Showdown at San Rivera Part 7

[Red Laser]

Part 7

Chalk Three

The Humvee convoy was down to three they had been waylaid several times and were trying to reach base for co-ordinates but hadn’t been able to get through. The streets seemed to be empty bar the wreckage and barricades that had been thrown up to undermine their efforts. They were suddenly caught in Side Street that was too narrow to turn round in. Biggs saw several Red Shadows with bazookas behind his convoy they were poised to fire. Panic settled in and the remainder of Chalk Three tried to get out and fight. Biggs took up position and fired the gun mounted on his Humvee taking out several Shadows. Other Shadows suddenly appeared in the windows of the buildings all were armed with bazookas who fired in unison shredding the Humvees and Chalk Three the resultant fireball killed the Shadows positioned behind the vehicles they all shouted a triumphant “Blood for the Baron!” before dying painfully.

Kurt Muller

Kurt was now in front of The Baron still feeling dazed and looking bedraggled. The Baron was sat in a dark room on a high backed chair with several Red Shadows all training their assault rifles on Kurt. The Baron said “Welcome young man you are now in my service” Kurt was about to strike the baron but he was clubbed to the floor and beaten. He was then dragged to a chair and chained down and put in front of a big screen. The screen was showing a kaleidoscope of images and sounds blurring into one it was more than Kurt’s strained eyes could take. A Shadow forced him to look at the screen The Baron was standing off to one side shouting “Obey me! Obey me! Your life is mine; I am your life Blood, Blood for the Baron!” over and over again. Kurt could not help himself he felt lost and afraid and tried to retreat to a safe place in his mind but he could not focus on anything but the Baron’s voices and the images on the screen. Eventually Kurt let out a piercing scream with his eyes red from tears and he yelled “Blood, Blood for the Baron!” he then slumped in the chair sobbing a broken man.
The Baron smiled in triumph behind his helmet saying “At last, At last you are mine My Black Scarab!”

Chalk Two

Inman was still trying to reach the base to no avail he shivered in the cold air. He suddenly turned and heard screaming in a foreign language. Down below the area the casualties were being kept a local woman was yelling and pointing frantically at the room they were in. Inman suddenly saw a heavily armed group of Red Shadows form up outside take shots. He suddenly yelled for his men to fire back and protect their injured and said out loud “The f*cking bitch is giving away our position!” He took aim and fired several shots at her the last one going straight through the temple of her head.

Chalk One

Marshall and his men were gaining ground finally since their arrival. They were headed towards Chalk Two’s last known position when suddenly they came across several Hyenas and two squads of Red Shadow Laser Riflemen. The Riflemen were in black body suits with red composite armour and helmets they carried laser rifles the size of assault rifles. Marshall told his men to stop and bear their guns they took shots and tried to retreat backwards. They were suddenly cut off by locals and Shadows who fired mercilessly just as the riflemen fired several bursts of their rifles. Marshall said “This is it lads we are cut from HQ and may be the only unit left of all the Chalks but we will go down fighting!” One Laser Rifleman fired at Marshall puncturing through his arms which continued to fire his rifle spasmodically before stopping. As Marshall hit the floor his last thought was why the hell HQ could not be contacted and had they been betrayed. The Shadows were shouting “Blood, Blood for Baron!” and “Die or surrender scum!” The survivors realised there was no way they could win so downed their weapons as they did some of the locals brandishing machetes hacked at some of the men cutting them down. The locals took trophies and spat on the rest the remainder of the group were then taken prisoner.

Baron Ironblood

The Baron had DA and Michelle brought from their cell to him. The deposed General said “What do you want of me now?” The Baron slapped him and said “You will be washed and dressed and will address the world”. The General shook his head dismayed but The Baron said “Do it or my men will have their way with your wench until she begs to die!” The General looked at Michelle cried and shook his head yes, he was led away to be cleaned up for the cameras. The Baron had Michelle held at gunpoint off-camera while DA addressed the world. The general looking like he did the day he took back San Rivera stood at a podium reading off auto cues “People of the world I am saddened by the atrocities caused by foreign interlopers” he said, “My city lies in ruins and my people killed for no reason I demand the UN calls off these intruders and punish them!” The broadcast went out to all major networks like Sky, CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera showing the ruins of San Rivera and the dead bodies.

After the broadcast had finished The General said “I did your dirty work now tell me where was that taken?” The Baron laughed and clutched DA’s face and said “Why my dear General don’t you recognise your own city?” DA shot back “That was not San Rivera, where was that?” The Baron looked hard at him “Do you think you insolent pig I will take this from you? “, The Baron slapped him “I have done this many times and will do it many more what does it matter that it wasn’t your beloved city we showed!!” DA took a step back but The Baron took hold of him and head butt him knocking his prisoner unconscious. The guards took both the General and Michelle back to their cell but before Michelle was taken back they stripped her and abused her.

An undisclosed location, United Kingdom

Breaker and Jammer had called Buckingham away to the Comms room he watched in the news broadcast in silence holding a paper cup with coffee in it. After the broadcast he said to Breaker “Patch me into the UN this has gone far enough!” Breaker said nothing and just did as he was asked. The Minister’s office came on-line and an unknown person answered “Hello how may I help you?” Buckingham said “I want the Minister NOW!!!” The aide just said “I am afraid the Minister is…. indisposed right now Sir, may I help you?” Buckingham said through gritted teeth “This debacle at San Rivera has gone far enough we should have been mobilised by now!” The aide was suddenly pushed to one side “Buckingham at ease Son!” said the newly arrived Major Flagg, “I am afraid the Minister was found dead he had been so for many months his Clerk and some security were butchered by a Gunship so I have been told”.
Buckingham stood to attention and said “Yes Sir, I don’t understand Sir I had a meeting with the Minister how is he dead Sir?” “I’m afraid we were duped by an Impostor who was not discovered until too late. He had made many calls to a Naja Hanna video store in San Rivera off-books…. “Naja Hanna Sir? sorry to intrude”.
Jammer whispered in Buckingham’s ear discreetly then backed away. “Yes is something wrong Man?” Flagg said. “I was just informed by Jammer Sir that Naja Hanna means King Snake in Hindi”. Major Flagg looked aghast “My God man, do you suspect Cobra involvement, if you do you have full permission to mobilise Asap!” “I do Sir, but the set up in San Rivera it doesn’t look like Cobra to me but an older foe’s work”. “That will be all, good luck to you Eagle, Flagg out!” said the Major.

Buckingham crushed the cup in his hand and said “It’s time for action, It’s time…..for Action Force!”

End of Part 7

[The Kraken Wakes]

Cool stuff.
When are you going to write stories with Ross and me in again?

[Red Laser]

Thanks I did write another story but I think it might have been lost.

[The Kraken Wakes]

Bah. Dont you have a copy anywhere?

[Red Laser]

Actually i found it again in the fanfic area but I never finished it off.