Taking the first bite of your Peach Cake Slice, the tender Cream and the Peaches on top are making for the perfect Cake before a Training Session.
"Delicious Cake Miss Katya, may I ask who made it?" you ask Katya, setting your empty Plate on the table.
"That would be my Daughters, they wanted to make one." Katya says, pointing at her Daughters.
"Thank you kindly for the sweet delight Young Misses." you tell Katya's Daughters. The smile back at you.
You stand up together with the Guards to prepare everything.
The Foxes might get cold later on so you brought 2 extra Hoodies. For now, you take yours off and Start to ask the Guards how this should work.
They start to explain that there are Smart-Targets 500m, 800m and 1000m away from here.
Smart-Targets get right back up after all of them are shot.
The Foxes are still eating their Cakes, accepting Katya's Coffee on top.
Getting the Foxes Rifles on to the Range and setting them up for the upcoming Shooting Session.
The SVD's are on the heavier side, you start to worry if they are to heavy for them to carry for long distances.
Time passes, after zeroing the Scopes you go back to the Table to let Katya know everything is set and ready to go.
"Dan, I hope you don't mind me asking but where did those scars take their Origin from?" Katya asks you.
"Operations and Field Expeditions. A minor sacrifice for something as important as these two." you say, patting your Foxes on their Heads.
"Oh~ Master, please stop making us feel like Children in front of you." Kate says pouting.
"Sorry Girls, but you two are my Girlfriends. To be honest, sometimes you are too cute to not pat." you tell them.
Katya smiles and her Daughters nod at you. While the Guards are talking between two eyes, you introduce the Weaponry present on the Range.
"Mother, these look different from Video Games and Movies." Anika says, showing concern.
"Miss Anika, you can always pick on of the Rifles on the Range and fire them. That's why we're here." you tell her.
The Daughters brighten up, smiling and excitedly waiting for their Turn.
"Who will go First?" Lena asks.
"Don't ask me, ask them." you say, pointing towards the Foxes.
They let out a surprised Eek, their Tails have stiffened and ears are sharpened.
"W-we don't mind..." Kate struggles to say, you caught her off guard.
"You can go as you wish, we got two Rifles so please feel free to Shoot them." Katie says, calmly.
Katya's Daughters walk up to the Rifles and look at them confused.
Their mother asks them what's wrong.
"Uh...we don't know how to operate one. Please help us, Dan." Tina says looking to you.
With a nod, you take your gloves off.
Sitting on a Chair adequate for the three Daughters to not made their Clothes dirty.
You walk them through the handling and operation of the Rifle, they seem keen on learning more.
"Mother~ can we also get Guns?!" Anika asks her Mother.
Katya gives them a laugh and a smile.
"First you have to ask your Father, then you can buy them with your own money." Katya says.
Her Daughter's Faces brighten up again, this time filled with Hope.
First one on the Rifle is Anika, the youngest one.
You explain to her how the reticle works and the Scope adjusts.
"I played enough video games to know how to fire." Anika says, adjusting her aim.
"Miss Anika video games are very nice, played plenty myself. But this is a real Rifle." you tell her.
Katya asks how many Bullets you have, it would amount to 7 Magazines in total for each SVD.
"Miss Katya, please don't worry about Ammo. I got plenty with me." you tell Katya.
Everyone watches excitedly for Anika to fire. The muzzle break you installed on the Fox SVD's are special and give the Bullet a little bit extra Muzzle Velocity.
Anika squeezes the Trigger and a sharp and intimidating sound is heard. The three Sisters stand in awe as they hear the Sound simmer down.
Next is, Tina she sits down and grabs the Rifle after giving it a good look. She aims for the third and final Row. As expected from her.
Tina sends three rounds of pure Russian Power down the Range. Knocking down all Targets at 1000m. They immediately reset.
Finally, Lena as she requested this she will probably go for all targets.
She takes a deep breath and aims carefully before firing everything in the Magazine, knocking every last one of the Targets with a precise Headshot.
"Impressive all of you, well done Young Misses." you congratulate them.
The Guards yelled out, frustrated with something, soon they run-up.
They show you the Map and explain how an Armoured Convoy broke through one of the Checkpoints and is heading this way.
The Guards are unsure of the Convoys affiliation, but its speed dropped and is now constant.
"It must be a slave convoy then, prigotov'sya(get ready)" you tell the Guards. They run off to grab the Gear they have on hand.
Katya asks what's going on, you explain the situation to her.
"But why here?" Katya asks scared.
"They'll use the Slaves as a Free Pass through this Region, if they know we won't open fire they have to be NATO. They have a Naval Port a few hundred Kilometer from here. They're going to sell them, fucking dirtbags" you in a dominant tone.
"Master let us fight, you can't do it alone always." Kate says quickly, a hint of panic in her voice.
