<div class="floatright">(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/jillvader/mw-nmfkmpkarimonero_zps55a1bf27.jpg)</div><strong>Kari Moreno</strong><br/><strong>In her 'Mech, in the desert, in a fight</strong><br/><strong>Tagged: Everyone</strong><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Santa Prisca Desert, Librios<br/>Deneb Algedi, Benjamin District<br/>Draconis Combine<br/>1 January 3145</strong><br/><br/>In a moment, the Crushers seemed to realize that they had made a terrible mistake. The massive<em>Banshee</em>that had been lurking at the back of their pack had felt the full fury of Angeline’s blows, its flank eviscerated and its firepower massively compromised before it had a chance to unleash its full fury. In a moment, their most powerful ‘Mech had gone from a towering instrument of destruction to a wounded beast, one struggling to stay alive.<br/><br/>As if to underscore the point, the<em>Firestarter</em>that had made some valiant, if misguided attempt to protect its larger compatriot had instead made itself a target. Pummeled by Damian’s missile and mortar assault, the light ‘Mech had fallen, crashing to the desert floor and leaving a trail of parts behind it. As it attempted to stand, it was clear that the BattleMech was wounded, it’s MechWarrior clearly rethinking their options.<br/><br/>The<em>Archer</em>that should have been their backstop support was instead caught in a crossfire, Hiro’s nimble<em>Spider</em>distracting it from the real goal. Now it was wasting fire on the light ‘Mech while drawing attention to itself. As soon as it gave up and swung around, it found itself hemmed in, lighter ‘Mechs all around its suddenly isolated position.<br/><br/>That left the<em>Hammerhands</em>as the last of their heavy hitters, the slow-moving BattleMech spitting shells from its twin rotary autocannons at Kari’s<em>Black Knight</em>. The shells smacked into its torso, rattling the ancient ‘Mech but coming well short of serious harm. Her own return laser fire did much better, however, burrowing through its wounded armour and into the<em>Hammerhands’</em>structure. Rethinking its actions, the heavy ‘Mech began to backpeadal, especially as the<em>Atlas III</em>continued its advance with Kari.<br/><br/>“Nice work, Seraph,” Kari sent on a private channel. “But watch the chatter.” Glancing over her display again, she could see the other Crushers considering the<em>Hammerhands’</em>example, closing ranks and dropping back.<em>Wise move. You’re outnumbered and you’ve just lost your big gun</em><br/><br/>Of course, that didn’t mean the Black Suns were in the clear yet. “Drive them back, but try to steer them off the airfield,” she ordered, her voice crackling as she opened fire again.<br/>