Walter was about to put another round into an Atlas incoming through the smog that had erupted from the Pillager when he heard Miyoko's report. I flinched, the round going past the Atlas already damaged leg rather than through it. He opened the channel and just about yelled out.<br/><br/>"Puma, that tank was me and the Orion is with us! Cease fire!"<br/><br/>The Rommel's Gauss cycled, putting a fresh round in the barrel as he zeroed in again. This time the leg was cut off entirely neatly at the place where Vice had put a nice hole into it earlier, forcing the Atlas to concentrate all his piloting into stabilizing against a nearby building.<br/><br/>"No worries Al, once we reach the edge of the city Perkins' got our back! It's just another 500, we can make it!"<br/><br/>And with that the King Crab suddenly had a bit of a seizure as a confusing line of events developed right before Walter's eyes. With the Vice thoroughly planted face first through the compound wall he couldn't help but lose focus for a moment, which was rewarded with a medium laser scoring through the Rommel's armor. The slightly nervous driver backed out and around the corner of the compound wall, blocking further view of their pursuers.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>"Electrical problem then? Easy as could be, I'll fix that up in no time once we get to safety."<br/><br/>As the two 'Mechs trudged out into the open ground between the city and the forest they saw the Orion standing guard. Since it seemed to ignore them, Janos reckoned it was one of his new companions. As they approached he heard the faint roar of LRMs just as a rogue PPC-bolt dug into the ground in front of the Orion. Showing a surprising amount of clarity at the moment he quickly punched some keys on his targeting array and the AMS on top of his right shoulder spun into action, those missiles not destroyed in flight landing harmlessly around the surprised Orion.<br/><br/>"Say what you want about the thugs in the CCAF, but they never waste missiles on a long shoot..."