Operation Desert Mole
0211 hours, 24 May
50 kilometers outside Maiwand Village to the south, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Cpl. Twilight Sparkle
Squad Bravo 2-7, 1^st Battalion, 75^th Regiment

Lt. Dolker and his squad were assigned to locate and capture/kill the Taliban Leader named Mohud Syahrar, codenamed Red Hand. The squad was dropped to the south side of Maiwand Village via Black Hawk. They then walked up to the northwest, intel said there's a hidden small village near the border of Hilmand-Kandahar Province. As they walked towards the target location, they watched their surroundings to prepare for any surprise attack.

"How much distance are we getting there?" asked Twilight to Dolker as they walked.

"About 200 meters," replied Dolker. "Just hope our target is still there."

"Man, after this mission is done, we're going back to drink beers and dinners," said Zendel, excited.

"The beers is on me, folks," said Yorker as he looked at Zendel.

"And the dinners is on me," said Jeremy, smiled as he opens his mouth with Laner also smiling.

"I don't think we're going to drink beers," said Rendor, doubted.

"Why?" asked Laner.

"Well, for that question," said Dolker, everyone stopped walking and he looked at Twilight, giving the answers to them. everyone then remembered about Twilight.

"Oh, dang," said Yorker, putting his hand on his forehead before putting his hand back to his main weapon. "She's still a high-school girl."

Dolker and Twilight smiled at his boys behind him before everyone start walking to the designated location. "Let's keep moving," said Dolker, waving his two fingers on the air making circles.

After walking 200 meters, they have located the hidden village near the border of Hilmand-Kandahar province. They hide behind the bushes as they watched the perimeter and attached their suppressors on their weapon and put their NVGs on their helmets. The village seems uninhabitable which made Lt. Dolker feel suspicious. Dolker made the contact with Command before proceeding.

"Command, this is Bravo 2-7 Actual, we have located and reach the designated target, over," said Lt. Dolker via radio.

"Roger that, Bravo 2-7 Actual, your objective is to locate and capture/kill the target codenamed Red Hand, over," said Command.

"Roger that, uh, Command, somethings wrong here," said Dolker as he watch around him. "The village seems uninhabitable by the terrorist, are the intels are off?"

"We're not quite sure about it, since we receive the intel yesterday, over."

"Roger that, we're heading in to the village, do we have permission to engage?"

"If only the enemy is starting to shoots at you, over."

"Roger that, over and out." Dolker then prep his weapon and looked at his man. Dolker nodded at them to tell them to enter the village.

Everyone entered the village fast but silent. Twilight and Dolker entered the village from the east side. Yorker and Rendor entered the village from the north side as Laner, Zendel, and Jeremy entered the village from the south. There were no resistance nor even civilians until they had to regroup in the middle of the village. There was one building of rock, was seems much bigger than the others, almost as big as their COP. And the only door on that building was in front of the squad.

"This must be their HQ," said Dolker as he looked at the size of the building.

"Everyone stacked up at the door," ordered Twilight, they then stacked up near the door.

"Shh, listen," said Jeremy as he heard something from inside. They heard the voices of terrorists from inside the building.

"Alright, Yorker, sheet charge," ordered Dolker as he nodded.

"Yes, sir," said Yorker. He approached the door as he take the sheet charge from his back.

The charge was very thin as a paper. Yorker attached the charge to the door then he pulled the rope trigger beneath the edge of the sheet charge. Yorker then quickly walked back to behind Jeremy, who is very near to the door. Everyone then take little stepback, the charge blew up and the door destroyed while the terrorists inside the building were stunned. They then quickly entered the building and gunned down all the terrorists in no time.

Twilight was a little panicked when found out a terrorist nearly killed her with his throwing knife. Lucky for her, she shot him down quickly and his thrown knife miss his target.

"Fuck, that was close," said Twilight relieved after see the thrown knife has been stuck into the wall behind her.

Lt. Dolker, Spc. Rendor, and Cpl. Twilight clear out the room on their right while the rest clear the room on the left. They did receive heavy resistance, but they still survived. Twilight killed a terrorist with a knife to the neck while Rendor and Dolker killed the rest of them in the room. While Laner, Zendel, Jeremy, and Yorker gunned them and melee them.

After clearing out the rooms, they regroup in the middle of the hall and checking if everyone is okay.

