CRYPTO

Crypto

Author : Riley Burgiss

Dad, is that you

13/9/2020

“Lucas, here now.”  He starts running as the mortar bomb hits his old location.  “Thanks bro,” he says.

“We need to move back to base now!”

“Sir! Yes sir!”

“Let’s go!”  

We start retreating back to camp. Suddenly…

“MOVE, MOVE NOW LOGAN!” a voice hollers.  

We start running and I see something - IT WAS MY DAD.  

“I saw Barry.”

“What one, wait... Dad?”  Lucas asks.

“Yeah,” I reply.

“Isn’t he dead?”

“Yeah. I mean like a hallucination. But you know what just, just shut up and stop talking about him please,” I say as I start welling up with tears.

The backstory

20/5/2013

It was a dark night when we were out on my 25th birthday.  I got a new car and to be exact it was a dodge, challenger, SRT8.  It was wrapped black with double white stripes. I was out with my mum, dad, brother and my dog Jack.  We were crossing the border back to North America. While crossing the border there was an attack. We got stuck in line and then, my parents were shot.  We just made it out and waited until the next day.

21/5/2013

It was the day after the attack and we tried crossing the border again which this time was a success.  Soon after we found a sign that read accepting new recruits, U.S military in need. We decided to join so we could avenge our parents by taking down the Federation and killing Rico.

Boot camp

27/7/2013

We had the last of our records checked and then we were off to boot camp.  It was boring and really struggle heavy in the first few hours but we soon found some things to do in our spare time.  We would carve logs or sticks into weapons and then shank the training dummies. For our warm up we had to do 6 km runs around the meadow.  The trainers would pick on John a lot because he would cut corners on the runs and would prank the trainers extremely often.

U.S soldier

16/3/2014

Boot camp ended a week ago and we were now official soldiers.  Big boots, heavy duty vests and huge guns. Lucas and I were soldiers out on the battlefield with submachine guns.  I was extremely nervous out on the battlefield seeing millions of dead bodies around me with brains, blood and other organs flowing out.  I retreated out to the barracks and then accidentally shot Lucas in the left leg. I thought he was an enemy but then he started screaming.  I couldn’t tell him, I just didn't have the guts. I started crying and then Lucas came over limping and told me he was shot. I helped him back to the hospital and then we had been sent on in quarter of an hour.  Back of to the barracks is where we were going but then a stealth chopper came and collected us. We started screaming at them until one of the guys took his mask off and said, “You’re a Crypto now.”

Crypto life

16/3/2014

You’re a Crypto now,” said the guy.

At this point we were still screaming but then he told us that the federation were planning to take over the world.  We already knew this but we still asked questions about it. He told me a quote that I’ll never forget, Life as a U.S soldier is hard but life as Crypto is even harder.  We’d be flying planes and helicopters as suppliers for the beginning but soon it would be out on the battlefield with all guns blazing. He even told us that we would soon be infiltrating enemy camps, warehouses and bases.

Nukes!!

14/9/2020

“Logan, logan,” Lucas screams.

My breath was taken and I didn't reply with what he was holding.

He shouts again, “It is my new headset that is just like the old one but with 60x zoom and night vision but now it also has, (takes deep breath) heat vision for smoke bombs.”

“When did this arrive,” I ask.

Than he responds, “Today it just got dropped off from the factory.”

Then the commander came and it was a long talk, “The federation had just started attacking panama leading out to the U.S.A and the fed are also setting off North Korea's nuke supply and where do you think huh, take a guess oh wait gotta be here because earth is taken over by the fed and America are the only ones left, you guys need to go out there with your dog Jack, Ben Jackson and Hesh Leaoki”  Finally we get to talk and all that is said is, “Ok, Ok.”

