Shaking his head at Kuroishi, Slick pulled his com. "Lukas. It's go time. Get the men pulled out of there. Snipes and I will hold the ramp."
The voice came back, "Roger that. Moving now."
With that done Snipes, and Slick ran to the escape vehicles. It was a pair of old freighters, but with some major military modifications. Each was equipt with two pairs of quad-lasers. The basic shields had been replaced with a higher model of Correllian Mark III all around shields. As Kuroishi prepped the ships for take off, the two troopers took up fighting positions on the ramp of the nearest vessel.
Within moments the rest of the squad could be seen sprinting across the plain towards the ships. A large mass of New Republic troops were no more than a hundred meters behind them, and gaining. Slick and Snipes began to fire over the heads of their comrades. Criss-crossing blaster bolts filled the air with a colorful display of destruction. As the Wraiths reached the ships they split into two groups. Lukas, Anubis, and Hunter joined Slick, and Snipes on the first ship. Rommel, Mandor, and Otto Vox joined Kuroishi in the second.
Lukas ran to the cockpit, and strapped himself in. "I need a co-pilot, and get me two in the turrents!"
As Snipes and Hunter ran to the turrents, Anubis and Slick joined Lukas in the cockpit. Anubis took the co-pilot seat, and Slick jumped in front of the communication board. The quad lasers of both ships began firing, and decimating the New Republic forces. As the freighters lifted from the ground, the tanks bagan to fire.
"Hunter! Focus all available fire at those tanks!" Slick yelled into the ships com.
"Got it. Commencing fire now." came the reply.
As the ships reached the atmosphere and the blackness of space, not a word was exchanged between the Wraiths. What was there to say. They had survived another mission together, and had saved each other countless times. The squad had formed a bond that only combat veterans could have. With that the ships launched into hyperspace, and took the troops home...
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TRP/PFC Slick/4SQD/1PLT/1COMP/1BAT/1RGT/Tadath/VEA[LoR]
"Even the best soldiers will fall if they stand alone."
"If you question your actions in war... you know that you are still sane."