Developing an Arsenal: Overwatch (The Unit)

Chapter 25: Free Communication Service

After moving the stolen weapons to the isolated boat house, the raid for the BBC headquarters is under away. The operators head out and make their way to their vantage point, using the rooftops to mask their movement from the Synth lunatics patrolling the streets below. As Frank Atticus scans the building with his binoculars, Dimitri helps Chloe set up the cable launcher. Aaron lock and loading his squad's weapons while listening to music with one ear bud on.

"Amateurs. They don't even try to conceal their position." Frank mutters to himself as he quickly spots the snipers on the roof of the British Broadcast Company. He turns to Aaron who's applying a silencer to a sniper rifle. "How is that sniper rifle coming, kid?" Frank asks to Aaron.

"Almost done." Aaron replied as he slides a thermal scope before passing the rifle to Barnes. She lays flat on her stomach with Aaron as she looks through her scope. She lines her sights on her first target and holds it steady. Aaron grabs a rifle and lays flat, steadying his aim on the second target.

"Aaron, you have your target?" Barnes whispers quietly.

"I'll take the one on the left." Aaron replied.

"Alright, we'll take them out on three." Barnes instructed. "Three... two... one... mark!" Aaron and Chloe fired at the same time, slotting the first two snipers. The other two stood still, frantically searching down at the streets for the silent shot.

"Again." Barnes barked. They fired once more, taking the rest of the snipers down. Barnes and Aaron stood up and switch out their sniper rifle for semi-automatic assault rifles. Frank equips a sub machine gun while Apollo selects a shotgun. Lock and loaded, the American operatives cast the line to the executive office and prepare for the breach.

"Well, the two Synth insurgents in the same room." Frank notes as he looks to Chloe. "Give us the word and the raid can begin." Barnes nodded. "Move in."

-BBC Network-

In the executive room, four civilians are bounded to the left side of the room as two synth soldiers walk back and forth, their guns pointed at them. The hostages have names, Tam Wolfe, Liam Tafa, Scar Grayson, Alex Yash, Morris Fitzgerald, and Stefan Konrad. The group wasn't diverse in age, as they seem to be in their mid-twenties. They show signs of fatigue in their bodies, their eyes, and their will fading as they are bounded to one side of the room.

Scar moves a few inches from his spot and looks up to one of the insurgents "Let us go, please." Scar pleaded between breaths. A Synth insurgent whacks him with the butt of the assault rifle. He crumbles to the ground in pain. The other laughs.

The first moves close to Scar's face. "Shut the fuck up!" The synth insurgent roared. "You choose to follow the fascist King's Row's Government instead of your omnic brothers and sisters, so this is on all of you." The unfocused eyes under his grey facemask show signs of insanity.

Stefan, a white man with a well-built body and blonde hair, lunges at the bully, pushing him a few inches away from the victim. Stefan crouches in front of Scar as anger builds quickly inside. "Get the fuck away from him, lunatics." Stefan yelled. "Why do you do this? This Uprising you're helping out with is going to spark a second war."

"It's not a concern. Spoiled brats need to be punished." The second insurgent rants. "You stood by as omnics were treated like animals. We would be killing all of you instead of controlling you like the government did with the omnics. You're second citizens in our city, filth." He moves to the window, looking at the streets below. "Alright, let's put down a dog. Kill the blonde." The first one grinned as he moves to the man and places a barrel to Stefan's head.

Before he could pull the trigger, the window breaks twice. Instantly, the executioner violently jerks to one side as the other spins around to the windows. A second later, he flys back a few feet and lands onto the floor motionless. Then, Dimitri and Frank crash into the executive office via zip line before reaching the hostages. They release the five hostages from their bonds as Aaron and Chloe quietly zip their way into the office.