Love Struck Delusion

Chapter 36 – But Not A Monster.

Raptor's POV, Rebellion HQ.

Everyone gathered around the operations table as I had just entered the room with Hunter at my side. Throughout the night she kept me above water as best she could. This war was already too deep in my heart to fix everything wrong with me, but I'm happy she still is committed to watching out for me.

Taking my care to look around, I noticed many blank expressions. All here think I'm ready to kill our own. But...?

"Commander...we..?" Char went to voice himself first, but I calmly cut him off with a raise of my hand that managed to silence the room.

With the group now quiet, I took my care to look at Archer. He seemed confused as to my sudden interest in him, but as I looked away I began to state.

"I'm not Shadow Robotnik. I'm not a good leader, nor a good soldier. I'm not even a good man and I probably don't deserve to live with all the blood on my hands. But if I'm going to die tomorrow I at least want to not be known as a murderer. I still believe I can follow Commander Robotnik's ways and make this rebellion his vision again. That's why I've decided that we're going to go after the treaty. I will not kill my own. No matter the reasons. I'm sorry to you all that I almost made that mistake and brought the group we have here down a darker track. Please forgive me."

It was clear the group was stunned. Everyone was tensed up for the evil deed we were about to commit beforehand. Now it seems as if I brought some peace among the air.

Wreak who was always the one ready to follow me, calmly but confidentially replied.

"We forgive you Commander. We all understand how hard of a position your in being our leader. No one can blame you for you're quick actions. Someone has to be the one to make them. Good or bad. But let me be the first to say I'm glad you changed your mind about this. I don't think I had it in me to kill my own kind."

Nodding in my own form of silence, Archer came next to say.

"Thank you."

Keeping my nod on, I glanced on over to my left side to see Hunter smiling along with the whole group.

With things now clear, I asked Wreak.

"What's the plan Lieutenant?"

Wreak kept himself stable to reply.

"From all the information I have to work with up till now. It's safe to assume G.U.N will move the treaty back stateside soon. Commander Linnen isn't a dumb man. He knows that it could cause war if put in a tough place. And judging by the recent activity over at the warehouse it's being held at, it's also safe to assume their going to be moving it tonight. If that treaty reaches the airport we'll be out of luck here for a safe way to start a turnover of Iraq. I would hate to have to go back to plan A."

"We're not." Stated Archer as I nodded with him to add.

"Yeah, we're not. It won't happen. How do we get the treaty?" I asked Wreak as he pulled up an aerial map of the warehouse and a map of the route to the airport onto the table for all of us to see.

"Well with normal conveys, G.U.N tends to have two Humvees rigged up with foot soldiers ready to go in case of attack. But since this won't be a normal convey, their bound to have up to three Humvees and possibly a BTR and or Buzzard attack chopper performing 360 scans of the area as they move it through their route. Now hitting the convey is still not our goal here. The rebellion can't be caught in this act. We need to go undercover as G.U.N. Our best bet is to intercept the convey guard teams at the warehouse before they move out."

"We're talking about twelve to sixteen guys Wreak." Stated Archer as he nodded and I tried to focus on the map itself.

"All foot guards Major. And we just so happen to have twelve in this group here. But assuming there is another Humvee among them, we can have someone sabotage the ride. It will at least buy us time to make our move. "

"Where will the treaty be held?" Wondered Marx as Wreak replied quickly.

"In the palms of a G.U.N black ops team more or less I would guess. Linnen wouldn't take any risks here."

"How the hell do we get by four of them?" Questioned Hunter as I replied to her question.

"We would have to knock them out somehow. Fighting would be too loud. Maybe gas." Wreak nodded and replied.

"I have some gas grenades in the back. We can catch the fuckers in a room and bang. Sleepy time. Then Char and his men can take the role. Ether way, once we have the convey under our control we can then attempt to lose the chopper via the sewers I mentioned before Commander. It won't be able to track us and we can escape on foot through the drainage system underground. Easy as can be; assuming it all goes well."

"And the BTR?" Wondered Archer as Wreak replied.

"Whoever is in charge of the sabotage will use a remote mine I built and place it under the BTR's hull. Once we try to lose the buzzard that person can send the BTR to hell."

"It sounds like a good plan Commander." Stated Misty as I looked back to Wreak to ask.

"Plan B?" Giving me a smile he replied.

"We say fuck the convey and set a trap at the airport. Ether way we go, they have to go through a tight security room. Using the gas, we can hopefully render most of them out cold. I'll even throw in some smoke and someone nearby can swoop in and nab the treaty. Once they have it, the rest of us, who will be playing other roles, will stall any G.U.N in pursuit. But this person needs to be fast. I only know one way out of the airport safely with a buzzard hovering above and that's using one of the luggage tugs. Whoever it is can hide in one and I'll have Char and his men waiting with a tractor trailer down the runway. One of us will be driving the tug and they can simply hide it in the back of the trailer. Once things die down and G.U.N gives us the right time to move, we'll move the tractor out of the airport and towards the nearby park. From their the runner can get in the escape car I'll be waiting with to take them back here. From here we'll frame G.U.N."

"Jesus." Stated Archer as Wreak chuckled.

"Both insane plans with a ton of risks involved, but there our only options Commander. What's it going to be?"

With the group looking to me for my answer, I replied.

You decide.

Take over the armored convey and lose the buzzard in the sewers?

Or

Ambush G.U.N black ops team and steal treaty on foot?

Please give me your choice in review.

mT Shadow.