Chapter 36- One Way Out
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"Bear, watch our six" Shadow ordered as the team continued down the sidewalk. Bear swung his SAW around and made sure the Spetznaz they had just encountered were not following them. Stepping over bodies of LPR and Government troops, the team had their eyes set on the hotel. "We get in, we get out. Understood?"
"Fucking hooah." was Ute's reply as he stepped over another body.
"I got movement on our right." Mutt barked as he raised his DMR. He aimed at his intended target, three Government soldiers approaching the team. The troops raised their R16's, but Mutt fired twice. One bullet struck a soldier in the chest and the final round ended his life with a bullet to his forehead. The other two hesitated after their friend's death and could not pull the trigger. They paid dearly as Bear's SAW opened fire and cut them down. The team continued to approach the hotel and their luck had not run out just yet as there was still no sign of the remaining Spetznaz.
"Let's pick up the pace." Shadow ordered as he began to jog toward the target. His teammates followed him closely keeping their weapons ready for any attack. Only a few seconds later, gunfire erupted from behind them. Two of the Spetznaz had exited the hotel and were pursuing the operators. Ute responded with a volley of his own, the shots missed but it slowed down the pursuers for a second. Once the enemies regained their balance, they retaliated against the Americans. One bullet struck the wall near Shadow, sending the team leader to a knee. When he stood up, Bear was already driving the Russians into cover with his SAW. "Run!" he screamed as he took off toward the hotel. Mutt watched as one of the Russian operators peaked out from behind the wall to fire on the team. The sniper aimed his DMR and fired, he watched his bullet strike the Russian's hand. The man dropped his rifle and gripped his injured hand as he collapsed against the wall. The remaining Russian jumped out of cover to fire, but was instantly running back for the same cover to avoid Bear's SAW. Mutt squeezed Bear's shoulder to let him know it was time to go. Bear swung the SAW around and sprinted for the hotel. Mutt popped of a few more rounds before heading in the same direction. Shadow lowered his shoulder and broke through the glass door. The soldier in the lobby was startled by Shadow barging in through the glass door with reckless abandon. The operator fell to the side and skidded to a halt a few feet later, just as the soldier turned around and took aim. But the enemy was tackled by Ute, who had unsheathed his karambit. The two landed with a thud and Ute swiftly thrust the knife right under the chin. The soldier tensed before passing away. Seconds later, Bear and Mutt entered the room as Shadow picked himself up.
"You're welcome for saving your ass." Ute joked as Shadow swept the glass off his armor.
"I had him on the ropes." Shadow commented, panting. The conversation was broken up by Bear as he called for the elevator and the team waited. When it arrived, Shadow ordered it to head to the third floor. The elevator sounded off with a ding as the doors parted and the team continued to a conference room. The room was silent from outside and was unguarded. "Ute, check the door." Shadow ordered, standing beside the door with the other two stacking up behind him. Ute ran his hand over the cracks in the door and then the handle.
"Clear." Ute reported, placing his back against the wall.
"Kick the door in, Bear." the team leader told the heavy. Bear walked over to the door and brought his leg back. With a crash, the door caved in and splintered as the operators filed into the room. It was empty, but a few chairs were overturned and the drinks were still on the table.
"Looks like everyone left in a hurry." Mutt said as he began a quick search.
"Don't like this. Don't like this at all." Shadow said wearily. Bear picked up one of the drinks and sniffed it.
"Synth." Bear said with disgust as he tossed the drink aside.
"I want something of value, Bear." Shadow said with the same disgust. Suddenly, Mutt reached under the table.
"Boss, found something." Mutt said as he pulled out his find. Shadow walked over to the sniper. "It's a cell phone." The sniper tossed the small silver phone to the operator. Shadow looked over every detail, when suddenly it began to ring.
"Bear, take this one." ordered the team leader as he threw the phone over to Bear.
"Allo?" Bear answered. "Da, eto on." Bear paused, but the others could hear the person on the other side. "Ponyal. Kto moy informator?" Bear began to nod before talking again. "Spasibo. Do svidaniya." Bear hung up and turned to his teammates. "Well apparently, I am catching a flight tomorrow morning out of Johannesburg to meet an informant."
"Where's the flight headed and who's the informant?" Shadow asked.
"Washington D.C. and I'm meeting an American officer with locations of key Allied positions." Shadow felt sick to his stomach. An American was giving away information which would get American soldiers killed and possibly give the Communists the war.
"Pocket the phone, we'll get it to Glitch. But, we have to tell Collins about the rat." said Shadow as he began to storm out of the room. "Vector, this is Zulu Actual."
A deep voice came over the radio of the operators as they headed back to the elevator. "Send it, Zulu Actual."
"Fedotov was not at the meeting. I repeat, Big Red did not make it to the meeting. We need extraction now." reported Shadow as he punched the elevator's call button out of frustration.
"I'm dispatching a Pelican to your location, callsign Ahab 6-3." Vector stated systematically.
"I also need a direct line to General Collins." demanded the team leader.
A few seconds later, the general answered. "Hello?"
Shadow informed his boss of the situation. "General, there is a rat in the ranks. He was going to meet a Russian leader in D.C. tomorrow."
"What do you want me to do?" Collins asked as if he was annoyed.
"Get CIA to pull up everyone's files. FBI needs to be on watch." Shadow answered as the team exited into the lobby.
"I'll make it happen." the General hung up.
"Something doesn't add up. How have we not known about these bastards?" Ute asked as they waited for the Pelican.
"Sleeper agents?" Bear speculated.
"Negative. Sleeper agents are usually kidnapped and brainwashed in a place like Vorkuta. They would have never been allowed to get an officer rank, much less be allowed in the military." Shadow shot down the question.
"What happened to that last Spetz?" Mutt asked. But before Shadow could answer, a shot rang out which caused the operators to stumble for cover.
"There's your fucking answer." Shadow stated, becoming even more infuriated.
"I can't see him!" Bear shouted as another shot rang out and the bullet struck the door frame.
Another voice came over the radio. "This is Ahab 6-3, mark your location with red smoke." Shadow pulled out a canister and tossed it into the street. A red plume of smoke burst from the canister and began to rise. "I spot the red smoke. Is the LZ ice?"
"LZ is ice, one squirter in an unknown location." Shadow answered as the Pelican's engines could be heard getting closer. A couple of minutes later, the Pelican landed and lowered its ramp. The operators ran for dear life to the ramp and into the cargo bay. "We're in! Take us up!" Shadow yelled. The pilot raised the ramp and flew off from the scene. Mutt plopped into a seat and let his DMR crash to the ground. A mystery was unraveling right in front of his eyes. He did not want to know the answer because he knew no matter what happened, the truth would come back to bite them in the ass.
Translations and Abbreviations:
Allo?= Hello?
Da, eto on.= Yes, this is he.
Ponyal. Kto moy informator?= Understood. Who is the informant?
Spasibo. Do svidaniya.= Thank you. Goodbye
LZ= Landing Zone