GRIM, s. mactavish

Chapter 2

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Location: US / Mexico Border

     Alejandro, Rudy, and Carmen made their way into a small boat where they would try to locate Hassan crossing the border. Alejandro had been speaking to Kate Laswell through his ear piece while Carmen was adjusting the gun that sat on her lap.

     "Rodolfo, Camren - Migrants are a diversion. Targets on the move."

     She nodded, understanding what she had to look for.

     Rodolfo leaned closer to Alejandro, "They probably crossed the river in a boat. Let's find it."

     Carmen's leg was starting to ache but she ignored it. She had to. She was on a mission to stop Major Hassan. There was no time to be worrying about her wounds when there was a terrorist on the loose with weapons that could potentially kill thousands of people. 

     "If he gets over, we have no jurisdiction in the US." Rodolfo stated as the boat moved through the water, effortlessly.

     "Lets make sure that doesn't happen."

     The boat continued to move through the water as the three of them were shining their flashlights in any direction for any movement. Rudy had stopped the boat as they had come across a boat pulled up on the shore of the river, under the small trees. Alejandro had stepped off the boat and pulled it into the sand, helping Carmen get out of the boat by lending a hand out.

     "Cartel's moving Hassan fast. Try to keep up, Carmen." Alejandro moved towards the sound of the cartel's voices.

     "We can still catch them before they cross." Rodolfo followed after Alejandro, leaving Carmen behind. But, Carmen was fast. She had caught up to them quickly despite the pain in her leg and the limp.

     "The wall is up ahead. Be ready."

     Carmen kept her gun aimed ahead of her as she and Rodolfo walked side by side, "Las Almas Cartel working with Iran. . . this is new ground." Alejandro whispers to his mic.

     "What if Hasssan crosses?" Carmen asks, being careful to not step wrong on a rock.

     "Tactics change."

     A tree blocked their path as it had been either chopped down to slow down anyone following the cartel, or it had naturally fallen. Carmen was choosing the first one. Rodolfo had placed his hands on Carmen's waist to help her over the tree when a sharp pain had spread throughout her body and made it incredibly hard to breathe.

     "Are you okay?" He inquires. He was generally making sure she was okay. He didn't like to see her or Alejandro in pain. Rodolfo had known the siblings since forever so naturally, he did want his best friends and work partners to be hurt.

     "I count four hostiles. Visual on Hassan. Top of the wall." Alejandro crouched in the tree line and watched as Hassan had crossed over the wall into the United States.

     "We have to engage." Alejandro stated.

     "We have no jurisdiction in the United States." Carmen mentioned as she pointed her gun at the man holding a flashlight on the ladder.

     "Yes but we are changing tactics now. We can't lose him." Alejandro muttered as he got closer to the cartel member, shooting him with a silencer. Carmen shot the other man with her sniper.

     "Watcher, the target crossed. He's on the move. We're pursuing." Alejandro said into his mic, going on the ladder. The ear piece Rodolfo and Carmen were wearing could hear Kate talking to them.

     "Colonel, that is not advisable. You have no authority or assets in the area."

     "I know. Just keep pushing FBI- and contact local PD. Out." Alejandro pushed Rodoldo towards the ladder, ushering him to go up it. Rodolfo listened to Alejandro and went up the ladder. He was next to go up it.

     "Carmen, are you coming?" He looked down at the ground where Carmen had been watching them go up.

     "Mom always said you were a bad influence." She mumbled to herself as she listened to her brother and climbed up the ladder.