[i]"Contact! Contact!"[/i]

Jimmy yelled as fire began to pepper the front wall of their shelter. The front door, a flimsy thing made of wood, splintered and tore under the sustained fire of the insurgents that took cover in the village square. Machine gun and assault rifle fire screamed and tore through the windows and door, thudding into the stone and dirt walls, making the four men within duck and dive for cover.

"Shit! Any plans, Jimmy?!"

[i]"Take cover, wait for a lull! When we got a chance, flash and return fire!"[/i]

With a quick nod, Connor pulled a small metal canister from his vest and pulled the pin, keeping his grip on it tight. When the fire outside slowed as some of the enemy moved forward to check out the situation, he lobbed it out the window and covered his ears, his team following suit.

The flashbang grenade tumbled into the center of a circle of men and went off. An extremely loud bang followed by a burst of white light disoriented the turban-clad insurgents, making them fire their guns blindly into the air or floor.

With that distraction, Jimmy peeked out a window and leveled his gun.

[i]"Return fire!"[/i]

The four men drew beads on exposed insurgents and fired. Rifles coughed and spat hot lead into warm bodies, toppling men where they stood. The firefight resumed in earnest, the two sides trading fire even as men fell to the professional work of Tiger team.

None, however, had noticed the cyborg soldier hiding nearby. The insurgent force was practically in front of him with their backs turned and big ol' targets painted on them.