MeltDown The Original Draft

Chapter #3 Hill 666

After i was presented to the new squad i walked around the camp and I saw Conscripts and Penal squads together they seem to get along well i saw the flag of the USRR proudly flying against the wind. Since i was new i tried to mingle with the other 44th.

"Hello sir."I said and then i sat next to a dude while the barrel was on fire providing us warm and cozy feeling while the cold approaches. I then asked "We are at the same squad right? I'm Ivanov." When i said that i wanted a hand shake he slowly looked at me with a face with blank emotions.

He then shook my hand and said "I'm Fyodor and I'm the squad leader of 44th Alpha coy company,My role is the Rifleman and i'm a former Frontiviki Conscript ." I then asked "How-?" He quickly answered "Life in the Penal?"

He looked at me and said "Three words." He was close to my face and his eyes was filled with anger and fear "IT'S.UTTER.HELL" I was chilled to the spine by his reply he then stood up and said "Even if you do make it out alive..Something inside you will die." He then walk away and did not say anything else he is pretty fucking creepy.

Then out of nowhere a man stood up in a plat form he quickly caught the attention of the soldiers around he looked at us knowing we are listening to him he then said"Brave Soldiers of the USRR! Our Front lines have been shattered the Unity attacked 12 towns and cities so the defenders are scrambled and confused." He then told us "The enemy has pushed us back to Hill 666" The entire crowd was talking the Penal battalion soldiers were quiet the conscripts were quite scared.

"Fuck! Hill 666 is the natural barrier of the USRR lands against Unity!!"

"Unity will put up a fierce fight ya' know!"

"I heard the Unity changed their name into 'God's army'"

He then said "All soldiers you are ordered by Comrade Vlad to hold the Hill with you lives!!" The man then scream "All those who retreat shall be SHOT!!"

The Conscripts were reluctant and scared they did not shout any battle cries. They are obviously newbies forced to fight and die. All of the 44th have been ordered to board the trucks. They are actually garbage trucks, I do not know where will i go.

"Hey! Ivanov!!" Fyodor shouted, I looked behind he was waving his hands "Come here." I then went inside the truck and i was riding with 8 people. The PTRS-41 was quite big so i had to place it at the other side. I was sitting next to Fyodor he was not afraid nor optimistic he had this blank expression in his face.Also it was mid-day so it was scorching hot! The damn truck does not have any cover!

"You are Danielle right?" A man asked i looked at him..He was armed with an SKS rifle with a Scope. He said "You are new here right?"

I then replied "Y-Yes sir." He then told me "This is a ritual for us Penal battalion soldiers instead of calling each other by our real names we give nicknames." Then a woman at the end of the truck replied "You seem to not understand the horror that awaits..How about we call you Novichok (Newcomer)." I did not care much i mean Novichock sounds good.

Then the dude said "I'm Gavriil the guys call me 8 ball." The woman then said "My name is Angela also known as Apex.Well my name means Messenger of god and yet they let me carry the radio." I then replied "It's nice meeting you." Gavriil then replied "No problem Novi."

I then looked at Fyodor and said "Whats your nickname?" He then look at me and said "They call me Brew master." I then asked "Why?" He then told me "Well..Hhmp!!" He continued and said "I'm really good with coffee you know." Then the dude with an RPD said "No kidding he makes good coffee you know!" Fyodor then said "Shut up Veper." I was gripping my AKMS I'm quite scared.

Then the truck stopped so we became quiet. The driver then said "Hey! Were here." Then Brew master said "Alright guys disembark and make it Snappy." We came down the vehicle calm and ready. Then we saw Hill 666 the hill looked like it just came out of a recent fight. The place was smoking and it was on fire.