It Is Going Down

It was 4:08AM and the three helicopters landed at the target site without a hitch, which was a surprise because the compound was supposed to be a fortress and they came prepared for a bloody showdown with the enemy.

The directive was to capture; not kill the prime targets if at all possible. Operation "Amazon-T3" was in full force and Jake was in his element as he gave his men the necessary signals and they fell into position. They knew the exact location of their targets thanks to their high-tech imaging devices.

Goshawk, the terrorist mastermind behind recently coordinated attacks on US interests in ten countries that caused massive amounts of lives and treasure sat huddled in a circle with his four most powerful and trusted lieutenants.

In a split second a gunfight ensued and the Team killed the initial ten guards they encountered without any casualties on their side.

As they advanced toward their targets the fighting got intense and in the end, Jake was shot in the arm, two of his men were shot in the abdomen while all the guards were killed. Goshawk and his band of terrorists tried to escape but were quickly apprehended and put in handcuffs. All their computers, listening devices and documents were seized.

As the terrorists were led away, a group of women and children appeared. They were crying and cursing but Jake spoke to them in their native tongue and finally got them to be quiet.

One of the women had a gun and started to fire at them but she was a bad shot and managed to get her right hand blown off. The Team had to move fast, so they locked the women and children in a heavily secured room, took the wounded woman and disappeared into the dawn.

Once they arrived at camp, an anonymous call was made to the local authorities and the women and children were taken into custody and questioned by local and American officials.

The injured were taken into surgery and were expected to live. Jake's injury was not life threatening but he was in a lot of pain. A medic took care of his wound, gave him medicine and he managed to make his full report. He was back on a plane to Washington, DC a day later and was accompanied by a doctor and nurse.

The high-stakes operation he conducted a few hours before did not faze him. What made him nervous was falling asleep and having that dream again. It was too painful for him to bear. He ignored the tiredness and the pain in his arm as he stared straight ahead wondering what he should do on a 21-hour flight.

Jake's thoughts drifted to Olivia and he wished he was going home to her. He would like nothing better than to put his head in her lap and have her run her hands through his hair and soothe him. He knew however, that that was a fantasy.

Jake opened his briefcase and pulled out his phone which he did not use since he arrived at the Base. He was handed a military issue phone and was advised to disconnect his own.

As he was scrolling through, he saw six messages from Olivia. He sensed panic in her final message and that made him very anxious. She had something very important to tell him but in person, she said. She was also worried that he might have been kidnapped or something more terrible had happened to him. He hated it when she was worried but he also liked that she cared so much about his well-being

"What could it be that Liv want's to tell me?" Jake wondered. He hoped it was something positive about their future. His mind drifted to the Island and suddenly he became very relaxed.