24th of March 2011

Batman, Turkey

NATO HQ

18:00

Kill team Nemesis has returned to Turkey. Their assignment, while not followed through as instructed, was a success. Yet, this didn't feel right. The whole team had this strange feeling. Maybe... hate. But hate for them selves.

Everything Yuri said, about them, about them getting in the way, about this team being unnecessary and a waste of time, was true.

They might have killed a lot of terrorists but at the end, Yuri was the one that finished the mission and killed the targets. They were... pointless.

Currently, everyone except Yuri was in the room they shared.

Franklin was scratching his head as he walked towards his bead:"Ok... What the hell was that?!"

Carla:"I'll tell you what that was. That was fucking badass!"

Franklin:"This isn't the time for jokes! Did you see what happened there?! He took out the targets without our help! Everything he said was true! We couldn't do shit!" He punched his wardrobe and left a hole in it.

Victoria:"Well I mean, I wouldn't say that. We did shoot a few men before they could shoot him. And Takeshi hacked the cameras so we could see inside the building."

Takeshi:"Victoria is right Frank. At the end of the day this was a team effort. Just cause he delivered the final blow doesn't have to mean we're useless. You can't let that discourage you."

Franklin calms down and sits on his bed.

Carla:"Plus, those bigass explosions you made did a big number on the enemy base. If it weren't for that, a lot more enemies might have been focused on you."

Franklin sighs:"Yeah, ok. Thanks. Still... He was basically right. He could've done everything by himself. Maybe we-"

Carla:"Aaurgh stop saying that! Man you're getting annoying! It's done get over it! It's not like he's gonna rub it in your face when he gets back."

Victoria:"Where is he by the way?"

Takeshi:"He said he needed to take care of something in the armoury and then report everything back to colonel Mustafa."

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(Meanwhile)

Colonel Mustafa's office

Yuri is standing in front of Mustafa's desk while he's reading the papers regarding the mission.

Mustafa:"Well this is... peculiar. Got anything to say?"

Yuri:"At the time there was no other option to consider. The designated targets arrived prior for the scheduled time and there was no way for us to regroup and strike them in time."

Mustafa:"I disagree."

Yuri:...

Mustafa:"You could've waited for them to get pass the gate, run towards your team and breach the building. You had time, they weren't going to finish the meeting in under a minute. You acted on your own volition and decided to run in and blow them up with a bow. You think you're John Rambo or something?"

Yuri:"Permission to speak freely?"

Mustafa:"Granted."

Yuri:"I do not know who this John Rambo is but judging by the way you speak I assume he uses a tactical compound bow with explosive arrows. And assuming this, he would agree with my decision of executing the targets."

Mustafa:"Elaborate."

Yuri:"While it is true that Gunnery Sargent Franberg and I could have regrouped with Strike team and breached into the building, that would result in casualties. We would have eliminated our designated targets but the building would have been surrounded by enemy troops and we would not be able to escape. Captain Jones had already placed explosives on nearby structures in order to cause distortion and distraction, allowing them to escape. Statistically, this was the course of action with the best possible outcome."

Mustafa chuckled:"Well then, I guess that's that. You're dismissed."

Yuri salutes him and exits.

Mustafa thinks:"He truly is remarkable. The way he thinks and operates, leagues above anyone else. He might just be the one."

Yuri walks down the hallway and enters the room with the rest of Kill team Nemesis. They were pretty on edge since the last mission. Yuri walks to his wardrobe and opens it to take his clothes.

Franklin:"So what did Colonel Mustafa want?"

Yuri:"He wanted a report on the mission."

Victoria:"And?"

Yuri:"I gave it to him."

Carla:"What did you say to him?"

Yuri:"I told him what happened. That there was no other option."

Franklin:"And what did he say?"

Yuri:"He compared me to a man named John Rambo. I did not understand."

Everyone in the room starts laughing.

Yuri:"Did I say something amusing?"

Carla:"Dude... John Rambo is a movie character."

Yuri:"...What?"

Franklin:"John Rambo is a fictional character from the movie franchise called Rambo. He's a war veteran with insane military capabilities and guerrilla warfare. He uses a bow and arrow so I guess it makes sense he compared you to him. But, how do you not know that?"

Yuri:"I have never watched Rambo."

The whole team:"WHAT!?"

Yuri:...

Victoria:"It's a classic."

Carla:"How is this possible?"

Takeshi:"No no no no no this so unacceptable." He opens his laptop and finds Rambo,"Here. You're gonna sit here and watch Rambo with us."

Yuri:"But we need to prepare for-"

The team:"SIT!"

Yuri hesitates but sits down and watches the film. They will spend the next few days watching the movies.

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8th of April, 2011

Kill team Nemesis was in its room. They discussed the Rambo movies they watched. Four of them still couldn't believe the fact that Yuri has never see the movie.

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Carla:"So what do you think."

