Zilard woke up early as usual; showered, shaved and dressed. He checked on Whitey and Rooster, They were getting their shit wired tight as well. All three men picked up their packs and weapons. Zilard had given Whitey the plastique to carry so that he wouldn't be carrying both the blasting caps and the explosives. That would be a recipe for disaster.<br/><br/>The three men had the roller up and ready to rock n' roll by zero five thirty hours. They had water, meals, ammunition and weapons loaded. The vehicle had a weapons platform in the center behind the front two of seats. At the top of a four foot length of pipe, was a pintle used to mount an M247 Heavy Machine Gun. Jernal "Whitey" Whitman manned the "pig" ready to cover the group if they ran into trouble. A dual mount of M739 Light Machine guns were mounted in front of where the passenger would sit in the roller. This seat was reserved for Kaitar. Since he knew the Voidlands better than any of them, he recived the privelege of sitting in the front ready to guide Rooster who acted as vehicle driver. Zilard rode in the back of the vehicle to assist Whitey or use his personal firearm, the<a class="postlink" href="http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/MA5B_Individual_Combat_Weapon_System">MA5B</a>.<br/><br/>Once Kaitar was aboard, the team was ready to head down range into...<br/><br/>"Hey Lizard, what did that Shyiine Scout call the Voidlands?" Rooster asked.<br/><br/>"Shy'war-Anquai," Zilard answered while resting his head against the side of the roller. He figured maybe he could get a little shut eye while waiting on Kaitar. But Rooster had other plans.<br/><br/>"And the raiders we are chasing, man?" Rooster was curious about every little detail.<br/><br/>"The Az'bedar," Zilard mumbled.<br/><br/>"What was that?"<br/><br/>Zilard sat up, looked at Rooster, "The Az'bedar!"<br/><br/>"Riiight, the Azz bed Are," Rooster repeated. "Got it!" He looked over the dispatch paperwork and the Technical manual for the Roller. Everything appeared to be in order.<br/><br/>"Hey, far out man," Rooster sniggered to himself. "I wonder what would happen if we left without the Shyiine soldier?" Rooster laughed as though he had no clue what life was like on this planet.<br/><br/>Zilard shook his head, ignoring the man. Whitey hadn't even acknowledged Rooster yet; ignoring his antics. He pulled the charging handle to the rear and release it, giving it an assist forward. In the process, he loaded a round into the chamber and then rotated the selector lever onto Safe so as to not cause a problem. Whitey sat down across from Zilard and attempted to close his eyes as well.<br/><br/>"Ah, looks like the boss is here," Rooster spoke aloud upon spying Kaitar approaching. The other two sat up and looked in the direction Rooster pointed.<br/><br/>Zilard hopped off the back of the truck and walked up to meet Kaitar. He held his hand out to shake; a human custom Kaitar may or may not be accustomed to. Zilard felt it was the polite thing to do. He hoped to learn something from this man during the trip. "We are ready to go when you are. You get the front seat since you know where we are going. The roller is fueled, packed and ready to go." The men would eventually climb into the roller and head down range into the Shy'war-Anquai when everyone was ready.