Smith says, "I totally concur, we just need to be careful of Soviet or DPRAA troops and crossing the border. Once we get going, I will speak with the women and see if they know anything."
As Willy Nelson would say, On the road again, Smith says to the ladies, "Дамы, мы приносим извинения за плохое обращение, но мой Родезийский SAS кодекс чести не позволяет прекрасных дам, как и сами быть обманутым недобросовестными людьми или лучше сказать, ваш муж врут недобросовестными людьми. Мы надеемся, что вы комфортно там, и мы будет приносить вам в безопасное место в ближайшее время. Кстати, вы случайно не знаете, почему это странно вообще хотели бы, чтобы ваш муж убил, и вы облавы, скорее всего, для ГУЛАГа?"
Russian
The woman and her daughter merely shake their heads. If they know anything, they aren't saying or are just too scared to. At the moment, though, Smith's words seem to placate them and they somewhat relax. That's when the woman mutters out. "Tthh...thank..ya.. you.." in very broken English.
Well I think we need to get this folks to safety. Then I think I want to swing back around the warehouse that Majors directed me to. There might be something left at the scene to let us know what was up. I also think we need to report Majors betrayal to Control post haste.
Smith says, "We should get these people to safety, check in, report Majors as disloyal or at the bare minimum compromised. Then go back and start slotting commies."
"Alright then, anyone got any wounds need stitching before the shooting starts again?"
Smith says, "Yes, ma'am, I do." as he shows her where he had been shot.
Elise works on patching up Smith first, then moving onto Mac before checking her own wounds
I don't think anyone took wounds so - if it's just Vitality you're down it should restore 6 each. If anyone is down Wounds it's D4+1 restored.
Smith says, "Thanks a lot. We best get going."
Thanks for the patch up Elise. Right we need to get going and drop these two off somewhere safe. Any ideas?
Sounds like, though if the other two want to go back, I will do babysitting duty. I doubt that they'll be actively searching for the hostages.
Smith calls for a pick up on the radio... "Juliet, Lima, Foxtrot... We have Golfs and need them extracted, over"
So that a team will pick up the ladies and Elise can come with.
Smith gets on the radio and eventually gets a hold of Natalie Burns, their behind the scenes handler. She arranges for a local team of agents to pick up the woman and her daughter and return them to your temporary HQ in Pakistan. Their ETA to you is 7 hours. You have that much time to prepare for your assault on the warehouse...
Razor takes a moment to procure a local roadmap from a convenience store and traces out both the route that Majors forced him to drive and in a different color the most direct route from their current location to the warehouse he left Majors.
Smith tops off his magazines and tries to help with orientation:
Survival
Mac and Smith pour over the map, each one adding his expertise while Elise looks on. While Smith's forte is more with trees than streets, he does offer some insight. While drawing on the map, they notice that besides the roads, there is also a sewer line entrance marked about 100 yards to the north of the warehouse. Mac guesses that this line will lead directly under the warehouses with openings to the pavement surrounding them. This shortcut could save some time on foot, or be used for other things.
Elise is listening in, "Sewers, you guys take me to all the most glamorous places... Might be worth at least a walk through, you never know, we might luck out and they'll have drain that heads directly down there."
Sorry Elise but I think we may need to check out the sewer route. We are kinda wanted by the local army here right now. Any route that avoids detection is preferred.
Smith says, "The sewer route seems a good idea especially to get the drop on them."
Smith will do a recce around the complex, using stealth and his binoculars to see how many enemies are around, preferably waiting till nightfall.
Later on that evening, Smith makes his way to the warehouse complex, through the sewers and find himself on an outcropping that overlooks part of the area, just off the main road.
Sneak (night)
Notice/Awareness
Not expecting any sort of activity, the guards watching over the warehouses are busy playing card games, smoking a cigarette or actually sleeping when Smith makes his way around, counting approximately ten in all. He gets close enough to hear that they are speaking accented English to each other, though he can't seem to place the accent other than Eastern European. They are wearing light armor under jackets and carrying submachineguns. Four patrol the perimeter in two-man groups and the other six mill about the two warehouses.
Smith back with the group says in a whisper, "We could probably do this very quietly and maybe get Majors without firing a shot. It is weird that they were speaking English with one another even though they are Eastern European. I would think they would be speaking German or Russian."
"Are we sure of the situation here, I don't know what Major's game is, but I'd rather not risk taking down allies or a neutral party?"
Smith says, "Mac said, that Majors pulled a weapon on him to leave us behind in the middle of a firefight. This whole situation is FUBAR. If you want we can go in all stealthy and kidnap him."
I did mention to Majors that I didn't understand why he wanted to kill the women. He said he had other plans for them but didn't explain. We need to ask some questions of Majors or someone else there. We need answers. Somehow I think this all goes back to that cave.
Smith says, "Majors broke the code and the faith. The guys with him may possibly friendlies. Since when do armies quartermaster themselves with body armor? Especially in the tropics. Dehydration may be a serious problem."
"I'm not saying I'm not with you, just checking we're sure of ourselves." Carter falls onto the defensive, aware she's the outsider here and doesn't have the rapport that Smith and Mac have.
Smith smiles and pats Carter on the back and says, "Well as long as the First 17th cousin is with us, let's take Majors back. My name is the same as the still president of Rhodesia."
"Um, okay. Let's move."
Smith goes stealthily through the sewers again. Sneak
Elise will follow Mac's plan, though she's not trained at stealth.