The Snowman-
A Tale of the Life of a Navy SEAL
Part 1: On the Horizon
I've lived out here for three months, in the snowy Russian plains. We have been fighting long and hard to win over a strongly fortified base in Severnaya. I'm a rookie to the other SEALs. They treat me like one too and I'm always being given easy things to do. They'll see what I can do when I'm the one leading this lot to victory.
The American flags flap violently in the strong, chilling winds at the base twelve miles from the huge Soviet base. They were just out of range of Soviet's radar. It is just as well too, because if the Soviets knew they were there they would have a massacre on their hands. The sentry GIs strolled slowly back and forth the compound, gripping their rifles tightly. The prism towers hummed softly as the heads rotated slowly emmiting a gentle blue light. The men in the pill boxes were constantly alert, waiting for something to happen, gripping the handle of the heavy machine guns mounted inside. An ore truck teleported back in, dumping it's load before going back out to continue mining the vast mine fields. During the night prism tanks were being built, ready for attack. Many had been built already and they were in a large patch of land at the back of the base.
I couldn't sleep. I tried to sleep but I had nightmares so I gave up. Before I was a SEAL I was a regular GI. I'm lucky to have survived the constant battles that we had. The endless streams of Soviet conscripts. I didn't like killing people but I had to in order to survive. I would simply point my gun at the enemies and pull the trigger, holding it down, killing all the men, blood soiling my face. It's enough to make you crazy.
I picked up my assault rifle from under my bed and started to get dressed. I thought I should go and see the GIs outside, give them some company.
The soft snow squelched under my feet as a walked out of the barracks and into the clearing. I spotted a GI nearby so I jogged over to him. An old friend, James Smith.
"Hey, Jimbo!" I exclaimed.
"Hey, Chris" he replied.
"It's fucking freezing out here" he said.
"I know, I wouldn't know know really. I've been in the barracks trying to get some sleep but I just can't get any" I replied to him.
James opened a pocket and removed some rations wrapped in aluminium foil and started eating.
"Hey this aint too bad!" he said.
"I didn't bring any rations, I'm hungry as hell" I mumbled.
"I wonder if the lab boys have got any" I said.
"They might" replied James.
"I'm going over there" I said.
"See ya" he replied.
I ran over to the battle lab. A huge building near the back of the base. It is quite a long way but I was real hungry.
I got to the front door. I cleared the snow off the control panel. I pushed in my ID card then pulled it out. I waited a few seconds for it to verify.
The door slid open and I walked in.
"Can I help you?" the man on the reception said.
"Yes, I am very hungry, where can I get some food?" I asked.
"Take the lift up too the main lab, they'll have some food" he told me.
"Thanks man" I exclaimed.
He pointed to the lift.
I walked to it and pushed the button with the letters "ML" engraved in it.
I stood there waiting for the lift to arrive"
The lift made a ringing noise. The doors opened and I got inside.
The lift ascended fast. I came to a halt the doors opened. I walked into the lab.
"Got any food?" I asked.
"Yeah sure thing man!" one of the scientists replied.
"Over there" he said.
He pointed towards the machine in the corner.
I walked over and retrieved some food and wolfed it down fast.
"So what's being going on in here?" I asked.
"Nothing much" he replied.
"Oh yeah! We have made a new type of ammunition. It will pierce haevy tank armour easier now!" he exclaimed.
"Great! When do we get it?" I asked.
"Well obviously the SEALs, you guys wil get it first, but you'll have to wait a week or until. It needs more testing" he said.
"OK" I replied.
I saw a sort of sentry styled binoculars on a tripod by the windows.
I walked over and held my eyes up to it. I zoomed in on the snow field outside the gate. I zoomed even further. I could see a few objects but they were very small.
I clicked on the maximum magnification button.
Before my eyes I saw three Apocalypse tanks. They were quit far away but they were definantly coming towards us. I knew the Prism tanks were not ready...what will we do?
"Oh shit!" I exclaimed.
"What is it?" the lab guy asked.
"Tanks! Big ones too. Three of them" I said.
"Don't tell anyone"
"I'm going to sort this out"
END OF PART 1...
PART 2 COMING SOON!
