Rampage

Delithita

"Maria!"

"Ghost down!"

The words rang through her head. Turning her bug in time to see Maria's bleach-white Apoc detonate her heart leaped. Everything went silent. She did not hear her computer. She did not hear Icey as he continued to call orders. The only thing she heard was a dark voice. Calling from the dark depths of her soul.

VENGEANCE

"She did not eject."

"We must battle without her now."

VENGEANCE

You're damned right! she thought. Charging the BDU pilots head on in an Executioner, the most deadly of the Cybrid HERCs caused them a fair amount of confusion. Most bugs sat on fire support, and didn't charge battle groups. Most were also piloted by levelheaded Cybrid pilot-forms. This one was driven by a completely berserk human female who put piloting into the paranormal. Charging an Apocalypse she plowed right into it. The pilot swore at her as he fought to keep his machine upright.

Smiling evilly she fired a full salvo into the tipping HERC. It fell completely. Swearing at her she shot again. And then stomped on the cockpit with her Executioner's massive foot.

Spinning she fired and blew the treads off of a passing tank. It spun on its one good tread for a second before her rail cannons signaled ready again.

Stomping over the remains of the tank she just fired at everything. Intent on taking down every possible HERC that wasn't a ghost.

"Ammunition depleted." Fine! Tapping a few keys her empty rail cannons FLEW off like rockets and embedded themselves into a gorgon's hip joint. It faltered for a second until her q-guns impacted. Tipping sideways, the pilot hopped out. The low gravity making him seem to float down he still rolled as he hit.

"Internal damage?" Glancing at her display she had just enough time. Her reactor had been hit. The casing was almost breached. Pressing another button the cover of her cockpit blew off. The vacuum pulling her along with it.

Flying forward she did a mid-air flip and saw her bug detonate. Smiling as her other modification, Maria had frowned at, took effect. The reactor was surrounded by some tunneling charges that were best used blasting through thick amounts of solid granite. The explosion was bright and powerful. Throwing HERCs everywhere. Landing she rolled and came up with her candle gun. Looking around there weren't many HERCs left standing. Grinning viciously she looked around

Xeno's goad! It was down! Her heart skipped a beat as she ran full tilt in low-g. Popping the cockpit she looked in. There sat Xeno. Still alive scowling at Del.

"Smooth move. You nearly vaporized my goad. You are lucky I avoid injured HERCs anyhow."

Smiling Del extended her hand, which Xeno took, and climbed out of her downed goad.

"Icey to Xeno, Del. Can you hear me?"

"Copy that Icey. Me and Del are ok."

"Christ and Hunter, did you see that blast? What the hell happened?!"

"Del happened. Where are you. We're near crater 01-534."

"Copy that, we'll pick you two up, the BDU is falling back."

Making a hand gesture Del looks inquisitive.

"Del wants to know status."

"We've lost Maria, I'm moving, but my gorgon is listing to one side. Everyone else is just a little toasted and empty."

"Copy that Icey. See you soon."

Del kneeled and Xeno was at her side instantly. Smiling Del grabbed a handful of Mercurian dust and stood. She threw it straight out, as it slowly floated back down. Xeno merely nodded, a tear in her eye.

"There is your miracle Maria." Del's voice barely audible as it was, cracked as she began to cry.

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