Uber was having the time of his life. Sure he had fun when it was just the dynamic duo Uber and L33T, but this was fun too. He got to boss around guys and wear some badass armor. Helmet was kinda creepy since it low key looked like a skull, but it had glowing green eyes and that is badass. That and he had a laser gun that the Boss called a DLT-19D heavy blaster rifle. Though its energy system and ammunition had to be modified for easier production. Uber didn't exactly try to find out how it works. He didn't care either way. L33T's replicator was amazing. It was the only reason they lasted as long as they did as a duo.

The raid started off perfectly as the two squads breaking into the building neutralized any opposition. Uber grinned under his helmet as the Merchant that did fire back either missed or their bullets ricocheted on his armor. He simply gunned gunned them down with the blasters stun mode. A couple of the guys stared at him with jealousy and he grinned under the helmet. The Boss didn't trust equipping everyone with blasters, so he was the only one that had a really big gun. Everything was going well, until more Merchants appeared.

"TAKE THESE BITCHES DOWN." Uber shouted like he in some war movie. He rolled into cover as he saw one of his men get shot up. Damn, he liked that guy. He liked most of these guys, after all he did train them. The Dock Workers were made of some hard stuff. He popped out of cover and easily blasted two Merchant druggies. Damn he loved his power! The blaster helped a lot too. After blasting down a couple more Merchant before moving on to the next room. Everything was going to plan. Until it wasn't.

"TAKE COVER." Uber heard someone scream as the roof suddenly had a giant hole in it. A giant fist made of random bits slammed back inside the building.

"ITS MUSH." He heard someone else scream as more gunfire shot out.

"FALL BACK NOW." Uber screamed as he ran outside of the building.

"Squad two report." Uber screamed into his headpiece.

"We lost Jerry...man JERRY!"

"Calm down Tom!" Uber screeched as he took cover behind their van. Uber looked into the drivers side and saw that he was missing. Damn it, he wanted to leave everyone behind, but Uber knew Thrawn would have his ass for it.

Uber activated his comlink. "EVERYONE RETREAT. BLOW WHAT EXPLOSIVES YOU HAVE PLANTED." Hopefully most of the guys will get out of it alive. If not, we'll hopefully they'll take down some Merchants with them. As soon as he spoke those words, the building exploded, but gunfire still filled the air.

"L33T I need help here Buddy!" Uber shouted as he changed channels.

"I know I know! Boss said to get out of there ASAP. The nearest squad ETA is 6 minutes to provide support." Uber sighed and grunted before turning it off. He looked outside of the cover and saw that Mush was using the debris to make himself grow larger and larger. No sign of regular Merchant druggies. Unless their bodies count of course.

"We're getting out of here assholes! Be here in a minute or you're on your own." Uber shouted as he climbed into the van. He made his way to the driving seat. A couple of the guys pile into the van and Uber saw the other squads van drive off.

Uber slams his foot on the gas and drives a couple feet before the vans battery died. He turned around angry and stared at the remaining squad members.

"WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF REPLACING THE BATTERY?" He screeched as he looked out the drivers window to see Mush slowly advancing. All the fingers pointed at him.

"Shit." Uber pulled out his rifle and flicked off stun mode. Forget no killing capes. This bitch was going to kill him!

With the press of a trigger, Uber rained a barrage of tinkertech made lasers on the giant heap of trashs body.

Soon, he heard the sign of the boys firing with their normal guns. Mush still kept advancing and looked like he was ready to throw a puch at them, when a white blur slammed into his side causing him to fall back onto the ruined building.

A black van came speading on next him which opened up revealing more Ascendancy stormtroopers.

"GET IN!" One of them screamed as they piled on. Uber was the last one in the van which was pressed for space.

'Its a damn sausage fest in here.' Uber thought as he took in deep breathes and was pushed against the wall. Damn armor makes it more uncomfortable than it should be.

"Hey Uber. Boss wants to have a talk with you when you get back." He heard L33T say as his comlink turned on.

Uber groaned the loudest he ever had in his life.

"So does anyone want to tell me what the hell is happening in my city."

Armsmaster didn't like the director of the local PRT, Emily Piggot, but he didn't need to like her in order to respect and work with her. Right now she had him and Miss Militia in her office. The rest of the Protectorate would be briefed later along with the Wards.

"Around 6 pm this evening several explosions occurred around the city. The results of my investigation so far are that this was the result of some sort of gang war." Armsmaster said simply. He had been listening to too many detective novels while tinkering.

"The attack was well planned and most of the opposing gang was gone when the police and PRT arrived. As of right now the fires have been contained. We are still counting the dead."

Director Piggot grunted as she rubbed her forehead. A new gang wasn't good and would most likely escalate the violence in order to gain more territory.

"Around 6:20 another explosion happened near Marshall rd. Mush was seen at the scene as well as several men dressed in a black uniform. The nearest camera show their uniforms with these symbols." Armsmaster pressed a button on the side of his gauntlet activating a hologram.

The first symbol had a creature with different body parts such as spider legs, stalked eyes, and two serpentine heads atop a barbed neck of some sorts. Armsmaster spent a while analyzing the creature before the meeting and came to one conclusion. Chimera. She was playing with them.

The chimera's of legend were creatures with the body parts of different animals such as this one. Armsmaster held a grimace in. The rogue thinker had turned to the dark side. That was probably why she assisted in fighting Lung, getting rid of the competition he guessed.

The second symbol was not as striking as the first. It was essentially a circle with a chunk at the bottom taken out. In the center was another circle with three diamonds and lines cutting in from the sides.

"Additional research shows that men wearing these have also been seen patrolling the docks. However, we haven't received any news of mugging or drug deals in the area."

Miss Militia nodded before speaking.

"We need to have a statement out before PHO starts speculating."

Director Piggot nodded and stood up.

"I want all Protectorate members out on patrol in force. We need to show that we are responding to this. The Wards are to stay at their compound in reserve. I would have them on the streets, but I don't need the Youth Guard breathing down my neck."

Armsmaster agreed with her silently. He hated bureaucrats involving themselves into Protectorate business. It was inefficient and caused more than one of his projects to be put on hold or canceled completely.

Before the Director could speak again, a loud knock sounded from the other side of the door.

"This better be important." She shouted as the deputy director walked in with a nervous expression. What happened?

"You need to see this." He said quickly as he turned on the rooms TV.

Right on the screen was one of the better equipped gang members caught on the camera.

Armsmaster stares in shock.

The figure was covered from head to toe in a light armor with a helmet covering her face. Underneath the armor was a uniform that Armsmaster had seen before. This just confirmed his suspicions.

"Damn it." He grunted under his breath.