It's time to begin the next part of the chapter and now that a hostage rescue mission is on call for them Fox and the others are going to have a big job to do to save all the hostages. Let's begin this next part.

October 7, 00:32 hrs

Safe House

6 miles SW from target building, Fortuna

After the ride they all were at Roach's safe house getting ready to get some rest since it was already late and they couldn't do the rescue now since it was too dark out. Gomez said that they will watch the position for them until they arrive in the morning. Roach was at his office sending a message to Peppy and to Corneria's HQ on his laptop. He received a notification as well by 'Overlord' that the Generals all agreed give him a new callsign, changing him from Bravo 6 to Alpha 6. Plus that they would send some of the U.S Rangers as well to help out in some situations that were serious as well. Fox saw Roach in his office and he asked what was going on and Roach told him what was going to happen immediately. Fox was bit amazed that more friendly forces were come to help out and that their callsign was changed as well. After that Fox went to his room to get some shut eye. Roach finished off send his messages and went to bed as well since they were going to be needed to save Titan leader Solomon.

October 7, 08:00 hrs

Roach, Fox, Black, and Sparrow were all up and were all in the briefing room getting details about the hostage issue and what they were going to do once with Captin Gomez. Roach spoke. "We got images on how the post looks like and it shows were they have Titan's leader hostage and a few others as well in a conference room. They have a line of small defense which is on the second floor on the northern wing. Conference room is on the second floor behind it well have to breach the North wing and take care of the hostiles their before breaching the Conference room. Yesterday word was that Black Jack was their talking to Solomon and it's likely that he is still there but not likely. Intel says that a technologist from Titan is here held hostage as well. I have reinforcements as well on the way to assist with Fortuna's Spec. Ops. units locking down the outer perimeter. We have a new device called a Mute Charge that was created about a year ago. The Mute Charge cancels out all sound so the enemy won't here you out. It will come in handy when we take out the enemy on the North wing. After clearing the section, well breach the Conference room which intel confirms that their are about 4 hostiles watching every hostage in the same room. 'Actual' needs to see the rescue as well." The three men were confused in what he just said, but Roach explained to them. "Actual is Corneria HQ they want to see the rescue mission and see Solomon and the technologist on camera footage. Well video camcorders that are small and attached to our comms. that well be using for today's assignment." He showed them the comms that they were going to use which were head set versions and on the left ear side of it has the small camcorder that would record the footage. Roach told them that weapons selection were going to be SMGs. Fortuna temperatures were warm in the low to mid 80s. They all were now using long sleeve shirts. Gear was now SMG vests. No thermal clothing this time. They immediately left to get ready since it was now time to get prepared.

15 minutes later

The four operatives were now geared up and ready to go. Roach with a Navy long sleeve shirt, au camo pants, sand tactical boots and sand tactical gloves. Fox and Sparrow have on a grey long sleeve shirt, sand digital camo pants, sand tactical boots, and grey tactical gloves. Black had a tan long sleeve shirt, acu camo pants, sand tactical boots, and sand tactical boots. They now were wearing SMG body armor, and have their right leg pistol holsters. They all pulled their sleeves back a bit so they won't get to warm since they were going to be running a lot since they were on the clock. Roach placed on his tan balaclava and the a sand tactical cap as well, then he placed on his comms. They got their weapons ready in which they selected. Roach chose the Scorpion EVO 3 A1 Long Barrel. The SMG doesn't have good range, but the long barrel increases it's range and accuracy. Capacity in each mag were 36 rounds. Fox chose the MP5. Sparrow selected the UMP .45 ACOG sight. Black chose the Vector K10 Long Barrel w/ Red Dot Sight. The Vector capacity was 36 rounds for each mag as well. They loaded up and headed out to the Armored Humvee. Once in Roach left the safe house and headed to the post to assist with Gomez and the others.

While on route Roach notified his troops that they were on their way to the post. Captain Gomez contacted Roach as well. "Commander, my men are here, were ready to commence operations at your word." Roach responded. "Copy that. Were on route to the target building. We begin in five minutes." They were approaching the location of the command post and once they arrive. They will take over for Captain Gomez to do the rescue op.

