Cardamine, cardamine, everybody wants cardamine.

[equinosz]

Ray lost his consciousness for a few seconds. When he got up saw Lana near him, and he quickly pulled her to a better covered place. He blessed himself, for taking his old submachine gun. It was fully mechanical, without any electronics, so the EMP did nothing to it. He loved the older weapons, as he thought they're more reliable. In this case it proved right.

Peering out from the cover he saw two boats, shooting at each other. As they saw him, someone started shooting at him too. Bullets hit the ship's hull, but none of them could cut it through. He quickly responded to the fire with a few bursts towards the interceptor, than a few towards the other ship. He raced towards the control, just to see, the ship is beginning to work again. But still, he couldn't start the engines.

The two boats were circling them but they were shooting at each other, so Ray could concentrate on the gaining back the control.

We only have to hold out for a few more seconds...

He tried to start the engine again, but still he only received a few moans from the engine. He aimed his gun at the interceptor's rear, and fired. Little smoke started to emerge from the engine and it slowed down a bit, but it still continued to chase the other boat. Ray switched his gun, to full automatic, and started firing all the 300 bullets he had in one magazine. He decorated the other boat's hull with lots of pretty holes, but it still seemed useless.

He checked again the engine. It almost had enough energy.

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