> 
<COMBAT> EXPLOSION! Right Next To Cent3 - Serious wound to Head (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - Light wound to Right Hand (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Right Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - Light wound to Right Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Left Foot stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - NEAR MISS!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Left Hand stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Right Hand stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Left Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Neck stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - Moderate wound to Left Leg (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Chest stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Chest stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - Moderate wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - Light wound to Right Leg (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Right Hand stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent3 - ARMOR on Left Hand stops the attack!
<COMBAT> 
<COMBAT> EXPLOSION! Right Next To Cent2 - Moderate wound to Head (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - ARMOR on Chest stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - ARMOR on Chest stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - ARMOR on Neck stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - Light wound to Left Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - ARMOR on Head stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - Moderate wound to Right Leg (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - Serious wound to Left Foot (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - ARMOR on Right Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - Serious wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - ARMOR on Right Hand stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - ARMOR on Left Hand stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - ARMOR on Left Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - Light wound to Right Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent2 - ARMOR on Neck stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Kalum passes.
<COMBAT> Evans fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent2 with HMG - ARMOR on Left Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent2 with HMG - Moderate wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent2 with HMG - Serious wound to Abdomen (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent2 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent2 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent3 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent3 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent3 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent3 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien passes.
<COMBAT> Kalum has started a new turn. Pose and choose your action.
<COMBAT> Cent2 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Cent3 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Cent4 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Cent5 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Cent6 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Cent7 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)

<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~===~~~~~~ Combat #823 ~~~~~~==~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
< Name           Weapon/Vehicle      Damage  Stance/Action  Target
< 
< Team 1
< Bastien        Rifle_AP (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Evans          Raptor-3993Y (pas)  .....   NOR/fullauto                     
< Kalum          Rifle_Ap (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Kelsey         Raptor-3993Y (plt)  .....   NOR/explode                      
< Morgan         Rifle_AP (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Samtara        Pistol_AP (10)      .....   COV/pass                         
< 
< Team 2
< Cent4          LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent5          LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/pass                         
< Cent6          LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/pass                         
< Cent7          LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/pass                        
<
< Observers/NPCMasters: 
< 
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~=====~~~~=====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+

Squire apparently listened to the knights. The bombs drop as rounds prang off the cabin. "FRAK!!" she blurts as the sparks of impact cluster around her. "Oh that's just great! EAT SHI-" and her voice is downed out by the massive explosions of two bombs going off below. Little bits of Centurion fly in every direction going airborne. "AWWWWYEAH!!" But as more emerge it becomes a bit more apparent there may not be a whole lot of time. "Going for run two!!" She jinks on the way out of the run, accelerating higher up into the sky before starting her turn back.

Evans does actually see a couple of the centurions as the Raptor wheels around for another pass. He even sprays the door gun at them, but then the bombs go off and *kerbloooookey*! Its enough to make him shield his face with a hand and cackle, "OH! And the Pyramid court is toast, thank you for playing!" Seeing even more lumber out of the rubble to take their place, he retakes his aim, "Squire, let em know these assholes are being really frakking persistent."

"Alright Alexandria, I'm Sam," She says in response, the screaming seeming to - of all things - help her focus. "I know it hurts, we're giving you something to help with the contractions," she adds with a glance toward Bastien then back to Alexandria. "Ok. alright. Here's how we're going to do this. Kalum, I need you to help her stay up right, get behind her," she instructs, waving one hand at Kalum to get him moving in the right direction. "Sanborn, I need you to keep her from moving more than she needs to." She can see the heel of one tiny foot for a moment, counting quietly, "Alright. Next contraction, go ahead and push."

OUTSIDE: Bombs are dropped. Explosions tear the ground. Centurions are blown to bits. Humans might give up at this point, but the Cylons have no fear. At this point a full fire team of Centurions sprints out into the open. All of them aim up towards the Raptor that is pestering them, and let loose.

INSIDE: The factory shakes violently as the bombs are dropped outside, and in the back the sound of machinery crashing to the ground can be heard. The sound of gunfire echoes around the inside of the factory. Dust falls from the cieling. The dust most likely contains mold spores. At the doctors orders, Kalum moves around behind the woman, and slides in behind her — pulling her close as he leans up against a nearby crate. Hearing the sounds of battle coming from outside, he pulls his helmet off, and clasps it over the woman's head. "Wouldn't want you to bang your head, Miss."

<FS3> Kalum rolls Medicine -1: Success.
Samtara spends 1 luck points on A breach delivery is dangerous!.
<FS3> Bastien rolls Medicine -1: Good Success.
<FS3> Samtara rolls Medicine: Great Success.

