Thursday

The Medellin Part 2


Violet Lotus surveyed the scene before her as she listened to Pig Iron's report. She'd scanned the area with her powers before they came, but Pig Iron's information could only be obtained once they were on site. She looked down from their viewpoint wondering what it must be like to see through his mask. From here she could only make out a few buildings between the darkness and trees.
“Fifty men, most are armed with assault rifles,” Pig Iron reported in a serious tone. “They got a bunch of jeeps, 2 tanks and a chopper, and a bunch of novas, at least four. One in that side building, I think he heals fast. One in the garage weighs as much as a tank. Our target is in the main building. Three with him, judging by infrared, one’s head is on fire, another is fading in and out at this range, probably some kind of sneak. I got nothing on the third.”
50+ baselines, and armor, she was used to dealing with that, but this was the first time against so many novas. Bravery was supposed to be going in even though you're scared, right? And Pig Iron didn't even seem phased. Just like she remembered him.
"I’ll take out the chopper first, try to cut off escape. Keep your head down, babe, there’s gonna be a lotta lead flying." Pig Iron crouched down then hurled himself into the air with a wide arc. Violet knew Pig Iron’s jump would land on target, and that would be the last of the helicopter, but she couldn’t help but worry about how many novas were really there. She thought briefly of somewhere else, and vanished.