Family Betrayal

[Wolfs Ghost]

A few minutes had passed since he left the room that Evie was hiding in. Shaking his head lightly he walked towards the hanger, only to duck behind a stack of crates as two women, who hugged each other, came into view. From where he was located, he could easily recognize one of the women as an LSF Agent who went by the name 'Amelia,' and the other woman, he could only assume was Lily.

From his position behind the stacked crates, he observed the two until they walked into the bar where he lost line of sight. Having been on the run for a few years, he could only assume they took a position where they could easily observe people and ships coming and going. At least, if he was a spook, that's what he would do.

He opened his jacket slightly, and looked down at the holstered sidearm that he still carried, having given his emergency pistol to Evie in hopes that she could at least protect herself, should he fail at doing it. After a few minutes, his eyes landed on James Arland, the man who had an excellent marksmanship score.

During the entire... thing that Austin found himself in, he had been communicating through a series of microphone clicks between his earpiece and Arland's. Though the last thing Austin wanted to do now was blow his own advantage, and that was when he saw someone who had a similar hair style begin walking past him.

"Oi... mate, I need you to do something for me." Austin said, stepping out from his cover and lightly tapping the man on the shoulder, then smiling softly as the man turned around.

"What do you need?"

Austin pulled out his Armed Forces badge and held it up to the man. "I need you to take that Eagle, and fly it to Southampton. Don't worry, it's mine."

"Uh..." The man trailed off, looking at the badge, then at Austin, then at the Eagle, and back towards Austin.

"I'll pay you handsomely as well. How does... twelve million credits sound?"
"It... sounds perfectly fine."
"Good, I'll also need you to wear this jacket." Austin stated, sliding out of his jacket, and handing it to the man, who looked at the jacket, and then at the holstered sidearm that had originally been concealed.

"Once you land on Southampton, take the jacket off and leave it on the ship. Oh, and I hope you know how to dodge, you might be shot at, though you'll be doing decent service to the crown, and any crimes you've committed should be waved." Austin stated, smiling softly again as the man took the jacket and put it on. Afterwards, Austin gave the man a pat on the back and shoved him in the direction of the Eagle. "Off you go."

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The two women, who were positioned to see the various activities going on in the hanger, could see a man wearing a clearly marked Armed Forces jacket and blue slacks walk towards an Eagle that had been docked for what appeared to be sometime. The man looked around briefly, before getting in. Minutes later... the ship took off.

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Austin sighed lightly, watching his ship take off. He silently prayed to the gods that they took the bait, and hoped that he wouldn't be focusing on hunting down a stolen ship after this was all over with. In the mean time, he stepped out of view of the corridor once more, returning to the position of which he thought he had a decent advantage, pulling his sidearm out from the holster.

He closed his eyes, sliding the magazine out and checking to see if it was loaded - thankfully, it was. Afterwards, he slid the magazine back in and pulled the slide back, loading a round into the chamber.

Once that was done, he brought his hand up to his earpiece, and spoke quietly, "Arland, the two women who hugged each other. Those are our targets. Hopefully, my little diversion will drag one or both of the women away, I want you to lay low and find a suitable position to set up your PDW, and I hope you brought a scope..."

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