Bastien releases Alexandria's hand for only a moment in order to strip the heavy vest off of his armor and settles it over her to protect her from debris. "Okay, Miss Reyes, I need you to keep eyes on me. If you see me get up and leave, know I'll be right back, and you put eyes on Kalum here. I know he ain't as pretty as me, but you'll live." he winks.

Alex gasps, pain washing over her, the contractions barely giving her a break. "Another! It's coming again!" she cries out and her screams echo through the room again as she contracts and pushes hard this time.

<COMBAT> Cent7 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Cabin stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Cent4 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Engine stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Cent6 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod but MISSES!
<COMBAT> Samtara passes.
<COMBAT> Morgan passes.
<COMBAT> Kelsey takes careful aim at Cent7.
<COMBAT> Kalum passes.
<COMBAT> Evans fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent4 with HMG - Serious wound to Right Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent4 with HMG - Serious wound to Left Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent5 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent5 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent6 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent6 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent7 with HMG - ARMOR on Chest stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Bastien passes.
<COMBAT> Morgan has left the combat. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Kalum has started a new turn. Pose and choose your action.
<COMBAT> Cent4 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Cent8 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Cent9 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Cent10 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~===~~~~~~ Combat #823 ~~~~~~==~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
< Name           Weapon/Vehicle      Damage  Stance/Action  Target
< 
< Team 1
< Bastien        Rifle_AP (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Evans          Raptor-3993Y (pas)  .....   NOR/fullauto   Cent5,cent6,cent7 
< Kalum          Rifle_Ap (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Kelsey         Raptor-3993Y (plt)  .....   NOR/explode    Cent7,cent6       
< Samtara        Pistol_AP (10)      .....   COV/pass                         
< 
< Team 2
< Cent5          LMG_Tripod (99)     .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent6          LMG_Tripod (99)     .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent7          LMG_Tripod (99)     .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent8          LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent9          LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent10         LMG_Tripod (100)    .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey           
<
< Observers/NPCMasters: 
< 
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~=====~~~~=====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+

Rounds prang and bang off the cockpit as Kelsey dives in on the targets once more. As they empty out from the building and more appear, she just stares at them all. She flinches once as a round bangs off the lexan by her head. "GodsDAMN!" she blurts. She takes another breath, aligns the pipper and hits the button. Once more, the weight lifts from the Raptor as the bombs fall free. "Bombs off!" She shoves the throttles up once more and banks through it once more to give her gunner another shot.

Evans wooos loudly as more ordinance is kicked loose from the bus, pushing his shoulder into the doorframe as he sprays the Centurions he can still see, "EAT LEAD, BULLETHEAD! Not invited to the baby shower!" He glances up front just to make sure he doesn't see any cracks in the canopy, and that Kelsey still seems fine, well, from what he can see around her armored chair.

The contraction pushes one foot then the other, but only briefly, giving Nadir a glimpse at both feet for a moment, two perfect little feet that make her smile. "Alright, Alexandria, you baby has two beautiful feet," she remarks, shaking her head slightly. "This is going to hurt, I'm so sorry, but you're goign to need to push through the contractions. Remember to breathe," she adds, focusing on Alexandria and the baby that's almost here but not quite. "Breathe through the contractions," she adds, just in case the mother-to-be forgets that part.

With what he can do taken care of at the moment, Bastien looks down at Alex. "I have to go keep watch now. You pay attention to what Kalum says. Kalum, makes sure she breathes, man." he says as he takes up the rifle to apporach the cover and keep watch for Centurions as he hears the Raptor fire even closer.

Alex goes whee whee whee as she breathes hard, and pushes on the baby. For a moment, the feet appear visible, and then disappear back into the birth canal, teasing the poor doctor.

OUTSIDE: A full squad of Centurions is now out in the open, and sprinting towards the Industrial Complex. All of there arms turn up towards the Raptor, and suddenly an impossible stream of fire is unleashed at the bird. Tracers streak up in the gathering gloom — shooting past the Raptor like angry fireflys.

INSIDE: Kalum continues to hold the woman to him, and starts to breath slowly here — forcing himself to remain calm in the dire situation. He glances down at his rifle for a moment, and then looks over to the grenades hooked onto his vest. "Sanborn. Stay close. We've got cover here." The Pararescue Jumper warns. "Our angels will let us know if any get inside. You move to far off and we can't cover you or help if you get wounded."

