Time 1659. Location: South America, somewhere along the Amazon River.
"What the fuck happened to Young?!"
"You shot him, man. You fucking shot him!"
"I had no fucking choice. It tried to rip my fucking throat out. With its teeth!"
Cut off from the outside world and surrounded by creatures, the tension inside is palpable. The Vipers and their Officer have been going about their duties under the red lights of attack. However, their outward appearances and behavior belie the inner strain of the last 48 hours. That was until 15 minutes ago when Young turned violent. Pandemonium is the only word to describe the recent series of events happening in this secluded Cobra bunker.
"You fucking shot him!"
"You don't think I know this, Lee! What other choice did I have?"
"You could have retrained him. Shit, he was one of ours. We aren't fuckin' savages. We don't kill our own, you fuck."
The scene again turns chaotic as the Vipers take sides pushing and shoving quickly turns into punching. Officer Onesi, attracted by the noise, finds his men at each other. He tries to break up the brawl only to find himself sucked in. The moaning outside gets louder. A sudden banging at an entry hatch brings the fight to an end as quickly as it began. The abrupt entrance of Televiper Fintak and Technoviper Kosa draws the attention of Officer Onesi.
"Sir, sensors are picking up 200 plus of those things out there."
"Damn it, must be the whole damn village."
"I say we got out there and smoke those fuckers."
"Sure, and after everything clears, we'll have no cover, and the noise will bring more of those fuckers."
"You don't know that. For all you know, this is some local shit caused by the crappy water these bastards drink."
"Actually…" Interrupts, Fintak.
All eyes turn toward him. "What the fuck do you mean 'actually'? If your next words are, 'That's not entirely accurate,' I'll fuckin' kill you."
"What I mean, Nason is, I picked up a television signal from Sao Paulo… It. Well, you guys should see it yourself."
"Before that happens, I need to know what the fuck happened in here. Why is Young dead? Why the fuck are you assholes beating the shit out of each other?"
"Sir, Young attacked me."
"And he shot him. Shot him right in the fucking head."
"You would have done the same thing, Lee!"
"No, I would have tried to stop him. Maybe shot him in the leg. You blew his fuckin' brains out. Now we're a man down and surrounded by those fucking things."
"ENOUGH! Need I remind you what the consequences are for insubordination and murder."
"Sir, no offense but, fuck you. We can't be sent back to the Island cause we can't even contact them."
At that, Officer Onesi steps up to Crouch and surprises him with a right uppercut.
"That may be true, you shit. But remember, I'm in charge. Now anyone else wants to mouth off? No? Didn't think so. We have more important things to attend to right now. First, get Young to the infirmary. Crouch, you have two choices. You can either; keep your wits about you and follow orders, or I can open a hatch and send your ass out there."
"You wouldn't."
"I would. We're already one man down. I don't have time to deal with some insubordinate prick who wants to pick fights. Are you a goddamn Cobra Viper, or are you an enemy? Which is it?"
"Sir, I'm a Viper, Sir."
"It better stay that way."
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