GRIM, s. mactavish

Chapter 5

Location: Las Almas, Mexico

     Carmen got out of the vehicle once Soap was out and was handed her gun by Rudy, who took it and adjusted the way her gun sling sat on her shoulder before standing beside Alejandro. "Weapons hot, Vaqueros." She observed the surroundings to get an idea of the terrain but she hasn't really been here to get a good idea. Last time she had been in this part of town had been many years ago as a child. 

     "Where are they holding Hassan?" Soap asked with his hands holding onto the gun that sat at his waistline.

     "White two-story building. Back of town." Alejandro stated as they walked to the black gate, getting ready to breach it.

     Carmen's grip on the gun tightened as fear of being shot or attacked once the door opened was on her mind. She was more than capable to take the person down if it did come to that, but she was injured days ago and still hasn't made a full recovery. Her back faced Soap as she was ready to shoot anyone who wasn't on their side. Alejandro spoke into the mic, "Three, Two, One . . execute, execute!"

     Alejandro made his way through the open gate with his gun aimed high, with everyone else following behind him.

     "Civilians?"

     "Gone. Cartel took over. It's a hideout now." Alejandro shortly explained, getting closer to the voices of the cartel.

     "Good place to keep Hassan." Soap added, following Alejandro to the next gate. The voices were getting louder and Carmen could understand the words they were saying while Soap couldn't. They were speaking spanish and it was a mix between different Mexico and Puerto Rico spanish. 

     Carmen got into position for the next gate to be opened while Soap and Ghost were behind her. The gate opened and Alejandro and Rodolfo walked through the gate, killing the cartel members.

     "Push up." Carmen walked with a crouch and peeked behind the building where she could see two cartel members. She aimed her gun and pulled the trigger, shoot the cartel members. Their bodies fell to the ground as the guns in their hands dropped with their bodies. 

     Rodolfo came from behind Carmen with his gun aimed ahead of him. He shot any cartel members that had been distracted while Carmen followed him, using the last of her bullets to cover Rudy. One enemy had gotten away from their sights while they were changing their clips. Soap watched something up above move and used his scope to see what it was, only to realize the gun was aimed at Carmen. He quickly pulled the trigger. An appreciated nod was sent his way by Carmen.

     She looked back at Alejandro's team, "Clear."

     Soap went to the white door and slowly pushed it open with his gun ready in his hands, shooting any enemies that were downstairs. 

     "Good shots, hermano."

     "No sign of Hassan." Soap mentioned, moving his gun down to his side. 

     "Not yet." Alejandro said, sighing at the fact that Hassan was a slippery terrorists. Right when they thought they caught him, he escaped. 

     Carmen tagged along with Soap in clearing the rest of the house. Rudy was slightly against it because she wouldn't able to fight any attackers with her full strength but he let her go. Soap stopped abruptly in front of Carmen, causing her to bump into his back. She quickly glanced at the man to see if he noticed but he didn't. The bullet proof vest made sure of it.

     "What happened to the families here?" Soap asked, taking note that the houses looked lived in, yet, no one lived there. 

     "The cartel brings violence, so they leave. Get ready to move." Alejandro stood near the back door while looking out the window. It had a view of the road above and the hill before the homes. 

     Carmen had slowly crouched to the ground and looked outside the window, seeing smoke. Alejandro called it. While being crouched, she felt the small throbbing sensation in her wounds, deep within. It wasn't time to deal with it or even acknowledge the pain. Her life was going to be on the line with the cartel if she was unable to preform her duties. 

     However, due to unbearable pain shooting throughout her body due to the position she was in, she almost fell backwards if Ghost hadn't been behind her, nearly touching her body. He looked down at the woman kneeled in front of him and moved his gun so it was behind him before helping her sit up. Ghost then ignored the woman after taking a few steps away from her.

     Soap had focused his attention on Alejandro, "Where's your family, Alejandro?"

     "Carmen is right here. But everyone else, I keep that a secret, hermano. . . To protect them."

     Soap glanced at Carmen who was applying some pressure to the white gauze on her waist. The glaze had been barely sticking out of her pants and when she lifted the gun sling over her body, he got an even bigger view of the glaze. He turned back around once Ghost stated, "We have concealment."

    Moving out and into the next house, the siblings took the lead in clearing the house by shooting any enemies that came into view.

     Carmen's steps were quiet when she approached the stairs, aiming her gun above her. If any enemies came down the stairs, they were shot once in the head. Pushing herself to not make a sound, the stairs slightly creaked under her feet.

     She felt a presence behind her but ignored it as she was focusing on what was in front of her. Once they reached the top of the stairs, gun shots towards them.

     She ducked down before any could hit her. Soap peaked his head up and shot at the cartel members, killing them instantly.

     "Clear. No Hassan." Soap announced as he finished clearing out the room. Carmen on the other hand, had taken a seat on the couch from the throbbing in her leg.

     She stayed seated on the couch until the sound of military vehicles were heard over the mics of Alejandro's men and in the distance. Carmen moved to the wall with windows and bent her knees so she could move if needed.

     Some trucks had parked in front of a couple houses away from the one they were in while a couple drove to the alley behind the houses. The Mexican Army men made their way forward with riot shields and automatic weapons.

     Then the shooting began.

     Carmen snipes them from the window that had broken from Ghost. Keeping her body and head low, the group had managed to get a majority of the enemies killed.

     Suddenly, gas starts to fill the room. Carmen covered her mouth and nose with her elbow to prevent inhaling anymore. She moved to the window that her brother had jumped out of and looked out the window. She needed to know where to land to not hurt herself. 

     There was an attachment to the wall that she dropped her onto before doing it again until she was on the ground.

     Seeing where Alejandro was heading, Carmen felt her adrenaline pick up. The mountains. That was their cover. Siding down and dropping down.

     The Army had followed them down the steep trail into the mountains and hit some of Alejandro's soldiers with bullets, but the group had returned the fire.