THE SHOCKWAVE
BY: INVISIBLE WRATH

Chapter One:
Preparations

The man sat alone inside the van. Dressed in a navy blue jumpsuit, wearing assault gear, then man sat hunched on the bench, looking at the picture in his right hand, his left hand occupied by the nickel plated .45 he held. In the picture, the man wore a dress uniform of a Detroit police officer. A woman dressed in a similar uniform stood in front of him, his arms around her waist…

“Sir?” a voice asked as the van’s door opened, light filling the dark vehicle. The man shoved the picture back into his pocket and looked up.

“Sir, the men are ready.” A man dressed in full assault gear said. The man in the van nodded and stepped out of the van, holstering the .45 on his left hip.

“Snipers in position?”

“Yes, Sgt. Faria. The snipers are positioned as you ordered. The assault team is waiting for you at the bus.”

Sgt. Faria nodded and picked up his shotgun, a SPAS-12 assault model and checked it. “Join them, Jackson, I’ll be there momentarily.” Jackson nodded and headed for the bus as ordered. Faria watched him, running the situation through his head one last time….

Inside the warehouse, the remains of a criminal gang was holded up. The gang belonged to one of the most notorious crime lords in the nation, a man known only as the Headman. He was a small time weapons dealer who had made it big as a member of a Colombian cartel. Now he was the premier weapons and drug distributor in the nation. Faria led a special task force comprised of Detroit SWAT officers and FBI tactical, their sole goal was the capture of the Headman and his organization. In the past month, Sgt. Faria had led a series of lightning raids against the Headman organization, seizing millions in weapons and narcotics, earning him the nickname “the Shockwave”, which his team had simple shortened to Shockwave. The sounds of automatic weapons fire brought him back to the moment as he ran to the bus his men where staging from…

“Report!” he shouted into his headset.

“Sir, we are taking fire from the third floor of the warehouse.”

“Eagle, fill me in.” Shockwave spoke.

“I have two shooters. Mac 10 on one of them, the other has an AK-47.” The sniper reported.

“Take them down.”

“Yes, sir.” The sniper adjusted his sights…bringing the AK shooter into his crosshairs….pulling the trigger gently….

The rifle shot echoed at the man’s head was splattered against the wall….the second gunman turning to look towards were the shot came from….the rifle reported again and the slug took the man gunman through the left eye, his brain exploding out of the rear of his skull as his body went limp and collapsed.

“Lead, this is Eagle. Shooters are down.” The sniper reported.

“Copy. Eagle.” Shockwave replied as he turned to his team. “We move in two by two. Initialize fire at identified targets only. I don’t want anyone getting shot by the man backing them up, got that?” The team voiced their understanding. “Then move into position. Reeves, you’re with me.” The youngest member of the team fell in behind Shockwave as he snapped the chinstrap of his helmet and lowered the faceplate.

“You ready for this, Sgt. Shockwave?” the young man asked.

“Always.” Shockwave replied without looking back. The young officer was the one who came up with the name and he was the only one who could get away with calling him that to his face.

The team moved into position quickly, the first team at the door placing the breaching charges and backing away…

“Blow it on three.” Shockwave ordered, counting in his mind….”Three!”

The door shattered inwards as the charged detonated….

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Continued in Part Two!
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