《Black Rain》 Pilot It¡¯s a sunny day in Los Angeles, temperatures are high as usual and the people are walking around the beach to enjoy the summer vacation. Dan, Ricky, Carl and Tom have been cruising along the coast with their brand-new car that Ricky¡¯s dad bought him after coming back from 8 months deployment in the enemy lines. As usual Dan was driving while Carl was the DJ, Ricky and tom sat in the back studying and analyzing their previous work. The AUX cable broke so they had to depend on the radio until they reached the next gas station to buy a replacement cable. After scribbling through the different channels, Carl found a station that was playing his favorite song: ¡°Frank Sinatra ¨C My way¡±, Carl could not hold back and begins to sing horribly the song with a crackly voice from his cigars, ¡°I faced it all and stood it my way¡± he says, Dan begins to tease him and says ¡°we did it our way¡±, Carl chuckles and bursts into aloud solo ¡°But through it all, when where was doubt I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way all alonnnne¡±. Few songs later; The squad arrived to the closest gas station, Carl went with Tom to go buy some snacks, drinks and a new AUX cable for the road. Dan and Ricky were refueling the car, Ricky asks Dan ¡°ain¡¯t it a hot day?¡±, he responds ¡°yeah it reminds me when we were in the desert driving the DPV and wearing shemagh like we were big ass heroes¡±, Ricky half cracks a smile ¡°that was the one of our most disastrous missions we ever did¡±, Dan laughs ¡°Well we are still alive so let¡¯s enjoy it¡±. The Gas machine ticks and Dan pays for the fuel, suddenly he gets a phone call from xxx-000-xxx, he knew something was wrong since that was the emergency line, few seconds passes by and Dan have yet to answer the phone. Ricky takes the phone and slides his finger to answer the call, ¡°Hello¡± ¡°Identify yourself¡± ¡°Agent R, location LA, HQ what is going on?¡± ¡°This is Commander Shepperd, please come to the Magikarp club, I will be waiting for you there¡± ¡°Roger that¡±If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Ricky looks at Dan with a confused face for a few seconds ¡°that was Shepperd, I thought he was dead¡± there was a slight pause before Dan saw Carl and Tom coming out the shop, he waved his hand counter clock wise with 2 fingers half raised meaning bad news. All four got into the car, Dan started to drive towards the secret Magikarp club near the ocean line up coast. There was a weird silence going through the whole ride, no one knew what was going on and tried to figure out what¡¯s up. 4 Hours later and 300 miles down the road, Tom spots the old shack ¡±there it is¡± which he points with his finger at, Ricky cracks a smile ¡°the old ugly shack, ain¡¯t I missed it¡±, Carl was sleeping in the back, getting some energy reserved. Dan parks the car, everyone got out and started walking towards what to be looking like a tin foiled house, they go in and see 2 guys sitting and eating food, one of the guys says ¡°finally you¡¯ve arrived, I haven¡¯t seen you fellas in few years now¡±, Dan was speechless at the man that was standing in front of him ¡°how?..how are you still alive¡­ I saw you getting shot infront of my eyes¡± The man replied ¡°Well that is a long story, I will sure tell you when time is right, for now let¡¯s go to the briefing room we have no time to waste¡±, Carl raises his voice ¡°cough cough, who is that other guy Shep, I don¡¯t remember his face¡±, the man with a suit stands up ¡°Nice to meet you Delta Team, call me H for now, I will be briefing you about this mission I need your help with¡±, All four said alright with a slight hesitation.
  1. plugs his phone to the monitor and hands out files to every individual in the briefing room.
¡°Alrighty boys, this is the deal! Take a look at the files with the information about the location I am about to show you, as you know the past year the weather has been a little off, changes were unusual and caused many people to lose their life compared to the last decade, we managed to pin down a location that we believe is in charge in some sort of way in manipulating what we call ¡®Mother Earth¡¯, and we want you to go there and get some more intel, before you ask why I¡¯ve come to you, I talked to General Shepard whose an old friend of mine, he said you guys are the best team out there for the job since that place is heavily fortified with security and a magnetized force field that does not allow us to send drones nearby but from out satellite footage we can see that clearly something is not right there¡± Carl grinds his chin, ¡°with all due disrespect sir, H, whatever you want to call yourself, if this is such a big deal why won¡¯t you send the navy there, I am sure they won¡¯t say no..¡±
  1. ¡°I will ignore what you just said and add that if this whole story will be a success you guys will receive a big amount of credit..¡±
Dan was still scratching his head trying to understand the whole situation, something was out of place, but he couldn¡¯t lay his finger there yet, Ricky was talking to General Shepperd to try and get some more info about this H. dude. After an hour of going through all the intel, and a lot of talk between the 6 guys, the team decided to take the job and head out to the island, but before that they went to the kitchen to cook some food. ¡°You got all the armory we carry?¡± Dan asks H. ¡°Indeed, I do, I already put it in the back, go take a look after you guys eat¡±, The team ate the famous scrambled eggs that Carl cooked, ¡°Still tastes like burnt chicken¡± Dan said with a smile. After finishing to eat the meal they went into the room to begin the unknown hunt... -3.62830 -144.42420 The team quickly went into the room and started to locate their weapons and ¡°new¡± EDC items. Each member in the team has a specific combat role: Dan is a Marksman and Robotic Bomb Engineer specialist, Tom is Combat Medic and Bio Chemical Warfare specialist, Ricky is the Pilot and Close Quarters Combat specialist, And lastly we have Carl. He is the usual ¡°Goddamit Carl¡± or ¡°Shut up Carl¡± and his specialty is in psychology and interrogations. Dan set his favorite gun on the table the good old M40A3, he begun to tear it into pieces as he checked each individual parts and customized it to his liking, it seemed that he had a very intimate moment with it, ¡°ain¡¯t you looking all sexy¡± he whispered. Tom was setting up his bags accordingly to the worst case scenario which they may end up in, ¡°I am not taking any chances here boys, I am bringing the whole pack this time ¡° he said, Ricky laughed ¡°Don¡¯t worry according to my map our flight should be safe and sound into that weird tropical island¡±, squirting the vaccine into the air ¡±who wants to take the first shot?