Blood Brothers Forever

'SCOUT' – 'SOLDIER' – 'MERCY' – 'SHADOWS' – 'VISION' – 'WHEEL'

Story by Naufal

"The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."

Time magazine editorial about Roger Allen LaPorte, an American pacifist who set himself on fire in protest of American policies in Vietnam, 1965/8/9

"SCOUT, WHERE ARE YOU?!" A voice of women transmitted on the radio.

"WE...BZZZT…DAMN YOU FRICKING RADIO!" said someone. "WE'RE SURROUNDED!"

"WHERE EVER YOU RIGHT NOW, WE MUST GO BEFORE… [EXPLOSIVES SOUND]…SHIT! THE VCs JUST TAKE DOWN ONE OF OUR CHOPPERS!"

"HONEY! LISTEN! WE'RE ON THE PRISON! WE COULDN'T TAKE MORE TIME TO COME OUT!"

"TOO MUCH COMMIES AROUND HERE! WE ALMOST OUT OF AMMO! HELP!"

"TAKE IT EASY, PAL. THIS IS VISION! WE MOVE DOWN AGAIN!"

"VISION, WHAT HELL YOU DOING?! DON'T RISK YOUR LIFE NOW!"

"THEY TAKE SOME VIPs, MERCY SAID THAT!"

"DAMN, SCOUT!" Curse Wheel. "SHADOWS! WE MUST SUPPORT THEM BEFORE THE VC AND MERCS TEAR THE FUCK US DOWN"

LOC NINH, VIETNAM, 1972.

The Wars become sour, when the US Army forces must push back from their attack position. MAC-V-SOG "The Blood Brothers" Squad just arrived as another forces from the USMC secretly assist them.

"Fucking VC! Why they just don't die faster?!" said the Tank Commander, Captain Josh Matterson.

"Captain, we got allies on the south!" said one of his crews.

"Damn, they must be forgot something!" said Cpt. Josh. "Everyone, clear the path! Another friendlies will help us!"

The 'Blood Brothers rappel down to the battleground, Pauling 'the Shadows', Ericsson 'Vision' and Wheel, approaching Captain Josh.

"Captain. We must push hard them! Scout, Mercy, Soldier and the resistances still in there!"

"We can't do it so much, boys! Our tanks just yanked out by NVA craps!"

"We just send some support like Carpet Bombers, just call them to load!"

"How many airstrikes you've?!"

The sounds of exploded tanks disturbing their conversation.

"3 CARPET BOMBERS, A NAPALM STRIKES AND 4 TANK BUSTER CHOPPERS! NOW LET'S ROLL!"

The squad flanks to the other sides of battlefield. They found some civilian Tuk-Tuk, a mini carrier vehicle that always used carrying people or barrages. Shadows drive the cart.

"Hold on, guys."

The vehicle wonderfully can drive so fast like the Wrangler. When the Australian tanks getting assist from US Army and USAF, NVA hardened their attack without realized the SOG just try to infiltrate their prison-like base.

In the middle of their way, some VC riding their motorcycles and pursuit them. They firing any direction as they could. Almost got Shadows and almost crashed to the truck in front them.

One VC motorcycle couldn't stop their movement, so they crashed and left 2 VCs behind.

"Shadows, they come closer!"

"I know, I KNOW REALLY!"

"I see the prison on the West, Shadows! Find shortcuts now!"

As their speed increased, the VCs getting them on the right distances to jump. But Shadows turning to the narrow roads as fast as she could. The VC who attempt to jump instantly died on when his friend who drive the motorcycle crashed hard on the civilian house.

"WOHOO! That's the one of the million, Pauling!"

But their happiness not last longer, another VCs just on grabbed the Rocket Launcher and Bolshevik Stripper (RPK with the drum magazine). This is the hardest moment that they must be face.

"We gonna die!" shout Vision.

"Don't Whining, Mommy son!" mock her. Eventually, she see a shotgun. "Dragon's Breath! Use that, Vision!"

"That's It!" as he grabbed his Dragon's Breath (870s Mod.1 with Explosive Slugs), he break the windows and ready to shoot.

"We getting closer to them, Pauling! THIS IS SUICIDE!" said Wheel while he shoot the wheel of VC Motorcycle with Assaulter Rifle (Stock M16). "Gothca!"

"Hang on! HANG ON!" Vision shoot the VCs and kill them as the Anti-Tank Missile ready to shoot. It turns three VCs to be a giant fireball. They through them as possible and they did it!

"Yes! We made it, Pauling!" shout Wheel.

"That's the spirit, boys! Now we should save them before another strike coming."

The tuk-tuk just faster their move as they nearly on the way to the enemy base.

