The osprey loaded with passengers of soldiers and recruits has reached an outpost called COP Emerald in Quandahar Province, Afghanistan. It was around 01.00 PM in the Afternoon, Twilight with her brothers packed out their bags in their own rooms and take a tour around the COP. At the north and the south sides are the roads, but on the north side it has around two hills. In the east side of the COP are small foliage of trees, but not enough to hide a lot of militia and even one militia cannot hide there, like it was barely-shaved full. On the west side is a 7-meters high cliff, and it has been used for sniper/machine gun emplacement.

The COP was very spacious, There were around 14 Humvees, 2 Ospreys helicopters, 4 Apaches helicopters, 3 Black Hawk helicopters and 3 kinds of tanks which is M1 Abrams, M60A2, and oddly the old style world war II M4 Sherman.

"What? I never knew there's a world war II tank here," said Twilight, surprising everyone as Dolker, Foley and his boys were left in awe with their jaw open.

"Alright," said Foley. "Who the fuck got a world war II tank here?" he said as he turned around at his soldiers.

"I did!" shouted one of the mechanic soldier in the COP as he raised his hand.

"Where the hell did you get one?" asked Laner to the mechanic.

"On e-bay," said the mechanic, everyone was speechless.

"Alright, you know what? Let's just move on," said Ramirez, raised his hand quickly.

"Yeah, let's just move on," said Dunn as they just move on forget about the current topic.

"Damn e-bay," said Rendor to Twilight, silently.

"Yep," replied Twilight in silent as she nodded.

After the tour, they all take a break inside the barracks. Twilight's group with the squad leader Lt. Dolker and Sgt. Foley's group were doing what they do back at the fort. Some of them watched Twilight, Dolker, Foley, Ramirez, and Dunn play cards. Mccord sat down on the chair, texting or browsing on his phone. Jeremy and one of Foley's man were talking with Yorker telling about farm life. While the rest of Twilight's and Foley's man were having a lunch time, and also having fun slapping someone's face at the outside of the barracks.

"So, is there anything new in Quandahar?" asked Twilight to the 3 who she played cards with.

"I did heard that the Third Platoon were escorting some trucks with food supplies to a village that has very low of food supply," replied Foley, as he still staring at his cards.

"Where's the village?" asked Ramirez.

"It's to the west of this COP. about 5 kilometers from here," said Dolker, still staring at his cards.

"What is the village called?" asked Twilight.

"Nazitar," replied Dolker, he then put out three aces cards on the table. "Hah, i win!" he then raised his hands for winning it.

"Shit, dude..." said Ramirez in disappointed, they all then give up and putted their cards on the table.

"Why are you so good at this?" asked Foley in disbelieve.

"It's like handling 10 gamblers in 1 round back in Moscow," said Dolker, satisfied.

Suddenly, a soldier came into to the barracks in a hurry. When the soldier found Lt. Dolker and Sgt. Foley playing cards with Twilight and Ramirez.

"Sir, we got trouble," said the soldier quickly, the four of them stand up.

"What's going on, soldier?" asked Lt. Dolker, wondered.

"The third platoon who was escorting the food supplies are under attacked!" said the soldier quickly, making everyone in the room to locked and loaded all of their gear in haste.

Twilight ran in to her room, wearing her bulletproof armor and her helmet along with the operator headphones that was given by Foley while in the osprey. She holstered her 2 Glock 18 pistols and holded her Scar-H rifle in her hands. She then ran out the barracks as quickly as she can to find her squad. Sgt. Foley taking the humvee at the very front of the humvee line as the convoy lead, while the rest of his squad is taking the humvee behind his. Lt. Dolker taking the third humvee with Yorker, Jeremy, and Rendor. The rest of her squad taking another humvee on behind the third humvee.

"Twilight, get in, you drive!" ordered Lt. Dolker as he quickly takes a seat next to the driver seat.

Twilight quickly takes the driver seat as Yorker use the 50 Cal. on the top of the humvee between Rendor and Jeremy.

"All units listen up!" said Sgt. Foley through the radio as the humvees moved out from the COP, heading west.

