A/N: For a while I was stuck on how to write this particular chapter eventually I just ended up going with the transcript. I hope to update this again soon.

Act I Scene V Death From Above

'Death From Above'

'Day 2 - 04:20:22'

'Western Russia'

'Thermal Imaging TV Operator'

'AC-130H Spectre Gunship'

"Wildfire, we're moving up the road towards the town to the east. Confirm you have a visual on us." said Captain Price via radio.

"Got eyes on friendlies!" replied the Operator

"Crew do not fire on any target marked by a strobe, those are friendlies" said the AC-130 FCO

The operator tested his thermal imaging array by switching to black infrared and white infrared while Captain Price and his team got closer to the town. He then tested the gunnery array and sights by moving them around to their limits. He also switched between the 25mm gatling gun, 40mm cannon and 105mm Howitzer. The operator noticed Price and his team getting closer to the town and readied himself.

"Uh...TV confirm you see the church in the town." said the navigation officer.

"We see it start the clock." the operator replied

"Roger we're there, start talking." said the FCO

"You are not authorized to level the church, repeat do not fire directly on the church."

The TV operator nodded his understanding then spotted a vehicle moving by the church.

"Got a vehicle moving now!" he said

"One of the vehicles is moving right now."

The operator then saw armed personnel coming out of the church.

"Personnel coming out of the church" he said

"We have armed personnel approaching from the church request permission to engage." said the FCO.

"Copy. You are cleared to engage the moving vehicle and any personnel around you see." said the Pilot.

"Affirmative. Crew you are cleared to engage but do not fire on the church."

The TV operator focused his 105mm Howitzer on the line of enemy troops that had come out of the church and fired. He then switched to the 40mm and fired on the vehicle. The Howitzer round took out the majority of the troops and his 40mm salvo destroyed the vehicle. He fired another heavy round into the field to the right where more enemy troops were. They were all killed with a single shot so the operator switched to the 40mm and fired on personnel coming out the back of the church though he had to wait until they cleared the fence around the graveyard before he opened fire. He continued firing at concentrations of enemy troops until Price came over the radio again. He could see the friendlies going past the church via their flashing strobes.

"Wildfire, this is Bravo Six, be advised we're passing a large church and are continuing towards the main highway. Keep up the fire! Bravo Six out." Price reported.

The TV operator fired a pair of heavy rounds into two fields filled with enemy troops and a truck. The truck must have had a full tank of gas because he could see the large explosion. Then he saw a pair of vehicles coming up the highway. The operator's FCO spoke up before he could fire on them.

"We got a moving vehicle here. Negative, Negative. Do not engage, I repeat do not engage any vehicles on the main highway." he said

Then Captain Price came over the radio again. "Wildfire, we're going to commandeer civilian transports on the main highway. Cover us!"

The gunship crew witnessed Price and his men force the civilians out of their vehicles at gunpoint and then saw the civvies run away.

"Crew, do not engage any vehicles on the highway, those are civilians. Ground units are acquiring alternate transport at this time. Do not engage any vehicles on the highway unless cleared to do so." said the FCO.

"I bet that guy's pissed! That's a nice truck!" said the operator

"Nah, hehe, he's scared out of his pants." The FCO replied.

"Wildfire, we're marking the vehicles! Confirm you see the beacons!" said Price.

"Roger, we see the beacons. Crew, do not fire on the vehicles with the marked with the flashing beacons. I repeat, do NOT fire on the vehicles with the flashing beacons, those are friendlies." said the FCO

As the vehicles began moving along the highway the gunship flew over a curved road and saw enemy forces setting up an ambush. The navigator immediately noticed and spoke up.

"Heads up. Hostile forces are setting up ambush points along the curved road." he said

"Uh...navigation which one's the curved road?" asked the FCO.

"Fire control, do you see the water tower, over?" asked the Navigator

"Are you talking about the uh...water tower near the intersection?" asked the TV operator

"Roger, that's the one. And next to that water tower is a curved road, do you see that?" asked the Navigator

"Roger that." said the FCO.

"Track that road into the next village. You should be able to see another water tower in the village further down that road." replied the Navigator.

The gunship flew down the curved road but the crew couldn't see the new water tower.

"Uh...we're having trouble acquiring the village. How far up the road is it?" asked the FCO

"Approximately uh..hang on...It's about two klicks along the curved road going away from the highway." replied the Navigator.

"Roger that." said the Operator.

"We're banking toward the village standby to engage ground targets."

As the gunship flew over the village he could see smoke trails from RPGs. He saw a small group of enemies on the road just before the new village so he put a 105mm round on them. Then the village literally swarmed with enemies.

"We got hostiles setting up along the curved road." said the TV operator

"Hostiles preparing to ambush along the curved road. They're partially concealed by the trees." repeated the FCO

"Whoa, someone's just fired an RPG!" said the operator

"Roger that. Crew, go ahead and take out everything in that village." replied the FCO.

The operator nodded and began firing 105mm and 40mm rounds into the village. As the friendlies passed through it more hostiles came out of a U-shaped building. The operator put a 105 round on it but it didn't collapse. Then he switched to the 40mm and destroyed an armored vehicle and personnel coming out of the barn. He continued firing on everything in the village until the friendly vehicles were past. Captain Price came over the radio again.

"Wildfire, we're approaching the LZ at the junkyard and leaving the vehicles." he said

"Roger that Bravo-Six. Crew, friendlies are leaving the vehicles and moving on foot towards the LZ. Do not fire on any personnel marked by a flashing strobe. Affirmative. Keep watching for those strobe lights. Those are friendlies." said the FCO

"Enemy personnel in the junkyard." replied the operator

"Crew, go ahead and smoke 'em. Man these guys are goin' to town!" said the FCO

The operator began laying down what amounted to a walking barrage up the junkyard allowing the friendlies to move up. Enemy personnel swarmed out of a few buildings on both sides.

"Wildfire, we've reached the LZ, but we're taking fire from all sides! Request fire support on all sides of the LZ, danger close!" yelled Price over the radio

"Enemy personnel closing in on the LZ from multiple sides. Danger close. Recommend you stick to the 25 millimeter in the vicinity of the LZ." said the Navigator

The operator nodded and switched to the gattling gun and mowed down several enemy troops. He spotted a concentration of them near a warehouse on the far side and put a 105mm round into it. As more enemy troops were killed, two trucks crossed the field where the choppers were supposed to land. The Operator put another howitzer round on the field then held his fire as two helicopters came into view. Captain Price reported his progress via radio once again.

"Wildfire, we're moving towards the helicopters now. Thanks for the assist. Bravo-six out." he said

"Hehehe this is gonna be one hell of a highlight reel." said the chuckling pilot.

On his infrared monitor the operator could see the friendlies moving into the helicopters now.

"Crew, VIP is secure and in custody. Good job everyone." said the FCO.