[b][i]Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money; The Shit has Hit the Fan[/i][/b] [i]Get me out of this HOW?!? - Warren Zevon[/i] [b]Bridge of the UNCT Erwin E. Rommel[/b] Any vord on Nicholas? Locations, anything? [i] asked Drache, looking out the bridge windows of his ship. He and Riker were now both aboard the Rommel, coordinating their intended plans. As such, the two had shut all recording systems down on the bridge, to keep their conversation private. [/i] Nothing. Bastion can't find him, and our ground units have no word or confirmed sightings of him anywhere. [i]Responded Riker. William Riker was the only other Castle commander alive, for he and Drache both had an ax to grind with Clarkson. Riker had lost many men to Venom Incorporated, and never had forgiven the company for killing so many young Marines. He wanted to see every one of them pay, and it infuriated him that Clarkson had been allowed to live. He intended to change that by allying himself with Drache, who was also staunchly anti-Venom, and egotistically career-oriented. [/i] Vhat of Osiris? They're off the grid as well. Chances are, they're with him, and they've gone dark. Probably have the mercenary with them. Zhen I suppose zhey are simply further loose ends to be tied up. Get on it, General. Aye. [b]Binvala Tavern, New Republic of Congo, New Terra[/b] [i]In the rundown shantytown on New Terra, Alex Wilson had received Nicholas Clarkson's call. Arriving a few hours later, he had alerted the Osiris team, and rallied them to come to Clarkson. As precaution, al of them had cut their communications with the Castle, to keep Drache and Riker from watching them. They were in the dark just as much as he was. Walking into a bar, the team looked like just another mercenary group. Moving to a rear room, they found Clarkson, in his full exosuit. Wilson was the first to greet him, wearing his full power armor.[/i] Shit you ain't lookin' good, bud. Believe me, I'm not doing well at all. Castle's framed me for attacking the other carriers and Mandalore City. Drache convinced them that I'm out for revenge over Venom, made it look like I staged a huge terror attack. [i]Clarkson for once seemed concerned.[/i] [i]Wolfe responded quickly.[/i] Why? What's the point? You're the man calling the shots. That's just it, Jackson. Edward wants to be calling the shots, and Riker's out for blood for the Marines he lost in Dubai. [i]replied Clarkson.[/i] Thing is, they're not out here yet, but I'll bet they're figuring out now that you're all with me. [i]Dieter Stark, Jager, spoke.[/i] Drache's out to become more powerful, thus he destroys zhat vhich is in his vay... that being you. Anyone vith you is an enemy to him. [i]Reaper spoke next.[/i] I think we're gonna see a lot more dead, and a lot sooner than we need to... [spoiler]Open[/spoiler]