A Tale of the Life of a Navy SEAL
Part 1: On the Horizon
I've lived out here for three months, in the snowy Russian plains. We have been fighting long and hard to win over a strongly fortified base in Severnaya. I'm a rookie to the other SEALs. They treat me like one too and I'm always being given easy things to do. They'll see what I can do when I'm the one leading this lot to victory.
The American flags flap violently in the strong, chilling winds at the base twelve miles from the huge Soviet base. They were just out of range of Soviet's radar. It is just as well too, because if the Soviets knew they were there they would have a massacre on their hands. The sentry GIs strolled slowly back and forth the compound, gripping their rifles tightly. The prism towers hummed softly as the heads rotated slowly emmiting a gentle blue light. The men in the pill boxes were constantly alert, waiting for something to happen, gripping the handle of the heavy machine guns mounted inside. An ore truck teleported back in, dumping it's load before going back out to continue mining the vast mine fields. During the night prism tanks were being built, ready for attack. Many had been built already and they were in a large patch of land at the back of the base.
I couldn't sleep. I tried to sleep but I had nightmares so I gave up. Before I was a SEAL I was a regular GI. I'm lucky to have survived the constant battles that we had. The endless streams of Soviet conscripts. I didn't like killing people but I had to in order to survive. I would simply point my gun at the enemies and pull the trigger, holding it down, killing all the men, blood soiling my face. It's enough to make you crazy.
I picked up my assault rifle from under my bed and started to get dressed. I thought I should go and see the GIs outside, give them some company.
The soft snow squelched under my feet as a walked out of the barracks and into the clearing. I spotted a GI nearby so I jogged over to him. An old friend, James Smith.
"Hey, Jimbo!" I exclaimed.
"Hey, Chris" he replied.
"It's fucking freezing out here" he said.
"I know, I wouldn't know know really. I've been in the barracks trying to get some sleep but I just can't get any" I replied to him.
James opened a pocket and removed some rations wrapped in aluminium foil and started eating.
"Hey this aint too bad!" he said.
"I didn't bring any rations, I'm hungry as hell" I mumbled.
"I wonder if the lab boys have got any" I said.
"They might" replied James.
"I'm going over there" I said.
"See ya" he replied.
I ran over to the battle lab. A huge building near the back of the base. It is quite a long way but I was real hungry.
I got to the front door. I cleared the snow off the control panel. I pushed in my ID card then pulled it out. I waited a few seconds for it to verify.
The door slid open and I walked in.
"Can I help you?" the man on the reception said.
"Yes, I am very hungry, where can I get some food?" I asked.
"Take the lift up too the main lab, they'll have some food" he told me.
"Thanks man" I exclaimed.
He pointed to the lift.
I walked to it and pushed the button with the letters "ML" engraved in it.
I stood there waiting for the lift to arrive"
The lift made a ringing noise. The doors opened and I got inside.
The lift ascended fast. I came to a halt the doors opened. I walked into the lab.
"Got any food?" I asked.
"Yeah sure thing man!" one of the scientists replied.
"Over there" he said.
He pointed towards the machine in the corner.
I walked over and retrieved some food and wolfed it down fast.
"So what's being going on in here?" I asked.
"Nothing much" he replied.
"Oh yeah! We have made a new type of ammunition. It will pierce haevy tank armour easier now!" he exclaimed.
"Great! When do we get it?" I asked.
"Well obviously the SEALs, you guys wil get it first, but you'll have to wait a week or until. It needs more testing" he said.
"OK" I replied.
I saw a sort of sentry styled binoculars on a tripod by the windows.
I walked over and held my eyes up to it. I zoomed in on the snow field outside the gate. I zoomed even further. I could see a few objects but they were very small.
I clicked on the maximum magnification button.
Before my eyes I saw three Apocalypse tanks. They were quit far away but they were definantly coming towards us. I knew the Prism tanks were not ready...what will we do?
"Oh shit!" I exclaimed.
"What is it?" the lab guy asked.
"Tanks! Big ones too. Three of them" I said.
"Don't tell anyone"
"I'm going to sort this out"
END OF PART 1...
PART 2 COMING SOON!