Later, the truck bounced up the dirt road that leads to the base. Puffie wore a leather jacket and jeans over his suit, his Rabbit Guard fatigues in his backpack. He still wore his helmet, but others had stashed it for other headgear. The rebels were good at scavenging equipment from battlefields, and clothing was one of them.

“Now group” Started the Team Leader. “We want to try and stick to the story of why we are returning. I don’t know how they will react, but if it blows, we get out guns blazing.”

A set of nods and the leader continued: “Once we get past, we drive over to the radar station unless they order us to a parking spot. Then we have to get over by person, perhaps a few at a time. The driver and gunman will play along until the strike begins.”

The driver frowned a little, but sighed and nodded.

5 minutes later, the truck pulls in front of the base gates. A pair of rebels walks up to the truck and look in.

“Coming back for more mines, buddy?”

“Yeah” said the driver. “Plus we’re bringing back some guys here that must have gotten a bad batch of breakfast.”

Puffie was leaning against the truck window, trying his best to look sick.

“Hmm, I guess you should let them off at the barracks. Then go get some more bombs at the dump. We have an active fortifying process here!”

The driver nodded, and the guards radioed the gate open. The truck scooted forward and headed over to what the base map identified as the barracks.

The team got off and walked over to the barracks. The leader motioned for a group of 2 solders to break off before they went inside. Peter patted Puffie goodbye and walked over to the Communications station.

The barracks was arraigned like the one at beta, and the group went into the basement. A game board was set up there, but no one was there. They waited five minutes before the leader whispered “Let’s go” and snuck out of the barracks. They came out and walked toward the radar station.

At the station, the leader motioned for the team to enter the building. They piled into the entrance. There, a female rabbit stood up from the controls “What is this?” She asked as standing up.

At this the team went into action. The leader grabbed the standing rabbit by the arm and slammed her against the wall. Puffie shoved another to the floor and planted his foot on him. Two others wrestled another against the counter and pinned his arm against his back. After overpowering the three, two went off and searched the rest of the building. “This is a take over” Said the leader in answer to the question.

Peter put down his pump-action shotgun and donned a headset. As he dialed in the guard frequency, he saw the truck pull away from the ammo dump. “Here’s to our one-way trip” Thought peter as the frequency filled with chatter from waiting tanks.

“All units, Green-Green. The dragon has the wool over its eyes.”

“Roger. Commencing…”

As Peter transferred information, the group led the captives into a corner, where two posted guard. Puffie decided to change back into his Rabbit Guard fatigues. It felt better than the leather jacket that felt a size too small anyway. The rest settled down to wait.

In thirty seconds, group of attack helicopters blew a hole in the wall, sending surprised shouts from everywhere in the base. A rebel burst into the station, shouting “We are under attack from the North! Why didn’t you-”

He stopped when he saw 4 guns trained on him and a grinning team leader. “You had better come in and rest your heels, soldier. It only takes an instant to blow you away.”

A forth prisoner joined the ranks in the corner, and Peter said from the radio band. “The tanks are finally arriving, with some jet support and troop crawlers.”

The leader assigned some extra soldiers to guard the prisoners, and motioned the others to follow. “We need to capture the other buildings. Com’on, guys” He said.

As they stepped out the building, they could hear the sound of gun blasts and laser fire. A “Archer” Tank raced past the building as old military tanks from their equipment yards started and raced to defend. The radio frequency was filled with chatter from various units that were engaged in battle.

A Pair of troop transports raced to a building, and 15 other infantry got out. Another one pulled to the communications building and opened up, a squad of rabbit soldiers emerging from the APC. “We have orders to reinforce your team. The squad leader began, when movement caught Puffie’s eye.

Puffie shouted a warning as a modified cargo truck with 3 antiaircraft guns leveled its guns at the now forming group.