CHPT.6 The Metal Eagle
CHPT.6 The Metal Eagle
Far in the distance we heard a humming noise, I leading the group, ordered everyone to halt with one swift hand movement, I checked my map and it sounded like it was coming from camp Bastian, the biggest military camp in Iraq & Afghanistan. Without words we looked at each other and began to run towards the camp, the heat really pounding down upon us.
When the camp came into view the buzzing sound became louder and louder, and then I saw the jets on an ac-130 carrier plane spinning up, the wake of dust and sand behind it. We began sprinting towards the aircraft and then we saw infected running across the airfield.
A loud crack echoed through the air as one of the infected fell into the dust, the plane began to accelerate up the runway more shots being fired out the back at the infected pursuing it. No matter how loud we shouted and yelled the pilot couldn't hear us as it took off and flew overhead, I took down its call sign, Sierra-Alpha-Victor-India-Oscar-Uniform-Romeo-. I turned to the group and shouted "get on coms hut, 100m,centre of axis!" we all in synchrony loaded our weapons and ran for the, we arrived in a matter of seconds I put my boot straight through the door and grabbed the radio will Sam,Kyle, Luke and john began fighting of any infected that had been left behind. I howled down the radio " - Sierra-Alpha-Victor-India-Oscar-Uniform-Romeo- come in this is Alpha-Zero-come in - Sierra-Alpha-Victor-India-Oscar-Uniform-Romeo- !?!"
I flicked the receivers switch on a heard nothing but white noise I looked out at the majestic aircraft flying into the sunset. My rifle fell to the ground as I followed suit and rested my head on the table in disappointment.
Kssshkc, the white noise broke!
"come in -Alpha-Zero- this is -Sierra-Alpha-Victor-India-Oscar-Uniform-Romeo- are you still there!?" I turned to see Luke peeking through the door, a glimmer of hope streaking across his face. I replied immediately
"roger -Sierra-Alpha-Victor-India-Oscar-Uniform-Romeo- we need immediate evac!"
"sorry -Alpha-Zero- no can do, I'm at carrying capacity, I gotta get these civiys outta here I can come back for you but you'll have to hold up in Bastian for a few days, you think you can do that?"
"roger that -Sierra-Alpha-Victor-India-Oscar-Uniform-Romeo-We will mark the runway with green flares 38 hours from now, copy that?"
"roger that LZ marked with green flares in 38, seeya then -Alpha-Zero-"
I burst out of the hut in pure joy shouting "we are getting the fuck outta here!!!" at which point one of the infected rounded the corner and tried to attack me but even that wouldn't faze me I threw him to the ground and unloaded a pistol round into his head, after re-holstering it I began telling everyone the plan and they began boarding up and fencing of the huge, empty airfield whilst gathering supplies.
I re-entered the comms hut and began setting it up for us to sleep in it, I then realised something, that was the first time I had discharged my pistol since I shot Matthew paused, drew my pistol and looked at it in my paw, at which point I heard a voice it said "don't do it." I looked up from my paws and saw Kyle leaning against the wall I looked at him in a confused manner..."do what I inquired???"He laughed "I don't know self-harm, suicide whatever." I shook my head "pfft, I don't believe in that, I think, I think it's pathetic. I became a sniper because it is a challenge, there is no way around it, like life in my opinion suicide is cheating, the only way I could fell complete is buy dying honourably." Kyle looked at me with a extremely confused look upon his face and inquired "so you're not sad about Matthew???"
"No, no, no I'm emotionally destroyed but it was fate and nothing more. It's the soldiers' creed, if we don't do it who else will...?"