Hereford Base

Derek POV

You watched as Grace pulled up the tablet screen onto the big screen in the cafeteria. While she was doing this you were terrified, not because you didnt want to relive that those days, but that it was the worst you could've experienced during your time in the military. She pulled up the video and you weren't exactly excited to say the least.

Thermite: Hey uh Grace?

Dokkaebi: Yea?

Thermite: Wrong recording.

Dokkaebi: What do you mean? Oh wait, whoops. Here we go.

The screen went black until some writing was on the screen

*Camera Active

Cpl. Freeman... Bravo Squad

August 14th, 2018

The group in the cafeteria watched as a man played with a ball. Throwing it against the wall to watch it bounce back and catch it. the man repeated this process a few more times until a man came walking up to him.

????: Come on mickey, on your feet.

Mickey: We're going back out there alright Locust?

Derek: Yea, we are. Lt. just gave the plan to storm the Department of Commerce.

Mickey: I'm really not liking our odds here.

Derek: None of us are, now come on Bulldog and Robert are waiting just outside on the stairwell.

Mickey: *Primes M4* lead the way.

You watched as the recording of Mickey followed you to the stairwell. Passing wounded soldiers and others trying to help them.

Patch: Private where the hell is that gauze. I can't hold this wound forever I need to cover it.

Private: Right here sir.

Patch: Don't take forever next time alright?

Private: sorry sir.

Marine: We got wounded here. shot in the abdomen and was hit with shrapnel.

Medic: Put him down and put pressure on the wounds.

Marine: Yessir.

you watched as he put the other marine down and heard the grueling sound he gave off when being treated.

Wounded Marine: AH Just fuckin kill me already.

Medic: Not gonna happen.

Mickey arrived at the stairwell and the group saw two new faces.

Derek: robert, Bulldog, you two ready?

Bulldog: We've been ready, Patch not coming?

Derek: He's too busy helping wounded.

Mickey: NATO is also helping with communications since they keep taking a shit every 5 minutes.

Robert: So that only leaves four of us.

Derek: Lets not keep the Lt. Waiting, lets move.

Everyone: Ooora

The recording showed from Mickeys perspective and you four going from a jog, to seeing the seriousness of the event. The sky was orange, helicopters saured through the air both Russian and American. An M1 tank was firing towards the Department of Commerce and the Washington Monument was cracked and missing pieces.

Derek: double time people lets go.

After saying that you saw yourself break into a full sprint towards where the Lt. Was. The group watched as the four of you in the recording ran across trenches avoiding bullets whizzing by you and RPGs getting alittle too close.

Lt. Miller: Alright, we need to push them back from here. The plan is push them out of the department of commerce and assist those with air support. Majority of the AA sites are in here. We need to take them out, got it?

Derek: Sir yes sir.

Lt. miller: Alright. On My MARK! NOW.

The M1 shot towards the building and as they did tht you ran towards the stairwell with Mickey. a group of Russians came running towards it but were quickly shot down by you two. Bulldog and Robert caught up to you two and you all proceeded to move inside. you got caught in more fire shortly after entering. you watched as you four fired into the resistance not making a difference. that was until more marines came in and helped dispose of the opposition.

Lt Miller: Walker, Zeta take point. Everyone stay on your guard.

the recording showed the group go through the halls till they reach a courtyard. That's when you saw a marine pulling a wounded one towards you.

Marine: Oh thank god reinfo-

He was cut short as a volley of rounds came through the windows and shot him down.

Lt. miller: Take them out.

Derek: Mickey, frag me.

you watched from the screen as Mickey grabbed a grenade from his vest and tossed it to you.

Derek: *Catches it and pulls pin* Thanks Mick.

you tossed the grenade into the little office room and waited for the explosion to go off, once it did you heard screams followed by silence and quickly ran in with bulldog.

bulldog: *scanning area* We're clear.

Derek: Where's Robert.

Robert: right here.

Lt. Miller: Locust, you and Bulldog take point from now on, you guys can take of yourselves fairly well.

Derek: Yessir, come on Bulldog.

bulldog: right behind you.

