Page 74 of Ranger's Rise

Cort: “You fly?” Brinks laughs and Cort gives him a look.

“Yeah, Boss. All Ranger Officers fly. It wasn’t my position, but we trained for everything and were positioned by ability and ease with the job. Rangers were originally the Army’s flight crews. I need to watch the chopper’s progress. The draw is going to slow ETA. Brinks, you ready?”

Brinks: “Yeah, Boss. The lag is due to wind. They’re coming out of the city and it’s wide open. Wind up here is crazy. Ground Teams are readied. VP will close the highway when you have a visual.”

“Thanks. I’ll keep an eye on that lag.” I let go of my mic.“Driver, the draw changes your ETA. It will work for ground if you need to slow it down.”

Driver: “Roger, Boss. I’m steady at current speed.”

“Roger, Driver. Status, Jester.”

Jester: “Flight Team standing readied.”

Driver: “Visual on the threat, Aerial.”

“Roger, Phoenix One. VP, I have a visual.”

VP: “Roger, Ranger. Close the highway, Security Team Three.”

“Permission to engage, Phoenix One.”

Driver: “Roger, Boss. We have permission to engage, Jester.”

Jester: “Roger, Driver. Permission to engage Flight Crew. Gunners take position.”

“Anton, watch his six.”

Anton: “Roger, Boss.”He puts the chopper feed up and pulls the highway feeds to his lower board. I have them up on mine, but his board is set for him, not me.

“Kroger watch for stress from the draw.”

Kroger: “Roger, Boss. Driver slowed to keep it steady. The chopper is doing fine. No change or stress at this time.”

“Roger, Kroger.”

When the chopper closes in on the highway, I get Driver to fly to the side of it. “Brinks, get the Teams moving and we need cover now.”

Brinks: “Roger, Aerial. Roll out, Enforcers. Team Three, cover your Brothers in the chopper.” He moves closer to me but watches the center screens.

“Driver, reposition to engage.”

Driver: “Roger, Boss.” He moves to the edge of the highway and the guns go off. The room reacts with yells as the first pickup truck is blasted off the road then falls in a pile of fire and debris.

Cort: “Quiet down or I’ll remove you!” Cort yells, getting the room quiet quick.

Anton: “Boss!” Anton has me looking at his chat box.

“Brinks, two bikes slowing.”

Brinks: “Roger, Boss. Team Three has them.” The two get hit by rapid-fire and the bikes fall.

The second truck goes and bikes are littering the highway in front of them. When the box truck blows, it has the chopper rising.

Jester: “Raise it up, Driver. Explosives in the truck”

Driver: “Going high, Aerial. We can’t stay low with the fireworks. Alert ground Teams.”

“Come in from behind, Driver. Do not hit the Enforcers.”