Ray and Brock were the first to approach the target locations. They stayed a good distance away, in order to avoid being spotted, but were still close enough to know what they were up against.
"Bravo two to Bravo one, we've reached location. We got eyes on 4 men outside a rather large building. Appears to only be one way in and one way out." Ray radioed to Jason.
"Good copy, Bravo two. Hold steady until we arrive. We're about 4 mikes out." Jason relayed back.
"Copy Bravo one." Ray said as he returned to scanning the area for anything he or Brock might have missed.
About 3 minutes later, a vehicle pulled up outside the door, blocking Ray and Brock's potential shots to the men essentially guarding the door. "Dammit, I don't have a clear shot." Brock grumbled to Ray.
"I think that's the least of our worries. Look, those are the guys that took Clay, and Clay's not with them." Ray replied in a similar tone.
Brock looked closer at the men, recognizing 6 of the 15 men who had taken Clay. "Where's the rest of them? Why don't they have Clay?"
"I don't know, but something doesn't feel right. There-" Ray started to say as Jason came on over the radio.
"Bravo one to Bravo two, location reached. I'm seeing more than 4 men…" Jason said.
"Bravo one, they just pulled up. Something's off. We're headed towards your direction now." Ray said.
"Copy Bravo two." Jason replied as he waited for Ray and Brock to reach them.
Clay's Location – Time in Isolation: Two hours
The first hour, Clay did anything he could to help pass the time. He would talk to himself, sing any song that popped into his head, anything to try to make the time go by quicker. That only kept him occupied for a little bit though before he got bored, so he just sat there, on his bed, looking forward into the darkness, which was extremely eerie.
He started thinking about life outside of this hell hole. Thinking about how things could have possibly been different with Stella, why things with his father were at an all time low. Speaking of his father, would Ash even miss him if by some chance Bravo never found him. What if they never found him? Would they miss him? Would they move on and forget about him?
His mind ran wild and he became way more anxious than he otherwise would have been. He had no idea how long it had been or how much longer he would be in here.
With nothing else to do, he laid down. Laying down reminded him how cold he was. He had been stripped down to nothing but a t-shirt and his underwear. They were a little higher up on the mountain than the original target location, something he noticed by the snow on the ground before they forced him inside and despite being stuck inside a cement box, he could still feel a nip in the air.
As he began to shiver, he was reminded how sore he was. He was still convinced nothing was broke, but he knew he had to be covered in cuts and bruises. They were already beginning to form before he was thrown into this cement box. He wished there was some sort of light so he could see how much more prominent they became.
The next thing that popped into his mind was his ankle. It hurt like a bitch and the ONLY upside to being trapped in here was not having to put any weight on it. He ran his hands over it, trying to confirm his suspicions of nothing being broken, but didn't like what he found. His ankle felt huge and sore to the touch. There was nothing he could do for it from in here though.
Exhaustion finally kicked in and he let it take over, hoping that by the time he wakes up his team would be there to rescue him from this hell.
Bravo's Location
"What do you mean somethings off?" Jason asked Ray as he and Brock reunited with the rest of the team minus Clay.
"Those 6 guys just pulled up." Ray pointed to the guys standing by the vehicle. "They were there when Clay was taken."
"I thought you said there were 15 guys?" Trent asked.
"There were. That's why I think somethings off. Where are the rest of the 15? My guess, wherever we find them, we find Clay. There has to be another location." Ray said.
Jason thought about it for a moment. It made sense, but he had a hard time believing there could be a building somewhere else on the mountain. He also knew Ray was extremely adamant that there was another location and that's where Clay had to be.
"Havoc this is Bravo one." Jason radioed in.
"Go ahead Bravo one." Blackburn said over the radio, hoping for an update that they had found Clay.
"We're thinking there is a second location somewhere on the mountain. ISR pick anything up?" Jason asked.
Blackburn looked over to Davis who was searching through their video feed.
"We're looking now. What makes you think there's another location?" Blackburn asked.
This time it was Ray who responded. "Only 6 of the 15 guys who took Clay showed up here. Clay wasn't with them."
At that moment, Davis came back on the radio. "Bravo one, I'm not seeing any other buildings, but there does appear to be some movement a little higher up on the other side of the mountain."
Jason cursed and mumbled under his breath "Of course there is." He then radioed back in to command. "How far is it?"
"Approximately a day and half's hike, considering everything goes to plan." Davis replied.
"Requesting permission to head to that location." Jason asked.
"Permission granted, but only after this first location has been secured." Blackburn knew Jason wasn't going to like that answer.
"No offense sir, that's going to take some time. Time that Clay may not have. God only knows what they're doing to him up there or if this prick sold him already. You know how much he can get for someone like Clay!? They're not gonna sit on him, they're going to want to sell him as quick as possible." Jason was pissed.
"Understood, Bravo one. We'll keep an eye on the location, taking note of everyone that comes and goes. For now, your mission is to secure the current location." Blackburn said firmly, letting Jason know he was serious.
"He ain't letting us go?" Sonny asked annoyed.
"Not until this location is secured." Jason huffed. "Let's get a move on. We don't have time to waste. I want control of this building in no more than a half hour." Jason instructed. "The sooner it's ours, the sooner we can go get our man back."
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