Atsui could not believe her ears, "Ryou is the settlement the SSS established towards the end of last year. There are over 10,000 men, women and children there. I haven't been there yet, but I flew over it a few days ago. Looked like a nice place; let's keep it that way." She sent over the radio.
The squadron was streaking up the side of the mountain range, "Okay Diamonds look sharp, going weapons hot." she said taking her weapons off safe. " The battlepods are unmanned craft, so they can out turn us simply because there is nothing squishy inside. Talk to each other, and stay with your wingman. Munkata-Hei you are with me. Ramirez and Kail you two stay together. We'll have a few seconds once we clear the peak for the battlepods to sense and respond to us, let's make the most of them. Going to Mach 5 she said throttling up."
Her Kawarime streaked forward, vapor trails of condensation spinning off her wingtips. As she cleared the mountain top her radar painted the enemy. She picked her target and started firing as she streaked towards it from the side.
Yoshi scanned the enemy force as soon as they cleared the mountain. There are a lot of blips, too many blips... Fuck. he thought. "Solitaire, All Diamonds be advised the data from the Heitan was off. There are 36 not 24 battlepods; that makes the odds now 9 to 1." he said as his threatcon started pinging.