By: Ominae
Rating: Most is PG-13
Disclaimer: This story takes place after Raven Shield and Athena Sword
NOTE:
RAINBOW SIX is the exclusive copyrights of Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft and Tom Clancy from their respective years. The rest of the other characters are under my jurisdiction.
I have done some extensive research regarding real-life events and/or actual special/elite units. If there are some discrepancies, please let me know so's I can correct them. Thanks.
Previously:
Ding Chavez and the rest of the veteran RAINBOW operatives have now engaged the Australian PDL cell in the outskirts of Sydney. With an engaging firefight going on between the two factions, will Sydney still be safe in the events of a possible urban war? Stay tune to this chapter to find out.
Chapter 7: Facing your inner fears
Date: April 23, 2008
Location: Inside the compound
Harris had panicked at the sight of Novikov's team, who have already arrived at the second floor of the compound. He began to spray some bullets from his Colt XM-177E1 carbine from the protection of a wall corner. The team was instinctive to hit the ground for cover and shoot at him with their UMPs. Harris quickly retreated and hid behind the wall when he noticed the barrels of their UMPs were aimed at him. He noticed an open door near him and ran inside before he locked the door from inside the room. Novikov gave out the orders to storm the nearby rooms and check them for anything of intelligence values, especially for the weapon crates.
At the first floor, Chavez and the rest of Green Team were still giving cover for Gold Team on the second floor since there were a few remaining PDL stragglers engaging the team. Earlier, Chavez and Filatov were able to gun down two PDL terrorists armed with MISR assault rifles, who were trying to rush at their position with guns blazing at them.
"Filatov! Cover me!" Chavez ducked down behind a crate and reloaded his UMP submachine gun while Filatov gave cover fire by firing on the rest of the remaining PDL terrorists hiding behind a rusted truck. Noronha was also providing some protection for Chavez from his adjacent position while blasting his UMP submachie gun at two more approaching PDL tangos armed with Owen submachine guns.
Noronha took out an M68 Fragmentation Grenade from his vest clip and removed the safety pin. He placed it at his left hand and prepared to stand up. "Filatov, get down!"
Filatov ceased firing his UMP submachine gun as soon as Noronha ran from the cover of a wooden crate and jogged for a few meters before he swinged his left arm and released the grenade from his left hand. He immediately ran back behind the crate just a few minutes before the grenade exploded, which blew up the discarded forklift truck. In the process, the remaining PDL tangos hiding behind the truck were all killed.
"Secure the area!" shouted Chavez as he motioned the two other operatives to sweep the first floor and check for any sign of life. While at the second floor, Novikov and the others were having better luck than Chavez's team. They've managed to secure most of the abandoned offices. Inside were documents of significant intelligence value and the various weapon crates that were stacked in piles.
Chavez immediately used his radio and asked Novikov to inform him on his status, "Novikov, what's your status?"
Novikov replied with his radio to Chavez, "So far, so good. We've secured the weapon crates and we've found some documents that are worth looking at."
Chavez peered at his watch after he rolled his sleeve back. "Hm. It's 2150 hours for now." He then rolled his sleeve, covering the watch at his left arm. "Novikov, don't forget that you have to capture Harris Williams, one of the leaders of the PDL's Australian cell."
Novikov then remembered what Chavez told him about Harris Williams before they left the temporary command post as to commence their operations while he assisted the other two operatives in sweeping the rooms for any signs of hostiles.
Chavez showed Novikov a photo of a Caucasian man in Australian Army camouflage uniform after wrapping up their debriefing with Jonathan and the rest of the TAG mission planners.
"His name is Harris Williams. Career officer in the Special Air Service Regiment. Parents were both hardline members of the Australian Communist Party or the ACP. Began to harbor radical leftist thoughts after the Australian government pledged to support the US and Britain in their operations in Iraq during Operation Enduring Freedom. Went AWOL from the SASR and had recruited some officers and soldiers, who were also AWOL for the same views as Williams had from the regiment. They were the ones who first formed the initial core of the PDL's Australian cell. First time that these geezers were in the news was with the bombings of various Sydney police cruisers with the use of pipebombs, similar to what the SLA was trying to do in the 1970's".
