Hey, Richie here... so this is my first chapter, i was planning for a lot more than this but i realize it would be so freaking long i i'm just going to post this one first
Fell free to leave a review here and there, i was still new in this writing stuff so anything is welcomed
so yeah, i'll catch you guys later, Enjoy
CHAPTER 1 - EYE FOR THE TALENT
Eastern Jakarta
18th April 2018
14:02:34
"Sir" a voice came through the office, there stood an officer, waiting for a response
"Come in" The commander ordered him, the officer came in with another person, a man in all black suit, wearing a piece of headgear and sunglasses, the man took a seat before the officer goes out, the commander was frankly surprised by the visit
"Who are you?" He asked
"You can call me Robert, sir"
"Fine, Robert. Is there any interest you have over me?" The Commander asked again, raising his voice. Robert calmly opens his sunglasses before opening his suitcase
"I will ensure that I have no quarry with you sir, but we do take interest in one of your men" His statement brings a surprised look from the commander. Roberts gave another glare to him before he spoke again "I am a representative from the UN and the NATO, from a group of Counter Terrorism unit called the Rainbow" he said calmly
He sat there leaning forward while lighting his cigar, he took a deep breath before continuing "So who is one my men that you "Rainbow" Organization wants" clearly intrigued by the statement
Roberts hand over the file, he was surprised of the identity of the person in interest
"Jonathan?" he asked in a surprised tone "You want one of my best man?" Robert gave a nod
"You can't just came in and take one of my best soldier to join your mysterious unit"
Just as that a phone rings, the commander was startled by it, he leans back before taking the phone
"Yes, who is this" he greeted
"Mr. President!?" he was in for a shock
"But… But… But Sir…" he stuttered at the presidents command
"How doe…."
"Okay, Yes sir, Yes I will" his said with a surprised tone before finally closing the phone
"You have to know that I was sent on behalf of both the UN and NATO, the Rainbow program is a highly secretive unit, one of the if not the Best Counter terror unit the world has to offer" he reassured the General
The General gave a heavy sigh before continuing "I would like to, but after all this was up to the man himself wasn't it" he said in a defeated tone
"I wholeheartedly agreed"
He gave Robert a defeated look before announcing it on the Intercom
"Jonathan, Please come to my room, now" Robert gave the General a small grin.
POV: Jonathan Matulessy
Today has been a strange day for me at least, I did not have a single idea of what the fuck is going to happen to me today, one moment I was showing some new recruits basic weapons training and now im in my commanders room facing with an unknown man in an all black suit, giving me an earpiece
"Sir, may I know is this" I asked
"Oh yeah, This is Rob…" the General was cut off by the mysterious man before he can finish the sentence
"I'll take it from here" he insisted "My name is Robert McNab, I was a representative from an Organization called…" the Man stuttered when he heard something in his intercom.
"Yes Ma'am"
"Yes he is here"
"Alright ma'am" he then pulled off his intercom and handed it over to me
"Hey, take this" He offered
I went along and take the earpiece from his hand, I put them on and can literally hear the voice of a woman although I'm not entirely sure
"Is this Jonathan Matulessy?"
How the hell did she know my name
"Uhh… Yes" I answer reluctantly
"Okay, my name and how I get your name is not important, but you can call me Six" She greeted "So, I've been looking through your file and I rarely say this, I'm impressed. Especially your actions in Marawi when you freed those 11 civilians from ISIS"
What the fuck, I though they keep the actual operation highly classified
"I have to admit again, that Optic System you develop is top-notch"
Okay, she has officially freaked me out
"Uhh… Six, let's… let's just get to the point, you started to frak me out" I said, nervously. I was met with a soft chuckle from her "A straightforward men, eh. You'll be perfect in the team"
Team. What Team?
"I'm offering you, yes… You, a spot in the Rainbow Team" She finally breaks the ice.
I've heard stories of the Rainbow, they move with upmost secrecy, disappear as fast as they come, they say that the Rainbow consist of the best of the best, and now they asked me to join their rank, im totally speechless
"…" I held my breath, trying to process everything that's going on this moment, I let out a breath before answering a simple but firm "Yes!"
I can't fucking believe it. A team I previously only heard in myth's and legends is now reaching to sign me as one of the Operators. Me… I didn't see myself as professional as them, but the thought itself already made me exciting, is this real life?
Robert look at me with a smile "Welcome to team Rainbow" he offered his hand, I reach out to him with a handshake.
