== /\ Outside the Main Compound /\ ==== "Shit, we've got company" Lynch reported. "Seven...no scratch that ten bandits emerging from a building inside the compound, headed straight towards us". The Engineering Specialist finished. Walsh was thankful that his men knew their jobs well and that Lynch had come up with a way to get the Scanners working again. Moments later an alarm went off and Cortez could be heard muttering the clich=E9 line "So much for the element of surprise" to himself. Jack sighed slightly as the alarm started ringing out. "Summers" he said as he let the breath of through his nose so that the mist from his mouth wouldn't give his position away to any enemy snipers before his man could get a mark on him. Seconds later he heard Fabrini report that he had taken down a bandit on the roof. Jack stifled a chuckle, guess he did know what he was doing after all. Things were moving fast as Jack watched his men spread out and towards the compound, then the noise came and he heard Richard bellow at the top of his voice "INCOMING!!!!". Taking his XO's advice he dived for cover hitting the wet mud hard. Looking up almost immediately, he didn't want to get caught with his pants down laying in the dirt when the next shell was coming towards his arse. The first shell hit a mile away, the explosion was minimal. That could mean only one thing "GAS!!!!!!!!!!!" Jack barked at the top of his voice, he didn't need any further orders, nor did he feel the need to continue shouting to make his position known to the enemy. Scurrying quickly towards a rock he slouched down and pulled the EV mask from his kit. Whatever was in that shell wouldn't get past this mask, he knew that right now his men were doing the same, if they weren't, then they were going to be dead. The first few shells almost always miss, but they're used to get a range on where they're aiming. Once the mask was secured he took a deep breath and emerged from over the rock and started to make a b line for the open gate on the compound. He kept low until he reached the wall itself, standing tall and sticking straight to it he nodded to Cortez and a few others who had arrived on the other side of the open gate to him. Behind them inside the compound lay the enemy. Too bad he couldn't see though this damn wall. Lynch and Michaels came up behind Jack, he didn't acknowledge them, he just nodded to Cortez who hit the dirt on the other side of the way. Richard looked towards Jack, who gave the nod before the ODA XO started laying down suppression fire. Holding his rifle straight up and close to his face he said a small quick prayer in his mind before he bolted out into the complex, Lynch and Michaels at his rear. Cortez and the rest of the team behind the wall laid down random shots into the compound, hopefully startling any of the Jem Hadar and keeping them from getting their guns off whilst Jack found some cover. Also in the chaos it would take the Jem Hadar a few moments to lock a target and fire, just enough time for Fabrini up in the tree to take them down. Jack ran straight towards a huge pile of supply crates about 1 story high. They were used for transporting heavy machinery in. Once he was up behind the crates he looked back to Lynch and Michaels who had followed. Straight away the two of them started firing where Cortez and Co. had been concentrating their fire. Jack waved the Lieutenant on to his position and started laying down suppression fire too. Richard and the rest of the ODA were half way to Jacks position when a shell hit. Lucky the men were wearing their masks but the force of the impact knocked them back a bit. Seconds later about 4 Jem Hadar made a break for Jacks position and Lynch and Michaels started shooting at them, taking a few down. Whatever the case they weren't laying down any suppression for Cortez anymore who had to think fast and get the rest of the men to safety. This was turning into a bit of a brawl. "Take 'em out!" Jack barked at Aidan and Katlin. "And just what are you doing then!" Lynch said as he squeezed off another shot hitting one of the oncoming attackers square in the chest. "Thinking up a plan!" Jack smirked as he started shooting. << Have a little fun with this fire fight team. Cortez and I have a plan in motion for a bit more fun. Enjoy!>> ======= Major Jack Walsh ODA Commander USS Chimera