Chapter 4

We had been driving for an hour when Doc told us to pull over, we had exited the valley around half an hour ago. I pulled over and got out and took my AK with me and had a good look around.

Doc got Guns and Curly out of the truck with the help of Damsa and Asmaan. He had lost his medical kit when we had left the Bergan’s behind, we all carried some field dressings in our webbing, he cut away the old dressings and then he used water bottles to wash away the old blood. He dried off the wounds and redressed them.

“YOU will both live, they are fresh wounds, and You will need to be taken to hospital, but they should be okay,” he told them and us.

We did a quick recce of the area and found a stream that seemed clean. We refilled all of the water bottles. We could have done with some food but there we no food sources anywhere to be seen.

I reloaded the AK47s and did a stock check off what we had left in the way of ammo.

We had twelve AK47s with around three hundred rounds, we had our four Glocks with a full mag each and we had three grenades. We had not got rounds for our normal longs. The AK was a good tool, I would have rather had rounds for my sniper rifle, but you have to with the situation as it comes up, we had AKs and if it came to a firefight, they would have to do the business.

We had enough for one good firefight and nothing more. I looked at the girls, they seemed lost, and nervous.

I had to make sure they got back to the Base and then back to the UK.

“Right People, it’s time we hit the road,” Guns said, and we all got back into our seats. I fired up the engine and then drove off down the track.

I knew where the RVP was, and that was what I was aiming for. I was not sure that the Yanks would be able to send a chopper to pick us up. We were another hour from the RVP, I put my foot on the gas and we made good time.

When we were around a ten-minute walk from the RVP, I stopped the truck.

“Right guys I think we should walk in from here if the chopper sees a Taliban truck it will either bugger off or fire on it,” I said as I jumped out of the cab.

“Good thinking Rosie,” Guns said.

“Up there for thinking and down there for dancing Boss,” I said and pulled out some spare mags for the AK and slotted them into my webbing.

“I taught him all I know! “Curly laughed as he got off the truck. His camo pants were ripped and blooded and he was limping, but he still grabbed an AK and made sure he had spare mags.

Doc did the same. Guns had his Glock ready. He could only use one arm and it is hard to keep an AK steady when you are one-handed.

“Okay girls, so that you will be safe if we are ambushed, I am going to put plasticuffs on you, “I said to Damsa and Asmaan,” and you can tell them you were taken prisoner by us.”

“But why?” Damsa asked.

“If you are found with us the Taliban will kill you or worse” Doc said and passed me some plasticuffs.

There had been rumours about the Taliban using women prisoners as sex slaves. But then there were always rumours, there had been one doing the rounds recently about a male marine that had been captured and had been butt fucked by fifty Taliban warriors. The apparently then escaped and got back to his unit and told the medical team about it.

Was it true?

Who knows?

I do know that there was no way I was being taken alive...

The girls looked at each and there was a knowing look, they knew as well as we did that if they were captured helping us their lives would not be worth living.

“Okay yes, we will do it! “Asmaan said and Damsa nodded her agreement.

“Right take a drink of water before we head over to the RVP,” I said and passed them my bottle. They both took a big gulp of water before handing it back to me.

I put the cuffs in the girls, with the hand behind them. I made sure they were tight but at the same time comfortable.

“Right, we need to get going, “Guns said, and he looked around at all of us., “Keep your eyes and ears open guys.”

He led us off toward the RVP, the girls followed him and then Curly followed them, followed by Doc and then as always, I came up last.

We made good time, we were not moving as fast as normal, and the girls were not used to the pace we marched at. The day was a warm one and that also slowed us down.

We did not have the radio that connected us back to the head shed, but we knew that the Yanks would be monitoring the RVP with either a drone or a satellite., After half an hour we stopped for a break and a swig of water. We scoped out the RVP it looked clean. There was no movement, but I would still like to go and take a look at it before the rest of the team walked into a potential trap.

“Guns mate, it might be better if you guys stay here, and I go and scope out the RVP” I said.

Guns thought about it for a few seconds then glanced around at our little troop before he answered me.

“Rosie sounds like a plan to me mate, but please be careful, okay?” he said and slapped me on the shoulder.

I checked the mag of my AK47 was seated and that I had spare mags in my webbing. The with a nod to the rest of the team I made my way out of our little camp and jogged toward the RVP.

Once I got close, I dropped to my knee and lifted the AK47 to my shoulder, I watched for a good ten minutes. There was no sign of movement at all. That was a bonus.

I walked around it and made sure that the while place was clear. I scanned the RVP from different angles, and it looked clear. I jogged back over the rest of the team.

“Its all clear mate!” I said to Guns, and he nodded at me and then stood up.