<font color=“00cc99”>Everyone else agreed with Calaethis, they were to leave tonight, and as soon as possible to avoid an encounter with an Ork Battleship.
Night was almost upon them, only the faintest of light remained. Everyone slowly walked to Flavian’s Starhopper, knowing full well that pretty soon, the innocents on this planet were to become trophies of war for the Menacing Orks.
The defeat at the eastern front meant that the Orks now controlled the eastern mountains where Calaethis used to live.
Just then, Reeves noticed something on the mountain,
”Hey what’s that puff of smoke there, on the mountain side?”
Everyone’s eyes turned to the mountains…
”What I don’t see a thing”, Flavian spoke
”Look closer, its hard to see in this light”, replied Reeves
”Damned Orks! What in Samian-Hann are they up too?” said Shino
no-one knew what it was, but Calaethis did, and he couldn’t help but force a smirk.

The group then proceeded to the hangers and climbed aboard Flavian’s Starhopper.
”Booting up… Power levels at 50%… Strap yourselves in guys.” And with that, the starhopper slowly rolled out the hanger and launched up into space…

http://members.lycos.co.uk/deatbringer/takeoff.jpg

Once in the big black Flavian turned off all unnecessary systems to help avoid Ork detection…
But suddenly the cockpit flashed red and black and a loud siren went off… “The outer hull has been breached… the outer hull has been breached!”</font>

<font color=”00cc99”> Flavian grabbed a laspistol that was stowed away under the main control panel,
”We have visitors!” he said
”Visitors!? But you said we’d get away Scott free!” Yelled Reeves.
”The Orks must have detected our takeoff…” Spoke Shino.
The group needed a plan and fast...</font>

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"Right, the poliot and the weaponsmith stay here... you too Shino, protect them... Myself and Kat shall go and... dispose of our unwanted visitors... as soon as we go, seal the door, your safety comes first" Calaethis said taking charge.

<font color="00cc99">"What about me?" asked Reeves. "I want to fight!"</font>

"No, the poliot needs guarding. Do as your told. Dont argue." Then he tried a different approch. "Please, if anything happens to the poliot, we're finished...to be perfectly honest, the poliot is more important the any one of us... in fact, this place is likely to be assulted, myself and Kat are trained to move stealthily, and we have a better chance of hunting then anyone else... I'm sorry, but thats the way it is... for Isha's sake, if the pilots killed, we're dead, understand? I dare not leave him alone... and if... if you come along, you'll slow us down... let us do this... its what we're trained for... do what you do best, guard."

[ 10-13-2002, 06:38 PM: Message edited by: Calaethis Dragonsbane ]

"I shall guard the pilot with my life!" said in the darkest of tones, and spitting after completing his scentence...

[ 11-13-2002, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: /)eathKiller ]

<font color="00cc99">Reeves speaks under his breath,
"I say he wants all the honour himself, never the less I'll comply"

Then Flavian answered,
"There is no way I'm going to weld the door shut. If we have to abandon ship, that is the only route to the escape pod. You'll have to kill the Scum where they are now. If they get past the Med-room, we are evacuating. Here take this..."
Flavian threw Kaltia a 2-way com-link. "If you need help just say".

Calaethis and Kaltia then left the cockpit, weapons drawn...

They made their way down the ship, totally concealed. The ship was fairly narrow with small rooms runing down alongside oneanother. Soon enough they spotted a small Ork raiding squad... They were rather largish brutes with bolters and Hand-axes. Calaethis and Kaltia took cover and silently discussed a battle plan.

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OOC: bolters are semi-automatics that fire large bullets</font>

"Kat" Calaethis whispered "I know you for what you are.. an assassin.. I am a ranger... I can tell an assassin when I see one from the way you move, the way you hold yourself, and the way you are aloof.. but that is of no moment, I am not here to judge... as an assassin, and as an Eldar, you are far superior to those crude savages... this is what I suggest" Calaethis paused. "We both have sniper rifles; yes? This is what I propse, we go into stealth mode, and take out the orcs... with Isha's guidence, they'll never know what hit them... we shall become ghosts... then we'll fall back, and hit them again, until they flee or die... if they flee, we'll hunt them down like the scum they are! Agreed?" Calaethis waited for his companion to respond...

Death proceeded to stand around and wonder just what their next move would be, he wouldnt be of much use as a sniper with his love for heavy weapons... but perhaps that could somehow be encorporated into their strategy...

[ 11-13-2002, 10:37 PM: Message edited by: /)eathKiller ]

<font color="00cc99">Kaltia remained silent, her mind fixed on the situation. She was in 'assassinate mode' and Calaethis could tell by the look of fire in her eyes.
They quickly noticed that there were 5 orks. One of which was obviously the leader, the largest brute and the one most heavily armed.
Suddenly the Orks spread out. two of the smaller orks taking the front positions in what appeared to look like a box formation, with the bos in the middle. All 5 Orks were slowly walking toward Kaltia's and Calaethis' position (unaware of the observing Eldar). The two Eldar needed to think quickly. Would they remain still and wait until they can take the orks by surprise in close combat? Or would they open fire now and not risk a fist fight with the strong green-skins?</font>