A Fight Against Time 2

A black SUV dashes across one of the highways of Los Angeles. It maneuvers its way through the evening traffic at a fast speed annoying other road users. "Whoa! Slow down, Rachel or we'll end up becoming roadkill" warned Peter, a member of the Inter Continental Paramilitary Unit. He braced himself while holding the safety handle of the SUV hoping that he would make it in one piece to his mission. He rather died getting shot than getting killed in a car crash. "We're out of time, boss. If we don't hurry, there won't be a Senator to rescue anymore. Those lunatics are not wasting a single time either looking for the Senator. If they find her before we do, she's history" reminded Rachel, another member of the elite ICPU. Rachel's leg was on the SUV's accelerator most of the time, she knew that even a second late would jeopardize her mission. Instead of worrying about road safety, she was practically worrying about the Senator's one. "Guys, we've got incoming transmission from the Commander. Listen up" said James who was getting ready for a video transmission from his officer in command.

The image of Commander Moaz appeared on the computerized goggles of the commandos. "Judging by the speed of your SUV, I assume you all saw the 6 o'clock" said the Commander. " I guess I don't need to go through your primary objectives" said Commander Moaz. "The evening news had our objective written all over it--rescue Senator Hee and liberate the hospital from those lunatics" answered Rachel. "LAPD and the Feds need Jack Terrel, the leader of this invasion to be apprehended. They need him alive for questioning" reminded the Commander. "Just out of curiosity Commander, how did Jack Terrel and Real America obtained such firepower and combat equipments? Who would fund a renegade political organization like Real America?" questioned Peter. "Based on FBI's investigation, members from The Patriots are assisting Real America. That partially explains how they got the firepower and combat equipments. The Patriots are well known for their hatred against the American administration all this while, so it wouldn't be surprise if they wanted to get rid of the Senator " explained Commander Moaz. "Besides, they're a bunch of happy-trigger mercenaries who wouldn't miss the opportunity for some gun blasting action. I wouldn't be surprise at all if they rendered their service free of charge to Real America" added Rachel. " Haha, kinda reminds me of Shenji" chuckled James. Everyone in the SUV could not help but to laugh along, the moment James spilled that joke out seeing it was so true. "Sir, who's our information officer for this operation?" asked James. "Jacqui will be your information officer for the day. She'll be keeping in touch with you guys from a LAPD chopper. Jacqui will be reporting any additional Intel and updating you guys with your mission objectives. I'll patch you to her now" replied the Commander. Another image then appeared on the computerized goggles of the ICPUs, it was their information officer, Jacqui.

"Hey guys, great to see you all again. Listen, I've just received Intel from LAPD stating that Senator Hee is under the protection of Officer Sean Jackson and his SWAT team. It is imperative that you rendezvous with him in order to extract the Senator. Interpol has also dispatched another ICPU strike team to the operational theater for additional aid, be sure to stay in touch with them during the mission." reminded Jacqui. "Jacqui, what's the ETA of the other strike team?" questioned Rachel . "They just left the Los Angeles Interpol branch a couple of minutes ago. They're currently on the way to the operational theater" said the information officer. "With traffic at this hour, they're probably going to be very late" worried Peter. "I don't think so. They're on route via a Black Hawk chopper, so traffic wouldn't be an issue for them." interrupted Jacqui. "I've send a blueprint together with street camera videos of the Los Angeles Medical Center. Be sure to study them" added Jacqui. The team received another incoming transmission, it was from the sniper team. "Go ahead, guys" replied Peter as he activated the incoming transmission. " Boss, what's your ETA?" asked Soo Tian, an ICPU sniper attached to Peter's team. "20 minutes, guys" interrupted Rachel who was struggling to get her way through the massive traffic. "The gunmen are lighting us up like a firestorm over here. They've got not only men with assault rifles but also men with RPGs, snipers and heavy machine guns." warned Melissa, another sniper. "It's a slaughterhouse down here, we need you guys ASAP" requested the desperate Soo Tian. " RPG! RPG! Get down! Ahhhhhhhhh..." screamed Melissa. The transmission then ended all of a sudden. "Oh God, are they..."shrieked James in fear. "Melissa...Soo Tian...Come in...Come in" stuttered Peter. "Those fuckers killed them all!" screamed Rachel who was about to shed a tear. "Fuck...those bastards are gonna pay...I swear" said James who was angrily clenching his fists. "Soo Tian, Melissa, come in...come in goddammit!"screamed Peter. "Save your strength, Peter. Their signals are gone...We can only hope for their best" said Jacqui tearfully. The team was overwhelmed with sorrowed silence for a while knowing that they lost their comrades. "Boss, how do we take down these fuckers?" questioned James who was furious and impatient for redemption.

