Singular Space (NOW HIRING! Positions available: Captain)

[Nalaris]

[i]You come to the ambush area described by the man and the two aliens spot the ambush. You move in for the attack and manage to fire off about a half dozen shots each before they finally find you, and by that time the Captain and Steven have both felled an alien, and one of the guards has wounded another in the leg, eliminating his chance for mobility. One of the remaining five finds the group after the first salvo, however, and they return fire. One of the alien guards eleminates another enemy as he readies his gun for combat, and the captain finishes off the wounded alien. The three remaining ambushees return fire before Steven can land a good hit, and both alien guards are wounded (again), after which the body guard manages to wound yet another enemy leg.

So, current status, 0=alive and well, /=wounded, and X=dead.

Enemy 1: X
Enemy 2: X
Enemy 3: 0
Enemy 4: X
Enemy 5: /
Enemy 6: 0
Enemy 7: X
Enemy 8: X

Captain Fhmi: 0
Steven: 0
Guard 1: /
Guard 2: /

"Don't worry about me, Captain, I'll be fine! Time to finish the buggers!" one of the aliens shout. The other agrees just before getting his leg mangled by enemy fire. He stifles the pain, agree's again, and starts returning fire.[/b]

[AoM]

((Umm... isn't Ira here too? I know that technically he's not much of a fighter, but doesn't he at least show up on the radar?))

[Michabean]

As far as the Captain is concerned Ira came along for the ambush. That was the order anyway.[/i]

[Nalaris]

Oh yeah, forgot about him, he missed all his shots by a mile...so captain, do you want to keep trading blows with them or adopt new tactics?

[Michabean]

The captain continues to return fire but turns his head slightly toward Ira. Ira, I want you to run off that way as fast as you can but keeping low to the ground. He points off in the distance. I want you to distract them so that Steven and I can get some good shots at them. He nods to Ira. Be careful now.

[AoM]

"Sure thing..." Ira thinks for a moment and then while he is still by Steve and the captain, he throws his remaining grenade in the direction that he intends to run. (not really aiming at any alien in particular) and then he sprints off, hoping that through the flash the aliens will see him running and be distracted into firing his way.

[Nalaris]

As Ira dashes off, his body well illuminated by the flash of the grenade (which momentarily blinds and distracts the enemy) Steven and Fhmi continue to pump plasma into their enemies. The captain blows the head off one of the remaining aliens and Steven finishes off a wounded one. One of the bodyguards hits the last alien and the other misses everything. The enemies are dead.

"See, not so hard," one of the guards says. "Just need to know where to hit 'em. Right between the eyes. Nice shooting captain."

[Michabean]

He walks over to Ira and slaps him on the back. Very nice move! He turns back to the rest of the group. Let's get back to the others. The doctor should take a look at those wounds. He nods toward the aliens.

[AoM]

Ira grunts. "What would you do without me, eh?" He dusts himself off and reloads his gun.

[Nalaris]

You go back to the place where the ambassador and the other non-combatants are waiting and continue your trip. You've nearly arrived and soon you will be back on your way home...however, when you reach the defended area for the peace conference, you notice that it's under siege from a force of about fifty men. The garrison, from what you can see, looks like it might be twenty men. They have the advantage of terrain and have better cover, but the enemy has bigger numbers. They don't appear to have realized your presence. What will you do now?...

[AoM]

"With the din of the fighting, the assaulting force might not notice if we carefully start picking them off one by one in the back. Their attention is all on the defenders now. I say we snipe 'em."

[Michabean]

He nods slowly. I am worried, though, that if we start picking them off we'll call attention to ourselves. That would put us in a very bad position since we have nowhere to take cover. Give me a little more time to think here.

[Nalaris]

If you do not react quickly, you will be discovered...

[AoM]

"Captain, they're gonna find us one way or the other, I say we start blowing 'em away! We hide the ambassador, and leave the guards with him, because they're both injured and can't really run. The rest of us who are in shape to move can snipe as many as we can and lead more of them away from the defenses. That'll turn the odds of the battle in favor of the defenders, and they can wipe the floor with them. When the attackers retreat, let the ambassador and his guards sneak into the fortress. We've already been paid, we don't have to be present for these peace talks. If they want to follow us into the jungle, that's fine, we'll lose 'em. If they don't follow us, then we return and keep on sniping them!"

[Michabean]

He nods. Fine then, you've convinced me, Ira. The ambassador needs to retreat a bit but I think we need the aliens' shooting skills. They can take cover behind a tree or rock and help us. The rest of us need to spread out and start shooting from different directions to confuse them. He looks out toward the fighting. Amanda, Ira, and Albert, I would like the three of you to just shoot up in the air or off to side to confuse them. I don't want any of the good guys to accidently get shot by a stray bullet. Steven and I and the aliens will handle picking them off. He starts walking to a spot where he can take cover. Alright, everyone, let's do this.