Chapter Four: The Dungeon

Bahrain

Manama

Gudaibiya Neighborhood

Near Al - Abi Hotel

June 20, 2010

01:14 hour

The attacking party has reached a street near Al - Abi Hotel. Right now they are taking reconnaissance position on the top of an antique shop. On their feet four bodies of sniper and machinegun militiamen strewn. Nate and Colonel Petrovich are scoping through their binoculars.

" Three.. four.. I see six on the cafetaria."

" Eight at the entrance."

" No signs of civilians."

" It seems that there's no way we can enter the building without warning the insurgents inside." Mutters Nate.

" What about a diversion? If we can't enter the building unnoticed, at least we can diminish their concentration number." Advises Colonel Petrovich.

" Good idea. How can we do it?" Asks Nate.

Fifteen minutes after Colonel Petrovich calls through his reinforcement. A Tupolev Tu-330 aircraft flies through the far side adjacent the building where ninjas and Spetsnaz are. Two flares are thrown down followed by parachutes holding figures. Their descending are greeted by gunfires and RPG rockets aimed above. The militia inside the hotel are running outside toward where the parachutes are dropped in panic and haste. " Brad, it's about time! Now!" Orders Nate to his sniper through his radio. Colonel Petrovich gives sign to his sniper. The militia outside and seen on windows are all killed by silenced sniper fires. The ninjas and Spetsnaz then charge the hotel front leaving their snipers and communication officers behind to guard and scout the area. " Hold on, Shiori, kids, I'm coming!" Says Nate in his heart. Soon they reach the lobby entrance. On their rally, they shot one surviving insurgent. 

Nate's heart pounds swiftly as he leans on the hotel's front wall. Thought races in his mind. His emotions mixed. " Are you ready?" Asks Colonel Petrovich. Nate answers by nodding. The ninjas and Spetsnaz breach the room in sudden, they take out a few surprised militia. 

"Left, clear!"

" Right, clear!"

" Threat neutralized!"

" We got one!" Two ninjas wielding HK5 and ninja swords are pointing on ground. The report alarms Nate. He, escorted by Sam and Two ninjas as well accompanied by Colonel Petrovich surges to the scene. A wounded insurgent in tan kaffiyeh is there on floor under guns and swords points. He is dying. Blood gushes from his mouth. Two bloody gunshots are seen on his belly. Nate orders Sam to translate him to interrogate the captured insurgent. The dying insurgent extracts informations that most of the insurgent on the hotel have been out to ambush the parachuting attackers and most inside the building are guarding on conferrence room where foreign hostages are detained. When he is asked about Shiori and his children, the insurgent tells him that they are brought inside the conference room as well. The man coughs then dies. Knowing that the high possibility that his family are still alive relieves him.

The attacking party sweeps through the hotel's hallways and rooms, killing all insurgents they find using swords, shuriken, crossbow and silenced sidearms including the ones guarding at the conference room's two large doors. Through Nate's micro tube camera, five militia are seen patrolling between sitting hostages insidewhile others leaning on walls and sitting.

" Colonel, the only seen accesses to the room are through these two doors. Too concentrated. They may easily sweep us down if we use the usual method of room breaching." Says Nate.

" This time diversion is not enough. They will tighten their grip on the hostages when they feel threats are near. We may breach, but prepare for high death numbers." replies Colonel Petrovich.

" No good. The burden will be brought to you, Colonel, since I'm never here." Says Nate. " Wait, I have an idea to enter undetected. Men, prepare swords and blades." Orders Nate.

" What are you going to do, my friend?" Asks Colonel Petrovich. " We'll get close with them." Answers Nate. 

Under orders from Nate, the communication operating ninja waiting outside with the sniper launches an EMP grenade to the building. Temporary hotel black out occurs following its explosion. That sends panic to the militia and hostages inside. The hostages are ordered to stay down and quiet. When they are trying to contact their commanders, they find their radios become malfunction. Several militiamen come out from the room only to be killed by the ninjas and Spetsnaz. Nate and Colonel Petrovich lead their mean slipping inside through the two doors with the Spetsnaz on the left and the ninjas on the right under darkness. They infiltrates among the hostages.

When the light suddenly turns on again, the attackers springs from floor then overpower the guarding nine insurgents using swords and silenced sidearms. The hostages become panic and scream heavily. Colonel Petrovich and his soldiers shout, " Calm down!! Calm down!!" Some hostages cower in fear when they look at the ninjas' swords and blades. After they are successfully brought to order, Nate browses among them searching for Shiori and his children, but doesn't find them. Colonel Petrovich's men reports to the Bahraini National Guard to start their advance inside the district. " Have you found them out?" Asks Colonel Petrovich.

" No. I don't see them here." Says Nate in weak tone.

Seeing that most of the hostages are Russians, under permission by Colonel Petrovich, he asks them in Russian, " Did you see a petite asian woman with two children?"

An old woman with his son raise their hands, he mutters to his son and he answers, " My mom says because the woman is an American, she and her children were brougt from here and would be detained in different place." The answers surprises Nate. " When did it happen?" Asks him again. The woman answers, " About two hours ago."

" What do you get?" Asks Colonel Petrovich. " We'll find out." Answers Nate. Nate calls the scouting ninja outside whether anyone has left the hotel or not. The ninja answers no one. Nate replies to the Colonel, " Colonel, She's still here."     

To be continued

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