Posted by Lieutenant Alexandra “Little Sehlat” Primage (Pilot. Grn Squad Ldr) in Corridor into the Beloti system. . .

Posted by Commander Richard “Ricochet” O’Shea (Cmd Air Group (CAG)) in Corridor into the Beloti system. . .

Posted by Lieutenant Ael Khev (Pilot, Red Squad Leader) in Corridor into the Beloti system. . .
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=^=Roger, Cag… Apex, I’m to the west of the landing. I think there is an outcropping just south east that may give you adequate cover. It gives us better coverage of what’s happening if we aren’t side by side.=^=

It wasn’t ideal, being split up. But the pros and cons were the same. Either way, something had to be done and monitoring was all they could do at the moment.

Xandra
Pilot

Ael had a similar thought. =/\=Agreed. But stay within sensor range.=/\= he dipped back down towards the planet. Here we go. As he came even with the ground, he started looking for any disturbances in the area that the presence of the Sierra alone couldn’t account for.

-Lt Ael Khev, Apex (Red Squad Leader)

On his way back to the planet, Ric pulled up a topographical map of the planet and the immediate area around the Sierra. He spotted a canyon not too far away that would suit his needs. He re-entered the atmosphere and quickly located Apex and Sehlat.

=^=Sehlat, Apex, take up positions on my 4 and 8 and follow me.=^= What he wanted to discuss with the two pilots was something he didn’t want to share over the comms for anyone else to pick up.

Ricochet (CAG)

=^=Roger, boss… on my way.=^=

Xandra slowly lifted from her position and followed Ric where he said. There was something about the tone of his voice that made her wonder just what intel he was about to share and what was going on. She hoped it wasn’t anything serious. Another planet issue wasn’t high on her list of things to do today.

Xandra
Pilot

Ael lifted up parallel to Xandra. Something was up, he knew that. =/\=On your tail, Ricochet.=/\=

-Lt Ael Khev, Apex (Red Squad Leader)

After Apex and Sehlat dropped into formation, Ric led them to the canyon he had noted on the scans.

=^= Stay tight, you two. It might get a bit narrow in spots.=^=

He put his Cutlass into a dive and through flew the twists and turns of the narrow gorge. Nearing the mid-point, Ric throttled back on his stick and set his fighter down on the sandy ground. He powered down, popped the hatch and climbed out of the cockpit and waited for the other two pilots to join him.

Ricochet (CAG)

Tag had been a favorite game of Ric’s in the sims, so it didn’t surprise Xandra when it became something very similar on the planet. She kept back enough to not crash if he shifted suddenly, but close enough not to lose him. She let Apex bring up the rear and once they were settled, she crawled from her fighter and headed for Ric, a slight frown on her face. It wasn’t upset, or anger, it was worry. The CAG wasn’t one for subterfuge or secrecy, so this was a dire situation indeed. “Sir… what’s going on?”

Xandra
Sehlat

Once Ael had joined them, Ric began explaining. “I wanted to talk to both of you, without our conversation going over the comms. . . just in case somebody’s got ears on us.”

“There are still too many unknowns going on here. There is absolutely no reason the Sierra had to sit down here. Cmdr. Harn were thinking maybe the Sierra was smuggling something. Either to pick it up here or drop it off so someone else could pick it up on this godforsaken planet. That’s why I wanted you scanning at low altitude.”

“The Sierra’s log indicates no on left the ship except for the people resonsiple for clearing out the exhaust ports. Intel says they were accounted for at all times. Nor were any extra bodies among the crew and passengers when they were ready to take off.”

The CAG began pacing back and forth as ideas were shooting through his mind. . .

Ricochet (CAG)