North Korea

15/9/2020

“Lucas you take out top left, Logan you take out the left guard buy the entrance, I’ll take out the right one and Hesh, top right guard.  On three 1, 2, 3.” Said Ben

North Korea sucks, it’s just snow everywhere,”  I said

“Shush, now we need to move those bodies by the entrance,” said Ben, “Then jack the next vehicle so we can enter.”

We begin dragging the bodies into the guards office as some guys try exiting.  Luckily they didn't see us so we ran back out with bright red faces and … “People exiting, positions, gyeognabgo-e taewoda jullae?” (Korean for “Could you give us a ride to the hangar”)  “mwoya, geuge haeg gyeognabgo ya?”  (Korean for “What one, is it the nuke hangar?”)

“Just give the damn car.”  Screams Hesh as we all shoot them.

“Stick to the plan guys, all we need to do is hack the nukes launch code and then get back the car to leave otherwise if it doesn’t work we you guys protect me while I hack it then we fight it out, got it,” explains Ben.

“Ok just drive, go,” says Hesh as I step down on the pedal.

16/9/2020

The sun raced up as fast as a f1 race car on a straight.  It was really bright outdoors but our breaths still made huge smoke trails.  The snow was terrible because we first of all didn't have the time to get snow tires and we didn't have a roof on the jeep so the snow was everywhere. Once we entered we began driving to the drop off point.

“This is gonna be a long drive,” says Lucas, “Are we nearly at the drop off.”

“Shush, one false move and we are dead.”

We carried on driving and there it was, the drop off point.  We got out and grabbed the duffle bags from the back. Walking into the vault like door there it was the security check.  The dog's started barking.

“Pick up the pace guys,” I command.

Jogging down the stairs to the room all the scientists were working so we pulled the machine gun out and they were fleeing like pigs that were about to become bacon.

“Move now, they’ll have backup on us already coming,” says ben.

“Unload the equipment onto the command table while I, get the guns out now there coming.” Says Ben

“I’ll get sticky bombs.”  Yells Lucas but the gunfire blocks out his voice.

It was a long wait for the virus to be uploaded and ready for use.

Around 5 minutes later we had the virus uploaded and we were off.

“Get your night vision on because lights are out.”  Says Ben as I knock out the lights.

“We got the virus up and on sir and leaving the drop off now,”  Says ben to the sergeant.

We exited the base and suddenly the sky turned black.

“Stand down!” yells one of the guards as they begin shooting us.

“Shoot, Hesh now, SHOOT.”  Screams Ben.

I end up in driver again and end up escaping the jeeps but then some other vehicles came.  They had snowmobiles chasing us down like dogs herding sheep back to their paddock.

We made it to the pick up point where we were supposed to be picked up and oh my god.

“Get to the sub.”  Screamed commander Bill.

We all hop in as the sub crushes the front of the ice land into a thin layer of water.

“Sir we have gathered intell on the fed's plans, their next attack is on South America.”  Says Ben.

“Then we need all we got, get in contact with everyone and tell them to prepare,” Commander Bill explains.

“Even the final carrier,” asks Hesh.

Then Bill replies, “It’s all or nothing.”

This is war

19/9/2020

“Max get the guns, were sinking this ship,” I yell.

“Shoot now, we got this,” screams Max.

The sky was dark just like it had been for the past few days.  Dark sky, foggy seas, we could barely see the other ships. It was like a horror movie or a fiction story.  It was only the second day of the fight and we were clearly losing, air supports down, escape boats blown and damaged engines.  Then all of a sudden…

“WE SUNK RICO’S SHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”  Screamed some guy manning the machine guns. We somehow started the ship back up and moved closer to shoot him.  The sky started clearing but however there was still a lot of lightning. The oceans were covered with blood and scrap but it was over, the war had ended.  Years of fighting, over.

Crypto day

21/9/2020

It was the 21st of september and it was also now known as Crypto day.  The day where all the soldiers who went to war are now remembered. We had a whole new anthem and many things such as movies, books, tv shows and many more all about us.  It felt good to be the centre of the focus and the main everything.