"I see." Novikov scratched his mustache. "What do we do with him?"
Chavez turned to face Novikov while drinking his glass of water. "We need to capture him alive. He definetely knows something about the planned urban siege on Sydney."
"Of course. He may had some recent contact with some of the PDL's main leaders. We also need to interrogate him on that." Chavez then finished his glass of water before he placed it back on the table
"No problem. I'll make sure of that." Novikov walked out the tent of the command post to equip himself with his gear before being called on by Chavez with the rest of the team.
Novikov gestured to Rakuzanka and Loiselle to check the last office that Harris went into. Before the team turned around the corner, Rakuzanka slowly took out a flashbang grenade from her vest while Novikov and Loiselle trained their weapons at the door, in case Harris would try to shoot her with his Colt XM-177E1 carbine.
Rakuzanka took out the flashbang's safety pin, placed it in her left hand and tossed it onto the door's glass frame. The glass was smashed due to the force applied to the flashbang's toss and a few minutes later, a loud bang was heard from inside followed by a groggy voice, "Agh! It hurts!"
"GO GO GO GO!" Novikov barked out to the other two operators as they rushed near the door. Novikov and Rakuzanka were leaning near the door at both sides while Loiselle did a thrust kick that completely broke the door down. They saw Harris down on the ground, covering his eyes due to the bright flash that accompanied the explosion of the flasbang.
"Get the cuffs on him, now!" Rakuzanka nodded at Novikov's order and she took out a set of plasticuffs from her pistol belt and cuffed Harris while Loiselle assisted her by pinning him down on the ground before he gave a swift kick to Harris' Colt XM-177E1 carbine that was lying near his hands. Novikov walked near a dusty office table and noticed a folder containing a bunch of documents inside. He took the folder, but not before he slinged his UMP on his shoulder.
Loiselle got on his radio after Rakuzanka firmly cuffed Harris' hands behind his back. "Lead, this is Novikov. Harris Williams has been officially captured."
"Good work guys." Chavez's voice came through the radios of Gold Team. "Anything worth looking at?"
"Just this folder I got." Novikov opened the folder and examined the papers inside, which consisted of some handwritten notes. "I think you need to look at this later."
"Right Novikov, meet me downstairs later. I'll get Jonathan to send his TAG boys up here."
"Okay. Novikov out." He motioned to Rakuzanka and Loiselle to bring Harris up to his feet and take him away.
"You'll never get away with this!" Harris tried to get away from the tight grips of Rakuzanka and Loiselle.
"Let's go, creep!" Novikov lead the way and placed the folder inside the interior pocket of his vest while he unslinged his UMP and raised the weapon as he scanned the area for any remaining PDL survivors. Rakuzanka followed suit while Loiselle maintained his grip on Harris as they approached the metal staircase.
Date: April 23, 2008
Location: Outside the compound
Jonathan Howard, now in his TAG assaulter uniform, was escorted with a team of masked TAG operatives as they came near the compound. Ding Chavez earlier raised radio contact with him and requested assistance in mopping up the compound. Jonathan took a handful of TAG operatives to accompany him while the rest remained behind at the command post. Three squads of TAG operatives were also with Howard in order to act as sweepers for the compound.
Ding Chavez and the rest of both Green and Gold Teams were waiting for Jonathan Howard to arrive. Harris was with them, who happens to be under the handgrips of Noronha and Filatov. "Ah, Jonathan. I see you brought your boys with you."
"As I did. On your request, TAG squads will do the rest of the sweeping while others will be cordoning the area off from the public eye." He gestured to the TAG squad leaders to begin sweeping the compound. Both Jonathan and the other RAINBOW operatives noticed the two TAG squads beginnning their sweep of the first floor while the third team was to remain outside in order to cordon the old warehouse.
"Who's this character here?" Jonathan peered at Harris' dirty face and noticed him. He remembered that he was one of his comrades when they were still officer cadets. "Harris! After all these years, you dare turn your back on this country?".
"Not for you capitalist bastards!" hissed Harris.
