***
Elise hobbles to the next point of cover and takes a breather, her heart rate climbing, feeling like a rabbit in a cage surrounded by coyotes. The woman and girl got into the van with Mac and Majors and took off quickly...
***
"Get back to the freeway and go north. I'll tell you where to get off from there." Where Majors' bumbling clumsiness was, an ice cold stare looked through Mac.
Smith moves forward and fires a 3rd burst if hits , ,
"Could've waited Mac" Elise mutters quietly as she draws weapon and takes aim.
Mac drives in the direction Majors dictates but does so at the speed limit. He waits for a moment of relaxed guard in Majors attitude.
Smith fires a burst from his weapon and it clips the side armor of one soldier. He turns around and fires off towards Smith, but..
***
"Sorry Mac, but business is business and assets are expendable." Majors looks at the road ahead and back at Mac. "I'll be sure to put in a good word for you." The pistol never wavers from Mac.
...the soldier's weapon does not fire and instead he looks at it as if it was a foreign object, hitting the bottom of the magazine hard with his hand.
The other soldier continues to approach Elise, bringing his weapon to bear as she does, both aiming at each other. He has taken cover behind one of the car's hoods. "Это пустая трата пуль, чтобы убить женщину. Опусти пистолет, и мы идем красиво."
Elise sprays a couple of bursts at the soldier Guessing this is a miss with cover.
Should have gone with my first instinct to cover fire.
Smith moves closer and unleashes a 3rd burst if hits , ,
With the gun pointed at him but Majors not pulling the trigger Macomb decides to not stress it and just drive and follow the man's orders at least for the time being.
Smith 22 v. Def 12 +4 +4= 1 round hit.
11-7 Dmg, total 9
Elise shoots at the soldier but instead sends bullets into the car's fender, ruining its cheap paint job. He ducks from the fire and then returns fire in kind, decorating her vehicle with new holes as well.
***
The other soldier ducks down behind an open car door for cover as Smith opens up at him. The car door protects him from most of the attack.
***
Majors doesn't say anything more as Mac keeps driving, other than telling him directions.
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Smith maneuvers to get closer and to nullify the soldier's cover and lets rip another 3rd burst if hits , ,
if maneuver on foot check necessary
Elise takes another burst at the soldier and takes a look inside the car she's hiding behind. Trying to make a guess as to whether it will still drive and if the keys are still in it.
15 v. Def 12+4 Cover, Miss
Smith Burst 25 v. Def 11+4=15, 10 up, 3 rounds hit.
Elise shoots back, risking a quick glance in the car for keys which she does not see, costing her accuracy. The soldier decides this is the best time to rush her and does so, throwing kicks with his boots, getting her to back away and he only manages to over extend his reach...
***
The other soldier peaks around the car door and lines up a shot at Smith, but Smith already has his fate in mind and tears into him with a burst, dropping him to the street.
Smith moves closer to the action to get a better shot at Elise's assailant.
He says, "Товарищ, как вы хотите, чтобы умереть здесь в какой-то грязной улице Кабула или в руках своей жены в Минске?"
Russian
Elise tries to push her assailant out of cover and into Smith's line of fire.
Majors just help me understand this for a second man. Why did we just leave Smith and Carter under enemy fire? Where are we heading to? What are your intentions for the two in the back?
Macomb asks calmly as he remained under the gun of the "reporter".
Elise pushes off the ground and rushes into the soldier, pushing into a car and causing him to fall to the ground. He puts up his hands and says, "Больше не надо! Больше не надо!"
***
Smith hurries to catch up to Elise and her assailant...
***
Majors shakes his head. "I can't tell you more than I already have Mac. As I said business is business. Let's just say that these girls are worth more than you think. I tried to warn you to leave it alone."
Да, но вы знаете, мы не могли просто позволить эти женщины умирают. Вы знали, что их муж и отец. Я не понимаю ваши мотивы прямо сейчас. Если вы сильно возражали, что почему бы не двигаться до нашей спасательной попытки?
Yes but you know we couldn't just let these women die. You knew their husband and father. I don't understand your motives now. If you objected that strongly why not move before our rescue attempt?
Smith smiles and says, "
Товарищ, это может оказаться в ваших интересах. Вот моя карточка с моими контактные данные в Солсбери и Карачи. Если вам нужно что-нибудь, войти в контакт со мной, и мы можем организовать что-то.
Во всяком случае, я желаю вам удачи. Если вы предпочитаете, я могу сбить вас, так что вы не получаете выстрел, ваш выбор. На днях я видел советский генерал стрелять советского офицера без всякой причины. Я думал, что за бред, завершившийся со Сталиным."
