Ch1 : A lesson of radiology by practice

Story by Army Wolf on SoFurry

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#1 of Military tales


Everything You read there is just fiction.

This didn't happened really.

There's no similarities to real persons/humans/furs.

I'm going to tell You a story. A story of brave men. A story of men who risked their lives to complete next objective. Most of them suffered. Today , we stand strong together once more , not event thinking about what happened in the past.

Some words about myself : I'm a wolf from military family. My roots belongs to army. It was more than sure , that I'm going to serve in army , but no one assumed that I would go to infantry. All males from my family were pilots. My grandfather â€" colonel of Air Force. My father â€" lieutenant of it. Even my brother serves in Air Force â€" he's a pilot of B2 bomber.

I'm a squad leader in rank of master sergeant. I lead a pack of males , trained to complete their tasks , whatever it would take. Many of them are my good friends , and we would risk our lives to save each other â€" we're not leaving anyone behind.

Our mission was simple â€" take over another building in Kal-Hanar. Intel provided information that there would be some rebels in the building. Our objective was to take building over , and hold it till' reinforcement arrives. Simple? It seemed so...

Squad Ready

"Ok guys. This one is going simple..." - I started a briefing - "We're going in as fast as possible , taking over that piece of bricks and call it clear to move into. Damage of building must be limited to minimum. Command wants it in one piece. Mike! Flash-bangs ready?" I asked our EOD

"Sure boss. We're gonna stun them deaf" a grin on his face.

Mike is well build but not tall mouse. Always interested in explosives. He's making his own grenades and demolition devices. He doesn't have his index finger of left hand due to his experiments with termite.

"Sam! Radio check!" I turned to our radio-operator

"Battery full , receiving clear" he said , and reached for his radio station to put it on his back

Sam is slim and tall husky , graduated high school , and decided to go army to run away from his parents in-law. His biological parents died in car accident. He finished sniper school , but decided to make use of his abilities as radio operator. He's also known as "EE" (stands for Eyes & Ears).

"Colin! How's our support?" I asked our gunner

"SAW is just waiting to split them in a half..." he said with smile , and petted his gun.

Colin is huge , muscular bear who carries out machinegun. He was impressed by military movies , especially gunners. He wished to be given M60 , but MK46 suits him as well.

"Everyone else ready?" I asked team

"Sir , Yes Sir!" chorus answered

"One more thing Boss... Rules Of Engagement?" asked Colin

"In case of resistance , confirm kill" I answered with a little smile

Laugh ran through whole squad.

Then some sergeant arrived , someone behind him.

"Sir , a word sir..." he said quietly

"What is it?"

"Sir , intel confirmed nuclear warheads in region , this is private Roy technician of radiochemistry , he will provide support to Your squad just in case Sir"

I took a look over sergeants' shoulder just to see young tall fox with childish face.

"Private Roy reporting for duty Sir!" said young fox when he noticed than I'm looking at him.

"At ease... You're pretty young... Have you even fought yet?"

"Sir , this will be my first Sir."

"Jesus Christ" â€" I tought to myself â€" "hope he's good not only at chemistry..."

"Private Roy is equipped with measuring device , also everyone have to wear their dosimeters Sir" said sergeant

"Thank You sergeant , dismissed..."

"Sir!" he said , and left.

I turned to the young fox and said :

"My squad is trained to work with each other , we're like band of brothers. I suggest You to stay back and do Your job , are we clear?"

"Sir , it's clear Sir , but..."

"What?" I interrupted him.

"If there would be something Sir... I will to do my best." he stated.

I took a moment to measure him. Maybe he's not well-build , but apparently he would provide me some information.

"Tell me about radiation..." I started "I don't know much about it , only that it kills..."

"Human beings can absorb much more radiation than anthros , so we really need to be careful , that's why we're wearing dosimeters. Radiation doesn't kill instantly. It's invisible killer. If we would be exposed on large dozens of radiation , we won't just faint and die. We're gonna spit out our lungs , bleed from ears , loose our sense of seeing... It's a horrible death , and I'm gonna make sure , no one is going to die this way. I'm also equipped with radiation absorbents in form of injections. They absorb some of radiation from body , so they can save life."

"Ok. Keep and eye on Your device , and inform me when it goes dangerous."

"Sir , yes sir!"

"Prepare Yourself... Make sure You take your ballistic vest."

I checked my gear once more. Vest â€" check. Additional magazines â€" check. Canteen â€" check. M4 â€" check. Knee pads â€" check. Helmet â€" check. Eye protection â€" check. Gas mask... hell... never know when it'll come useful â€" check.

Deadly Radiation

We stood hidden in darkness , outside in nearby bushes. Team just waits for me to place order. Simple... "Go go go!" and we're taking the building over. It's quite small , too small for base... There's only ground floor , corridor , staircase on end of it. Two floors with single rooms.

"Roy... Reading?"

"All normal sir..."

"Let's rock..." I said

We walked toward building , placed ourselves at the door.

That's the moment when everything slows down. You remember all procedures , You know that behind that door might be some guy just waiting for You to enter just to pull trigger of his AK-47 and send You to heaven. But comrades first... You don't even think about yourself , but about Your teammates , You don't want them to die. On the other hand , somewhere in the back of Your head is a little fear , You don't want to be buried six feets below.

"Mike... Ready bang..." I ordered

Doors flew wide open

"Flash out!" shouted Mike

"Death is coming! Brace Yourselves!" Colin was going into his 'berserk mode'

Quick action... Clearing room by room. Routine , we've done it many times.

