Chapter 1: Welcome to Black Mesa
Jack looked out of the window .
"So, this is the Research facility...."
Just a few days ago, a terrorist group, made up of a few parties, including the l337 Krew, took the Facility hostage. It was proven to be very vital apparently: otherwise, they wouldn't be sending this large team of counter-terrorists.
It was not just the America Delta Ops that were in this. The British SAS, the Russian Spetsnaz, even a certain French unit, were all involved apparently. To be more precise, the organization, code named 'Initiative: Counterstrike' was set up by the U.N. as a coalition of the top elite counter-terrorists in the world.
Their mission: to terminate terrorism, where ever it may be.
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Jack Callough, British SAS, Master Sergeant, degree in marksmanship, and weaponry usage.
"Hey Jack, I can't stand this bullshit."
"Yeah.It's f***ing smelly in this damn APC !"
"It's pretty f***-up man ."
Jack laughed, as the two soldiers continued their trash.
"Alright troops ! We are now at the BMRF ! Your mission is to get in there, whop terrorist ass, save all the hostage, and ensure that nothing, ABSOLUTLELY nothing , goes wrong !"
"Sir, yes sir !"
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"Alright men, listen up ! We have just received word from Intel
that you will all have a first mission, as a team !"
"What's the crap about ?"
"Some terrorists have taken hostage a top secret facility in New Mexico, apparently
called the Black mesa research Facility. The facility does research into theoretical
physics, especially in anom.....ano... oh damn it, some weird shit."
Jack's worst fears had been confirmed. Rumours had already ben going
on in the base concerning a possible mission in some place called 'Black
mesa.'
"It is of utmost priority that all hostage are to be saved. Apparently, it seems to be that a large number of terrorists, practically an army.."
"What the.....did you say ARMY ?"
"Yes. A large number of terrorists have been located throughout the facility. Although they are of different origins, some being Colombian, some from the Russian Mafia, why, even the L337 krew, have all been found to be involved.
Best of all, it seems to be that they are working together."
"Why the hell are they doing so ?"
"God knows, but, there must be something so beneficial in that damned lab that
they want."
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So far the mission was going well, Jack thought.
A few stray terrorists, nothing else.
What was this whole hullabaloo over a terrorist army overtaking the base ?
Suddenly, there was a message coming in from a nearby radio.
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Jack and his squad boarded a tram that led to the some weird area that dealt
in research of 'Anomalous Materials'. The name rang a bell, and it should. Although
Jack couldn't pronounce the name, he knew full well what it would mean to him.
Apparently, there was a large number of terrorists there, and the CTs there had radioed for help.
"F*** it Jack ! They're crawling over this damn place ! WE NEED BACKUP ASAP !"
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The hacker of the team, Johnny, quickly broke into the codes of the
immense titanium doors that guarded the lab.
Within moments, the doors parted, and, the CTs crowded by the side of the doors, preparing for the assault.
Jack used hand signals, to indicate to his men to move quietly.
But, moving quietly was useless.
Amidst all the ongoing action, as the terrorists had already engaged the CTs that had moved in earlier.
The deafening noise rendered all methods of stealth impossible.
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"SHIT ! THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THEM !!!!"
Bullets ricocheted, zooming from barrel to barrel, hitting flesh and kevlar
at speeds above the very speed of sound..
MP5, AK-47, Carbine, Commando, Steyr Aug. A whole array of weapons, an added, but useless decoration, in the lights of the ongoing action.
The smell of blood, coupled with smoke and the slight smell of steel, clouded the dense area.
'FIRE IN THE HOLE !"
Smoke issued out of smoke grenades.
Flashbangs momentarily stunned the enemies.
Bodies fell to the floor, their systems terminating, the body liquids spilling forth, and staining the area surrounding them.
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Within moments, the intense battle was over.
The terrorists were ill-equipped, compared to the counter-terrorists, and they weren't well-trained apparently, so everything seemed all right.
The laboratory had been accounted for, and most of the scientists were safe.
"Great jab Jack !"
"Yeah ! We kicked their ass !"
"I love the smell of kicked ass !"
"Shut up, lame hole !"
"Well, screw you !"
Just then, they heard rumbling.
"What was that ?"
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The rumbling grew. The minor tremor that startled the men grew into a tremor.
"What the f*** !"
"This shit hole is going to blow !"
"SHIT !"
"Let's get the f*** out of here !"
"Come back here, you dick heads !"
But it was too late.
Some soldiers, and scientists, rushed to the nearby tram and boarded it. Soon, the tram was on its way.
However, to their misfortune, a green globe occurred within the tram.
And within moments, a... no. Jack couldn't describe it.
Some sort of a being was inside the tram.
And it was... shit ! It was killing them !
What the f*** was going on !
"Doc ! What the shit is going on this f***ing place ?"
"Oh God ! No it can't be ! The test chambers ! But, it was sealed off! How...."
Green globes appeared everywhere. The weird 'beings', perhaps aliens, sprouted out of these globes.
"Men ! OPEN FIRE !"
The shaking intensified. The whole lab shook.
Parts of the wall came off. Mainframes fell down. Television sets and computer monitors broke.
"Oh God...."
Jack thought his end had come, as he fell to the ground, unconscious.