Fighting with Phantoms, A Rainbow six story (Book 2)

Chapter 48 Call to action

Damien's POV, Fort Richard, 12:30 pm

Damien: "Showtime," I say drawing my sidearm.

Three shots ring out through the range. A moment of silence follows. Cheers erupt. I finally take off my blindfold to see my predictions were right. It was an absolute shot in the dark, but I had managed to hit both mine and Chul's targets without removing my blindfold. Marius runs over the excitement exploding off him.

Marius: "You mad bastard you actually just did that!" He says looking at the targets. 

I was just about to shake Chul's hand while we were both smiling when the sirens blared over the base. The loudspeakers start screaming at all the troops. We throw on our game faces and leap into action, grabbing our rifles and sprinting for the barracks to grab our gear. We all closely listened to the loudspeaker as it informed everyone on base about what was going on.

Speakers: "Attention all personnel, protocol Bravo 23 is now in effect, this is not a drill, I repeat, this is not a drill. The United States of America is under attack by foreign terrorists. Team Rainbow to the helipads immediately."

I was the first one into the barracks and almost broke the door off its hinges with how fast I ran through it. Mike was in the back of the pack screaming commands. As everyone put on their uniforms and loaded their vests with magazines Mike did a headcount. Everyone was here so he kicked us into gear.

Mike: "Real quick, does everyone know their squads?" He yells from the door.

Marius: "No sir!" He calls back.

Mike: "You're with Timur on the roof across the campus as his backup, watch his back that's all."

Marius: "Good to go." 

Mike: "Anyone else doesn't know their squad?" He calls and no one answers. "Good, that's all for now, further briefing on the ride let's move." He says ushering us all with his arm to follow him out the door.

We double-time it to the helipad on the roof. Mike was the first one up the stairs. He dropped his bag and directed everyone as they came up to which helicopter to hop onto. My squad filled the right one and Mike's was left. Marius and Timur also went with Mike. His chopper would be the one to drop them off. We get strapped in and both squads give the pilots the okay to take off. Mike gets on the radio for our brief to begin.

Mike: "Listen up, Grace is tracking the situation as we speak. She'll be giving us updates during the flight. As of right now, all we know is that the attack is going down in Cambridge Massachusetts. Things that Grace took notes of include, four all-white box trucks that seem to have crashed through the front gate of the courtyard likely carrying our enemies, multiple chemical bombs scattered throughout the university emitting a yellow/orange gas, and around twenty to thirty heavily armed hostiles, including suicide bombers. She also included that the National Guard is setting up a perimeter and all first responders have been killed" He says pausing to check for any updates.

Damien: "What's the game plan when we get there?" I ask checking everyone's gear on my bird.

Mike: "I'm sending everyone a layout of the university right now, check your coms. One block out from the campus is the National Guard perimeter. They've already taken fire multiple times but are holding until we arrive. I'm thinking about a two-prong attack. My squad will touch down on the north side just behind the perimeter and move in from there. Damien, your team will come in through the courtyard on the south side. Our keywords will be silver and bullet, that way we don't accidentally shoot each other. Remember that we have no way of confirming is everyone on site is dead or not so for fuck sake make sure you know who you're shooting at. I'm sure none of you want to kill a college student."