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Chapter 6: Site Hotel Bravo, KSR System

After General Shepherd betrayed Task Force 141 at the Georgian-Russian border because of some of the Makarov-centric intel recovered by Gary "Roach" Sanderson, the fact John Price and John 'Soap' MacTavish escaped a massive firefight at the boneyard led to the two captains being labeled most wanted war criminals.

"We've got one good UMP. They've got a thousand. We don't even know if Makarov's intel's any good. Price." No response from the older soldier. "...Price?"

"The healthy human mind doesn't wake up in the morning thinking this is its last day on Earth. But i think that's a luxury. Not a curse. To know you're close to the end is a kind of freedom. Good time to take... inventory. Outnumbered. Outgunned. Out of our minds. On a suicide mission. But the sand and rocks here stained with thousands of years of warfare. They will remember us, for this. Because, out of all our vast array of nightmares this is the one we choose for ourselves. We go forward like a breath exhaled from the Earth. With vigor in our hearts and one goal in sight. We. Will. Kill him."

Price's inventory: a CheyTac Intervention Bolt-Action Anti-Material Rifle, a pair of night vision goggles, a silenced Vector with an ACOG scope, an M1911 Colt .45 pistol, 4 flashbangs, 4 frag grenades, and a combat knife.

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'Site Hotel Bravo

Day 7, 17:32'

"I'll wait for you at the exfil point. Three hours." Nikolai was heard saying to Price on the radio.

"Don't bother. This was a one-way flight, mate."

"Then good luck my friend." Nikolai said, then added something in Russian before logging off the connection. Using desert camo in a sandstorm, Price and MacTavish managed to go undetected so far. Save for an invisible figure who Psychically knew they were there. That figure was Angel Seven, equipped with a silenced ZKP90A with a red dot sight created by XQ Project Xaia90. Then Price and MacTavish crawled out of their camo units and proceeded to head to the top of a ridge.

"Hold up. Enemy patrol. Hold your fire. Looks like Makarov's intel was solid. This is it." Below them were six Shadow Company soldiers and two dogs. Four of the soldiers and one dog were near a vehicle in the area while the others started walking toward a different vehicle at the other end of the access road.

"Go ahead Alpha." Shadow Company HQ was heard saying on the radio to one of the various patrols.

"Riverbed all clear, over."

"Bravo?"

"Sandstorm. Not much to see right now, over."

"Zulu?"

"Starting our patrol east along the canyon. North-side access road."

"Focus on the group on the right directly beneath us. Let's take them out first. The two on the left are mine." Price said. "On my mark. Three... two... one... mark!" Four rounds were fired at that moment, killing off all four soldiers plus the dog. Price took out the two he had called dibs on, while the others were eliminated by MacTavish - one bullet got both of his targeted soldiers while the dog was wasted by the second round of the Scottish soldier's Intervention.

"Just like old times. Let's move quickly and take out the other group before they come back." After sliding down a hill they got into position to eliminate the other group of two soldiers and one dog. From a long distance, they were easy pickings for the Intervention rifles.

"We don't have much time before they discover the bodies. Let's hook up on that railing." Angel Seven said. The three of them would proceed to hook up on said railing before slowly going down the cliff face. At the bottom of said cliff was a cave where two Shadow Company soldiers stood. With the (literal) surprise Price and MacTavish gave them the two members of Shepherd's personal group stood no chance in quack. Then they went and hid behind a screen to the left of a guard standing in front of a TV as a patrol walked past that spot.

"Butcher Seven, Oxide, we've lost all contact with Disciple Five."

"Probably just the sandstorm that's rolling in or a bad transmitter. Send a team to check it out, over."

"Roger that, Oxide, i'll send Vinson and Lambert. Butcher Seven out."

"We either have to take out that guard or wait for him to move along." Angel Seven said to herself - just before Soap took out the guard in question. After a little more movement they found two Shadow Company soldiers headed their way down a staircase and equipped with taclights. Easy pickings for Soap with the Intervention - one round took out both.

"Impressive. Clear. Go." At the top of the staircase was a guard, but he was knifed by surprise by Price. Then Angel Seven picked up more Shadow Company radio traffic.

"Disciple Six, we've lost all contact with Disciple Five. Check it out, over."

"Roger that, Oxide, we're on the catwalk, heading to the steam room. Standby." That was when the lights went out.

"Disciple Six, go dark. Breach and clear."

"Door charge planted, ready to breach."

"Hit it."

