Chapter 23: Ambush

The Lagoon Crew had entered the water channel and continued onward until they reached their coordinates. Dutch was steering the boat while Rock stood next to him, intently staring at the shore line, as if he was expecting something to come out and jump them.

"Your awfully quiet, you waitin' for somethin'" asked Dutch. "Maybe…" said Rock while continuing to mind the jungle in their various directions, "Let's not forget we're in one of the most dangerous places in the world right now… And it's even more dangerous for what we have to do here."

"Yeah I know what'cha mean… Just feels like Charlie's gonna start jumpin' out like fuckin' Indians" said Dutch. They both looked at the radar and saw that they were close to their destination. "Alright were getting close… Listen… me, Revy and Andrey are gonna go meet these people. I want you and Benny to stay here and keep the engine running. But if you hear anything I want you to come and back us up" explained Rock. Dutch understood completely.

A while later, the crew reached the stop. Rock, Revy and Andrey came out of the hull and were met by a small group of men, all armed, and ready to fire at a moment's notice. Rock had the brief cases and they had some as well.

They stepped off the boat and walked towards the group. "That the stuff" asked one of the rebels, "Depends… that the money" asked Rock. Both sides opened their briefcases and showed their merchandise. "We place our cases in center, one of our guys grabs the other" said the rebel.

While both groups were doing that, a few feet away some men were lurking in the bush. they weren't rebels, but they were wearing military uniforms. Some were rising out of the water and quietly climbed aboard the Lagoon.

Suddenly they jumped out and started shooting. Both groups started shooting as well, and the rebels quickly went down. The Lagoon Crew quickly cases containing the meth and ran towards the boat.

They quickly got on and took cover inside. "Dutch… GUN IT!" yelled Revy. "What the fuck just happened, who were those assholes" said Revy. "They looked military. Burmese Army maybe" said Andrey. "Those guys must've wanted a piece of the action. Burmese military is known for their drug trades and genocidal way of thinking" explained Dutch.

"Dutch, we got a vessel coming up and it's right on our tail" warned Benny. And just as he said, a river patrol boat was coming up on them. They began to fire and were damaging the hull. The whole crew was frustrated and couldn't fight back. Eventually their luck ended when they were stopped by more river boats in front of them. They stopped and were quickly boarded.

The crew was dragged out one by one and were forced to the knees with any kind of movement restricted. Eventually a man wearing sunglasses came up to them and took their briefcases. The man looked inside and was pleased to see both the drugs and the money. He looked over the crew and decided to send them prisoner.

The crew was forced up and loaded on to a transport truck. But Rock fell to one knee and pretended to be heard. One soldier knelt and told him to get up. Rock quickly head butted him and punched another in the face. The rest of the crew was already on the truck and shocked to see Rock manage to escape.

Rock quickly grabbed a dropped AK-47 and shoot the remaining soldiers. All that commotion drew the attention of the rest of the militia. Rock quickly ran off into the jungle but stopped and looked back. "I'll come back, just sit tight" he yelled and then continued running.

The rest of the Lagoon Crew looked at each other, "You think he will" asked the Russian. "Rock is an annoying, mother fuckin', piece of shit… but you sure as shit can trust him" said Revy.

Both Dutch and Benny were taken aback by this. They were surprised to hear Revy, of all people, putting her trust in someone. And that was enough convincing to put their trust in Rock as well. So, all they could do was sit tight like he said.

Meanwhile Rock ran through the jungle avoiding the gunfire, he managed to dispatch all the soldiers and looked back at the dirt road. He saw the vehicles driving past him and headed towards their destination. He said to himself, "Don't worry Revy… I'll find you…"