Ch. 6 Dark Heart of the Swamp

[Janxi]

Janxi followed on Tori's step. She was more than happy to kill every rat she met, but not at the expense of putting Six in harm's way. She opened some distance between her partner and herself, but close enough that a fast moving cat could close the gap in a second. To improve her aim, she fell to kneeling position and kept her rifle aimed at the ground in front of the inbounds.

She stopped for a look-and-listen, noting Tori's three footmobiles, but searching for more. Thermals could help a little, so she turned them on to scan. She began to worry they had stood still for too long. Rats would regroup and reinforce.

Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]/ 40
Sense supernatural beings [dice=100]/58
Locate sound [dice=100] / 84
Recognize sound [dice=100] / 76

Camouflaged

Perception [dice=20][rand=578264200367535837504120760644656259352685683477150634145821276]

[Red Fang]

Kai grabbed her gear, nodded and also with one last look around she followed behind Fielder back to the huts.

[dakota]

The three Janxi and Tori picked up on split up and then ducked into different buildings. Within a few minutes, the three regrouped and approached Captain Fraser and the others. Lt. Black spoke," Captain, here's the rest of our group, Private Fielder and Corporal Redfang. Tell us what you need us to do."

The rest of the buildings were also starting to spill out people, carrying everything they could pack up quickly, with Kelso encouraging them to hurry. Most of them kept their distance when they saw the squad, instead forming up in a group halfway between the squad and the buildings.

Out further, there was no signs of rats moving around

[Tori]

Tori nodded at the three. "Right good to meet ya."

The little cat continued her vigil. She heard plenty of humans, but no rats. "Why do I gots a feelin' they're movin' on to tha third objective cuz we done proved this one's too tough?"

Detect Ambush [dice=100]needs 55
Detect Concealment [dice=100]needs 45
Detect mines/traps [dice=100] needs 45
Camouflaged

Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]needs 40
Sense supernatural beings [dice=100]needs 58
Locate sound [dice=100] needs 84
Recognize sound [dice=100] needs 76
Perception: [dice=20][rand=464669347699126602414570613146760465839419353222575561579038410206]

[Janxi]

"Howdy," Janxi said to the two soldiers. Her tail swished slightly, though what species she was under the helmet was anyone's guess. She had a catlike physique, and a size that could make her a kill cat. Her camouflage and limited insignia indicated she was naval infantry. A marine.

Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]/ 40
Sense supernatural beings [dice=100]/58
Locate sound [dice=100] / 84
Recognize sound [dice=100] / 76

Camouflaged


Perception [dice=20][rand=550794094205493983034386654258593705555811303986609333584877413148]

[lwcoyote]

Nike offers a brief nod to the two newcomers, her expression still quite grim. "Are the people ready to go? It won't stay this quiet out here for long, you can be sure." she growls softly, her tail lashing side to side in agitation.

[Red Fang]

Kai moved along with the others. She wasn't tall or muscular but anyone could tell from her build that she took good care of herself, and that she was young. She acknowledged the two cats with an introduction, "Cpl Kai Redfang, pleased to meet ya." but in her mind reminded herself to keep them as friends, because the bigger of the two looked pretty lethal. Kai nodded in turn to the coyote before strapping on her ponytailed helmet.

[Tori]

"SO-3 Tori..." The little cat lifted her visor revealing a tabby-cat face. She had a large orange nose, two big yellow eyes, and whiskers nearly as wide as her shoulders. "'S nice to meetcha, too."

Tori's tail gave two quick and wide swishes from impatience and she looked at Nike before nodding. "Fox yeah! I'm ready for Freddy. Let's get oscar mike!"

[Renekin Skywalker]

"Hey Kai." Martin said, with a wave. He had noticed her around (being a part of Tim's squad), but never seemed to be in the same place at the same time for a serious get-to-know the zapped conversation. "You see what they're packing these days?"

Martin waited at the edge of the village. "Ready when everyone else is."

[Janxi]

Janxi lifted her own visor and put a 'nip in under her lip. "Cpl. Janxi... Marines."

She was a dark brown feline, with massive white fangs, flecks of tawny fur and black rosettes that could barely be seen against her dark fur. She had green eyes, and was every bit of a cat. At the moment, her expression was quite grim, and those very same eyes locked on Sam as she awaited orders.

[Mierin]

Sam nods at Kari and says, "Captain Sam Fraser." When the others join them, Sam says, "We need to keep moving. We gave the rats a bloody nose and they'll be moving to the next village to get revenge. We need to try to get ahead of them."

[Tori]

"Aye aye, Six. We're oscar mike to the third hamlet." Tori lowered her visor, gave her weapon a brief check and started the trek towards the third bunch of hooches. She gave one last look to Black and nodded.

"Y'all'll find Capt'n Tim at the Marlin Camp. Any trouble, pop off a few grenades. I reckon we'll hear that a ways off. G'luck."

The little cat seemed to blend into the vegetation of the swamp. The hunt was in her blood now. More rats would die.

Detect Ambush [dice=100]needs 55
Detect Concealment [dice=100]needs 45
Detect mines/traps [dice=100] needs 45
Camouflaged

Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]needs 40
Sense supernatural beings [dice=100]needs 58
Locate sound [dice=100] needs 84
Recognize sound [dice=100] needs 76
Prowl [dice=100] needs 85
Perception: [dice=20][rand=73267410429354331040441060826914345562789879597848463902644909932]

[Red Fang]

Kai nodded to the Captain. "Nice to meet ya."

She made sure her laser rifle was at the ready and took her cue from the smaller of the two cats, the one named Tori. Kai on the other hand most likely did not blend as well with the vegetation as her armor was black and on the helmet hung a ponytail.

To sneak better, she pulled on her ghillie suit obtained from a local. She added some branches and leaves to help it blend in.

She was ready for whatever they would come across.

Land Navigation [dice=100] needs 44
Detect Concealment [dice=100] needs 41
Prowl [dice=100] needs 41
Camouflage [dice=100] needs 51

Perception [dice=20][rand=7880145997558821950623064218931401982173558050710172540931599194]

[Janxi]

"Oooh-rah," Janxi said in a muted but steely voice. She lowered her visor, checked her weapon and followed Tori into the vegetation. All the while, she scanned the ground to see if the rats were heading in the same direction or towards another.

Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]/ 40
Sense supernatural beings [dice=100]/58
Locate sound [dice=100] / 84
Recognize sound [dice=100] / 76

Camouflaged
Tracking [dice=100]/60
Land Navigation [dice=100]/60
Prowl [dice=100]/75

Perception[rand=13693102048869077878544499586828597133694844337177255686176039107]

[dakota]

"Last place out this way is the Frenchman's." Private Fielder said after nodding to introductions.

" That's Dr. Belliveau, Private." Lt. Black corrected before explaining. " Technically it's Captain, but he's really an MD from Free Quebec that got drafted and hated being in the forces. May have problems convincing him to go back to base. He likes it out here."

"Wouldn't be the first person we convinced to do something they didn't want." Shep grumbled.

Lt. Black shrugged. "Should only be a couple locals with him at most, he runs a sort of clinic out of a shack but most of the buildings are deserted, the locals all bailed after a Sploogy raid six months ago."

So far, there were no signs of rats