by the airport. If we don't act soon, they'll be
attacking you before we can do anything. Good! All right, we're on our
way!"
6 He slammed down the phone. "Get the rockets and pieces on the roofs!
They fell for it! When I give the word I want every piece to swing
around and blow the top off that building ...no mistakes! Let's move,
move MOVE!" He headed out the door with Bullet on his heels. They
jumped in a car and sped away.
7 In a few minutes they sat on a broad boulevard where three troop
carrying helicopters waited and ten gunships each loaded with six
menacing looking rockets. Red Crow climbed in, put on a head set, and
spun his hand in the air. The blades of the helicopters began to turn.
The ten gunships lifted away and the troopships followed them.
8 "TS'es stay low!" Red Crow warned into his microphone. ''We mustn' t
show ourselves until I receive the signal that everybody is in
position." Ahead of them the attack ships raised up out of the
boulevard and swung away. The troop transports slowed down, came to a
stop behind a tall building, then slowly rose until they were just
below the roof.
9 Red Crow listened through his earphones as each position reported
ready. Finally he reached up and put his hand on the Pilot's shoulder
just above him. "All units! " he cried into his microphone, "Fire!
Fire!" He slapped the Pilot on the shoulder. "Go!" he cried, "Go!"
10 The transport lifted above the roof and when it did it looked like
they were flying into a storm of fire. Rockets, anti-aircraft shells
and tracers were pouring into the building from all sides. The attack
ships swung in, fired two of their rockets to a time, and swung away.
11 The Lovers were fighting back from the lower windows. Rockets and
machine rifles were returning a hail of fire. The barrage stopped, and
the attack ships concen-