The battle begins

"They're pissed but we're in." Liz announced, "I pity their tactical officer. The captain is going to ream her a new one."

"Not if we get to her first." Jessica said, taking a breath as the sixty seconds timed down. Right on schedule they hit the airlock gently. The two ships coming to the same pressure on the boarding tube.

As soon as it was ready the 'charges' went off.

The poor woman on the other side had clearly snuck off to enjoy her coffee in a quiet corner of the ship. When the airlock had started cycling she'd approached to check the 'malfunction'.

Then Ramirez put two shots in her chest before she realized what was going on.

"One down. Hallway secure. Moving up."

For this initial part it was most important to use their limited element of surprise. By now the enemy would be scrambling to call back some of their boarders and attempting to rally those left behind for a fight.

They scored two more quick kills with those who'd not gotten out of the way in time before finally meeting a level of resistance.

"Ramirez! Take out that position!" Jane ordered as shots flew down the hallway.

"Grenade out!" Ramirez shouted, the small orb flying smoothly down the hallway with her well-practiced underhand. The detonation silencing fire long enough for her fireteam to rush down and finish the job.

Now that they'd actually hit resistance they needed to move more cautiously. They'd chosen their entry point for it's proximity to the bridge but naturally it was still in one of the deepest parts of the ship.

It was obvious the memo had gone out finally because there were no more random ratings wandering about, the doors as they passed being watched carefully as they maintained a full 360 degree security. Despite knowing the general schematics they were visitors on this ship. The crew had been living and working on it for years and might know ways of getting around that were unique to random design quirks.

"Guess they know where we're headed. They'll make their stand at the bridge." Jane said, even her voice crackling slightly despite her proximity. It was clear they were cluttering the bands heavily.

"Agreed." Jessica said. "Whose going to take the first bite of that apple?"

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"There are other people in the platoon!" Ramirez bitched under her breath as she moved up to greet the welcoming party waiting outside the bridge.