Celine dove into the first cell she could find, if someone found her out here, the game would be up. Diving into Mint’s cell, the agent managed to close the cell almost all the way before she drifted back in to shadows.

From the shadows she could see a Hezrou walking down the hall. He didn’t seem to feel threatened in anyway and appeared to be armed with a side arm. For a moment the undercover agent was concerned that he was making a head count, but no it seemed that the was the he was checking out cell for other reasons, Celine had to wait patiently as the Hezrou began to walk towards Mint cell.

The Hezrou stopped at her cell, and for a moment the undercover agent was sure he noticed the door was slightly ajar. She tried to read his facial expression but Hezrou made some of the best poker players in the galaxy because they lacked expression. The creature seemed to be make a set to opening the door before he changed his mind and decided to leave Mint’s cell alone for now.

Celine watched as he began to go to Char’s cell and he pulled out a red key. That caught Celine’s attention and she would have to wait until after he got into Char’s cell before she acted.

The Hezrou had made his selection. Perhaps he had been surprised that Mint had been back, maybe he had been studying her before moving on. If it were Mint he may have thought better about selecting her, even armed she gave the Hezrou pause.

In the end Char had been selected. That red key unlocked the cell and Char moved back deeper into the cell. She looked afraid or could be acting to lure the Hezrou further into the cell but it didn't work.

While his attention had been upon her he simply drew the blaster motioning her toward the cell door to get her out of the cell. Char froze at first, looked to the door then the blaster then inching closer to the door giving her more time to act it seemed assuming that Char had been through these motions plenty of times already. Celine had not been around her all that long but long enough where it seemed the norm on the part of the Hezrou.

In any case it gave her the time to act, either in attempt to sneak up on the Hezrou or use this moment to sneak away from the scene.

The Hezrou seemed to study Celine’s cell for a long moment. The undercover agent knew it really Mint’s cell, but for the moment Celine was worried that cover was blown and that she had been discovered.

However the Hezrou continued on to Char cell and began to unlock it with a red key. Char stepped back deeper into the cell to stall her contact with the Hezrou.

But the guard was not going to take any chances with Char, he simply pulled his blaster and pointed at the slave. The woman seem to freeze at first, but the Hezrou gestured with the blaster forcing her to come closer to the door. Apparently the Hezrou was not going to take an chances as he ordered the slave to step forward. The Hezrou it seemed to be focused on one thing and was going to use Char to get it.

Celine was pretty sure what that was, so began to sneak up on Hezrou. With a solid strike to back of the neck, and Celine hope to knock the creature out…

Moving closer just as Char reluctantly did the Hezrou had been focused on the prize in front of him to notice her. Her timing had been a little off as Char was near enough the Hezrou that he turned his head just as her blow struck catching him more on the side of the neck then the back of it. His hand was in the process of gesturing that blaster in the direction he wished Char to head in just as he did the same with his head.

A neck blow still staggered him and Char acted like a viper using one arm to swat at the arm holding the blaster as the other came up right at his throat. Between the two strikes he was stunned enough that they were able to render him quickly into unconsciousness but the blaster was triggered out of reflex. No one was hit, no one came hurrying straight away but it wasn't until they had the Hezrou down and out that Celine could hear others approaching drawn by the sound. At least two … it was apparent that they ignored screams and shouts but a blaster being discharged drew some attention.

“You good with that thing?” Char glanced to the blaster then back. “I have an idea but it won't work for long. Help me drag him into the center of the cell then get into that one and just get ready.”

Whatever Char's idea was had to be acted on quick. There was no way of telling when they would be here, it sounded like two or three rushing toward them but she couldn't be sure.

Fortunately for Celine, the Hezrou was to focused had been on Char and so did not notice the undercover sneaking into cell. It wasn’t until the absolute last second that the alien noticed the move and began to turn his head. As a result, Celine strike hit the Hezrou across the side of neck instead of the back of his head. The creature stumbled away from the below, dazzed perhaps but not knocked out by the attack.

Char immediately joined in on the attack. One of her arms swatted the Hezrou’s arm holding the blaster. The second one shot up into the Hezrou’s throat. The creature let out a gasp, but the gun went off. It was only Char’s and Celine’s quick reflexes that saved from being hit. Quickly they upon the alien once again and the two women managed to beat the Hezrou unconscious. Still the smoking weapon did make a lot of noise and it seemed to attracted several someones. Celine could hear what sounded like two or three people running down the hall.