"Breaching!" After an explosion Disciple Six was in the steam room looking for the two former Task Force 141 soldiers. "Foxtrot Element, sweep left. Charlie Element, scan around the area." That was when, from literally out of nowhere, a massive energy beam exploded, completely disintegrating the entire Disciple Six.

"Disciple Nine, your rear guard just got vaporized."

"Not possible. One, we just cleared that area. Two, we don't know of anyone capable of doing that."

"Price must've gotten some XRS help. Backup priority items and burn the rest. Fireteams, just delay them until we're ready to move out." Shepherd was heard saying on Shadow Company radio.

"Oxide, Avatar One. We have unauthorized personnel on the catwalk. I repeat, we have unauthorized personnel on the catwalk - you getting this?"

"Soap, take point with the riot shield. I'll take care of any resistance." Eventually no Shadow Company soldiers were left on the catwalk, and then Oxide spoke up again.

"Butcher One-Five, rendezvous at the nest and prepare to escort Gold Eagle to the LZ."

"Gold Eagle must be Shepherd. We're running out of time, let's go!"

"Yeah, this is about where the mission difficulty jumps up. We've got shield units coming in, then there's a thermal zone. We'll have to flank these guys or use frags to eliminate the shield users, get 'em on the unprotected side." Angel Seven was heard saying to Price and Soap. Sure enough, one firefight later and ten more Shadow Company soldiers were killed in action. As for the 'thermal zone' a Blazing Storm from Angel Seven decimated the Shadow Company soldiers there.

"Oxide, Butcher Five-Actual. I've got a severed det cord - we're gonna need at least ten mikes to get the trunk rigged and the EBC primed, over."

"Negative, Gold Eagle wants those charges hot in less than three mikes. Get it done, out." The group of three would then breach the control room, wired and full of explosives.

"Attention all units, this is Gold Eagle. The site has been compromised. I am executing directive 116 Bravo. If you're still inside your service will be honored. Shepherd out." Soap would override the door controls, enabling the group of three to escape the cave just as the explosives went off, leaving MacTavish shell-shocked.

"Excalibur, this is Gold Eagle. Fire mission - target package Romeo - danger close."

"You're within a hundred meters of that area, sir!"

"That's not a suggestion! Send it!"

"INCOMING!"

"HIT THE DECK!" After passive dead and wounded Shadow Company soldiers hit by Excalibur's artillery strike some more fresh soldiers appeared on the scene.

"Sandstorm activity is kicking up; it's too risky for flight ops!"

"Roger that. Head for the tunnel, we'll take the Zodiacs."

"There must be river access nearby if Shepherd mentioned Zodiacs. You two give chase - i'll provide any air assistance if needed."

"Roger that, Angel Seven." Price said to the XRS ally before she took off without any visible form of assistance for her flight via her ki energy. The British soldier and Soap would then climb into a Zodiac and give chase to Shepherd. At least thirty Shadow Company kills, a rapids section, and a close call later Warhorse Five-One appeared on the scene and picked up Shepherd's Zodiac. Once it was over a waterfall's edge, however, three rounds from a weapon held by Price brought the Pave Low down - but the waterfall would also send Price and MacTavish over as well.

When Soap came to he started chasing down the crash site of the Pave Low, bypassing two critically injured Shadow Company soldiers to reach Shepherd, while armed with only a knife. But when he attempted to stab Shepherd with said knife he ended up with a face full of the nearby vehicle when a loud bang was heard. As Soap was on his way down from the facefirst hit to the roof of the remains of a vehicle he saw part of Shepherd's head practically explode as a sniper bullet hit him there, killing the traitorous general instantly.

From about two thousand feet above them was Angel Seven, armed with an M110 ZKA - her practically-perfect vertical aim increased the fatal bullet's destructive power by means of a gravity-induced speed boost, hence Shepherd's head practically exploding when the bullet hit.

"Dropped him." she said, quoting Archer of the estate strike force that led to Roach and Ghost being killed by Shepherd.

"Amazing shot. Near-perfect vertical aim really increased that bullet's destructive power big time. Thanks, Angel Seven. Good luck on your next mission."

"Thanks Price." That was when Angel Seven left, back to XQ's main base before a redux of the first actual firefight mission of the MW2 campaign, this time in the SRN system.

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That's all for chapter 6. Next chapter is a second, different running of 'Team Player', titled 'Redux 1' and set in the SRN system. Until then this is KhaosOmega. Out.