"All right. Take him away." Jonathan motioned to two TAG operatives to "accompany" Harris for interrogation back at TAG headquarters.
"I almost forgot, did you also take care of the two guards that we earlier knocked out ?" inquired Chavez.
"Don't worry mate. We've picked them up too on the way. They should be at interrogation by now." Jonathan looked at his wristwatch and saw that the time was now 10:15 in the evening. "Ding, we better head back to the command post and take a gander at some of the papers that you've caught."
"Okay." Chavez and the others walked alongside Jonathan as they headed back to the command post while the other TAG operatives were conducting a clean sweep of the entire compound to make sure that they didn't leave anything important behind.
Date: April 23, 2008
Location: Inside the temporary command post
Jonathan and Ding were looking at the various documents that he and his team has uncovered. Novikov was busy informing the former members of Green and Gold Teams to take a break before they pack up their gear and head for another airport since Sydney is under a state of emergency. Eddie Price, Jorg Walther and Daniel Bogart would remain behind in case PDL militants would try to conduct a siege on Sydney. Jonathan and Ding were looking at some papers that contained the weapons list that the PDL was trying to obtain for its Australian cell.
"Let's see. Owen SMGs, AKs of various origins, M16s, BM59s and other assault rifles and submachine guns as well. Bloody hell! This here list is like their Christmas wishlist to the black market! They even had some RPGs and some SA and Stinger MANPAD launchers on their list too!" Jonathan slammed the paper down on the table with his right hand.
"Calm down! We still haven't looked at the rest of the documents yet." urged Chavez.
"Fine. Dang, what time is it?" asked Jonathan.
"It's 11." Chavez pointed out to Jonathan the wall clock that was mounted inside the command post. They continued to check on the rest of the papers until some particular documents came to the attention of Chavez.
"What is it?" He saw the horror in Chavez's face while he read the paper.
"You're not going to believe this." Chavez motioned Jonathan and showed him the papers that he had discovered from the pile of documents that they had in the table.
Date: April 23, 2008
Location: 50 meters near outskirts of Sydney.
It was dark. A man was standing near a dilapidated house, smoking a cigarette. He watched two armed gunmen, with Diemaco C7 and Santa Barbara SA Model L assault rifles slinged at their backs, lift a heavy wooden crate onto a 2004 Volkswagen People Movers Van in a black finish. The trunk doors were firmly closed as they entered another van of the same make behind the first van. Moments later, another man emerged out of the house. He was armed with a Beretta BM59 Para assault rifle and it was chambered in 7.62 x 51mm NATO caliber. He edged closer to the man leaning near the door and asked him about his condition,
"Are you still going with us?"
"Of course. Would I miss this opportunity for anything?"
"What about the rest?"
"They're meeting us at the main road in a few minutes."
"All right. Let me just get my gear." He leaned out to his right and grabbed a Heckler and Koch 33A2 assault rifle, chambered in 5.56 x 45mm NATO caliber, was propped near his legs. He took the rifle's sling in his hand and slinged it at his back while he walked with the other man. They entered the second van and once the sliding door closed, the two vans moved on and left the dilapidated house in order to meet with the rest of their comrades at the main road.
Date: April 23, 2008
Location: Inside the temporary command post
Jonathan and Chavez were seated down at the command post while TAG personnel were busy trying to assess the number of PDL terrorists killed during the siege at the compound. Chavez had received a report, detailing on the number of PDL militants killed and the weapons confiscated at the compound. Both men began to worry about their current situation; the documents suggested that the plan to conduct an urban war on the streets of Sydney were getting more and more realistic.
Jonathan had radioed the Sydney police station and informed that they should implement a dusk to dawn curfew for the safety of civilians. The Australian army was being prepared to head into Sydney in case of any PDL incursion, but they would not move in and instead, would wait for further instructions before they would assist the Sydney police. The mayor has had extra security placed for him at his residence. The stock exchange began to plummet at the news of PDL threats that they would "invade Sydney and turn it to a sea of fire." Various embassies have issued travel advisories to their nationals against any attempt to travel to Australia. The main TAG force at their headquarters at Campbell Barracks in Swanbourne were also being mobilized to support the three other RAINBOW teams that would be going in Sydney in case of any PDL presence in the city. The base was also heavily secured as SASR officers called for tighter security since RAINBOW has captured the PDL's top Australian leader, which may lead to any attempt to attack the barracks in retaliation.