Char asked Celine a question I am decent with guns. Char was already formulating idea. Okay, uhhhh…he’s heavy.

Celine struggled to move the Hezrou with Char’s help. With luck they would have the body in position before whoever it was arrived at the cell.

She nodded and then went to assisting her with moving the body. She then gestured toward the cell for her to hurry to. So far so good, the others did not get there in time despite Char spending a few more moments with the Hezrou while they were in that cell.

First she drew down his pants, in her haste she was hurrying and got them down about half way to the desired position. She then rolled him atop her, spread eagle beneath him. It was a crude scene, anyone who studied it for long would see through the deception but it should grant them enough time to get the drop on the new arrivals.

And it did. Two Hezrou rushed up, Char making a show of mixing moans with screams. It would have been off since the Hezrou was not moving but in those seconds two Hezrou paused outside the cell and peered in, their attention captured in that moment.

Just before she could act she noticed a third Hezrou. She had an angle on these two, not on the third. The good thing there was that he would be unable to shoot her unless he moved closer and exposed herself or she moved to the edge of the cell sticking an arm out to fire at him or take shots at him from the doorway.

He was going to be the complication. He might run off too. Taking out the two guards would reduce the numbers of foes down to nine Hezrou eight if she could manage him too, not to bad all things considered but she still had to find Mint and the slavers still had other means at hand to in order to reinforce their loses.

Quickly the pair moved the body to the center of the cell, where the unconscious Hezrou could be easily seen. Quickly Char gestured to the dark area where she would not be spotted right away. Not that she would be remain hidden for long.

Char pulled down his pants before she rolled the unconscious alien on top of her. It was clear what scene she was trying to make it look like. Again it would not take too long for some figure out something was wrong, but it would give Celine the edge on anyone who expected the scene in the center of the room.

Char added to the sceen making fake moans with screams to keep things interesting. The first two Hezrou to arrive outside of the cell kept their eyes on Char and the scene on the floor of the cell, not even noticing Celine taking aim on the both of them.

However before the blonde could act a third Hezrou appeared. She had no shot on the third, but it was already too late. The first two were going to figure out what was going on any second now and the agent had to act. She would just have to shoot the first two as fast as possible and shoot the third one before he run off.

She took aim at the first Hezrou and pulled the trigger. She would then take the second shot at the next one before running up to the cell to shoot at the third.

The first one didn't have a chance. The second had a half a second longer to see his dead ally falling to the ground. He managed to look in her direction before a shot caught him too. The discharge of the weapon caused the third Hezrou to rush forward rather then back just as she made it to the door.

He fired, getting close to the mark and forcing her head back into the cell. She heard Char struggle with rolling the body off of her. The shooting stopped after the Hezrou backed up a little as if daring her to stick her head back out of the cell.

She had a better shot seeing that he came forward initially before deciding to stop, seeing his two buddies laying in the hall dead may have sapped some of that bravery. But she could stick an arm out between the bars of the cell. Not the best shot and if her foe was any good it would cost her an arm but it seemed like he was OK with pinning them in that cell. No one else had been drawn by the fire fight but eventually back up would arrive.

Char grabbed her attention. She gazed to a blaster just outside the cell then back to her. “I think I can hold this guy up for a few seconds if you help me get him to the door. We can use him as a temporary shield or a hostage if we bring him around. It might be easier if he were conscious and we interpose him between us. We can try to take out that Hezrou before he can get help.”

Not an ideal situation but Char was at least a quick thinker. Again she gazed toward one of the weapons. “Having a barrier, however brief, can help. Especially if I can get one of those blasters. I probably won't hit but at least it will force him to react to them.”

Celine’s ambush went off without to much of a problem. Her first dropped the Hezrou before he even knew what had happened. The second one turned to see what happened to his friend. That was a fatal mistake. He dropped just as quickly as as the first one. She already could hear the third person approaching.
However, the Hezrou immediately fired as he approached. Celine ducked back into the cell as shots just wizzed by her head. The blonde agent could hear the gunfire stop as she lost line of sight with the Hezrou.