"Okay here's the plan. According to the videos send by Jacqui, we've got hostiles on the roof and at the entrance of the hospital. The gunmen have barricaded the front, back and side entrance of the medical center, therefore gaining entry via these points would be impossible." briefed Peter. " So how do we gain entry, if those fuckers have sealed almost everything?" questioned James. "We enter the hospital via the sewers. The hospital's maintenance access which is located next to the hospital has a manhole for our entry. From there, we will go underground and work our way up to this manhole which will connect us to the hospital's parking basement." briefed Peter. "We will start sweeping the entire hospital from the parking basement. Expect the firefight to be fierce" warned Peter. "Roger that, boss" replied the team. "Rachel, what's our ETA to our insertion point?" questioned Peter. "10 minutes, boss" answered Rachel. "Okay, team let's gear up" ordered the team leader. The team strapped on magazine belts and cocked their guns getting ready for their mission. Peter and James were praying for their safety and the success of the mission while Rachel was eager and excited to engage into combat as she was impatient for redemption. Few minutes later, the team entered a place where one could describe hell on earth. Bodies of police officers and unarmed civilians were scattered everywhere. The firefight was still on and stray bullets were flying here and there hitting whatever in their path without any discrimination.

A couple of 7.62mm bullets struck the wind shield of the SUV. As it shatters, Rachel immediately turned and skid the vehicle before bringing it to a halt. "Fuck!" screamed Rachel as the glass of the wind shield shattered right in front of her face. Fortunately, the shattered glasses did not injured her. She immediately grabbed her Light Machine Gun on the front seat next to her before exiting the car. The gunmen in front of the hospital's were firing their weapons on the SUV violently. Like Rachel, Peter jumped out from the vehicle before he crawled his way to the side of the SUV. Rachel returned fire with her Light Machine Gun while Peter removed his Mk 23 from his thigh holster before joining the firefight. James who was still in the vehicle decided to take the battle from the shelter of the SUV. He smashed the SUV's window with his HKG36K assault rifle before joining the fire fight. Several police officers together with SWAT operatives tried to push the gunmen back into the hospital but they were obliterated by the enemy's grenades and machine guns. "Tango down!" screamed Peter before he continued firing his pistol. The repeated machine gun rounds fired by Rachel struck the gas tank of a police car forcing it to explode which resulted in several enemy kills. "Mag change!" screamed Peter as his first pistol clip ran dry. "Covering fire!" warned James as he sprayed his rifle at the gunmen killing some in progress. After Peter slid in a fresh magazine into his Mk23, he crawled back into the SUV to grab whole of his M4 assault rifle. As he got whole onto his rifle, he went back out to rejoin the firefight. "Cover me, I'm going in" ordered Peter before he advanced to the nearest car for cover. "Covering fire!" screamed Rachel who was suppressing the enemies with her machine gun fire. James then saw a gunman lifting a rocket launcher, James immediately screamed, "RPG! RPG!". The 3 of them immediately threw themselves as far as possible away from the SUV the moment the gunman fired the rocket. Kaboom! The team were thrown further by the explosion that obliterated their SUV. Fortunately for them, they were not seriously wounded from the explosion. As Peter picked himself up and rushed for cover behind an ambulance, he tried to reach his scattered teammates via radio communication. "Team, any wounded?" asked Peter in a worried manner. "James here, I'm fine...Getting back into action" replied James before he returned more fire. "Rachel here, I'm okay...Just a small scratch. I'll make sure these bastards pay twice the price" replied Rachel as she was furiously returning fire. Peter peeked out from the side of the ambulance and looked into the scope of his M4A1. He switched his firing mode into semi automatic and shifted the cross air to the RPG wielding enemy. The moment he pulled the trigger, he reported "Tango down!". Feeling relief that he removed a big threat from the equation, Peter lowered his rifle. A sense of arrogant clouded his mind as he took out the RPG wielding enemy from a far with only one shot. All of a sudden a sniper struck him somewhere between his left shoulder and his neck. " Ahhhhh..." Peter screamed in pain as he flew back and hit the ground. "Boss!" shouted James in fear as he witnessed his team leader getting shot. James and Rachel started running for their team leader. "No goddammit...Hold your position...There's a sniper...Stay back." mumbled Peter in pain. Rachel then threw a smoke grenade at Peter to cloud his position. As the area was smoked, Peter crawled his way under a ceiling of the opposite building to cover himself from further threat. He was holding the side of his neck trying to keep the blood from flowing when he heard more sniper shots.

