The hunter's bow

Requisitioning

Aksel's pov
      I sat at the table with my feet on it leaning back twirling my dagger as Astrid and August continued to try to top each other in dark humor. I enjoyed watching my team bond, it made the sense to protect each other stronger. I spoke abruptly joining into their game "hvad er den bedste måde at ødelægge sex på?(what's the best way to ruin sex?)" everyone looked at me in worry as Alex asked "jeg ved ikke, hvordan?(I don't know, how?)" Astrid shifted uncomfortably as I grew a smirk and replied "du beder hende om at sove igen, fordi hun har skole om morgenen(you tell her to go back to sleep because she's got school in the morning)" they all burst out laughing as I chuckled because Alex managed to croak out "det er kneppet(that's fucked)" I heard the door open causing the jovial atmosphere to vaporize as we all turned our attention to the door. I checked my watch and saw 17:58. I commented "han er tidligt(he's early)" just for the door to open, Freyja and Harry walked in and seemingly hit a wall as they recoiled at the looks they were getting.
     Harry asked "is this a bad time?" I replied "Nej Herre(no sir)" he looked confused as Freyja said "English" I sighed and switched languages "no, we're just less than...... happy with the news you bring" he nodded as he started walking around our barracks "you keep things tidy" we didn't reply instead keeping our eyes on him. He turned and asked "you know why I'm here don't you?" Astrid spoke in reply "you want to take Aksel" Harry nodded as he lifted a picture of the team from our first mission. Freyja spoke "du kan slå det ned(you can turn it down)" I replied easily "jeg gør(I do)" she sighed and asked "hvad ville far have dig til at gøre?(what would father want you to do?)" I replied simply "Jeg er ligeglad, jeg forlader ikke mit team(I don't care, I'm not leaving my team)" Harry asked "what's going on here?" Alex replied by answering "a family dispute, just sit this one out" Freyja finally revealed her feelings and asked "hvorfor vil du ikke arbejde med mig?(why don't you want to work with me?)" I explained "dette har intet at gøre med dig, dette har alt at gøre med dem(this has nothing to do with you, this has everything to do with them)" as I motioned to my team.
     Freyja and I paused from our debate as I heard the team talking with Harry causing both Freyja and I to just stare at them before I spoke one last time "jeg går ikke(I'm not going)" Freyja pulled the card "du sagde, at du altid ville have min ryg, går du tilbage på dit ord?(you said you'd always have my back, are you going back on your word?)" I stared at her as August covered his mouth and the rest stared on in shock. "tør du ikke .... tør du ikke beskylde mig for at vende ryggen til dig(don't you dare.... don't you dare accuse me of turning my back on you)" Harry seemed to sense the tension as Freyja spoke one last thing "kom så til Rainbow, bevis at du er en mand af dit ord(then come to rainbow, prove you're a man of your word)" I sighed as August spoke "gå, vi bliver okay. Rainbow har brug for dig mere, end vi gør.(go, we'll be okay. Rainbow needs you more than we do)"
     I looked at the other two and saw them nodding their agreement before Harry asked "will you join rainbow?" I looked down before taking in a deep breathe cooling my nerves before looking at Harry and replied "Ja, I'll go" the team smiled to themselves as Harry grew a broad smile and jovially spoke "we leave for Morocco tomorrow morning at 04:30. Be there, have a great night" I looked at Freyja and asked "marokko?(morocco?)" she nodded and replied "en af ​​vores operatører er befæstningskommandør i GIGR, vi bruger hans fæstning som hjemmebase. vi har en i England, USA og Rusland(one of our operators is a fortress commander in the GIGR, we use his fortress as a home base. We've got one in England, the US and Russia)" I nodded slowly before she looked around the room and said "I skal rydde op i dette rum er et rod(you guys should clean up this room is a mess)" I chuckled as Astrid asked "er du vores mor nu?(are you our mom now?)" Freyja just turned her predatory eyes to Astrid as I spoke "hun har et punkt, inspektion er i morgen(she's got a point, inspection is tomorrow)"
The team groaned but set about cleaning up our room so it rose to standard, Freyja helped when she felt like it but mostly looked at the pictures and asked for the backstory. It was nice to see her again, especially after such a long time. I finished picking up my things before asking her "kan du huske, da vi var børn, og far plejede at få os til at øve engelsk i timevis?(do you remember when we were kids and dad used to make us practice English for hours?)" she looked at me and nodded before speaking "det var nyttigt, bare af andre grunde, end han troede (it was useful, just for different reasons than he thought)" I laughed before looking at the clock seeing that it was 19:52 August traced my view and spoke "vi skal melde ind, det bliver sent(we should turn in, it's getting late)" I sighed and said "Jeg kommer tilbage om et øjeblik( I will be back in a minute)" before walking out the door, I pulled out one of the folding chairs and my box of cigarettes.
