The Second Lieutenant sighed as he entered the prison. Four men dead before they even made it inside wasn't a good sign for this mission to start out on. On top of that Catherine just rushed ahead with her troops, leaving him with his five squad members to go about their own priorities on this mission.
Based on the direction Catherine was heading Tyson could only assume that she was heading for the main maximum security cell hallway. This meant that the alternative tasks were up to himself and his squad for now. Lifting up his hand he signaled his team to follow him as they moved forward into the prison.
The half together corpses from the initial blast area of the antitank missiles disappeared and fresh corpses took their place along the path, as Tyson and his squad confronted and killed anyone that was in their immediate path. It didn't take long till he found the room that he was looking for, a simple restroom. Ordering his team to stand guard while he went inside, Tyson placed three explosive charges on the far wall and set the timer, before running outside of the room.
Three. Two. One. A single blast could be heard as all of the explosives went off at the same time. Quickly Tyson and his team raced inside of the restroom, through the new hole in the wall, and into the security command room. Several corpses filled with holes from the rock fragmentation littered the room.
A quick look around revealed that most of the equipment had stayed relatively undamaged and Tyson began issuing orders. ?Johnson, check the prisoner information computer. I want a copy of the information from the processing of the group in the maximum security. I also want you to delete and destroy it; if we are lucky they haven?t transferred it into the main database. Michaels, find the control module for the general population area. I want all of the doors leading in and out unlocked along with the cells. Everyone else take up defensive positions.?
Tyson walked over to, and inspected the security camera monitors. He found that only two feeds were being displayed by the damaged machine. One showed a soldier and Lector both appearing dead on the ground of a cell; the other camera showed a feed of an empty hallway. Luck was in their hands. It appeared that someone had done them a favour by killing the Head of the Department of Information and Security. Brief sounds of gun fire could be heard, as some guards turned a corner it the sights of a defense position soldier.
Tyson was about to request a speed increase on the information removal when his radio chimed in. ?Sir, we just had incoming fire from a helicopter. All vehicles are still functional but we lost four Catherines and Monroe. It appears that they are landing on the roof,? reported a disgruntled sounding soldier. ?Shit. Snipers, priority on our new friends on the roof. Defense team hold steady a little longer,? Tyson ordered to his troops.
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The snipers heard Tyson?s orders loud and clear. They averted their aim to the roof top for the helicopter accordingly. It was a bit disappointing but they just missed a soldier as he ran at inhuman speeds into the prison. ?We can?t see the helicopter due to a tower on our side,? one sniper said over the radio. ?Same story,? replied the other. ?Hold on,? was said by both of them at the same time. Four of the soldiers from the helicopter waked into the snipers? views. ?I?ll take north. You take south,? was said by one of the snipers. ?Sounds good,? replied the other.
After readjusting their sights both snipers took aim. ?On the count of three, we fire. One, two, three.? Two bullets were fired, one from each gun, and sailed through the air. One ripped through a soldier?s throat, severing his jugular. The other made a clean pass and passed through another soldier?s visor before embedding itself in his skull. Quickly moving their guns both snipers fired upon the two other soldiers, but missed before they returned to the blind spot that housed the helicopter. ?Sir, two hostiles down on the roof. The rest of them are hiding in a blind spot. What are your orders?? Asked one sniper.
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Tyson liked the sound of the good news. ?Snipers, keep watching for anyone who?s stupid enough to stick their head out. Spotters watch the sides of the buildings, and inform the snipers if anyone comes that way,? Tyson commanded. As soon as he finished talking, Michaels gave him a thumbs up, signaling that his task had been completed.
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The fighters responsible for freeing Echo Company from the general population wing were facing tough resistance. There were a much larger number of guards located in this building, and they were doing a damn good job at containing and funneling the fighters throughout the area. So far two Catherines had died, two had received minor bullet wounds, and two of Tyson?s resistance members had received minor bullet wounds as well. Things weren?t looking good as they slowly pressed forward.
The sudden sound of a lot of clicks and automatic sliding bar doors was a mood changer, after the scout had just barely made it back behind the wall; avoiding fire from the guards. This meant that the number of possible routes in just increased exponentially and the group immediately ran back to the last intersection and took a hallway that was previously blocked off by one of these doors. This cut back allowed them to move forward faster, and even catch some of the guards off guard. The momentum didn?t last long before they were pinned down by superior numbers again. Things weren?t looking so good again.