"Enemy sniper down" informed a familiar voice that was transmitted into the commando's ear piece. "Guys, go for the Boss. We'll cover you" said another familiar voice . "That's Melissa and Soo Tian...It's Melissa and Soo Tian. They're alive!"screamed James in joy. "Let's save our happy reunion later, we gotta save the Boss" added Rachel. " Wait for our go, guys." informed Melissa. "Roger that, we're in position" informed James. "Go, go, go" said Melissa. James and Rachel sprinted their way to Peter's position while the sniper fired on the remaining enemies outside. "They're in" informed Soo Tian who was observing through a binocular. "Hang in there, boss" comforted Rachel as she examined Peter's wound. After observing his wounds for a couple of seconds, Rachel bursted into laughters. " Hahaha, its just a scratch,boss. You'll live!" laughed Rachel who was trying to tease her leader and cover up her sense of relief. "Oh that's good...Ugh... I thought I was going to miss all the action" joked Peter who then tried to pick himself up. "Melissa, Soo Tian. Come in!" informed James. "I thought you guys were..."muffled James as he shed a tear of relief. "Haha, we were almost...Thank God He was on our side" replied Soo Tian. "I'm real glad everyone's okay. Listen guys, we've got no time to waste. The Senator needs our help, let's go" reminded Peter. As the team regrouped they headed for the hospital's maintenance access under Melissa and Soo Tian's watch. As the team entered the sewers via a manhole, a Black Hawk chopper was seen flying towards the hospital from a distance. The sniper team which was observing the hospital from the opposite building then shifted their attention on the incoming helicopter

