OOC:I didn't say we were outside, I merely commented that I had come under fire again, since nobody would think that rebels would leave a base unsecured,and TJ sensed the rebels coming from outside the compound, I didnt say we engaged them, Cloud and Shadow did. Well, alright,its gonna be edited. I'll put the rest of the squad under fire then.
 
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TRP/CPL D-13/3SQD/1PLT/1COMP/1BAT/Lorn IV/VEA

"I don't get it, I must have downloaded whatever happend to them in the system into their brains" said Strider. "Probably. Remember, their brains become data streams, it is conceivable, even likely, that this is a direct cause of their demise." said Rizzit. Strider punched a huge hole in a nearby wall. "It's all my fault. I downloaded death to them." said Strider in a rage. "You tried to save them Strider, and for a little while at least, it seemed as though you had." Shadow said. "It's not your fault." "IT IS IT IS! I KILLED THEM!" Strider was getting more and more upset. "CORPORAL, GO TO YOUR QUARTERS AND REST NOW! THAT'S AN ORDER!" commanded Rizzit. "Shadow, escort him." Strider was escorted to his quarters and fell asleep  He'd be ok after some rest, Shadow supposed. But even so, Shadow was worried about him, this could turn a man into putty, if not watched carefully.
 
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Lance Corporal Stefan "Strider" Ciorin
Trooper in the Vast Empire Army, brother of Oriana Ciorin Paan.
TRP/LCPL-Strider/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE [LoR]
"It is well that war is so terrible, we should grow too fond of it"- Robert E. Lee
"In the end, humans are just another animal. The problem is, they evolved too quickly for their own good."-Anonymous
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined"-Henry David Thoreau

OOC: Isn't it the Nal Hutta System, which isn't even a system, but a planet??? Oh we, just thought I'd bring that up. Cloud logged onto his computer and contacted Shadow.  He needed his help to decipher the data obtained from the Rebels. Shadow acknowledged the message and the teo met in the corridor outside the Radiers secure room. "Well, let's try again." Shadow stated over his shoulder. The two entered the room and got to work. Shadow logged onto the computer and Cloud went over to the other equipment and got it ready to analyze the information. After many hours of work, Shadow finally came up with something. It was a single letter that appeared to repeat itself. "Cloud, I may have found something" he shouted over to Cloud. He came over to Shadow's workstation and watched as he pointed out his findings. "Let me see this for a second." Cloud said as he grabbed the keyboard from Shadow's hands and started tyoing away. Within a few minutes the computer deciphered the message and told its secerts. Shadow raced up and ran toward Rizzit's office to tell him their discovering. Cloud sat there, amazed and reading the screen.
 
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[NAVY] sk8guy

TRP/SRG Cloud/Raiders /2SQD/1PLT/COMP/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE
"Death smiles at us all. All a man is do is smile back."

Strider awoke from his rest and walked to Rizzit's office. The young corporal knocked lightly on the door. "Come in." said Rizzit "Hello, sir. I'm fully rested and ready to go. Everything I need is packed." Strider said brightly. "You sure, Strider? You can stay here and have more rest if you wish." Rizzit asked, concerned. "Yes sir, I'm sure. You need my sniping capability for this mission." Strider retorted. "As you wish, Corporal. I wanted to tell you I was sorry for yelling at you before. I just didn't want you to lose it on me. I know you're tough, but that would have been too much for me if I were in the same situation." "I know, sir. It's ok. You were only doing what was best." With that Strider saluted and returned to his quarters.  To finish getting his armor ready. This was going to be his chance to prove himself to his commanders in real combat.
 
