Chapter 6
Day 4 of the outpost. The eight men were ready to tackle Samantha's army, and the three snipers solemnly shook hands with the five ground defenders.
"Good luck down there, everyone," Price said.
"Don't you worry. We're gonna kick some clone freak ass!" Dempsey said. He patted his MG36 affectionately. All of the ground defenders had the same gun, while the snipers had RSASS rifles.
"Let's do zhis," Richtofen said.
"If we don't make it, it was an honor battling with you," said Takeo.
"And please don't touch my vodka!" Nikolai the Drunk said.
The five ground defenders exited the control room. Price turned to Soap and Yuri, his fellow snipers. "Let's get into position."
They had already smashed out all the windows in the room, and got in position. All of them were facing the south, as they predicted that the army would most likely attack from that direction. Price leaned forward and looked down, watching the ground defenders exit the tower and get ready behind their defensive position.
"Good morning everyone! I hope you had a good rest, for you shall need it today!" Samantha said. Without further ado, her army materialized to the south and started advancing.
"Nikolai the Pilot, tell everyone to get out their detonators," Price said into his mike.
"Copy." Nikolai the Pilot turned to his four comrades and said, "Alright everyone, take out your detonators." They complied and all five of them went prone behind their defensive position.
"Steady," Price said. He watched as the enemy soldiers got closer. "Steady…" They were almost at the kill zone. "NOW!"
Nikolai the Pilot raised his fist holding his detonator as a signal. "NOW!"
The five squeezed their detonators and the C4 exploded, sending blood and guts into the air. Richtofen laughed manically and did a little dance, saying, "So much blood! Blood! Ahahaha!"
"Weapons free!" Price said. The ground defenders opened up on the advancing army. Price said to Soap and Yuri, "Target the farthest enemies. We don't want to waste our ammo on the soldiers that the ground defenders are shooting at."
Soap raised his RSASS, moved the crosshairs over to a soldier that had gone prone, held his breath, and pulled the trigger. The soldier's head jerked up as the bullet hit home, and then lay still. The ground defenders' MG36s were making mincemeat out of the enemies. But for every soldier killed, another took his place, until it seemed like they were trying to battle the flow of water.
Nikolai the Drunk was reloading when he noticed his force field getting hit. He was confused for a minute, as there weren't any enemies firing at his front. Then he turned right and saw that the army was attacking their flank by going through the western hangar.
"Look out guys! They're on our flank!" He adjusted his aim and fired into the flankers. He laughed and said, "That's what happens when you mess with a RUSSIAN!"
The snipers had also noticed the flankers. Price said to Nikolai the Pilot, "Tell the other men to focus on the south. We'll cover your flank." He, Soap and Yuri moved to the west side of the control room and began sniping soldiers.
"So, you seem to be doing vell. Let's increase zhe odds, shall ve?" Samantha said. All of a sudden the incoming soldiers changed from AK-47ers to ACR 6.8ers.
"Crap! New enemies inbound!" Price said. He ran back to the southern side to support the ground defenders.
"I think she's distracted enough right now. Yuri, go plant the breaching C4!" Price called out. Yuri nodded and hurried down the stairs. Their plan was to blow up the concrete wall surrounding the base and escape in the Humvee they had found. Richtofen had told them that Samantha won't notice as long as she was preoccupied with controlling the enemies. Price hoped that the Nazi was right.
"We're running low on ammo!" Nikolai the Pilot's voice came through Price's earpiece. He replied, "Hang in there, Yuri's going to breach the wall soon." He turned to Soap, who had his earpiece tuned to Yuri, and said, "Contact Yuri! Ask him how long it'll take."
"Gotcha." Soap spoke into his earpiece. "Yuri, how're things going?"
"I've just finished planting the C4. Should I detonate it right now?" Yuri asked.
Soap turned to Price. "He's done planting. Detonate now or later?"
"Now! We're staying here not a second more than we have too!"
Soap spoke to Yuri, "Blow it now!"
Yuri squeezed his detonator and smiled with satisfaction as the C4 exploded, sending chunks of concrete to the snow-covered ground and revealing a vast expanse of snow.
"We're through Soap! Time to go!"
Soap pumped his fist and told Price the news. Price grinned and said, "Great! Tell Yuri to ready the Humvee, I'll get the ground defenders."
He started down the stairs as Soap relayed his instructions. He exited the control tower and ran toward the defensive position, where they had just started expending their last magazines.