"You two have to understand, if this is an Armoured Convoy then they'll have a Flagship Vehicle and outer Defenses that shred through Manpower" you explain to her.
Her facial expression doesn't change, it is persistent. They really want to stay by your Side.
"Kak daleko?(How far?)" you ask the Guard that has returned, his friend close behind him.
"Should be here in 25 minutes." he answers, looking at the map.
Thinking about how to stop an Armoured Convoy speeding at 100km/h is a tough challenge, but not impossible. Your Vehicle has Mines in its Defence compartment, you could use them to blow the Leading vehicle up perhaps stopping the whole convoy.
One of the Guards calls in reinforcements hopefully, they arrive in time.
"Dan, what should we do?" Lena asks.
"Sit back and relax." you say smiling.
Lena's expression darkens.
"Why do you always solo everything Dan?" she asks.
"Because I have to, no other way." you say, looking at her straight in the eyes.
"You'll put your Girlfriends into a bad mood for a minor success?" Lena says, annoyed.
"With all due respect, do you realize what this means?! They've breached our Checkpoint if we let it slide and word gets around we'll lose the trust and support of the locals. On top of that I won't let the Slaves to their current Fate." you say, getting close to Lena.
She doesn't back down.
Katya falls into a Chair, almost collapsing onto it.
"Mother?! What's wrong?! Mother!?" Tina yells.
"I can't believe it, straight through our Checkpoint, who do they take us for?!" Katya yells regaining her strength, issuing commands to her Guards.
She sends the Daughters together with the Foxes as Security into the Truck they drove here.
"Dan, if you don't stop this convoy everything we might start losing ground." Katya says, determined to stop this Interruption.
"Understood, they messed with us on our Time-off. They'll pay with their Lives." you say, your voice having darkened, unlike before.
The Daemon breaks the moments of little panic that are present.
"Milord, you can stop it...but not with your Equipment, you have to stop it with your Will." he says.
"What?! This isn't the Movies!" you tell him.
"Milord, remember how you survived that accident during your Final mission in the City. That was your will to keep the Empresses safe!" the Daemon says, your heart is beating faster and hope sparks.
Katya noticed your Mental absence and shows worry for your Health.
"I'm fine, just a few thought of..... Hope." you tell her, Katya's expression brightens.
"I will go join my Daughters after I arrange everything here Dan. Please be careful, those two need you." Katya says squeezing your arm.
You start to hear Engine sounds and Marching, out of nowhere, a Group of Russian Defence Units shows up.
Russian Defence Unit (RDU) - veterans in defending any strategic or non-strategic points. No matter the circumstances if you want to keep something to yourself, you call them. Equipped with the Toughest of Armor the Foot Soldiers are still capable of running and agile manoeuvres. Their Armored Vehicle ranging from T-14 Armata's to a handful of T-16's and some Mortar Trucks for... extra Damage.
The Units arrive, Katya issues the Operations name. "Denial" shall it be called.
"This is Dan Walker, he'll be taking charge of this unit. Understood?!" Katya yells out to the Unit.
Upon hearing your Name the Unit cheers and salutes you.
"If that Convoy passes this Point, we lose Morale and the Trust of the Locals. Perhaps even putting your family in danger. Do you know what happens when someone puts your Family at Risk?!" you yell at them.
Some Soldiers yell out, We kill them!
"Correct, but this time..... We'll Massacre them!" you yell out, gesturing towards the Road. Trusting their Training and intuition to blockade the Road.
Suddenly Katya's Daughters come up again, Lena walks up to you.
"I apologize Dan for my past sayings but seeing Kate and Katie in such a state of Mind... I couldn't watch it anymore." Lena says, dropping her head.
"You did the right thing, you are truly like your Mother. Always caring for the ones close to her more than for herself." you tell her, giving her a smile.
As the RDU are doing their part of the Operation you establish a small and basic field command Tent behind the Hill, Katya and the rest are staying with you.
"We are your Superiors Dan, we order you to keep us informed of everything." Katya's Daughters say together.
"As you wish, Young Misses." you say, bowing forwards.
The Foxes show a very angered Expression.
"We know what you do for us but if you don't let us fight with you...." Kate says annoyed.
"You will not get any food for the next week!" Katie says.
"That's a bit harsh--" you try to say, but your Foxes hug you affectionately.
"We love you Owner and we want to fight with you!" Katie says, hiding her face in your Chest.
"But the Food-part still stands!" Kate says, doing the same as her Sister.
This time, you can not send them off. They clearly are more than capable of engaging and ultimately winning a firefight. They also care for you too much to leave you alone and vice versa.
The Supervision of the Operation continues, with a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) flying above monitoring the Convoys movement making it much easier to estimate contact with the Enemy. The enemy Naval Port has also been blockaded and will soon be captured.
Patiently waiting for the Convoy to arrive, laying a perfect ambush, everyone awaits the upcoming action.