Time: 0703 hours
"Shit! Where's the bloody evac?!" I cursed as I crouched behind a metal crate as bullets whistled right above my helmet. I took out my last grenade from my chest pouch, removed the safety pin and threw in quickly as soon as the bullets did not rain above my head. A loud explosion followed as a charred arm landed beside me. Well, at least one of them won't be bothering me now.... Or so I thought as I peeked over the table to see more of those crazy bastards entering through the shattered glass doors of the torn-up hotel.
"How the hell did the mission get compromised?! Was there a rat among us?"
Just then, I heard a very familiar and deadly whirling sound of a minigun.I ducked down and heard the screams of the terrorists as they were mowed down by the M134 attached to the side of a Chinook. I saw a familiar silhouette and realised that it was Ash. He walked towards me and
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"Well, you got that right, Ivan."
I turned around only to see my best friend pointing his favourite desert eagle at my head. "Oi, what the hell are you doing...? Wait. What the hell did you just say? YOU BASTARD!"
Time: 0300 Hours [5 hours ago]
"Right, gentlemen you know what to do." Lt. Ash briefed the squad as we strapped up our gear inside the Hercules. I was inspecting the condition of my rifle as Ash, walked towards me and sat on the empty seat beside me.
"It's your last mission right? Wanna drink at the usual place to celebrate? My Treat.' -Ash
" Alright, then prepare to get your wallet emptied pal. " -Me
"Oi! What about us? You are putting our lives in danger for this you know."- Takashi
Takashi is the youngest guy among all of us at the age of 24,but he is a genius sniper, who had never missed a single target throughout his entire military career. He is also the joker among us and also known as "Playboy" by his friends since he had flirted with every girl he sees. He is proud of the title too.
The whole squad laughed as the tense atmosphere died away,but returned soon after the squad went silent.
"Well, we are at the drop point. Best of luck gentlemen." - Ash
We jumped out of the Hercules and opened our parachutes as we melted away in the darkness of the night.
Time: 0500 hours
We stood on the helicopter pad, radioing Ash to get us picked up. We got the intel from the dead bastard who traded loads of automatic weapons for a quick cash. I had a very ominous feeling even though we have just finished the mission, so I quickly ran back to the armory to drag some crates of ammunition and explosives. The squad was surprised at my actions at first, but they decided to help me drag back 5 more crates as we sat down on the floor exhausted. It was then the terrorists decided to strike back. Takashi was just scanning through the horizon when he saw a convoy of 10 pick up trucks armed with .5 calibre turrets.
We swiftly laid flat on the ground, hoping that they did not spot us yet, but they somehow knew that we were there and fired an RPG at us. The hotel shook in its foundation but held on. Takashi swiftly ran towards the edge of the roof to counter their ambush. I picked up a sniper rifle from one of the crates and fired beside Takashi. I saw all four trucks that Takashi shot at swivel and turn violently to the left or right and flipped.
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"I never fail to get surprised by your accuracy man. You sure you are a human instead of an eagle?" -Me
"Well, I will say...... Close enough."- Takashi
I laughed lightly and carried on picking the drivers off from the roof of the hotel. That is until the sound of an unfamiliar helicopter's rotors hovering above us came behind us.
" Oh fuck..... GET COVER!!!" I shouted as a man hanging outside the side of the chopper fired a rocket at us. Well, at least everyone made it safely..... Right? I turned around to see Takashi lying on the floor, bleeding from where his legs once were....
"HOLY SHIT!! TAKASHI! HANG ON, I'M COMING!!"
I ran towards Takashi as the squad laid a covering fire to buy time for me. I knelt beside him and quickly pulled out morphine from the pouch on my leg. I knew it was hopeless for him but I still believed that he would survive..... I dragged his body to cover as the chopper's pilot was shot and the helicopter plummeted down to the streets below.
"Well shit.... I wanted to live longer to meet more pretty girls..... man.... It's getting cold... I guess I'm just gonna take a--"
"SHUT UP MAN,YOU ARE GONNA LIVE SO WAKE THE HELL UP!! I PROMISE I WILL GO FIND A NICE GIRL FOR YOU IF YOU LIVE SO WAKE UP!" I shouted at him, not wanting to hear possibly the last words he muttered. His breathing was slowing down and he was drenched in his own blood.
He looked me in the eyes and softly muttered "That's..... a ..... promise...." His eyelids closed and his body went limp in my arms.
The squad went quiet and soon, rage filled our eyes and fueled our need for revenge. We picked up as much weapons and ammunition we had and waited for the enemy to come. And then we opened fire on the enemy as soon as they walked out of the exit to the roof.But they just kept streaming out onto the roof, good thing I brought the crates up from the armory.
Time: 0703 hours
And that was how we survived the onslaught until now, although we lost two more our own guys.
"So, any last words,Ivan?" -Ash
"How about..... OPEN FIRE!!" -Me
A barrage of bullets came from the direction where the survivors in the squad as they had heard the conversation between the two of us .He ran towards the Chinook that was ridden with bullet holes.I kicked him in the abdomen as I rushed towards him with my SAR 21 in my hands. I guess I was a little bit too slow in finishing him off.... I was shot in the stomach and the chest by his custom-made desert eagle. But at least I managed to squeeze the trigger ,riddling his body with lead, and ended that traitor's life, as he did with mine soon.
I fell on my back and laid on the wet floor that was warm and smelled of metal as my body felt colder as the pool of blood grew bigger." So... this is how it feels like to die huh? Well, I guess living in a fantasy world would be much better than this shit hole of a planet......Haha....*Cough* hahah*cough*...ha..... Damn, I need a nap." As I slowly closed my eyes and held my rifle close to me, i heard a deep voice. "Is that so huh? Then, prepare to live in one and think about what you just said mortal."