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Chapter 12 - Chapter 11-The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday and the Gulag

{August 14th, 2016}

[Vikhorevka 36 Oil Platform, Russia]

"Keep it tight people. Ready weapons. Move up. We have to secure the hostages." Nat loads her signature black Ak-47.

They spot an enemy leaning on the rail while taking a smoke.  Ghost ducks behind a crate for cover, "Got a visual by the railing."

"Free to engage. Suppressed weapons only."

The enemy is shot and falls into the sea. Nat notions to the room ahead of them and says, "We're clear. We'll breach that room and secure the hostages."

They plant breaching charges on the doors of the first room. The charges explode and the team moves into the room. Nat shot a guard in the head and another in the neck, Mactavish shot another in the chest. 

"Clear" Ghost puts his rifle down

"We're clear. Hostages secured in section Two-Echo, moving upstairs. We're advancing to Deck Two. Eyes open. Watch your sectors." Nat says to the team. 

"Enemy helo patrolling the perimeter. Keep a low profile, Hotel Six." Sub-Commander says over the com

"Roger that." Mactavish replied. They reach another room.

"Hotel Six, more hostages are at your position." 

"Copy that."

The team moves up to the next room. They breach and clear the room. Before Nat could say anything,a guard who they thought was dead picked up his pistol and was aiming for Roach's head. Nat realized what was happening and pulled Roach out of the way then shot that guard. 

"Clear," Nat breathes heavily and looks at Roach, "And that was a close call."

"Clear. Control - all Deck Two hostages secured." Mactavish says on the com then turns to the team, "Set up for Plan B. Get some C4 on those bodies, go." 

As Nat puts C4 on one of the corpses Roach says to her "Thanks,for before." 

Nat nods her head in response, "It's my duty."

Mactavish spoke up, "Get to an elevated position. We'll ambush them when they discover the bodies."

Nat and Ghost go behind a stack of crates while Mactavish and Roach go behind a row of lockers. The patrol enters the room and discovers what had happened.  

"Plan B. Do it." She says

Roach detonates the C4. An alarm sounds. The team engages the enemy.

"Control, this is Hotel Six. Our cover is blown." Mactavish yells on the com.

Sub Commander replies "Copy that, intel still indicates hostages and possible explosives on the top deck. Your team needs to secure that location before we can send in reinforcements to handle the SAM sites, over."

"Roger that. Will call for exfil in LZ Bravo,"  Mactavish says to the team, "CentCom needs us to take the top deck ASAP so they can send in the Marines. Move."

They continue to engage the enemy. Nat's shooting enemies left and right. They clear the deck of hostiles and move up a flight of stairs.

Sub Commander advises them, "Hotel Six, hostages from the lower decks are being extracted by Team 2. Proceed to the top deck ASAP to secure the rest, over." 

"Copy that, we're working on it. Out."

"The clock's ticking. We need to get topside and secure any remaining hostages before we call in the Marines." Nat turns to the team as they push through around the rig. "Split up. We can flank through these hallways."

MacTavish goes up the stairs with Nat while Ghost and Roach move on below. They eliminate foot-mobiles on the way to the top deck.

Mactavish calls out "Move up. Let's go! Those hostages aren't going to rescue themselves. The guards have thermal optics. Stay clear of the smoke.; All teams be advised: these guys are a step up - they're using thermal to see through the smoke." 

They engage the enemy in a thermal scope shootout within the smoke.

"Hotel Six, be advised, hostages have been confirmed at your location along with possible explosives, over." 

"Copy that. All teams check your fire - we don't know what's behind these doors."

They eliminate enemy foot-mobiles and push through the smoke. They soon reach the room. They then breach and clear the room.

"Room clear. Control, all hostages have been secured. I repeat - all hostages secured. proceeding to LZ Bravo...Over."

{About 2 hours later}

[40 miles east of Petropavlovsk, Russia]

"This is it! We go in, grab Prisoner 627, and get out! Check your corners! Let's go!" Nat jumps off the chopper and as they enter into the control room, they engage the few hostiles positioned there. 

Ghost looks at Nat and says to her,"That's the control room up ahead! I can use it to find the prisoner! I'll tap into their system and look for the prisoner! It's gonna take some time!"

"Copy that! Roach, we're on cell duty! Follow me!" Nat says as she goes with Roach. Ghost hacks into the gulag's control systems. The rest of the team goes down the first level and engages foot-mobiles while looking for #627.  As they continue to engage the enemy, Nat and Roach search the cells, but they are empty, "Cell 4-D is clear. Talk to me Ghost...these cells are deserted."

"Got it! Prisoner 627's been transferred to the east wing! Head through the armory in the center - that's the fastest way there." Ghost advises them.

"Roger that! Roach, head for that armory down there! Move!" 

The Mactavish joins them and heads downstairs to the armory. He sees rows of rifles and snipers, "See anything you like?" He says to Nat.

Ghost chimes in, "Bad news Lass I'm tracking three, no, four hostile squads converging on your position!"

"I can hear them coming...let's go! We're too exposed!" Nat reloads her rifle.

Russian is heard from a distance as hostiles are moving in. From the control room Ghost tries to open the door in the armory, but it locks and gets stuck. Hostiles surround the armory, firing at the team from all directions. They shoot back. 

Captain MacTavish throws Nat a riot shield, "We're gonna need more cover - grab a riot shield!"

They grab riot shields in the armory and defend themselves from large numbers of hostiles. The armory door opens. They advance across the floor engaging enemy targets. They reach the window at the end of the floor. They rappel out the window down to the bottom floor. The bottom floor is pitch black so they switch on night vision goggles as they enter the bottom floor. They engage hostiles in a dark hallway. They check and clear the cells.

"This one's empty."

"This one's empty, too."

"Clear."

"Clear."

At the end of the tunnel an explosion blows a hole on the ceiling, lighting up the floor, briefly shell-shocking Roach and Nat. They continue through the floor. They soon reach the end of the hallway.

Ghost comes in on the com,"The old shower room's about thirty feet ahead on your left. You'll have to breach the wall to get in."

Roach plants a breaching charge on the wall. The charge explodes, throwing an enemy across the room as the team breaches the shower room.Enemies appear above them from the upper floor. As the team reaches the middle of the showers, hostiles with riot shields arrive. Bullets graze the team left and right. But soon the enemies are eliminated and they reach the end of the showers.

"I'm heading for that hole in the far end of the showers! Follow me! Let's go! Go go go!" Mactavish announces

They jump down the hole into a tunnel then slide down a slope and move to the end of the tunnel. Prisoner 627 is seen getting off a chair, strangles the guard with his handcuffs, and then moves towards Nat. The prisoner punches Nat down to the floor and aims an AK-47 at her. MacTavish points his M1911 pistol at the Prisoner.

"Drop it!" Mactavish shouts.

Nat looks up at the prisoner in shock, "Dad?"

Price dropped his rifle, "Nat.." 

Soap understood immediately and grabs his M1911's barrel with his other hand and hands it back to Price, "This belongs to you, sir." 

Before Price could hug Nat an explosion shakes the room. Soap, Price, Roach, and Nat move through the tunnel system. At the end of the tunnel a Little Bird hovers across from them. Before they could reach the chopper, the tunnel collapses.

"No!" Nat shouts and tries to get through the rubble. 

Shepherd comes onto the com, "Hotel Six,I'm sending reinforcements to get you guys out,stay put for now."

Ghost joined the team and upon seeing Price his eyes widen, "Dad?" 

"Simon?"