The Ghost Unit - Chapter 1

The General

Chapter 1

Year 2020 - 0800 GMT. Situation room at the IEU (International Espionage Unit)secret headquarters located somewhere in a remote mountain range in Iceland. It is also known as the Vault.

The location is known only to the International Espionage Unit members. Within this organization is a team known as 'The Ghost Unit' or 'The Ghosts'.

The Ghosts are the world's best weapon and its best kept secret. The Ghost Unit comprises the best soldiers from different armies of the world. Each Ghost selected for their expertise in a given field. Another feature common among the member of The Ghost Unit is that each member of the unit has no family or loved ones alive. This is a criterion that is checked very carefully before the selection of the agent into The Ghost unit.

The most important part of The Ghost Unit is that its members are all dead. Dead to the world outside. Once selected as a member of The Ghost Unit their deaths are faked to make them invisible.  The members are taken to the secret base from which they operate.

Trinnean James walks into the situation room and looks at all gathered there. He walks up to his seat and sits down.

[Trinnean James - The head of The Recon Ghost Unit selected for his exemplary marksmanship and leadership. Also known as TJ or Snake Eyes - a call sign taken from his favorite G.I. Joe character. He was selected after his stint with the US Marines in Afghanistan. Trinnean was approached by the creator of the Ghost Unit 'The General' and given the authority to select his team of international soldiers to be part of a task force which would be the ultimate weapon against terrorism.]

An elderly gentleman walks into the room and to the white screen in front of the room.

[General Vladimir Bolchikov - Former commander of the KGB and one of Russia's top intelligence specialists. Also known as 'The General'. General Bolchikov started the Ghost Unit at the request of the then director of Interpol.]

The General switches on the projector and turns to the gathering. 'As you all know by now Qiyana was attacked a few days back. From our inspection of the bodies of her attackers it seems they were part of a new terrorist organization called the Raiders. There is very little known about this group. All that we know is they are a mix of some of the top mercenaries in the world who have decided to create a new world order. Qiyana seems to have dug a little too deep so' he looks at Qiyana 'I have to take you out of the field and keep you here at HQ. You need to go through all the information you've gathered. There's something we haven't seen as yet that got their attention and we need to know what.'

'But sir' replies Qiyana.

'No buts. It is an order and you will follow it. TJ I need you to take a team back to Aspen and do a recon. I want to know how and where they picked up on Qiyana. It's a bloody good thing you were around.' He grins at the both of them. 'Ok people let's get moving. We have a lot of work.'

Everybody gets up to leave. Only Qiyana stays back.

[Qiyana Okawa - Call sign 'The Cat' for her agility and lightning quick reflexes. She was recruited for her expertise on stealth warfare. Second in command to TJ and also his high school sweetheart.]