"Boss, we've got an unidentified chopper heading our way" informed Melissa as she pointed her sniper rifle at the incoming chopper. "Could it be enemy reinforcement? Should we take it down?" added Melissa. "Negative sniper team, continue your observation" ordered Peter. "Roger that, strike team...Continuing observation" replied Melissa who was aiming at the helicopter's rotor getting ready to take the chopper down with one shot if it appears to be hostile. "Sniper team to strike team leader" said Soo Tian."Go ahead sniper team". "The unidentified chopper appears to be approaching the roof of the hospital. It's entering the sights of the RPG gunmen. Should we take the RPG gunmen down?" questioned Soo Tian. "Negative, sniper team. Cease any form of combat engagement and continue to observe only" ordered the team leader. "Roger that, strike team" replied Soo Tian. One of the RPG gunmen than fired a rocket towards the Black Hawk helicpoter, Melissa and Soo Tian shrieked in horror as they were about to witness the devastation of the chopper. Fortunately, the helicopter managed to evade the incoming missile. "Fuck this man! I'm taking those rocket wielding motherfuckers down" said Melissa as she aimed her PSG sniper rifle at the RPG gunmen. "No! Stand the fuck down, Melissa!" warned Soo Tian. "The reason why Peter didn't want us to engage in combat was because we are easy targets for those RPG gunmen. If we shoot and reveal our position, it's not going to be hell for us but also hell for the strike team cos they won't have a sniper team to help them out anymore. Get it?" warned the angry observer. "Yeah..." replied Melissa quietly as she was terrified by Soo Tian's anger. The both of them then saw something spectacular---the Black Hawk made a 90 degress turned to its left before unleashing its minigun rounds on the RPG weilding gunmen. Soo Tian peeked into his binocular and zoom towards the Black Hawk chopper to observe further. Melissa who paid close attention to the chopper through her sniper rifle then witnessed another amazing incident---additional ICPU commandos rappel out from the Black Hawk helicopter before clearing the remaining gunmen on the roof. Melissa then paid close attention to the last operative who rappel down from the chopper. She noticed that the last operative was the leader of the squad as he was giving out team commands in the form of hand signals. She managed to identify the gender of the team by paying greater attention; the leader was a male where else his teammates were females. As they proceed down to into the hospital, the Black Hawk flew off and the 3 men ICPU team were gone from her sniper scope. Melissa then noticed Soo Tian struggling to achieve communication with the strike team. "What's wrong?" asked Melissa. "There's static all over the strike team's radio. I can't reach them. Apparently, there's something interfering with our radios" replied Soo Tian. "We ought to inform Jacqui about this interference" advised Melissa. "Right" replied Soo Tian. "Jacqui come in" added Soo Tian. "Sniper team, is that you!?" asked Jacqui. "Affirmative, Jacqui. This is the sniper team"replied Soo Tian. " But I thought you're...?". "Hahaha, we almost...but we survived". "I knew you guys were still alive...You guys are hard to kill" replied Jacqui with a sense of relief and joy. "Anyway, what can I do for you?" continued Jacqui. "We lost contact with the strike team. There seems to be static all over the radio" informed the sniper. "Yeah, I experienced the same thing when I tried to contact the strike team. According to Commander Moaz, there's a signal jammer located in the hospital which is interfering with foreign radio waves." explained the information officer. "Not to worry though, another strike team has been dispatched to locate and destroy the source of interference, sniper team" comforted Jacqui. "Roger that, sniper team out" replied Soo Tian. Both Soo Tian and Melissa then stayed put and continued to observe the situation in the hospital.

Meanwhile, at the parking basement of the hospital, the team secured the parameters keeping an eye for hostiles. "James, can you reach Jacqui?" asked the team leader who was having a difficult time trying to contact his information officer. James who was staring blankly at his computerized goggles which had a "No signal" sign on his lenses replied that communication was impossible at the moment. The team knew that they were on their own. As the team regroup, 5 gunmen armed with body armor and AK-47 entered the parking basement. "Oh fuck, it's SWAT!" alerted one of the gunmen. " Waste them all!" ordered another one before they opened fire on the commandos. "Team, take cover!" ordered Peter. The three man commando squad then separated from one another and took cover behind the parked cars. Peter fired his M4A1 assault rifle to hold the gunmen back. "Advance!" ordered Peter. "Roger that!" replied James and Rachel. "Eat this motherfuckers!" taunted one of the gunmen who was about to toss a hand grenade. "Grenade!" warned James who was ready to take cover. Rachel immediately drew her Glock 18 from her thigh holster and send a bullet right into the grenade which was still held by the gunmen. A loud boom occurred followed by pieces of bodies and pool of blood staining the walls and door of the parking basement. The gunmen were not to be seen anymore, at least in one piece. "Area cleared" reported James. "Whoa, nice shot!" complimented the team leader. The ICPU commandos reloaded their weapons before proceeding to the ground floor of the hospital.

