The one Day War
We finally have our squad name. It’s angel squad. A bit ironic since we are basically kidnapping a head of state. We have dropped our small boat off the side of the Dauntless and are maybe five minutes away from the shore. We were all surprised when the entire battalion was gathered and the T-Rex explained the plan and honestly I’m not sure if we got lucky with this assignment or unlucky. Bombers have been flying low and slow, dropping flyers for the past day so everyone should know they are at war.
We land on a beach and I switch my radio to the general “Angel has landed beginning the operation” she replies“Roger that we will begin our landing good hunting” I switch back to our squad “Hide the boat then we’ll move inland”
Meanwhile on the siege carrier UER-Thanitus
Today is a good day, no a glorious day. My battalion will get not only get to draw first blood but also get to conquer this nation ourselves. Me and lord Spero both know that a fully equipped battalion will have minimal difficulties against what surmounts to a warlord. The table I’m standing at flashes as I see that Sergeant Griffin is calling in and a few moments later I’m donning my helmet and walking out of the door onto the flood deck. It’s similar to a flight deck but for watercraft.
“Ready all craft to make landing, shell the area as we cross over” I bark into my radio. I immediately hear dozens of turbines spin up and a deep rumbling from the heavy lift amphibious craft. With the exception of a few squads and a tank, the battalion will land by sea, not air as we need the flight deck free for CAS.
I climb into my landing craft and not a minute later the clamps release and we're in the ocean traversing the relatively short distance to the coast. I watch out the window of the Buffalo mobile FOB. It’s a large tracked vehicle that most battalions have but ours is modified to have both an infirmary and a repair bay. Normally they have one or the other but as with our entire battalion, almost nothing is standard. I doubt we’ll need the repair bay from this but it can refit an entire tank by itself if need be. I watch as I see several huge shells streak overhead and impact the beach in a few large explosions.
We are sneaking through the city at the moment and there is no one in sight though the roads are filled with flyers. Hopefully, they stay in their homes. I look back and check on Brick “Hey man how’s the weight” he’s carrying both the shield and his Gatling so he’s surely feeling the weight. The passive and semi-powered systems only do so much. Hell, we’re all overloaded wraith has a sniper and a rocket launcher along with his standard DMR rabbit has a carbine shotgun, and a cutting torch with his breaching gear. I have my carbine the long-range radio and all the medical gear outside of our standard PAKs (personal aid kit) Snorble also has a carbine and a mmg plus extra ammo for everyone. Yeah, we’re all overloaded on this mission.
We continue through the city and I spot a few people peeking through windows and doors but none are taking action. Ideally, the main force will make enough noise that all but the dedicated security will leave the city making our job easy. As I think that I hear a chain of explosions and guess from the direction it’s the landing sight. I pull us into an alleyway and take the long way to the president’s mansion, we’re in no rush as long as we get him before dark and the longer we take the easier it should be as again hopefully more guards leave. All my hopes are dashed though as we round a corner and I see an old Soviet BTR and some soldiers in the street looking this way.
“BTR and a squad get ready” we reposition so wraith with the launcher will be able to take a shot quickly. I’ve heard that the hard plates might be able to take a 20mm but I’m not going to test that. I’m certain that my insides would be liquid anyway even if it didn’t penetrate. Wraith creeps up and we back away a little then a whoosh sound followed a second later by an explosion.
“Turret popped off” I lean around to take a few shots to give Brick a chance to round the corner and I get to see the turret land as I squeeze off a shot “I’d say you almost sent that thing into orbit good hit” brick clears the corner and drowns out all other gunfire with a brrrrrt of his Gatling. The rest of us follow and drop the last few “Clear move up and do a sweep then we’re out of here”
I feel the heavy jolt as the landing craft hits solid land followed by the ramp dropping “Driver push forward” I switch channels “Vanguard clear the area and call in when you're done” We maneuver around a few craters in the heavy, and by our vehicles relatively slow, Buffalo. I watch as tanks race forward flanked by IFVs then next to us all of the lighter vehicles.
