MERK: Home War

Breakout

September 6th, 2064
Bakersfield, California
12:00 hours

"Command be advised we are in sight of Bakersfield. Three minutes until we reach the LZ, over" said Merk
"Roger that Merk, no signs of rebel activity in the sky. On ground we have multiple enemy vehicles and enemy personnel surrounding the country club. Marines are inbound to begin the retaking of the city" said Merk
"Roger that. Alright men, for the past two days we have been doing surveillance on Bakersfield. We have reasons to believe James is being held in a fenced in area at the club. There's two buildings, barely bigger than a trailer and an assload of guards. We took a risk yesterday not going for him so that's why we're going in today. We had barley any time rehearsing our plan of executing this so make sure you play it smart. If he gets sent over to the Russians we loose any chance of bringing this rebellion to an end or at least taking down a lot of Messengers defenses. If it does nothing at least we'll have him instead of the Russians" said Merk

Merk's helicopter along with four others flew in over the country club
Close air support was softening up the targets on the ground while staying away from endangering the prisoners
The helicopters landed and Merk and his team exited
Behind them two Blackhawks and Chinooks full of Marines exited and began the assault on the prison
As sirens were going off the assault team pushed through the prison
"The building is in sight. Keep pushing and check your shots" said Merk
They kept pushing up
Prisoners were hunkering to the ground as they walked over them fighting back the rebels
The rebels saw that it wasn't a wining battle for them so they pulled back and began their retreat
As Merk and his men moved up they saw a convoy leaving the area with the buildings that their target was in
"We're clear. Move up" said Merk
They entered the small compound and stacked up on the first building on their left
Merk checked the door and the tapped on his helmet twice
"Breacher up" said Triston
Alex came around from the back with a breaching hammer and struck the door causing it to fly open
Merk tossed in a flash bang and they all entered
As they went in and cleared it they found the building empty
"What the fuck?" asked Triston
"Shit, Triston, take our team and go search the other building I'm radioing in to Command" said Merk
"Yes sir, let's move" said Triston
"Ah fuck. Command come in, James isn't at the buildings. I have the suspicion that he has been taken out of the prison by that convoy that just left. I'm requesting the location of that convoy as fast as possible" said Merk
"Roger that Merk" said Command
"All callsigns be advised. Search every prisoner and ID them. We need to find James" said Merk
Triston and the rest of the team came back to Merk with nothing on where James is
They decided it's time they hunt down that convoy
They got in a truck the rebels left behind and drove through the gate onto the main road
"Command do we have a location of that convoy?" asked Merk
"Affirmative, on the Stockdale Highway. They're about to be going in Route 58" said Command
"Affirmative Command. Send out air support to slow them down we'll be there in about ten minutes" said Merk

Merk and his men sped down the highway going in and out of traffic
As they were doing that they began hearing the sounds of Blackhawk machine guns and knew they were getting closer
As they drove some more they saw them in the distance
Two Blackhawk helicopters were circling the convoy
They started gaining on the convoy and as they got closer they realized they stopped
"Convoy has stopped. Hold fire" said Merk
The helicopters stopped firing and were left circling the convoy slowly
Then from the bus two rebels exited with rocket launchers with a few more behind them opening fire on the helicopters
A rebel got a lock on with his launcher on one of the helicopters and took the shot
The helicopter deployed it's flares and took evasive maneuvers
"Fuck, they're taking out the helicopters. Pedal to the fucking metal Triston" said Merk
They were driving full speed at the stopped convoy as gunfire and rockets were flying everywhere
A rebel took a second shot at the helicopter and hit it on its tail
The helicopter started spinning out of control and started plummeting towards the truck Merk and his team were in
"OH FUCK!" yelled Triston
"HEADS DOWN!" yelled Merk
They kept driving forward attempting to outrun the falling helicopter
Triston managed to get the truck under the helicopter as it was about to crash
The helicopter hit the ground and exploded causing Triston to swerve and flip onto its side and hitting the rear rebel truck of the convoy