I still can't believe it
"Here, Take this" Robert offered me several papers "these are your forms of applications, your weapons catalog and equipment, read this carefully, You will leave at Saturday, make sure you be at the Airport at 6AM flat"
"All Set and done, now if you excuse me I will have to meet another person of her interest" He shook my hands and the General's before taking his steps out of the door
"I will see you at the Airport" He said to me before exiting the office
Im sitting there speechless, so was our commander, he stared at me for a while before finally making his move
He shook my hand, he held on to my shoulders and guided me to the exit's, leaving me there to contemplate what just happened
Rainbow Six HQ
21th April 2018
09:00:32
A typical Saturday morning in the Rainbow Six Mess Hall, it has been almost 6 months since their last operation, operation White Noise and 3 of their newest Operators. It was quite empty except of Ryad who is snoring in one of the couches and Jordan "Thermite" Trace who is in the other corner, reviewing several files six have gave her earlier.
Not a few moments later came in Mike Baker, or Thatcher. One of the oldest Operators in the team, his greyish eye scans the empty room before setting his gaze at Jordan.
"Morning, lad" He greeted while walking towards Jordan
"Oh, hey old man" Thermite looked at the Veteran for a moment before turning his head back at the file "It's not usual to see you waking up early"
"Neh, One of the staffs gave me a hand when taking care of the new guys inventory last night" he claimed, now pulling a seat next to Jordan.
"So, how's their Arsenal?" Thermite asked, his eyes still glued to the paper
"Terrifying" is all Thatcher said, catching the eye of the American "Hear me out, they both got a Double barreled shotgun"
"Like Vigil's?"
"Nah, it's a Side by side design, plus it's a 10 gauge" Thatcher explained "what surprises me is that the Shotgun's trigger is connected to both barrels"
"So that means…"
"Both Barrels at the same time only" Thatcher can see Thermite's face cringed a bit
"That's got to hurt"
"Very" The old Brit exclaimed "So, what's that?" he turned the Attention on Thermite's paper
"Ah, you know" he shrugged it off "The new Operators dossier Six gave me last night" receiving a headshake from Thatcher
"Oh, let me see it" Thermite gave Thatcher one of the Dossier
"Interesting" Thatcher thought to Himself while reading one of the Dossier "Looks like James gonna get a new rival"
"Talkin' bout me in back eh, Old man" the Voice almost make Thatcher jumped from his seat, the old SAS turn to see his colleague, James, or Smoke in front of the Hall
"Bloody Hell James! I almost spat out my Heart" Earning a chuckle from both Smoke and Thermite
"Sup James" Thermite greeted while the younger Brit walks towards them.
"So, what are those" Smoke referred to the File's in both of their hands
"New guys Dossier, Classified" Thatcher barks at James
"Alright, alright" James backs down "Calm your nerves old man, I was just asking"
"It's best for you to leave, man" Thermite said "The old man's been through a pretty rough night"
Once James is out of the room, the chatter continued
"I think you're being a bit too harsh on him" Thermite finally speaks
"Harsh love, mate. Sometimes you got to be harsh" Thatcher opens back the file to read the new operators bio
"Anyways, you may want to see this guy" Thermite said "Says here he joined you guys at the First leg of Green Viper"
"Borneo jungle?" Mike asked back, earning a nod from Jordan.
Jordan tossed the dossier to Mike, who calmly opened the file, he was met by a surprise
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
21st April 2018
06:03:42
POV : Citra Ayunda
What a weekend it have become, just a couple of days ago I was just being recruited at Rainbow, a CTU I previously thought as a rumor, an urban legend, and now I'm leaving for Hereford.
Normally I wouldn't really be this excited on a transfer, but this one is definitely special, It gave me an opportunity to become better, a new step of challenge for me
At this time I was waiting in a car with Robert, the guy that literally crashed in our office and recruited me, he seems to be waiting for someone, and to be honest, I don't like waiting at all.
"Rob, what did you waiting for" I said, annoyed
"Easy lass, just wait a moment" He reassures me to it.
Just a few minutes later we saw a man walking towards our location, he was about in his late 20s, maybe early 30s, he wears a Navy blue Sweater with matching pair of denim Jeans, and a cap, he looks oddly tall for a local, but that didn't really bother me
"Am I late?" He speaks to Rob
"Not for me At least, come in" Rob invited him inside the car
He never tell me about another one, that sly bastard
Just as he opened the door, he noticed me inside, he was also gave Rob a surprised glare
"Hey Rob, who's this?" He asked when he finally sit inside the car
"Oh yeah, forget to tell you" he giggled "Jon, This is Citra, she's your new partner"
So he is my new Partner for Rainbow
"You never tell me about her" He said again, this time with an annoyed tone
"Neither did she" is all Rob's response "I think both if you need to catch things up"
He sat inside the car, it was a bit of an awkward situation, and we fell silent for a few moment, I was starting to open my mouths when Rob stops the car to a view of the private jet in the airstrip.
Well, so much so for a greeting.
