𝔜𝔬𝔲 𝔚𝔞𝔫𝔫𝔞 𝔏𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔉𝔬𝔯𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯! | Alexandra Brand (1-2-3)

G.1. DAMN BRUMAK, JUST DIE!

The two vehicles rumbled through the abandoned city, their engines echoing off the crumbling buildings.

Marcus tapped his comm. "Control, this is Delta. We're out and we have the mapping data. Over."

"The train is leaving now," Control responded. "The Lightmass bomb is mounted and ready to deploy."

Marcus hit the brakes, the APC screeching to a halt. "Wait... The bomb is on a train?"

"Affirmative. Command identified an emulsion sinkhole as our primary target. The train's going to deliver the bomb. Your targeting data will do the rest."

Maverick leaned into his comm. "Where are we meeting this Lightmass bomb?"

"You'll rendezvous with the train at Timgad Station."

"Copy that," Marcus said. "Delta out."

Up ahead, Anthony spotted a tipped car blocking the road.

"Look out!" he yelled.

"Shit!" Maverick snapped.

The APC and the Sauron swerved through the narrow streets, tires screeching across broken pavement. Both vehicles came to an abrupt halt at the edge of a raised drawbridge, the path forward cut off by the towering structure.

"Ah, shit," Baird groaned. "This figures."

Delta exited their vehicles and regrouped.

Marcus looked over the group. "Let's get this bridge down. Mav, you take Baird and check the controls. The rest of us will stay and guard the vehicles."

"Make it fast," Dom said. "That Brumak was right behind us."

"Please," Anthony muttered. "I don't feel like almost dying twice in two days."

Cole scanned the area. "This place just ain't right."

"Let's go, Princess," Maverick said as he motioned to Baird.

The two men hurried up the stairs toward the bridge control panel. Baird knelt by the console, fingers moving rapidly over its corroded surface.

The drawbridge groaned as it started to lower—but suddenly, a shower of sparks erupted from the panel, and the bridge jerked back up violently.

"Ahh... no you don't, you piece of—" Baird snapped, punching the side of the console in frustration.

A low growl rose nearby.

"Company!" Dom shouted.

Maverick and Baird leapt down from the platform as Locust began swarming up the ladders and through the debris. Gunfire erupted as Delta Squad sprang into action. Together, they laid down suppressive fire, working in sync. Cole landed the final shot, dropping the last Locust.

"This is bullshit!" Baird growled. "They were waiting for us! They know what we're doing!"

"I'm inclined to agree with the goggle-wearing princess," Maverick added. "They know what the fuck we're doing."

Marcus keyed his comm again. "Control, this is Delta. We're stuck at an open drawbridge. We need to restore power to this sector. Please advise."

"Copy that, Delta. Stand by... I see downed electrical lines near your location. Follow the waterfront to Nassar Memorial Park and attempt to repair."

Marcus nodded. "Roger that. Dom, Maverick, you're with me. Baird, Cole, Carmine—you stay here and guard the vehicles."

"This is nuts," Baird muttered. "There's gotta be another way—"