SubZero61992
May 6th, 2005, 12:44 PM
This is the finished chapter, so if you werent here when the topic was started then dont pay attention to the next 12 replies.
Chapter 1
“ A new terrorist group!”
“ This group is unstoppable!” “ We need help!” “ Why didn’t we see it coming?”
“ Where is the Elites?” “ Raynt must be ---”
I turned off the television. A new terrorist group had managed to get inside Yunion City and demolish its population. No, that couldn’t be it, not so fast. It had to have been the Raynt Corporation. But why? The Raynt Corporation had developed almost everything in homes across the globe. Why would they suddenly want to kill all of their fans?
It was my personal goal to find out.
I was in the locker room tightening the laces on my boots when my sister came in. She was depressed as I was for my leaving. I stood up as she covered her face and sobbed.
“ Just imagine all of the people I could save, and all of the people that could die if I don’t go.” I told her, knowing nothing I could say would comfort her now. “ What people? You’ve been watching the news have you not? Not even SWAT are influencing them!” she screamed. I grew silent. “ That’s why they call us The Elite. SWAT are civilians compared to us.” I said and giving her one last hug, I left the room for the helicopter pad.
I opened the blast doors with my finger print, and walked outside where the armored helicopter was undergoing the final preps. When I walked out an officer brought me my duffle bag full of all the weapons I would need for the mission. Standing against the wall were six other Elite’s that were to travel with me.
I was nervous to be traveling with them. Most of them were Commandos, but I was still rookie in rank. We were individual fighters, trained to watch each others back unless the situation called for individual thinking. However, they were sending a Commando to lead us. He had been with Raynt for fifteen years and was highly honored on the field. He turned his brown, bold head towards me and for a second I felt he was scanning my spirit to see if I was an Elite worth traveling with. I nodded my head and patted my chest with my palm indicating that I would keep him alive if he kept me alive. But he did not respond with the respectful pat I had hoped for. Instead he nodded, grabbed his duffle bag and boarded the helicopter. We all followed him carrying our black bags with the wolfish Raynt logo on them. Then behind all of us a women with several recording cameras climbed on with us.
I sat down on the leather seats and strapped myself to them. As if he suppose to not talk until we were airborne, the lead Commando began to give us a brief outline of what satellite imaging had shown about Yunion.
“ They Raynt Elites have locked down the entire city using razor edged fences and armed guards. The latest image showed that the guards have been killed by some unseen person. We also identified four mobile SAM’s and several news helicopters are burning outside the fences. Concrete walls were built around most of the city’s border making it impossible to escape. Berg and I will attach cords to the top of the southern wall providing an escape and entrance point for the team. Strangely, we cannot find anybody alive or dead on any of the images. Be alert about anything and report even the slightest bird chirping to me. If you see Elites warn me immediately, for they are not going to be aware of our presence. Do not be afraid to pull the trigger, and do not be afraid of dying.” the Commando finished and sat down.
I looked at the other Elites who all gave me the ‘ What are you looking at.’ stare.
The helicopter was silent, created by Raynt for silent infiltrations and rescue missions. It had mounted machine guns on its bottom and sides which could be programmed to destroy appointed targets. Its boosters made it travel at eighty miles per hour.
“ You’re the rookie they are talking about aren’t you? They say you shot a hostage.” said a Commando. I nodded with a disapproving chuckle. “ It was that or she would have been killed by the terrorist.” I said.
“ And you passed Special Tactics training? Humph!” he laughed.
“ Why don’t you pick on someone your own rank?” said a Elite with a bilingual accent. The Elite removed his straps and sat down beside me. He held out his gloved hand and said, “ I’m Commander Boris from Germany.”
I shook his hand and replied, “ Elite Etchkel, but just call me by Cale.”
“ Yes, Boris is the name I like to be called by. What do you think about the situation in Yunion?” he asked me.
“ I think its odd, everything points towards Raynt, but I cant figure out why Raynt would do such a thing.” I said but immediately wished I hadn’t because all of us worked for them. Boris nodded at my statement. Then trying to escape the moment I asked “ What’s your role with us?” to the women packing recorders.
She was young, seeming to have just left college.
“ My first assignment. They want information to come back from the investigation so I am here to get images to go along with the info you discover. I won’t get in the way.” she said assuring us after many disapproving grunts.
“ Thirty miles to destination!” reported the pilot.
I unzipped my duffle bag to find that everything was new equipment not even in use by other Elites yet. I removed a silver laser sighted pistol and examined it all the way to the Raynt logo on its side then holstered it. Our knives were so sharp it could have easily sliced off a finger in one swipe. I took every ammo clip in the bag and stuck it to the magnetic pads in my suit. At the bottom was a black gas mask with green eye covers and below that a new silver assault rifle with laser scope and extendable stock.
“ We’re ready to kill Hitler!” Boris shouted.
I thought about the new weapons. There had to be a reason they were giving us specialized equipment. I had the feeling that terrorist wasn’t going to be the problem on this mission, it was going to be something far worse.
I began to think about my sister’s words. I should have listened the day they recruited me for the mission. She was against it because she herself was a scientist for Raynt and knew I wouldn’t like the experiments and number of failures you don’t hear about on the news. Maybe I should have listened that day, but then again the world might be living in horror if I hadn’t have gone.
