<div style="text-indent:1em;">The silent engine inside the massive vehicle made almost no noise as it moved up the street, but the rubber smacking against the concrete did. I could hear the turret moving, making robotic, electronic noises. The zooming of cameras and their various lenses was louder than the rest of the entire vehicle. As it came closer, the noises quieted, eventually becoming silent. I didn't dare look, but I knew the vehicle had stopped.</div><br/><div style="text-indent:1em;">A door opened, squeaking on a strained hinge and I heard boots hit the ground with two pairs of thuds. The door slammed shut with a clang. <span style="font-style: italic">"Einheit military, whoever you are we know you're hiding back there and that you have an unauthorized weapon. Step outside with your hands up."</span></div><br/><div style="text-indent:1em;">"Oh perfect..." I sidled against the wall, peeking out around the corner. I saw two soldiers, weapons trained on me. The turret scanned the buildings. I could sense the tension in the air. When soldiers intervene, the gangers tend to take things at face value. In this case a apparently purebred fox being taken hostage by the military. No matter that he had broken a law, no matter that he was actually a hybrid.</div><br/><div style="text-indent:1em;">A flash of red blew past the soldier nearest the armored vehicle, close enough to heat his armored helmet so that it glowed red momentarily, before the nitrogen-cooling system dissipated the heat. It struck the side of the armored vehicle, causing the threat-detection system to activate and swing the gunner around towards the shot. The 20mm Gatling cannon fired twice, on an auto-fire system, taking a chunk out of a third story wall, likely killing the person behind it.</div><br/><div style="text-indent:1em;">I had started to step out towards the vehicle as the shot was fired, and hit the concrete before the cannon shot. I looked up towards the first soldier, whose nametag read "Myers". Soldiers were known to kill on sight, especially under pressure, and I very much hoped this Captain was perhaps slightly more disciplined than most...</div>