Flashback 2 years ago

You and your squad were meeting up with a lone squad trying to board onto a blackhawk helicopter.

Marine: Locust get you and your squad aboard we gotta get the hell outta here before that S.A.M. gets back online.

Derek: Negative, Take the rest of my squad onto the helicopter. Me, Mickey, and Bulldog'll deal with the S.A.M. goodluck.

Marine: We can get out of here before it gets online just get on.

Derek: NATO has done the calculations, we wont be far enough by the time the S.A.M. gets back online.

As you said that the S.A.M. come back online and fire missiles at a helicopter in the distance. The helicopters rotor fell off and it plummeted towards the ground, luckily there wasnt an explosion.

Marine: Damnit, ok you guys have 5 minutes after that S.A.M. is gone.

Derek: Understood. Mickey, Bulldog with me. Lets go take out this S.A.M.

Back in the present

IQ: Locust... hey... Locust... you good there?

Derek: *Snaps back to reality* huh. Wha-? Uh yea I'm fine.

IQ: Were you even listening?

Derek: Uh yea I was totally listening.

IQ: What were we talking about then.

Derek: You know, the thing... about the thing?

IQ: You werent liatening to a single aord were you.

Derek: No I wasnt.

IQ: We were talking about what movie to watch. You've been spacing out lately. For longer periods each time aswell.

Derek: I'm fine, so you decide on a movie?

IQ: That's what we're trying to figure out still.

Ela: Hey what about Night School.

IQ: Sounds good to me.

They started the movie and while it was playing you made yourself look like you were watching but really your mind was somewhere else.

Flashback 2 years ago

Mickey: Locust, you have any idea where they're coming from?

Derek: From the fucking sky like I've said for the 3rd time already.

You continued to drive the humvee through the town mwoing down and Spetznaz soldiers that were landing. You turned a corner and a BTR came out from a backyard.

Robert: BTR, everyone out now!

The BTR began to fire on the humvee. Luckily you all got out in time and ran acroas towards a backyard.

Derek: Overlord, do you copy we encountered an enemy BTR and are moving on foot. What's Alpha squads status.

Overlord: This is Overlord to Locust. Alpha Squad is still MIA last known location was at an outdoor mall complex. Standby for further orders.

Derek: With all do respect, we arent getting anywhere with that BTR here. Best course of action would be to get a predator on our location right now.

Overlord: Negative, the nearest drone was just used and has to go refuel. We recommend you stay where you're at and wait on further instructions.

Derek: Overlord we do not have enough time to stay and wait. That BTR is gonna be on our ass at any minute.

Back to the present.

Glaz: I tell ya this Kevin Hart guy is hilarious.

Derek: Huh? Oh yea he really is.

Ela: Hey Locust why arent you laughing at this.

Derek: I've already seen this movie so I already understand the jokes.

Ela: oh, alright.

They continued to watch the movie in silence with the occasional laugh. But this was enough to leave you in your thoughts again.

Flashback 2 years ago

Mickey: Locust watch my left would ya!

Derek: You're asking for way to fucking much Mickey. I'm already pinned down with Patch and Bulldog.

Bulldog:I'll go over there and help Mickey, you stay with Patch and give him cover.

Robert: *on comms* These bastards dont even know when to fucking quit. Shit! NATO get inside!

You watched as a missile came crashing into the side of the diner.

Derek:*on comms* Robert do you copy. Robert, NATO do any of you copy over.

Robert: *coughing* *on comms* Yea we're good, although NATOs leg is pretty fucked up.

Patch: *on comms* I'll be on my way there in a second. I just need to finish patching up this private.

Private: Am I going to die?

Patch: You'll be fine, just keep your head low. *ducks and a hail of bullets whizz by his head* For fuck sake Locust I need you to deal with them.

Derek: *firing into the opposition* I'm fucking trying.

Patch:Alright, you're all patched up. Just stay low. Locust I need covering fire when getting to that diner.

Derek: On it

You stood up and started to change positions to draw their fire. When the Russians were busy shooting at you. Patch and the private got up and ran towards the diner with the private having a slight limp while running.

Derek: These fuckers just wont die down. How many did they send.

Robert: *on comms* Enough to take over the god damn country of they're successful.

Bulldog: Less talking, more treating. Patch we need NATO stable.

Patxh: I'm working on it. Jesus christ NATO stop squirming.

NATO: Kind ahard not to when this Shit hurts so much!

Marine: They're coming in from the East!

Derek: I have eyes.

Robert: Open fire.

Lt. Miller: We have to hold this position no matter the cost.

Derek: Yessir.

Lt. Miller: We cant let the VIP get into enemy hands.

Derek: We already know the plan sir and have an idea of it.

Bulldog: Locust quit being in the closet and come help me on the rooftop.

Derek: On my way up now.

You climbed up the ladder and ran over to Bulldog.

Bulldog: Grab that Mk-14 EBR and help me pick these Russians off.

Derek: *grabs gun* Already on it.

You and Bulldog both spent some time on the roof picking off any russians that decided to leave cover.

Back to the present.

You snapped back to reality and saw that everyone was practically asleep.

IQ: You really need to have a talk.

Derek: I dont.

IQ: But you do, all you've done this entire day is lapse in and out of reality. What's going on in your head.

Derek: Just alot of things I want to forget, or well dont want to relive right now.

IQ: Hey, everyone here is able to talk if you need to, dont always make yourself feel you're not one of us. *gets closer* Just because you're a recruit doesnt make you different than us.

At this point she embraces you and you just flop on the couch.

Derek: Why're you being so nice.

IQ: Well isnt it obvious?

Derek: Not really.

IQ: It's because you're my teammate, and you've proven that I have someone to rely on when needed. I mean I dont even know what I'd be doing if you never got chosen. We woukd've never met, and you wouldnt have been able to beat up those recruits, let alone save Eliza and olivier and many others on ops.

Derek: I mean I guess you're right.

IQ: Locust, you're one of my best friends. I wouldnt let anything happen to you. I'm gonna make sure you're never alone, even if it means that I have to stop what I'm doing to be there.

Derek: Monika, you dont ha-

IQ: Locust, It's obvious you cant be trusted alone right now due to your circumstances of being taken out of reality. Ever since you got your first flashback, you've just been looking sadder ever since.

Derek: I promise, I'm fine.

IQ: Just dont do anything stuoid whenever you're alone. *burrows head into your chest* Please?

Derek: I wont... I promise.

Flashback 2 years ago

Bulldog: They're coming up the ladders

Derek: *shoots a russian the stabs another* damnit. *on comms* Patch, how the fuck did they get past you guys.

Patch: *on comms* They were coming from all directions, we cant watch every angle.

Derek: *more gunfire through comms* well we're being overwhelmed up here. Hey bulldog grab a claymore and put it on the ladder.

Bulldog: that's gonna take out a chunk of the building.

Derek: better than them being brought up here.

Bulldog ran over and armed a claymore on the ladder. Once a russian came you couldve sworn you saw his eyes wide open before the claymore went off. Killing him and destroying the ladder.

Derek: alright, that deals with one of our problems

Bulldog: yea, i guess it does.

Derek: come on, lets get back to them. I have a feeling we're far from over.

Flashback end