"Holy shit!" I say, seeing all of these "Fare well" and "Happy Retirement" signs. I just woke up. That night at Jordan and Yumiko's wedding was insane. It's been a week, and I've just now recovered. The reason I was up so soon was because of the adrenaline still rushing through my body from Operation: Blackout. Once I fell asleep, I didn't wake up until a little while ago. Doc suspected so. I walk up to Capitão. "What's happening? Thatcher leaving?" I ask. "No. Six is. She was told that she should leave. She's been going a little insane because of her job. Especially after last week." Capitão responds. "Huh. Well, thanks for explaining, Cap." I say. "Anytime." He says.
I go to the cafeteria to get some food. It seemed that Capitão was unfazed by my awakening. Everyone else is. I open the door to the cafeteria and everyone turns to see it open. No one is there. I pushed it open and turned round the corner. "Guess who's back!" I yell through the doors. I now walk through them. Everyone sees me and cheers. Mira sees me and rushes over. "I missed you!" She says pulling me into a hug unexpectedly, although it should have. "Woah, take it slow. I'm still kind of recovering." I say. "Alright. Still missed you." She says. I walk in and say hello to everyone. I grab my regular breakfast. I sit and am joined by almost everyone. They're asking how I feel and if I'm okay. I just reply with "I'm good" or "Yea, never better." Once they leave, only Mira, Blu and Delta are left. We eat in silence. Once we're done, I get up, toss my trash, and return to my table. I'm told that Six's retirement party is soon, and in here. So I stay put. We're arranged by CTU. Delta and I at a table, and same with the others. Six now appears at the front of the room. There's a podium there. Six starts her speech.
"As you all know, I am retiring. While I was here, I met many amazing people, who got the job done, and did it really well. I made friends with every one of you, and you all respected me as your 'six.' Now, I'm stepping down. The new 'six' of Rainbow will be here shortly. For now, let's celebrate a new chapter in Rainbow." She says. We all cheer and clap for her. She steps down from the podium and walks toward the table. There's a cake with "Happy Retirement Six!" Written on it. That seems to be Mira and IQ's idea. They seem really proud when Six takes a slice and enjoys it. Now the CTUs are called to get a slice. Delta grabs a larger slice. I decide to get a smaller one. I eat it, and it's really good. Once we all eat, we give Six some retirement gifts. Mira got her a ring with our logo on it. Blitz got her a necklace and locket that has a group photo of all of us. Mozzie got her a Pest. "Something to remember me by." He says. I didn't get her anything. I was still knocked out when all of this was being planned. I just settle on a hug and a goodbye. We walk outside and a white limo pulls up. A man steps out. Six steps in. She waves goodbye as she does. The man speaks. "Hello, Rainbow. I'll be the new Six. But, please, call me Harry." He says. I go up and shake his hand. "Stone. 'Ultra.'" I say. "That's your legal first name?" He asks. "No. Legal first name is Jason. Ultra is my code name." I explain. "Ah, got'cha. Anyway, can someone show me around?" He asks. Mira and I take that up. We show him around. We show him his office. "Anyway, here we are. Your office. You get a call from someone, and you pick out 5 of us to go out and help whoever called." I explain. "Alright. Thank you." He says. He goes into his office. Mira and I return to ours. Pretty much everyone is resting. They were up setting up the decorations. I'm still weak from the coma I was in. I sit down slowly on the bed. "You okay?" Mira asks. "My back is sore. So's my arms." I say. "Let me see." She says, pulling my shirt over my head. There's some scars from where I was hit by bullets. Doc must have extracted them while I was out. She rubs her hand lightly across my back. She feels some tight muscles. "There some tight muscles here, here and here." She says, touching different parts of my back. She grabs a tennis ball and starts rolling it around on the spots. "Ah..." I say, as my muscles relax. "Thanks, hon." I say, as she finishes. "You're welcome." She says. I lie down. Mira hops on top of me. We make out for a little bit.
We're interrupted by an announcement. "May operators Ultra, Mira, Glaz, Blu and Capitão report to my office. Thank you." Harry says. "Well, time to go do our jobs." I say. Mira and I get up, put on combat armor, and go to Harry's office. Once we arrive at the door, Cap, Glaz and Blu are already there. I push the door open.
