Chapter 23: Anything Can Happen
Instead of a rain of gunfire, a ladder came down.
A familiar voice came in on the communicator on Sark's wrist.
"Come in Phoenix! What the hell are you two doing down there? Jump the hell on!" Taylor said.
Sydney, followed by Sark, climbed the ladder as the chopper hovered over the building. They had just gotten inside when Taylor shot a missile at the building. A huge explosion rocked the building and the power of it even rocked the chopper. "Thank you ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has definitely left the building cause it's been rocked down!" Taylor crowed over the headphones Sark and Sydney put on.
"As much as I loved the show, was that really necessary?" Sydney asked a little peeved that she'd almost fallen out of the chopper as a result of the blast. She hated looking bad in front of Sark. When he wasn't pointing her mistakes out, he was giving her a look.
"Don't worry about it, I stole both the missile and the chopper from that sorry bunch. Didn't cost us a penny. You're going to have to torch this beautiful baby when we land at the rendezvous site, can't take it with us." Taylor said sadly. "They must have had an hidden airfield under the building." Taylor said innocently.
"You're supposed to be in America!" Sark said sharply when he could get a word in.
"Hey, who else was going to save your ass? Besides, you know our motto, we never leave our men behind." Taylor explained.
"I thought that was the Navy Seals." Said Sydney confused.
"Jesus Sark, did you tell her anything?" Taylor said laughing.
"It's on a need to know bases, and she doesn't need to know." Sark said briskly.
"Excuse me, would you mind not talking about me as if I'm not here! I just risked my life in there. Not to mention getting stuck in there for twelve hours. I need to know." Sydney said knowing full well that she'd been there for an entirely different reason. "You can either tell me now or I dig around when I get back." Sydney threatened.
"Fine, tell her." Sark said giving in.
"Yon Hee is the daughter of the four star general that heads America's Delta Force. The North Korean's kidnapped her hoping that he would retaliate using Delta Force. That's why the base wasn't heavily guarded. The North Korean's plan was to publicize the retaliation and cause embarrassment to the American military stating that Americans were always waging personal wars using Delta Force which would be believable since not much is known about who they are and what they do. Intel showed us that North Koreans already have a press conference scheduled with footage of explosions and everything. What they didn't realize was that they also kidnapped Sark's girlfriend. The general contacted Sark who in turn organized a special team recruited from the 707th Special Missions Battalion from South Korea and the Seal Teams from the US on a volunteer basis. I joined because I'm sick of going on half assed pointless missions because some politicians on the Hill decided that they know how the military should be run. We are the most powerful military force in the world and the majority of us sit around scratching our ass. Don't get me wrong, I want world peace as much as the next guy but I'm sick of doing nothing where there are men and women out there that needs protecting. You know what I mean? Anyways, the South Koreans jumped at the chance of being able to blow up some of the North Korean instillations knowing that because of the kidnapping they'd brought themselves within terrorist jurisdiction. If Sark hasn't told you already how much a genius he is, he did it all in two days. Fucking amazing huh? The North Koreans went out fishing but they brought in the wrong fish. Wait until the North Koreans discover that it was the South Korean's who rescued Yon Hee and destroyed three of the 'secret bases' using their own weapons to do it." Taylor stopped talking and immersed himself in that happy thought.
Sark and Sydney had remained silent through Taylor's spiel. Sydney was still reeling from the comment about Yon Hee being Sark's girfriend. She'd known that they shared a friendship but a relationship? She tried to remember what Yon Hee looked like and all she could remember was that she had been incredibly beautiful, and obviously very smart.
"So Sydney, how about you and me getting some grub when we get back to the States?" Taylor asked interrupting her thoughts.
"I'd love to." Sydney began but Sark interrupted her.
"She's taken." He said sharply.
"Hey! Let the lady speak for herself!" Complained Taylor.
"I would love to but I need to visit a close friend at the hospital when I get back." Sydney said smiling.
"Ah, I see." Taylor said a little disappointed.
"I do have a friend that I would like to set you up with." Sydney said thinking about Francie and her dry dating spell since she'd got rid of the JERK. The JERK was the name that Sydney had dubbed Francie's last serious boyfriend who had cheated on her. "She's opening a restaurant in two weeks called FSW. I can introduce you if you're interested."
"Are you kidding, food is my favorite thing in the world!" Taylor said smiling. The man had perfect teeth.
Sydney usually made it a rule never to let the lines between her private and professional life blur but had a good feeling about Taylor. "I'll make you a deal, if you can get me to back into the states in less then 8 hours, I'll build you up to Francie."
"You've got yourself a deal." Taylor said.
