Road Rovers: Trouble in Tehran
Story by: Phoenix710
Summary: The Rovers arrive at the main supply depot for Ahmedinejad's military, and they begin a full-scale assault on the base, sabotaging military vehicles, and destroying weapons stockpiles, before moving on to their next target, the regional command center.
Disclaimer: I claim no rights whatsoever to Road Rovers, or to any of the characters associated with the series. Road Rovers, and all associated characters, are registered trademarks of Warner Brothers. All original characters are products of my imagination.
Song for this chapter: 'Ready, Steady, Go!'-L'Arc-en-Ciel
Chapter Four: Lightning Strike
Having finished up with their attack on the barracks, the Rovers made their way towards the military depot, after locating it on the map which they'd captured as part of the intel documents that Colleen had confiscated. Hunter and Colleen were looking over the documents, while Blitz piloted the Stealth Rover. Colleen said, "Huntie, according to the intel photos of the base, there's four ZSU-23 Anti-Aircraft gun batteries, along with six SA-13 SAM missile launchers ringing the outer perimeter. We're gonna have to knock those popguns out, before we can storm the place." Hunter thought about their options for a few minutes, and then he said, "I think I just found a way to take them out, Colleen. We'll use the EMP cannon to neutralize the SAM's, and then we'll let 'em have a taste of the Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bombs. That should be enough to put those AA units out of action. Colleen smiled, and replied, "Huntie…that's brilliant! I don't think we could've asked for a better leader than you, and I wouldn't anyway." Hunter replied, "Thanks, Colleen. I'd love to chat, but we're coming up on those AA units now, so we'd best get down to business." She replied, "Gotcha, Huntie." Blitz turned the pilot seat over to Hunter, and Sam slid herself back into the station in back of Colleen.
Flying in fast and hard, Hunter let rip with two quick-fire EMP blasts, taking down a pair of the SAM launchers. Another one fired a missile at them, but Sam released a chaff cartridge, which let loose a wall of thin metal slivers that mimicked the Stealth Rover's nearly non-existant radar signature. The missile blew up, and Hunter swung around and blasted the offending launch vehicle. The last three SAM launchers tried to gain lock, but Hunter zapped them all before the missiles could be set up. With the SAM's taken out of the picture, Hunter turned his attention to the AA guns. The first two opened fire, but the 23mm rounds pinged harmlessly off of the Stealth Rover's armor. The AA guns didn't fare as well. The first one literally disintegrated under a hail of 30mm fire from the Stealth Rover's twin cannons. The second one got blasted into a pile of molten scrap by a Brimstone anti-tank missile, and the other two got Mk-20 Rockeye II's dropped over them. Several hundred armor-piercing high-explosive bomblets rained down, and made a miniature moonscape out of the area within 2,000 feet around the now-destroyed AA guns. After a quick pass over the area, Hunter turned the Stealth Rover towards the supply depot, intent on making sure that it never got used again.
After arriving at the enemy supply depot, the Rovers discussed their plan of attack. Hunter said, "Here's my plan, Rovers. I'll go with Colleen, Blitz, and Sam. We'll take out the enemy motor pool and the ammunition storage bunkers. Exile, I want you to take Kasha, Shag, and Muzzle. Your team's targets are the aircraft on the runway, along with the ones in the hangar. Afterwards, we'll all form up and take out the command center, before moving on to the Iranian Central Command Base. Is everybody all set?" Colleen flashed him a smile, and the other Rovers gave him a thumbs-up. After that, he said, "Great. Rovers, move out!"
