Mine All Mine

"I have to say your plan was superior to mine, aside from the fact that you caused an explosion large enough to alert just about everyone in the immediate and not so immediate areas." The aftermath of the gulanite explosion was pretty extensive, so much so that Xanthiana was concerned the cybernetic parts could possibly have been damaged in the explosion.

"Results are results Elly." Most of the 99'ers were dead, the ones that weren't Xanthiana mercy killed. While searching through the wreckage she was concerned about all the fumes from the burning gulanite, but Elly assured her the research on gulanite burning was inconclusive, which was really comforting to her. Xanthiana hoped the explosion would keep other 99'ers at bay, though it was more likely to do the opposite as the machines would probably want to investigate what caused the deaths of their fellow cybernetics. The rubble obscured the parts Xanthiana needed, but thanks to the EGO device she was able to track down the crate and find it was mostly intact. Xanthiana was actually surprised the 99'ers had not emerged from secret hidy hole to attack when a group of them did just that. Using a type of burrowing device from underground they emerged, six of them, at first they looked to be a scouting party, but upon seeing Xanthiana they opened up with their modified miner weaponry.

"I'm sensing multiple seismic vibrations, the miners are coming at us from under the ground." Xanthiana had the crate of supplies under her left arm and she was firing at the 99'ers with her pistol with her right, it was an awkward set up and was messing with her aim. She huddled down behind some wreckage and set down the parts to take up the rifle.

"Gee I couldn't have figured that out on my own. What kind of escape plan do I have here?"

"Bad, its open terrain made worse by the explosion, outside of that the mine is there, but considering the 99'ers are coming from the mine, and your explosion destabilized it, that would be a really terrible idea."

"So you're saying the mine?"

"No I am not saying the mine, that is the opposite of what I said Xan!" Xanthiana was about to make a break for the mine when a new salvo of gunfire erupted opposite the 99'ers. It was concentrated and accurate, the cybernetics didn't stand a chance as they were basically standing in the open. Xanthiana put her head up to see who had just saved her ass and felt her heart sink.

"Ms. Roeyka we'd be real happy if you came out with your hands up and handed over the parts you were getting for Top-Notch." Of course it was the Mercs from before.

"Can I have a moment to think this over?" The clink of a grenade near her feet was the answer.

"You have three seconds."