EXETERRPG: (16 - 1111) MS - CIO/3O Lieutenant Jaelle Foxglove

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Mission: The Flames of PurityDay: 16Stardate: 2445:09:16
(Gamma Quadrant Planet - Below Torak Ridge - CIO/3O Lieutenant Jaelle Foxglove 1111)

"Lieutenant,  go first. Followed by Doctor Vespers, Ensign More after him." Ravok decided. 




It was one of two likely senerios that Jaelle had figured. She finished setting her gear and ropes for the climb. She picked up some dust from the ground to dust her hands. She glanced up the wall looking for hand and foot holds. Marking her path up the side of the rock face.




Now there are two things that Jaelle knew that would make this task easier. One she was no stranger to free climbing, the second was her time spent in acrobatics and dance. She was sure on her on her feet. She took a deep breath to steady herself before leaping onto the wall. She pushed with her leg coming up the wall to get the next hand grip. She stretched her arm grabbing purchase with the tips of her fingers. She moved swiftly methodically at ten foot she stopped pulled out and anchor and started to hammer it into the rocks. Once done she secured her ropes to it giving herself the security of a breaking point, in case of a fall. 




She continued another ten feet another anchor. She continued to climb reaching the thirty foot mark she could now get a good vantage over the valley as she was now getting over the tree line. She glanced taking stock of her situation. Her next hand grip was a good body lengths away from her and the surrounding rocks where sheered and smooth. Bringing her leg to her chest and turning her body slightly she braced herself between two rocks. 




Pushing off with her coiled leg she accended though the rocks turning her body to orientated it so when she land her other leg would already be coiled for another push. It was a risk one slip, one false calculation would mean disaster. But mitigating risk was her bread and butter. Jaelle found her hand hold and if a final pull of her body was rewarded with a small ledge where she could find purchase and catch her breath and set another anchor. She was now just over fifty feet up the wall. She tried to pick easy pathways when they where offered but this was freshly made and not by that of nature. So the natural advancements of time had not taken effect. Bit still she slowly picked her way though the rubble accending higher. 




She set another anchor and placed the secure line into its place. She saw the color marking 80 ft up so far not much further now. However when she next again started her climb the wall erupted in fire from the woods terrorist heavily concealed peppered the wall with phaser fire. To keep her grounded to her spot.




(Reply away team)




Jaelle took position behind a small rock outcropping and used it as cover she returned fire. She heard fire from the ground and as soon as the weapon fire started to fade, Jaelle continued to climb. Though the sporadic explosions of phaser fire that exploded around her. The were getting closer it was only a matter of time. She wasted no time once she found a rock outcropping. Rolling onto her back she grabbed a grappling hook out of her kit and fastened it to the rope and with a might throw she watched the hook fly over the ridge and find purchase.




Another series of phaser blast rocked the wall as Jaelle wrapped the rope around her body, and using her acrobatic knowledge she assailed the wall in a twisting dance that was part beauty and recklessness. She took her position on the top of the newly form ridge and switching her phaser rifle to a burst fire she opened her weapon up laying down suppressing fire in three, five, to seven round burst into the forest where the enemy fire was heaviest. Her aim wasn't to kill anyone only to keep thier heads down long enough to get the rest of her team over the rock wall.




(Reply away team)

(Posted by Matthew Locke)





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