OOC - Don't mind me, just foundation laying.
The skies above Vaguzia were alive with the sound of horsepower, two
Bat type fighters were running a scouting run through the Alps that were on the Vaguzian side of the border, they were flown by
Lieutenant Kai Ward and
Pilot Officer Reese Lott they were call signs
Paradox and
Scavenger respectively, their job for the day was part of ongoing counter terrorist operations that Achkaerin and Vaguzia were jointly carrying out in the area they were taking a look around to see what they could find on likely terrorist hideouts and supply points in their operational area. They pulled round over a flat area and spotted something.
"Control this is Paradox." Kai said getting on the radio "I've got movement in sector Hotel Nine down by the stream. Coming off route five."
"Control to Paradox any specifics?" came the response
"Convoy of trucks and pickups laden with crates proceeding in a northerly direction. Suspect weapons smuggling convoy." Kai said
"Received will notify ground troops, continue on patrol." the control officer said
As luck would have it there were two Achkaerin Special Forces Troops in the area these were Bronze Troop commanded by
Major Xavier Crow and Midnight Troop commanded by
First Lieutenant Charlotte I'Joula, Midnight Troop were up on the high ground and Bronze Troop were lower down.
"Midnight to Bronze." Charlotte said over her radio as she observed the convoy approaching through her sniper rifle scope "Have acquired target, we'll stop the vehicles and then support your assault."
"Have that." Xavier said, Charlotte took aim it was a simple enough theory wasn't it? Hit the driver of the lead truck and stop that truck and thereby association stop the convoy? She checked her aim and fired. The aim was true, the windscreen of the truck was shattered, the driver slammed on the brakes and then came the second shot taking out the driver. The sound of screaching brakes echoed up and down the valley
"Midnight weapons free." Charlotte said
Over the next few minutes the ASF troops went to work taking down the enemy until eventually Xavier issued the ceasefire order.
"Search and clear." Xavier said, they now started moving through the various vehicles opening up containers and trailers, it was as they'd suspected a shipment of weapons and judging from the dead bodies it was a WMRA convoy. But there was one nasty surprise waiting for them in the last trailer, three survivors all displaying signs of something oddly similar to something that had been in their morning briefing.
"Quarantine in effect." Xavier said almost instantly backing away, he didn't know what it was for certain but he knew the warning signs of biological warfare when he saw it "We need a decon team out here now."
A few hours later the bad news reached the ears of
Brigadier Indigo Scott, from the lips of
Sergeant Major Alya Simmons"Bubonic Plague?" Indigo asked
"Yeah looks like it." Alya said "Possibly the same thing that's hit others."
"Risk factor?" Indigo asked
"The survivors are in quarantine, our troops are in quarantine and have been since a CMT team aware of the situation was on scene." Alya said
"Thanks." Indigo said, she glanced around looking for her aide eventually spotting him "Corporal get me the sat surveillance going back the last few hours of the ambush site and surrounding area."
"Yes ma'am." her aide said
"Please Namis let me be wrong." Indigo said almost prayerfully.