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The cells in the prison unlocked and slid open out of nowhere. With the sounds of gun fire and the rock of the explosions, most prisoners were already on their feet, waiting to see what was going to happen next. This meant that there was almost no delay in their attack, as they poured out and rushed the guards in the cell area. The members of Echo Company, although beaten and in bad shape, were in the lead of this assault and quickly armed themselves with the guard?s guns, before heading the source of the explosion and the current gun fire.
It wasn?t long before the squad found the security forces that were pinning down the general population group. By catching the guards by surprise it wasn?t a fight, but a mere slaughter as the hot lead flew in one direction, creating a nice silence when Echo Company stopped firing. ?You were stopped by a bunch of pussies like these guys? What the hell is wrong with you? Having to be saved by the people who you came to save. What are you a bunch of woman?? One member of Echo Company shouted out.
The members of Tyson?s resistance group and the Catherines came out from behind the wall they we pinned behind. ?Sorry, about that woman comment. I didn?t expect for anyone besides our group to be part of this prison break.? The same member said quickly. ?How about we just get the fuck out of here?? Asked another Echo member rhetorically; as he jogged past the group that broke in. This prompted everyone else to follow him as they started to make their way out.
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Tyson got a report that Echo Company has been secured and that they are evacuating the building to the defensive teams. This fit in perfectly Johnson informed him that he had retrieved the data and deleted the record on the prison?s computer, but was unsure if it had been uploaded to the Patriot Network.
It didn?t matter at this point and he ordered his team that they were moving out towards the maximum security cells. Some background gunfire stopped at his command and a flash bang went off. The fighter from that direction quickly ran back in. He joined the rest of the squad as they exited out the bathroom, joining up with the other two soldiers, and headed off towards the maximum security cells.
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?Left. However if you want a more in-depth answer; we go to the other cells where everyone else are likely being kept. This was a private office and holding area by the looks of it, so they probably have a whole hallway somewhere, lined up with maximum security cells. Well, there?s been one in every large prison like this I?ve been in so at least. I figure we should start looking for it,? Tyson replied to Levi, as he checked hallway leading back into the prison.
The coast was clear so he walked forward down the hall with his gun raised ready to kill anyone who looked hostile, before reaching the next intersection and checking that hallway. Tyson repeated this process several times without running into any guards. He simply ruled the lack of hostile contact, to be the result of a primary focus of personnel towards dealing with whoever was attacking the prison.
Suddenly after turning a corner Tyson?s power triggered out of nowhere. It was just a small burst, but it was more than noticeable and his eyes turned pitch black again. Shocked by what happened Tyson quickly sidestepped to the wall beside him and leaned against, gun still pointed down the wall. His powers were acting up and he had no idea what he was going to do about it.
Before he could think of anything it triggered again and Tyson shut his eyes and gritted his teeth in frustration. When he opened them again he was looking down the hallway to himself and five other soldiers. Is this a delusion, or is that the man that Lector thought I was? Tyson took notice of the weapons that they were holding. All of them were raised except himself, so he lowered his own as a sign of good faith. It felt strange but something inside his gut said it was okay to do so.
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The scout looked back at Tyson, and signaled for him to see the next hallway for himself. As he approached and checked the corner, he immediately knew why. Down the hall there was a man that looked near identical to himself. There was also one, who looked like Lector, but Lector was already dead; he had seen it on the monitor.
Raising his hand Tyson commanded his troops to move forward with an additional signal to hold their fire. Tyson followed them out as he was hit by the tail end of a blast of sound. His ears rang a little as he recovered from the unexpected noise. Still he didn?t raise his weapon like the rest of his group. Instead he focused on looking at the two men down the hall.
It took being out in the open, but he could clearly see the few differences between the two people down the hall, and himself and Lector. The man who looked like Lector lacked the hardened look and the murderous black eyes that his enemy held. The light scars and difference in roughness between himself and the man down the hall could be seen as well. Well those and the jet black eyes as the man opened them. A breath of relieve was also held as the man lowered his weapon.
?Catherine, I don?t know if you?ve reached the prisoners yet, but when you do be careful to watch for small differences. I just found an almost complete copy of Lector and myself over here. There could be more people who look like our enemies, or ourselves with them. If you find the other people we are looking for, retreat back to the vehicles with them. Echo squads already been secured and are retreating. I?ll talk with the ones I found and if the others can confirm that we found all of them we?ll retreat as well and get out of here,? Tyson said to Catherine over his communicator.
Changing his attention back to the people before himself, Tyson settle himself. ?I?m not exactly sure who you are, but we?re here to get you out of this prison. I?d like it if you would come with us,? Tyson said in his most calming voice possible.