"Time to go!" Price shouted.
"Yes! Finally we can get out of this hellhole!" Dempsey said.
"Provide suppressing fire every now and then," Price instructed. The six started sprinting towards the Humvee. Soap had just exited the control tower himself, and joined them. In the midst of the gunfire and adrenaline, no one noticed Richtofen slipping off into the control tower.
"There it is!"
Yuri saw the group and waved at them. The six men got to the Humvee and threw themselves inside. It was a tight squeeze, but they managed.
"Punch it Yuri!" Soap shouted.
Yuri complied and the Humvee zoomed forward, passing through the hole in the wall and out to the vast expanse of Siberia. Everyone was cheering until Dempsey said, "Wait! Where's the Doc?"
Yuri braked and everyone looked around. No Richtofen anywhere. Takeo said, "I do not understand. He was with us a few seconds ago…"
"We have to get him back!" Dempsey said. As much as he hated Richtofen, he wasn't willing to let one of them die, not when they've been through so many battles together.
"I'm sorry, but it's too late," Price said. He pointed in the direction of the base, where streams of soldiers were coming at them.
Takeo was watching them when suddenly ten of them exploded with sparks of electricity. "Wait everyone! I think he is still alive!"
Takeo was right. As the seven watched through the windows, another ten enemies exploded with bolts of electricity, then another ten, and yet another ten before they saw Richtofen, very much alive and brandishing a Wunderwaffe DG-2.
"It's the Wonderwaffle!" Dempsey cheered.
"Wonderwaffle…?" Nikolai the Pilot said. Takeo, as usual, explained. "The correct name is Wunderwaffe DG-2. It's a Nazi weapon that fires electricity."
They watched Richtofen breaking through the army and running toward their Humvee. "His force field must be exhausted from that," Price said. "Let's give him a hand!"
The seven jumped out of the Humvee and began providing cover for Richtofen. The Nazi doctor made it to their vehicle, and the eight men got back in and continued driving. Richtofen grinned and said, "Zhat vas exhilarating!"
"Dempsey was worried about you, weren't you Dempsey?" Nikolai the Drunk said mockingly.
"Aw, how sveet of you," Richtofen said. He blew Dempsey a kiss and the marine spluttered, face turning red. He lapsed into silence, glaring at Nikolai the Drunk and Richtofen as if they were scum on the bottom of his shoes.
"Where did you get the Wunderwaffe?" Takeo asked.
"From one of zhe base's buildings," Richtofen replied. "Zhey have lots of stuff Group 935 created."
"Where did you go?" Soap asked.
"Oh, you vill find out in a few seconds," Richtofen said.
"Why? What's supposed to – " Soap was cut off as a massive explosion tore through the air. Everyone except Yuri (who was driving) whipped their heads back towards the base, and saw a huge fireball blossoming into the sky.
Richtofen smiled and said, "I set the base's self-destruct mechanism. Pretty firevorks, is it not?"
Everyone laughed. Even Dempsey, who was still stewing in anger, cracked a smile. Price said, "With all of this under our belts, we should have a new name for our group."
"Dempsey's Ass Kickers!" the marine said, who had brightened.
"Are we kicking your ass or our enemies' asses?" Nikolai the Drunk said, and laughed at his own joke. Dempsey wasn't amused, and glared at the vodka lover.
"Task Force 935," Soap said. "A mix of Task Force 141 and that Group 935."
"I agree with Soap," Price said. "All else in favor of Task Force 935, raise your hands." Everyone did.
"Okay then, Task Force 935 it is!" Price said. They all cheered. They were in Siberia, a snow-covered desert, and among a hostile Russia, but for now, they were happy.
Remnants of Group C outpost, meanwhile
A girl dressed in old-fashioned clothes stepped out of the rubble. She turned her eyes to the hole in the concrete wall, and spoke.
"Zhey zhink zhey have von."
"But zhe truth is, zhis is just zhe beginning."
"Zhat evil Richtofen zhought he had destroyed me and zhe machine along with zhe base, but he vas wrong."
"Now, I vill search zhe vorld for zhem, even if every country stands in zhe vay."
"For I vill make sure zhat zhe murder of Daddy is avenged."
"I vill make you proud, Daddy."
"I vill."
It's the end of the story, but not the end of THE story! Check out the sequel to "Survival", "Cat and Mouse"!
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