Perched atop a tower on the long wall leading to Braytech Futurescape, Shepherd stared down the scope of her D.A.R.C.I. "Why are we here again?" asked Cyrill-53. "Hunt... Wan...H...." "Alton?" "Conta... baboon..." Cyrill looked around puzzled as Alton had seemingly vanished into thin air. Shepherd sighed loudly. "We've lost Alton. No mattter, We're here to kill a High Value Target, and this should be quick... As long as I dont miss. I only have 1 shot left in my magazine and no reserves." Cyrill pats around at his pouches and pockets. "I could have sworn I packed a few heavy ammo synths." "I'm pretty sure you didnt Cyrill. They're not as easy to come by as they used to be." Shepherd was about to close her eyes and shake her head in frustration at Cyrills deteriorating memory, but something caught her eye through the scope. D.A.R.C.I. pulsing, she zeroed in on the Knight they'd been waiting for. Her finger slowly moved into the trigger well. "What are you waiting for" Cyrill asks after a few seconds. "Shhh, I'm wating on the Knight to take out those Cabal. I don't want to stir up any more trouble than I have to. Especially without Alton." "I should throw up a barricade just in case then huh?" "No! Cyrill, I've got this. Just watch my back." As D.A.R.C.I. announces the shot is lined up for maximum damage, Shepherd begins to squeeze the trigger. "Wait! My barricade!" POW!!! The rifles shot rang out. Shepherd lowered the weapon to see a cracked barricade directly in front of her. Through it she could barely see the spire in the distance rising out of the ground. "Great... Escalation Protocol... We cant leave this...."