The Enhanced

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Brighton, UK

Derek POV

You frantically looked around as people were running away from the Sussex Heights. Ela and the rest of the group came out of the store.

Chelsea: What just happened!?!

Derek: The 11th floor of the Sussex Heights just exploded.

You turned to the group and looked at Ela.

Derek: Ela, get them far away from here while I call in for back up.

Ela: What did we just talk about Derek!

Derek: If this is a mask attack, I'm not gonna stand around and let innocent people be slaughtered. Get them out of here and I'll assess the situation while getting back up. Got it!

You expressed anger for that last part which convinced her to get the group to run away. You turned back towards the Sussex Heights and made your way over towards it. You turned on your comms and tried to get to Mickey.

Derek: *on radio* Mickey do you copy.

Mickey: *on radio* yea I'm here, whats going on?

Derek: *on radio* The Sussex Heights just detonated and I'm heading over to assess the situation, get in gear and get here as fast as you can.

Mickey: *on radio* Damn, can we ever catch a break?

Derek: *on radio* Mickey, gear, now!

Mickey: *on radio* We already had our gear on for training, estimated ETA will be 20 minutes.

Derek: *on radio* Shit, fine. I'll hold them off until you arrive.

Mickey: *on radio* Don't do anything stupid this time!

Derek: *on radio* I'm not.

You turned off your comms as you ran one towards the Sussex Heights while everyone else was running away from it. You ran into a nearby building and saw people running out of their rooms. You got into of the rooms and made your way towards the balcony of the building. You aimed your HK-416 towards the Sussex Heights as you saw a group of black masks causing chaos around the area.

You gripped your HK and held your breath as you put your finger on the trigger. You set your sights on a black mask pointing his L8A5 at an elderly women as you pulled the trigger. You hit the mask in the head as his body fell. The other masks looked over at your position as you opened fire on the masks. You took out 2 more as your HK clicked empty. You ducked behind cover to reload and once you did, you looked back out to see even more Black masks. They all fired at the balcony as you got up and hurdled over the railing and landed on the ground. You found cover behind a wall just outside of the apartment you were at. You turned on your comms once again to get an update.

Derek: *on radio* Mickey, what's your status, I'm outnumbered right now.

Mickey: *on radio* We're coming as fast as possible, we can see the city in the distance. Just hold out for a little bit longer.

Derek: *on radio* They're out in the open, have Bulldog rain hellfire on them when you arrive.

Mickey: *on radio* Rog, he's getting excited.

You turned off your comms and slowly peaked your head out. A bullet hit the wall next to your head as you quickly went back behind cover.

Derek: They're really pushing me to the edge right now.

You aimed out of cover and shot a mask in the head before retreating back behind cover. You heard a pair of footsteps getting close so you quickly looked over and pointed your HK at the noise only to see it was Ela and the rest of the group that you thought left.

Derek: Ela, what the fuck are you doing here?

Ela: What, did you just expect me to leave you to fight alone?

Derek: I have reinforcements on the way! And you brought them!?!

Melanie: Hey I'm part of the news committee for our university.

She held her phone up towards you and Ela.

Derek: Ela, get them out of here!

Ela: They don't exactly listen you know.

Derek: Oh for the love of-

You heard a something impact the wall with a slight beeping sound coming from it. It took you a second before you finally realized.

Derek: Get down!

You pushed the group to the ground as an explosion came from behind. You shielded the group as debris hit the back of your body until it stopped. You turned around to see the wall destroyed with dust still roaming the air as 3 masks came around the corner. You quickly unholstered your glock and shot the 3 dead before putting your glock back in its holster.

Derek: Ela, for fuck sake. Get them out of here.

Ela: How am I going to do that! Where are we even going to go without being a target.

Derek: I'll make myself a target, once I get their attention, you all better be hauling ass in the opposite direction. Sync!?!

Ela: Sync.

You got against what was left of the wall and took a deep breath.

Derek: On my mark...

You put up 3 fingers and and slowly put 1 down. You put down the second finger. You put down your last finger and made a fist.

Derek: Now!

You ran out of cover and shot at the large group masks approaching your location. You shot 2 down before turning towards your left and shooting another 1 down. You retreated behind a tiny wall with a bench next to it.

Derek: *on radio* Mickey, What's going on!

Mickey: *on radio* Man you are in one shit hole.

Derek: *on radio* Yea, I noticed!

Mickey: *on radio* We're approaching now. Watch the skies.

You turned off your comm and looked to your right and saw the helicopter coming towards your location. The slide door opened and you watched as John and Robert opened fire on the masks below. You helped them out as you peaked out of cover and shot four more masks before the area was clear. The helicopter decended and the rest of your squad got out as the helicopter left.

Mickey: Whats the situation?

Derek: This is really it, a bunch of masks cause some chaos. These were the only ones I could find.

Bulldog: Scratch that, got 2 tangos coming from the street.

You looked over and saw 2 figures walking over to you and the rest of your squad. You reloaded your HK and stared at the 2.

Bulldog: Should I shoot them?

Ashley: They could be friendlies or civies.

Mickey: Why the hell would civvies be here?

You looked around the area until you saw a figure jump across a rooftop. And then saw a flashbang drop down at your feet.

Derek: Shi-

The fhlashbang detonated and you had a hard time seeing. You heard a set of feet drop down from where you saw one jump across and rooftop and turned and shot in that area. You felt a force hit you as you fell to the ground. You started regaining your sight as you the figure grabbed your foot and swung you around and let go. You flew into Mickey as you both hit the ground.