“Recon vics proceed to the marked location” I paint a location on the grid that should be perfect to draw in their army, it’s just open enough to make them confident and close enough to their city to create urgency. We trundle onward the lack of battle leaving me to my thoughts. I think back to when I almost dropped out of Boot Camp but the head drill instructor Yorm told me to follow him for a walk and talk.
He inquired about my lack of motivation to which I responded I just wanted to get this service over with so I could get a nice job making him laugh. He stopped and asked me what I thought it meant to be a soldier but I had no clue "Spero once told me that man was made for war, as he put it, the ultimate trade for the ultimate practitioner, We fight not for glory nor fame but to protect our families and values. as a soldier we are the bulwark against the depravity of the world”
I was silent then for a moment “You hold some high ideals” he laughs again something completely foreign when he’s actually training everyone. “There are a few people that give me hope for these ideals and every man and woman that passes through here swears to uphold those values so I’d say it’s worth being an idealist” For some reason my intrigue piqued “Who do you idolize”
he rubs his beard in thought for a moment then began to speak though much quieter almost with an air of conspiracy “you must not repeat a word you hear” feeling a gnawing hunger for knowledge I nodded my head “the pillars of creation and the sentinels they have bared witness to the rise and fall of countless civilizations yet still hold out hope wishing for us all to claim our place among the stars”
I furrowed my brows in confusion “the sentinels? But how? and what are the pillars of creation” I guess he saw a sparkle in my eyes because his reply was as such “lord Spero is one such pillar now if you’d like to know more score top of your class in the next test” I silently cursed him at that moment but I yearned for that knowledge so — “contact 223” came over the radio pulling me back into the moment and I searched for that position then looked at the log that only generals can see to check who said it. The tank vanguard. I switch my com to theirs “Confirm contact”
“Confirm just some old Soviet surplus tanks we popped their turrets” they say “How many” I ask “Just three” they replied “Meet up with the scouts and secure that position and wait for us”
The city fighting has escalated from the occasional patrol to a constant running gunfight. Luckily the enemies are poorly trained and conditioned so we’ve been able to keep ahead of them for now. We have inched closer to the mansion but haven’t been able to make good progress because of our pursuers. “This is taking too long who's in favor of beelining to our target,” I say on the squad radio and receive various affirmations. “New route confirmed let’s go” I pull us onto a main road and we sprint up it. Luckily no one is on this road to meet us yet they are all in the alleyways. We get some good distance, in fact, we can see the mansion now then I hear a roar of an engine from the other side of a wall but it’s too late as it rams through the wall.
We’re fully engaged now. We've been baiting them in closer and they seem confident enough to commit fully now as we’ve spotted them encircling our position. Once they do then all hell will break loose… “general they have us surrounded” Speak of the devil “Good now they can’t escape all weapons free wipe them from this planet” I pop the commander hatch and climb on top and draw my service pistol and my sword, not every general gets one nor captain generals but this was a gift so I’m a lucky exception. “Now is our time to demonstrate the power of our dear republic let not one escape” The artillery pieces that have been silent until now lose a barrage their crews reloading as fast as they can. There is not one second without artillery shells in the air or impacting the ground.
Within minutes this field becomes shrouded in smoke and the screams of men. Our tanks move in perfect harmony covering one another even from different ends of the battlefield. I watch as tracers and shells streak through the smoke and just as I predicted we won’t need reinforcing. “They are retreating to the city” someone reports “All units clean up your areas then pursue those fleeing if they surrender secure them and move on do not lose our momentum” The buffalo lurches into motion as we advance our front all the guns onboard, not one stopping. The chaise has begun.
The tank bursts through a wall near Rabbit knocking him down and stopping on his legs. The scream that followed is as impressive as it was blood-curdling. It then starts to turn grinding up his legs “Fuck pop a hatch and drop a flash then cover me” I run forward to Rabbit and inspect his leg. It’s completely fucked there’s no saving it. “Give me your torch I have to cut it off” After a second he nods and I grab the cutting end and it flairs to life so I immediately set to work.
