Author's Note: I'd like to thank you all for getting this far into my story and sticking onto it. Really means a lot guys (and girls). Being a young wannabe author, it really does mean the world to me (though when I become an author I'm most likely going to make a sci-fi horror post apacolypt story kind of like Fallout). At the start of the story I thought it was going to be a trainwreck, but now I'm less worry.
Well this and the next chapter are the climax, you know... when EVERYTHING happens! Enjoy~
P.S. this chapter is kind of like the mission "Stronghold", I'll explain everything in the chapter, Enjoy~
P.S.S. Sorry it took awhile to post, I got lazy and started playing on my Xbox 360 for two weeks straight :P
P.S.S.S. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to spellcheck the story. I proof read it though so nothing should be that bad, maybe mispelled words thats all. Enjoy~
Chapter 7: прощайте part 1
Objective: Locate the President
Date: October 12, 2016 - 22:13:08
Location: The outskirts of Bulgaria
The crescent moon lingered in the sky, its ray covered by pitch black clouds. The blades of the Little Bird Helicopter seemed to echo throughout this empty forrest Delta Force flew over, giving everyone a sickened feeling.
Scarlet's feet dangled off the edge like noodles. The wind blew across her cheeks and slightly brushed her bangs, the sound of it whistling past her ears. Despite being a soldier, the girl inside of her couldn't help but be a little nervous. This was her first mission at night after all; and from what the FNG's heard about night time mission, nothing about it seems pretty. If anything, it only made things more tense.
As the helicopter got closer to the objective point, the FNG let out a long sigh. The trees they flew over began to vanish and soon there was a long field of tall grass. In the distance, Scarlet could see a tall castle-like building made entirely out of faded gray bricks, a giant bob-wired fence surrounding it. That was their location.
Delta Force's objective was to break into the Russian HQ and hack into one of the computers and find out the President's location. Though the objective itself sounds pretty easy, the mission wasn't going to be as simple as most people may think. If they're noticed and the whole HQ goes into a frenzy, the intel for the president's location can be changed in a second. Also, being as there is only four people breaking into a head quarters full of Russian soldiers, if they're spotted, it'll be almost impossible for all of them to make it out.
The helicopter landed in a grassy field about three miles from the castle. The Delta Force exited there only transportation as they placed a magazine into their gun. The grass went up to the soldier's shoulders, making things a bit hard to see past.
"Night vision goggles on," Sandman ordered. Everyone lifted their hands above their helmets and pulled the goggles down, things appearing in a deep green. "Move up," he said.
The small group began to quickly walk through the tall grass like ninjas. They were moving so swiftly and the grass was so tall that they could barely even see each other; not to mention it was extremely quiet. Scarlet found herself following Frost who was unaware of the small girl's presence.
The FNG knew she was a soldier, but she was still a girl, and what was partly on her mind right now was what had happened yesterday for the two of them. All of last night she thought about it.
Sure she was happy but she believed she should of done more rather than some peck. We're adults for crying out loud! she shouted to herself in her mind.
"Scarlet," she heard someone whispering loudly. She blinked and saw Frost walking quickly beside her, his face covered by that mask he loved to wear so much. "What?" she asked him. "Now's not the time to be zoning out," he told her. Scarlet looked at him a little dumbfounded before she caught onto what he was trying to say. She pouted slightly.
"I wasn't zoning out. Worry about yourself," she said, walking ahead of him as she caught up with the rest of the team. Frost just sped up as he continued to quickly pace beside her. "Lighten up, I'm just making sure you don't get yourself killed. What happened to that shy and happy mood from last night?" he asked.
Her cheeks turned scarlet as she bit onto her lip. "Let's not talk about that right now you idiot," she said in an embarrassed tone of voice. "Angry now aren't we," Frost teased.
"There you two go, flirting in the middle of combat," Grinch commented. Frost looked over at him, and if it hadn't have been for his mask, Grinch would have saw a huge smirk planted on his face. "You're just jealous 'cause there ain't a girl in the world that's gonna let you flirt with her," he mocked.
"Cut the chatter, we're nearing the castle," Sandman interrupted, dashing for the giant gray bricks. The team neared the barrier between them and the castle, silence overfilling the air. Everyone pressed their backs against the wall, the moon now hidden behind the height of the castle.
Sandman walked over to Truck as he began to unzip the camoflauge backpack he wore on his back. He pulled out a black grappling gun waiting to be used. It was smaller than a regular one and besides the beige colored rope, the handle and the gun itself was pitch black and looked as if it blent into the darkness that surrounded them.
Immediately, Sandman aimed the small hook at the brick wall and pulled the trigger. The hook shot up to the top of the wall as fast as a cheetah. The hook snagged onto a piece of bob-wire, and as Sandman pulled at it, the rope tightened which made it look climbable.
He signaled for Frost to climb it, pointing at him and then up at the rope. Frost grabbed onto the rope and pulled himself up. He quickly climbed up until he reached the top, the bob-wire about two inches from his face. "You see anyone?" Sandman asked him.
Frost looked around the inside of the castle. Most of the grass was near the wall, the rest was a dirt pathway that spread out from the walls all the way to the other side of the castle where convoys, BTR's and other military equipment lie. "It's clear," Frost whispered loudly.
Pulling himself up, he found a small opening on the top of the fence. He sat on it, quickly taking his backpack off as he pulled out some plyers. He struggled slightly to cut one side of the bob-wire, but once he'd gotten that, he reached over to the oher side and cut another end off. After successfully cutting the bob-wire, he began to pull it off the brick fence.
