Cairo's words rang in Kevin's ear louder than the buzzing of the rotor blades. By neutralizing their main base of operations, Kevin's team had eliminated the Raider threat, but the victory came at a terrible cost.
The wasteland expedition had claimed the lives of two Scouts and one Scrapper along with an innocent hostage they'd rescued from the clutches of the bandits. On top of that Nash was in critical condition and Guzman was still recovering from his fracture.
As Kevin climbed up the ladder, his thoughts went back to Hanna. With her still roaming free, he couldn't call it a perfect victory.
"I got you." Cairo pulled Kevin up, helping him find a seat opposite her.
Mira secured the seatbelt for him and gave the pilot the green light.
The fiberglass doors of the chopper closed automatically once all the seats were occupied and a partition wall popped up, separating the cockpit from the passenger compartment.