Yuri:"I am impressed by this man's abilities. He's skills involving guerrilla warfare and the clever use of the bow are commendable. However there are several things I question."

Victoria:"What's that?"

Yuri:"First, how did he manage to dodge all of those bullets. Statistically he should have been wounded several times, especially by the Soviet forces. Which brings me to my second point, are you certain those were Soviets?"

Victoria:"Yes."

Yuri:"That is questionable. If they were I fact Soviet forces John Rambo would have died."

Franklin:"Man what are you talking about?"

Yuri:"I'm saying that they would be able to hit him."

Franklin:"No way! It's Rambo! They couldn't. Everyone knows that the U.S. is the strongest."

Yuri:"That is incorrect."

Franklin glared at Yuri:"What?"

Yuri:"While it is true that the United States of America are a powerful force, the Soviet Union was superior. This fact has not changed with the fall of the Soviet Union, as Russia is a superior force."

Franklin:"That's a lie."

Yuri:"It is not. I am not doubting you or your soldiers, I am simply stating the fact that the Russian army is superior."

Franklin stood up in anger:"Why don't you prove it then!?"

Yuri slowly stood up in front of him:"Gladly."

Victoria got in the middle and pushed them apart:"Ok ok calm down. Franklin? Calm down. Alright?" Franklin sat on his bed, "Yuri, the movie is made in a way to make the main character seem invincible. It's an old action film made for entertainment, ok?"

Yuri:"I see. So it's purposely designed like that."

Takeshi:"Yes. Haven't you ever watched a movie?"

Yuri:"I watched a movie called Star Wars but... that was a long time ago." He looks down and then sits back on his bed.

Carla:"Ok then. You guys wanna watch something else?"

Victoria:"Oooh, I wanna watch American pie! I love that movie."

Carla:"Alright, lemme just-"

In that moment, someone knocked on the door and entered. It was captain Zeinep Yildiz. She was carrying some documents with her.

Zeinep:"Um, sorry for interrupting but the colonel wants to see you."

Franklin:"Thank you Captain, we'll be right there."

Zeinep nods, closes the door and leaves.

Franklin:"Alright. Let's get suited up and go see the colonel."

Victoria:"It's probably a new mission."

Carla:"Already?"

Takeshi:"Well what do you expect? We're the only Nemesis team, only a handful of people even know we're doing this."

Yuri:"Correct. This project is still in its infancy. It will take time in order to find more soldiers suitable for these types of assignments."

Franklin:"Just like Triple X."

Yuri:"What is Triple X?"

Franklin:"I'll explain later. We gotta go."

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(18:23)

Meeting room

Each team member is sitting in its chair. Colonel Mustafa is showing them a projection of a building.

Mustafa:"Do you know what this is?"

Carla:"A hotel?"

Yuri:"That is the Georgian Christian Fellowship."

Mustafa:"Correct."

Yuri:"Why are you showing it to us?"

Mustafa:"One hour ago, there was a attack on this building. Around 25 Islamic extremists entered it, killed the security and are holding the people hostage. Normally we wouldn't involve you into this but things changed when we discovered this."

An image of a man in his 40s with a beard and a taqiyah on his head is shown. He fired a pistol into the air, probably to silence the people in the room.

Mustafa:"This is Asim Abad aka, Azrael."

Takeshi:"Azrael?"

Mustafa:"Yes. Allah has four archangels, Jibrael, Mikael, Israfil, and Azrael, who are set with being messengers to the prophets, taking care of the people and preparing them for the Day of Judgment. These extremists have separated into four large groups, each led by an archangel. Counting on that fact we can assume that these men he brought with him are his 'guardians'."

Takeshi:"So what is it you want us to do?"

Mustafa:"I need you to get over to Georgia, rescue the hostages and capture Asim alive. We need him for interrogation. He might know where the others are. And if not, we will still be able to dismantle a quarter of these lunatics."

Franklin:"The way you talk is a bit hostile towards people who are of your religion, colonel."

Mustafa:"I hold no emotion towards these men. They spit on the name of Allah and dare call themselves the angles sent to do his bidding. They defile our tradition and everything we stand for. I want them gone. But to do that, we need him alive. I will be sending Techno, Longshot and Reaper."

There was a silence in the room.

Franklin:"Sir, with respect, why send Reaper. Hate to admit it, but he's the best killer we got and this mission is about taking him alive."

Yuri:"You are worried I will fail my assignment and kill Asim Abad, Captain Jones. I will not, those are not my orders."

Franklin:"But-"

Mustafa:"I picked Takeshi and Reaper because of their infiltration expertise and stealth like approach when conducting a mission. Longshot in there to act as long range support. She will be stationed on the building across from this one. These are my final orders. Any questions?"

Yuri:"What about the others?"

Mustafa:"Expendable. Anything else?"

Nobody answers.

Mustafa:"Gear up, you're leaving at 19:00."

They stand up, salute and leave the room. On their way to the armoury, Franklin grabs Yuri by the shoulder. Yuri turns his head towards him.