Hunter and Colleen led the way, while Blitz and Sam covered their flanks. Hunter shouted, "COLLEEN, DUCK!!" Colleen dove for cover, and there was a bright flash of light, as Hunter fired a flash grenade from his XM-29's launcher at an Iranian soldier that had been trying to bring his RPG-7 Rocket-Propelled Grenade launcher to bear on Colleen. He charged forward, grabbed the stupid terrorist by his uniform collar, and said, "You better apologize for aiming that missile at the one I love, before I MAKE you apologize." The soldier replied, "Try and make me, mongrel. I was doing you a favor by turning that stupid hairball into meat chunks. How could you possibly love someone like her?" Hunter growled out, "Easy. I love her because she's honest, sweet, gentle, and I don't have to pretend to be something I'm not, nor do I have to hide anything. She accepts me...she LOVES me for who I am, and I love her just the same. Nobody is gonna take her away from me, and if they try, they'll learn what it means to face my fury!" Hunter unloaded a powerful, lightning-fast series of punches and kicks on the enemy soldier, and he collapsed in a heap. Hunter said, "Don't EVER mess with my English Rose, you stupid terrorist punk!"
Colleen hugged Hunter, and then she said, "Thanks, Huntie. I heard what you said about me, and I want you to know that I love you just the exact same way. I don't care who thinks that we shouldn't be together, either if it's due to you being a mixed breed, and me being a purebred, or if it's because of our being Cano-Sapiens, or if they can't stand the fact that I chose to be with you, Huntie...they can go eat their hats, because no matter what, I'll never leave you, and my love will belong to you, and ONLY you." Hunter pulled her close and looked deep into her beautiful light blue eyes, and then he replied, "I love you too, Colleen...and I could never love anyone else other than you." They hugged briefly, and then they headed off to continue their assault. Blitz tapped a goon on the shoulder, and when the idiot tried to bring his RPG-7 up, Blitz slashed the launcher in half, and said, "Not a good idea, little girly boy…now I'm going to bite your tooshie…COME TO PAPA BLITZY!!" The goon ran as fast as he could, but Blitz was easily able to catch up, and his fangs soon found their mark. The Iranian screamed, and Blitz followed his initial attack with a powerful punch to the back of the head, knocking the goon out. He said, "When you get up, I'm going to come back and bite you some more!" He turned towards Samantha, who was currently unloading her XM-29 into a group of parked jeeps. Blitz joined her, and between the two of them, they soon reduced the entire line of jeeps to a pile of melted, smoldering metal and rubber wreckage in the span of three minutes. Satisfied that they'd done their job, the two of them headed off to find Hunter and Colleen.
'READY STEADY CAN'T HOLD ME BACK!
READY STEADY GIVE ME GOOD LUCK!
READY STEADY NEVER LOOK BACK!
LET'S GET STARTED READY STEADY GO!
Sceneries being blown away go forward as if tumbling
Even if I get desperate, I won't overlook my target anymore
An unreliable map should be burnt
I'll grasp onto the buried truth with my hands
I came running frantically -hastily-
The throb of my heartbeats feels deafening enough to burst
Your voice is echoing -shouting-
There's no time for standing still here
READY STEADY GO!
Even if I'm carrying countless wounds
I won't let my soul get stolen so readily or easily
On the other side of that hill, if I could meet you
I'd only think about what to start talking from
I came running frantically -hastily-
The throb of my heartbeats feels deafening enough to burst
Your voice is echoing -shouting-
There's no time for standing still here
READY STEADY GO!
READY STEADY CAN'T HOLD ME BACK!
READY STEADY GIVE ME GOOD LUCK!
READY STEADY NEVER LOOK BACK!
LET'S GET STARTED READY STEADY GO!
My heart -runs- underneath that sky
I can't stop my fruitless feelings from crying out
Surely I'll -reach- you in a little while
On the other side of this road that the sunlight hotly illuminates
READY STEADY GO…
PLEASE TRUST ME!'