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Lance Corporal Stefan "Strider" Ciorin
Trooper in the Vast Empire Army, brother of Oriana Ciorin Paan.
TRP/LCPL-Strider/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE [LoR]
"It is well that war is so terrible, we should grow too fond of it"- Robert E. Lee
"In the end, humans are just another animal. The problem is, they evolved too quickly for their own good."-Anonymous
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined"-Henry David Thoreau

"Good Morning!" Shadow said to Cloud. "Nice of you to join us!" "What happened? What's going on?" asked Cloud. Shadow grinned, he knew that his comrade had been through a lot, but he couldn't resist the chance to pick on him. "Well, you were so into that computer, that you stared at it for 2 days now." Shadow said. "By the way, what was so interesting?" "I dunno. I looked at it, and then it's like I was sleeping. I don't remember anything but this beautiful girl..."Cloud replied. "Odd. I'll go inform Rizzit that Cloud has awoken from his 'nap'." said D-13. D-13 was on his way to Rizzit's office, where it was very quiet at the time. "Dee" knew that this could mean two things: 1. Rizzit and Otto finally decided on their attack plan. or 2.They had argued so much to a point where it was useless to talk to each other. He knew it probably wasn't  the second option, so he'd go in. He knocked first on the side where the door used to be attached to. Rizzit turned and saw D-13. "Ah, Dee! Come in!" he said. "Rizz, Cloud has come to." "Great. We have  our plans for the attack. Pack only your personal things like rations and stuff. Cloud may need some help with his stuff. Help him with his stuff if he needs it." "Sure Rizz, one thing though. What exactly will we be doing?" "We are landing about a mile away from the city. Then we will try to sneak in." "So...the city is theirs?" "Apparently. Don't worry about it now. I will explain everything when we are onboard the ship. Otto and I are packing the ship now. Leave us." "Understood sir." D-13 Saluted and was on his way. Rizzit and Otto were preparing for the trip. Rizzit had packed 9 repeater guns, 4 of which were heavy repeaters. He had also brought along two stips of amo refil for each gun. There was a concussion rifle, but it probably would not be used. Otto was bringing 10 boxes of Sequencer charges, and 5 boxes of thermal detonators. There were also 2 boxes of standard stormtrooper rifle refills. All of this equiptment was going into the back of the shuttle. The troopers would have their own equiptment to bring, but that would not be much. They would  carry whatever they brought with them. They all needed their rest though, so tomorrow they would leave for Nal Hutta....at 04:00 Hours. Rizzit and Otto went to go inform the troops of their departure procedure. The briefing would take place onboard the shuttle. There was a pilot droid to pilot the ship while Rizzit and Otto explained to the squad what was to be done.  Rizzit motioned for Otto to come when all was packed. Otto willingly followed. Rizzit called all the members into the lounge, seeing it was the biggest area of the base. When all were present, Rizzit motioned for all of them to be seated. "Greetings. Our time for the attack on the Rebels has come. It's time to put them out of existance! Now, we will be leaving tomorrow at 04:00 hours. Therefore, I am suggesting that you pack whatever you have to tonite, and get some rest. I am expecting you all up and ready by that time. If you aren't I am not waiting around! All our weapons are packed, you are expected to bring any personal weapons with you like your personal rifles. Other than that, bring only rations and armor. We have limited space, and cannot carry a whole mess of stuff. Goodnight. See you in the morning." said Rizzit. With that, the RAIDERS rushed to their quarters to get everything finished. They had only 9 hours left, and wanted to get a good night's sleep. *************NEXT MORNING******************** Rizzit woke up at 3:35 and went to the shuttle to do a systems check, and get the pilot droid on board. Rizzit turned the pilot droid on, and it greeted him. "Good morning sir. What time is our departure?" asked the droid. "25 minutes." replied Rizzit. "Where is our destination?" "Nal Hutta." "Very well sir. Let me know when you are ready." "I will." After that, Rizzit went to Otto's office, he saw that Otto had everything ready. "Otto, go load your thingson the shuttle." Rizzit said. "We leave shortly." Otto could tell Rizzit was anxious to leave, and therefore gave him no hassle. "Very well Rizz, I will see you onboard." "Good. I'm going to the troops' quarters. Tell them the same."said Rizzit. Otto departed for the ship, and Rizzit headed for the sleeping quarters. He was surprised to see each RAIDER packed and ready. "Well, this is a surprise!" Rizzit said with a shock. "I want all of you to load your stuff onto the ship. I will wait for you there." Rizzit left for the shuttle to join Otto. Once he got there, he found Otto finishing up placing his stuff in the cargo bay. "There. All finished." Otto Vox said. "Rizz, are they all set?" "Surprisingly, yes. They are all coming to the shuttle with their things." said Rizzit. "Correction." said `Strider. "We are here with our things." "Great `Strider. Put them in the cargo bay--all of you." The remaining RAIDERS put their things in the cargo hold and awaited further instructions. Everyone have a seat we will be leaving soon. AX-87, was ready to take off. "Sir, may I take off now?" asked AX-87. "Yes 87, go ahead." replied Rizzit. "Roger. Brace yourself." With Rizzit's okay, the shuttle took off and headed into space. The droid set a course for Nal Hutta, and made the jump to hyperspace. Rizzit decided to inform the troops of their attack plan. "Okay everyone listen up, this is how things will work. We are going to land about a mile away from the computer. AX-87 will await our return. We will take all our stuff and head into the city. `Strider, Otto, Shadow, and Cloud will all have heavy repeaters. The rest of us will have heavy repeaters. I of course, have my lightstaff, but I will use it if needed only. We have stormtrooper backpacks that you will carry a suppply of ammo, thermal detonators, and sequencer charges. They will be used as needed. I had a concussion Rifle that I was going to bring, but decided to leave it due to the fact that it is so bulky. Stuff ration packs into your armor, and use it as needed. Sleep I don't see us getting much of, but we will see what happens. Are there any questions?" said Rizzit. "No Rizz, it's understood." replied the Squad. "Good." "Everyone have a seat, we're coming up on Hal Hutta." The ship came out of hyperspace and landed right at the designated spot. "Okay, now everyone let's get moving. We can't afford any mistakes." With the equiptment unloaded, the RAIDERS unboarded the shuttle and headed towards the city into which some of them may not return...  ----------------------- Sargeant Rizzit DarkHeart Dark Jedi Knight Raider's Squad Leader Army of the Vast Empire SL/TRP/GSGT Rizzit/3SQD/1PLT/COMP/1BAT/1RGT//VE[OPE][OTH] CM/DJK Rizzit/Lion 1-3//VE "Should I let him die slowly, or put him out of his misery?"--Rizzit