The footsteps also stopped. Both her and Hezrou did not want to be the first to expose themselves to toether’s capability to fire. They both seemed to be fairly decent shots and any part of her body that the young woman exposed was likely to be shot off. The undercover agent realized that the Hezrou had and advantage even if he did nothing. He could keep her pinned in the cell until other Hezrou and droids arrived.

Char suddenly grabbed Celine’s attention. She explained her idea. Well it better than waiting here for his backup to arrive. We will have to hurry though. I will grab one arm you grab the other. We will lean him out of the cell and I will see if I can get a shot off.

Char nodded. They worked the Hezrou over to the cell then shifted a bit. It was relatively quiet out there and it was clear that their opponent was waiting. Char paused ensuring that she was ready for this then exposed the unconscious Hezrou sticking him part way out of the cell.

There was space for her to stick herself out of the cell beneath the Hezrou and Char struggled to keep the Hezrou leaning out of the cell using those bars to hold him in place. The guy in the hall fell for the rouse firing when he saw something stick out of the cell without processing what it was.

It gave her that fraction of a second to pop out of the cell where his aim was higher. It was adjusted to target her seeing what was going on but the advantage was her's. She was able to get her shot off first. Above her the Hezrou was struck, the body fell nearly atop her but not before she managed to get her shot off felling the one in the hall.

“Great shooting.” The body she was holding dropped sticking half way out the cell she went outside, armed herself then glanced this way and that. Before seizing the red key still in the lock of the cell as she did not know she had the master key.

“This way,” Char headed on. There were the other slaves too but Char seemed to be focused on finding Mint rather then slowing down further. It would be up to her if they deviated.

“If Mint isn't in her cell then she's in medical, I don't think anyone would risk tackling her alone.” Why she would be in medical would mean that there was something Char was leaving out.

Assuming she was there she was probably escorted by a guard or two. There was the medical droid too, though unarmed with blasters it could be a threat with scalpels, needles and other equipment.

She could prep a little on the way, knowing that there were two or three enemies at least. With blasters they would only need two,one to cover her at all times if she made a move. Char seemed to be thinking along the same lines.

“You brake left, I'll brake right. Guards should be on either side of the door on the inside. One is standard, my guess is that they have two with her, she can be a handful. They may even have more than that. Unless you have another plan.” Ambushing guards as they left had been an option but without confirming Mint was in there they could be wasting their time.

The two women lifted to the was the Hezrou, he was pretty heavy especially now he was unconscious. Still Char and Celine made to the way to the door. Eventually, the pair of the women got their captive over the cell. Char held the Hezrou in front of the door, as Celine prepared to take her shot.

The position the undercover agent took was a spot in the cells where she could stick her gun out and take and take shot at any one that had line of sight to the jail cell door. The blonde agent nodded to Char that she was ready, the gladiatrix leaned out the unconscious Hezrou.

The guard outside took a shot at the first thing that was leaned outside of the cell, Char let out a shock grunt as she was nearly toppled by the creature was hit by her fellow guard’s blaster. Celine immediately to the fire back at the source of the shot. The Hezrou made a shout as the blast knocked him down with just a shot.

No longer need to hold up the body, Char dropped the Hezrou distraction while complimenting Celine on her shot. We need to keep going!!!! Please lead the way. The agent stopped to grab a key that open some of the words.

Quickly Char lead Celine down the hallway. Other slaves were nearby, but Char seemed to be focused on Mint.

The gladiatrix believed that Char was definitely in medical. How do you know she is there.

The two discussed a little about the amount of the guards that they could expect. They also discussed how the blasters worked so Char would know how to use it on the way. They quickly also discussed what attacks they wanted to engage them.

Okay that sounds good to me. We can catch them in a crossfire and they will be down before they knew what hit them.

“She's stubborn. Sometimes they make her fight additional times in the arena for their amusement. They won't risk going after her themselves but take glee in having some of the arena monsters do it for them as they watch.

Often I would see them going to medical afterwards with her. Once though she took on of the guards with her, broke his arm. That was prior to them deciding to just use the arena monsters after they deemed her too dangerous.” Char explained.

When they got to the office Char considered. “That can work too. We don't know were they are exactly or how many but if we act quick enough that may not be an issue. On three ...”