Franklin:"Don't fuck this up... private."

Yuri:"Do not worry... Captain."

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(18:42)

Armoury

Takeshi takes his MP5SD and HK45. He grabs his night vision gear and hacking tablet.

Carla takes her Z93 and MP7 suppressed as well as her usual tunes.

Yuri takes his M21 and CZ75 suppressed. He also takes his throwing knives. He prays and heads out.

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(18:57)

NATO HQ airstrip

This time, the military issued a Supersonic airliner to fly them to Georgia. This was unusual but because this mission needed to be done as soon as possible, an exception was made.

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(20:35)

Tbilisi airport

The three exited the airport and were greeted by a man in a black suit standing next to a black SUV.

Man:"Kill team Nemesis?"

Yuri:"Who is asking?"

The man pulls out a badge with the symbol of the GIS.

Man:"I am special agent Giorgi Mamedov of the Georgian Intelligence service. I've been informed by my superiors that three individuals will land on this airport and that I'm supposed to escort them to the Georgian Christian Fellowship."

Takeshi:"I'm guessing you know Colonel Mustafa Polat?"

Giorgi:"Yes."

Carla:"Let's get going then."

They enter the SUV and the agent started driving them to the GCF.

Takeshi:"What's the situation in the Fellowship?"

Giorgi:"Far from good. Asim has been holding the hostages for four hours now. He already killed three of them. That bastard! He says he's going to kill all of them if his demands aren't met."

Takeshi:"What are his demands?"

Giorgi:"He wants the head of the current patriarch, Ilia II."

There was a dead silence in the SUV.

Carla:"Is that mofo out of his mind."

Giorgi:"He appears to be. He keeps rambling about the Day of Judgment and how he was sent by Allah to save as many people as possible. 'This world will come to an end, and the only way to survive is to worship the one true god Allah. Give in to Allah, become his lions, stop being sheep and you will be blessed with eternal life along side his angles', those are his words."

Carla:"Crazy motherfucker. I can't believe we gotta take him alive."

Yuri:"If he makes it impossible, I will kill him."

Giorgi:"I say we kill right away, but your superiors as well as mine don't agree. They wish to think of the long term problem."

After a few more minutes they arrived. The entire street has been blocked off and the police surrounded the front entrance. Two helicopters are constantly flying above the building.

The SUV stops and the team exits. They walk to the police captain who was in charge of situation.

Giorgi:"Special agent Giorgi Mamedov, we will be taking it from here Captain."

Captain:"W-wait. Are you sure?"

Giorgi:"Yes. These three will take care of everything." He points to Yuri, Takeshi and Carla.

Captain:"Who are they?"

Giorgi:"That's classified information Captain. Let's just say, they're the ones you send out to kill devils." He turns to them,"Well, do your thing."

Yuri:"Techno."

Takeshi:"Right." He pulls out his tablet and does his hacking magic.

Yuri:"Anything?"

Takeshi shakes his head:"No, they destroyed all the cameras on the bottom level. The must be there. Wait, hold on."

Carla:"What?"

Takeshi:"I see men walking around the floors above. Eight men on the second floor and seven on the first floor. That leaves ten men and Asim. But where-", just then he spots a camera,"I see them!"

Yuri:"Where?"

An image opens up of a large room with a fountain in the middle. The room has while columns placed in a circle holding the floors above. The walls had traditional Christian markings and icons as well as crosses. The floor was marble and there was a large chandelier hanging on the ceiling. There were ten armed men and one that fits Asim's description. There were about 32 people sitting around the fountain. Some were children and elderly. They were all scared especially cause of three dead bodies lying next to them.

Takeshi:"He has them in the lobby. They didn't destroy the camera in the corner."

Yuri:"Where's the lobby?"

Captain:"It's at the end of the long hallway when you enter the building."

Yuri:"Alright. Longshot, go up top on the building across the street and act as cover. Techno, come with me."

Carla:"Woah woah woah, who made you in charge?"

Yuri:"Do you wish to be in charge?"

Carla:"Not really."

Yuri:"Then it is decided. Take your position. Captain, I want your men at the ready in case they try to escape."

Captain:"Understood."

Carla went to the top of the building across ten street. Yuri and Takeshi walked to the side of the building. There were balconies on the sides which could be used to infiltrate the building.

Yuri threw his rope to the third floor. Takeshi climbed to the first floor (not bottom floor) and Yuri climbed to the second floor.

Captain:"Are you sure about this agent?"

Giorgi:"Honestly? All I can do is pray."

Yuri got into the building. He clicked his communicator on his ear:"Reaper in position."

Takeshi:"Techno in position."

Carla:"Longshot in position."

Yuri:"Techno, start moving and take out all your targets. Then move to an elevated position over the lobby. I will do the same and go down to the bottom floor."

Takeshi:"Copy that."

Yuri:"Let's get to work."

End of part 1

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