"We've got orders from the command to locate and assist the third platoon to escort the food supplies, one of their trucks has broke down and they are currently in repair. They suddenly got under attack by the Talibans terrorrists from every direction, attacking them head on. They're location said to be 2,5 kilometers from the COP. We must reached the third platoon before it's to late. All units execute Operation Breakdown!"

"Yes sir!" said all the soldiers, including Twilight through the radio.

Sgt. Foley's were using two humvees and Lt. Dolker's squad used another two humvee. With then additional back-up of four humvees behind them, granting a strong firepower to enemy infantries. The Black Hawk armed with miniguns said to be on the way to the third platoon location. They were already driving about a kilometer away. And suddenly there's an incoming call from command.

"Hunter 2-1, Bravo 2-7 be advised. There are hostiles ahead of you 200 meters, over," said Command.

"Roger that, Command, is there anything we should expected out there?" asked Lt. Dolker, agitated.

"There are a lot of militia's AKs. But there is high expectation of militias RPG and technical," replied Command.

"Roger that Command, Hunter 2-1, Bravo 2-7 out."

After driving another 500 meters, something hit Dolker's humvee with a lightning speed sound. Making everyone inside the humvee ducked while Yorker firing the 50 Cal. towards the direction of where the gunshot coming from their left.

"Shit! Contact!" shouted Twilight as she tried to stabilized the car.

"Hostiles on our left! Behind that pile of wreckage!" said Cpl. Dunn, panicked through the radio.

"Who's got 40 Mike-Mike?" asked Mccord to any soldiers in the Convoy Lead as he shoots down the enemy with the 50 Cal.

"I have one!" shouted Ramirez as he put his rifle on the humvee's window of the backseat. "Firing!"

The grenade blast that was launched by Ramirez has blown up 7 militias in one group.

"I hope we managed to get through this!" said Twilight, panicked and nervous.

After driving another 1 km under enemies fire, they have reached the Third Platoon just in time. The Third Platoon were under heavy fire until they have difficulties on repairing the truck. There were a lot of incoming hostiles from the east on top of the hill, except for the northeast of the hill, the hostiles on west are coming from behind some piles of sand, and the hostiles coming from the north and south side. The humvees then take up a defensive position around the perimeter of the Third Platoon and the truck supplies. Everyone from inside the humvee jumped out and take cover with the humvee doors while shooting them back, except for the 50 Cal. gunners, who was still on top of the humvee.

"I got 5 of them!" shouted Twilight after killed 5 militias. "Shit!"

Twilight quickly ducked from the incoming shot that was flying through the door's window. She then began to shoot back at them. Foley, Dunn, and Mccord shoots the enemy coming from the north while Ramirez helping out the Third Platoon on the east side by firing some grenades at the militias. The additional soldiers that were from the four humvees covered the north and south side of the perimeter.

"This is like a vacation back in Serbia!" said Dolker, blinking his eyes from the flying dirt as he takes cover.

"You think so, Lieutenant?" asked Jeremy, while looking towards Dolker.

"This is more fucked up than i though," complained Rendor, smirked.

"Incoming technical!" shouted Laner, who is in the fourth humvee behind Dolker's.

"Found him!" shouted Yorker as he shoots enemy technical with fierce until he killed the shooter and blow the car to the ground.

"Good shooting, Yorker!" shouted Twilight, complemented.

"Holy shit... RPG!" shouted Mccord as he looked at the militia who carried the RPG to his left.

Zendel lucky to spot the RPG shooter and shot him down in the head in no time. "Shit, thanks Zendel," said Mccord, relieved.

After a lot of firing, All of the militias who was attacking them are all dead. Leaving the casualties for the Rangers of 2 wounded soldiers. One shot in the right shoulder, one shot through the leg. The casualties for the militias are around 60-80 killed.

"How's that repair going?" asked Foley as he walked towards the engineer from the Third Platoon.

"Almost done, sir," said the engineer. "give me a couple of minutes and we're back on track."

When they were guarding the perimeter, suddenly a soldier ran to the Third Platoon from the northeast side. Turns out that was scout that was sent by the Third Platoon. He talked to the Platoon Leader that was with Dolker and Foley, the Platoon Leader's name is Gaucar. He was wearing the common Rangers kevlar vest, but he is wearing a black helmet on his head and a black bandana to cover his mouth and nose.

