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[Nalaris]

The ambassador decides to give the man some money, about enough to buy a new car, and learns that there's an ambush up ahead. There's no way around the ambush point, but you may be able to ambush the ambushers. The man doesn't know how many ambushers there are.

[Michabean]

He looks around at the group. I would appreciate any suggestions that any of you might have on how we should go about handling this situation. I have my own ideas but I want to hear what the rest of you think.

[Pie]

*I say we just knock them out somehow... maby through some rocks or something...*

[Michabean]

He looks over at Albert and raises an eyebrow. Throw rocks at them? I'm not sure why we would do that when we still have our guns but thank you for the suggestion, Albert. He nods at Albert and looks back to the rest of the group. Any other suggestions? Something that we might actually do perhaps?

[Pie]

Hey, why didn't we just use our ship to excort him to the place?

[AoM]

*stares blankly at Albert for a few moments, then turns his head slowly to face the captain*

"Aaaanyways... We know where this ambush is. We know which rocks and plants that they're hiding behind. If we're stealthy enough about it, we could sneak up on the ambushers and take a lot of 'em out before they know we're onto them - which probably means leaving the doctor and the ambassador somewhere safe while we do this. I say we ambush the ambushers and repay their intent with interest."

[Nalaris]

Fly into a DMZ smothered in SOC (Surface to Orbit Cannons) with operators under orders to destroy anything that even gets close? Yeah, smart idea.

I say we get some grunts to take out this ambush for us.

The ambassador is staring at the captain with a quizzacal look on his face, and one of the guards takes him aside to talk to him.

[Pie]

The only wheapons I'v seen these assasins have is a gun. And, shouldn't the place were going have a landing srip, or something? And if we brotcasted on the radio that we were holding the ambasidor(on a secure station of course) we could just go and drop him off

[Nalaris]

I'm not talking about our enemies, I'm talking about our allies. It's extremely important they keep that landing point clear. I hope our enemies don't have SOC's. If we transmit they'll assume it's a trick and blast us as soon as we get inside the restricted area.

[Michabean]

He nods quickly. Okay. Here's what we're going to do. He turns to the aliens. Is there some place safe where the ambassador can stay for a bit? I would like the Ambassador, Albert, Amanda, and one of you to go somewhere safe. The rest of us are going to sneak up and have an ambush of our own. He turns to the rest of the group. Ira and Steven, I would like you both to come with me and the other alien. We need to pinpoint exactly where our attackers are and then sneak up on them from an unexpected direction. He turns back to the man who gave them the information. Do you have any idea how many of them there are?

[Nalaris]

"Like I said, I have no idea, but I'd guess around eight. Maybe ten." the man replies.

"Uh, are you sure he should leave? I mean, we're both pretty good shots, captain, but we can't take on these guys alone." the alien says to the captain. "The ambassador should be just fine unprotected if he stays here. The ambush isn't that far away."

Yeah, we'll be fine here, Captain. You guys will be doing the shooting, those of us with better things to do than fry aliens will be fine on our own.

[Nalaris]

For some reason I can't review the post above. In case anyone else can't see it, the informer thinks there's eight to ten ambushers, but is only taking a wild guess, and the guard thinks that he and the captain aren't going to be able to handle all of them on their own and should take the other guard. Amanda agrees.

[AoM]

Ira nods. "He's right. We're gonna need everyone who can handle a gun with us to even out the odds. The ambassador will be all right if he just keeps his head down. So the two alien guards should come with us."

Ira reloads his gun and primes it so he's ready to fire.

[Michabean]

Point taken. He turns to the aliens. I would like you both to come with. Ira and Steven, you two will also come with. Amanda, Albert, and the Ambassador will stay here while we go. Are there any question? He looks around at the group. If not, let's get going then. I want this over with as soon as possible.

[AoM]

Ira gives Steven a knowing look before turning to follow the captain.