<FS3> Kalum rolls Medicine: Success.
<FS3> Samtara rolls Medicine: Success.
<COMBAT> Cent9 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Cabin stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Cent8 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent10 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent7 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Right Wing stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Cent6 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Cabin stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Samtara passes.
<COMBAT> Kelsey uses a Missile HE!
<COMBAT> 
<COMBAT> EXPLOSION! Pretty Close To Cent7 - Critical wound to Head (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent7 - ARMOR on Left Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent7 - ARMOR on Left Foot stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent7 - ARMOR on Head stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent7 - ARMOR on Head stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent7 - Light wound to Left Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> 
<COMBAT> EXPLOSION! Far From Cent6 - Light wound to Head (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent6 - ARMOR on Neck stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent6 - Light wound to Left Hand (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Kalum passes.
<COMBAT> Evans fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent5 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent5 with HMG - Serious wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent8 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent8 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent9 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent9 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent10 with HMG but MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien passes.
<COMBAT> Kalum has started a new turn. Pose and choose your action.
<COMBAT> Cent7 has been **KO'd**!
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~===~~~~~~ Combat #823 ~~~~~~==~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
< Name           Weapon/Vehicle      Damage  Stance/Action  Target
< 
< Team 1
< Bastien        Rifle_AP (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Evans          Raptor-3993Y (pas)  .....   NOR/fullauto   Cent5,cent8,cent9 
< Kalum          Rifle_Ap (20)       .....   COV/pass                         
< Kelsey         Raptor-3993Y (plt)  .....   NOR/explode    Cent6             
< Samtara        Pistol_AP (10)      .....   COV/pass                         
< 
< Team 2
< Cent8          LMG_Tripod (99)     .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent9          LMG_Tripod (99)     .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent10         LMG_Tripod (99)     .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< 
< Team 3
< Cent5          LMG_Tripod (98)     XXX..   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< Cent6          LMG_Tripod (98)     X....   NOR/attack     Kelsey           
<
< Observers/NPCMasters: 
< 
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~=====~~~~=====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+

Squire glances back to look at where the bombs land and she curses. "Alright. Enough of this." Kelsey doesn't climb this time. She hauls the Raptor through a tight turn and hits a selector on the stick. "GOIN LOUD!" she yells. The craft comes around quickly and she throttles back, slowing the Raptor. As she does, Evans can probably see the guns on the port wingtip start spinning up. The loud whine of the electric motors scream and seconds later they start belching 20mm HE rounds.

"Folks, we have targets." Bastien whispers under his breath. As he watches the first two Cylons enter, he aims at the two, and flips his selector switch to start to fire at the two of them.

Alex breathes hard and fast, crying out again. "GET IT OUT OF ME!" she scream, struggling to get in a better position to push out the poor child.

Nadir shakes her head abruptly, "She's been down to long. The baby is at zero station but the contractions aren't being productive." She looks past Alexandria to Kalum, "I need her on her feet. Sanborn, I need you," she says without taking her eyes off of Alexandria. "I need you to listen to my voice, and I need you to trust me. Women have been having babies since the dawn of time. Your body knows what it needs to do. You need to get your brain out of the way and let your body do it's job. I need you on your feet, and when the next contraction comes you're going to push."

Evans scrunches his nose up when Kelsey warns him, "Shoulda learned sign language in the academy, cause I'm not gonna hear NOW!" He doesn't bother reaching for headgear - he can still see Cylons! And they must be gunned down. So instead he grits his teeth and keeps the trigger on the door gun clamped down.

OUTSIDE: Two of the centurions, both of them damaged, stumble into the industrial building. The others continue to make their way towards the industrial building, and continue to fire up at the pair in the Raptor.

INSIDE: The thudding feet of Cylons can be heard as they tromp into the main room of the factory, and their red glowing eye gleams dangerously in the darkness. The sound of voices draws them right towards the ground team, and without mercy they open fire. "Doctor… We /can't/ stand up right now." Petty Officer Kalum states in a calm tone of voice, even as bullets begin to ping off their container fortress and in some cases blast through.

<FS3> Kalum rolls Medicine -1: Good Success.
<FS3> Samtara rolls Medicine -1: Failure.

