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Chapter two: Rapid response

Location: United States Army Garrison Fort Hamilton
Time: 17:34 p.m. EST

JAMES PYCIK POV.

As I finish putting on all my standard military gear I quickly rush out of the clothing room and enter the armory grabbing my standard M4 rifle.
I grab all magazines I possibly need for the rifle and it's possible upcoming combat situation..
I mean.. when I first heard about being deployed down to fifth Avenue I was maybe thinking.. parade?or local community service! but combat? That certainly wasn't on my list.. Especially with what the news is showing.. Roman soldiers? Fucking dragons!! This is some fucking fairytale bullshit.. I didn't sign up to fight against orges or fictional armies! Although I was quickly brought out of my train of thought by.. well our staff sergeant, Brent

"James! Get your ass over here NOW!" The staff sergeant yells at me with his patience clearly running dry second by second.

I let out a quick sigh as I make a nodding gesture towards the staff Sergeant, approaching him.

James: "yes staff Sergeant!"

I say as I pick up my shit and quickly run towards The JLTV That will take me and others down to Fifth Avenue to whatever the hell awaits us..
I enter the JLTV. In the back next to my fellow soldier and my fellow friend Alex, me and Alex met in the army and ever since then we've been basically fucking butt buddies

"Yo Al, what on gods earth do you think is waiting for us down at fifth Avenue pal?"I say wondering what Alex thinks about all this.. fairytale story crap

"well besides the stuff on the news I heard there's a group of massive 20 feet tall goddamn monsters that a AR-15 can't even penetrate.. I also heard that the Air Force is scrambling raptors due to possible.. hear me the fuck out.. dragons over New York.."

"You.. you sound fucking crazy man, but with the shit I've heard of.. at this point man it might just be possible.."

Almost directly after our short conversation a loud roar could be heard directly above us and it wasn't the roar of a jet engine of any aircraft United States has.. it sounded like.. That stereo typical dragon sound effect you hear in fantasy movies..
Again almost directly after that thought a explosion could be heard as we look forward we saw something fall out of the sky while the roar of a jet engine could be heard passing above us and sooner a F-22 raptor could be seen with our very own eyes passing above us

"Holy shit.. they call it the raptor for a reason.."

I heard Alex say with absolute amazement in his voice, I was slightly shaken up as well.. obviously I've seen raptors an action on video but to see it in real life just sends chills down your spine.. it's like you've been graced by the holy touch of God

"I feel.. a little safer now.. thank the lord above.."

A sigh escaped my dry lips as I saw that we were officially entering the combat area and soon fifth Avenue, About 15 seconds after those thoughts we officially entered fifth Avenue and immediately following after we're gunshots ringing around the streets and the screams of what seems like.. they don't even sound human

As we turned our last corner the convoy of JLTV's stopped at what seemed like a police barricade, our vehicles tore right through it as we now saw the group of swat they were desperately fighting off the enemy forces, As I looked at what they were engaging at my mouth slowly opened as my jaw dropped and a quiet and shaky gasp escaped my mouth