"I have never advocated war except as a means of peace." Ulysses S. Grant

Chapter 21: Heat over Russia

Caucasus Mountains Daytime

"Attention British Commandos, surrender the 3 men whom were stolen from us back and your lives will be spared. I assure you make right choice given the circumstances." A Russian Ultranationalist said over the megaphone.

Then a German tells the SAS men over megaphone "Drop your weapons and surrender the taken men at once. We've got the whole village surrounded."

Price and his team advance out of the church to the village gate. "Ignore that load of bullocks. The counterattack is immanent. Cover the southern approach." Price orders. They had laid explosives on the southern approach the bad guys are coming from.

Burton radios "Sir. They're all coming up the hills. Just tell me when to do it sir."

After reaching the hillside, another Russian megaphones "We know that Ike, Roy and Marth are hiding in the village. You are surrounded, you are outmatched, and there is no hope of escape. Throw down your weapons, make it easy on yourself and we will treat you with some charity and kindness."

Price waits 5 seconds then radios "Do it." Burton tells his captain "Ka-boom!" then the explosives go off sending a number of bad guys flying.

"Open FIRE!" Price orders then starts firing on the Russians with his SCAR-H machine gun.

2 Russians and one primid charge for Eagle with AK-47s but Nikolai took care of them with his AK-74.

Soap snipes some from atop a roof with his M21 rifle. Gaz got out his G36C then picks off some advancing Zeon grunts.

With a number of Russians and Germans advancing, Gaz hears "We've got more men coming form the west!" then Price orders "Soap, get to the minigun and stop them." Soap heads to a minigun in a downed helicopter then beings firing at the attackers. "This should do the job more than ordinary guns." Soap said.

After more firings, Gaz notices something. "We've got a problem here! Head's up guys!" then several Mi-8 helicopter appear and drop off Russians, Germans and OpFors. "Bloody hell! That's a lot of helis, innit?" Gaz shouts.

Darien shoots the pilots in the foreheads then the helicopters fly out of control then crash onto the hill.

Darien saw there were more explosives planted for the bad guys coming for them. "Soaps! Get into the tavern and man our detonators. Those will slow the bad guys down now give them a go!" Darien tells Soap who is still manning the minigun.

Gaz shouts at the young SAS captain "Soap! Get off that minigun! We're falling back! You're gonna get left behind!"

Soap gets out of the downed chopper then asks Eagle "Where the hell are the detonators?"

Eagle replies loudly "There's four in the tavern. Go!" Soap goes up to the second floor and blows a house with the first detonator. He then blows up part of the road with the second. Each explosion sends bad guys in range flying to their deaths. Soap blows some more with the last 2 detonators he presses.

Soap gives a sigh of relief then Burton radios Price "Sir. We've got a massive flying reptile with a man on it and he's armed." then suffers a big wound "Bloody hell i'm hit!" then the radio statics but then the radio is turned on again "Price. Bring the lad Ike with you to the church." Ike grabs the radio from Price "Ashnard? Alive?"

Ashnard's voice tells him "Been a long time. Jacked the first caller."

Price was shocked "No. Burton!" Price breaks the radio. "Ike! Come with me to the bloody church!"

Ike follows Price to the church. Upon entering, Price see to much shock Ashnard with the mangled up corpse of Burton.

"I knew it! You were alive from the very beginning!" Ike pointed Ragnell at Ashnard.

Price aimed his SCAR-H at Ashnard. "You think it's funny that my man is dead at your feet?"

Ashnard laughs then turns to Price. "I think killing is much fun."

Ike prepared for battle and took his armor off revealing his muscular build. Ashnard took his armor off and showed his muscular build too.

"Come on boy. Let's fight!" Ashnard shouted then he and Ike charged.

(Song: Aku no Shuugeki from Hokuto no Ken)

Ike started by doing a downward swing with Ragnell which Ashnard blocked with Gurgurant. Ike then did a left swing, and a diagonal down right swing. Those were also blocked.

"You and I should know where we come from boy." Ashnard taunted.

Ashnard charged again and did a jumping up swing with his sword causing Ashnard ot lower his guard. The young lord did a right swing that gave Ashnard a big cut on his chest. The Mad King did not feel it coming.

"I never cut you since Melior Castle Mad King!" Ike shouted to Ashnard.

Ashnard smirked then charged for Ike and did a down left swing with Gurgurant. Ike quickly blocked it off. Price wanted to help out with his machine gun, but Ike told him "He's mine Price!"

The young lord and the mad king exchanged more swings until Ike at last gave a big cut to Ashnard's right arm. The Mad King put his sword away as he said "That was an impressive swordplay. Don't worry about it Ike. You'll be mine next time." then he walks off to ride off with his corrupted wyvern Rajaion.