There were two guards. Their focus had been on Mint and not behind them seeing that they were under the impression that the prisoners were secured. Some quick shooting and there were two less Hezrou. That was half of them.

The medical droid whirled in the direction of the blaster fire then was shut down by Mint who had hopped of of the bed. She showed signs of bruising and there were a few burns on her skin but it was apparent she could walk.

She got one of the blasters from a downed Hezrou. Checking the setting on it, flicking it from stun to kill then shot them a grin.

“Any of these fuckers get in my way they're dead. I'm assuming you two have an escape plan or is the idea just to keep shooting until there's no one left and we can just walk out of here?”

Char mentioned that the Mint was pretty tough and stubborn and she was often forced to fight additional time beyond what the average woman had to face. They did that as much to amuse themselves as to break her.

As a result Mint was often in medical afterwards, often with some sort of injury she had received while in the arenas or the “tender” care of a guard. Still the woman would not break mental even if a limb would break physically.

Char agreed the plan though she felt it was somewhat reckless, hopefully for the young women would be able to use surprise to take advantage of the situation.

Fortunately, there was two guards and they were focused on making sure that she didn’t try anything. It allowed the two now free women to launch the attack taking the Hezrou by surprised. They were surprisingly easy to take down.

The droid that was examining Mint turned to face the new armed women that had just arrived, it proved to be a fatal mistake as Mint jumped out of bed and disabled the droid. She picked up a gun and shot one of the Hezrou on the ground.

The plan is simple. I am here to get you of here. We need to get to the vehicle bay, I have a way in. Once there we take one of the vehicles and break out. I have someone on standby to pick us up.

Mint gave a nod. Hearing that Char lead the way to the hanger. Everything was quiet enough but there were the periodical prison door sealing off sections that she had to use her master key for. Char's key soon became useless.

They had nearly been at their destination before one of the noticed them. He ducked back into the room he was exiting using it for cover, firing at them. He had a key to this area and had to have some sort of tech duties.

Between the three of them it was easy to keep him pinned in that one room. He must have had a comm as they heard others rushing about, cursing with gates and so on so their progress was hindered. They were distant from the sounds of it.

Three to one odds weren't in the favor of the Hezrou and between them they eventually got him. It was time consuming but the others didn't sound much closer frustrated by the doors, soon at their limits to the keys they had as they got closer to regions that just the techs had access to or Augustine himself.

Someone must have rushed off to get to Augustine, perhaps hoped to get that key. Such delays allowed them to get to the hanger, there was the shutter that was still down and opened via a computer. The vehicles were still present as expected, useless right now as neither had weapons and they were shut in the building.

“Now what?”

“I can operate them if we can get them out of here. Pretty easy to hack into the controls,” Char smiled. “Unless either of you have the pass codes to unlock access to pilot them.”

It was a good thing that they had Char with them for this, unless Mint was skilled in such an area.

Mint simply gave a nod. The trio quickly made their way to the hanger. Char seemed to know the way as she moved ahead to open and shut the prison doors between them. Fortunately for the trio of escaped slaves they only heard their own door open and close them.

The trio had almost made it to the destination, when someone fire at them. There was a Hezrou in a room using it for cover as fire at the trio. For a moment he kept them pinned as he continued to fire against the escaped women.

The trio quickly scattered, while Celine returned fired on the alien guard. The women could hear that movement off in the distance behind them. There was grumbling and complaints even as the gates rattled. The other guards must have been alerted to the fighting going on, but could not make any progress through the lock doors.

The women continued to maneuver to outflank the Hezrou, finally gunning him down. It took a lot of time, however it did not sound like the other guards had gotten any closer to the women. Now the trio finally had the keys to the hanger as the women only had one last obstacle between them and freedom.

The shutter to the hanger was still down and it would be almost impossible to get the vehicles out at the moment. Still Celine there was a computer nearby and they might be able to use that to open the door. That would give the blonde undercover agent options on how she wanted to proceed at this point in the escape.

Mint and Char discussed how they can escape. It seemed Char knew how to operate the vehicles if they can get the door open.

On it. The agent immediately went over the computer to try to hack the controls. I have some explosives on me if this takes too long. We can use it to blow open the door, but I rather use it on the vehicle we are not escaping in.