The Heist (Tari+Cadan)

[A Face in the Crowd]

Smuggler's Ally, New Cannan: January 24th 2523

Mr. Dover had assinged a few men to keep an eye on the place inside since most of the men had been out dealing with the Trinity crew. One of them was walking around the floor of the place while the other was up on the catwalk above the warehouse floor. The place was massave and had quite a bit of shelves and other obsticles in the way to keep it from being easy to scan all of it.

The two men had been patrolling inside for about an hour when the shuttle finally showed up both of them become a bit laxed in there efforts as time rolled on. They had no real reason to suspect anyone coming in the place but were mainly there in case the trinity crew tried to get inside to head to the back of the place where the shuttle had landed.

[Tari Gasha]

So Tari's secret was pretty much out in the open, as it was intended considering her part in this job. She and Cadan were going to steal the document that the Duke wanted. She'd do the work while he would be keeping an eye out for guards patrolling the area so she could be out of sight. Tari hadn't wanted to stick around any longer than she needed. She wasn't prepared for whatever the others would want to say to her. After the job she could deal with it, for now it was all business.

Tari and Cadan made their way to the warehouse that they had been told the target was kept. The thief hadn't brought a gun, only a couple daggers. If all went well she wouldn't need those either.

They took a fire-escape up to the roof, the best access point. Tari took a few minutes to look down the small windows, why business always wanted windows up on the roof she'd never understand. It was just an invitation for people like her. Finally one was found that was unlocked, she grinned and looked up at Cadan. "Ready for some fun?" She pulled the ropes, harness and other gear from her bag. The spot they were going to be dropping into was perfect, behind a large pallet of boxes.

Once Tari hit the ground, she waved Cadan to follow down the ropes next. All of her equipment was black so it should go un-noticed. Taking in the rest of the contents of the warehouse she spotted a small office across the way, nudging Cadan she nodded in it's direction. That's where she was going.

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Outfit

[Cadan Ashdown]

Sidney hd laied out the battle plan for everyone earlier. It seemed as though everything should go fine as long as there were no unexpected surprises. Of course there was at least one unexpected surprise that Cadan was expecting.

Him and Tari had gotten in place on the roof of the building and Tari repelled down inside with no issues. As soon as she signaled Cadan followed suit. Everything was going as planned. They had made entry and Tari had already figured out where they were going to start their search. The most likely location for business documents to be held, in the business office.

It shouldn take Tari long to get the file and all Cadan had to do was be there to back her up and keep an eye out for any issue in the place. The problem was his thoughts were everywhere but here. He worried about if the Duke had decided to scrub the job and send word to them here about the Trinity. If that were the case they were in a world of hurt. Though the odds were that he wouldn't blow this chance just to get Cadan.

His cincern was also for Layla and Kalli. Layla would hopefully stay on the Trinity but there was the chance she would go with James and the others to make the drop. As far as for Kalli well as soon as they had the file he would have the two of them leave through the back of the building so they could go to the shuttle and get Kalli out as well.

Cadan gave Tatri a nod to signal he was with her as they made their way across the warehouse. He could her the footsteps on someone on the far side of the building a guard patrolling no doubt. There time would e limited before he made his way to where they were, but it should be more then enough to get the job done.

[Tari Gasha]

Tari and Cadan stalked through the warehouse floor, keeping to the shadows and behind whatever was along the way. Once they got close enough and there was no more hiding to be done, she left him in a spot with a good view of their surroundings while she made a quiet sprint to the office.

She crouched in front of the door, it was locked. It was a cheap lock, the thief would make quick work of it. Pulling a few tools she got to taking out her first obstacle. Her mind was on the job, it was Cadan's job to keep an eye out for her. Signal her if she needed to move out of the open.

Tari opened the door slowly, thankfully it didn't make any noise. She began to search, one file cabinet after another. No that would be too easy. Looking around the office, there had to be something else here. There it was, a small safe under the desk. A grin crossed her lips.

It took Tari several minutes to break the safes security, but it felt good. The rush, the excitement. Not to mention the feeling of pure supremacy once the safe was open, revealing some money and some files. 'Oh I'll be having that too thank you.' She thought to herself as she took the two stacks of bills, placing them in her waistband. Opening up the file Tari confirmed that this was what they had come for. She made her way back out the way she'd come in, closing the door carefully.

Then all at once a fiery pain struck the thief, the loud ringing of gunfire echoed in the warehouse. Tari gasped as she steadied herself against the door that was now closed, her hand going to her shoulder and coming back red. She was already dizzy from the pain, the shock, as she slid down the door to the ground. Unable to react properly to the situation. She'd never been shot, first for everything yeah?

