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Maria jumped a little when the sirens of the ship started to blare and red lights flashed. "What the hell?" She stood from her desk and walked out into the metallic hallway, men and women ran around, something was happening. "All personal to battle stations, all personal to battle stations." A female voice announced over the intercom. Maria grabbed her pistol and put it in the holster over her dress. She weaved her way through the hallway and into the war room. "Get through to that listening post, I want every man to attack." Maria pushed her way through the War room. "Sir, what's happening?" She asked, but he ignored her and pointed to the large digital map on the screen. Maria walked over to the railing and leaned on it, squinting to get a better look at what was being shown. Red forces were retreating back to Tymere. Operation Snowfall. Maria thought to herself. "Are we going to follow them? Attack the city?" She asked, spinning on her heels. "Sir, their is innocent people in that city. Men, women and children who have no part in this war." She looked over her shoulder at the map.
"The Governor has sent to commands." Maria's bottom lip quivered. "But sir, there's kids down there." She didn't let him respond, she just ran out from the war room.

She ran into her quarters, the commander was sitting at her desk, reading her emails. He grinned when she walked in. "Hello Maria." He got up faster than Maria had anticipated and had his hand on her throat, her back against the wall. Maria clawed at his hands and gasped for air, her legs kicking frantically. "Now let's see what the Governor and 'our' comrades think of this." Maria panicked and brought her knee to his groin, when he released her neck, she head butt him and drew her gun, aiming it at his head, her hear a red mess and her dress all ruffled. She didn't shoot him though, she cuffed him to her desk and ran back to the war room. "Sir! Quickly!" She watched him approach and ran back outside, telling him the commander was a spy and tried to pin the blame on her, the commander was taken away and Maria was left in her quarters. She took out her communicator and connected to the War room. "Rensen plan on assaulting the city, I repeat, Rensen plan on assaulting the city. They are moving in to blast the city to oblivion. There is very little time, fight back or evacuate the innocent from the city!" She clicked off and put her combat armour on, knowing she was in for a fight soon.