<br/>Arthur could easily hear the dull THUP THUP THUP of the chopper’s blades, despite the headset, which was meant to block out the noise. was wearing. In his mind he couldn’t help but imagine that it was more than just the sound of their transport. But that it was in fact time ticking past, running out as the time in which they had to save the members of Alpha and Charlie team disappeared into nothingness.<em>Not now… Not now and not here</em>Arthur thought to himself as he forced his mind to focus on the immediate situation rather than the things he couldn’t control.<br/><br/>With his thoughts a bit more under his own control Arthur took stock of the situation… Charlie team was assembled in their helicopter, which itself was flying over the Arklay forests in search of any signs of either the S.T.A.R.S. Bravo or S.T.A.R.S. Alpha teams. Both of which had gone missing after being assigned missions in the very same forest.  Above all else Arthur was determined that his team would not suffer the same fate. Their mission was to locate both Alpha and Bravo teams and aid them in securing the situation. Or should the situation be out of control they were expected to provide a safe point of evac for the teams.<br/><br/>They were flying in the general direction of a large estate that Alpha team’s last contact had mentioned. Arthur felt that it would be a good place to start, at the very least they would have a large landmark to center themselves on and at best they might find both teams already secure on the estate. “There it is” he said into his headset’s speaker.<br/><br/>“I see it” was the response he received from the helicopter’s pilot “<br/><br/>“Bring us down as close to the front door as you can” Arthur ordered “and then hold position on the ground, I want to remain in the field as long as possible and that means not wasting fuel waiting for us.”<br/><br/>“Got it” replied the pilot, the helicopter already angling towards the large mansion in the distance.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>“Alright, everyone recheck your gear we’re getting ready to set down”  Kevin had no trouble hearing Arthur’s voice over the headset and he nodded his head in acknowledgment of the man’s orders “ I want this to go smooth and quick. Once we touch down……” as Arthur’ voice trailed off mid-order Kevin craned his head to look out the helicopter’s window. Eager to see what would cause the captain to lose his train of thought. It took him a second to notice it but as the helicopter moved closer and closer to the mansion he was able to see it much more easily. The door to the mansion, there really wasn’t any other word for a house that big, was standing open. Which would have been odd even by itself. But what was worse was the large red stain spread across the door at about the height of a man’s chest. “Fuck me” Kevin whispered as he quickly began to recheck both of his weapons. His hands moving more on auto pilot than by any conscious commands.<br/><br/>A few seconds later Arthur’s voice returned in his ear via the headset. “Alright, we’ve got a possible hostile situation down there” he said as the distance between the helicopter and the mansion shrunk and shrunk with every passing second.  “I want Kevin on point, we’re going to breach the doorway and get into the building as fast as possible. Watch for possible fire from the tree line.” Arthur’s voice said.<br/><br/>Scant seconds later the helicopter had touched down on the ground “GO!” Arthur’s voice came from the headset just as Kevin was yanking the headset from  his ears.  He quickly dismounted the helicopter, his M4 In his hands, and sprinted for the mansion’s door which was only a few yards from their landing place.<br/><br/>He was through the door in under a minute his eyes scanning up and down the room, taking in the lavishly decorated interior of the large main room, the chandelier hanging from the ceiling and giving off a gloomy light, the shined tile floor, and most importantly the body of Joseph Frost laying in a pool of blood in the center of the room. “Shit!” Kevin said as he rushed towards Joseph.<br/>