Freyja leaned against the wall next to me and spoke "mor kan ikke lide det, når du ryger, ved du det rigtigt?(mom doesn't like it when you smoke, you know that right?)" I looked over after I lit the cigarette and took the first drag "god ting mor ikke er i israel(good thing mom isn't in israel)" she laughed before speaking "tak, fordi du tilmelder dig(thank you, for joining)" I waved her off replying as the end of the cigarette burned brightly with my drag "Jeg lovede mor(I promised mom)" she nodded and shot back "du fortalte også mor, at du ville holde op med at ryge (you also told mom you'd stop smoking)" I sighed and asked "er dette en intervention eller beskytter du bare igen?(is this an intervention or are you just being protective again?)" she just laughed before ruffling my hair "du kan godt lide Rainbow, jeg ved det bare(you'll like rainbow, I just know it)" I replied chuckling while I straighten my hair again "du lyder som mor(you sound like mom)" she sighed before I hissed shaking my hand as my cigarette dropped to the ground. I stomped it out and checked my finger before looking at Freyja, her left eyebrow was cocked as she gave me a pointed look, I defended "Jeg glemte, at den var tændt(I forgot it was lit)" she laughed before bidding me a good night and walking away while I walked in the barracks and crash face first onto my cot, a comfort the military rarely gives me.
I woke up to the signal for formation and quickly changed into my uniform, I double checked everything before grabbing my 416 and walking out to the parade square taking my position infront of the platoon commander. The other quickly joined as the Lieutenant handed out jobs for different squads throughout the day. He called "gravsten, du er på vagt. nordøstlige ende af lejren (Tombstone, you're on guard duty. North east end of camp)" I replied sharply "ja løjtnant(yes lieutenant)" just as Harry walked to the lieutenant and said "I'll be requisitioning Onyx, he's needed for Team Rainbow operations" he sighed but called "gravsten, du er på skraldtjeneste. dommer, du er på vagt, nordøst(tombstone, you're on garbage duty. Judge, you're on guard, north east)" Harry walked over and spoke "Onyx, grab your things we're leaving in 20" I nodded and replied "Ja Hr(yes sir)" he stopped me by grabbing my shoulder "do be quick about it" I nodded and jogged to my barracks and looked around one last time.
      I heard Astrid behind me "vi vil savne dig(we're gonna miss you)" I turned and smiled sadly "syg skrive(I'll write)" she nodded before her typical boisterousness surfaced "du bedre, tag nu din lort og kom ud, inden vi stopper dig(you better, now grab your shit and get out, before we stop you)" I grabbed my bags and gave her a tight hug whispering tearfully "pas på dig selv(take care of yourself)" before releasing the hug wiping the few tears and walking out the door. It felt like I was betraying them, we had taught each other so much, lived through so much and to just walk away, to go to another team felt like I was betraying every memory I had with them. I walked past August and Alex smiling as we snapped off crisp salutes to each other before I shifted my bag and continued on my path to the landing pads before I lost the nerve to leave them, it was a depressing walk.
When I arrived I saw Freyja and one of the operators from the previous night talking, she motioned me over causing me to drop my bag and walk over. Freyja spoke "this is Sanaa, she's one of the operators with rainbow. Sanaa this is Aksel, my brother" I shook her hand and spoke "Hej(hello)" she shook it and gave a nod "hey, you're the stealth expert right?" I threw a confused glance at Freyja while nodding "ja, why?" She asked "do you think you could teach me to be that stealthy?" My trepidation evaporated as I slowly walked around the now Sanaa. I made notes out loud, "large thighs, fit, small shoes, mhmm, ja. I can make you stealthy" I heard her mumble "large thighs?" Freyja explained "the bigger your thighs the more your clothes rub. It makes noise." I further explained as I ended up in my starting position "that's why I have the straps around my thighs, it's keeps my clothes from rubbing together nearly my thighs." She nodded slowly as Harry walked in with a man in jeans and a green shirt. He spoke "Jaeger get the helicopter ready to go, the rest of you load up. I wanna be in the air in 2 mikes."
He looked at me and spoke "good to see you're here" I replied "sir, I'm never late" Freyja nodded confirming that I've been obsessive about staying on time since I was a kid. He nodded and spoke "once you get familiar with the fortress do come to my office I wish to talk to you" I nodded and replied "ja Hr(yes sir)" as I picked up my bag and walked to the Blackhawk. I put my bag in and sat on the edge of the blood pan leaning against the seat Freyja was sitting in. As the helicopter lifted off I looked over the camp and saw my friends burning the trash, I shook my head before getting handed a headset by Freyja after he hit my shoulder with it. I got the names of the other operators I met yesterday evening, I listened as they talked before the door gunners test fired their mini gun and 50 caliber, I lazily looked over while Eliza jumped at the sudden offset of gunfire causing Freyja and I to snicker quietly. I looked out across Jerusalem as we flew over looking at the city that seemed so peaceful, even as it's neighbors wished for its destruction. Then again that's why we were here, to make sure Israel wasn't destroyed by its neighbors by training with their commandos. Erik asked "got something on you mind onyx? You look deep in thought"
I glanced over before returning my eyes to the streets of the Holy City "how fragile this peace is, all these people, their life is peaceful, barely any of them are thinking about being in danger. All it takes is Syria or any of their neighbors to kick off another 6 day war" Eliza spoke "that's why we're here, to make sure Israel doesn't fight alone again" I looked over for a second before I heard Sanaa "this is what rainbow does, we stomp out the terror in the world." Harry pitched in "peace is fragile indeed, but that's why we must work so hard to protect it. It's is but a match in a windstorm and we are the hand that protect it" Marius spoke "I wasn't expecting that level of..... philosophy.... herr(sir)" Harry just laughed before replying "I do enjoy being surprising" I chuckled to myself as Freyja rested her hand on my shoulder and spoke "it's nice to be together again, I've missed you" I looked down and spoke "I wish dad could see us now, I think he'd be proud" Freyja and I's mood took a turn for the sour at the mention of our father. We always wanted to make him proud but never heard the words, we could always do better.