<COMBAT> Cent8 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Body stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Cent9 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Body stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Cent6 attacks Bastien with LMG Tripod - Serious wound to Left Leg (Reduced by Cover).
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Kalum with LMG Tripod - Light wound to Right Arm (Reduced by Cover).
<COMBAT> Cent10 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - ARMOR on Body stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Samtara passes.
<COMBAT> Kelsey attacks Cent10 with KEW - Critical wound to Neck.
Samtara spends 1 luck points on Turn that failure into a success!.
<COMBAT> Kalum passes.
<COMBAT> Evans fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent8 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent8 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent8 with HMG - Critical wound to Head (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent9 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent9 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent9 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent10 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent10 with HMG - Critical wound to Neck (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Bastien fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent5 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent5 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent5 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent5 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent5 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent6 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent6 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent6 with Rifle AP - Moderate wound to Head (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent6 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Kalum has started a new turn. Pose and choose your action.
<COMBAT> Cent10 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Cent6 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Cent8 has been **KO'd**!
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~===~~~~~~ Combat #823 ~~~~~~==~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
< Name           Weapon/Vehicle      Damage  Stance/Action  Target
< 
< Team 1
< Evans          Raptor-3993Y (pas)  .....   NOR/fullauto   Cent9             
< Kelsey         Raptor-3993Y (plt)  .....   NOR/attack                       
< 
< Team 2
< Cent9          LMG_Tripod (98)     .....   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< 
< Team 3
< Cent5          LMG_Tripod (97)     XXX..   NOR/attack     Samtara           
< 
< Team 4
< Bastien        Rifle_AP (10)       XXX..   COV/attack     Cent5             
< Kalum          Rifle_Ap (20)       X....   COV/pass                         
< Samtara        Pistol_AP (10)      .....   COV/pass                        
<
< Observers/NPCMasters: 
< 
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~=====~~~~=====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
<COMBAT> Cent11 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Cent12 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)
<COMBAT> Cent13 has joined the combat as a Soldier on team 2. (Kalum)

Bastien feels that sudden searing pain in his left leg as a bullet tears through his muscle and rips into him. "FRAK." he yells out as he looks back towards the doctor and parajumper. "I'll cover, keep working on her!" he couldn't crawl back to them at the moment if he wanted to, as he turns to lift his rifle and aim at the head of the Centurion he didn't take down. "Come on, ya frakker.." he murmurs, wincing in pain.

Alex screams as another useless contraction rolls through her. "Get it out, gods, please, get it out." she begs, as the baby is now pushed out about halfway, allowing Samtara to get a pair of hands on it, at least for the moment. It is a boy, a rather large one at that. Alex's breathing starts to shallow, her poor body wearing down from the constant labor.

Squire? Squire is still being shot at. Apparently it doesn't bother her much anymore. Rounds pour out of the miniguns and chunk up asphalt and knock down a wall behind the target. She taps the rudder pedal just a smidge and she walks the rounds right across the Centurions head, popping the thing into the air. Kelsey doesn't say a damned word, though. She's a stone up there in the front of the cockpit. She slews the Raptor to the left a hair, sliding the Raptor to the right in its hover. Evans can see the targets as well as she can. Kelsey's gloved hand mashes the trigger and more rounds fire, the miniguns spitting lead at 2000 rounds a minute. Each.

Evans can't even be heard over the sound of the door gun and the Raptor's high-speed slug throwers. But he certainly looks like he's yelling epithets and questioning a Cylon's breeding heritage while he and Kelsey manage to mow two of the three Centurions that are still outside, down. Its only when he lets off the trigger that he might be heard, "Come GET SOME!" Ahh, testosterone and adrenaline, such a bad combination for one's ego.

Nadir's head snaps up at the sound of gunfire. Then she says something quietly, a very bad series of creative invective that she's learned from all the marines she's treated over the years. Quietly, mind. as quiet is required. "OK. New plan." She says, equally calmly, shifting her focus slightly and helping Alexandria bend first one knee then the other. "You're going to hold your knees like so," she guides Alexandria's hands to her knees, "hold fast, you're half way there." She has her hands now on the infant, gently guiding the boy, and it is indeed a boy, easing the baby gently out with the aid of each push, each contraction, knowing that the shoulders will be the toughest part of the transition, trying to feel her way forward to the hands and arms.

OUTSIDE: Still more Centurions pour out of the surrounding buildings, and head out to die beneath the Raptor's guns. However, there are too many, and several close in on the Industrial Building. Those inside will have more company soon.

INSIDE: Bullets pepper the area where the medical team works. The containers clang loudly, and some of the bullets even pop through. One even grazes Kalum's right arm, and he grunts loudly as blood starts to flow from the wound. He holds the woman tight, and keeps his head down. Hearing that Evans is hit, he glances out towards the man, and then just shakes his head. There is nothing he can do for him at this moment. He should be able to handle a single centurion. At least the PJ hopes he can.