Strider needed a good hidden sniping position. "Sir, can you locate me a hidden spot to set up for sniping?" he asked over the Com-Link "No, Strider. Not enough cover, you're going to have to fight this one with the E-11, I'm afraid." said Rizzit solemnly. "Damned! Thankfully they won't know what hit them even if I use the standard weapons." Strider said smiling at Dee. "Whatever you say, Corporal Ciorin, let's get this show on the road." Dee answered The two soldiers avoided turret fire as best they could and made their way to the entrance.
 
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Lance Corporal Stefan "Strider" Ciorin
Trooper in the Vast Empire Army, brother of Oriana Ciorin Paan.
TRP/LCPL-Strider/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE [LoR]
"It is well that war is so terrible, we should grow too fond of it"- Robert E. Lee
"In the end, humans are just another animal. The problem is, they evolved too quickly for their own good."-Anonymous
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined"-Henry David Thoreau

With the Rebels knowing that there were DarkJedi running around, things would not be easy. Rizzit and TeeJay were having fun with their lightsabers and repeaters. With the size of the city, and the number of distractions that could cause the RAIDERS to lose track of what was going on, a Jedi could show up any time without them even knowing it. Just then Rizzit got a call in from his com-link. Rizzit picked it up, and turned it on. "This is Rizzit. Go ahead." "Sir, this is Otto. We have the second turret under control." "Great. Set them to fire down any Rebel craft, get down here to help fight off the Rebels, and bring Shadow with you." "Will do." Rizzit closed the com-link and returned to the crossfire of rifles. Rizz had an idea, he had enough people around that he could spare one or two of them to go off and do a side-mission. Rizzit broke away frm the crossfire once again to make a com-link connection. "Dee, this is Rizz. Come in." "Go ahead Rizz, what ya need?" "You and `Strider are to set that turret to attack Rebel craft, then go to the communication tower with a box of charges." "What do I do with that?" `Strider took the com-link from Dee."Rizz, I know what to do. Don't worry about a thing." "That's what scares me sometimes." said Rizzit sarcastically. "Sure...." `Strider closed the com-link, and set the turret as Rizzit had wished. "What did you do that for?"asked D-13. "You were acting like an idiot on the com-link. Rizz wants us to blow up the communications tower. He has no time to be talking on the com-link like its a damn cell phone!" said `Strider. "Well, sorry." replied Dee. "Come with me, I'm sure that place is crawling with Rebels as well." "What about the other turret?" "Rizz gave them orders, I am sure they are following them." said `Strider as he paused to look over. "See? They're on their way down to join the fight." "That makes me happier. Let's go." Dee and `Strider went down the turret to meet Otto and Shadow. The four soon departed ways, as two of them had orders elsewhere. With six people fighting, and two with lightsabers, the odds were not in their favor. Even with the 2DarkJedi. Things were not looking good, `Strider was right: "The war is far from over...."
 
