Kat's heart sank as soon as she heard the boisterous alarms blaring through the port.  Her wide aqua eyes flicked to the exits which were already being sealed  There was no way out now.  Her heart was beating loud in her ears, pounding so hard it tuned out the siren and the noise of the arriving armed vehicles.  She needed somewhere to hide, fast!  Quickly she ducked into a nearby Italian restaurant, her feet moving swiftly as if independent from her body.  Everything felt so surreal and she was completely aware that in all likelihood she wouldn't be surviving this ordeal.  But somehow, some way she needed to!  Earth needed the resistance and in these dire times every member counted.  She reminded herself of that as she searched for a location to hide in the empty restaurant.<br/><br/>There was a bar, behind all the tables and near the back that she ran to.  Aside of the bar there was a door, hopefully leading to a place where she could hide.  Upon opening the door she saw that it served as wine storage and there was just enough space to walk in and remove what was needed.  Without a look behind her she pushed herself into the small closet and closed the door behind her.  Only then did she realize she was panting for breath and her body was damp with sweat as if she'd been running for miles rather than feet, her clothes and her golden tendrils clinging to her flesh.  From the wine closet she could hear the disturbing announcement.<br/><br/><em>"Since your people have decided to resist further by killing Imperial soldiers, all those in this facility will be killed in retaliation, their is no hope, All hail our Glorious Emperor!!!"</em><br/><br/>Her body trembled in spite of herself in both fear and anger as she battled to maintain the hope that the Emperor's minions were attempting to dash.  Hope that she'd make it out alive, hope that somehow the other members of the resistance in the building would as well.  And hope that there would be some sort of miracle that would cause the Emperor to show mercy on the innocent, there were countless children in the crowds.  She crouched down low in the closet, knowing gunfire would come in high first.  Kat's hand moved to one of the deep pockets of her cargo pants.  She tightly clenched the grip of her gun as if it were a security blanket.  If those bastards were going to get her today she wasn't going to go down without a fight!