<COMBAT> Cent11 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Samtara with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent13 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent9 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod - Light wound to ECM.
<COMBAT> Cent12 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod but MISSES!
<COMBAT> Samtara passes.
<COMBAT> Kelsey attacks Cent13 with KEW - Serious wound to Neck.
<COMBAT> Kalum passes.
<COMBAT> Evans fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent9 with HMG - Moderate wound to Right Leg (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent9 with HMG - Critical wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent9 with HMG - Serious wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent11 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent11 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent11 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG but MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent5 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Kalum has started a new turn. Pose and choose your action.
<COMBAT> Cent13 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Cent9 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Raptor-3993y has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Kelsey has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Evans has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Kelsey spends a luck point to keep fighting!
<COMBAT> Evans spends a luck point to keep fighting!
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~===~~~~~~ Combat #823 ~~~~~~==~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
< Name           Weapon/Vehicle      Damage  Stance/Action  Target
< 
< Team 1
< Evans          Raptor-3993Y (pas)  X....   NOR/pass                         
< Kelsey         Raptor-3993Y (plt)  X....   NOR/pass                         
< 
< Team 2
< Cent11         LMG_Tripod (99)     .....   NOR/attack                       
< Cent12         LMG_Tripod (99)     .....   NOR/attack                       
< 
< Team 3
< Cent5          LMG_Tripod (96)     XXX..   NOR/fullauto   Samtara,kalum,bas 
< 
< Team 4
< Bastien        Rifle_AP (9)        XXX..   COV/attack     Cent5             
< Kalum          Rifle_Ap (20)       X....   COV/pass                         
< Samtara        Pistol_AP (10)      .....   COV/pass                        
<
< Observers/NPCMasters: 
< 
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~=====~~~~=====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+

<FS3> Kalum rolls Medicine: Success.
<FS3> Kalum rolls Medicine -1: Failure.
Samtara spends 1 luck points on In the hope that the mother/baby are lucky enough to survive.
Kalum spends 1 luck points on To deliver the babeh..
<FS3> Samtara rolls Medicine: Good Success.

Kelsey strafes across another target and drifts them across the ruined rooftops in the hover. The miniguns spew more and blow apart another Centurion at the chest and a stray round impacts. It was only a matter of time. The ECO station throws sparks and Squire dips her head forward. She glances back, then forward. "WE'RE GOOD! Frak this! We're going for pickup! We're getting them out of there now or nobody is leaving!" Kels shoves on power and leans the Raptor to the side and begins dropping the Raptor onto the street where they dropped the team off. "Fire EVERYTHING, Chats!"

Bastien takes a shot at the Centurion. "Over here, ya frakking trash can!" he calls out, "Kalum, toss me a gernade!" he calls out to the PJ, as he switches to burst to open fire on the on damn tin can.

In the meantime, Alex listens, and it's the change in postion that does it. Curled up around the heavy vest, helmet clinging to her helmet, the young woman screams one last time, and there's a wet noise as baby and afterbirth are pushed out of her, the child is quiet, still, and only lightly pink, starting to turn blue. No breath. No pulse. Hurry, Sam!

Evans ducks when KEW fire takes advantage of the open hatch to streak past him and smash into the ECO console behind him. Sparks and smoke explode as a panel burns out, "Crap! Squire, we're…" But she sees it. There's no fire, so he focuses on laying down on the lead. If he doesn't hit, then at least he's laying down so much suppressive fire one might be able to walk on it. Reaching up to key his own mic, he calls out to the Away Team, if they can hear him over the gunfire, "Doctor, House Call Is Over! We are leaving now or you are about to not have a bus to go home on!"

Nadir works like mad, catching the infant with both hands as the heavy sound of the umbilical cord and the attached placenta drop to the floor a few seconds after the boy lands in her hands. She is unwinding the cord from the boys neck, using one blood smeared fingertip to clear the mouth, before carefully turning the boy over and beginning the most delicate CPR technique ever taught. Every germ issue she's ever had is clamoring in a chipmunk voice inside her head as she expels the first breath to push air into those tiny lungs. She's counting, breathing, hearing the shouting but her work is here. It's everything.

OUTSIDE: The last two Centurions outside of the industrial building are nearing the doors, and are preparing to fire parting shots up at Kelsey and Evans. A stream of automatic fire rains down on the Raptor now. Behind the last two cylons lies the bodies of nearly half a platoon's worth of toasters. The Colonials are up on the body count this evening. No further centurions issue from the surounding area, and the streets seem to be quieting down.

INSIDE: Kalum hears Bastien call out, and reaches down for a frag grenade. He sends the grenade skittering across the floor towards Bastien, and seeing that the baby has been born lets Alexandria down easily. "Raptor, Jumper-1 here. We got one last toaster in here." Kalum says in a rushed voice, bringing his rifle up now. He glances down at the baby in Nadir's hands. " The baby is stillborn. Sanborn is wounded. I am wounded. Once this toaster is down we're coming…" His last words are drowned out by the sound of rifle fire from him, Sanborn, and the Centurion.

