[b]Lionel[/b]

The helicopters were already in the sky, and Colonel Lionel stood at the front of one of the aircraft, looking at the eight soldiers seated before him and holding onto the railing on the ceiling. As the sound of the motor engines filled the air, he raised his voice to a shout, to make sure his orders could be heard. "You already know your objectives from the briefing on the ground, but I'll go over them again to make sure you don't forget it." He said loudly.

"The first teams to be sent in have been split into three groups. Alpha Squad, Bravo Squad, and Charlie Squad. We are Alpha Squad. Our job is to go inside the city before the rest of the rescue force, to find and secure a landing zone and command post for them to drop soldiers and supplies into. Our helicopter will drop us off on the roof of Unwavering Faith Hospital. Bravo Squad will land on top of a large parking building to the east of the hospital. And Charlie will be dropped off on the roof of an apartment complex to our west. These are some of the highest spots in the city where a helicopter can land. Each squad is going to survey the city from the roof and look for a good open area to set up a camp. Afterwards, we make our way down the building and meet up on the way to the area each squad agrees upon. I will remain in radio contact with the other squad leaders at all times to make sure each person knows the status of each squad. If I should die for any reason, you have orders to retrieve the radio and re-establish contact with the others. The other squads have similar orders." He explained

The pilot spoke up. "Sir, we're nearing the L.Z." He said. The Colonel looked out and saw Valhalla City below him, wrecked and decayed. From high above, he could see no signs of life in the dark streets and buildings below. Though surely some survivors must hear the sound of the helicopters above them.

"Alright. Again, once we've selected a site to set up camp, all three squads will clear the area of infected and set up flare signals to show the other choppers were to land. Just stay close to each other and work together. Follow your orders and you WILL get out of this alive." He finished saying. He looked out the helicopter once more and saw the target hospital just up ahead, the helicopter quickly closing the distance. [i]"It's almost time..."[/i] He thought. He felt a little apprehension at what they were about to do, but it had to be done, and none of them had any right to walk away from this now.

"Everybody, masks on and guns loaded!" The colonel ordered as he strapped on his gas mask and helmet. He took out his rifle and flicked off the safety switch. The pilot stopped the helicopter in the air and slowly descended. "L.Z. Is clear, sir. Alpha Squad is free to drop." The pilot said. The doors of the helicopter opened. "Go! Go! Go!" Lionel said with a muffle from his mask as he hopped off the vehicle and onto the roof of the hospital. He aimed down the sights of his gun and scanned the area while the rest of Alpha Squad jumped out and did the same. "I want two people covering that stairwell door! Make sure no infected bust through it. I want eyes on the east and west. Make visual contact with Bravo and Charlie as soon as they land!" He ordered, gesturing at each location.

He flicked on his radio as his men got into position. "Bravo, charlie, what is your status?" He asked. "This is Bravo, we've just landed and are securing the L.Z." A muffled voice answered from the other side. "This is Charlie, we're preparing to drop now." Another voice answered. "Good, once you two have secured the landing areas we start looking for a place to set up camp." Lionel replied. "Roger that, Charlie squad ou-"

"This is Bravo! We got contact!" The voice shouted. Thinking quickly, Lionel headed to the east side of the roof and put his goggles up to his eyes. Aside from nightvision, they could also be used as regular binoculars. He zoomed in and saw Bravo Squad in the distance, opening fire on two infected running wildly at them. On the lower levels of the parking lot, some infected heard the commotion and began climbing out of cars and debris to investigate. "Bravo, hold your position, take them out, and drop their bodies off the roof! But whatever you do, keep your distance while they're still standing!" He ordered into his radio. He then turned around to face his own squad.

"I need a sniper over here now!" He shouted.