I hear a slightly muffled boom of the flash inside the tank and a few screams and gunshots but I ignore them and focus on Rabbit's leg, thankful for the air filter in my helmet so I don't have to smell burning human flesh. Within seconds his leg has been cut through and cauterized. I open my bag and pull out several medications for pain and coagulants. “He’s free clear the bodies were tanking the tank” I pull Rabbit away and Wraith helps me pull him up onto the back of the tank
“Clear” Snorble calls out and throws out the last body before dropping into the driver's seat. “To the mansion, we’ll nab the bastard then airlift out” the engine whines then with a sudden lurch we drive off. I switch my radio to the general's com “This is Angle actual” After a second I hear the reply “This is the Rex what’s your status” “We are in sight of the mansion but a t-84 blew through a wall and mulched rabbits legs we’ve commandeered the 84 and are in route to the object but we’ll need a fast extract the LZ will likely be very hot” without pause “Roger that I’ll send a few birds over” I sigh. No questions asked just another reason why I’m in the 104th.
While that isn’t the worst status update I could hear it’s not exactly great. It just shows this bait wasn’t as perfect as initially thought. Oh well, this front is just mopping up right now so I can step away. I switch my radio to the air wing with us “I need two gunships and a transport and I’ll need that transport to pick me up before their tasking” air control replies “Roger I’ll send the birds” Moments later I hear the roar of thrusters and see the aircraft with its side door open. “Need a lift General” the crewmen yells.
I just nod and jump the gap catching his hand as he helps me in. “Where to mam” he asks “To the president's mansion do a fly over then climb and circle until they need evac the gunships will secure a perimeter” I nearly lose my balance as the pilot guns it but I manage to tighten my grip on an overhead hand hold. Once the speed stabilized I check my gear and realize I forgot to grab my rifle. I just have my pistol and sword. Well… it is a house clearing.
I'll just play this off. I resist the urge to slip into deeper thoughts as I wait but I know I need to pay attention to not miss my impromptu drop-in. I’ve modified my armor some, just one of the perks of this position. I’ve slightly increased the tank size of my mobility thrusters and though at the time it was cosmetic, I added talons to my left hand so the gloves end in something sharp rather than the softer more dexterous material of the standard gloves.
“Approaching the mansion what’s your plan” the pilot asks “Do a fly over like I said then get into a holding pattern this LZ Is hot” “Roger that” a moment then the crew chief that helped me, board, started a count seems he caught wind of my plan “5….4….3…2….1 drop drop drop” I’m already out the door at one at I catch his thumbs up before I focus on the roof of the building. I see a t-84 in the wall out front and some ruble so I’m guessing Griffin is inside. I turn on my thrusters to full for two seconds feeling my feet drop below me and crash through the roof with a bloodthirsty grin on my face. I hit the next floor and it holds barely as I roll with my landing, my sword and pistol out. The hunt begins.
We parked the tank in the front after we fired an HE shell from it at the front door and now we are beelining to the second floor. We crested the stairs when we heard the screaming jets and then a loud crash shortly followed by gunshots and some screams. “What the fuck did they drop on us,” Brick asks. I wanted to shrug as he has as good of an idea as I do but I have rabbit on me.
