"We have received word from the embassy and we could take off in two hours", said Mark, whose short and sturdy physique betrays his position as a 5 star General. He had come to Harare for a 3rd honeymoon where his fun was interrupted by a distress call from Dijon, a spanish-speaking neighbourhood several miles east of Antananarivo. It was the insurgents of pirates, with enemy choppers seen flying about the coast and the official military camo they bore could tempt one to believe that the snipers suspended on ropes fully armed with munitions were friendly: you can conclude that those choppers in themselves were a cargo of arsenal. They have taken over the Gold Mill and the National Bank which is on the outskirts of Dijon has been compromised. Even if Mark would make any move, he needs to use a different uniform for his men, but not without the support of the National Bank. A complete military kit would cost M 250,000, approximately a hundred USD each. And with this sea of insurgent pirates, he would require arms for at least 700 men. So he planned to make bes use of what he's got- 3 experienced soldiers. Zik had spent 8 years on a support mission to Mozambique, and Raymond and his partner Chloe are both on the paylist of the Federal Secret Missions Agency (FSMA).
It's less than 7 minutes to mission zone. Chloe and Raymond were expected to subtly compromise the insurgents' base and take down as many. Mark was to take the lead towards Gold Mill, take down as many and using a couple of explosives and destroy the power plant. Zik was to swim a boat under cover of night fall to the West of the National Bank, take down as many and wire some money to Dijon West Local Bank, who were on standby to authorize the shipment of kits. "How do you intend to carry out this mission with yourself and 3 men?", a radio agent asked. "This is my game", Mark replied. "This is not a game, this is suicide". "I did it in Ougadougou. I will do it again", Mark reassured.
They laid at the Long River's Park waiting for nightfall. Zik spotted a bushrat and killed it with a stone's throw. Chloe did justice as they lined their stomach for the duty ahead. Mark took a local with him while Zik paddled off on his leather boat. Raymond and Chloe took positions and, defying the hovering choppers, shot at the pirates by the minutes with the precision of a pro. Being the snipers they are, they don't miss. By 4:04GMT there was an explosion at the power plant, and while the insurgents hurried to figure out what happened, six vans laden with armed men drove to camp. During the explosion, Mark had taken care of 3 out of the 4 insurgent choppers, and when the military missile was launched, the last chopper vanished as a dust!
What a honeymoon it was for Mark...
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