"You 5 have a mission in Russia. At a Kafe. We've been told bombs have been planted in the Kafe. Kill all of the terrorists and disarm the bombs. You leave in 5." Harry says. I sit in his office, accompanied by Glaz and Mira. The other 2 went to get some stuff. I put my headphones on. I'm scrolling through my playlist trying to find a song. I find it and tap it. "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins starts to play. The others get back and we load the chopper. It's not too long a flight, but I still get a little rest. Not fully asleep, just resting my eyes.
The chopper hovers above the docks. We rappel down. I turn off my music and plug my headphones into my radio. "Check. Check." I say. "Hear you loud and clear." Harry says. We got some new radios that can transmit a signal all the way back to base. So we don't have to report when we get back, instead, while it's happening. We also got some cams that attach to our helmets or armor. I put a mag in my KRM and my 1911. "Alright, let's see. Some of us could drop skylight, and go from there. Or we could scout out with drones and find the bombs, then rush site. Or something else I haven't thought of yet." I say. "I'll provide sniper recon. Call me if you need." Glaz says. He runs off and gets up on a "Glaz Tower," as we call them. He's the only one who uses them. Blu starts up his gadget. A high-tech plasma cutter. "Nice." I say. It's the first time I've seen it. "Yea. It works like Mav's torch, but it cuts lines, not holes. Better for sneaking in and making hobbit-holes." He says. I have the defuser. "Alright, let's go. Cap, drone?" I say. "On it." He says, tossing a drone. I always like to see them fly. He threw his up on the roof. He goes through the skylight. "Both bombs on the 3rd floor." He says. "Two bombers, one on each site. 20 hostiles, 10 for each site." "Alright, thanks." I say. I rappel up to the skylight. I peek through and see the bomber. I put a bullet in his device. "One bomber device down." I say. I hear a shot from Glaz's rifle. "Second bomber dead." He says. I toss a grenade in. It rolls a bit, explodes, and 5 bodies hit the floor. I hop in. I take out my shot gun and start pumpin' and dumpin'. "I've taken out some of the terrorists in site A. I don't know where the rest went." I say. I get hit in the back by a terrorist. I fall to then ground he aims at me. Blu appears behind him. I nod, and he shoves the terrorist down. I pull out my knife and the terrorist falls on it. I stand and drop the terrorist. "Alright, defuser's going down. Site A." I say, planting behind the table. "Defuser acitivated." I say. Glaz moves towers to the one closer to the defuser. Cap and Blu watch the doorways. I set up a tripwire on the stairs. Some terrorists are taken out by Cap and Blu. Some by Glaz. Others, by Mira. A lot of them trip on my wire. I shoot toward the wire. I hit no shots. I move closer to it and pull out my shotgun. I peek the wire and 5 terrorists are there. I fire 3 shots, and kill 2, injure 3. "Oh, shit. Out of ammo." I say, running away. I see that the defuser is being disarmed. I run up to the guy and knife him. I save the defuser just in time. I reload my guns. "I'm just going to sit on the defuser now. I almost died trying to kill some guys on the stairs." I say. Bomb A has been disarmed. I pick the defuser back up and move to site B. I plant the defuser in a hidden spot. We protect it. I put tripwires around the defuser. Mira sets up a Black Mirror to look out on the stairs. "Home improvement time." She says. I say it silently as well. "In time, they will know what it is like to trip." I say, setting up my last tripwire. We protect the defuser, and we take out the remaining terrorists. Once we return to the docks, the chopper is there to pick us up. "Ultra to base. Come in base." I say "Harry, what's up?" He asks. "Mission successful. Both bombs defused and all terrorists taken out." I say. "Excellent. Good work team." He says.
Once we arrive back at base, we're all tired. I strip my weapons and clean them real quickly, before I sleep. I also clean Mira's guns. I put the weapons back together and lie down in bed. Mira soon joins me. "I love you." Is the last thing I hear before I fall asleep.
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Enlisted: A Rainbow Six Siege Story (Book 2 of the Recruited series)
FanfictionIt's been a year with Rainbow, and Ultra is starting to get a better grip on how stuff works. But what happens when people from his past turn their backs on him? Who can he trust? Can he even trust his teammates?