In another place, Scout in business with VCs assault. He firing his Commando as could as possible. Elsa just healing the remaining soldiers and Jane-Doe too. Her UberMachine getting hotter quickly.

"We've lost some men and now we lose many ammo!" shout Scout, angrily. "Why they just don't sur-ren-der?!" He reloading his Commando as fast as possible, again. Many VCs just covering on the wall, the burned vehicle and the box. They safe for now.

"My UberMachine getting overheat. I couldn't healing them anymore, Scout!"

"My Commando too, Mercy! This is the purge!"

"It's okay, Scott. We deserve to die like this."

"Deserve to die like this?! ARE WE DESERVED DIE LIKE THIS BECAUSE THEY KNOW ABOUT THE DEADLY WEAPON THE BLU MERCS HAVE?!" shout Scout.

"We're lose the war, son. There's no hope to taking down them."

"Lose?! THE FUCK YOU JUST SAID THAT BECAUSE YOU TURNED TO BE COWARD!"

"It's SNAFU, Soldier! Something Normal in the war, WE'RE ALWAYS FUCKED UP!"

"SCOUT! STOP IT!" shout Elsa.

"OH, YEAH? WHERE THE FUCK YOUR SAMURAI SPIRITS?! WHERE YOUR SUN TZU PHILOSOPHY OF WAR?! WHERE'S THE SOLDIER I KNEW BEFORE?!"

Soldier shrugged and realized all of his words is right.

"This is the end, my belonging friend…" Said Scout while he started to cry.

He stands up and held his Black Box and Federal Reserve (Browning Auto 5S with Military finish) and walk through the gate as the VC's militia ready to shoot.

"Open the door, boys."

"Are you…" said the prisoner in Thai Language.

"JUST DO IT!"

As his order, two prisoner ready to open the door. He ready to shoot.

BOOM!

The VCs turn to be the dust after Soldier shoot them out. He glares to Scout.

"Now we're in business, soldier." Said Soldier. "Grab any weapons you got, people. We'll kick all commie asses down to their bear cave graves."

They nodded and the resistances too.

The trio just headed the Fort where another trio just trapped inside there. They accidentally meet two another MACV-SOG from other group.

"Whoa, Whoa, WHOA. Dude! Watch your step…" said Vision. "Who are you?"

"Captain John Fang. And this is Sgt. Jesse "Marker" Kids from Sweeper division."

"SOG, right?"

"Yes, our squad all fucked up." Said Marker.

"Ok. You two follow me and listen what I said."

"Alright, sir!"

The team just added two players, John Fang, the Sharpshooter. And then, Jesse "Marker" Kid, 21, the man who later become the save Kurenai's life.

The Team getting inside the fort entrance and sight visual from the corridor. Wheel tells Shadows and Vision to take them down in body language. As they nod to understand, they walk silently to kill them. One army died by Shadows knife, when another killed by a Suppressed M1911 "Frontliner".

"Okay, now we scatter up. Fang, go to the top for better sight while Marks will support us with my Siren's Bullet (Dragunov) on the hardest spot to detect by BLU Sniper."

"How about y'all?'

"Ambushing." Said Shadows.

They go to their direction, while the trio infiltrate the prison from behind, Marks and Fang just find their position to shoot. They successful ambush the base 1, but they realized that the main prison just located behind Base 2.

"Vision to Fang, did you find the tower?" ask Vision from the radio.

"Yeah, I got it."

"Great. Find us with the Red Lights as friendly."

"Copy that. I'll call Marks if you ready."

"Okay."

"Marks, did you steady on the place?"

"Steady as I go, sir."

"Great. Did you find red lights on the base on the radar?"

"I got them." Said Marks as he see the lights. "We don't see the hostages on the prison, where are they?"

"I don't know, they said the VIPs just managed to get out from the prison."

When the Team still searching Scout, Soldier and Mercy, they just fighting with some Prison Guards on there. Mercy just loaded some Nail Gun and shoot some guard, Soldier do some fake kamikaze killing as well and Scout running through the defense of the guard as he runs swiftly. All of the guards killed as another prisoner who assist them died. The remaining prisoner gets an order to Scout to find some women and kids prisoner in there.

"Find the remaining kids and women, don't let them died by that VCs!"

When he support the prisoner to finding the remaining ones, he finds a little girl, 12 years old, hiding under the bed. She looks scared to see mysterious intruder coming to her.

Scout asking her to out from the dark but she refused to go out. He saw a dead body, indicating the VCs kill her mother when they ambushing this area. His mother looks like a trafficking victim from Japan, indicate from how the girl speaking to him.

"Don't be afreaid, kiddo. I'm Mr. Dandee from Ed and Eddison cartoon. See?" Said him, cheering the kid, performing his face acrobatics well. The kids laughing and approaching him to bring her out.