He’s slung onto my back in such a way I have a hand free to fire my pistol. “Keep pushing, we can't lose momentum. Intel said his office was on the top floor. We'll start there then clear as needed” We pushed the final staircase as we see something ripping the face off of one of the security soldiers and covered in blood. It takes me a second to realize it’s the general “Hold fire it’s the TRex”
She drops the faceless but alive soldier and walks to another to pull out a sword “Just in time for the party” she says “Seems so mam let’s nab the target” I say “I’ll take point then sergeant I see rabbit is stable” I nod and she turns to leave so we follow. I look behind me and just see a mess of soldiers “Resistance looks to have been strongest on this floor so he’s probably still in his office” I say we turn a corner to the office's hallway when Tanya yells and tackled Brick back out of the way “DSHK”
large caliber rounds tear through the air where she was moments before. I peek my head around ready to toss a drag but realize the hallway is too long “Wraith drop a rocket on them” he moves up without a word and leans around the corner “Hold on to your teeth” I yell as he fires. Flames wash our corner but we’re fine because of our armor rabbit too because I was body blocking him. “Clear,” Wraith says a second later. Tanya waves us forward and we arrive at the door. “How do you want to breach sergeant”
“Seeing as we want him alive well do it the hard way a few flashes and a door kick simultaneously” I say “Good plan, on you” I move to the side Tanya facing the door and wraith and brick to either side. “On three… three” she kicks open the door as several flash bangs fly in and explode mid-air and she’s in the room followed by the other two then me. Several guards scream as Tanya takes them out but I make for the president and punch him in the throat then swiftly I move behind and kick out his knee dropping him down where I finally palm his head to hold him still
“All clear” someone shouts “VIP partly secured” I survey the room and see that it’s a mess. “Need a hand with him,” Wraith asks “he’s all yours” Wraith moves over and pulls out a heavy cloth bag that almost entirely blocks all sound and light and secures it over the president's head then secured his hands behind his back “target secure” he says “that should be our job done here time to leave” Tanya nods but I see her talking on the radio then the world outside erupts into chain gun fire and missiles and the growing howl of our ride out of here.
We race to the roof where fast lift ropes have been dropped down and one by one secure ourselves. I have rabbit firmly attached to my armor now and Wraith has the president while Brick Tanya and Snorble take the other free ones. “Attached” we all call out and when the last one calls it we are ripped from our feet as the craft takes off but of course, this mission had to HAD to have a final turn as an RPG streaked by me are nearly hit the transport but luckily it performed some evasive maneuvers though it was unfortunate for all of us as we were flung around on the ends of ropes. But just as fast as the aircraft arrived they left just as quickly and I watched a setting sun as we flew back to our battle group off the coast as my squad was pulled in.
The world leaders watched as this new world player conquered a nation in just a day, granted it was a poor and ill-equipped nation but that's what everyone thought about the middle east and had initially thought about the escalating conflict in Europe. While the initial show of strength was impressive only time would tell if the invasion was truly a success or will they have years of guerilla fighting ahead of them.
The one Day War
We finally have our squad name. It’s angel squad. A bit ironic since we are basically kidnapping a head of state. We have dropped our small boat off the side of the Dauntless and are maybe five minutes away from the shore. We were all surprised when the entire battalion was gathered and the T-Rex explained the plan and honestly I’m not sure if we got lucky with this assignment or unlucky. Bombers have been flying low and slow, dropping flyers for the past day so everyone should know they are at war.
We land on a beach and I switch my radio to the general “Angel has landed beginning the operation” she replies“Roger that we will begin our landing good hunting” I switch back to our squad “Hide the boat then we’ll move inland”
Meanwhile on the siege carrier UER-Thanitus
Today is a good day, no a glorious day. My battalion will get not only get to draw first blood but also get to conquer this nation ourselves. Me and lord Spero both know that a fully equipped battalion will have minimal difficulties against what surmounts to a warlord. The table I’m standing at flashes as I see that Sergeant Griffin is calling in and a few moments later I’m donning my helmet and walking out of the door onto the flood deck. It’s similar to a flight deck but for watercraft.
“Ready all craft to make landing, shell the area as we cross over” I bark into my radio. I immediately hear dozens of turbines spin up and a deep rumbling from the heavy lift amphibious craft. With the exception of a few squads and a tank, the battalion will land by sea, not air as we need the flight deck free for CAS.
I climb into my landing craft and not a minute later the clamps release and we're in the ocean traversing the relatively short distance to the coast. I watch out the window of the Buffalo mobile FOB. It’s a large tracked vehicle that most battalions have but ours is modified to have both an infirmary and a repair bay. Normally they have one or the other but as with our entire battalion, almost nothing is standard. I doubt we’ll need the repair bay from this but it can refit an entire tank by itself if need be. I watch as I see several huge shells streak overhead and impact the beach in a few large explosions.
