Episode 11. Part 2

Arden dives out and turns the corner of the stair shack, and glues himself to the side of it, using it for scant cover while he pulls his gun from his doctor’s bag. It’s the best he can do—there is nothing else on the roof to hide behind. Not a ventilation shaft or a HVAC unit in sight. Nothing but the stair shack and the shallow rise of the helipad.

Nika is right behind Arden. She has even less cover than Arden, opting to go prone on the roof instead of standing next to Arden and risk shooting him by accident. She fires off a quick shot and it bounces off the roof. Damn.

Inside the stair shack, Rina pulls her mini blow torch from her tool bag, yanks the fuel cartridge and hands it to Christian.

Rina: You toss. I’ll shoot.

And she draws her gun, nodding at the open door and the advancing enemy. Christian throws it and it flies through the air in a beautiful arc, landing in the sweet spot in the middle of the enemy grouping.

Nika scrambles backward toward the stairs shack, hoping to find more cover at its side. Arden shoots, hits and the bullet bounces off the enemy’s armor with a big spark.

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