<COMBAT> Cent5 fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Samtara with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Samtara with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Samtara with LMG Tripod - Serious wound to Chest (Reduced by Cover).
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Kalum with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Kalum with LMG Tripod - Light wound to Left Leg (Reduced by Cover).
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Kalum with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Bastien with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent5 attacks Bastien with LMG Tripod - Moderate wound to Right Leg.
<COMBAT> Cent12 tries to attack but has no target!
<COMBAT> Cent11 tries to attack but has no target!
<COMBAT> Samtara passes.
<COMBAT> Kelsey attacks Cent12 with KEW and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Kalum fires a 3 round burst!
<COMBAT> Kalum attacks Cent5 with Rifle Ap and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Kalum attacks Cent5 with Rifle Ap - Light wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Kalum attacks Cent5 with Rifle Ap - Light wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent11 with HMG - Moderate wound to Head (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent11 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent11 with HMG - Light wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent11 with HMG - ARMOR on Right Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent11 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG but MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien fires a 3 round burst!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent5 with Rifle AP - Moderate wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent5 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien attacks Cent5 with Rifle AP and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Kalum has started a new turn. Pose and choose your action.
<COMBAT> Bastien has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Cent5 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Samtara has been **KO'd**!
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~===~~~~~~ Combat #823 ~~~~~~==~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
< Name           Weapon/Vehicle      Damage  Stance/Action  Target
< 
< Team 1
< Evans          Raptor-3993Y (pas)  X....   NOR/fullauto   Cent11,cent12     
< Kelsey         Raptor-3993Y (plt)  X....   NOR/attack     Cent12            
< 
< Team 2
< Cent11         LMG_Tripod (99)     XX...   NOR/attack                       
< Cent12         LMG_Tripod (99)     .....   NOR/attack                       
< 
< Team 4
< Bastien        Rifle_AP (6)        *KO*    COV/pass                         
< Kalum          Rifle_Ap (17)       X....   COV/attack                       
< Samtara        Pistol_AP (10)      *KO*    COV/pass                        
<
< Observers/NPCMasters: 
< 
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~=====~~~~=====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
<COMBAT> Samtara spends a luck point to keep fighting!
<COMBAT> Bastien spends a luck point to keep fighting!
<COMBAT> Lil' Asskicker has joined the combat as a soldier on team 2. (Kalum)

Evans sprays the remaining two Centurions he can see, and while he can see the rounds smack one of them around the head and neck, the stubborn thing doesnt go down, "DIE DAMN YOU!" Unfortunately one of them slips inside, leaving the unwounded one to suffer the Wrath of Pissed Off ECO.

There's a new sound that enters the air of the factory. A scream of life - while Kalum reported the baby stillborn, it wasn't the case as Samtara breathes life into him even as a bullet threatens to steal the breath from her. He sings out loud and clear, baby screams bringing tears to Alex's eyes as she reaches to take the baby up once offered.

Bastien pulls himself back to reach and yank the pin from the gernade. "Fire in the hole!" he calls out as he chucks it in the direction of the incoming centurion.

With every breath Sam is doing the math, calculating the chances of survival, the risk of brain damage, with every passing moment that much needed oxygenated blood is not circulating - not reaching the brain - the damage accelerates. That's the math of it. These first few moments are precious, priceless. Vital. Riding in a tin can to the surface of hell, other people getting shot, a bloody screaming trial by fire cannot have been in vain. She's turns slightly, shielding the baby with her body from the gunfire that is pinging around, the nasty sound of bullets tearing through the air will ensure that she doesn't sleep quietly any time soon. There was never, in fact, a chance that she'd ever grow to LIKE the sound of gunfire.

The first cry from the baby she's holding makes her smile for a moment before she feels the impact of the bullet that slams into her back, a burst of pain the likes of which she's not had the need to adequately parse into coherent terminology. Her hands shake for a moment before she nods down at the boy, "That's more like it," and leans forward to hand the baby over to his mother. "Here now, you're going to be alright," she says quietly as she moves - carefully - twisting to reach the kit to tie off the cord before she uses a pair of surgical shears to cut the cord neatly. Precisely. When in doubt, be precise. "Alexandria, we're going to have to leave now. This is no place for a mother and child," and she closes the case with a decisive snap of sound, her hands still shaking. "I'm going to need you to walk - maybe run," also rather calmly.

OUTSIDE: As the Raptor drops down towards the street, it brings the last Centurion closer and closer to Evans. Its gunarm swivels around towards the ECO, and its red eye scans him angrily. Then there is a brilliant flash of light, and the pair of enemies fire into each other at extremely close range.