We are sneaking through the city at the moment and there is no one in sight though the roads are filled with flyers. Hopefully, they stay in their homes. I look back and check on Brick “Hey man how’s the weight” he’s carrying both the shield and his Gatling so he’s surely feeling the weight. The passive and semi-powered systems only do so much. Hell, we’re all overloaded wraith has a sniper and a rocket launcher along with his standard DMR rabbit has a carbine shotgun, and a cutting torch with his breaching gear. I have my carbine the long-range radio and all the medical gear outside of our standard PAKs (personal aid kit) Snorble also has a carbine and a mmg plus extra ammo for everyone. Yeah, we’re all overloaded on this mission.
We continue through the city and I spot a few people peeking through windows and doors but none are taking action. Ideally, the main force will make enough noise that all but the dedicated security will leave the city making our job easy. As I think that I hear a chain of explosions and guess from the direction it’s the landing sight. I pull us into an alleyway and take the long way to the president’s mansion, we’re in no rush as long as we get him before dark and the longer we take the easier it should be as again hopefully more guards leave. All my hopes are dashed though as we round a corner and I see an old Soviet BTR and some soldiers in the street looking this way.
“BTR and a squad get ready” we reposition so wraith with the launcher will be able to take a shot quickly. I’ve heard that the hard plates might be able to take a 20mm but I’m not going to test that. I’m certain that my insides would be liquid anyway even if it didn’t penetrate. Wraith creeps up and we back away a little then a whoosh sound followed a second later by an explosion.
“Turret popped off” I lean around to take a few shots to give Brick a chance to round the corner and I get to see the turret land as I squeeze off a shot “I’d say you almost sent that thing into orbit good hit” brick clears the corner and drowns out all other gunfire with a brrrrrt of his Gatling. The rest of us follow and drop the last few “Clear move up and do a sweep then we’re out of here”
I feel the heavy jolt as the landing craft hits solid land followed by the ramp dropping “Driver push forward” I switch channels “Vanguard clear the area and call in when you're done” We maneuver around a few craters in the heavy, and by our vehicles relatively slow, Buffalo. I watch as tanks race forward flanked by IFVs then next to us all of the lighter vehicles.
“Recon vics proceed to the marked location” I paint a location on the grid that should be perfect to draw in their army, it’s just open enough to make them confident and close enough to their city to create urgency. We trundle onward the lack of battle leaving me to my thoughts. I think back to when I almost dropped out of Boot Camp but the head drill instructor Yorm told me to follow him for a walk and talk.
He inquired about my lack of motivation to which I responded I just wanted to get this service over with so I could get a nice job making him laugh. He stopped and asked me what I thought it meant to be a soldier but I had no clue "Spero once told me that man was made for war, as he put it, the ultimate trade for the ultimate practitioner, We fight not for glory nor fame but to protect our families and values. as a soldier we are the bulwark against the depravity of the world”
I was silent then for a moment “You hold some high ideals” he laughs again something completely foreign when he’s actually training everyone. “There are a few people that give me hope for these ideals and every man and woman that passes through here swears to uphold those values so I’d say it’s worth being an idealist” For some reason my intrigue piqued “Who do you idolize”
he rubs his beard in thought for a moment then began to speak though much quieter almost with an air of conspiracy “you must not repeat a word you hear” feeling a gnawing hunger for knowledge I nodded my head “the pillars of creation and the sentinels they have bared witness to the rise and fall of countless civilizations yet still hold out hope wishing for us all to claim our place among the stars”
I furrowed my brows in confusion “the sentinels? But how? and what are the pillars of creation” I guess he saw a sparkle in my eyes because his reply was as such “lord Spero is one such pillar now if you’d like to know more score top of your class in the next test” I silently cursed him at that moment but I yearned for that knowledge so — “contact 223” came over the radio pulling me back into the moment and I searched for that position then looked at the log that only generals can see to check who said it. The tank vanguard. I switch my com to theirs “Confirm contact”
“Confirm just some old Soviet surplus tanks we popped their turrets” they say “How many” I ask “Just three” they replied “Meet up with the scouts and secure that position and wait for us”
The city fighting has escalated from the occasional patrol to a constant running gunfight. Luckily the enemies are poorly trained and conditioned so we’ve been able to keep ahead of them for now. We have inched closer to the mansion but haven’t been able to make good progress because of our pursuers. “This is taking too long who's in favor of beelining to our target,” I say on the squad radio and receive various affirmations. “New route confirmed let’s go” I pull us onto a main road and we sprint up it. Luckily no one is on this road to meet us yet they are all in the alleyways. We get some good distance, in fact, we can see the mansion now then I hear a roar of an engine from the other side of a wall but it’s too late as it rams through the wall.