Mickey: Are these the enhanced?!?

Derek: *groans* Yup, most likely.

You got off of mickey and helped him up. You turned around to see a fist coming at your face. You went to duck under but the mask grabbed you and punched you in the gut. He tossed you aside and smacked Mickey back to the ground. You both got up and went to each of the masks side and tried to take him on at once. You both swung at the same time, but the mask ducked and grabbed the both of you by the neck and slammed the both of you together. The enhanced mask then kicked you in the gut causing you to tumble towards a car. You staggered to your feet as the mask ran up faster than anyone you've seen and choke slammed you into the hood of the vehicle. You went to get up but the mask raised his foot and kicked you further into the windshield.

The mask hopped off of the car and walked away as you looked around saw the rest of your squad already down for the count. You didn't see Mickey, but you saw that Ashley was the only one left as they all circled her. You heard a light set of footsteps come from next to the car and saw that it was Mickey.

Mickey: Derek come on, we gotta think of something.

Derek: Yea, I know.

You groaned as you slowly got up from the hood of the car and dropped to your knees. You looked over at Ashley again and saw her get smacked across the face and thrown to the ground.

Derek: You motherfuckers!

You slowly got up as they all turned their attention back to you.

Mickey: So much for a sneaky approach.

Mickey was close behind you. One of the mask started to run up towards you as you brought your fist back to swing. They caught your fist however you retaliated by drawing your head back and headbutting the mask. It didn't phase them so you kicked their knee out and slammed your knee into their mask. They let go of your hand as you turned to block a punch with your arm. Mickey came up and punched the mask out of the way as you both stared at the other 2.

Mickey: So what's the plan?

Derek: I don't know, I've just been winging it.

Mickey: Yea, I noticed.

You stood ready for the 2 to make their move, but instead, one of them just started clapping.

Hawk: Have to say, I'm impressed. Talon did say you would be lightwork but this is not what we expected. I go by Hawk.

Derek: What is this a fucking movie? Why are you telling us this?

Hawk: To give you a sense of hope.

As he said that you and Mickey were grabbed and slammed to the ground by the two masks you thought you dealt with. You unholstered your glock and went to aim it at Hawk but he quickly placed his foot onto your arm and applied pressure. You felt a shock course through your body as you groaned in pain.

Hawk: Hurts doesn't it *laughs* You actually thought you had us? You didn't, Talon told us all about you... We know who you are Westbrook. Same with Freeman, Bradford, everyone in your squad.

He stood up as the rest of the masks started to walk away, he did aswell before turning around and putting a finger up.

Hawk: And just one more thing, don't even try coming to Moscow... we won't hold back.

He turned back around and started to walk away. You lifted your head to see them gone as you dropped your head on the ground again letting out a sigh. You heard a group of footsteps a few minutes later as Ela and the rest of the group peered over You.

Ela: Holy shit, Derek!

Derek: *grunts* Yea...?

Ela: What happened here? I thought you were dealing with regular black masks?

Derek: Nope, we just got our asses handed to us.

Fiona: How many fingers am I holding up?

Derek: I got knocked around, you're making it sound like I'm fucking retarded.

Fiona: I don't have medical training so I don't know what to do.

Derek: Just make yourselves useful and go help my squad out. Ela, go help my sister, I'm gonna make a call for a van.

Ela: What about your car?

Derek: I'll get it later.

They all left as you slowly moved your right arm to feel slight pain. You took out your phone from your pocket and noticed a few cracks on your screen.

Derek: Fuckin' hell.

You scrolled through your contacts until you saw Doms name. You called him and heard the occasional ringing until he picked up.

Dom: *on phone* You finally giving in?

Derek: No I'm not, Can you drive down to Brighton with a van and pick us up?

Dom: *on phone* Yea, everything that happened was on the news, you guys alright?

Derek: Yea im good, a bit banged up but I'll live, same with everyone else. Just get here as soon as possible.

Dom: *on phone* Will do.

Derek: Thanks.

You ended the call and put your phone back in your pocket. You stood up and walked over to Mickey who was shaking his head after what happened.

Derek: How are you holding up?

Mickey: My head hurts, and my body is aching.

Derek: Yea same here.

You extended your hand as he accepted it and you helped him up.

Derek: Dom's on his way with a van, it'll be a bit.

Mickey: Alright, so what are we going to do?

Derek: Treat wounds if any were made and just get rest.

Chelsea approached the two of you with Ela.

Chelsea: What about us?

Derek: Ela is coming back with us but you and your group? Need to leave immediately, I have no clue whether or not they'll be coming back.

Chelsea: Ok, it was nice to see you even though it was under poor circumstances.

Derek: Same here, now go.

She walked away and grabbed the rest of her friends as they left. You the rest of your squad walked over as you put your glock back in its holster.

Mickey: They knew our names, how?

Derek: He said Talon knows everything about us.

Patch: Well, what could that mean?

Derek: It means he used to know us, we've kept identities secret for 4 years, the only time we ever used our names was our last name back in...

Ela: Back I what?

Derek: The military...

Bulldog: So what, you're saying Talon was a part of the Marine Corps?

Derek: Thats exactly what I'm saying.

NATO: The only person who knew most about us though was Lt. Miller since he was our higher ranking officer, he was also with us for missions.

Robert: It can't be him, we saw him get shot back in D.C., died right in front of us.

Derek: Whoever it is, needs to be dealt with, and it's starting at Moscow...

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