"Then we keep to callsigns, for the best anyway. Their outfit is small and has no affiliation with Blue Suns anyway, alright, everyone move out." Xavier calls to his group and starts walking away "Unfortunately we didn't get the easy job of refugee evac, we've gotta take out the rest f the four eyes before getting offworld." He looks back and checks on the gunship as it continues it's ascent out of Ferris Fields, looking alright he shrugs and nods to Dex "You should get out of here too, your mission is coming to a close as well." As Xavier finished his sentence, they heard something over the radio, the pilots voice calling out about a surprise attack by batarian forces, two gunships and a frigate tailing it with a few fighters as well. "Dex I'm trying to shake em off, it'll be no problem, aferall who's the best pilot in the system haha." The pilot was confident in his abilities....but Xavier heard the tension behind the bravado, the pilot knew he was in over his head. A shot to his right engine reaffirmed just how fucked he was, the merc captain got on the radio then "Ice do you read, refugee ship being attacked we need air support, Darwin do you copy." Xavier hears Alexandra pick up quickly
Captain I'm sorry but we're grounded over here, the full message must not have gotten through before... I'm sorry sir." Alex knew what was coming next, if it was bad enough that Xavier forgot the tail end of the encrypted message she had sent then...the civilians were going to die. The gunship took another shot, this one hitting the top of the hull, causing it to splinter and crack open, the pilot and crew screaming before the comms go silent, the lasat thing heard were people suffocating as if they were drowning until one final cutoff from the batarians finishing the ship off. The other civilians didn't know what happened due to the distance so Xavier decided it was in thier best interest to know about what happened "Civilians, come with us...there's no help coming back, we'll get you offworld in due time once our ship has been repaired." Xavier cut his outside comm and snorted derisively, this is what happens when unprofessional mercs lead an op. He stands next to the mako "Gunner, driver in the mako, use it to scout and do what it does best on our way back to the Ice. I'll stay with the noncoms, Shock, take the wheel...having you inside teh armored transport sounds like a good idea, Saber or Corvus, whoever is the better shot take the turret and cannon controls, whoever else stays with me keeping them safe...move out."