"It's safe bring to bring kid to the warfare?"

"At least she doesn't killed in process."

Suddenly, a megaphone sound wailing all over the base. Something happened.

"Dear GI DUMB! You're surrounded! There's no way out to escapes!" said an announcer, speak in Vietnamese.

"Freaking VCs. What now?!"

The prisoner who see the field from the vent witnessing something.

"The VCs and BLU mercs just taken 3 SOG soldier. They're ready to execute by someone."

"Shit. We must still fight them…"

The sound of someone calling his name.

"Jeremiah Fucking Boy Scout. We just found your weakness and you can't fighting if we take what you had, kids…"

"That's Vladimir. BLU Heavy. He's the leader from their group." Said the prisoner.

Scout shocked. Vladimir Solado, Russian-Colombian mercenary who once seduced Medic to his team when the RED team accused to be Enemy of State and Administrator plan to destroy RED.

"No, that's not true. Impossible if he still alive."

"You want to save your princess, don't you bastard?! We've a Dork Princess and her two Bodyguards. Pleading and pleading to out from here…" Said Vladimir, as he laughing frantically.

"Damn you, VLADIMI-"

"Shut your dumbass mouth off, Judas!"

Vladimir seen the North Prison Doors, the main one. He feels the hunted just feel closer to him.

"Ah, so you give a clue where you're. Good revealing."

"Oh, god. Honey." Said Shadows as she puts her hands on her head and kneeling like two of her crew.

"Since you and this prickly princess try to kill me and wasted my attempt to destroy all of us. I just wandered and searching you two until now. NOBODY BRAVE ENOUGH TO TAKE REVENGE TO ME!" said him as he slaps Shadows hard.

As the VCs cheers, many of them shout battle cry.

Scout feel defeated in his inner soul, he still think it is all his fault.

"Better Safe than Kill Him, Better Safe than Kill Him…" said him repeatedly. He gets Mental Breakdown after his wife get tortured by him.

Soldier feel guilty to him, he come to Scout and said one-two words to him.

"In the war, there's the moment when the Army forced pushed back to the first line. But when war say 'That's not how fighters work.' They give the hint. A way to find the better tactics." Said him. "Remember what you've said, Scout! Where's your Scout that I know, Kid?!"

He catches his breath and stand-up. Realize his life not ended for long time. He got the plan.

"You sure want to surrender? Pretty Boy?" said him, mocking his credibility. But just silences he got. "If your answer is yes as wind said so. Then here's our show."

Pauling, Eric and Wheel forced to move forward as the executors steady in his position with his Bolshevik Assaults (AK-74). Vladimir stand in front them.

"You must be very disappointed with him, right? Same as you did it to me." Said him to Pauling.

"You'll be taste what vengeance is, bastard."

"Taste it first, you'll find." He ordered the executioner finished them off.

They ready to firing as they inspect the Bolsheviks first. After they feel it fine, they ready to firing. They finger ready to place on the trigger, they catches the breath as he could. Pauling feeling defeated in this moment. She lose, in the world of cruelty.

But the execution interrupted by a sound of guitar sliding in the distortion. It's the intro of 'Run Through the Jungles" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Commandant Dickson favorite.

"Damn, Patriots."

The grenades just fall to the one of executioner position.

BOOM! The grenades detonated as it falls to his head. Scrambling the Human form of him.

BRAKK! The doors just broken as the horde of prisoners and the trio ambushing the execution. Scout double jump to Vladimir as he held his favorite Baseball Bat to bash out his head. Elsa just shot many of VCs with her Magnum Opus (Colt Anaconda with Iron Finishing).

SHOOTT! Two remaining Executioner killed by unknown bullets. It was Fang and Marks works.

And the Field turn to be the war zone. Many body chunks flying and splatting all over there.

Vladimir can resist Scout's bash well. But Soldier launching the Rocket to him as Vladimir actually grabbed Scout's neck.

"This is your end, bast…"

And…

BOOM!

The Rocket hit him hard as Scout flied to the box over there. He still shocked by the explosive finish by Soldier.

"FUCK, Soldie'! Almost got me too!"

"Sorry!"

"Later!"

He stand ups as her wife just fighting all over the remaining VCs. He helping him when one of VC sneak from behind Shadows. He shoots as the ammo out of bullets.

"Thanks, Honey!"

"Don't thanks me now! The ride just arrived. Get up, now!"

"Wait, Scout, we've two buddies on the top." Said Wheels.

"Give him a ladder when we ready to leave! 10 minutes left, Wheels."

"He's right, we must go before VCs start second attack!"

"Fuck it, let's go!" said Wheel, angrily.

As the crew run towards the Carrier Chopper, Dickson yell them to faster. Scout seeing the kids that he saved on the prison, running to him. Saying in Japanese.

