Alan Blunt flickered on the 80" Plasma screen TV. It showed 5 masked men with only their eyes showing. Then the camera panned to a girl, it was Sabina Pleasure. Alex's heart sank as she read the commands the group gave her "Please release all Iraqi Insurgent prisoners or they will execute me You have one week".The insurgents screamed "Allah Akbar!".

Alex knew what the execution would be. He saw these videos on the news all the time, and 100 times out of 100 they were executed. "Why can't we just release the prisoners?" Alex asked "Alex it's not that simple. The US policy is that they do not negotiate with terrorists. The UK is no exception." Blunt replied.

Alex wanted to rescue her, but this was close to impossible. No in fact it was impossible. No one has any idea where these insurgents could be. "What do you propose I do?" Alan Blunt took a heavy sigh and said "Go covert. Alex this is a lot different than your last 6 missions. Why? Because you will have absolutely no contact with us. You have no gadgets, nothing. Though you do have one thing. But this one thing is a lot different than your last gadgets. Alex, we will be surgically implanting a tracking device inside your shoulder."

In any other occasion Alex would of refused to do it, but this was the only way, and Alex had to do it. He wanted to do it. He lied face down on a hospital bed. The doctor injected anesthesia into Alex so he wouldn't feel the pain. He woke up with only a little bit of pain in his shoulder. Alan Blunt walked over to Alex and told him "It will only hurt for a little while". "How am I getting in?" Alex asked

"You'll figure it out" he replied. That really didn't help Alex. "Alex you will be entering Iraq with the third infantry. It is your job that once you are on the ground, you find a way out. Here are your clothes, these will let you blend into the desert climte."

Alex put on his desert camouflage outfit. "Alex, although you won't have any gadgets, besides the one in your shoulder; we have decided to give you a gun." Mr Blunt then pulled out a Colt .45 pistol. Alex took it carefully out of Alan Blunt's hands. He had never felt such a powerful weapon, in his life. Alex put it inside his camouflage jacket.

"The helicopter is here Alex." It was a huge Black Hawk helicopter. Alex walked up the ladder to the helipad. Just as he was about to walk on, Alan Blunt gave him one more thing. A pack of gum. Mr.Blunt didn't have time to explain but Alex figured it out. If he chews on it for 10 seconds he can use it to melt locks. If he is in a situation where they are not going to kill him, but only torture him for information, and that information can't get out, chewing on it for 20 seconds kills you.

He thought most of the guys in the helicopter would treat him like a kid. Suprisingly, they are just as nervous going as he is. Twelve hours had passed. Alex had a million thoughts running through his head. As they reached their destination, black ropes were dropped out of the side of the Black Hawk helicopter, they slid down one-by-one. Alex was last. As soon as everyone was on the ground, all hell broke loose.

The helicopter was hit by a rocket launcher, and there was a huge explosion. Everyone hit the ground. Then they heard gun shots coming from who knows where. Everyone pulled out their MP5's and AK-47's and let loose. Alex was hiding behind the burning Black Hawk, as he was dodging bullets left and right. He caught one of the insurgents eyes, he had absolutely no fear, and was not afraid to die. A man from the group crawled forward to get a better shot. He moves on to a mine, it explodes. Body parts are flying everywhere, people are covering their faces and shooting back. It was right then when Alex realized how dangerous this really was.