Pulse: Jesus christ, the more I watch this, the more I'm glad I was out of state and only in the FBI.

Maverick: Not everyone was lucky.

Castle: You still gotta think though, this was only 2 years ago.

Thermite: Crazy how long ago that seems.

Maverick: It really is.

The conversation was ended when they heard gunfire come from the screen.

bulldog. Two down.

Derek: Clear, lets keep moving up.

You made it to a room full of Russians with one on a sniper rifle. Mickey tossed in a flashbang and you both moved in and took them out.

Derek: *On comms* Overlord I've got a room full of weapons and ammo, along with a 50 CAL. Sniper.

OverLord: *On comms* Copy that bravo 2-1. Recommend you stay put and try to help take out those birds.

Derek: *On comms* Understood overlord, Locust out.

Lt. miller: Locust, you and the rest of your squad stay here and take that sniper position, we'll go clear the rest of the building upstairs and clear an area for the helicopter.

Derek: Understood sir. Robert, on that sniper.

Robert: Yessir.

Derek; Bulldog: I want you to assist in taking out those birds. Mickey, check your ammo. We're watching from here.

Mickey: Understood.

After a few minutes of hearing rockets be fired by Bulldog and sniper rounds being ejected. You began to hear footsteps and saw Russian troops moving towards your location.

Derek: Robert, Bulldog stay down we've got company.

You and Mickey began to fire into the opposition.

Derek: Mickey, we need to take them out. We cant let them get to Robert or Bulldog.

Mickey: I'm trying alright?

Derek: I dont wanna hear that you're trying Mickey, I wanna know that you're doing it.

This went on for a few minutes until they were all dead.

Lt Miller: *On comms* I'd advise you guys come up right now. You've got one minute.

Derek: *On Comms* Wait what?

Lt. Miller: *on comms* Times ticking Sergeant.

Derek: Son of a bitch, guys, we've gotta go. Up the stairs Now!

Mickey: What's going on.

Derek: *while running* Lt. Decides to just now tell us that we're leaving and we got a minute so double time lets go.

When you reached the top you turned around and fired into the crowd of russians trailing behind you guys. Mickey and the rest ran towards the chopper and mickey was able to catch you firing towards the russians on the camera. If it had zero context, you would've looked inhumane. But you had to clear the area.

Lt Miller: Sergeant get on now and get on that turret.

Derek: On it.

Mickey watched as you boarded the chopper and got on the machine gun position. The helicopter took off and when you started to head towards the WWII memorial you saw a building with 8 S.A.M. turrets.

Derek: Who gave us the wrong informa-

A missile locked on and took out your back rotor.

Pilot: We're hit. Going down I repeat going down.

Mickey looked towards you and saw you were out cold from the impact. To make sure you didnt fall out he reached out and grabbed a hold of you and soon the helicopter came crashing down.

... Status unknown.... Visual footage damaged.... ending recording...

The group stared at the static screen all they could hear was the audio of screams and gunfire mixed in with the static.

Bulldog: Robert watch my left.

Robert: I'm trying... Mickey how is Locust.

Mickey: He's still out cold.

Bulldog: Damnit. I'm running low.

Mickey: Chopper coming in.

Robert: Locust is up.

Bulldog: Locust take my M9 and put it to use would ya.

Robert: Fuck I'm hit.

Bulldog: Shit... wait... whats that?

You could all hear an explosion in the distance and then audio was cut out... just static.

Ela: Hey uh... Locust?

Derek: Y-Yea?

Ela: what exactly happened after that?

Derek: S.A.S. did an op to stop a nuke from launching towards the U.S. but one of them did quick thinking and sent it up into the atmosphere close to the U.S. so the EMP still reached us. It ended up saving our lives.

IQ: So if that Nuke didnt go off then...

Derek: I would be dead... yes.

IQ: I'm sorry.

Derek: For what.

Thermite: For what you had to go through. Here we are talking down to you, yet you went through more than us.

Derek: Like I said, I dont care. I'm gonna go for a walk.

You exited the cafeteria, just leaving everyone else there wondering how you even survived an event like that.