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139The Brothel Amongst The Stars%u201cWe have to wait until more military police come. When we see them, my men will be posing as MPs, and firing at us. We%u2019ll fire back, missing them, as they%u2019ll miss us.%u201dHe took a rocket launcher from a dead MP%u2019s clutches. I%u2019ll take out the vehicle once it lands. I%u2019ll just cripple it. I want everything inside it.%u201d%u201cWhen do I turn my fire onto the MPs?%u201d Keith asked.%u201cLook at my men. Memorise their faces. When the new MPs join them, and my men try to kill them. That%u2019s the moment. Okay?%u201dKeith nodded.His men were ready. Norman, Keith, and Kyle were ready.They saw a new armed hover-car approaching. As it came into close visual contact, Kyle%u2019s men opened fire at each other. He waited and then fired the rocket launcher. The craft lost two of its fan engines and crashed. %u201cFake fire at %u2018our%u2019 MPs until the new ones join them. Don%u2019t kill the new ones until they group with ours or you will impede their joining,%u201d Kyle shouted to Norman and Keith.They maintained their subterfuge. The MPs joined his men in the uniforms taken from the dead MPs. The trap was closed. There was little for Norma, Keith, or Kyle to do as his men turned and shot the MPs. They raided the vehicle and took as much as they could carry. One of them found a hover sledge used to carry supplies. He activated it and they loaded it with the things they%u2019d taken, making it easier for them as they fled to the manhole in the alley.The sledge could not be taken down into the sewers. They unloaded it and Kyle set it on autopilot and instructed it to return to the damaged vehicle. They lugged the stuff to their sewer camp, where Plum was waiting for them. Kyle explained to her and the others that Keith was an ex-soldier and they waited to hear his story.