Rainbow Six HQ
21st April 2018
09:10:32
POV : Mike "Thatcher" Baker
Damn, I met a lot of person, but each time they were sent to Rainbow, I myself was in a bit of a shock, After our Hong Kong friend, Liu… I was now met by Another one of my close Friend from Green Viper, Jonathan. What a small world we lived in
I was in the Hall with Thermite, who is reviewing the Operators bio, it was usually my job but since 3 months ago Six said he can took over, and quite frankly, I needed another one to took over, this old Vet ain't got the younglings Stamina
"So, you know this guy" Thermite asked me, and along the way I was snapped back to reality
"Yeah mate" I responded firmly "He was one of the Leader for the Indonesian army, from my personal experience with him, he can be very effective in a combat situation, often he would lead us from situation I even find myself panicking" Thermite rubs his chin, a sign of interest to Jon
Like Liu, Jon's first assignment in the Army is in Green viper, where he leads a five men team on a suspected terrorist lair in deep jungle, but it's best not to go on a detail.
"Personality wise, he will also a perfect fit for Rainbow" Thermite gave a compliment "His gadget is absolutely unique, its kinda like the Millimeter Scanner from Black Ops 2"
I cringed a bit on that statement, I knew Thermite is an average American who likes to play Video games, but its cringy for me at least to call a direct a comparison between a Video game item and a real life counterpart
"I liked it too, kind of like Jack's Heartbeat sensor and Tim's Optic in one System" I have to agree with him on Jon's gadget
"Mike Baker and Jordan Trace please come to my office now" Six's voice can be heard by the Speakers in the mess hall
"Let's go" Jordan called me, I quickly stand up and took the file with him to Six's office
"Right behind you, mate"
International Airspace
35.000 ft in the air
21st April 2018
POV : Jonathan Matulessy
I took some liberty and took a seat in front of the Girl, I haven't known her much besides her name, Citra. High in the air there's nothing much we can do through the flight, I decided to ransack a bit of the file scattered in the table.
"What the hell are you doing" The girl asked
"Reading" I responded, opening a file
Most of them are uninteresting catalogue, but I manage to find an interesting one, the file contained the basic biography of every operators still active in the service
"Get comfy, were going to take a layover at Hong Kong before proceeding to England" I noticed our instructor Robert walking from the cockpit
"Alright then" The girl said "Hey" she called me "Wake me up when we arrived at Hong Kong"
"Sure thing princess" I answered with a bit of sarcasm
I continued to look at the file, open it again to see the faces and "mugshots" from the operators, some of them I recognize.
"See anyone you knew?" Rob interrupts from the side, he clearly notices my surprised glare
I admitted "Yes, several of them" I said, not putting my eyes from the file
My eyes are bolted to these four name. Mike Baker, James Porter, Liu Tze Long, and Monika Weiss, the latter is the one I know most, the German's Brother, Karl Weiss is a good friend of mine back in my high school and college years in Germany, and our Grandfathers are a pretty close post-war friends themselves.
Well at least I ain't going to be lonely there
"Hey, Rob" I called "How long till we get to England?"
"6-7 Hour tops, if there's any delay it may take up to 12 hours" he answered casually
Maybe a good time to take a nap, I rest my head back to the seat, my headphones in my ear, I set the song up to a slow relaxing song, after some time I slowly started to drift into sleep
Yeah, it's been a long journey, I think I need some nap
Rainbow Six HQ
21st April 2018
09:47:12
Thatcher and Thermite stands in front of Six's office. Just before one of them knocked on the door, the woman's voice suddenly heard behind the door
"Come in"
With the invitation, both of these men slowly entered the office, both of them are now facing Six, the current leader of Rainbow
"Jordan, Mike, I will trust you both on these 2 new operators, I was kindly enough to get permission by the Indonesian president himself to pick 2 operators into Rainbow"
"So when will they arrive ma'am" Thermite asked
"5 this evening" She answered "I will let you pick a team to get them from my agent, Robert once they landed in Heathrow" to which both operators nods.
"Mike, I would like to know your first impression on both of them, I know you have had an experience with at least one of them" Six said again, startling Mike
"Impressive to say at least, from what I read they would be a damn good addition to the team, Ma'am" Mike answered firmly
"You both may leave" Six said, releasing them, Both Mike and Thermite put both of their Dossier at Six's desk before getting out
"That was scary" Thermite snickered
"Tell me about it" Mike answered back sarcastically "By the way, who do we bring to the Airport?"
"I don't know about you but I'll bring one of the French" Thermite said, turning his head back to Thatcher
"Ah, great choice, I think I'll try to ask one of the Russians"
"You know what, I have to go get some breakfast, I'll bet my boys are already waiting for me at the Cafeteria" Thermite said, realizing his empty stomach
"Bloody Yanks" Mike shook his head "Alright then, see you at 5, Jordan"
"You too Mike" Thermite said while Mike goes the separate way upstairs