When the truck came to a stop Merk instantly took action by grabbing his rifle and kicking out the windshield
"Triston you good?" asked Merk
"Oorah, never fucking better man" said Triston
"Alright let's get this fucker. Who else is up?" asked Merk
"I'm up" said Alex
"My legs fucking caught on something sir" said Adam
"Alright Alex you're with us. Adam you help Danny get unstuck" said Merk
"Will do sir" said Adam
Triston and Merk exited though the front windshield and was attempting to help Alex out
As they were helping him they started getting shot at
Triston and Merk found cover and began returning fire
"Triston take the right I'll suppress them" said Merk
"Alright sir" said Triston
Triston moved to the left side as Merk began suppressing the rebels approaching from the left
He continued firing on the rebels until he thought it was clear
He reloaded his gun and turned the corner
When he did he was met by two rebels
The one Merk managed to shoot in the stomach before being hit in the face with the butt of the second rebels gun
Merk fell back and was dazed
All he felt was the blood rushing from his head
He knew his only chance at survival was getting away
He began crawling backwards
The rebel spotted him and began approaching him
As he got up to him, before he could finish him off, something sharp pierced the rebels neck
Blood splattered all over Merk
The sharp object was pulled out and his entire right side of his neck was ripped open
He fell to the ground holding his neck
Behind him Merk saw Alex, wielding his breaching hammer, the sharp end of the breaching hammer was covered in blood
"You good sir?" asked Alex
"Bit fucked up but I'm alright. Are you good?" asked Merk
"Feels like I broke a rib or two but I'm up sir" said Alex
Alex got down to Merk and began checking his wound
As he was Alex was shot in the side of his chest and fell down on to Merk
"NO!" yelled Merk
Merk looked passed Alex and saw it was the rebel he shot twice walking towards him with a pistol in hand
As he approached Alex lunged at the rebel and grabbed the pistol
The rebel punched him four times in the face and then shot him once more above his plate carrier
He was about to finish him off until from the truck Adam and Danny opened fire on him killing the rebel
Triston, Adam and Danny ran over to Mark and Alex and began giving them aid
"Triston, do we have the package?" asked Merk
"Package is secured, he's on the bus" said Triston
"Good, ah fuck. Get something to stop this fucking bleeding I'm feeling light headed" said Merk
"Alright you big baby" said Triston
"Hehe fuck you too man" said Merk
Triston began wrapping gauze around Merk's head as Danny and Adam gave aid to Alex
"Triston he doesn't seem like he's going to make it" said Danny
"Alright, I'll get the helicopter to land. Merk take Adam's spot keep him from bleeding out. Adam go get James from the bus" said Triston
Merk got up next to Alex and began putting pressure on his gunshot wound
"Looks like it right below the heart, the other one to his chest isn't looking too good. Danny hand me some gauze I'm packing his wound" said Merk
Merk took off Alex's plate carrier and set it aside
Danny handed him some gauze and he started packing the gunshot wound to his chest as Danny was packing the gunshot wound to the side
"Helicopter is inbound. Chance of Alex making Merk?" asked Triston
"If I'm being honest I have no clue" said Merk
"Just keep working on it. Is your leg good Danny?" asked Triston
"Yes sir" said Danny
"Alright good" said Triston
Triston got down next to Alex and was trying to provide him some support to keep him awake
"Come on Alex, you gonna stay awake for us?" asked Triston
"Probably not" said Alex as he started to softly laugh
"Come on man, you're a breacher. You're a strong motherfucker swinging that hammer. A little gunshot wound ain't going to bother you" said Merk
"Come on man I used to be a breacher like you in the Marine Corps, we're strong you can pull through this" said Triston
"Save the bullshit just save me guys" said Alex
"We're trying buddy, we're trying" said Merk
Adam came over with James in handcuffs and sat him down besides the rest of the team
"You James?" asked Merk
"Yeah" replied James
"Good, you better be fucking worth it" said Merk
Their medevac helicopter flew in overhead and began to start its descent down to the ground
"Our ride is here. Get James to the helicopter me and Triston got Alex" said Merk
Adam and Danny ran James over to the helicopter as Triston and Merk slowly picked Alex up and started walking to the helicopter
"Come on home stretch Alex, just gotta hold on a little longer and then you're going to lie down in a bed and get a helicopter ride back home" said Merk
They got Alex in the helicopter and put him on the bed inside they closed the doors and took off
"Merk to Command come in, taking back control of group I'm good now. We have the package and we're on our way back to base. ETA twenty minutes, make sure a medical team is ready to bring Alex to surgery" said Merk
"Roger that Merk good to have you back from near death. Operating room is prepped medical team is waiting at the LZ to bring him in" said Command
"Alright good to know. Prep an interrogation room in case James doesn't feel like talking" said Merk