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Sargeant Rizzit DarkHeart
Dark Jedi Knight
Raider's Squad Leader
Army of the Vast Empire
SL/TRP/GSGT Rizzit/3SQD/1PLT/COMP/1BAT/1RGT//VE[OPE][OTH]
CM/DJK Rizzit/Lion 1-3//VE
"Should I let him die slowly, or put him out of his misery?"--Rizzit

OOC: My first storyline post! (Sorry it's so late) the3Djedi fell to the ground as the explosion rattled the area. "What was that?!?!" he yelled "Look behind you" TJ' yelled back The com tower was enveloped in a huge ball of fire.  Debris started crashing down everywhere. "Find cover!" TJ' shouted, somewhat calmly They both dove into a small rebel barrack, hoping the small building could withstand the weight of the huge chunks falling all around them.  When the rumbling stopped, they picked themselves up, and seeing no immediate danger, walked out into the dense smoke. "Wow" the3Djedi breathed "You'll be seeing a lot more of this!" TJ' commented, staring up at the twisted, smoking, metal, that used to be a com tower.  Suddenly a small squad of rebels ran out from nowhere and started shooting.  TJ' and the3Djedi both opened fire, running in opposite directions.  Soon the squad of rebels was diminished. "Good job Jed." TJ' complimented "You got your first kill!" The3Djedi grinned then getting serious, asked "Well, what do we do now?" "We'll mak our way back to Rizzit, and see iff he has any new orders." TJ' said "Our comlinks are worth nothing without that tower." "OK." the3Djedi said, then looking up asked, "What the heck is that??" A rebel transport was landing a ways off, right around the area where the RAIDERS had landed there shuttle! "Uh oh.." TJ' grimaced "Those look like reinforcements!  We gotta tel Rizz!" "Well lets go!" the3Djedi said. Rizzit finished off the last little pack of rebels, then called Cloud over. "Where's Otto and Shodow?" Rizzit asked. "Dunno.." said Cloud thoughtfully, "Think anything happened, Rizz?" "Last I knew, they were gonna go tell TJ' and that new guy to get away from the com tower.  I wonder if they got out of there in time." "But.." Cloud faltered, "We can't afford any losses!" "I know!, we have to find them!" Just then TJ' and the3Djedi ran towards them. "Hey!" Rizzit yelled TJ' ran up. "We saw the explosion, then decided to come back here, he said breathlessly. "Yeah!" the3Djedi inturrupted, "There are rebel reinforcements coming!" "What?!?!?" Rizzit shouted. "I sure hope they didn't bring any Je....." A huge explosion cut him off. "Wha..." the3Djedi said fearfully. Then rebel troops started running out of the trees, toward the turret. "RUN!" Cloud yelled The four RAIDERS darted out of the huge gun and ran towards the trees.  Once safe, Rizzit asked if either TJ' or the3Djedi had seen Otto or Shadow. "Nope." TJ' said grimly. "I hope they're OK." "Yeah" the3Djedi said, "but what was that explosion?" "It came in the direction of our shuttle," Cloud commented, "If they did what I think they did, were gonna need to find a different way off the planet." "First we need to find Otto and Shadow," Rizzit explained "then we'll deal about getting of this rock." Just then Strider and D-13 rode up in their speeder bikes. "Rizzit!" Strider shouted, "We've got some bad news..........."