The team reached the fire escape door of the ground floor. Before entering the area, James slid in a snake cam to conduct a quick reconnaissance. The screen of the PDA which is attached to the snake cam showed 3 gunmen--two were still targets, while the last one was patrolling the lobby. "Suppressors on. Go silent." ordered the team as Peter attached a suppressor to his M4. "Heh, they won't know what hit them" chuckled Rachel sinisterly while she attached a silencer to her Glock sidearm. "Open and clear. Go when ready" ordered the team leader. "Stacking up" informed James who was in a position for a silent assault. " Go, go, go" said Rachel before the 3 of them moved in. A single bullet that traveled from the suppressor of James's rifle gave out a muffled sound before it struck the head of the patrolling gunmen. The other 2 gunmen hit the ground and remained motionless the second Peter and Rachel send a bullet to their skulls. " Tango down" reported James and Rachel. "Proceed sweeping" ordered Peter. The team continued clearing the lobby of the hospital in a quiet manner to avoid detection. One of the commandos then heard a verbal conversation coming from the childcare room, the team then proceeds quietly to the doors of the room. James sneaked in a snake camera to conduct a quick reconnaissance behind the doors of the child care room. "Boss, we've got 2 tangos and 6 unarmed civilians. 5 of the unarmed civilians are children" reported James as he was observing a PDA attached to the snake camera. "Hey baby, how about a little love for us?"asked one of the gunmen who was trying to get his hands on a female reporter. "Please!" pleaded the terrified news reported. "You're Rebbecca Carter right? The hot pussy reporter from the 6 o'clock news" chuckled another gunmen. "Hey Bill, how bout we give this bitch a little gang bang action? Then we'll have something to brag about to the boys?" laughed mischievously one of the gunmen. "Please no! There are kids around here" pleaded the reporter for mercy. "C'mon bitch, we'll be giving this kids their sex education. They'll thank us for it" laughed the gunman. "Well, they'll be having it at an inappropriate young age but...What the hell, sooner or later in life,they're gonna have it" chuckled another gunman. Behind those doors, the ICPU commandos were looking at the PDA's screen while planning their rescue mission carefully. "Target him, his priority 1" ordered Peter as he pointed to one of the gunmen. "Affirmative" replied Rachel. "Target him, his priority 2"ordered Peter while pointing to another gunman on the screen. "Roger that" replied James. As the team stack up on the door, Peter attached a C2 explosive to the door of the childcare room. After fixing the explosive, he took out a flashbang from one of his vest's pockets. Peter immediately threw the flashbang into the room the second the door exploded. As the a bright flash blinded the inhabitants of the room, the ICPU commandos rushed in and took down the gunmen. "Area clear" reported one of the commandos. The terrified children whom were screaming and running were controlled by the reporter and the commandos. "It's okay kids, it's okay. These men are police officers and they're here to help" said the reporter who was trying to calm the young kids. "Ma'am, are you alright?" asked the team leader. "Oh thank God you're here officer. These bastards were about to harm me" replied the grateful reporter. "Ma'am did you happened to see the Senator?" asked James. "Unfortunately no, officer. I think one of the SWAT team were escorting her, you should ask those SWAT guys up there"replied Rebbecca. "Okay ma'am. Just sit tight and wait for SWAT" comforted Rachel. "Wait, I thought you guys were SWAT. I thought you guys were here to get us out." asked the confused reporter. "Who are you? FBI?"Rebbecca continued. "Not exactly, ma'am. Don't worry, we're the good guys and we're here to help. Trust us" said Peter. "Okay, officer" said the reporter. The team left the childcare center and headed for one floor above getting ready for what's about to come.