4 minutes later

They arrived at the location and got out of the Humvee and met with Gomez. Gomez is a dark brown bunny that has served Fortuna Spec ops. for two years now since he was assigned to them with great combat experience. Roach shook his hand and Gomez updated him and his squad on the situation right now. He gave him some binoculars and and roach began to look at the North wing windows. The Venom soldiers had a machine gun set up on one of the windows and had at least about 8 of them guarding the area of the North wing. My reinforcements that I called for were also here as well clear out the outer perimeter of the command post and getting any civilians out that could be in harms way. Roach contacted Corneria's Headquarters. "Actual my troops are in position and so are Fortuna's were striking now." Corneria's HQ responded. "Copy that Alpha. You have execute authority." He spoke to his squad. "Alright listen up. Were going to go around to the emergency exit that is to the right side of the building, they won't see us coming if we go through another street at all." He pulled out a jammer control and activated it. The jammer began to jam enemy camera's and their emergency sensor on the doors that they had placed them if any of our ally soldiers were to enter they would take them down easily. However with the jammer Roach activated the entire enemies defense on the building were now down and they were able to move in. They turned on the cameras and it began to record and send to Corneria's HQ Roach contacted Headquarters. "Actual you getting this?" General Peppy came up. "Copy that Alpha we're seeing what your seeing, good luck you guys." Roach signaled his squad and Gomez to follow him and they all went to right down the street.

90 seconds in and they were at the target building and were at the door. Roach slowly opened it up and check that the area was clear. Actual contacted him telling him that the Recon UAV he requested was over them and Roach pulled out the control rig for it and saw the footage. Sniper team one was in position and Roach had orders for them to not engage at all and Gomez spoke. "My men are in position." Roach spoke to him. "No one fires unless we give the word." Gomez responded. "Understood." They all continued to move inside through the Command Post and were checking each corner to make sure their were no hostiles around. They approached the stairs and began to go up the steps.

Once on the second floor they moved to the North wing door entrance. The door was locked and Roach spoke to Fox. "Fox ready with the mute charge." Fox got the mute charge from behind him and set it down on the floor and turned the dial, however the mute charge wouldn't last that long to keep everything quite. The entire North wing now was completely quit for them to use their weapons. Roach placed a Kicker Charge on the door and two charges on each side of it and detonated it. The charges went off then the door blew off. Both he and Fox went in and begin to take care of the hostiles. In less then a 60 seconds they cleared out the room and the mute charge's effect shut off. Fox spoke out. "Area clear." The rest of the of squad came in and they moved towards the Conference room. Black spoke. "Conference room up ahead." They stopped right at the door and Roach took the right side of the door while Fox moved to the left side and Roach spoke to him in a low voice. "Alright let's do this. Fox get a frame charge on the door." Fox placed that charge on the door and then moved back. The charge blew the door open, Roach first went in and took out all four hostiles that were in the room and then spoke to the hostages. "221 nobody move." The rest of the squad moved in and checked out the room and saw the hostages. They were all okay and none of them were harm. Solomon was in front of Roach and Black spoke. "Black Jack isn't here." Roach responded. "Not our problem." He then gave Fox an order. "Sergeant secure Solomon." Fox cut off the cuffs that were on his hand and he spoke. They took my technologist from me, plus additional hostages from my HQ. Andross' men wanted them not us." Gomez got word from his radio and alerted Roach. "Commander my men spotted them in grey box truck. They're leaving downtown." Roach spoke out. "Alright let's move Echo, and Charlie were secure the building" He spoke to Solomon. "Sir you'll be safe here." Solomon spoke. "Thank you soldier." They all moved out and Gomez was right behind them. Peppy came up and the UAV spotted the target vehicle. "Alpha be advised, we have a conformation on a grey box truck headed North approaching Highway 2. 1.5 clicks from your position." Roach responded and notified his squad. "Roger Actual. Squad were taking a Humvee with us. Black you got good driving skills take the wheel, Fox get on the .50 cal." They all got on another Humvee and Fox took his position on the .50 cal. Black drove up north and sped off to catch up to the target truck.

Sargossa Station

08:30 hrs

Krystal was watching the news and saw the breaking news that Titan leader Solomon was a hostage by Venom forces since yesterday, but then he and the others were rescued by Task Force 221. When she heard this she wanted to see what was happening so far. Footage they were showing showed that the squad was in a vehicle following the last hostiles that took Solomon's technologist and a couple of other hostages. However she was only paying attention to the orange fox and then she heard the names of them. "We got word of who they are now. The leader of 221 is Commander Roach, Sergeant Major Fox 'Redcell' McCloud, Master Sergeant Black, and Sergeant Sparrow. When she heard Fox's name she saw something different to him in the footage. Fox was more serious then before and he felt more free from the hurt that she gave him when he kicked her off the team. When she saw this she felt that now she could lose him in he get's killed during a fight. What she didn't know that he was no longer part of Star Fox. He united what's left of his team into the Task Force. He may have lost his father's ship during the Apparoid invasion, but another ship that looked like his father's ship but much bigger then what he commanded back then. She could only watch the television and see her former lover fight hard with one of the now most powerful special military unit ever.