[Cadan Ashdown]

Cadan followed behind Tari making his way through the Wearhouse. To be honest this wasn't his kind of thing normally. He was a petty thief. He stole little thing, things he could convince himself he needed along the way. He hadn't ever had the experiance that Tari had. Probibly a good reason why he never really liked her. She was a real crook taking advantage of people, but it seems this time it was truely needed at least justifiable for his future in this case.

Finally they were where they were trying to get to. Tari went for the door and Cadan stayed o look the place over. His eyes were wide open and scanning the place when he noticed a window to the back of the place. He could see the shuttle that Kalli had come in. No doubt in his mind, Mr. Dover was in there by now with Kalli.

The timed seemed to creep along and Tari wasn't out yet. Cadan found himself fixated on the back window. IF there was any sign of trouble, the shuttle starting up or any yelling and he was ready to pounce and go to help her.

Finally there was a small click of the door opening up and Tari emerged with the file in hand. They had done it now all they had to do was get out back and make sure Kalli was ok. He looked to Tari and smiled but as he did everything changed and for the worst, a shot cried out and Tari lurched against the door. She had been shot, Cadan's eyes glanced around, nothing, then they went up to the catwalk. He hadn't noticed the man up there had moved away from the front enterance where the others were and moved their way.

Cadan drew the gun Layla had made him take with him and without a second though he pointed it up and pulled the trigger. 'Bang' A second shot cried out and by now everyone in the place knew they were there. Cadan had pulled the trigger and done the unthinkable.

He rused to Tari and wrapped an arm around her. SHe was bleeding from her shoulder. "I'm sorry, i'll get ya aahhht of 'ere. you'll be alwigh'." He told her as he pulled her along with him. The other man was now moving through the place headed their way. Cadan raised the gun again firing two more shots in the direction of the man to keep him from getting any closer as they closed on the door that lead out back.

When they reached the outside the Shuttle was already powered up. Cadan set Tari down by the door and handed her the gun. Taking one of her knifes he ran for the shuttle but before he could get there it was off the ground and heading to the Maiden's Mercy. "Gor'ram it no!" Cadan yelled as he ran back to Tari. They wouldn't have much time now till the man was outside with them.

[A Face in the Crowd]

The man on the catwalk had become bord with patrolling and had found himself standing on the catwalk above where the rest of his team was meeting with the trinity crew. They were working to get all the supplies transfered from their hands over the the wearhouse staff.

Once that was done they could take the Companion to the Maiden's Mercy for their pay check. After a short while he returned to his patrol, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but that was what was expected. When he approched the area above the Office though things changed. He spotted a woman leaving the office. Instead of offering even the most basic chance to surrender he took aim and fired. The round sliced through the womans shoulder.

He took aim for a finishing shot but before he could deliver a shot rang out for a different person on the wearhouse floor striking him dead in the chest. He stumbled back and fell over the rail.

THe second man patrolling the floor of the place charged toward the shot but as he closed in shot came flying his way. He took cover and returned fire until a fe seconds passed he realized they had made their way out the back door. He came runn after stopping at the inside of the door trying to build up the courage to open it and follow.

[Tari Gasha]

Everything was fuzzy, the world seemed to be moving in slow motion. Tari heard the second shot, but there wasn't any additional pain. Had the man missed in finishing her off?

All of a sudden Cadan was there, she cried out in pain as he pulled her to her feet, the file still clenched in her hand. She was struggling to keep up, all she wanted to do was sit down and not move. Had to keep moving though, had to get out of here. 'This isn't a nice enough place to die Tari.' She thought to herself as they moved toward what she hoped was an exit.

Cadan dropped her outside by the door, she was confused. "Why..why are we stopping..' he took one of her daggers and put a gun into her hands. Cadan ran off somewhere, then she heard him yell. 'What happened.."

Before Cadan could get back to her the door next to her opened, fear crossed her face, knowing who it would be coming out. Her hands shaking she held the gun properly, taking a deep breath. Once the man was in plain view and looking Cadan's way raising his gun; Tari took the shot. Only a bullet to the knee, it wouldn't be a pleasant recovery but it would leave him alive. That was enough for her. She refused to take someone's life, but her hands were shaking worse now as the gun hit the ground.

[Cadan Ashdown]

Cadan turned to look toward the door as he heard the gun shot go off. SHe didn't kill the man but he was out of the fight. Cadan yelled out, angery at himself for not making sure things had gone differently he had screwed up bad this time. He ran over and kicked the guy then bent down to help Tari up again. "They got Kalli, we gotta get back ter the dip."

He pulled her back to to her feet gabbing the file from her. They needed to get back and have Sakura take a look at her. He rushed out of the back area behind the building and down an ally so they wouldn't be found making their way to the ship. "We gotta get Sidney and the bloody others back. They'll take 'er ter the bleedin' Maiden's Mery we gotta be quick." HE was exposing himself by saying that but it didn't matter at this point. THey had to do something before it was to late the Auction was supposed to be later today sometime and they didn't have time to waste.