As the team were on their way to the first floor, they received a system message from their computerized goggles. "Boss, we've reestablished communication signal" reported James. "Great, it's about damn time!" added Rachel. Knowing that the signal was back, Peter took the opportunity to contact his information officer. However, he received an incoming transmission just as he was about to reach Jacqui. The image of a rugged looking soldier who had the same combat gear and equipment as Peter and his team then appeared on Peter's computerized goggles, it was Shenji, another member of the Inter Continental Paramilitary Unit. "Peter, what's your situation on your side?" asked Shenji. "We've neutralized a couple of enemies and secured some hostages. There's still no sign of Jack Terrel or the Senator" answered Peter. "Copy that. Continue your search for the Senator and be careful. These bastards are cold hearted killers, it seems they're not taking any hostages" said Shenji. "You too buddy, Peter out" ended Peter. Another transmission then struck the team again, this time it was from Jacqui, their information officer. "Report in, team" said Jacqui. "So far every thing's clear, there's still no sign of the Senator or the mastermind behind the invasion. Oh yeah, do you have any idea what happened to our communication signal earlier on" questioned Peter. "The gunmen had a signal jammer located on one of the floors which prevented foreign radio waves. That explained why we lost contact with one another minutes ago."explained Jacqui. "So, I guess somebody shut down the signal jammer?" guessed Peter. "Affirmative, according to Commander Moaz, the additional ICPU strike team led by Shenji destroyed the signal jammer not long ago. If it wasn't for him and his team, this mission would be chaotic" said the information officer. The moment the team entered the first floor of the medical center, Jacqui had a bad news for the team as she observed the virtual schematics of the first floor, "Fuck, heat signature indicates multiple tangos heading your way, team". "How is that possible? We were using stealth the moment we entered the hospital" said Peter in confusion. "Electronic magnetic signatures revealed that there are motion sensor alarms on your current floor. Sorry, it's my fault, I should have scan the floor before giving you the green light to enter" apologized Jacqui. "Anyway, we've already tripped on the alarm. There's no turning back. Jacqui, what's the exact time before the enemy reaches our position?" asked Peter. "Let me see...The enemies are traveling from the 5th floor to your current position. They're moving slightly slow...I guess all the action have worn them out. I'll say 8 minutes the most" replied Jacqui. "Be informed that the enemies are approaching your position in 2 teams. They'll be entering the 1st floor from both sides of the floor via the fire exit doors" added the information officer. "Okay team, you heard her. We've got approaching tangos and they'll be here real soon, let's give them a surprise welcome. James, attach the plastic explosives on both fire escape doors, that'll hold them down for a while. Rachel, disrupt the lightings on this floor now" ordered Peter. James immediately set the C2 explosives on both fire escape doors while Rachel shot every ceiling lights with her Glock pistol. "Sniper team, come in" requested the team leader. "Sniper team here, go ahead" replied Soo Tian. "We've got incoming tangos approaching my current position at the first floor via the stairways of the fire escape, do you see them?" asked Peter. "Affirmative, a group of tangos have been spotted" informed Soo Tian after spotting the gunmen with his binocular. "Take them down now" ordered the team leader. "Roger that, boss" replied Soo Tian. Melissa fired a few shots from the opposite building killing two gunmen in the process. "Fuck, there's a fucking sniper somewhere" shrieked one of the terrified gunmen. " Where the fuck is that sniper? Hey Ted, go check it out" ordered another gunman. "How do I check it out?" asked another terrified gunman. "By sticking your goddamn head out and look, you dumb ass" ordered the gunman. "Oh fuck you, asshole! I ain't looking out there. Some sniper will use my ass for target practice. Why don't you do it?" replied the terrified gunman. "Do it now!" ordered another gunman who was pointing his sidearm at his terrified teammate. "Okay...okay...Chill the fuck down,man" replied the terrified gunman who was choice less. He slightly peeked his head out to look around and the moment he saw a sniper team on the opposite building, he brought his whole head to the window to be sure. " Ha! I spotted the sniper. They're on the opposite building 3 o'clock from our position. Argh!" grunted the gunman as he was shot in the head by Melissa. "Oh fuck! They're just over there. Let's light them up" informed another gunman. They cocked their weapons before firing at the sniper team taking watch at the opposite building. The sniper team which was showered by incoming rifle rounds quickly took cover. "Sniper team to strike team, we're taking heavy fire" informed Melissa. "Fall back sniper team, you guys did a great job holding them back for us. We'll take the rest from here." replied Peter. The sniper team immediately retreated to a new observation point. "Hehehe, that got'em good...Fucking pussy ass snipers" chuckled one of the gunmen who successfully forced the sniper team into hiding. The gunmen reloaded and cocked their weapons before stacking up at the doors of the fire escape getting ready to ambush the ICPU commandos.

"Team, they're stacking up. Get ready" warned Jacqui who was carefully monitoring the virtual schematics of the hospital's first floor. "We're born ready, Jacqui." chuckled Peter with confidence. The gunmen smashed the fire escape doors from both ends of the floor and started rushing in. "James, hit it!" ordered Peter. James immediately hit the detonation button of the explosives and a loud bang was heard from both ends of the 1st floor. Although the explosion didn't killed the ambushing gunmen, it disoriented them pretty good. "Team, pop the smoke" ordered the team leader. The ICPU commandos then drew their smoke grenades and tossed them around the room. The once dark room then started became smoky causing the gunmen to loose their vision, they were not only confused but also blind. "Jesus Christ! I can't see! Where the fuck are they?" screamed one of the gunman in panic. The ICPU commandos then switch their goggles to heat sensing mode to detect the position of the gunman. They immediately dispersed to surround the trapped and confused gunmen while keeping themselves low to remain undetected. As James and Rachel reported that they had clear target on the gunmen, Peter ordered them to take them out. The ICPU commandos then blazed their rifles killing the gunmen. Some of the gunmen fired desperately in return but their shots missed as they couldn't see in the smoky dark room. The commandos continued slaughtering the gunman taking no prisoners . As the last gunman dropped to the ground and remained motionless, the commandos ceased their fire and reported that the floor was cleared. On their way to the second floor, the team received another transmission from the other ICPU strike team. "Peter, come in" said Shenji. "Go ahead" replied Peter. "We're pinned down by heavy enemy fire on the 3rd floor. Do you have any snipers that can aid us?" asked Shenji desperately. "I've got Soo Tian and Melissa on the opposite building, I'll patch you through them" replied Peter. "Thanks, I owe you one" said Shenji. The team advanced to the 2nd floor the minute the transmission ended.