"First one is clear!"

"Second is clear!"

"Hallway!"

"Cover for threads!"

"Advance! Staircase!"

We're going slowly , covering each other. First floor... Teammates are clearing room while me and Mike take cover on the staircase. Roy standing beside taking measurements.

There's something strange about this place. It's just too quiet. No op-fors engaged so far.

Quick thought ran through my mind , and then it all started...

"Sir..." Roy said with eyes wide open staring at his measuring device.

"What is it?" I asked nervously

"Radiation... a hundred times more than normal..."

"Fall back!!! Everyone fall back!!!" I yelled

Quickly as thunder. We're in the room where we started assault from.

"Roy! Reading!" I shouted

"Ten times more than normal" he whispered to me "Sir , there must be something up on the second floor... It's not usual..."

"Sam... Call base" I ordered

"Doing it... Kilo six-four to Yankee two-five over. Kilo six-four to Yankee two-five come in!" he continued to try to contact base.

"Private Roy! With me." I took him aside.

"Sir?"

"Are we going to be ok?" I asked

He took his dosimeter and locked it in that measuring device.

"May I?" he asked pointing at mine

"Oh... Sure" I said and gave him my dosimeter

"We haven't absorbed too much... We'll be fine."

"But still , we need to check what the hell is over there..." I said it loud , but it was just a thought

"Sir , I suggest to leave it for chemical forces... We're not equipped with NBC suits..."

"And I suggest You not to tell that to my people... I have my gas mask... I'll go first..."

"Sir , I won't let you..." protested fox.

"I'm not asking You an advice private." I roughly interrupted him

"Sir , honestly , you're going to die!"

"Sometime I will no matter what. I'm not going to send one of my people to death."

"No contact Boss" reported Sam. "it seems something is jamming us..."

"I'm going to check what is above there on second floor... You guys stay here and take care of our foxy..." I said.

I took out my gas mask , and putted it on. Equipped with that I moved toward staircase. Calmly I walked up flight of stairs.

On the second floor there was something that seemed to be a few rods connected with TNT , many lights blinking on it. That's what was visible , there was also huge kind of container.

"A bomb... It's a fucking bomb!" I've thought.

Then I felt something. My vision was blurred , my knees gone weak. Quickly I turned around and gone through the door to staircase. At the bottom of the stairs I could barely see and I felt on the ground.

"Boss!" Colin screamed "Mike , help me out there!"

I felt them lifting me up. They took me to the rest of our squad.

"Lay him down , and take off his mask and blouse!" I heard Roy saying. "You stupid wolf I told You not to do it..."

I couldn't say a word... I just wasn't able to. My mask was taken off and blouse unbuttoned.

I felt so tired. My eyes gone shut. My mind went blank. There was only terrible exhaustion and will to sleep...

"Don't You dare to pass out now!" Roy yelled at me "Talk to me! Who are you?"

I only mumbled something.

"That's it! Don't pass out! What's Your name? Sam! Talk to him , I'm going to give him injection."

"Wait a second..." I heard our corporal "what's in that shot?"

I didn't heard answer , because Sam started talking to me.

"Boss! Stay with me!" I heard him "We're not giving up , remember? Fight it boss! We need you here!"

That made me open my eyes , but I still felt dizzy... I could barely move.

"Yes boss! Look at me!" Sam smiled at me "You're going to be ok! Stay with me!"

I felt needle at my shoulder , and bared my teeth at that feeling. I don't like shots...

"It contains morphine" I heard Roy again "we should keep him conscious..."

"Boss!" I heard Sam saying "You'll be fine! Just don't let it go!"

"Call out base. No matter how" I heard Colin "I'm gonna keep boss with us..."

"Kilo six-four to Yankee two-five come in , over!" Sam yelled to the receiver as he left room in search of better signal.

"Sam is going to call medevac boss... We'll take You home..." Colin said in soft voice

"W... W-where's R-Roy?" I managed to say

"I'm here Sir" he said as he showed himself over me "You need anything?"

"Y-you know t.. t-that you're g-going to... stay w-with our..." I haven't finished , because he interrupted me.

"Save Your strength Sir."

"C-call me... B-boss..." I finally made it out of myself

"Ok... Boss" a smile on his face "it'll be a pleasure to serve with You boss."

I felt terribly exhausted again , and let my eyes shut. Breathing heavily like I was running for last hour. Roys' reaction was quick - he grabbed my hand and said loudly :

"Boss! Don't pass out! Squeeze my hand!"

I did as he said , but there was not much strength in my hand for now.

"That's it! Stay with me!"

Sam must have darted into the room , because I heard his voice :

"Medevac ETA three minutes!"

"Great news" Colin said "Medic! Stretcher! Mike! Come here , I need your help."

They putted me on the stretcher. I felt movement. Morning breeze ran over fur on my face and bared chest as we quited the building. I could hear chopper wings cutting air. I opened one of my eyes and saw UH-60 BlackHawk chopper landing. They putted me in , and packed themselves as well.

We were on our way to base... Exhaustion took advantage of me and I passed out.

To be continued... Maybe...


There goes my first story... I'm new one over here , been watching/reading for while , and decided to create an account. Hope You liked that story.

If so - there probably will be more.

If not - it seems that I'm not a good writer and will just stick to reading...

Forgive me if my english is not good enough - I'm not American/British.