Marth and others came in and saw Ike okay "Better late than never eh Ike?"

"How's Burton?" Gaz asked.

Price gave a thumbs down "Dead."

Then a helicopter pilot radioed Price "Bravo Six, this is Anaheim 3-6. We're now over Caucasus airspace. ETA is now 8 minutes. Be ready for pick up." Price was about to sigh in relief when the pilot came on again "We're hit, we're hit! Something cut the tail rotor on my bird!" Ike knew who it was "Ashnard."

Then the helicopter's crash warning beeps as the pilot tells "Mayday! Mayday! This is Anaheim about to go hard!" a little pause then "We're going down." The radio gives a loud sound then dies down.

"Aw that's just great! Who's gonna pick up now?" Gaz was angry.

Just then, Soap got something on his radio "SAS Bravo team, this is Virus 7-3. We just heard one of your birds go down. We'll just land a little at the bottom of the hill to avoid lock-ons, over." a helicopter pilot said.

Gaz hit the floor with his right foot. "Oh he's got to be taking the piss? We just busted our arses to get up here, and now the new boy wants us to go all the way back down?"

Darien had a hand out "Live with it Gaz! We have to get to the new LZ!"

Price ordered "Soap! Take point! Go!"

Soap lead the charge down the hill shooting at Russians and Primids along the way. The men their way down the hill and eventually end up where the helicopters lands. There were 3.

Out of them cover several marines who cover the men coming for their new rides. The ones leading them were a woman with blue eyes and blue hair, something attached to her hair and marines uniform, another was a blue vixen with blue hair on top and a blue flightsuit and the last was a girl with blonde hair, a ribbon on her hair and also marines uniform.

"Figured you guys needed a ride out of here." The human blue head said.

The men board the helicopters and a marine tells the human blue head "Their aboard Johanna. Krystal and Mina, you guys get aboard also." Johanna boards the one with Price aboard. Krystal boards the one with Soap and Mina boards the one with Darien and Gaz.

"We're all aboard! Let's go!" Krystal shouts to the pilots.

Krystal's pilot says "Roger that ma'am, we're outta here."

The helicopters leave the ground and escape as the Virus helicopter radios "Mansion Tower this is Virus 7-3. We got 'em and we're coming home. Over and out."

Fort Schmerzen.

Makarov observed the cameras for the salt mine the smashers are captive in with an eagle eye. Just then an OpFor comes in.

"Sir, how's our guests in there?" the OpFor says in Arabic.

Makarov sighed then says with a smile "Well done."

Just then Ashnard radios "Can't believe it Makarov. We let Ike, Marth and Roy slip through our fingers of captivity!"

Makarov tells him "Whatever escapes, my men and I can kill. Don't worry about it."

A German who failed in his Russian mission comes in. "Sir. I'm reporting on what happened in Caucasus-" before the German could finish his report, Makarov shoots him. "We already know of it." Makarov says to the dead German.

Where will the helicopters carrying Price and his team land? Find out next time!

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H.Q. Personal: Bright Noa, Col. Stanley Hargrove

Allies: Captain John Price, Darien Shields/Tuxedo Mask, Soap Mactavish, Gaz, Eagle, Nikolai, Marth, Roy, Ike, Katsuie Shibata, Keiji Maeda, Toshiie Maeda, Wei Yan, Pang Tong, Guan Ping, Jiang Wei, Officer Morrison, Officer Astrachan (K.I.A.), Officer Stuart, Officer Emery, Officer Terry, Officer Burton (K.I.A.), Morimasa Sakuma, Shogen Yamaji, Hideaki Tokuyama, Yasumasa Sakuma, Katsumasa Shibata, Nagayori Murai, Katsumitsu Fuwa, Ieyoshi Haigo, Yoritsuna Miyogi, Katsuteru Menju, Iekiyo Yasui

Villains: Emerald, General Scales, Shadow the Hedgehog, Ashnard, Blood Falcon, King Boo, Seth, Geese Howard, Liquid Snake, Revolver Ocelot, Eugeal, Mimet, Telulu, Byruit, Rubeus, Nacien, Valtome (K.I.A.), Khaled Al-Asad, Zant, Vladimir Makarov, Victor Zakhaev, Cervantes de Leon, Astaroth, Samurai Goroh, Darkrai, Ridley, Spandam, Rob Lucci, Kaku, Jyabura, Kalifa, Dozle Zabi, Garma Zabi, Jerid Messa, Kacricon Cacooler, Buran Blutarch, Itachi Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, Porky Minch, Cell, Billy Kane, Pigma Dengar, Leon Powalski, Panther Caroso, Michelo Chariot, Kyoji Kasshu