"Ok," Rizzit said, "Everyone split up into pairs of 2---Strider, go with Jed, Cloud, with me, TJ' with Shadow, Otto with Dee.  Head off in opposite directions, and try too pick them off." "Roger!" said Strider. "Lets do it!" Otto replied enthusiasticly. "Quietly!!" Rizzit said, "Don't jump out and scream unless you see a Jedi!" The eight RAIDERS head off on their appointed directions. "Jed," Strider said, "That tree looks like a good sniping spot.  I'm going up." "Wait!!" the3Djedi cautioned. Strider took no heed of Jed.  He climed swiftly up the tree and looked for his first target. "What am I supposed to do?" the3Djedi asked. "Just sit tight," Strider replied, "and shoot anything thats rebel." The3Djedi sighed. "Fine." Striders snipe rifle fired. "Did you get him?" "Yeah.....Uh oh." "What?" "I'm not sure......but......" Fumbling for his comlink, Strider quickly beeped Rizzit. "Yeah?" Rizzit answered, almost calmly. "Riz, There is a Jedi heading toward us..." "Dang!" "Um, STRIDER!!" the3Djedi yelled, pulling up his blaster. A couple rebels had suddenly appeared.  Strider dropped the comlink, and whipped out his heavy repeater.  A short moment later, the rebels were gone. "Strider, maybe you should get out of that tree," the3Djedi said. "The Jedi can climb trees too, you know!" "OK", Strider answered, "I agree. Lets go." "Ow!" the3Djedi winced in pain. Lifting up his left arm he saw a laser burn. "Great...jusr great" Strider said unsympathetically. "I'm OK," the3Djedi replied, getting up.  "It's not that bad.  I can move." Grabbing up the comlink, the3Djedi commed Riz. "Sir, what should we do?" "I'm coming to help you guys, don't worry.  Just stay out of sight of the Jedi." Hearing the hum of a saber, the3Djedi ran out to meet who he thought was Rizzzit.  Instead, it was a JEDI!!!!!!  The Jedi, lightsaber in hand, advanced on him, then held out his arm.  The3Djedi was lifted into the air, grasping his neck.  He could hear his armor cracking.  Suddenly he fell, dreaminly hearing the clash of  lightsabers against each other......

TJ found an extremely old skyscraper that just might get knocked over by a few explosives. Problem is, all the charges were knocked out of commission by those rebels. Just then, the rest of the Raiders arrived. Teege told them about the idea. Shadow nodded. "It's a good idea.", he said. Rizzit nodded and marked an x at the center of the building. He positioned it just so the stuff can destroy the rebel army, or at lease weaken them. He hopped on his speeder and blasted it right into the building. He jumped off right before it hit with a big explosion. Just as Rizz thought, it fell on top the of the rebels and crushed some of them. Others, unfortunately, some came up from the rubble, weak but alive. Rizz ignited his saber and wiped them out. "Well, that was easy.", he said cooly. "Look behind you.", said D-13. A jedi stood on top of several corpses, his saber ignited. Rizz and Otto readied their weapons. The fight ensued for half an hour, nobody getting the advantage. The jedi parried every single blow that the two dark jedi gave him. The rest of the Raiders cheered them on, at least, until the other surviving rebels showed up that is.....
 
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TRP/CPL D-13/3SQD/1PLT/1COMP/1BAT/Lorn IV/VEA

"First, let's go wipe the survivors in one single stroke. Otto, I want you to find a nuclear power plant, and detonate it with our stolen speeder. Strider and Dee, go with him, after it is gone, report to the shuttle immediately.", ordered Rizzit. The two groups split off and went their ways. Nobody seemed to encounter any resistance along their routes. The power plant was seemingly abandoned. Strider kept his eye out for any rebel snipers while Dee simply guarded the rear. Otto stopped the group right in front of the plant and said, "This'll do." He powered up the speeder and placed what few standard issue grenades left into the vehicle and revved it toward the reactor. The group fled quickly. About halfway out of the city, they spotted an abandoned fleet of airspeeders. Otto checked each one to make sure there are no traps. "Alright, let's get outta here.", he exclaimed. "AX-88? You still there?", asked Strider. "*static* Yes sir, we're awaiting your arrival.", the droid replied over the comm. The airspeeders flew over the city and right to the landing zone. Rizz looked upward and almost shot them down, until he saw Otto's face in the speeder that is. "Come on! We're packing.....", he said. A huge explosion engulfed the entire city and almost blinded the Raiders if not for their polarized lenses. They jumped in and the shuttle took off without a nanosecond to spare......   ----------------------- TRP/CPL D-13/3SQD/1PLT/1COMP/1BAT/Lorn IV/VEA