"And Taylor, as far as Francie knows, I work as a banking consultant for a company called Credit Suisse and we met on the plane to Los Angeles." Sydney had to force herself to breath after his two thumbs up which caused the helo to lurch. Vaughn was going to be safe, she told herself and allowed herself to relax. She wondered what he was going to say before the doors had opened. She looked over at him and was surprise to see him with his eyes closed. She let him sleep, after all he had let her sleep uninterrupted for almost ten hours.
After a quick switch into a four-seater stealth plane, they took off as the helo exploded below them eliciting an exaggerated groan from Taylor. He did a quick upside down bypass as a salute and then set off for the South and North Korean boarder. He was only 5 minutes away from the border when there was a high-pitched beep.
"Damn!" Taylor said. "Hold on to your hats, we've got company." The plane did a quick swerve to avoid an incoming MiG. Sydney was glad that she hadn't eaten anything recently. Two MiG-21's flew to either side of the plane and another stayed behind them. Then another MiG flew above them and stayed there effectively boxing their plane in.
Sark got onto the radio to speak to their unwanted escorts. He spoke in Korean. "We are on a special mission for General Dao, do not fire!" The leader of the planes responded with a terse. "We were not told of any special missions."
"That would defeat the purpose of a secret mission wouldn't it?" Taylor responded and received a glare from Sark.
"Land at Nuchonri air base while we verify your purpose." The voice ordered.
"No time, contact General Xing and let him know that we are under orders from General Dao regarding project 6PI10." Sark told the North Korean pilot authoritatively.
"Sark we have four South Korean F-4s 7 minutes away, they want to know if we need assistance." Taylor said in American.
"Tell them not to cross into North Korean airspace!" Sark ordered.
They were 2 minutes away from the border when the North Korean pilot contacted them. "You have been cleared, you may proceed. There are four enemy planes that are approaching the border, we will keep them occupied while you cross."
"Yes, keep them occupied but do not cross into South Korean airspace, we don't want to start a war, not while they are on good terms with the U.S." Sark replied.
As Sark had orchestrated the North and South Korean pilots played chicken with each other as the plane crossed into South Korea.
7 hours and 58 minutes later they arrived by chopper at the CIA hospital. When Sydney rushed into the room where Vaughn was suppose to be, all she found was a nurse changing the sheets.
"Where is he?" Sydney cried panicked.
"I'm sorry miss, he passed away a half an hour ago." The nurse said.
Instead of a rain of gunfire, a ladder came down.
A familiar voice came in on the communicator on Sark's wrist.
"Come in Phoenix! What the hell are you two doing down there? Jump the hell on!" Taylor said.
Sydney, followed by Sark, climbed the ladder as the chopper hovered over the building. They had just gotten inside when Taylor shot a missile at the building. A huge explosion rocked the building and the power of it even rocked the chopper. "Thank you ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has definitely left the building cause it's been rocked down!" Taylor crowed over the headphones Sark and Sydney put on.
"As much as I loved the show, was that really necessary?" Sydney asked a little peeved that she'd almost fallen out of the chopper as a result of the blast. She hated looking bad in front of Sark. When he wasn't pointing her mistakes out, he was giving her a look.
"Don't worry about it, I stole both the missile and the chopper from that sorry bunch. Didn't cost us a penny. You're going to have to torch this beautiful baby when we land at the rendezvous site, can't take it with us." Taylor said sadly. "They must have had an hidden airfield under the building." Taylor said innocently.
"You're supposed to be in America!" Sark said sharply when he could get a word in.
"Hey, who else was going to save your ass? Besides, you know our motto, we never leave our men behind." Taylor explained.
"I thought that was the Navy Seals." Said Sydney confused.
"Jesus Sark, did you tell her anything?" Taylor said laughing.
"It's on a need to know bases, and she doesn't need to know." Sark said briskly.
"Excuse me, would you mind not talking about me as if I'm not here! I just risked my life in there. Not to mention getting stuck in there for twelve hours. I need to know." Sydney said knowing full well that she'd been there for an entirely different reason. "You can either tell me now or I dig around when I get back." Sydney threatened.
"Fine, tell her." Sark said giving in.
