After a few minutes later Fred emerged from a tree line and saw two things. Gary in a dried up river bed. And a grey Gould cargo ship sitting in an open field. He slowly approached the dried up river bed, alternating between a crouched advance and prone crawling to avoid being seen. He came up next to the staff sergeant who casually held out a set of binoculars.
"From what I can tell its Lucian Alliance. Two guards, armed with rifles. And a Pilot from what I can see." Fred nodded as he checked it out for a minute. He then sighed and looked at Gary.
"Your P226 has a threaded barrel right?" he asked. Gary nodded and took the pistol from his holster. Showing the extended barrel.
"Yeah." Fred looked at it.
"Got the silencer?" he asked. Gary nodded again as he reached in to his top BDU pocket and pulled it out. Fred knew Gary also kept the shotgun shells for his Benili M4 shotgun in the other one. Fred then nodded. "Ok, you drop your webbing and sneak round it. I take out the two guards outside then you run in and take out the rest." Gary nodded as he lent back on his heels and took off the main part of his webbing. Leaving the leg holster and drop leg kit on.
"I have a question though." He said as he laid his rifle down next to the kit. "Why don't you do it?" he asked. Fred shrugged.
"My Para can't take a silencer." Gary stopped for a moment and stared at Fred.
"But that threaded barrel you ordered for it showed up a month ago?" he said. Fred shrugged.
"I forgot." Gary smiled a little.
"You forgot for a whole month?" Fred nodded.
"I've been busy." He said defensively, but smiling. Gary then nodded.
"Ok. Ready. Give me a few minutes to get round them." Fred nodded as he got back in to position and sighted up the first solder in his holographic sight. It didn't offer any magnification. But Fred felt confidante he would take him out in a single shot. After what seemed like more than a minuet he saw Gary approaching from behind the ship. Fred took a breath and held it. Moving the rifles safety on to single he fired once. The first round tore through the closest guard. He then re aimed. Still holding his breath he fired again. Taking out the second guard. As he did Gary ran in. Firing twice. And he saw Gary move through the ship. At the same dime he got up on to the ridge on his knees. A few seconds later Gary walked out and waved his arm. The all clear. Fred lowered his rifle and then grabbed the rest of Gary's gear and ran over to the ship. They looked at each other as they looked about the inside of the ship.
"So are we going to fly this thing out?" Asked Gary as he pulled his gear on. Fred shrugged.
"I was thinking about it." He said as he unclipped his rifle and lay it down in the co pilots seat.
"Can you fly it?" Added Gary. Fred shrugged.
"No idea. But I can fly a F three oh two. I'm sure this should be easy." Gary nodded as Fred adjusted his seat.
"I'll grab the bodies. Put them in the back." Sighed Gary as he set about it.
Fred had managed to fly the cargo ship. But every time he had to turn he had to stop the ship and turn. Then start again. As they flew in over the gate. Seeing Harly and Charlotte on the ground with the prisoner. He then realised the ship just looked like a big target to them. So he grabbed his radio.
"Captain Green. This is Rivers. We are in the cargo ship above you..." He wasn't able to finish.
"Major!" Yelled Harly. "You're flying that thing?" Fred smiled a little.
"Yeah. But we have an issue." He said as he looked down a bit. "I can't fly it well. Or land it at all." He heard Harly laugh.
"Want me to ring aboard and land it for you sir?" She asked. Fred nodded to himself and then nodded to the rings so Gary would go set it up.
"That would be nice. Yeah." He said looking about at the controls.
"Ok ring us up now." Fred turned and saw Gary nod as he hit the buttons. The rings tiered up. And then down again as the rest of the team came along. Harly walked forwards towards him. "Want me to take over?" she asked Fred nodded.
"Its not going to crash if I stand up is it?" He asked. Harly shook her head.
"No sir It's fine." She said as he got up. Grabbing his C8.
"The captains chair is all yours." Harly smiled as she sat down.
"Where do you want me to park?" She asked as she slowly moved the ship around the gate.
"Just near the gate. Need to phone home." Harly nodded as she brought the ship in to land.
"There we are sir. How would you like to pay your fare?" Fred turned to her.
"Yeah yeah. Shut it." He said as he walked in to the back and pointed at charlotte. "Left-enant. Your with me." He said as she passed Fred the Zat as she walked out. Her P90 across her chest. Fred then turned and passed Gary the zat. "If the prisoner wakes up. Knock him out again." He said as he walked to the door. "The ship is yours captain." he said as he went out to join Charlotte.