05-19-2014, 11:33 PM
Word from Contee was received and the extraction vehicles were on the move in short order. They'd done what they could to stay close to the extraction team's location, but as the situation in the hospital had worsened they had been trapped by fleeing crowds, unable to change their position and more then once forced to chase folks away from their vehicles that had thought to try and take them by force.
Sitting in those vehicles waiting for the call for extraction had been a harrowing time for the drivers; they hadn't the strength of numbers or support needed to keep themselves or the vehicles secure if any real trouble had come their way, but they could not simply let themselves be chased away, as that would have left the extraction team, their friends, and the woman they had been sent to find, trapped alone in the city.
When the call finally arrived, the drivers both let out grunts of relief. A few moments were spent assessing their situation, then the two SUVs were thrown into gear, the drivers laying heavily on their horns to disperse the stragglers still choking the street ahead of them.
Both vehicles roared down a narrow road towards the hospital before splitting up, the rear vehicle laying heavily on the E-brake to rotate 90 degrees and fly down a different street, moving perpendicular to the road Natalie and Jay were on and under fire.
The two men were in constant communication, counting down to a mutual zero mark.
The group of Temne men thundered after the retreating Legionnaires at first, but when the Legion men returned fire, the eight's bravado faltered. Where their fire had been wild and ineffective, the retreating Legionnaires dropped one of the Temne with a single, well placed round, and two others passed close enough to a second Temne soldier that the man had thrown himself to the earth with a cry.
The group was quick to recover though as the Legionnaires found themselves a piece of cover behind a wall. The seven thundered to their feet to give chase, passing the mouth of a side-street without sparing a glance for that direction.
An SUV's horn blarred loudly, but there was no hint of breaks screeching as one of the Legion vehicles shot out of the alley at just the right moment, sending two of the Temne men crashing over the hood and armored-glass windshield, tossing their bodies ragdoll-like into the air behind the SUV.
The second vehicle emerged a block back, with the Temne men between it and the rescue team and VIP. The Temne shooters scattered from the first SUV, their weapons chattering loudly as rounds glanced off the Escalade's armoured hide, and they were too late to realize that a second had emerged behind them.
The second driver didn't hesitate on the brakes either, and simply barreled over another two Temne men, crushing one's hip and legs and the other vanished entirely under the front bumper as both vehicles then made their way after the Jay and Natalie's crew.
The remaining three Temne shooters were scattered and panicked, which was made more so as Pavlov fired and dropped another, as both he and Contee then walked back into the street to draw beads on the remaining two shooters. With only two left, they threw their weapons to the earth and their arms in the air, and at Contee's signal the two Temne men ran.
Neither driver dismounted or opened their windows; they weren't allowed. They had to stay with their vehicles, for if either driver was hit, it would make the entire extraction take that much longer. But they could communicate over their radios.
"CEO just confirmed it. We got the President's wife and kids. They're heading for the embassy now."
Sitting in those vehicles waiting for the call for extraction had been a harrowing time for the drivers; they hadn't the strength of numbers or support needed to keep themselves or the vehicles secure if any real trouble had come their way, but they could not simply let themselves be chased away, as that would have left the extraction team, their friends, and the woman they had been sent to find, trapped alone in the city.
When the call finally arrived, the drivers both let out grunts of relief. A few moments were spent assessing their situation, then the two SUVs were thrown into gear, the drivers laying heavily on their horns to disperse the stragglers still choking the street ahead of them.
Both vehicles roared down a narrow road towards the hospital before splitting up, the rear vehicle laying heavily on the E-brake to rotate 90 degrees and fly down a different street, moving perpendicular to the road Natalie and Jay were on and under fire.
The two men were in constant communication, counting down to a mutual zero mark.
The group of Temne men thundered after the retreating Legionnaires at first, but when the Legion men returned fire, the eight's bravado faltered. Where their fire had been wild and ineffective, the retreating Legionnaires dropped one of the Temne with a single, well placed round, and two others passed close enough to a second Temne soldier that the man had thrown himself to the earth with a cry.
The group was quick to recover though as the Legionnaires found themselves a piece of cover behind a wall. The seven thundered to their feet to give chase, passing the mouth of a side-street without sparing a glance for that direction.
An SUV's horn blarred loudly, but there was no hint of breaks screeching as one of the Legion vehicles shot out of the alley at just the right moment, sending two of the Temne men crashing over the hood and armored-glass windshield, tossing their bodies ragdoll-like into the air behind the SUV.
The second vehicle emerged a block back, with the Temne men between it and the rescue team and VIP. The Temne shooters scattered from the first SUV, their weapons chattering loudly as rounds glanced off the Escalade's armoured hide, and they were too late to realize that a second had emerged behind them.
The second driver didn't hesitate on the brakes either, and simply barreled over another two Temne men, crushing one's hip and legs and the other vanished entirely under the front bumper as both vehicles then made their way after the Jay and Natalie's crew.
The remaining three Temne shooters were scattered and panicked, which was made more so as Pavlov fired and dropped another, as both he and Contee then walked back into the street to draw beads on the remaining two shooters. With only two left, they threw their weapons to the earth and their arms in the air, and at Contee's signal the two Temne men ran.
Neither driver dismounted or opened their windows; they weren't allowed. They had to stay with their vehicles, for if either driver was hit, it would make the entire extraction take that much longer. But they could communicate over their radios.
"CEO just confirmed it. We got the President's wife and kids. They're heading for the embassy now."