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Dip = Ship

[Tari Gasha]

The tired feeling was sinking into Tari more and more as the minutes passed. She tried to process what he was saying, they got Kalli? Who got Kalli? Not to mention why and how he knew. Another cry of pain left her mouth as Cadan pulled her to her feet yet again.

As they made their way back to the ship Tari was still processing everything. She had put enough together to at least start asking questions, "Who has Kalli...an' why they want 'er.."

The closer they got to the Trinity the more Tari was slowly losing the fight of staying awake, she was staggering and stumbling more and more. "Got..to..get..her.." Her voice was a broken whisper.

By the time they made it back to the ship Cadan was more or less carrying all of Tari's weight as she drifted in and out of a slight unconsciousness. She kept trying to talk but it all came out incomprehensible and rubbish.

[Cadan Ashdown]

Cadan continued back toward the ship as Tari tried her best to interigate him, though it was pretty much a futile attempt. Before they got all the way to the ship she was so out of it he ended up scooping her up and carrying her the rest of the way. He was a small guy but stronger then he looked. "I'll explain it aw Later. for na we need ter focus on savin' kalli"

Finally they were at the ship, Cadan ran up the ramp carrying Tari. "'elp, sakura get aahhht 'ere na!" He ran toward the infirmary and rushed in laying Tari down on the table. "Do summit." Cadan was frantic, something had to be done and he had to get the rest of the crew.

When they had made it in to the ally he had heard more gun fire, surely the rest of the crew. "I'm garn back for the chuffin' others." If things went wrong for them it would be all his fault. Had he been paying attention or even told them earlier it would all be fine, for them at least.

[Sakura Kina]

Sakura put herself on ship-arrest. She was definitely still in no condition for taking part in a mission, no matter how simple or hard. But she was ultimately a medic, someone who took care of the wounded. She might have a lot of combat experience and be skilled at it, but in a mission that required stealth and theft, she was more likely to kick in the door, brandish a pair of semi-automatic shotguns and shoot anything that twitched. That would defeat the purpose of the mission's 'stealth' orders.

As she waited for the crew to finish their mission, Sakura decided to do some cleaning, something she was not prone to doing unless she was absolutely bored. Her guns were all cleaned, her room was tidy, Vicious was still nowhere to be found, and the infirmary was as tidy as it ever wi- "'elp, sakura get aahhht 'ere na!" As she stated, as tidy as it ever will be..

Running into the infirmary, she saw Tari with a bullet wound in her shoulder. Her medical instincts kicked in as she took off her overshirt which restricted her arm movements and rolled up her sleeves to begin helping Tari. Cadan said he would be heading back to help the rest of the crew get back to the ship. Before he could head out, she grabbed him by his jacket. Looking over to the cabinet of medicines, she kicked the bottom drawer, sliding open from the force. In the drawer was a shotgun with enough rounds to last hours of fighting. "Take that and as many rounds as your jacket can carry with you. Just aim in the general direction of the enemy and pull the trigger. Simpler and more efficient than that pistol of yours." Sakura then let go of Cadan and let him choose whether to take the shotgun or not.

Turning her attention to Tari, she took out a pair of scissors and cut her shirt around the bullet wound, getting a tweezer and pulling the strands of cloth fused around the bullet wound off the skin to prevent infection. She saw that Tari was still slightly conscious and smiled, looking at her face. "Hey babe, you're in the Trinity, you took a bullet but it's not bad. I'm going to give you some anesthetics to ease the pain, okay? You'll be out for a bit, but you'll be back in no time." Unwrapping a syringe filled with anesthetics, Sakura pushed the needle into her vein and released the anesthetics into Tari's body, waiting until she was fully asleep before continuing.

The bullet hadn't done any permanent damage to her organs, but it would require physical therapy for her shoulder, having done some damage to her shoulder blade. Once the charred cloth was removed from her burnt skin, Sakura then proceeded to carefully pull the slug out of her shoulder. The round was big enough to constitute that the hostiles were using pretty high caliber rifles and pistols. In other words their enemies were well equipped. But from the looks of their aim, since she was certain that the guard was looking to kill Tari else they would've aimed for her legs, the hostiles were not experts. They were up against very well funded but moderately connected enemies. Something she was able to surmise simply from a single bullet. But she could always be wrong.

After a few more minutes, the bullet wound had been stitched up, muscles were beginning to heal and she had disinfected the wound. Sakura sat down next to Tari's unconscious body and waited for her to wake up from the anesthetics. As she waited for her, Sakura began singing an old song she sang to calm herself down. She was sure that Tari wasn't used to getting shot or being shot with fatal intent, so she decided it would help her relax, even if she was unconscious.