"Yon Hee is the daughter of the four star general that heads America's Delta Force. The North Korean's kidnapped her hoping that he would retaliate using Delta Force. That's why the base wasn't heavily guarded. The North Korean's plan was to publicize the retaliation and cause embarrassment to the American military stating that Americans were always waging personal wars using Delta Force which would be believable since not much is known about who they are and what they do. Intel showed us that North Koreans already have a press conference scheduled with footage of explosions and everything. What they didn't realize was that they also kidnapped Sark's girlfriend. The general contacted Sark who in turn organized a special team recruited from the 707th Special Missions Battalion from South Korea and the Seal Teams from the US on a volunteer basis. I joined because I'm sick of going on half assed pointless missions because some politicians on the Hill decided that they know how the military should be run. We are the most powerful military force in the world and the majority of us sit around scratching our ass. Don't get me wrong, I want world peace as much as the next guy but I'm sick of doing nothing where there are men and women out there that needs protecting. You know what I mean? Anyways, the South Koreans jumped at the chance of being able to blow up some of the North Korean instillations knowing that because of the kidnapping they'd brought themselves within terrorist jurisdiction. If Sark hasn't told you already how much a genius he is, he did it all in two days. Fucking amazing huh? The North Koreans went out fishing but they brought in the wrong fish. Wait until the North Koreans discover that it was the South Korean's who rescued Yon Hee and destroyed three of the 'secret bases' using their own weapons to do it." Taylor stopped talking and immersed himself in that happy thought.
Sark and Sydney had remained silent through Taylor's spiel. Sydney was still reeling from the comment about Yon Hee being Sark's girfriend. She'd known that they shared a friendship but a relationship? She tried to remember what Yon Hee looked like and all she could remember was that she had been incredibly beautiful, and obviously very smart.
"So Sydney, how about you and me getting some grub when we get back to the States?" Taylor asked interrupting her thoughts.
"I'd love to." Sydney began but Sark interrupted her.
"She's taken." He said sharply.
"Hey! Let the lady speak for herself!" Complained Taylor.
"I would love to but I need to visit a close friend at the hospital when I get back." Sydney said smiling.
"Ah, I see." Taylor said a little disappointed.
"I do have a friend that I would like to set you up with." Sydney said thinking about Francie and her dry dating spell since she'd got rid of the JERK. The JERK was the name that Sydney had dubbed Francie's last serious boyfriend who had cheated on her. "She's opening a restaurant in two weeks called FSW. I can introduce you if you're interested."
"Are you kidding, food is my favorite thing in the world!" Taylor said smiling. The man had perfect teeth.
Sydney usually made it a rule never to let the lines between her private and professional life blur but had a good feeling about Taylor. "I'll make you a deal, if you can get me to back into the states in less then 8 hours, I'll build you up to Francie."
"You've got yourself a deal." Taylor said.
"And Taylor, as far as Francie knows, I work as a banking consultant for a company called Credit Suisse and we met on the plane to Los Angeles." Sydney had to force herself to breath after his two thumbs up which caused the helo to lurch. Vaughn was going to be safe, she told herself and allowed herself to relax. She wondered what he was going to say before the doors had opened. She looked over at him and was surprise to see him with his eyes closed. She let him sleep, after all he had let her sleep uninterrupted for almost ten hours.
After a quick switch into a four-seater stealth plane, they took off as the helo exploded below them eliciting an exaggerated groan from Taylor. He did a quick upside down bypass as a salute and then set off for the South and North Korean boarder. He was only 5 minutes away from the border when there was a high-pitched beep.
"Damn!" Taylor said. "Hold on to your hats, we've got company." The plane did a quick swerve to avoid an incoming MiG. Sydney was glad that she hadn't eaten anything recently. Two MiG-21's flew to either side of the plane and another stayed behind them. Then another MiG flew above them and stayed there effectively boxing their plane in.
Sark got onto the radio to speak to their unwanted escorts. He spoke in Korean. "We are on a special mission for General Dao, do not fire!" The leader of the planes responded with a terse. "We were not told of any special missions."
"That would defeat the purpose of a secret mission wouldn't it?" Taylor responded and received a glare from Sark.
"Land at Nuchonri air base while we verify your purpose." The voice ordered.
"No time, contact General Xing and let him know that we are under orders from General Dao regarding project 6PI10." Sark told the North Korean pilot authoritatively.
"Sark we have four South Korean F-4s 7 minutes away, they want to know if we need assistance." Taylor said in American.
"Tell them not to cross into North Korean airspace!" Sark ordered.
They were 2 minutes away from the border when the North Korean pilot contacted them. "You have been cleared, you may proceed. There are four enemy planes that are approaching the border, we will keep them occupied while you cross."
"Yes, keep them occupied but do not cross into South Korean airspace, we don't want to start a war, not while they are on good terms with the U.S." Sark replied.
As Sark had orchestrated the North and South Korean pilots played chicken with each other as the plane crossed into South Korea.
7 hours and 58 minutes later they arrived by chopper at the CIA hospital. When Sydney rushed into the room where Vaughn was suppose to be, all she found was a nurse changing the sheets.
"Where is he?" Sydney cried panicked.
"I'm sorry miss, he passed away a half an hour ago." The nurse said.
