Chapter 2
8:15 A.M. Military research facility, near Nome, Alaska
Flame and Andrea moved past the guards silently in Stealth Camo. As the climbed down the other wall, Flame drew his SOCOM and jumped the rest of the way down. Andrea climbed the rest of the way down and crouche next to Flame. She crouched there and understood why he had dropped down. She heard the sound of approaching helicopters. "What are they?" she asked. "I think KA-60s." Flame replied. "Are you sure she asked with surprise. "Yeah," he said, "I would know those sounds anywhere." They looked up and saw two men sliding down ropes out of one chopper and two more out of another. "Oh hell," they both whispered in unison. The men started firing their silenced R5s at the guards. Another batch of guards moved into the compound and they heard the sounds of guns firing and people letting out their lasts cries of pain. As they stood there they received a call from Snake. Snake: "You guys OK?" Both: "Yeah." Flame: "You know who they are?" Snake: "Not really." Andrea: "They look like mercenaries." Snake: "I would call them Gurlukovich's crew, but they died in the Big Shell incident." Flame: "I know. Think they're Chinese?" Snake: "I'm gonna send a picture to Otacon and have him check it out." Both: "OK." What are we gonna do, bro?" asked Andrea. "Continue the mission," he replied. "Maybe we should go to the armory." she suggested. "No, Snake said meet up in Hangar 3," he replied. "OK," she sighed.
8:15 A.M., Hangar 3
Flame and Andrea enter the hangar cautiously. Inside is an AH-64 Apache and three UH-1N Huey. Snake is in the back looking at the fuel supply. "These may be our ticket out of here when the mission ends," he says dully. They both look at the choopers and wonder if Snake could really fly them. "OK, listen up. We're gonna go in. I'll go downstairs and you two go upstairs. Find a place to hide if you see any one coming. Shoot only if you have to. No point in alerting them. Shoot out their radios if you do have to kill them. Got it?" he finished. "Yeah," they replied in unison.
8:25 A.M., Back of facility
Flame took his SOCOM and blew the lock off of he door. He slowly walks in with Andrea following close behind with her USP out and ready to fire. "I'm afraid," she whispers to her brother. "Why?" he whispers back. "Because I've never killed someone. I've just tranqed them," she whispers with a slight quaver to her voice. "Then let me shoot them and you turn your head," he suggests in a whisper. "OK." They continue down the hallway with heightened senses. At the end of the hall, around a corner, a guard sits on the staircase with a magazine. Flame carefully aims his gun and blows the guards brains out through the back of his head. He takes out his AP Sensor and checks for other enemies. He makes sure there are none and heads up the stairs with Andrea in tow. "OK, we're at the 2nd floor. We need to get to the General's office. It's down this hallway," Andrea nods her head and checks her gun. Her eyes are wide as she peeks down the hall. They move down it and get to a door marked "General's Office". Flame opens the door and enters. There's a desk and two chairs in front of the desk. There is a man slumped over the desk with a hole between his eyes and a M9 in his left hand. "He died quick," Flame murmurs. Andrea just hangs back in the doorway. "Close the door Andy," Flame commands. She closes the door and sinks dwn next to it with her arms around her knees. Flame moves next to the body and pulls it away from the desk.
8:15 A.M. Military research facility, near Nome, Alaska
Flame and Andrea moved past the guards silently in Stealth Camo. As the climbed down the other wall, Flame drew his SOCOM and jumped the rest of the way down. Andrea climbed the rest of the way down and crouche next to Flame. She crouched there and understood why he had dropped down. She heard the sound of approaching helicopters. "What are they?" she asked. "I think KA-60s." Flame replied. "Are you sure she asked with surprise. "Yeah," he said, "I would know those sounds anywhere." They looked up and saw two men sliding down ropes out of one chopper and two more out of another. "Oh hell," they both whispered in unison. The men started firing their silenced R5s at the guards. Another batch of guards moved into the compound and they heard the sounds of guns firing and people letting out their lasts cries of pain. As they stood there they received a call from Snake. Snake: "You guys OK?" Both: "Yeah." Flame: "You know who they are?" Snake: "Not really." Andrea: "They look like mercenaries." Snake: "I would call them Gurlukovich's crew, but they died in the Big Shell incident." Flame: "I know. Think they're Chinese?" Snake: "I'm gonna send a picture to Otacon and have him check it out." Both: "OK." What are we gonna do, bro?" asked Andrea. "Continue the mission," he replied. "Maybe we should go to the armory." she suggested. "No, Snake said meet up in Hangar 3," he replied. "OK," she sighed.
8:15 A.M., Hangar 3
Flame and Andrea enter the hangar cautiously. Inside is an AH-64 Apache and three UH-1N Huey. Snake is in the back looking at the fuel supply. "These may be our ticket out of here when the mission ends," he says dully. They both look at the choopers and wonder if Snake could really fly them. "OK, listen up. We're gonna go in. I'll go downstairs and you two go upstairs. Find a place to hide if you see any one coming. Shoot only if you have to. No point in alerting them. Shoot out their radios if you do have to kill them. Got it?" he finished. "Yeah," they replied in unison.
8:25 A.M., Back of facility
Flame took his SOCOM and blew the lock off of he door. He slowly walks in with Andrea following close behind with her USP out and ready to fire. "I'm afraid," she whispers to her brother. "Why?" he whispers back. "Because I've never killed someone. I've just tranqed them," she whispers with a slight quaver to her voice. "Then let me shoot them and you turn your head," he suggests in a whisper. "OK." They continue down the hallway with heightened senses. At the end of the hall, around a corner, a guard sits on the staircase with a magazine. Flame carefully aims his gun and blows the guards brains out through the back of his head. He takes out his AP Sensor and checks for other enemies. He makes sure there are none and heads up the stairs with Andrea in tow. "OK, we're at the 2nd floor. We need to get to the General's office. It's down this hallway," Andrea nods her head and checks her gun. Her eyes are wide as she peeks down the hall. They move down it and get to a door marked "General's Office". Flame opens the door and enters. There's a desk and two chairs in front of the desk. There is a man slumped over the desk with a hole between his eyes and a M9 in his left hand. "He died quick," Flame murmurs. Andrea just hangs back in the doorway. "Close the door Andy," Flame commands. She closes the door and sinks dwn next to it with her arms around her knees. Flame moves next to the body and pulls it away from the desk.