INSIDE: "Thank the Lords," Kalum murmurs softly as the baby starts to cry, but his relief is shortlived. There is one last Cylon standing between his wounded party and extraction. "Oh, Hades… He who dwells in darkness, and to whom we all must go… I beg you for mercy." The Pararescue Jumper murmurs softly, and sights down the barrel of his gun. Gently, as if touching a lover, he pulls the trigger. The rifle kicks in his hand, and three shots are sent hurtling down range.

The Centurion itself, red eye gleaming, stares right at Kalum. The cylon levels its gunarm at the PJ, even as oil runs down its body from holes opened in its armor by the Raptor crew. As Kalum fires it fires as well, and at that same moment the grenade hurled by Bastien explodes nearby. There is a brilliant flash of light, and a deafening boom.

<COMBAT> Lil' Asskicker passes.
<COMBAT> Cent11 attacks Kalum with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Cent12 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Samtara passes.
<COMBAT> Kelsey attacks Cent12 with KEW - Moderate wound to Abdomen.
<COMBAT> Kalum fires a 3 round burst!
<COMBAT> Kalum attacks Cent11 with Rifle Ap - Moderate wound to Abdomen (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Kalum attacks Cent11 with Rifle Ap - Light wound to Right Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Kalum attacks Cent11 with Rifle Ap - Moderate wound to Head (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG - Light wound to Right Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG - Moderate wound to Right Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG - Light wound to Abdomen (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Bastien uses a Handgrenade Frag!
<COMBAT> 
<COMBAT> EXPLOSION! Right Next To Cent11 - ARMOR on Head stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - ARMOR on Abdomen stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - ARMOR on Left Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - Serious wound to Right Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - Serious wound to Left Hand (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - Moderate wound to Head (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - ARMOR on Right Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - ARMOR on Right Hand stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - ARMOR on Left Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - ARMOR on Left Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - ARMOR on Chest stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - ARMOR on Right Arm stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - NEAR MISS!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - ARMOR on Right Leg stops the attack!
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - Serious wound to Right Arm (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> SHRAPNEL! Cent11 - NEAR MISS!
<COMBAT> Kalum has started a new turn. Pose and choose your action.
<COMBAT> Cent11 has been **KO'd**!
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~===~~~~~~ Combat #823 ~~~~~~==~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+
< Name           Weapon/Vehicle      Damage  Stance/Action  Target
< 
< Team 1
< Evans          Raptor-3993Y (pas)  X....   NOR/fullauto   Cent12            
< Kelsey         Raptor-3993Y (plt)  X....   NOR/attack     Cent12            
< 
< Team 2
< Cent12         LMG_Tripod (98)     XXX..   NOR/attack     Kelsey            
< 
< Team 4
< Bastien        Handgrenade_Frag    XXXX.   COV/explode                      
< Kalum          Rifle_Ap (14)       X....   COV/attack                       
< Lil' Asskicker Unarmed             .....   NOR/pass                         
< Samtara        Pistol_AP (10)      XXX..   COV/pass                        
<
< Observers/NPCMasters: 
< 
<+==~~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~=====~~~~=====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~====~~~~~==+

Once the grenade goes off, Bastien uses his rifle as a support to start to limp out. "Let's go.." he grimaces, as he follows Alex, baby, and the others out of the side door, carefully making his way through the groups of dead in the process.

<COMBAT> Cent12 attacks Kelsey with LMG Tripod and MISSES!

Somehow, Evans avoids getting shot when going toe to toe with a Centurion, and while his shots seem to hit, the metal thing just will NOT go down. Keying the mix again, he calls out to Kalum, "PJ, it's Kids Fly Free day on Orion Air, but this offer is expiring soon. We REALLY pissed these bastards off. That artillery is probably turning our way right about now and we DONT want to be on the ground when it does!" Then with a little bit of concentrated fire from both pilot and ECO, FINALLY…

<COMBAT> Lil' Asskicker passes.
<COMBAT> Samtara passes.
<COMBAT> Kelsey attacks Cent12 with KEW - Light wound to Chest.
<COMBAT> Kalum treats Bastien:  
< Left_Leg (Serious): successful 
< Right_Leg (Moderate): successful
<COMBAT> Evans fires fullauto!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG - Light wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG - Light wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG - Serious wound to Chest (Reduced by Armor).
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Evans attacks Cent12 with HMG and MISSES!
<COMBAT> Bastien uses a Handgrenade Frag!
<COMBAT> Kalum has started a new turn. Pose and choose your action.
<COMBAT> Cent12 has been **KO'd**!
<COMBAT> Kalum treats Samtara:
< Chest (Serious): successful

OUTSIDE: The last Centurion continues to remain standing, stubborn and defiant in the face of its own destruction. The gunarm blazes away without mercy, and this time will spray bullets into the cabin of the Raptor.

