<div class="floatleft">(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/wulfjaeger/Ghost_zpsc7908c1a.jpg)</div><br/>Allia's charge backwards through the treeline in an attempt to put as much distance and foliage between her and the now presumably pissed off Shadow Cat came to an abrupt halt as a heavy flash of lasers tore through the trees, striking the Cat hard in the side, setting off a number of smaller explosions.  The Cat's LRM launcher and right hip sparked as armored plates blew off or melted under the onslaught.  Allia cycled another round of her PPC and Laser as the Cat foiled her plans, launching skyward on his jumpjets.  The trees soured her shot as the PPC ripped through a nearby tree and the laser harmlessly tore at the already savaged LRM launcher.  To Allias surprise the Shadow Cat's attempted escape also came to an abrupt halt as a flight of missiles tore through the Jade Mech's already weakened defenses and exposed position.  In a smoking ball of flame and metal, the Shadow Cat fell uncontrollably towards the ground, his descent ending with a firey impact.<br/><br/>Unable to suppress a grin over the Clanner's unexpected demise, she couldn't help but hope that others on the field were having as good of luck.  She turned to continue her push towards the Rendezvous point, coming up along side the Bravo Lance Leader's recognizable Black Knight.<em>This is Bra... lead... C....lie lead, pul..... back.... ren.....ous...oint. I h...n’t ..... able....reach Bla.... Sun Act.... or..... other.....bers of.... unit so.... Re......sting stat.........ates.......sible.”</em>The static and crackle of the comms hadn't become any better even though she was right next to the mech making the call.  Thankful Gheistwulf had hands, Allia was quick to use the large hand to make a cutting sign along the kneck of Gheistwulf.  She figured it would be pretty obvious from this position that her beloved Mech was in bad shape, but hoped that the cut sign would indicate to the Commander's daughter that she couldn't talk.<br/><br/><em>"Th.... Char....is. Id.....ify ....urselv....</em>The second call was a surprise that made Allia jump.  She knew there had been another mech out there, the one that killed the Shadow Cat with missiles, but hadn't been expecting the call.  From the sound of the voice, it sounded like the units perpetually angry Clan transplant Damian.  Allia let a small twirl punctuate the edge of her grin as she though about the man, glad he was still with them.  His icy demeanor and quiet professionalism had been both strange and comforting to Allia since she arrived to the unit.  Her position in the Guards and her background with Nagelring had propelled her into a position of leadership in the unit, putting her in direct contact with Damian, Kari, her father and the rest of the old heads of the unit.  While the relative freshness of her time in the unit hadn't given her much chance to get to know anyone but her Recon lance, but from what she had seen so far, Damian had been the only other one she'd had much chance to relate to since her arrival, making her desire for them all to escape alive that much more pressing.<br/><br/>From the look of her sensors, she could see the outline of the clearing inside of a rocky ringed valley where the Dark Star was hidden,  It was only a matter of time till they were on board, assuming they didn't meet any further resistance.