Rainbow Six Siege: Shattered Skies

Chapter 8

Evidence

"Maxim…"

"MAXIM!"

I picked up my head looking at Six.

"Maxim, I understand how hard this is for you and your, but I need you to run by what you found one last time. I need to make sure I have all the facts right. What did you find in that restaurant?"
I leaned forward in his chair taking a slow sip water.

I started from the beginning again…

…

"Bravo."

"N.P. zero six two six three four."

"Charlie."

"Ninety-degree grid."

"Hotel."

"Surface."

"Juliet."

"Thirty-six hundred seconds."

"Kilo ten degrees."

"Romeo three point zero centigrade…."

"Fuze, turn your radio down." Tachanka hissed from behind me.

I studied my map of the area. My coordinates matched up with the intel we were given.

This was definitely the place.

Seeing the bombed-out restaurant gave me chills. It was a true demonstration of what our fire support was truly capable of, but I never thought it would be used against our own people. The dead roaches and body parts laying everywhere only added to my anxiety.

After checking with Glaz to make sure the area was clear I ordered the squad to move up toward the restaurant. Once we reached the restaurant, I gave the order to fan out and begin the primary search.

The inside of the restaurant looked something out of a horror movie. More dead roaches were scattered in the rubble. There was a giant hole in the ceiling caused by the blast. With every passing minute, the more hope I lost in finding our friends alive.

I watched Tachanka wander off toward the back of the restaurant. Fuze, Jager and I searched from the point of impact from the shell and out.

"Maxim. I found something." Fuze said from one corner of the restaurant.

I made my way over to where Fuze was standing. He was shining a light on a pile of rubble. I studied the rocks trying to see what was so special about them.

"Don't you see?" Fuze asked.

"Fuze, it's just a pile of rocks."

Fuze knelt down a pointed at what looked two separate piles and a gap in between them.

"Somebody was buried here and escaped."

I studied the rocks with greater detail. Fuze was right.

"It could've been a roach that survived the blast." I argued.

"No roach this early in the epidemic could have the strength to unbury itself and escape. I only one person who could withstand such in impeccable odds…"

"Zofia." I cut him off.

"Correct."

I looked past the hole in the rubble. There were drag marks in the dirt along with some traces of blood. They led all the way to the exit before being washed away by the rain.

"Hey guys I found footprints over here." Jager called out from another end of the restaurant.

I walked over to Jager who was shining his flashlight on footprints in the rubble.

They too made their way to the exit.

Fuze jogged over to us and studied the footprints.

"Boys, I think they survived the blast."

…

"So, you think that Grim Sky survived the blast and escaped?"

"I'm certain of it. I tried to question Eliza to see if she saw anything, but she was too out of it to even remember anything."

"I'm sorry what happened Maxim."

I didn't speak. I didn't want to talk about it.

"Maxim, are you sure you want to go back in there after everything that happened?"

"Yes." I said in a low voice. I wanted to end this parasite. It killed my friends. It killed so many innocent people and I was tired of it all. I just wanted it to end. I wanted to save what was left and so did the rest of my team.

"And your team backs your decision?" She asked.

"Yes." I said confidently.

Six stood and put a hand on my shoulder.

"Okay. I'll get you a chopper, but remember about that air strike that's coming in? It'll be coming in a few hours, so you don't have much time." She said.

"We understand the risks Six."