Fortuna

Highway 2

Black was approaching the target truck and Roach was on the roof of the Humvee he signaled Fox to get on the roof as well. This was a dangerous move that they were doing, but their was no choice they had to take out the driver and passenger upfront before trying to get the last hostages out. Roach jumped onto the roof of the truck and Fox took the passenger side and he moved up to the window and saw the two hostiles and pulled out his M9 silenced and shot at them. He took care of them and the driver hit the horn of the truck but then Roach came to the driver side and got hold of the steering wheel and took control of the truck but still they couldn't get into the vehicle just yet. Black killed the his speed on the Humvee and then out of the ordinary an enemy truck hit the box truck where Roach and Fox were on and the box truck was now heading off the highway and it went into the river. Both Fox and Roach fell in and Fox was the first to reach the sinking truck and got the back of it open and then he got two hostages and Roach got two as well. There were only four hostages and Roach managed to get the technologist with him. As the two began to swim back up, Fox was more slower then Roach and he was having a hard time. He also didn't get a good breath of air as well and he was fading. Fox lost conscious.

45 seconds in and Fox was coming back until Roach smacked him in the face with water and spoke. Oi, no dozing. Job's not over until I say it is." The two of them were on shore and Black came in and spoke. "Please tell me that these guys are alive?" Roach spoke. "Relax their all okay. We got everybody out from the truck. Solomon will be pleased for this." Captain Gomez came in and Roach asked him something. "You get your money's worth Captain?" He responded. "You delivered exactly as promised." Roach nodded his head and spoke. "Drinks are on me tonight." He handed Fox his weapon and said to him. "You did a great job out their Fox." The mission was done all they had to do was to get the last hostages out of the shore and back to Solomon.

4 hours later

Corneria

Fox was walking around the city and seeing how now it's thriving thanks to the help of the Humans that are working with them. Roach gave him and the others the rest of the day off to rest up and be ready for anything later on. They still were going to go back to Titan to help out but now it's been postpone for a couple of days since they were going to need their energy for the next assignment. Roach was finishing up the report to give to Peppy and the other Generals as well since they wanted everything that happened earlier today. Fox did get a call from Fara telling him that she was doing fine and so was their son. Very soon he will be a father and things were going to change for him really fast soon. He still wondered that if Krystal is thinking about him, he does miss her, but now he believes that one day they'll meet and get back together. He knows too that he may have to be harsh to her since Star Wolf isn't allowed to be near them at all. If they did get close, they would have no choice to engage them. He then was going to go get some lunch at one of the diners near his home.

After lunch he went back to his place and was seeing most of his new gear and equipment that he got. He had three types of body armor, assault, smg, and for close range shotguns. He also got a different leg holster since they don't use blaster weapons anymore. The blasters were good but not fast enough against bullets. He checked out some of the ghillie suits that he got. The gear that goes with it has no vest for protection and also he could hide easily from the enemy, to be good sniper they would not have a vest and also travel light with limited help. He was a bit tired now since he and the others didn't get much sleep so he decided to get some rest now before later on tonight.

19:21 hrs

Fox was now dressed more appropriate for tonight since he and the others were going for a drink a one of Corneria's Bars which was at the heart of the city. He got in his car and drove to the location, it was going to be an interesting night for him, and for the others as well. Once he got to the bar Roach and the others were their as well. He parked and got out and walked up to his squad mates. The four operatives went inside the place and sat down at one of the tables. They waited for about a minute before one of the waiters came and asked them what they wanted. They all ordered their drinks that they like the most and after that the waiter left to go get them their beverages. Roach began to talk to them. "Solomon wanted to thank us for rescue and he's giving an opportunity to make negotiations with my unit and Corneria. With this possible expansion well have a another place to restock on supplies and everything else." Just then the waiter came in and gave them their drinks. Roach thanks him and he leaves, and continues on. "As well he said that he will also give me the authority to set up a Command Post and a Safe house their as well." When the other three heard this they were all happy to hear that Titan is given them what they need. Roach continued on. "Another thing. I got a message from 'Overlord'. It read that they are sending in the U.S Army Rangers. My old team that I use to be in is coming as well. I'm really surprised at this but it'll be good to catch up on my old team that I was with years ago. Hunter 2-4 Actual that was the squad that I was in. The Rangers are well experienced soldiers that have fought for a very long time. They are the 75 Ranger Regiment. I'm still in service with them." The others were quite amazed that they were getting more troops to help out in this invasion that is still going on. A lot was still confusing to them but they would understand later on. For now they were enjoying their drinks that Roach was pay for them. This night was a well deserved night that they all needed.

45 minutes later

They finished their beverages and Roach payed for them. Then they all headed out and Roach said to them that to be ready in 72 hours, because they are going to return to Titan to finish off what's left of the Venom forces that were still their terrorizing the planet. For now they could relax, but things were now going to get more tougher and dangerous very soon. Plus the search for Black Jack is still on and he is waiting for only two soldiers that want to take him down for the count. All he had to do was wait for them to come find him.

Another chapter done and another one on way soon. I hope every one enjoys the Forth of July this Saturday. Stay safe and enjoy your day. Logging off.