¡± he said with a big smile and then procced to chase Carl around the room ¡°come here you little bitch, it is just a needle, stop making my work harder¡± he said to Carl, with a terrifying look on Carl¡¯s face ¡°there is not way I am getting my ass hit with a that huge of a needle dude¡± he screamed, Dan sighed and exhaled ¡°damn it carl come here¡±, they both pinned Carl to the ground and quickly finished with the vaccine procedure as Carl begged for mercy. Ricky laughed, ¡°Mate we went through this for so many times and you are still scared of it?¡±, ¡°yeah man I hate needles, seriously¡± he replied as he put his pants back up and begun to finish packing his equipment. They all went back into serious mode, zoned out into their own little universe to be focused on their role, so they won¡¯t forget anything when they wake up early in the morning the day after. Few hours later and it begun to be late so the team wrapped up around 7pm after completing everything that was needed, ate some pizza and drank beer which led to them passing out on the Disc-O-Beds. The following day; Dan and Ricky wake up from Carl¡¯s snoring, ¡°should we wake him up or make him go to sleep¡± Ricky asked Dan, ¡°I have a better ideaI¡± he replied as he went to grab the shaving cream and began smearing it all around Carl¡¯s hand, ¡°okay tickle his nose and be quit¡± he said, Ricky tickled his nose and tried multiple times but Carl would not scratch his face, with a disappointed face Ricky said to Dan ¡°Mission failed we will get him next time¡±.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. Few minutes later both Tom and Cark woke up and the team begun to prepare for the flight. They went through all their backpacks and equipment and then set to the nearest private airport. As the team packs everything in the plane, Ricky does the pre-flight checks and drills to make sure everything will be cozy, few minutes afterwards they are all set to go and take off into the ocean. Code Name: Black Rain Time: 2 AM Current Location: California, Los Angeles Destination: 3.62830, - 144.42420 Enemy Status: Unknown Dan looks out the of the planes window ¡°I don¡¯t have a good feeling about this mission guys, I got to be honest here, something makes my stomach go off¡±, Tom pats his shoulder ¡°I am on the same boat friend, but let¡¯s try not to think about it too much, take it as a regular mission like one of the many ones we already completed¡±, he looks towards Tom with a smile ¡°I will try..¡±, Carl is reading his usual flight book ¡°how to control humans¡± and mumbles to himself the lines. ¡°So far there is nothing but water around here, how close are we to the coordinates Dan?¡± Ricky asks, ¡°According to the GPS we are about half an hour from it, we should be there in no time¡± Dan replies with a fake positive attitude. The team is discussing which plan they will use in order to get onto the island:
  1. They land on the island and hope no one sees them
  2. They crash land the plane away from the island and use a life boat.
  3. They set the plane on Auto Pilot mode and skydive
After a short debate and taking into account the current weather and ocean current, they decided to land the plane in the ocean, and use their life boat. Ricky begins to decent slowly, ¡°it is going to be a rough landing boys, hold on to something¡± he shouts with confidents, as the plane gets to sea level, he is trying to keep it steady for until they are close enough but not too close to be seen. Dan looks at the GPS ¡°ETA 30 seconds¡± , everyone is starting to get prepared for the hit, Cark sets his books in his water proof bag, Tom is packing his stuff inside as well. For a moment there was a complete silence Dan begins to count down ¡°10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3¡­2¡­.1¡­..medusa¡± *boom* *splash* *twirling sounds of broken metal* Quickly the team refocuses on the objective, and begins to leap out the broken plane before it sinks in the deep ocean. ¡°I knew I still have it in me¡± says Ricky, ¡°Urghhh my neck hurts now, why are you so proud you little fuck¡± says Carl, ¡°shut the fuck up and help us already, we are running out of time, pull the lever for the blow up doll *cough* I mean blow up e-boat¡± he responses with a smile and a giggle, Few minutes afterwards the squad is set on the e-boat with all their equipment and bags, they begin to change clothes while in shifts they row the boat towards the island. Dan looks at the GPS again ¡°we are about a mile away, we should be there in few minutes considering the current is facing its direction in our favor¡± Tom feels a relief that the whole team is alive with no damage, after putting some special cooling ice on Carl¡¯s neck for a few minutes to help him ease the pain. 10 minutes later and the team land on the beach line, quickly they search around for a nearby cave to dive in until the sun rises. Dan and Tom look to the left and Ricky and Carl look to the right, ¡°I can¡¯t see shit in this dark place, it¡¯s already 5AM the sun should be out by now¡± Dan mumbles to himself, suddenly he spots a cave, the water is reflecting the moons light, ¡°guys I think I found a cave¡± he says, The team quickly picks up the boat and place it in a near cave that is used for their ¡°safe zone¡±, Ricky sets a small fire to get their stuff dry, and they begin to unpack their stuff before heading out into the unknown..