As they were sweeping the second floor, the team heard a small chatter in one of the office rooms. They immediately stacked up on the door and sneaked in a snake cam to identify the party. To their surprise, it was Jack Terrel and a couple of gunmen. One of the gunmen was configuring a computer program on a laptop while the others were securing the room. "Boss, that's Jack Terrel. Let's nail that fucker." said Rachel. "Shhh...Listen" said James, who was paying close attention on Jack and the gunmen's conversation. "Are the bombs activated?" asked Terrel. "Yeah boss, they're prepped up and ready to blow" replied the gunman who was using the laptop. "Great, what's the countdown time?" asked Terrel. " 30 minutes boss" replied the gunman with the laptop. "Good, with these bombs activated, the death of that Senator bitch will be assured. Soon, America will realize the capabilities of Real America and acknowledge us as a force to reckon with the news of the Senator's death everywhere. America will be governed by real white Americans instead of some inferior colored skin race." preached Terrel. The door of this office room was smashed open and a flash grenade was tossed in. The occupants of the room were stunned and the team closed into them forcing them to drop their weapons. "Drop your weapon! Drop it!"screamed Peter. "I said drop your fucking gun, asshole" ordered Rachel who pointed her sidearm at Terrel. The gunman submitted as they knew it was suicidal to resist at a close gunpoint range. "You win this time, government pigs" taunted Terrel as he dropped his Desert Eagle sidearm. "Cuff those, clowns" ordered Peter, the commandos then hand cuffed the gunmen and Terrel with a plastic belt. "Wait a minute...You're all Asians" said Terrel who carefully observed their captors. "You got a fucking problem with that, red neck?" asked James furiously. "So when did China started sticking their noses in other's affairs? Heh, those fucking commies are now trying to show that they're heroes eh?Being an economic icon wasn't enough for them huh? You yellow skinned bastards just have to show how great you are in foreign politics too huh? Well, fuck off you commie fucks!" taunted Terrel. "James, shut him up!' ordered Peter who was securing the perimeters. "My pleasure, boss!" said James. He immediately landed a hard blow on Terrel's face using the butt of his assault rifle. Terrel fell hard on the ground and started to bleed. "We're were never from China, asshole! However, since you got the nerves to run your mouth on us Chinese, this is something the Chinese people world wide would like you to have" added Rachel before she crashed her boot into Terrel's stomach. Terrel grunted in pain and began to regret his earlier verbal abuse on the commandos. Peter received another incoming transmission from Shenji. "Peter, come in". "Go ahead, Shenji". "What's your status on the mission?" asked Shenji. "We managed to apprehend Jack Terrel, the leader of Real America. However, there is still no sign of the Senator" said Peter. "Nice work, I've got the location of the Senator but I'm hold back by the bombs located around the hospital. The Senator is running out of time and she needs my help. Can your team locate and disarm the bombs for me?" asked Shenji. "Yeah sure, leave the bombs to me" said Peter. "Thanks again" said Shenji. As the transmission ended, Peter picked the gunman's laptop from the table and started to study the computer program.

