Damnit, why did Marron and I have to get the double shift?, Lt. Henderson thought as he walked around the perimeter of the plaza.

"Hey, Lt." Marron whispered, "I heard something, we should find some cover, sir."

"Good idea."

Lt. Henderson crouched very low next to a car and Marron did the same thing. Henderson took a peek over the car and saw a stray dog run across the street. He looked up at the clear starry sky as he remembered his childhood with a very familiar looking dog. He was playing in his backyard with his friends Brian and Kris. His girlfriend Julia was also there. The four of them were outside playing with Mike's dog, Sam. They were chasing him around the yard. He was probably the fastest dog on the planet. No one could catch him. A bad memory now popped into his head. He saw Sam as an older dog run across the street as a mail truck came out of nowhere and slammed into the dog at 40 mph. He went over to the dog as it finished convulsing and just lay there, staring at Mike with lifeless eyes. He started crying and yelled into the sky that he wanted Sam back. As Henderson snapped to reality, Marron was yelling at him.

"Lieutenant! My motion sensor just detected about a dozen Iranians and a Syrian APC coming from Durgha Street!"

"Damnit, why on our shift?" Henderson muttered. "Ok then, I'll go wake everyone else up while you go get our Chalk's weapons and ammo. Oh, and also try to set up the Gonde as quick as possible. This is going to be a long fight." he ordered.

As he started running back, the same dog barked at him as if trying to say "Aren't you forgetting me?". Henderson whistled for the dog to come into the Field HQ. It came running full speed into the house. I guess I'll bring him back to base, Henderson said as he stared at the familiar face that all young dogs have. He went to the couch in the living room and woke up Major Eversman.

"Nnnn...Is it six yet?" Eversman said. He was half asleep.

"No, sir, it's an emergency. Marron and I have detected hostiles coming from Durgha Street."

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? Did they notice you?"

"I don't think so, sir. But they are heading to Chalk 2 & 8's position."

"Alright, I'll wake up everyone else and tell them the situation. Go set up the Gonde and get our weapons and ammo. We're gonna set up an ambush."

"Sir, Marron is already on that."

"Ok then wake up your Chalk."

"Aye, sir."

Lt. Henderson ran upstairs and started tapping the wall as hard as he could.

"OK EVERYBODY UP NOW! There's a handful of hostiles outside crossing through the plaza. We're gonna ambush them." Henderson said.

As everyone gathered outside and took their positions as ordered for the ambush, the 12 Iranians and Syrian APC full with weapons and ammo started their way across the plaza. Pfc. Marron clicked off the safety on the Gondevoyer and started unloading it into the Iranians. None of them were hit yet and dove to the ground for cover. One Iranian threw a grenade over the wall where Pfc. Makoto, Pfc. Millington and Sgt. Kurth were. The grenade exploded next to Makoto, completely blowing off the right side of his body. Millington took a chunk of shrapnel into her leg. Kurth stood up and started firing his M7 Assault Rifle, wounding one but the Iranian next to the one he wounded shot Kurth in the side of his ribcage, right below his armpit.

Fuck! This is going to be a long firefight, Major Eversman thought as he saw 2 of his guys get shot from the machine gun on the APC.