"Everybody alright?" asked Twilight quickly.

"просто царапина, nothing else," replied Dolker.

"Jeremy got shot in the shoulder but he'll be fine," said Laner.

"Alright, let's clear out the last room, shall we?" asked Zendel.

"Okay, stack up," ordered Dolker.

After they stacking up, they listen closely on what the terrorists said inside the room.

"Sounds like there's 2 hostages inside, men and women," said Rendor, silently.

"Alright, Twi, bust the door up," ordered Lieutenant.

"Yes, sir," said Twilight.

Twilight took out a crowbar from her back. She holstered her main weapon and hold the crowbar with both hands. She then hit the door knob by its edge and strongly pulled the crowbar until the door knob broke and fell to the floor. She put back the crowbar to her back and strongly kicked the door open. She then took cover next to the door as Jeremy throwed a flashbang into the room. Everyone then quickly entered the room and secured it.

They shot 3 terrorists in the room. Rendor nearly killed the woman hostage since she was used by the terrorist as a human shield. Rendor shot the terrorist who use the human shield in the head while the others spread the bullets over the last 2 terrorists. The squad didn't get shot and hostages are safe. There's a door on the floor that leads to the basement.

"Twilight, Zendel, check out the basement," ordered Dolker.

"Roger," replied Twilight.

As they both about to enter the basement, Lt. Dolker contacted Command.

"Command, this is Bravo 2-7 Actual, we found an enemy HQ and safe a couple of hostages," said the LT. via radio. "No sign of Red Hand, i repeat no sign of Red Hand, over."

"Roger, looks like he is already one step ahead of us," replied the Command. "Find any information you can find inside the HQ, over."

"Roger that, we're about to head down to the basement."

After Twilight and Zendel entered the basement, they were shocked on what they say. They have discovered a basement full of dead people that were recently executed. Twilight almost puke seeing it.

"Dolker, you better come at the basement now," said Twilight via radio.

"Roger, on my way," replied Dolker. He, Laner, Yorker, Jeremy and Rendor came down to the basement, they were also shocked.

"Jesus, what had happened?" asked Yorker as he amazed at the dead bodies.

"Черт побери, why did they do this?" asked Dolker, he was mad.

Rendor happened to looked around the basement as they amazed on what they say, he found some info.

"Sir, i found their plans," said Rendor as he gives the abandoned documents to Dolker.

Twilight looked to her right, There was a woman bloodied like hell. She then ignored what she saw then looked at the Liutenant.

"Command, we found some info about their plans," said Dolker, with a sad tone. "But, we also found a lot of civilian dead bodies in the basement, over."

Command was Upset of their foundings. "What? Alright, i'll send some soldiers to your location, over."

"Roger that, over and out."

After Dolker done talking, Twilight sense something from her right. After she turned her head to right, the bloodied woman who was lie down on the floor is already standing up in front of her face.

"زموږ انتقام" said the bloody woman in cold tone.

Twilight quickly startled and screamed by the bloody woman and jumped back.

"AAAAHHHH!" screamed Twilight as she wakes up from her dream.

Twilight breathing quickly but then she calmed herself down and then she looked around her room, she knows she is still on her bed and it's already morning. The previous mission she finished before has giving her nightmares, much worse than her midnight sparkle counterpart, though she never had dreamed one of midnight sparkle's nightmare when in Afghanistan. She then get out from her bed and take a quick shower and wear her uniform before heading to the break room. She then sit down next to her brothers as she nervously take a sip of a coffee from her cup.

Cpl. Dunn passed by her when he noticed Twilight was a little shaken. "You're okay, sis?"

Twilight then nodded, she still stay silent.

"She just got nightmares, Dunn, that's all," said Sgt. Foley, who was standing behind Cpl. Dunn.

"Well, she sure knows how to keep the LT. up at night," said Jeremy as he walked towards the cafeteria of the COP, next to the break room.

Everyone was looking towards Jeremy as he leave. "What?" asked Laner, disbalieve on what did he said.

Foley and the rest of his squad were still in the break room. Jeremy and Rendor is in the cafeteria, eating. While the rest of squad Bravo 2-7 were doing their own business on the outside of the barracks. Dolker and Yorker were helping the mechanic fixing his damned M4 Sherman tank, while Twilight and Laner having a chat at the cliff on the west side.