[Cadan Ashdown]

Cadan watched as Sakura began to wrok. She had to be able to do something, he couldn't accept that he had caused this caused someone to get killed. Sakura opened the drawer for him with the shotgun and suggested he take it. For a minute he just stood there and staired at Tari. She was nearly out and with the drugs that Sakura was going to give her she would surely be asleep soon. At least then she wouldn't feel it.

Finally Cadan bent down adn picked up the shotgun, suffed as many rounds in to his pockets as he could and was ready to go. He paused again then ran out the door to the cargo bay ramp. He paused a moment to think of what to do. How was he going to do this, he wasn't a fighter but he had no choice. He got them all in to this mess and if it cost him his life he was going to get them out. Slowly he began to walk down the ramp he was going to need to go faster then this if he was going to be able to help.

[Layla Disanto]

Layla had been sitting around the Trinity while everyone else were off doing something. No one had let her go anywhere to help with anything. She had made Cadan take one of her pistols with him when he went with Tari. Something new she learned about cadan today.

After awhile she heard yelling, it was Cadan's voice. Calling for Sakura, the medic. Worry completely took over her and she rushed to the infirmary. It was Tari, she'd been shot it looked like. Layla didn't stay but a moment after noticing Cadan wasn't there anymore.

She ran as fast as she could back to the shuttle where she and Cadan had been staying. Grabbing her bag she kept running toward the open cargo bay. Hoping to catch him before he got too far. He was walking down the ramp as she got closer, "Cadan wait!" Layla hollered at him as she began to dig into her bag. Pulling out her second pistol and a few extra clips, slipping them into her pockets. She tossed her bag aside as she caught him. "I'm coming with you. And don't you give me any hassle about it."

Layla noticed he had a shotgun now, she held out her hand for him to hand back her other pistol. She could shoot with both at once, a rare talent reserved for folks like her who were ambidextrous.

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Outift

[Tari Gasha]

Tari tried her best to stay awake, to keep asking questions of Cadan, but it didn't work. If she didn't know any better she could have sworn that he picked her up at some point and was carrying her. She heard voices but the words didn't make sense to her.

She felt like she was laying down now, had she fallen? Then another voice came into the area, a woman this time. The words were a little more solid this time, she smiled. It was Sakura..at least she thought so. She slowly picked up her un-harmed arm and caught a strand of the medic's hair. "Good doc..pain sucks.." Her voice was a very soft whisper, Tari let go of the woman's hair and dropped her arm back down.

The world began to go dark, the pain faded away. After awhile there was an angel singing to her. Had she not made it through? Nah, no way there would be some angel singing to her if she were dead. That wasn't where she was going to end up.

[Sakura Kina]

Sakura paused her singing as Tari came to through the anesthesia. 'Tough girl, to be able to fight off the anesthetics that fast...' Sakura thought as she held Tari's hand. "Don't worry Tari, you're alright. Just rest for now and it'll feel all better." Watching as Tari fell back asleep, Sakura began singing again, this time a soft tune with a step to it, with almost an old Irish melody to it. Standing up, she walked over to the open cabinet of shotgun shells that was now missing the shotgun and slid it closed, opening the drawer just above it, she revealed a drawer with a dozen clips of ammo for her ACR as well as her rifle. Sakura's singing now became hums as she donned a bulletproof vest she had hung up on the coat rack in the infirmary, then slid a clip into her ACR, pulled back the action to load a round into the chamber. Satisfied that her gun was in working order, she looked over at Tari and smiled. "I have to go help out the rest of the crew, sleep tight dear." She flicked the safety off of her ACR as she walked over to the cargo bay.

Walking out onto the ramp, Sakura still continued singing, but now started singing louder to attract the hostiles. "And so we go to war, my brothers and sisters! We go and take our guns and shoot them at the masses. We won't back down, never! We won't stand still, no! We will raise our voices and be heard!" She repeated these lines over and over, something she had sung to her soldiers during the war to rally them forwards during times of low morale. As she sung, she raised her gun up and began to shoot at hostiles and peek out of cover, taking burst fire shots to make sure each one was dead. All the while shooting and singing, Sakura continued to walk forwards and took out any thing that moved and pointed a gun her way. After a minutes or so, she now stood in front of the warehouse, her gun smoking with heat and her voice slowly fading as she stood with her gun by her side and six bodies spread around the dirt ground surrounding the front of the warehouse. "We will raise our voices and be heard." Sakura said softly to end her chant and walked up to the front of the warehouse, taking cover behind one of its walls as she took watch of the outside and waited for the rest of the crew to finish their business whether it be dealt with money or with lead.