Black Thunderhawk Down

Mission Imperious Comet complete. Kill-team Ordinatus requesting extraction.

[COMMUNICATION RECEIVED ON DEATHWATCH ENCRYPTED CHANNEL; RELAYING TO OPERATOR;]

Received, Kill-team Ordinatus, this is Deathwatch Thunderhawk, the Relentless. ETA 47 solar minutes.

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[DESTINATION SET: Atonement:36.4643308,-116.8690664; ENGAGING ROCKET ENGINES; MAXIMUM BURN;]

[ENTERING ATMOSPHERE; DISENGAGING ROCKET ENGINES; ENGAGING TURBOFANS;]

[COMPENSATING FOR REDUCED GRAVITY;]

[APPROACHING EXTRACTION POINT; SWITCHING TO VTOL MODE; LOWERING FORWARD RAMP;]

Kill-team Ordinatus all aboard. Go for takeoff.

[RAISING FORWARD RAMP; SWITCHING OFF VTOL MODE; DESTINATION SET: Rogue Trader Frigate the Spear of Destiny;]

Glad to have you onboard Ordinatus. Returning to the Hand of Destiny.

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[SENSORIUM ARRAY DETECTING UNKNOWN HIGH ENERGY SIGNATURE; LIKELIHOOD OF INCOMING ATTACK: high; ENGAGING EVASIVE MANUEVERS;]

What..we're hit!

[HULL BREACH DETECTED; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CARGO HOLD; ENGINES: offline;]

We've lost engines, we're going down!

[LOSING CARGO...2 DEATHWATCH ORDNANCE RELIQUARIES...4 DEATHWATCH PERSONNEL;]

Omnissiah preserve us...

[IMPACT IMMINENT; IMPACT AREA: Imperial settlement; ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE COLLATERAL DAMAGE;]

[ALL SYSTEMS CRITICAL; POWER LEVELS DROPPING; ENGAGING DISTRESS BEACON;]

[SENSORIUM ARRAY DETECTING HOSTILE LIFE SIGNS;]