Act I Scene IV Hunted

S.A.S.

SGT. 'SOAP' MCTAVISH

Gaz was on the radio with Command. "We've got Nikolai! We're taking him to the safe-house in Hamburg! E.T.A., Oh-seven hundred hours! Out!"

They were somewhere in the Komi Republic in Western Russia. Suddenly a missile warning siren went off. Price spotted the missile first. "Incoming missile hang on!" he said

The pilots of the chopper attempted to evade but the missile still hit. Soap heard the pilots call out a mayday just before he blacked out. "Mayday! This is Hammer 6-4! We're going down! I repeat, we are going down 2 miles south of Waypoint 5..."

Soap woke to the chopper exploding once again even after crashing. Price ran over and helped him up. "You're still in one piece. Get up. Come on, we need to get moving before the search parties get here." He said

Soap stood and had his pistol out. He followed Captain Price back to the team and picked up a G36C rifle as Price asked for a casualty list.

"Casualty report."

"Paulson and both pilots are dead sir." Replied Gaz

"Bugger. All right, the extraction points not far from here. Let's move out." Replied Price

Soap followed Price down a dirt road. Baseplate came over the radio as they advanced. "Bravo Six, this is Baseplate. AC-130 Gunship support is on the way, but it will take some time before they will be in a position to assist, over."

"Copy. Bravo Six out." Replied Price

"An AC-130 eh? Haven't worked with one of those in a while." Said Gaz

"Keep a low profile. Let's stay out of trouble." Ordered Price

An SAS operator hiding near a fence post reported vehicles coming from the north. "Get under that bridge. Move." Ordered Price. The team moved under the bridge as the vehicles passed by, a helicopter with a spotlight also flew over but didn't spot the team under the bridge. With the way clear Price ordered his men to advance up a short hill to a small farm. They hid behind the fence and Price entered a small garage on the left. The team witnessed a conversation between a farmer and some Ultranationalists.

"Hold up we've got company." Said Price

Price opened the door just enough to see the one of the Ultranationalists get aggressive. "All right, let's top these bastards before they kill the old man." He said

Soap took aim at one of the troops and pulled the trigger. A trio of rounds flew out and hit the soldier in the head. The other was quickly taken down. The farmer ran back into his house and closed the door. The SAS team moved up taking down another pair of Ultranationalists hiding behind some wood and barrels, then hopped a fence and started running across a field. About halfway across a helicopter approached them.

"Spotlight, hit the deck." Ordered Price

The team dives for cover in tall grass.

"Stay down…Stay – Down. The helicopter moved on. "The heli's moving away. Let's go."

The team stood and sprinted to a house at the far edge of the field. A passing truck patrol spotted them and troops piled out and began firing. The team reached the house but the door was locked so they took cover and returned fire.

"Gaz, we'll hold them off! Get that basement door open now!" ordered Price

"I'm on it." Replied Gaz

Gaz worked on the door and after a minute or so managed to open it just as the helicopter returned and troops repelled down into the field. Soap tossed a flashbang/frag grenade, taking most of them out before joining the team in the basement of the house.

"Soap! Take point and scout ahead for an exit." Said Price

Soap led the way up the stairs and took time to put some lead downrange through a window, hitting a few enemies then continued on around the corner. An Ultranationalist tossed in a flashbang. Soap spotted it and hid behind a wall, then popped back out and gunned down the three men who tried to rush in. The rest of the team caught up and exited the house and moved through a small complex of buildings. Some German Sheppard's and their handlers tried to attack them but the dogs never got close enough. The team fought their way through that area and took cover as the same helicopter returned.

"Hold on. The helicopter is back." Said Gaz

The chopper paused above their position, then moved on. "It doesn't look like they know where we are. Let's keep it that way." Said Price as he opened a gate. The team followed him to a shallow riverbed and took cover amongst the tall grass. They were about to exit the riverbed but Price held up a hand. "Hold up, sentries on the bridge up ahead. Stay out of the spotlight."

Enemy vehicles rolled past the bridge and the helicopter flew over with a spotlight. Again the Ultranationalists didn't find the SAS team. "Let's move, but stay low."

The team moved up to a field and used hay stacks and darkness for cover. Suddenly an Ultranationalist spotted them and screamed as he was taken down. "We're compromised open fire!" yelled Gaz

"Watch out for the helicopter." Warned Price

Soap looked up and spotted the chopper with a gunner in the side door. He took careful aim and fired several bursts eventually taking down the gunner. The team took cover in some green houses and fought their way through at least two more greenhouses before the chopper returned. "That helicopter's making another pass! Find some overhead cover. Soap moved up and took down another Ultranationalist and grabbed the man's automatic shotgun. He used the shotgun on three more enemies hiding near a truck then switched back to the G36C. Soap rushed the barn and took down one enemy on the second deck. Then stabbed another who tried to kill him from behind. Gaz and the team joined him soon after that. "Captain Price! We've got stinger missiles in the barn!" yelled Gaz

"Soap, grab a stinger and take out that chopper! Move!" ordered Price

Soap traded the shotgun for a stinger and moved outside. He used the iron sights to get a lock and when a solid tone sounded, fired. The missile tracked for a bit but was fooled by flares dropped by the chopper.

"Bloody hell, he's popping flares! This won't be easy! Soap, grab another Stinger and fire again! Let's put him to the test!" said Gaz

Soap ran back in and grabbed another stinger. He stepped back outside and got another lock and fired. This time the missile tracked all the way in and destroyed the chopper.

"Bloody nice shooting there, Soap!" said Gaz

"Good work, Soap. Everyone on me. Let's move out." Ordered Price

The team followed Price out of the barn and onto a dirt road. There was a paved road up ahead with a convoy of BMPs and trucks with troops pouring out.

Luckily the AC-130 gunship had just arrived.

"Bravo Six, be advised, that AC-130 is entering your airspace at this time. Out."

"Bravo Six, this is Warhammer standing by. Heard you could use some help down there. Call the shot."

"Warhammer - Fire mission - danger close! Enemy armor and infantry, 100 meters to the southwest of our location, over.

Copy. Comin' down." replied Price

The team held their position as cannon fire rained down on the convoy destroying several trucks and armored vehicles. The way was soon clear as the team moved up the road.

"Bravo Six, we'll cover you all the way to the way to the extraction zone. You'd better get movin'."

"Roger that, Warhammer. We're moving now. Out. Come on, let's go!"

They moved up past the destroyed convoy and deeper into western Russia…