"Sir,' the scout shouted. "There's an enemy checkpoint to the hill on the northeast!"

"Then we need to send some soldiers there!" said Gaucar, with vividly. "Lt. Dolker, Sgt. Foley, send one of your best man to the checkpoint!"

"Yes, sir!" said both Dolker and Foley.

Gaucar turned around at his soldiers that were guarding the truck. "Woi! 4 of you, clear out that enemy checkpoint!" he said as he pointed the 4 soldiers in front of him.

"Yes, sir!" shouted the soldiers who was chosen by him to clear out the checkpoint.

"Twilight, head to the northeast and assist the soldiers to clear out the checkpoint!" ordered the Lieutenant to Twilight through radio.

"Yes, sir!" said Twilight quickly as she turned around and catch up with the soldiers from the Third Platoon.

"Ramirez, follow those soldiers to clear out the checkpoint," said Foley to Ramirez directly.

"Yes, sir!" said Ramirez quickly, he then ran to the soldiers that were heading to the enemy checkpoint.

As they heading to the checkpoint, Ramirez met Twilight on the way.

"Hey, sis. Going to helping them out?" asked Ramirez as they kept running towards the checkpoint.

"Yep, should be fun i guess," replied Twilight. "Got any sniper rifle."

"Here, take my SVU sniper," said Ramirez as he took the sniper from his back and give it to Twilight. "I guess it suits you."

"Thanks," said Twilight as she takes his SVU.

After they climbed up on the hill, they have spotted the enemy checkpoint. There were a lot of trucks and technicals with machinegun and there were 2 sniper outpost and Trenched sandbags. They regroup on the hill with Ramirez and Twilight. Then she came up with the plan.

"Ramirez, you with the other two soldiers attack from the right flank," she ordered, plainly. "The rest of you, attack head on, i'll provide sniper support."

They heading to their positions and wait for Twilight to give a go sign. After she proned with her sniper armed, she then shot the RPG shooter in the head, surprising all militias in the checkpoint.

"Go!" ordered Twilight through the radio.

Twilight quickly shot the both militias that were on the outposts. Ramirez with the two soldiers have killed 6 militias in the open as they taking cover behind a car wreckage. The other 2 soldiers from the Third Platoon killed 3 enemies and destroyed some of the technicals and trucks with their grenade launcher. Twilight quickly took out all of the 6 militias that were taking cover behind the sandbags. After they have cleared out the checkpoint, Twilight called Dolker through the radio.

"Lieutenant! We have cleared out the checkpoint, over!" said Twilight, quickly.

"Roger that, i just asked the Black Hawk to picked you and Ramirez up, over!" replied Dolker.

"Roger that, sir, Twilight out!" said Twilight, then she ran down the hill to the checkpoint.

"Ramirez, they just called in a Black Hawk to pick us up," said Twilight to Ramirez through the radio. "find me in the checkpoint!"

"Roger, on my way," replied Ramirez, he then looked around and ran at Twilight after finding her.

"Got smoke?" she asked.

"Yeah," replied Ramirez, he then marked their location with green smoke for the Black Hawk.

"Don't worry about us, Sis. We'll take it from here," said one of the soldiers that are guarding the perimeter.

"Okay," replied Twilight.

"Cpl. Twilight this is Eagle 2-5. I see you, landing on the LZ now," said the Pilot of the Eagle 2-5 Black Hawk.

"Roger that," said Twilight, in glad.

After the helicopter landed, Twilight and Ramirez get in the helicopter and met another 2 fellow soldiers.

"Welcome aboard, soldiers. Hang tight we're dusting off now," said one of the soldiers in the Black Hawk.

"You both, use those miniguns," said another soldier. "We'll take 'em out with our machine gun."

"Okay," said Ramirez, they both then manned the miniguns on the left and right.

Twilight manned the left minigun while Ramirez manned the right minigun. After they dusting off, they got called by Command via radio.

"Cpl. Twilight, this is Command. Are you already on the chopper?" asked the Command.

"Yes, sir!" replied Twilight.

"The convoys just moved out now, cover them as fast as you can."

"Roger that, Command," Twilight then looked at the pilot. "Get to the convoys, quick!"

"Roger that, heading to the convoys," said the pilot as he drives the helicopter to the west.