The RAIDERS were looking forward to their R&R when they got home. Plus, Rizzit promised them a drink. Everything seemed like it would work out for the best. Everyone was so relieved that the battle was over. They acted as if they didn't have a care in the world--even Rizzit. Everyone was relaxing, sitting around, and sharing stories about different things that happened on the planet. This was something that would not be easily forgotten. Everyone was considered equals that night. Suddenly, the ship shook like their was an earthquake going on. This caused all of the RAIDERS to fall forward into a pile, with Rizzit on the bottom. With the heavy weight of all the RAIDERS, Rizzit was getting pretty heated. "I want all of you buffoons off of me now!" yelled Rizzit. The RAIDERS knew Rizzit was mainly worried about what happened, and did not argue with him. They knew he didn't mean to call them buffoons either, he was just stressed. Otto, just had to know what was going on though. "Rizz, what happened?" asked Otto. "I dunno. Can't be good. 88, what happened?" Rizzit asked as he left the squadm and went into the pilot's control room. "Sir, we seem to have come out in an asteroid field."said DX-88. "What? You set the course right?" "Yea, but I didn't calculate for the asteroid field." "Wonderful. How far are we away from home?" "Halfway. Our hyperdrive motivator is damaged. It's impossible to go to lightspeed." "Well, looks like we're piloting home. Let's just hope we don't come under fire." Rizzit went back to talk with the troops. This wouldn't be pleasant. Everyone was sitting back down where they were before this happened. "Okay everyone, listen up. The ship has come into an asteroid field. It will take a while to get out. We are only halfway home, and we can't go to lightspeed. The crash of the asteroids caused the hyperdrive motivator to be damaged. My stupid droid did not calculate for something like this when he made the jump to lightspeed, so we are stuck here for a while until we can get home. I'm going to ask that we sleep in shifts. Four of us will sleep and the others will run the ship. Any questions?" Shadow stood up. "Rizz, what will the shifts be in?" he asked. "Shifts will be 2 hours each. I am afraid that we need to rotate that long. Maybe I will increase as time goes on, but for now:this is how it will be." Rizzit replied. "Okay, and who goes first." asked Cloud. "Otto, Cloud, `TJ, and Shadow go first. They will sleep, and get treated medically for their wounds if any. `Strider, Jed, Dee, and myself will be on call for two hours." replied Rizzit. Those that were assigned to get some rest, went to the lower deck where the troopers' quarters were located. Otto couldn't wait to sleep, as could all of the others. The rest of the RAIDERS had to run the ship. The four stood around discussing what to do. "I think we should try to make repairs to the hyperdrive."suggested `Strider. "Not a bad idea. We should probably get an idea of what else is damaged down there as well." replied Rizzit. "I think two of us should stay up here. One to monitor incoming ships, and another to pilot the ship."said D-13. "Dee, you watch over the monitors. However, I am going to have to trust DX-88 to fly safely. We need 3 people to fix things quickly. 'Sides, you will be along side him. Don't let him screw up. I'll go talk with him." said Rizzit as he left the "lounge" area, and entered the control room. 88, listen to what D-13 tells you. I'm going below for a bit to fix things, or try to at least. He's going to monitor incoming ships as well as you. okay?" "understood."replied the droid."Obey orders from Rizzit and D-13." "Good." said Rizzit as he walked away. Rizzit returned to the rest of his crew and assured them everything was all set. D-13 went into the control room and co-piloted for DX-88, while the rest went down below. With the amount of work they had to do their 2-hour shift would fly by....   ----------------------- Sargeant Rizzit DarkHeart Dark Jedi Knight Raider's Squad Leader Army of the Vast Empire SL/TRP/GSGT Rizzit/3SQD/1PLT/COMP/1BAT/1RGT//VE[OPE][OTH] CM/DJK Rizzit/Lion 1-3//VE "Should I let him die slowly, or put him out of his misery?"--Rizzit