Hunter dropped an incendiary grenade into the fuel tank of a T-72 tank, and ran for cover. Five seconds later, the grenade ignited inside the fully-fueled up combat vehicle, and the massive explosion blew off the turret, and touched off a massive firestorm which annhilated at least half of the other tanks. Colleen spotted a pair of Iranians getting set to hose Hunter down with a tripod-mounted 30mm minigun, and she shouted, "HUNTIE, HIT THE DIRT!!" He dove behind a wall, and the 30mm shells missed him by mere inches. One of the terrorists stood up, and got set to hurl a hand grenade over the wall, but Colleen had other plans. She jumped into the middle of them, and chopped the gun in half with her left hand. She said, "Trying to shoot my Huntie…that's a BAD idea. I hope you're in a good health plan…BECAUSE YOU DO NOT TRY TO KILL MY HUNTIE AND GET AWAY WITH IT!!" The first Iranian soldier got the toe of her boot right under the chin, to the yell of, "HIYA…JUDY COLLINS!!" She grabbed the goon that had fired on Hunter with the minigun, drilled her knee into his elbow, and then she bodyslammed him. Once the two goons were down, she walked back over to Hunter. He said, "Thanks, Colleen…I don't know what I'd do without you." She replied, "We'll never have to find that out, Huntie, because I'll always be right here by your side." Hunter replied, "I'll be with you too, Colleen…forever." They hugged, before going back to rejoin Blitz and Sam.
Samantha was setting C-4 plastic explosive charges on the crates of ammo inside the main storage shed, while Blitz covered the door. As she was heading out, one of Ahmedinejad's soldiers aimed his AKS-74U rifle at her, and said, "Surrender, American infidel…or I will feed you to the desert scavengers!" Sam smirked, and replied, "Actually, you're gonna find that difficult." The goon replied, "What do you mean, you lousy heathen scum?" Sam replied, "I mean…I'M GONNA KICK YOUR BUTT ALL OVER THIS BASE!!" Samantha opened with a spinning roundhouse, and then she executed a leg sweep, before tossing her opponent right out the door. Once she and Blitz left the building, she pressed the detonator for the C-4, and the ammo storage shed was blasted into chunks of flaming rubble.
Across the base, Exile used his heat vision to melt a hole in the door for the aircraft hangar, while Kasha froze the two guards. They headed inside, along with Shag and Muzzle. They spotted several Su-27's, along with MiG-29's, Mirage 2000's, and several Mi-24 Hind-D attack helicopters. Exile said, "Kasha, help me to bust up planes and choppers. Shag, I want you to be taking Muzzle outside. If any bad guys come out to play, Muzzle them!" Shag replied, "Rah!" Once Shag had taken off, Exile popped open the maintenance hatch for the engines of one of the Mi-24's. He used his heat vision to melt several components, rendering the engines useless. Kasha froze several planes solid, and with others, she used her incredible strength to literally rip them apart. Five goons came in, after blowing a hole in the side wall, and Kasha said, "Mother Russia…this is what I am calling bad situation. EXILE, WE HAVE COMPANY!!" He turned around to face their enemies, and said, "Unless you want to get Muzzled, drop guns on floorski, and surrender." The lead goon replied, "May Allah curse you, infidel. Now die!" The bad guy fired, but Exile dove out of the way, and Kasha froze his gun. She kicked the goon in the stomach, and said, "Nobody fires gun at my husband, or I kick you to Siberia!" Shag came in, and he unleashed Muzzle, who promptly tore the living heck out of everything and everyone in the room, aside from the Rovers. After he finished making his usual disaster area, Shag placed his restraints on, and then they all left to link up with Hunter and his team.
Once the Rovers had all joined together again, they made their way to the base's command center, and Colleen smashed the door with a yell of "HIYA…SANDRA BULLOCK!!" The two guards inside had no time to react, as Hunter yanked the first one outside, and bashed him in the head. Colleen kicked the second one into the bathroom, before they all made their way into the main control room. Hunter hacked the door lock, and then Exile released Muzzle against the goons inside. Once he was done playing, Hunter downloaded the information from the servers, which contained evidence of Ahmedinejad's dealings with other terrorists, and his future plans. With that data in hand, the Rovers quickly headed out.
After they'd all gotten back aboard the Stealth Rover, Hunter fired a pair of Brimstone missiles at the fuel tanks, and blew the supply depot into a fireball. With that done, the Rovers headed off to deal with the main army base, which was the final target standing between them and Ahmedinejad's palace.
Next Chapter: The Road Rovers engage the best of Ahmedinejad's troops at the final security point which prevents the Rovers from having the ability to strike at the dictator's palace complex. Will the Rovers be able to fight their way through? Find out next time in Chapter Five: Soldiers of Freedom.