CHAPTER 1: SEMPER FI

November 16, 2015

Arlington, Virginia (The Pentagon)

0900

It was a silent morning in Washington when two metal doors burst open. Behind the doors followed multiple people, Men and Women. All of them dressed to the nines, But in a sort of rough and tattered look. The room was soon filled with Military and Government personnel. The politicians sat down in tall dark leather chairs. And pulled their chairs closer to a large mahogany table that was so precisely placed in the center of the room. The politicians wore crudely wrinkled shirts and coats. So bizarre their outfits were shown to be, it appeared as if they had just crawled out of bed mere minutes before they had shown up to the sudden meeting. The soldiers looked less cruel. Their jackets neatly lined the edges of their badges. Clearly, all of the soldiers had many years of past experience in combat. Several of the soldiers had seen action in Afghanistan and Iraq. A couple select soldiers even had experience in special operations being former Navy SEALS and Marines. For most of the warriors, their badges and jackets were just an underlayer to a large tactical vest. In their vest's were visible weapons and gadgets. Flash bangs, Fragmentation grenades, Flares, P9's and magazines of ammo. In their gloved hands were combinations of M16 Assault rifles and M1014 Shotguns. A considerable amount of the soldiers wore military caps or Castro caps. While a small fraction of them wore ballistic helmets. All of the soldiers, however, wore their signature Dark blue coats and had clean white shirts underneath. Unlike the politicians it seemed they had been awake for hours and had merely been waiting for a call of duty. The room was filled with chatter. The people in the chairs jabbering about the sudden call for a meeting and what could be the likely cause for such a sudden congregation. While the politicians talked the soldiers aligned the edges of the walls to the sides. Standing professionally, in a single file line. Not making a noise. With their eyes focused toward the opposite side of the room at eye level. Solitary like statues weathering a storm. The room had continued in its loud conversations and arguments when suddenly one man shouted out.

"What's the meaning of this?! I was at home with my daughters when I suddenly have to leave for Arlington!." At that moment another person spoke, this time a woman.

"It's not our job to question we are supposed to follow orders!" This warrants another response from the man saying.

"You try to leave your house at 3. A.M. for a surprise top secret meeting and convince your children and wife that it is nothing to worry about!"

This created an outburst from several other politicians in the room but it was outmatched by the loud clatter of the large metal doors that created the entrance to the room. At this moment everyone in the room regardless of attitude or rank arose from their chairs and gave attention to the woman walking in. The room was dead silent as she approached her seat at the head of the table. She was an average looking woman with short black hair and black skin. She had a normal height and build but what beseeched her was her eyes. Her brown eyes seemed like they could melt straight through you, She clearly had experience breaking the will of humans and was an expert at manipulation just by the way she looked at the officers and senators. She had a small black briefcase that must have held some important tools to her work because she kept it close to her and never did it leave her side. She approached the chair and as she pulled it back to take a seat she spoke her first words.

"You may be seated." she also looked at the soldiers at the edges of the room and said. "at ease gentlemen." She then turned her attention to the end of the table there sat a man, a man whose choices little known to him would determine the fate of the free world. That man was Commander Jason Kirov. He was a tall, light-skinned man with short brown hair and blue eyes, he had a broad muscular frame and was in a black suit with a casual white shirt and a black tie around his collar with classy black loafers. The woman stared at Kirov before saying.

"I've called you here today because we face dire circumstances. Our intelligence has confirmed the existence of a new threat that is, unlike anything we have seen before. This organization has the ability to carry out attacks anywhere in the world, they are highly lethal and indiscriminate of age religion or nationality. The potential for loss of human life and psychological terror is substantial, and cannot be ignored. They are the very definition of an unknown quantity, our only choice of action is to meet force with force. As of this moment, my program is reactivated and I'm handing over command of all global field operations to you."

It seemed as if the entire room was staring at Kirov both with anxiety and envy after the woman's last statement.

"recruit your operators from among the world's foremost elite. borders and protocols are irrelevant. We must be the shield that safeguards the civilized from those who wish to do it harm. no matter how or where our enemies strike no matter what defense they cower behind team rainbow must stand ready." She said.

"I will be giving you your missions and orders to complete commander and you will refer to me only as Six." The room was silent until the U.S. Secretary of Homeland security, Jeh Johnson spoke up and said.

"Alright if this is a matter of global and national security then why have I heard nothing of it or them?" Six responded by saying.

"It is because the global terrorist ring known as the White masks are highly lucrative and have been remaining in hiding for several years. The only reason we know of their whereabouts is because of a man we had on the inside otherwise they have kept quiet and stay in the dark. We do know that they are also planning several attacks on a global scale but we don't know where or when all we can do is sharpen our blade and stand firm." he rebutted by saying

"If this is as large of a ring as you say it is, we need to inform the public... and get the president on the line, launch some sort of assault on them first before they strike!" Six responded in a risen tone.

"If we do something like that it will compromise our leverage the white masks will realize just how much we know and it will drive them deeper underground, our inside man will likely be compromised and the assaults they launch from that point further will be so radical that even team rainbow couldn't stop them. What we need to do right now is play defense and wait for them to come to us. It is highly important to us minimizing damage and casualties that they underestimate us. Then that will leave them vulnerable to a precision strike from team rainbow that will devastate their organization and without even comparable loss of life." The man sits back in his chair and remains silent as Six finished her statement, she then looked at Kirov and spoke.

"This all rests on your shoulders commander can you handle it?" Kirov responded with.

"All I've ever wanted in life was an opportunity to prove to my nation that I am willing and able to defend it with all I have. I won't let you are any of the people in this room down." Six smiled with satisfaction from the response and spoke again.

"I'm glad to hear it because your work starts now, but from this point on everything discussed in this room or between you and I is strictly confidential and cannot be discussed or spoken with any other soul, not your friends, family or acquaintances, the only other person who can know is POTUS. Is that clear?"

"Yes, ma'am" responded Kirov.

"Excellent," said Six "But now I need to clear the room so I can discuss the current mission to the commander." She nodded to the soldiers at the opposite end of the room and then responded with.

"Yes Ma'am, alright everyone clear it out!" The soldiers slowly yet surely cleared everyone out of the room and latched the solid metal doors behind them. Six then said.

"This is your first task at hand you will need to meet your rainbow team and get settled in while they begin their additional training, In two weeks you are getting a presidential flight to the U.K. I will be there shortly after but I still have some paperwork authorize and still need to speak to those suits I just sent out of here, while you are waiting you should recruit you rainbow team and have them rendezvous at Hereford base, good luck." She then reached her hand out, and Kirov and Six shook on their newfound allegiance. Kirov didn't know what was going to happen but he was one of the finest commanders in the States and was ready to test his skills for his country.