The laptop had a computer program that configures the settings of the bombs, however it was protected by a password. "What's the password, Terrel?" ordered Peter. "Fuck you!" taunted Peter. James immediately landed another blow on Terrel using the butt of his rifle. "What is the fucking password, asshole?" screamed Rachel. "Okay...Okay...It's, "Suck my balls, Bitch". Hahahahaha"laughed Terrel mischievously. Rachel then forced her boot between Terrel's legs trying to crush what was between them. "Ahhhhhhhh.....Oh fuck...Oh fuck...Ahhhhhhh" screamed Terrel in pain. "Spill it, Terrel! What's the fucking password?" ordered Rachel while applying more pressure to her foot. "Hey asshole, you better spill it out before there's nothing left for her to step" suggested Peter. "Ahhh...Okay...Okay...It's, "America For Real Americans". Now tell the bitch to get her foot of my balls. Ahhhhhh" mumbled Terrel. "Rachel, let him go!" ordered Peter as he successfully entered the password. As she lifted her foot away from Terrel's groin, she smiled sinisterly at him. "Whoa, talk about grabbing the bull by its balls"chuckled James. "More like stepping its balls, James" replied Rachel as she continued staring at her victim of her sadism. "Fuck yeah! All bombs are finally defused" announced Peter in joy. As the team secured Jack Terrel and neutralized all threats, they received another incoming transmission from Shenji. "Peter, come in" said Peter. "Go ahead, Shenji"."I've secured the Senator, how are the bombs coming along?" asked Shenji. "We've managed to defuse everyone of them. I guess its over" answered Peter with a sense of relief. "Good job, buddy. Lets wrap it up and head home. We're done here" said Shenji. A few minutes later, the room was stormed by additional SWAT units and FBI agents. Jack Terrel and the apprehended gunmen were handed over to the Feds and the ICPU commandos were very relief knowing that their day of stressful armed conflicts are done...for the moment.

A day later.

"Good evening, I'm David Farrel and this is the 6 o'clock news. The Los Angeles Medical Center massacre came to an end yesterday night when additional LAPD SWAT teams stormed the building. 40 gunmen, 25 civilians and 15 police officers were killed in yesterday's gunfight. The invasion on the medical center was the responsibility of a renegade political organization called Real America when Jack Terrel, the founder of the organization was arrested by members of LAPD SWAT. Thorough investigations from the FBI concluded that Jack Terrel led the invasion on the hospital with the help of several members from "The Patriots".The Republicans were especially shocked as they did not expect their former colleague, Jack Terrel to resort to such violent tactics. What made the Republicans and even the Democrats perplexed about the invasion was how Real America obtained such firepower and equipments to aid them in their ruthless and violent acts. The Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms department (ATF) are currently investigating the source of Real America's weapons. Meanwhile, the Senator praised and saluted members of LAPD SWAT who were involved in yesterday's massacre for their courage. Senator Hee states that she will be attending the funeral of the police officers who were killed during the massacre despite her medical conditions to pay her deepest respect and sympathy. Officer Sean Jackson, one of many members of the elite LAPD SWAT who was in charge of the Senator's protection will be awarded the Medal of Valor for his courage and service beyond his call of duty. The 35 years old officer was seriously injured during the massacre as he took more than a bullet trying to protect the Senator."

As the first headline of the 6 o'clock news ended, the airport's P.A's announcement distracted Shenji and other ICPU operatives who were watching the news attentively at the waiting lounge. "That's our flight, time to go" said Peter who was getting ready to head for the plane. The ICPU operatives got up and grabbed onto their bags getting ready to board the plane. Everyone was so excited to leave for Malaysia except for Shenji and his squad. They took one last good look of Los Angeles before leaving the lounge. "Aren't they following us?" asked Rachel who was wondering what were Shenji and his team doing. "Of course they are" replied Peter who was smiling at Shenji and his team. As Peter and his squad were walking to the flight gate, his PDA beeped. There was a video call from Commander Moaz. "There's a small change in your flight plan. You and your team will be flying to South Korea. ICPU has been called in to arrest an illegal arms dealer wanted by Interpol. The target was spotted in Seoul couple of hours ago, so get your team ready" informed the Commander. "Well, I guess we'll be awake studying the mission profile instead of sleeping huh?" said James. "That's ICPU for us" added Rachel. The team laughed together as they entered the plane knowing that their next flight would take them to the battlefields instead of their dearly missed homes.