| From: | The Powerhouse <P.C.Steele@***.AC.UK> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Shaken but not stirred (take 2) |
| Date: | Wed, 28 Apr 1993 22:41:26 BST |
continue with my resume.
Right now.. let's see ... ah yes, Blade had just dropped the ladder through
one of the holes in the roof.
"Anyone need a ride down there .. ?" came Blades voice over the radio.
"Allieua...", I thought. Punisher came sprinting up the stairs and helped me
bind the remaining cop, then IBA appeared. "Grab Marie.." I shouted, "Now
!"
IBA disappeared then Polish's voice came up the stairs, "Hey ... guys ... I'm
out 'a ammo, and da police are starting to get through the crowd down 'ere..".
"Grab Noname, and bring the doctor" I yelled back, "we still need the
doc".
"Blade is on the roof in a coptor but he can't stay there long ....". The
sound of gunfire started again from below but this time it was a different
pitch to Polish's assualt rifle. There was the sound of footsteps on the
stairs leading to the Shack, then IBA appeared at the bottom of the stairs
leading to the attic, Cyberdeck slung over one arm, assault rifle over the
other and a prostrate Marie in his hands. I grabbed Marie and helped drag
her up the stairs. "Punisher .. get into the coptor and I'll pass her up."
Punisher stuck his head quickly through the hole and said "Frag .. another
coptor on it's way ... Aerospace Moonlight Avenger I think .... hurry up with
Marie, it's got missiles .. !" Passing Marie up I saw IBA going back to help
Polish bring Noname and force the quivering doctor up the stairs to the attic.
Then a head appeared at the top of stairs leading to the shack "Behind .. !"
I yelled. But too late. Two bursts rang out hitting IBA square in the back.
The doc turned to run, Noname slumped on the stairs but Polish literally
launched himself off one set of stairs onto the next, spurs at the ready,
landing on top of the guy who had fired the bursts at IBA. A fraction of a
second later the man lay dead, throat ripped out by the lethal spurs.
Grabbing the man's gun Polish turned it on the rest of the police that were
advancing up the stairs, then threw the body down on top of them. The doc
seeing what lay in the direction he was running decided to go back up the
stairs to the coptor.
"Noname ..." I yelled "... MOVE ... I'm getting IBA, Punisher help Noname
to
the coptor". Polish stood at the top of stairs in almost the exact same
situation that we had found ourselves earlier with the police coming down from
above. Except this time we weren't trying to get down, we were trying to keep
people from getting up. I grabbed the unconsious form of IBA up the rest of
the stairs and passed him up to Punisher, then yelled at Noname again for not
moving quickly enough.
"PH I can't hold 'em off any more ... I'm nearly outta ammmo again" came
Polish's voice over the radio.
Then more bad news .. "PH better hurry up down there, this coptor that's
after us is nearly in range ... em .. hold, on ... <silence> ... the other
coptor is asking for an identification signal. Looks like you'd better give
it to em Punisher."
"Hold it steady, Blade, hold it steady .... <sound of automatic gunfire then
a whirring noise then a crash> ... I hit the main rotor shaft, but the police
down below saw me fire. They've just opened fire on us now, the armour's
holding it but if they try the same trick I just did we're dead. Hurry up
down there ... " came Punisher's voice over the radio.
I grabbed my spare Submachine gun then my predator and threw them to Polish,
"I'm gonna grab one of the beds" I told Polish, "hold them off till I get
one".
Quickly, dashing into one of the side rooms, I dragged one of the beds Chan
uses for the recovery of his patients, luckily it was on wheels and I quickly
pushed it past Polish down the stairs. "Now .. let's get outta here ... I
grinned to Polish". Turning we both sprinted up the stairs and hoped my
little maneuveur with the bed had bought us the time we needed.
We made it just in time, the sound of gunfire from outside was getting heavier
and Blade was about ready to leave. Noname and the doc had made it into the
coptor which left me with my leg now starting to bleed badly and Polish who
had been winged by a few of the luckier shots. Leaping onto the disappearing
ladder we hung prostrate as we were pulled free from the building, bullets
flying around us, then Punisher started to pull up the ladder so we could get
in safely. Once in Blade threw the coptor into top speed and we made our
getaway.
"Where to ? Guvnor." joked Blade.
"Ditch it ... we've got to ditch it. I've just ran a bug scan and the Avenger
triggered a homing signal on this choper. We can't stay in in it. Head for
the coast and ditch it in the sea. With any luck they'll think we've drowned,
meanwhile, I'll try to find where the transmitter is and disable it. But keep
low, below radar, no need to make their job any easier." I said.
Skirting the outskirts of LA sprawl and flying at times no more than 50 feet
above the ground we eventually came to the coast. Finding a nice secluded
spot we landed got everyone out and scrounged some of the equipment we'd
found in the coptor. Then Blade flew about 1/2 mile out to sea leaped from
the coptor which flew happily on it's own for a while then eventually crashed
into the sea. Fortunately the doc had been able to stabilise IBA on the
coptor so all we had to worry about was what to do next. Stuck on a beach
in the middle of nowhere is not fun, even if you do get to laugh at Blade's
bedraggled appearnace as he eventually dragged himself from the water.
We decided to walk where we'd seen some holiday condos maybe a mile or 2 up
the coast. Fortuanately we found one which wasn't occupied and easily bypassed
the alarms, which is where we are at the moment. Stuck in some holiday
condo somewhere in The California Free State. The doc reckons it's gonna be
about a week till IBA can be brought off the drugs which are keeping the
pain down. He also gave Marie the last of her treatment which brought her
round at long last. Though she only started yelling at us as she thought we
were her original captors. Fortunately IBA has shown me how to use his deck
for basic things so I showed her the record of Kentucky talking to Krull
which soon convinced her. I then showed her news clippings I'd saved about
the case trying to explain to her what exactly had happened. She's collapsed
again now but the doc seems to think she'll be ok. Polish and myself have
got bandaged up, Blade and Punisher were lucky enough not to get hurt and
Noname has recovered from the drain that he took.
Right down to buisiness, I've contacted Speed who will be picking us up
tonight in his boatplane then flying us back to Seattle. We'd just all feel
alot safer now on our home turf and get access to all our gear. I need some
favours though and I can pay, Chipper as you're an old buddy I want you to
plant some info in LAPD's system. Contact uplink as he has the pass codes for
that system, so getting in should be a breeze.
I've also included a copy of that file here #include <krull.kentucky.chat>
and would like to ask the deckers on this board to distribute to anyone who
you think may benefit. I don't want Kentucky to work again if I can help it.
Don't forget to mention that he was employed as a minder for Marie, and ended
up arranging here abduction. Any Johnson or fixer seeing that file will
hopefully think twice about Kentucky, also send copies to the news agencies
with the message that Marie is ok and will be returned tommorow at an
unspecified location. ]<<<<<
-The Powerhouse (22:32:05/28.4.54)
>>>>>[ Ok, got that Power, old friend. Uplink ? You out there make
contact
with me tommorow afternoon. Don't forget I'm in London so that will probably
mean tommorow morning for you. ]<<<<<
-Chipper (Ready to help out)
>>>>>[ Oh Cerise what do you mean about a duel .. ? Oh and do you have any
idea what to get Spirit and Crush, I'm hopeless at buying presents ? ]<<<<<
-The Powerhouse (22:37:01/28.4.54)
>>>>>[ P.S. Hope to see ya soon, I could do with some female company that
doesn't keep passing out every 10 mins. ]<<<<<
-The Powerhouse (22:39:11/28.4.54)
