Chapter 10:
Cityscape Challenge
(cont...)

"Do we have 10 minutes?" Sorenson asked, able to pull Sinclair’s sensor feed and no doubt aware of the enemy ’Mechs pressing from behind. To the corporal’s credit, he didn’t worry the rest of the lance with details. That decision was left to the commando leader.

Now an Owens had moved up into the shadow of the Annihilator. The 100 ton assault ’Mech waded through a one-story warehouse and was briefly lost from site behind a parking garage. "I don’t think so," Connor admitted, the heat now drawing a river of sweat that stung at his eyes and left a salty taste on his lips. He arced another flight of missiles toward the Annihilator’s position, just to give the Jaguar warrior something to think about before it broke cover, and then wheeled around to pace deeper into the canyon.

"I’m moving up to rejoin. Sorenson, get the Sunder fixed. We’ll need it the other side of those gates." There would be room for two ’Mechs to fight abreast in the canyon. Between his Mad Cat and Dominic’s Thor, they could hope to bring down the Annihilator and both PPC turrets without losing a ’Mech. Chances are, one of them would be risking an ejection. The tight quarters favored the assault ’Mech too much.

"Launching," a voice whispered into his ear, soft but steadfast in its determination. "First missile away. Second missile away."

"No!"

Too late, Sinclair still tried to countermand Keith’s missile launch. The MechWarrior had been monitoring communications and knew the commando to be in trouble. He was trying to give them an edge, putting artillery-grade missiles into the air that Epona might call down in a massive strike. The lance leader throttled into a run, coming up on and passing the spot where Sorenson’s MFBs tended to Allen’s wounded Sunder, in time to see both Epona and Dominic move forward into the wider stretch of canyon held by the turrets and Annihilator. Already a blue-white glare flashed in the deeper shadows of the canyon as the turrets speared out their lethal energies. The Mad Cat moved around a final outcropping of rock to witness Dominic’s Thor taking a full barrage of the enemy assault ’Mech’s autocannon.

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