Nikolai takes a quick look around, and then whispers "Follow me. Kill them." He tucks his gun into the back of his pants, raises his hands over his head, and walks through the open door.
"Don't shoot! he calls out in Czech. "I surrender! I'm alone!"
Roy steps around the corner and fires his rifle at the nearest visible enemy, hoping that Nikolai's plan will work.
Trilby switches his pistol for his Tommmy gun, then waits at the door frame. I hope this works... so much for subtlety...
Once Nikolai is in, he yells, Vesterb Sie Nazi arschfickern!, and runs in gun blazing. First shot will go toward anyone who looks like a leader.
When Nikolai enter the main room of the farm house he finds himself confronting two Germans, one a Wermacht private and one a SS officer. The private holds a GEW 98 bolt-action Mauser rifle in his hands. The officer holds a Luger pistol in one hand and a riding crop in the other. Three men in Czech civilian clothes are tied to wooden chairs. Two of the men struggle against the ropes holding them while the third is slumped forward with a pool of blood surrounding his chair. A young Czech women lies on the floor at the feet of the soldier bleeding from her mouth (the soldier had hit her with the butt of his rifle).
The German soldiers are momentarily nonplussed by Nikolai's actions giving Roy a chance to fire his rifle at the soldier who staggers back with a bullet in his leg. Trilby follows Roy's movement and rushes into the room firing wildly at the SS officer but the bullet flies wide.
The Nazi officer reacts by firing a shot at Nikolai...
The SS officer shoot grazes Nikolai but besides drawing some blood doesn't effect him at all.
The solider attempts to recover the shock of being shot..
Success so no longer shaken.
Bart gets a shot to end Round 2 at -2 if he wants to take it.
Round 3 Initiative
Bart 2 of spades 5th
Trilby 5 of clubs 4th
Nikolai 9 of diamonds 3rd
Roy ace of spades 1st
Germans 10 of hearts 2nd
Bart levels his webley at the SS officer, before squeezing the trigger.
Taking advantage of the element of surprise he shifts his aim to the other soldier and fires again.
Roy works the bolt on his rifle and fires another round, this one directed at the SS Officer.
Bart calmly takes advantage of the situation by putting a round through the back of the SS officer blowing an exit hole out of his chest killing him instantly.
The crack of Bart's rifle causes the solider to spin around leaving him defenseless to Roy's marksmanship. Bart squeezes the trigger of his trusty rifle and his shot almost literally decapitates the German.
The sudden silence in the room is broken only by the sobbing of the young woman. The Czech men look on in stunned silence.
Steven rushes in to secure the room and ensure that no other Nazi scum interrupt them. As he does so, he calls back to his comrades,
Everyone okay? Nikolai, tell these people we are on their side. I don't think they want to hear my German any more than these guys'.
Roy lowers his rifle. Well... that went well enough.
He steps forward and raises out his hands before speaking in Czech. "Everyone, you're safe now. My name is Rudolf Marek, and I'm here with British agents to end the Nazi threat. Do any of you know what's going on in the area?"
Nikolai takes several deep breaths before his hands stop shaking enough for him to start untying whichever of the Czechs looks least terrified.
"We are looking for the Three Kings," he says softly. "Our mission is to stop the atrocities taking place in the castle. Whatever information you can give us will help us to free the Czech people from the Nazi invaders."
Bart winces as he witnesses the violent results of his action. He knew these were enemy troops, and he didn't hesitate to do what was necessary, but he had never attained the bloodlust that some soldiers displayed.
"I'll go check the front. I would suggest that these people make preparations to leave, at least temporarily, I doubt the germans will take kindly to two dead soldiers in their home." he says to the others, before circling around the house to ensure there are no further soldiers, and see how they arrived. They might have just secured themselves a vehicle.
Guys my apologies...I've been out of the country on business. Flying back today so will catch-up tomorrow.
Let's get these people ready to go. We can't stick around here - we have a meeting and who knows if there are other Krauts lurking around the area. Trilby then proceeds to take a quick look around the house.
Thanks guys...sorry to pull the plug