Chapter 1
“ A new terrorist group!”
“ This group is unstoppable!” “ We need help!” “ Why didn’t we see it coming?”
“ Where is the Elites?” “ Raynt must be ---”
I turned off the television. A new terrorist group had managed to get inside Yunion City and demolish its population. No, that couldn’t be it, not so fast. It had to have been the Raynt Corporation. But why? The Raynt Corporation had developed almost everything in homes across the globe. Why would they suddenly want to kill all of their fans?
It was my personal goal to find out.
I was in the locker room tightening the laces on my boots when my sister came in. She was depressed as I was for my leaving. I stood up as she covered her face and sobbed.
“ Just imagine all of the people I could save, and all of the people that could die if I don’t go.” I told her, knowing nothing I could say would comfort her now. “ What people? You’ve been watching the news have you not? Not even SWAT are influencing them!” she screamed. I grew silent. “ That’s why they call us The Elite. SWAT are civilians compared to us.” I said and giving her one last hug, I left the room for the helicopter pad.
I opened the blast doors with my finger print, and walked outside where the armored helicopter was undergoing the final preps. When I walked out an officer brought me my duffle bag full of all the weapons I would need for the mission. Standing against the wall were six other Elite’s that were to travel with me.
I was nervous to be traveling with them. Most of them were Commandos, but I was still rookie in rank. We were individual fighters, trained to watch each others back unless the situation called for individual thinking. However, they were sending a Commando to lead us. He had been with Raynt for fifteen years and was highly honored on the field. He turned his brown, bold head towards me and for a second I felt he was scanning my spirit to see if I was an Elite worth traveling with. I nodded my head and patted my chest with my palm indicating that I would keep him alive if he kept me alive. But he did not respond with the respectful pat I had hoped for. Instead he nodded, grabbed his duffle bag and boarded the helicopter. We all followed him carrying our black bags with the wolfish Raynt logo on them. Then behind all of us a women with several recording cameras climbed on with us.
I sat down on the leather seats and strapped myself to them. As if he suppose to not talk until we were airborne, the lead Commando began to give us a brief outline of what satellite imaging had shown about Yunion.
“ They Raynt Elites have locked down the entire city using razor edged fences and armed guards. The latest image showed that the guards have been killed by some unseen person. We also identified four mobile SAM’s and several news helicopters are burning outside the fences. Concrete walls were built around most of the city’s border making it impossible to escape. Berg and I will attach cords to the top of the southern wall providing an escape and entrance point for the team. Strangely, we cannot find anybody alive or dead on any of the images. Be alert about anything and report even the slightest bird chirping to me. If you see Elites warn me immediately, for they are not going to be aware of our presence. Do not be afraid to pull the trigger, and do not be afraid of dying.” the Commando finished and sat down.
I looked at the other Elites who all gave me the ‘ What are you looking at.’ stare.
The helicopter was silent, created by Raynt for silent infiltrations and rescue missions. It had mounted machine guns on its bottom and sides which could be programmed to destroy appointed targets. Its boosters made it travel at eighty miles per hour.
“ You’re the rookie they are talking about aren’t you? They say you shot a hostage.” said a Commando. I nodded with a disapproving chuckle. “ It was that or she would have been killed by the terrorist.” I said.
“ And you passed Special Tactics training? Humph!” he laughed.
“ Why don’t you pick on someone your own rank?” said a Elite with a bilingual accent. The Elite removed his straps and sat down beside me. He held out his gloved hand and said, “ I’m Commander Boris from Germany.”
I shook his hand and replied, “ Elite Etchkel, but just call me by Cale.”
“ Yes, Boris is the name I like to be called by. What do you think about the situation in Yunion?” he asked me.
“ I think its odd, everything points towards Raynt, but I cant figure out why Raynt would do such a thing.” I said but immediately wished I hadn’t because all of us worked for them. Boris nodded at my statement. Then trying to escape the moment I asked “ What’s your role with us?” to the women packing recorders.
She was young, seeming to have just left college.
“ My first assignment. They want information to come back from the investigation so I am here to get images to go along with the info you discover. I won’t get in the way.” she said assuring us after many disapproving grunts.
“ Thirty miles to destination!” reported the pilot.
I unzipped my duffle bag to find that everything was new equipment not even in use by other Elites yet. I removed a silver laser sighted pistol and examined it all the way to the Raynt logo on its side then holstered it. Our knives were so sharp it could have easily sliced off a finger in one swipe. I took every ammo clip in the bag and stuck it to the magnetic pads in my suit. At the bottom was a black gas mask with green eye covers and below that a new silver assault rifle with laser scope and extendable stock.
“ We’re ready to kill Hitler!” Boris shouted.
I thought about the new weapons. There had to be a reason they were giving us specialized equipment. I had the feeling that terrorist wasn’t going to be the problem on this mission, it was going to be something far worse.
I began to think about my sister’s words. I should have listened the day they recruited me for the mission. She was against it because she herself was a scientist for Raynt and knew I wouldn’t like the experiments and number of failures you don’t hear about on the news. Maybe I should have listened that day, but then again the world might be living in horror if I hadn’t have gone.