"Don't leave me, papa!"

"Shit. Hold on Guy-"

"Let I handle her!" said Shadows.

"Honey!"

"There's no time to waiting, go to choppers now!" shout Dickson.

Pauling saved her and grab her to chopper. The Girl is safe as they arrived to the chopper. But suddenly, something happened to her.

SHOOTT! The Unknown Soldier sniping Pauling's Left Arm. The Arm chunks flying and bloods spilling all over her shoulders and face. Everyone gasped.

Pauling feels the Greatest Pain on her body. She can't feel again her left arm as someone shot her.

"PAULING!" yell Scout as he grabbed her and take her aboard as he holds her wound tight. "No, Pauling. NO!"

"MY ARMS! MY FUCKING ARMS!" shout Pauling as her pain getting harder.

"Elsa! Charge her!" direct Eric.

"I can't, the last battery dropped inside the prison."

"Sir, we have 8 minutes left to go! We couldn't stay here for long time!"

The crew just silence but Dickson speak up.

"If this is my time, then take it!" said him and run out from the chopper.

"Wait, sir. I'm with you." Said Eric.

"Vision! Come back!"

"It's all my fault! I'll paid it now!" said him!

Vision and Dickson run into the Prison and found the Battery on the front of the wall, take it fast. Suddenly, the Wall getting shaken.

"Damnit! Russian Tank!"

The Russian Tank just ambushing the Base and it moving to the chopper.

"Soldie', y'know what to do-ARRGH!" said Pauling, she's still feel that pain.

Soldier ready to firing his last Rocket Ammo and sight down to the Tank. He gives one last words to the tank.

"ATTACK!"

The Rocket launches and moving to the target. They couldn't avoid it because it too close and killed the Tank Crew and the tank itself as the rocket hit 'em all, instantly.

Eric and Dickson safe and so does the Battery. They fly to the snipers who just give a coordinate to take them away from that place. Elsa looks intense as she injecting anesthesia to her wounded arm. Pauling look biting a cloth as she feel painfully. Vision gives her the battery.

"Thanks, Vision."

"And that's how the fault paid off, everyone."

"You, and all the squad, are the bravest ones, people! I must salute for your bravery!"

"Yes. Sir!" shout all crew and give them a salute to Dickson. Even Pauling too.

"No, No, No, Pauling. You still wounded."

"Heh, don't worry about me, sir. I just hoping your hands grow back by UberMachine."

"I doubt it would, Pauling. It's too late to bring back your arms together. My UberMachine just broken down and overheat. So it can't be useable."

"You must be joking, Elsa. UberMachine never get drained or overheat as I know. Charge me, now!"

"If you don't believe it, let's try."

Elsa starting his UberMachine and ready to charge. But suddenly, it break off again. She shaking her heads, sign she tried so hard to try it.

Pauling shrugged and sad. She couldn't get her arms back again, forever. She's down so deep and crying.

"I can't believe it happened to me."

"Nothing can be help you but the mechanical arms, Pauling. That's the last attempt we give to you."

"It's okay, Honey. The Show was over. There's nothing to whining for. It's over."

She's crying and feel depressed. Scott calming her as he do and she's feel better and kissing him. But suddenly the kid who Pauling and Scott help just cheering her, interrupts them.

"Don't worry, mama Pauling-chan. You're my hero." Said her.

She's looking to her and hugs her tight as Scott hug two of them and holds his tears.

As two snipers aboard, Dickson give an instructions to fly now. It gets response to the pilot to affirmative the order.

The kid saying something to Pauling and Scott.

"I want my mommy and daddy."

Scout and Pauling looking to her as their face full of sadness and relief from end war.

"We'll find your mom and dad back, okay? I guarantee, they waiting for you, Kurenai…" said Scout, cheering them. The kid smiling to them. She still don't know her mother found dead. She hugs him and Pauling.

"So, Elsa, what's next you do after this war end?" said Eric, curiously.

"Maybe I'll meet my mentor, Mr. Frederick Engels. He's my friend back when I'm a Medical Student." Said him. "How about you?"

"Retired? Maybe. Wheels? Scout?"

"Same. Just need long term holiday in my mind." Said Scout, as Wheels nod agree to him.

"Maybe I'll be the hitman after this."

"Really? Like the mysterious killer from Manchurian President?" ask Elsa.

"No. And we don't playing some killing President business in our agendas." Joking Marks. Elsa just annoyed to Marks tendency, hit his head with a bottle of waters.

"Ow, Easy, Girl. Don't taken it serious…"

They laughing as he got hit again by her bottle.

The war is heading the epilogue as the choppers flying to the base. The music changed from the Badass one to the sadness one, For What's Worth by Buffalo Springs.