"Well, the papers do indicate that the PDL wants to hit Sydney." Chavez began to sip coffee from a coffee mug.
"But you guys took out most of the PDL's Australian cell." Jonathan then remembered the report that he told Chavez about a while ago. "Wait, how many did you count?"
"We did find around 20-22 dead bodies inside the compound."
"Damn it!" Jonathan banged his fist on the table, which made a minor crease. "According to TAG recon, it was suppose to be 10-15 PDL militants."
"Meaning that they wanted to stall us and another cell could move in anytime soon" Chavez stooped his head down on the ground for a few seconds before raising his head to face Jonathan. "Who's keeping an eye on the main roads that lead to Sydney?" asked Chavez.
"Last time I checked, Sydney police would be enforcing the dusk to dawn curfew. They did set up some checkpoints though." replied Jonathan.
"That may not be enough! Can't the troops be sent in?"
"Love to Ding, but they won't be mobilized in yet since no orders haven't arrived to their various commanders. It'll take some time before the orders are relayed to them."
"Damn it!" Chavez stood up from his chair and walked near the entrance of the tent. "In that case, I need to warn Eddie and the others about this."
Date: April 23, 2008
Location: Main street near Sydney
The two 2004 Volkswagen People Movers vans were approaching a Sydney police checkpoint. The checkpoint mainly consisted of two 2004 Nissan Patrol SUVs decked out with the emblem and markings of the New South Wales Police Force. A 2004 Holden Commodore SS police car with complete New South Wales police markings were seen near the side of the second Nissan Patrol SUV and it was manned by at least 10 New South Wales police officers since the roadblock covered both sides of the main road. Since with the threats of PDL incursions into Sydney, the officers manning the checkpoint were allowed to tote 9 x 19 Parabellum Heckler and Koch MP5A4 submachine guns alongside their 9 x 19 Parabellum Glock 23 pistols.
One of the officers had noticed the two vans approaching the checkpoint. He took out his flashlight and gestured it to stop. The vans did so and they stopped from about 10 meters near the checkpoint. The officer slowly came near the van and gestured to the driver to lower his window. He did so and the officer was able to take a good look at his face before he asked about his reasons for coming to Sydney.
"Sir, I need you to explain yourself on why you're here."
"Hey guv! I'm just returning back from vacation with me family."
"Due to the recent declaration of a state of emergency, I'm afraid that we need to ask you to turn your vehicles back to another city."
"Sorry, but I think I can't do that."
"If you don't turn your vehicle back around on the count of three, I'm afraid that I'll have to..."
Before he could finish off his speech, the back doors of the second People Movers van bursted open and a masked PDL militant emerged from it with a Beretta BM59 Para rifle in his hand.
BAM! BAM!
He fired off two shots from the weapon after aiming it at the officer's body. Before he could react, he felt a hot force penetrating his stomach.
"ERGGHH!"
The officer fell to the ground without any attempt for him to grab his Glock 23 pistol from his holster. He was then lifeless as he showed no sign of movement.
Other PDL militants followed suit and they began to open fire on the checkpoint as they dismounted from the vehicles. Numerous officers have tried to fight back by using their vehicles for cover. One by one, the officers were gunned down due to the sheer numbers of PDL militants and their weapons.
A wounded police officer began to use his radio while firing his Glock 23 pistol from the cover of the Holden Commodore SS squad car. "Sir, checkpoint number 1 to HQ. We need help, most of the officers are gunned down by masked militants and we need backup." He didn't notice that a PDL militant grabbed an RPG-16 anti-tank rocket launcher from the van and loaded a PG-16 HEAT rocket. As he centers the RPG-16's PGO-16 sights, another officer tried to aim his MP5A4 submachine gun at the RPG-wielding militant, but was gunned down by another PDL militants armed with an Ishapore INSAS assault rifle.