Twilight telling Laner her stories back in home. Everything from crystal prep until present. Laner quiet enjoyed chatting with her.

"Hah, that's a great story," complemented Laner.

"Thanks," said Twilight, smiling. "By the way, any news around the town?"

"Remember Operation Desert Mole?" he asked.

Twilight did remembered and dreamed that by accident, making her upset. "Oh.... yeah, what is it?"

"Well, those civilians down the basement," said Laner, frowned and sad. "They were executed by the terrorists because they were helping and working with us and hating the terrorists for doing dirty works for them, said by the Command of course."

"Cruel bastards," said Twilight in mad.

"About that info we found back there," said Laner, making Twilight to straighten her eyes at him. "It help the soldiers to capture one of the Taliban Leader's accomplice."

"Wow," said Twilight, aghast. "So, where's that accomplice?"

"Fortunately for us, that bastard will be imprisoned in here, in this COP."

"Wait, what?" asked Twilight, taken back for what he said.

"Yep, he's coming here."

10 minutes later, an allied armored truck has arrived to the COP along with the prisoner, one of Taliban's accomplice.

"Well, that was quick," said Laner as he stares towards the truck.

The soldiers in the truck come out and opened the door on the back. They then grabbed the Taliban's right-hand men and lead him to the jail in the COP (this COP oddly have 4 jails). All the soldiers in the COP then kept staring at him and watch his movement. Before that prisoner reached his jail, he shouted.

"You must let me go! or you will regret for what you have done!"

Everyone was stay silent as one of the soldiers who hold him from break free, shouted. "You better shut up before you make anything worse!"

"Let me go, you idiots. My men will kill you for capture me," shouted the prisoner again, with a threat.

"Just shut up will ya?" shouted the soldier on left side of the prisoner.

After the soldiers put him in jail. Dolker and Foley with their squads just keep staring at them until both of those soldiers came to them.

"Sorry about that, you do know how much valuable is that men," said one of them.

"It's alright, only for awhile right?" asked Foley.

"Yeah, Sarge, only awhile," said the soldier. "Just make sure he didn't ran off, alright?"

"You got it," said Dolker.

"Alright, we're leaving now, see ya later, folks," said one of the soldiers as they both left them and headed to the truck.

"See ya later, boys," said Foley while he's waving his hand at them.

After the truck leave, everyone come in to the prison of the COP and looked at the Taliban's accomplice for awhile before they headed back outside and talked about it.

"Can't say whether this is great or not," said Yorker, shrugging his shoulders.

"Что ж, we gonna have a little interrogation with our 'new friend' here," said the LT.

"I guess including, violence?" asked Twilight with a high tone. Everyone was looking at her, knowing she's still a teenage girl.

"well, yeah, yeah," said everyone to Twilight, awkwardly.

"I hope we got something from him," said Twilight.

"Yeah, we hope so," said Rendor, folding his arms.

Everyone then head back doing their own business as Foley and Dolker interrogate the prisoner, known as Blaffir Myaksah, to spit out any information they can get from him. When night, everyone was waiting in the break room, talking to each other as they wait for Dolker and Foley from doing interrogation. After awhile, both of them returned back to the break room and give the information.

"Well, we got a little from him," said Foley.

"At least he give us the location where he planned his attacks," said Dolker, as he put the map on the table and pointed its location. "Here, in the hills of Jandad Kalay, Arghistan District of Kandahar Province."

"Near the city of De Saybak Tsahan?" asked Ramirez, surprised.

"Yeah, that's where we headed," replied Dolker. "We heading there 0900 hours, be ready to hit 'em hard."

Twilight then upset, she somehow felt something. "Anything's wrong, Twilight?" asked Foley, after seeing her face frowned.

"Sorry, i just-," said Twilight, she paused for awhile. "I felt that we're heading to a trap."

Everyone was doubted to Twilight's opinion. But, Dolker seems to agree with her.

"I guess you're right, i don't really trust him that he said the right info," said Dolker, agreed with her.

"Well, if you say so," said one of the soldiers in the break room.

"All right, people, get some rest and we shall started our mission tomorrow," said Foley in good spirit.

Author's Notes:

Hey, folks i just want to asked to those who are former militaries, what kind of facilities do COP have?