Operation Counter Defensive

August 8th, 2044 - 00:05:28

Col. Logan 'Nightfall' Walker

Federation Special Operations Phantoms

Atacama Desert, Chile

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Before the firestorm hits, Logan takes a few seconds to look up and admire the beautiful view of a clear night sky in a desert before it is ruined by heavy artillery.

Nightfall: Man, you'd never think something's wrong in the world with this kind of view.

[artillery fire]

[explosions]

Nightfall: Of course. Back to work, evil Nightfall.

[PKP Pecheneg-SP fire]

With the full might of whatever is left of the Latin American Federation, Logan, Cora and Sonja set the Inside Perimeter on fire. While everyone else will not even notice, let alone understand, Nightfall listens to the U.S. Military's unsettling radio traffic.

Inside Perimeter: Elysium Checkpoint, this is the Inside Perimeter! We need reinforcements immediately! The Latin American Federation has breached and are overwhelming my forces, over!

Elysium Checkpoint: Negative, Inside Perimeter. Wake up your forces and hold the line with the Outside Perimeter, over.

Inside Perimeter: There is no Outside Perimeter anymore, sir! They must've taken it out quietly! And my forces are waking up to their deaths as we speak! We need help now or we're not gonna make it, over!

Elysium Checkpoint: Understo—

Merrick: Give me that! Inside Perimeter Actual, this is Deep Blue. That is still a negative on the reinforcements. We are now organizing a pull-out from South America. You are to defend the Staging Area as long as you can with everything you have. Your services will be honored. Deep Blue, out.

Inside Perimeter: No! Elysium Checkpoint! Deep Blue! NO, WAIT!

[explosion]

Inside Perimeter: Breach! Get your fucking hands off her! No! N—

[gunshots]

Inside Perimeter: *screams*

Nightfall: I know you'd leave but not that quickly. And is Task Force Stalker in charge of The Elysium Checkpoint as well now? Motherfuckers.

Logan can imagine the things that is going on in the Inside Perimeter's command hooch, as it should be no different from what he is witnessing right now. With Federation Soldiers bringing down tents and setting them on fire with Americans still inside.

U.S. Soldiers and Marines: *screaming in pain*

Rounding up female Soldiers and Marines outside and raping them on the sand before beheading them. And the surviving and fighting men being eventually pounced and killed painfully.

Female U.S. Soldier: PLEASE! PLEASE NO! *cries*

Female U.S. Marine: I'LL KILL YOU AL— *muffled crying*

Male U.S. Soldiers and Marines: *screaming in pain*

[gunfire]

[melee hits]

Nightfall: When you're alone, incapable of action or backed into a corner, there's nothing more dangerous than a pack of cowards who hate you.

As for the Colonel himself, he simply kills every fighting and fleeing American he can find with bullets, explosives and melee attacks. But then, he, Sonja and Cora encounter a sly Marine who killed three Federation Army fireteams while half awake and shirtless.

Sonja: Contact.

Nightfall: Man, either that is quite a Marine or the Federation Army's troops really are dumber than rocks.

Logan: Okay, let's follow him and engage.

Upon contact, the lone Marine disarms Logan and gets a few good punches on him. But Nightfall would ultimately overpower him with some parries, palm strikes and knee strikes.

However, rather than ending him quickly like the rest of them, he knocks him out and captures him after Cora took a look at the Marine's dog tags. She and Sonja would then reveal who he is.

Cora: Hold it! I believe I recognise him. He may be useful to us alive.

[melee hit]

Sonja: Just as we thought. This is Will Irons, the grandson of the CEO of the ATLAS Corporation, Aaron Irons.

Logan: Don't you mean son?

Cora: No. His father is the founder of ATLAS, but his grandfather is the current CEO until Jonathan Irons finishes his service in the U.S. Marines.

Logan: Quite a catch, but isn't the ATLAS Corporation an ally?

Sonja: Business partner, not ally. They abandoned all support for us when we started losing. But now that we have Aaron Irons' grandson, we could convince them to retract that decision.

Logan: Talk about going to war with a PMC. Impressive work, ladies. Alright, let's bring him in.

With all that said, Logan proceeds to zip-ties Will's arms and legs and carry him to a friendly LZ point for extraction. At the same time, the Inside Perimeter is out of commission, with some ecstatic Federation Soldiers confirming it.

Federation Soldiers: Prime Grandmaster! Prime Grandmaster! Prime Grandmaster! Prime Grandmaster! Prime Grandmaster! Prime Grandmaster! Prime Grandmaster! Prime Grandmaster! Prime Grandmaster!

Prime Grandmaster! (Spanish and Portuguese) Long love the Latin American Federation! Death to the United States! *cheering*

Female U.S. Marine: *screaming and crying*

The end of the U.S. forces in the Inside Perimeter is topped off with a dead male U.S. Soldier and an alive, naked female U.S. Marine, both tied up to mock-up Crucifixes. All while the mass rape and murder is still ongoing.

With everything being live streamed and broadcasted on all of the Latin American Federation's social media platforms and news channels.

Nightfall: Okay, South American Game of Thrones fans. Let's see if you'll be able to recreate this "magic" at the Staging Area. I'll see you boys around.

Meanwhile, at The Safe Haven, Mother Wolf touches down, receives word about Will Irons' capture, tells Logan, Cora and Sonja to lock the HVT up along with Lockdown and Starlight, clean up, and meet her at the Phantoms' Room once back at base, and heads straight to the Command Building. She does not even take the time to change out of her combat uniform before meeting Prime Grandmaster.

Mother Wolf: Prime Grandmaster!

Federation Soldiers: ATTENTION!

Mother Wolf: As you were. Your troops looked for you on the battlefield, but you were nowhere to be found. Still could not find time to get out there and fight and kill like you used to?

Prime Grandmaster: *clears throat* As you can see, I am coordinating our war effort. So no, I could not.

Mother Wolf: What fine job you have done. Diego and Prime Princessa would be very proud of you.

Prime Grandmaster: Indeed. I am enjoying what I am seeing, I am sure they are too in Heaven. Our people and I have not been this happy since we have turned the Americans' ODIN Satellites against them. Once the remaining U.S. forces are out of our lands, we can finally recover and emerge stronger than before. *chuckles*

Mother Wolf: *smiles* I am sure all of you will. Enjoy your massive victory, General. I was going to continue our discussion but, as your friend, I would not want to ruin your day. *tsk* Wish I could stay and celebrate with you, but there is still work to be done.

Prime Grandmaster: What work? Where are you going? Your work is in here with me, is it not?