The masked PDL militant fired the 58mm PG-16 HEAT rocket from the RPG-16 and smacked itself through one of the Nissan Patrol SUVs, blowing it up in the process. Another PDL militant, who was armed with an M79 grenade launcher, quickly loaded an 40mm M406 HE-FRAG grenade into the weapon and closed the barrel before flipping its ladder sight. He aimed it for the other Nissan Patrol SUV blocking the way and fired the weapon. The vehicle also blew up from the impact of the HE-FRAG grenade. Both attacks have killed the other policemen, wounded or not, from the dual explosions.
"This is checkpoint number 1 to HQ. Most of the officers are killed, I need..." He turned to face a PDL militant aiming his GP-30 underbarrel grenade launcher mounted on his IZHMASH AK-74 assault rifle.
"HOLY SHIT!" The wounded officer turned and ran away from his spot, but the militant depressed the GP-30's trigger. It launched a Russian-made 40 mm VOG-25P grenade and it landed onto the bullet-ridden Holden Commodre SS squad car, which exploded in the process and it took out the fleeing officer also as a result of the grenade's impact.
Four dazed policemen stood up near the wreckage and aimed their Glock 23 pistols and HK MP5A4 submachine guns at the terrorists. They weren't so lucky since while they fired their weapons, the militants fired their IZHMASH AKMs, ST Kinetics SAR-80s and Daewoo K2 rifles in retaliation as the helpless officers were defeated by the sheer firepower of the PDL forces. They watch the officers go down with splattered blood and red clouds appearing for a few seconds before disappearing from their views. It was a scene similar to the ones that were taking place in Northern Ireland, emulating from the tactics of the IRA.
"Search the area!" barked one of the militants as he raised his Beretta BM59 Para up his shoulder while gesturing to the others to move around and look for any survivors.
"Sir. The heavy weapons are in the vans." said one of the masked PDL militants. He pointed out to him with his index finger that the PDL militants, who were armed with the RPG-16 and M79 grenade launchers have stored them back inside the vehicles and are now inside the vans awaiting further details. Like the first man, he was also armed with the Beretta BM59 Para assault rifle and was slinged on his shoulders, though he supports the rifle with his two hands. The first man nodded in reply.
"Guv! There ain't no survivors no more." Another PDL terrorist jogged near the first man. He held a Daewoo K2 assault rifle, chambered in 5.56 x 45mm NATO caliber, and was able to verify the deaths of all the officers manning the checkpoint while sweeping through the destroyed police checkpoint.
"All right! Get your arses back inside and let's move in!". He did a 'get inside the car' gesture with his hands and stood on the road to make sure that everyone was inside. When it was done, he walked back to the second People Movers van, opened the sliding door and got himself inside before he closed it. The vans then moved on, passing the smoldering Nissan Patrols and Holden Commodore SS vehicles with the carcasses of the dead officers sprawling on the side of the main road.
The PDL militant leader cradled his Beretta BM59 Para assault rifle on his lap while he closed his eyes to take a short nap from the action. He was looking forward to conducting the siege with his fellow PDL terrorists. Soon, their leftist voice would be heard not through the voice of the masses, but from the voices of their weapon's gun barrels.
Date: April 24, 2008
Location: Inside the command post
"DING! IN HERE, QUICK!"
Chavez had just wrapped up his conversation with Novikov when he heard the hollering of Jonathan from inside the temporary command post. It was already 20 minutes past midnight. The former members of Green and Gold Teams were getting ready to pack up while the others were to stay behind for a few days. Chavez began to ran towards the command post and saw a panicking Jonathan Howard with his hands on the radio.
"What is it?" Chavez panted and wheezed for some air since he got tired from running.
"We got bad news. One of the main checkpoints have been struck down by PDL terrorists."
"My god!" thought Chavez as he contemplated on his theory of the diversion was right since the rest of the PDL's Australian cell was able to penetrate a police checkpoint.
"What about the other police checkpoints?" asked Chavez.
"They also report heavy gunfire. Massive casualties too." replied Jonathan.
"So this means..." stuttered Chavez.
"Sydney is going to be a sea of fire." said Jonathan with a shocked look.
Chapter 7 END