Harishva "Six" Pandey stood quietly next to Ryker, his hand on the White Mask's shoulder as the helicopter Six had ordered started its descent. Three hostages had been taken, being the Rainbow operators Elżbieta Bosak, Yumiko Imagawa, and Alexsandr Senaviev, each of them trapped in a new Syndicate base in Regina Saskatchewan in a clear retaliation for Viper's capture.
The door to the chopper opened as Six turned to Ryker, handing him an earpiece and shouting over the blades.
Dr. Harishva: Get them out! That's our only objective! I'm sending a team with you. Everything you see and hear, so can we! Now go!
Ryker nodded, not needing to reply further as he jogged towards the helicopter while eyeing the white mask attached to his belt. The door to the bird shut behind him as he looked towards the bay, finding several armed operators, being two men, ready to fight.
The first spoke with a Russian accent with conviction in every word, shouting just above the noise of the outside blades starting to hover the aircraft.
???: I heard the rumor. A White Mask in our ranks.
The second man spoke with an easier tone, gesturing his hand out to the first man, but hovering his other over his pistol.
???: Easy Shuhrat. He's our best bet...
Ryker's eyes floated to the Russian as he walked forward several steps and took a seat, leaning in and staring into his helmet.
Viper: Don't worry, Kessikbayev. We're all friends here. Should I call you Fuze?
The Englishman smirked, crossing his arms and leaning back in an ironic attempt at defusing Fuze's look of surprise.
???: The Mask did his homework, Shuhrat. Know who I am?
Viper: I do. Mike Baker. Thatcher.
The second operator clapped his hands before returning his hand to his pistol holster.
Thatcher: This, I gotta hear. Go on. Spill it, Mask. How do you know?
Viper: Because I know Caveira. She was collateral in a previous mission of mine. I also watched her nearly choke you out at a previous Rainbow tourney before she took a dome shot-
Thatcher: From Dokkaebi... Ha! That was a good time. We won that game, too. The teammate who struck the final blow was... Hibana... Fuck.
Fuze: Enough gab, Mike. White Mask, I need to know what your friends are doing to the hostages.
Ryker met Shuhrat's eyes through his helmet.
Viper: Tachanka. He's your friend, is he not?
Fuze: Brother in arms. Spetsnaz.
Viper: Given the length of time they've been captive, I'd wager your brother, alongside Ela and Hibana has been interrogated separately on my whereabouts.
Fuze: I doubt they even knew Six had you. Thatcher and I sure as shit didn't. So what happens when they don't know the answers?
Both Mike and Shuhrat leaned in wearing a dark look, preparing himself for the worst.
Thatcher: Death...
Viper: On a new base? Not yet, but if they suspect an infiltration, that's when I'd start to worry.
Fuze: And you have a plan, da? The minute you show up, they'll have to stop the interrogations.
Viper: No, they won't. The Masks still need to know how my safehouse coordinates were given to Rainbow in the first place. They'll just shift focus.
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Viper: The Official Remaster
حركة (أكشن)The Viper was a terrorist. A feared White Mask Lieutenant. Joining the Syndicate in its early days, he helped bring peace to nations that couldn't procure it themselves. Now, it's an organized syndicate that trades blood for profit. Trapped in a pr...
