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Attack at City Center (OPEN TO ALL)

Posted May 28, 2022, 12:10 p.m. by Civilian Nathan Carlisle (Archeologist) (Tony Findora)

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HHI Chairman Lucas Holloway and CCDA Commandant General Calvin Harris settled into their seats as the already moving Executive Shuttle pulled away from the new Holloway Heavy Industries Central Construction Platform… a massive, space station-sized facility that stayed locked in a geosynchronous orbit above OED City… clearly visible with the dome now gone. The men laughed and enjoyed the view on the approach into the City Center Landing Facility which was about equidistant from both HHI Tower and the Headquarters of the CCDA. The Shuttle’s pilot had just switched on the Final Approach indicator light in the cabin when a piercing alarm klaxon sounded through the open door to the cockpit.

Both men froze, each knowing the sound immediately. “Missile Launch!” Barked the Sensor Tech as the Shuttle rolled suddenly hard to Starboard and dove nearly straight down. The pilot snapped the comm open. =A= This Holloway One… declaring an emergency…=A=

Holloway closed his eyes, fighting the sudden urge to lose his lunch in the craft that had just moments before killed the Inertial Compensator. He was thankful he had on his safety belt. Harris was not as lucky, the former pilot flying across the cabin after his belt failed… slamming first into the Port bulkhead then, as the craft snapped into a dive that would make any pilot proud, fell straight down… nearly falling through the cockpit hatch.

The pilot’s voice continued. =A= … Missile inbound! Bearing 247, mark 3 nin…=A=

A split second after the ground came into sharp view… the missile struck home.

The Shuttle was less than 300 feet off the ground when the missile slammed into its Port nacel, the entire ten seconds of drama caught by a photojournalist from FNN near the Landing Facility for a different story. She had just got the focus shot of the HHI crest on the side of the craft when the explosion shattered windows throughout the area and the flaming wreckage smashed through the front of a neighborhood grocery store two seconds later at over 300 miles per hour.

Moments later, a cacophony of screams and emergency sirens filled the air as the panic of what had just happened set in on the people of OED V. The crackling blue glow of the Cabin’s crash shields blinked out and a single limp arm in CCDA Black dropped into the smashed remains of the HHI Executive Craft cockpit.

A half mile away, a lone figure disappeared into a Transporter pattern from the roof of three story structure. The only evidence of his presence was the char marks from the shoulder launched missile on the concrete roof.

Condor

Dawson’s facility known as Secret Securities was handed down to a man named Eric Carlisle. A local reporter was interested in interviewing him about the purchase and his experience with the place. Unfortunately, that did not happen. However, he was prepared to show off some of the latest in technologies being researched by the company. He had seen the shuttle plummeting and a missile strike one of it’s nacelles. As soon as he saw it, he kept an eye on the sky as he sprung to action. Jumping to the back of his vehicle, he opened a compartment with a new type of vest. It was designed not only to take some hits, but it was also heat resistant. It was only a set of pants and vest, so his arms were somewhat bare. He put a communications unit to his ear and connected it to radio channels to monitor orders issued.

Kristina was walking towards the University when something exploded not too far ahead of her. A wash of air flowed over her, but luckily she was far enough away from what remained of the grocery store that she didn’t get hit by any debris. The blast did knock her on her ass though and she sat there on the pavement staring at the wreckage.

Instinctively, she moved towards it, wondering if there was anyone alive, either from the craft or the store. Her footsteps broke into a run as she realized that it was the middle of the day and anyone could have bene going about their business. And the shops adjacent too! As flames began, she was horrified at the idea that she could do nothing but watch. She had some basic first aid, but that wouldn’t do much in a situation like this.

~Kristina Cosgrove

Eric ran as quickly as he could to the scene at the store. So far lots of chatter on the comms, but no authorities present. His former starfleet training kicked in as he neared it. “Nobody go in! Everyone needs to get out of here!” he yelled to the general vicinity of people present.

He moved towards the store as many others ran from the scene. He had to get in there and do what he could, but somebody needed to stay out here and exercise some authority until the actual authorities arrived on the scene.

He looked about, trying to getting a baring on people present and who might be able to help.

-Eric Carlisle, Owner of Secret Securities


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