He then turns to Elise, "We should probably jive out of here. We should nick a vehicle or stay out of sight. We can probably really quick check the suits for documents."
The soldier shakes his head and speaks, "Вы не знаете, КГБ. Я ценю ваше предложение, но я не могу принять. Я надеюсь, что я не встретиться с вами снова." Unless you stop him, he slowly stands, collects his weapon, and starts walking away.
***
Majors just shakes his head. "You don't need to be in such a hurry to get yourself killed, Mac. I suppose I can tell you this much. That research you found wasn't by accident."
Smith says, "Пожалуйста, удалите оружейный Магазин. Спасибо! "
as long as he complies Smith lets him go.
As he removes the magazine from his weapon, Smith says, "Желаю тебе удачи!."
Russian
Elise looks around to see if any of the cars stopped nearby don't stand out (i.e. full of bullet holes), and will see if she can get it started while Smith deals with the soldier.
"I'm not Mac, but I'm a competent enough driver if you want to keep your hands free for your rifle.
The soldier complies with Smith's request, choosing life rather than death. He walks away slowly and then runs off into the civilians starting to gather.
Elise finds a halfway decent looking sedan that will do for her purposes, A sky blue Volga GAZ-24 model with sunroof and not much else. It's owner is no where in sight.
I'm confused. You mean I was meant to find that research? Macomb says switching to English. The car continues to gain speed. What do the Russians know of the research?
Majors breathes deep before answering, gathering his words carefully. "Too much, if you ask me. A lot was divided after the War, including secret projects, but you know all that. This one fell into their hands, but of course, home still wants a piece of it. You and your team are part of that plan."
After Carter gets the car started, Smith hops in with the AK ready. Once underway, he loads a fresh magazine.
Smith then pulls out the street map and starts helping Carter get to the previously agreed upon rendezvous add 6 for survival or 11 for tracking.
And where do these two fit in with that plan? Macomb gestures with a head nod to the females in the back. I am really confused, Majors. Control had us rescue you but we had an opportunity to save these two and I don't understand why you want them dead.
Smith says to Carter, "I think I saw Majors with a pistol before they took off, is that what you saw, you were closer than I."
"Dead?", Majors looks at Macomb incredulously. "Have you not been paying attention, man?" He stops for a moment and indicates a driveway into a row of warehouses. "We're just about there. You have it all wrong and if I could tell you more, I would."
With that, he stops you in front of one of the warehouses, number 23. It has no markings as to who owns it, but judging from the three black vans and armed men surrounding them, it wasn't a normal shipping company.
Majors gets out and goes to meet with one of the men. For the moment, Macomb is in the van with the two refugees alone...
***
"I saw it, why? Do you suspect something rotten?"
Smith says, "We had numerical superiority and he pulled a gun and they all left without us. You don't leave a comrade behind."
Macomb looks in the rear view mirror and then speaks to the passengers in the backseat in Russian.
Do you recognize any of the men out there? This man worked with your husband before he was killed by Russian armed forces. My friends and I attempted to rescue you from the soldiers that weren't sent to your house. I hope that my two friends are alive and working their way back to meet with me soon. I do not know what Majors's play is here and I need to find out. If I need to drive away from here in a hurry. You need to crouch down and hide. There may be shooting.
The two females simply shake their head and the youngest looks to start crying. Her mother holds her close and covers her head as they hunker down. Majors is still busy talking with the men outside, every so often he jerks a thumb back at the van. Mac knows what to do...
Mac takes a moment to scope out the area committing it to memory. He takes a few seconds to imprint the face of each man talking to Majors. He breathes out slowly and quietly says.
Now duck ladies.
Mac throws the car in reverse and speeds backwards down the driveway of warehouses. His view frantically alternating between his rear view mirror and Majors and the others. He backs out into the street before accelerating as fast as he can back in the direction he came with Majors.
In his rear view mirror, Mac sees the men quickly running for their vans and Majors shaking his head. This quickly disappears as Mac three wheels a corner and races back towards where he came from...
Upon returning to the rendezvous point, Smith and Elise are surprised to see Mac with the two female refugees and no Majors. The look on his face tells you something is definitely wrong...
Smith says, "Did Majors end up in a shallow grave somewhere?"
Carter raises an eyebrow at the situation, but lets smith do the talking - they've known each other longer. She busies herself checking the health of the refugees, leaving her rifle in the car, but ready to grab, just in case...
No. But that might still be an outcome. The bastard pulled a gun on me and forced me to drive the ladies here to a warehouse. He met with a few undesirables there. I used that as an opportunity to escape. Speaking of we really should get out of here and get these two to safety.
Macomb said with a thumb jerk to the two Russians.