- Oct 3, 2018
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At the tarmac, a sleek Aeroflot aircraft awaited, engines humming with restrained power as they did their final checks before their flight. The investigators from the Federal Security Bureau's counter-espionage office would be, dressed in formal attire, joined the Alfa team. They brought personal bags as well as professional equipment including encrypted computers, cameras, hard drives, and their standard issue side-arm. The Alfa would bring tactical vests for all the investigators as well.
As dawn began to break over the Russian capital, the sky painted in hues of orange and pink, meant time was coming close. The teams began to board the plane as they prepared for whatever awaited them in Canada.
Inside the aircraft, an eery silence enveloped the cabin as the teams settled into their seats. Alfa members, with their tactical expertise, occupied their section of the aircraft, doing a final check of their equipment. As they settled in the remaining FSB investigators took their seats as they waited for take off.
The hum of the engines intensified as the plane taxied down the runway, marking the beginning of their journey. The atmosphere inside the cabin was tense as the experienced members of the group quietly rested knowing this may be their last safe night while the in-experienced members were gripped with either a sense of excitement or fear that plagued their sleep. Berlin's city lights faded below, and as the plane became silhouetted against the glow of the rising sun some looked back at their homeland one last time.
The Chief Investigator, Colonel Katarina Romonova of the FSB, would sit in her chair as she reviewed the reports given to her by her supervisor. She had additional information prepared by her team before she arrived to keep herself informed. She would consult both French, German, and Canadian sources as she completed her preliminary reading.
Captain Dimitry of the Alfa unit would speak with Romonova as the two discussed the best way to keep their members safe. There was an active war going on in Canada after all and it would be expected that their investigations may make them targets for foreign or rebel groups.
As the aircraft soared over the vast expanse of the Atlantic, the two discussed in-depth best practices to share with the inexperienced members of their team. With the Atlantic waves fading into the distance, the aircraft began to descend into Canada where the BKA and their Canadian counterparts would meet.
As the aircraft approached its descent over the Canadian landscape, the atmosphere within the cabin shifted. The hum of the engines was accompanied by a heightened sense of anticipation among the Alfa members. The time for preparation had come, and the operators seamlessly transitioned into a ritual of gearing up for the imminent mission.
In the confined space of the aircraft, the Alfa operators moved to their private section where the soft glow of overhead lights illuminated their cabin. An array of tactical gear was neatly arranged on their seats. Each operator, clad in dark uniforms, began the process of donning their equipment. Kevlar vests, tactical gloves, and masks were donned. As the operators laced their boots the captain would indicate they would be landing soon.
Across the cabin, the clinks of magazines being loaded into weapons resonated, an echo that turned the stomachs of those still apprehensive about going. The metallic click of rifles being chambered reverberated through the confined space as the Captain began to speak. As the operators conducted final equipment checks, the plane descended further, closing in on the Canadian soil that awaited them.
As the aircraft approached the landing, the Alfa operators sat in a state of alert readiness. The hum of the engines lowered as the wheels touched down on Canadian soil, marking the beginning of a mission that demanded the utmost vigilance.
In the dimly lit cabin, the Russian operators, fully geared and armed, awaited the moment when the cabin doors would open, and they would step into the unknown. The anticipation in the air was tangible, a silent prelude to the challenges that awaited them as they disembarked, ready to navigate the complexities of an investigation on foreign soil.
As the doors opened, the Alfa operators would be the first to exit, securing the exterior of the aircraft as Colonel Romonova excited with them to greet her Canadian counterparts. Expressing her deepest sorrows for the tragic events that had transpired, Colonel Romonova extended her hopes that these investigations would reveal the complete truth.
With her team assembled and the FSB investigators exiting the plane, the Russians would follow the Canadians to be presented with various pieces of evidence and prepare to conduct their own investigation and questioning. Adorned with the emblem of the Russian FSB, vehicles part of the Convoy would be taken to the ongoing Canadian investigation allegations of French involvement in the Canadian conflict.
The investigators had secured their confidential documents including foreign documents and intelligence briefings, they would await whatever the Canadians would present them. Bringing cameras, audio recorders, transcribers, and so forth. Interrogation questions would be prepared as they anticipated to be asking some questions.
The Alfa operators remained vigilante as they monitored their surroundings, their weapons armed and ready. Some of whom had just served in Afghanistan and others still fresh, nonetheless, all acutely aware the necessity to avoid failure.
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