MERK: Home War

Code Red

Los Angeles, California
September 3rd, 2064
23:00 hours
MSTF1

Merk and his team flew over the war torn city as gunfire and explosions erupted below
"Rebel activity is high in the city below. Rangers are doing their job" said Merk
"Hopefully Messenger doesn't bail" said Adam
"He's too stubborn, I can tell, he'll hold on until the last second trust me" said Triston
"He better be. Just so everyone is clear, once we land on the bank adjacent from the the parking lot wall we call for CAS if we don't see Messenger, I want to confirm the kill on this asshole. After the strike we're going to rappel down the building and infiltrate through this sides entrance. After that our mission is simple, kill everyone that's still breathing in this hospital" said Merk
"We're descending in the rooftop, check weapons and gear you have twenty second, over" said the helicopter pilot
Merk opened the side door of the helicopter and looked out towards the city erupting into flames, tracer rounds were flying in every direction, and sounds of jets covered the sky
As they landed Merk and his team exited the helicopter and made their way to the edge of the rooftop overlooking the parking lot
"Positive ID on Messenger?" asked Merk
"Negative, no eyes on him" said Triston
"Good. November-niner-four, CAS strike is a go on the parking lot, I repeat CAS is a go" said Merk
"Affirmative ground team, CAS strike inbound, danger close" said the fighter pilot
Within seconds two jets flew over past the hospital
After they passed two explosions happened in the parking lot killing everyone there and blowing down all of the walls surrounding the parking lot
"Command come in, CAS strike is good moving for entry, over" said Merk
"Roger that Merk. We have evac ready for rooftop access when Messenger is eliminated" said Command

Merk and his team hooked up their lines and started scaling down the building
They got to the bottom and unhooked and started making their way towards the blown open wall
With their weapons up they approached the flaming parking lot
They confirmed the kills of each rebel in the parking lot by shooting them in the head, whether they were dead or not
They approached the doors to enter the hospital and placed a breaching charge on the door and backed up
They blew the charge and entered the hallway
They walked down the hallway with their guns up and keeping their eyes forward
They opened another door and entered the main lobby where they engaged and eliminated rebel fighters
"Lobby is clear. Hesh do we have confirmation where Messenger is?" asked Merk
"All we know is he's on the main entrance side of the building not the side that's collapsed. We're trying to find him still" said Hesh
"So what's the plan Merk
"Sweep each floor. If you find rebel activity clear every room, if not head to the next floor. If we do engage rebels then me and Adam will head to the next floor while you three clear out the floor, let's move" said Merk

For the first two floors they didn't find anyone until they got to the third floor where they found rebels gearing up to move out
They all engaged the first group on that floor that they found and then Merk and Adam split off to clear out the next floor
As they were clearing out the floor they noticed that the security cameras were active and someone was watching them
"Fucking security cameras are active sir, they had to have picked up where Messenger went to" said Adam
"Good point. Hesh run a scan of the building tell me where to find the security office that has access to the cameras" said Merk
"Only one that operates cameras on that side of the building is on the sixth floor right next to the elevators" said Hesh
"Alright thanks for the info. Triston come in, how's the situation downstairs?" asked Merk
"Almost got them cleared out. Find anything?" asked Triston
"We got word from Hesh that there's a security room with access to cameras. We're going to go check it out and see if it spotted Messenger. Room is located next to the elevators on the sixth floor" said Merk
"Roger that we'll be there when we're done here" said Triston
"Alright. Let's move Adam" said Merk

Merk and Adam got to the sixth floor of the hospital and reached the security room
They stacked up on the door and Merk set a small breaching charge on the door and got back
"Breaching" said Merk
He set off the charge which sent the door flying open
Merk entered and killed two rebel fighters inside
Adam soon entered right after him but what grabbed from behind and held with a gun to his head
Merk turned around and came face to face with his target, Messenger
"You fell right into my little trap Merk" said Messenger
"How the fuck do you know my name?" asked Merk
"Little bit of digging. Better question is, what's your play?" asked Messenger
"Shoot through my friend and take your ass out. Obviously I have no damn clue what to do" said Merk
"I have a solution. Lower your weapon, and you call in for that helicopter evac. I've been listening to your comms Merk, I have the high ground here. Either I kill Adam, you, and the people Triston is bringing up or you let me go" said Messenger
"You and what fucking army asshole?" asked Merk
"This one. Come on out, we have him" said
Messenger
From down the hall Merk heard doors open and from behind Messenger came six more rebels into the room along with four more outside
"You're out numbered and outgunned Merk. Live to fight another day" said Messenger
Merk stood there silent and staring directly into Messenger's eyes
After all the silence Merk spoke
"Fine, you fucking win" said Merk
"No Merk fucking kill this piece of shit we can take them" said Adam
"As he said, live to fight another day Adam" said Merk
"Smart man" said Messenger
"I'm not calling in shit though" said Merk
"So still nothing man? I've given you enough chances so now it's time to do it the hard way" said Messenger
The six rebels quickly approached and restrained Merk, taking away his gun and radio
Messenger got the radio off of Adam's plate carrier and called in
"Hello does anybody read me, over?" asked Messenger
"Yes we copy identify yourself you're on a private channel" said Command
"My name is Staff Sergeant Micheal Richards with the Fifth Marine Regiment out of Camp Pendleton, California. I've been being held hostage here by rebel fighters for the past three days and I'm requesting evac. I'm using the radio of a team who saved me, they're all KIA. Please help me" said Messenger
"We're coming to get your staff sergeant, which floor are you on?" asked Command
"Sixth floor. I can make my way to the roof top exit" said Messenger
"Go for that, wheels down in two minutes. We'll be waiting, stay safe" said Command
"Thank you sir" said Messenger
Messenger threw Adam to the ground and then destroyed Adam's and Merk's radios
"You two are now going to die here as I make my escape. And just to clear some confusion, I'm not Staff Sergeant Richards, that guy was an asshole, I'm glad he's dead now" said Messenger
"Well you two sure as hell got a lot in common with being assholes" said Merk
"Shut his ass up you two, the rest are with me, we have a ride to catch. Next time, check your corners Merk" said Messenger
Messenger and all but two of his men left the room to get to the rooftop
The two rebels let go of Merk setting him down next to Adam
"Merk what's the fucking plan?" asked Adam
"Just wait" said Merk
The rebels approached Merk and Adam and put a gun to each of their heads
Merk took a deep breath and quickly moved his head out of the way and swiftly grabbed the barrel of the gun and punched the rebel in the carotid artery of his neck
As Merk was dealing with the one rebel Adam attempted to disarm the other one but ended up being shot and falling to the ground
By the time the other rebel turned his attention towards Merk, he already racked the slide and shot him four times
Merk then executed the rebel on the ground and went to check on Adam
"Adam are you okay?" asked Merk
"Yeah just fucking skimmed me I'm good" said Adam
"Alright let's get a move on" said Merk
As they exited to the hallway they came face to face with Triston, Danny, and Alex
"What the hell happened. We've been attempting to reach you guys, who the hell was that who said you guys were KIA?" asked Triston
"Messenger, he fucked us. Call off the evac team he can't get away" said Merk
"Alright let's move. Command be advised this is Sergeant Triston Yanksy of MCTU1. Messenger was the one who called for evac, hold the helicopter, over" said Triston
"Helicopter already landed, we've lost contact with them about a minute ago" said Command
"FUCK! MOVE NOW!" yelled Triston