We’re fully engaged now. We've been baiting them in closer and they seem confident enough to commit fully now as we’ve spotted them encircling our position. Once they do then all hell will break loose… “general they have us surrounded” Speak of the devil “Good now they can’t escape all weapons free wipe them from this planet” I pop the commander hatch and climb on top and draw my service pistol and my sword, not every general gets one nor captain generals but this was a gift so I’m a lucky exception. “Now is our time to demonstrate the power of our dear republic let not one escape” The artillery pieces that have been silent until now lose a barrage their crews reloading as fast as they can. There is not one second without artillery shells in the air or impacting the ground.
Within minutes this field becomes shrouded in smoke and the screams of men. Our tanks move in perfect harmony covering one another even from different ends of the battlefield. I watch as tracers and shells streak through the smoke and just as I predicted we won’t need reinforcing. “They are retreating to the city” someone reports “All units clean up your areas then pursue those fleeing if they surrender secure them and move on do not lose our momentum” The buffalo lurches into motion as we advance our front all the guns onboard, not one stopping. The chaise has begun.
The tank bursts through a wall near Rabbit knocking him down and stopping on his legs. The scream that followed is as impressive as it was blood-curdling. It then starts to turn grinding up his legs “Fuck pop a hatch and drop a flash then cover me” I run forward to Rabbit and inspect his leg. It’s completely fucked there’s no saving it. “Give me your torch I have to cut it off” After a second he nods and I grab the cutting end and it flairs to life so I immediately set to work.
I hear a slightly muffled boom of the flash inside the tank and a few screams and gunshots but I ignore them and focus on Rabbit's leg, thankful for the air filter in my helmet so I don't have to smell burning human flesh. Within seconds his leg has been cut through and cauterized. I open my bag and pull out several medications for pain and coagulants. “He’s free clear the bodies were tanking the tank” I pull Rabbit away and Wraith helps me pull him up onto the back of the tank
“Clear” Snorble calls out and throws out the last body before dropping into the driver's seat. “To the mansion, we’ll nab the bastard then airlift out” the engine whines then with a sudden lurch we drive off. I switch my radio to the general's com “This is Angle actual” After a second I hear the reply “This is the Rex what’s your status” “We are in sight of the mansion but a t-84 blew through a wall and mulched rabbits legs we’ve commandeered the 84 and are in route to the object but we’ll need a fast extract the LZ will likely be very hot” without pause “Roger that I’ll send a few birds over” I sigh. No questions asked just another reason why I’m in the 104th.
While that isn’t the worst status update I could hear it’s not exactly great. It just shows this bait wasn’t as perfect as initially thought. Oh well, this front is just mopping up right now so I can step away. I switch my radio to the air wing with us “I need two gunships and a transport and I’ll need that transport to pick me up before their tasking” air control replies “Roger I’ll send the birds” Moments later I hear the roar of thrusters and see the aircraft with its side door open. “Need a lift General” the crewmen yells.
I just nod and jump the gap catching his hand as he helps me in. “Where to mam” he asks “To the president's mansion do a fly over then climb and circle until they need evac the gunships will secure a perimeter” I nearly lose my balance as the pilot guns it but I manage to tighten my grip on an overhead hand hold. Once the speed stabilized I check my gear and realize I forgot to grab my rifle. I just have my pistol and sword. Well… it is a house clearing.
I'll just play this off. I resist the urge to slip into deeper thoughts as I wait but I know I need to pay attention to not miss my impromptu drop-in. I’ve modified my armor some, just one of the perks of this position. I’ve slightly increased the tank size of my mobility thrusters and though at the time it was cosmetic, I added talons to my left hand so the gloves end in something sharp rather than the softer more dexterous material of the standard gloves.