When the Black Hawk flew over the convoys, they were under attacked by 7 militias technicals. The pilot then turned the helicopter right, following the convoys direction which given the advantage for the gunners on the left side of the helicopter to gunned down the technicals.

"Take 'em out," said the pilot.

"Roger, hit 'em!" said Twilight, Twilight and the soldier then shoots down the technicals as they spotted them.

2 of the technicals has been flipped upside down due to the heavy firepower from the minigun that Twilight used. The rest of them blown up to pieces with the militias gunner flew off from the exploded cars.

"Nice shooting," complented the soldier next to Twilight.

"Eagle 2-5, this is Command. There are hostiles spotted 700 meters ahead of you, clear them out before the convoys reached there," ordered Command via radio.

"Roger that, heading out," replied the pilot, he then drive the chopper quicker than the convoys to reach there.

Soon, they spotted hostiles are taking positions on both hills on both sides. There were around 21 AK gunners, but there are 8 RPG shooters.

"Damn, this is going to get hot," complained Ramirez as he stares the hostiles ahead of them in awe.

"Hit them as fast as you can!" said Twilight. "We can't let them destroy those convoys and us."

They shot the hostiles quickly before they have the time to react. The miniguns has tearing down most of them to the ground. There were 4 of them who able to shot their RPGs, unfortunately for them, all of their shots are missed. The last RPG nearly shot the pilot's cabin, it flew right in front of him.

"Whoa, shit!" shouted the pilot, startled. "That was a close one."

All of the militias are exterminated, and the convoys have passed away from trouble in time.

"Nice job for clearing it out," said Sgt. Foley via radio.

"We're doing our best, sir!" replied Ramirez, as Twilight then chuckled.

"This is a fun job," said Twilight as she giggled.

"I supposed so," said Ramirez while he is looking back at her for a while.

The Black Hawk and the convoys kept driving ahead, following the road. They all soon facing heavy resistance for a while. But Ramirez and Twilight able to handle those militias with their miniguns with no problem. After they drove nearly 2,5 kilometers, The convoys and the Black Hawk take out the last of the pursuing technicals before reaching the village. They made it to the village safe and sound. The Black Hawk then patrol around the village for awhile as the soldiers on the ground are unloading the food supplies to the villagers who need it.

"That was a fine job i guess," said Twilight.

"Yeah, though this is your first time in the mission," said Ramirez, unmanned the minigun and sat down next to it. "But you're did it very great like me."

"Bravo 2-7, Hunter 2-1, this is Command, you did a good job out there folks," said Command with a happy tone.

"Yes, sir, we won't survived long enough without Twilight and Ramirez on board the chopper," said Dolker via radio as he looked at the Black Hawk. "Guess they deserved some time to get a break."

"Hear that guys, you both got an early break," said Foley via radio, in amused.

"Command, this is Eagle 2-5, we're returning to base and get these soldiers on board to the COP," said the pilot.

"Roger that, Eagle 2-5, return back to your COP and get some break."

Twilight and Ramirez who was on board with the Black Hawk has returned to the COP, along with the two soldiers on the chopper. After the helicopter landed, Twilight and Ramirez dropped their gear in the barracks and take a bath (they actually don't take a bath together). After that, they both get some coffee and sat down on the chair. They take a sip of their coffee before putting it on the table.

"Well, that was fun maybe," said Ramirez, a bit frowned.

"But..." said Twilight, raising her eyebrows after looking at Ramirez's agitated face.

"Sooner or later, it would be much worst than you though," he said as he stares at her eyes.

"Getting killed?" asked Twilight, Ramirez then nodded.

"I suggest you should be prepared for it," said Ramirez. "Because you never knew when it happened. I went a lot you know."

After the rest of the crew has returned to the COP. They all having their time for a break, until they all sleep at night except for some soldiers who are guarding the COP. Twilight was about to sleep, but then she reminded again of what Ramirez said.

I suggest you should be prepared for it. Because you never knew when it happened. I went a lot you know.

She was awake for awhile, thinking of what would she do if Ramirez was right. She then sleeps, turning her body to the left and draw her blanket on top of her. She is going to see what else awaits out there, in the battlefield.

Author's Notes:

For those who don't know what 40 Mike-Mike means: grenade launcher.