Josh

Somewhere in the Middle East,

Among the desert lands, a city filled with people and dust alike, an army is seen moving through the city. They are stealthy and cautious. Three soldiers take positions in front of a house. All of them have a sigil on their shoulder. An American flag with a black sigil with a dagger on it. They plant a breaching device on the door. Everyone takes cover, and the breaching device activates, blowing open a hole in a wall. They are quick to move on the blast and instantly take control of the inside. A few more follow in as they move in, clearing out every nook and cranny of the building. Suddenly, the enemy fires at them with an attempted ambush. They are quick to react and take cover while putting down suppressing fire.

"Shit, we need to get to the HVI asap." The soldier in front says.

"Let's keep the suppressing fire going. Sarge, what's the plan of action?" Another soldier replies.

"We need to find another point of entry, Rami, take point." Sarge replies. On his shirt, a tag with the label 'Josh Butler' is visible.

"Roger that"

"Santino, I want you to send in the drone to look for the HVI. The last intel has him on the third floor. I need an update on his location."

"Roger that, settting up the drone."

"Sarge, they are setting up a turret." A soldier says.

Josh moves up and tosses a grenade that lands straight near the guys setting up the turret. The explosion kills them and disables the turret.

"That was my last grenade. Anybody have more of these?"

"No, Sarge." Everyone replies.

Josh takes a deep breath. "Okay, we need to improvise."

"Except for Santino and Rami, everyone provides cover fire. Mitch, with me."

"Copy that," Mitch replies.

Josh and Mitch move to one side and start moving around the building in hopes of finding another point of entry. A drone moves through the third floor. On its camera, a guy in business formals with three masked assailants is seen.

Santino talks through comms. "HVI confirmed, I have him on the third floor. Proceed with caution."

"Copy, Santino, moving in." Josh says and throws a grappling hook from the adjacent side of the building.

"We can only get to the second floor with this. As soon as we get there, we move quickly and make HVI our priority. Got it."

"Roger, taking point." Mitch says and climbs up the rope of the grappling hook.

They both climb up and reach the second floor. On the floor, they are quick to move and quickly find the stairs to move up. As they enter the third floor. They notice zero resistance and are quick to move ahead. As they are moving across the hallway, a door makes a creaking noise, Josh notices it, and before he can react, a masked man with a rifle barges in on them, firing randomly. Mitch takes a hit from him. Josh grabs the barrel of his gun and quickly moves it away from Mitch. Unfortunately, the bullet hits Mitch in the left shoulder. Josh is quick to take out a knife and slice the masked man's throat. The fire alerts everyone on the floor.

"Mitch, you ok?"

"Sarge, I'm fine. The bullet just grazed me." Mitch replies

"Stay put." Josh on comms, "We got a situation. Mitch is hit, send back up. I am moving in."

"Sarge, I can't let you go alone."

"Mitch, stay put. That's an order."

Mitch stays quiet. Josh lets him rest while he picks up the gun and covers both of them. Two soldiers come from behind. Josh moves forward while leaving Mitch behind. He then turns around in the corridor.

"Santino, where is he?"

"Two doors to your left. I have visuals of three hostiles."

"Copy, breaking in."

Josh moves swiftly towards the door and stops right before the ledge of the door. He notices that the door is slightly open. He quickly takes out his knife and throws it in.

The knife hit the table inside the room. The masked assailants react to the knife and cover their faces. Josh pushes the door open with his shoulder and starts firing at the assailants, taking all of them out. He looks at the guy in the suit, all battered and bruised, his clothes dirty and his eyes blindfolded. He opens his blindfold.

"Radon Smith?"

"Yes"

"I'm Sergeant Josh Butler. We are here to take you home."

Radon tears up. "Thank you, sergeant. Take me home."

"Don't worry, you will be back home in no time. Now, listen carefully. Stay right behind me. I will keep you safe."

"Yes."

"This is Sergeant Josh. The HVI is secured." "Teams take cover and move towards the extraction point."

"Roger, that." everyone in unison.

A lot of gunfire starts and Josh, while holding the HVI close to him, moves out with his team for cover. They get out of the building and start moving towards their extraction point. The masked gunmen start moving out behind them in hopes of getting back the HVI. Things start getting bloody, a few soldiers get shot, and some of them die, left behind to keep the mission going. Josh signals his team to cover fire while he pulls the HVI in front to protect him from enemy fire. They rush hard and fast, sprinting through the streets while dodging fire.

Josh starts signaling with his hand. On the other side, a tank moves towards them and fires. Josh and his team take cover as the tank round hits the building behind them, blocking their path and providing cover for them.

"Thanks for the support, Raptor." Josh calls

"We will cover for you. Move to extraction."

"Copy, Raptor 1, give them hell."

"Roger, Black Dagger."

Back at the White House,

"I just got off the phone with the commanding chief of operations in the Middle East. The Black Daggers have completed their mission. Permission to debrief them and call them home." The Defense Secretary says.

"Permission granted, just keep in mind that we don't want problems. Handle this with care."

"Yes, Mr. President."