“Approaching the mansion what’s your plan” the pilot asks “Do a fly over like I said then get into a holding pattern this LZ Is hot” “Roger that” a moment then the crew chief that helped me, board, started a count seems he caught wind of my plan “5….4….3…2….1 drop drop drop” I’m already out the door at one at I catch his thumbs up before I focus on the roof of the building. I see a t-84 in the wall out front and some ruble so I’m guessing Griffin is inside. I turn on my thrusters to full for two seconds feeling my feet drop below me and crash through the roof with a bloodthirsty grin on my face. I hit the next floor and it holds barely as I roll with my landing, my sword and pistol out. The hunt begins.
We parked the tank in the front after we fired an HE shell from it at the front door and now we are beelining to the second floor. We crested the stairs when we heard the screaming jets and then a loud crash shortly followed by gunshots and some screams. “What the fuck did they drop on us,” Brick asks. I wanted to shrug as he has as good of an idea as I do but I have rabbit on me.
He’s slung onto my back in such a way I have a hand free to fire my pistol. “Keep pushing, we can't lose momentum. Intel said his office was on the top floor. We'll start there then clear as needed” We pushed the final staircase as we see something ripping the face off of one of the security soldiers and covered in blood. It takes me a second to realize it’s the general “Hold fire it’s the TRex”
She drops the faceless but alive soldier and walks to another to pull out a sword “Just in time for the party” she says “Seems so mam let’s nab the target” I say “I’ll take point then sergeant I see rabbit is stable” I nod and she turns to leave so we follow. I look behind me and just see a mess of soldiers “Resistance looks to have been strongest on this floor so he’s probably still in his office” I say we turn a corner to the office's hallway when Tanya yells and tackled Brick back out of the way “DSHK”
large caliber rounds tear through the air where she was moments before. I peek my head around ready to toss a drag but realize the hallway is too long “Wraith drop a rocket on them” he moves up without a word and leans around the corner “Hold on to your teeth” I yell as he fires. Flames wash our corner but we’re fine because of our armor rabbit too because I was body blocking him. “Clear,” Wraith says a second later. Tanya waves us forward and we arrive at the door. “How do you want to breach sergeant”
“Seeing as we want him alive well do it the hard way a few flashes and a door kick simultaneously” I say “Good plan, on you” I move to the side Tanya facing the door and wraith and brick to either side. “On three… three” she kicks open the door as several flash bangs fly in and explode mid-air and she’s in the room followed by the other two then me. Several guards scream as Tanya takes them out but I make for the president and punch him in the throat then swiftly I move behind and kick out his knee dropping him down where I finally palm his head to hold him still
“All clear” someone shouts “VIP partly secured” I survey the room and see that it’s a mess. “Need a hand with him,” Wraith asks “he’s all yours” Wraith moves over and pulls out a heavy cloth bag that almost entirely blocks all sound and light and secures it over the president's head then secured his hands behind his back “target secure” he says “that should be our job done here time to leave” Tanya nods but I see her talking on the radio then the world outside erupts into chain gun fire and missiles and the growing howl of our ride out of here.
We race to the roof where fast lift ropes have been dropped down and one by one secure ourselves. I have rabbit firmly attached to my armor now and Wraith has the president while Brick Tanya and Snorble take the other free ones. “Attached” we all call out and when the last one calls it we are ripped from our feet as the craft takes off but of course, this mission had to HAD to have a final turn as an RPG streaked by me are nearly hit the transport but luckily it performed some evasive maneuvers though it was unfortunate for all of us as we were flung around on the ends of ropes. But just as fast as the aircraft arrived they left just as quickly and I watched a setting sun as we flew back to our battle group off the coast as my squad was pulled in.
The world leaders watched as this new world player conquered a nation in just a day, granted it was a poor and ill-equipped nation but that's what everyone thought about the middle east and had initially thought about the escalating conflict in Europe. While the initial show of strength was impressive only time would tell if the invasion was truly a success or will they have years of guerilla fighting ahead of them.