INSIDE: Kalum lowers his rifle and turns towards the two women. He looks at the new mother, and his pale eyes look right into hers. "Run…" The Petty Officer then looks back towards Bastien, and sees him heading for the exit. That leaves one last person — the Doctor. The Pararescue Jumper moves over to the doctor, and stares down at her back. Gently, he wraps his arm around the woman. "Come on Doctor, its time to go home…" He says softly, and then reaches up to key his radio. "Raptor, Jumper-1: We're coming out. Over." With that said he moves towards the door, bearing most of the weight of the doctor.

Squire keeps firing, chewing up pavement and trying to keep the Raptor steady on what's left of a two lane street with rubble and shell craters. The guns just blaze away, 20mm shells leveling a building in the distance as she tries to control the hover this close to the ground. The last few rounds cut through, one glancing off its chest and the miniguns go dry. Finger still mashed to the trigger, the guns spin for another few seconds before the pilot turns in her seat. "MOVE IT!!" she yells.

Wrapping his arm around Alex, Bastien reaches to help asisst with the baby as they move to board the Raptor.

"Sam." Alex says quietly. "I will name him Sam." after the woman that brought him into this world and saved his life.

The sound of the grenade going off is a shocking crash of sound, making Nadir bend over Alexandria and the baby, shielding both from the sound and the explosion kicked up to accompany it. "Alright, we need to get up," she says and helps Alexandria to her feet, the infant held in his mother's arms, a scrap of a blanket wrapped around the infant to shield him from the world that he's been born into. Once Alexandria is in motion, stumbling her way around the dead bodies and the centurions that lay like so much scrap metal in bullet riddled heaps. She nods at Kalum and accepts his help to keep herself on her feet, staggering a few times along at his side but moving toward the exit as fast as she can.

Evans pulls the door gun back in when the Centurion goes down, pushing himself into the doorframe to give the group room to get in, while he holds the hatch open. When they are actually close enough, he calls out to the group, "Thank you for flying Orion Air. We have a lovely Battlestar waiting if we get the frak out of here before more of those show up. Dont mind the smoke. Your Weapons Officer will be making sure we don't have an electrical fire on the way home. If you will all buckle yourselves in and pray em if you got em…"

"Thanks for waiting…" Kalum says as he boards the Raptor, and he is damned appreciative of the ride home. The Raptor could have left them behind in a rather hostile environment, and the Rescue Jumper knows it. Once everyone is inside, Kalum starts the work of a PJ. His own medical bag is opened, and bandages are pulled out. "Alright, Sanborn… You're up first." He says deeply, looking instantly to the member of their party wounded the worst.

"Doctor took one to the chest.." Bastien protests as he sits, pressing a dressing to his leg wound to try to hold off the bleeding. "…she's more important than I am."

"Don't mention it," Kelsey says quietly to Kalum. "Chats, get them in and get the FTL up," Kelsey says, a little more calmly, eyes wide as she stares straight ahead. Eyes look up the street at the scrap heap of Centurions and smoking bomb craters. A moment or two later, she looks back to make sure everyone is there, blinks, and looks back down and hits a few switches. "One One Five, departing straight out." Her hand moves to the throttle and the ship begins a rise and gain in velocity as they head back towards the safety of the stars.

"I.. am honored, thank you," Sam says quietly to Alexandria once they are both aboard Air Orion and, leaning to the side in the seat once she's seated and lowers the medkit to the floor beside her, nodding to Morgan now that everyone is safely aboard again. "Sanborn," she says, wearily, "shut up." And eases back in the chair. "Kalum, extract any bullets lodged in the wound, stop the bleeding. apply a tourniquet above the wounds to slow the bleeding while you work."

The very instant everyone is completely inside the Raptor, Evans is putting his full wait until closing the hatch, and calling, "Squire, we're clear!" He drops heavily into the chair, glancing at the Away Team and their two new passengers, even as he's reaching out to rapidfire type in the first of the series of jump doordinates, "FTL spooling up, five seconds and we blow this popsicle stand."

Bastien protests, Nadir orders. "Aye aye, Sir…" The PJ glances down at the Medic's wound, and then up to Bastien. "Sorry, Petty Officer… Orders are orders, and you're bleeding out quicker then the Doc." However, Kalum just bandages Bastien's wounds here. "Sorry, Doctor Nadir… We can't risk taking out bullets on a Medevac. Too bumpy for delicate work. Standard procedure." That said, he does his best to stop Bastien's bleeding, and will leave him to the Surgeons' mercys on the Orion. When the ship gets ready to jump, the Rescue Jumper makes sure to grab onto the bulkhead to steady himself.

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