If he hadn't had been wearing gloves, the bob-wire probably would be piercing into the palms of his hands right now. Frost pulled the bob-wire off and threw it down to the ground. "Good work, move up," Sandman said, beginning the climb up the rope as he watched Frost hop down onto the other side. Sandman hopped down next to him, Grinch, Truck, and Scarlet quickly joining them. They all pulled their silenced M4a1's from their waist and looked around, making sure that no one was around.
"Follow me," Sandman said, taking point. Everyone followed him over to the wall of the castle. Once they reached the end, they could hear what sounded like a group of men speaking in Russian. There footsteps were loud, but then it began to grow more quiet.
Sandman poked his head out slightly and saw two men standing near a cluster of convoys, taking a smoke as they laughed to one another. The Master Sergeant tapped Frost on the shoulder as he signaled for his attention. "You take the one on the left, I'll take the one on the right," he said.
The two soldiers crouched down low and aimed there weapons at the men. Frost stared through his scope and shot the Russian enemy in his head, parts of his skull colliding with the dirt covered ground as he fell. Before the other man could have time to react, Sandman shot him. Two bullets went straight through his forehead, sending him tumbling to the ground next to his fallen comrade.
"Nice shot," Scarlet complimented. Grinch and Truck dashed over to the bodies, pulling them under the convoy so no one could find them.
The group ran through the convoys which were grouped together like a maze. Luckily for Team Metal there intel was accurate; meaning that the Russian guards weren't patrolling the back part of the castle.
Pass the convoys, the team ran toward the wall of the castle once more. They duck low as they passed some windows, the voice of about five men filling the air. Delta Force reached the backdoor which was made out of hard, bulletproof steel.
Sandman slowly walked over to the door. "I'll take care of this," he said. He knocked on the back door, and immediately he pulled his gun up. The door opened. Sandman shoved his shoulder into it, slamming it into the culprit who decided to let him in. He then shot him in the head, picked him up and used him as a shield.
He shot everyone in the room, killing them quickly as they tumbled to the floor in agony. The rest of Team Metal walked into the castle, their combat boots tapping against the hard and gray linoleum flooring. The room they were in had a round table with documents on it, a few metal chairs lying on the floor and spread across the room. On both left and right was a long and narrow hallway with a few doors in them.
"Which way do we go?" Scarlet asked.
"We're going to have to split up," Sandman said. "Frost, you, Triuck and Grinch take the left flank. Scarlet, you're with me," he said.
"Hey wait a second," Frost interrupted. "Why does she have to go with you?" he asked. Sandman looked at Frost like he was crazy, a giant frown forming on his face. "I don't know, why does it matter? Either way we don't have time to argue about this, if we get found out we're all screwed. Now let's go," he said, starting down his hallway. Scarlet chased after him, watching as he opened the only door in their hallway.
Grinch pat Frost's shoulder as he made his way down the hallway. "Relax Frost, if Sandman wanted anything with Scarlet he surely wouldn't try it in the middle of a mission," he said. Frost nodded, agreeing with him totally.
The three slowely made their way down the hallway as they saw about four doors on boths sides of them. Frost opened the first door, seeing that no one was in it. The room was completely empty from humans and objects. "Clear," he said.
Grinch did the exact same thing on the opposite side of him. The room he opened was full of shelves and books, but no soldiers. "Clear," he responded. They continued down the hallway until they reached the final door on the left. They opened it and were not shocked to see another hallway.
Meanwhile, Scarlet and Sandman were making their way down a dark hallway. The lighting was very bad where they were, but bright enough to where they didn't need to use their night vision goggles. The hallway was empty, there weren't even any doors. Sandman was growing wary.
"Stay close Scarlet," he whispered. "OK," she responded, taking a few more steps closer until she was only about an inch away from him. The two soldiers reached the end of the hallway, a giant steel door standing before them.
Sandman reached his hand out for the handle. He pulled it open slowely, Scarlet covering him as she aimed her gun at the door.
Once the door was open, they could hear Russian language being yelled from all over the place. Sandman quikcly pulled his gun up and looked around, seeing about ten Russians spread across the room, struggling to lift their weapons up. "Take 'em out!" the Master Sergeant ordered.
Him and Scarlet shot at everyone in the room, using one bullet for each target. Every hostile before them fell, their blood painting the gray linoleum.
In the room were about a dozen computer screens spread all acorss the room, computer wires going to the center. Scarlet walked inside and went over to the monitors as she observed them. "These are survalince cameras," she exclaimed.
Sandman grinned, walking over to one of the computers as he began to hack into its systems. "Shit," he muttered. "We need to move fast, they might have already signaled for back up. And if so it won't matter if we get the data or not, we'll have to go," he said. "I'm going to contact Frost and tell them to come down here," he said.
While he was hacking into the computer and calling Frost, Scarlet observed the door. The FNG could hear something on the other side. She slowly walked over to it, lifting her gun up slightly. Scarlet reached the door as she slowly pulled it open.
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Frost, Truck and Grinch had just finished clearing out one of the rooms they'd gone it. So far they've seen nothing that would be useful for them. Frost was starting to believe that they'd gone the wrong way.
Suddenly, the walkie talkie dangling on Frost's waist came on. "Frost," it was Sandman.
"What's the problem?" Frost responded. "You guys have to meet up with us. I'm hacking into the program right now, but I think they know that we're here. So you guys need to hurry up and-"
Sandman was cut off by something that sounded like machine guns being fired.
I was trying to be really descriptive with the situations they were going through, I hope I didn't make it too boring. Oh and buh, buh, buh! Another cliff hanger, I must really be torturing you guys with those. I promise I'll try and post the next chapter a little quicker (at least quicker than this chapter). So Stay Tune~
