Winter's Trail

Russia, 2000 miles from Ryazan at a military base. 06:00

Outside, 3 groups of people running around the base are easily distinguishable as they go through their squad's daily routine, in the distance gun shots can be heard from semi automatic to full auto and 0.7 mm to 50 cal can be heard from the shooting range. Rows of bunk houses line each other with a path in front of them as well as a large stone building at the far end of the path. Within the building three men have gathered around a TV and several tactical laptops strewn out on the floor. The first man a tall white haired man with a full grown beard, sharp blue eyes but the sleep still clinging to his eyes not wanting to let go. He was also dressed in a dark blue suit with a red tie as he looks from the TV to the laptops and back. The second man wearing combat gear and a holstered pistol looked at the TV with very black hair and deep blue eyes. The third sat on the floor wearing jeans, tank top, and combat boots with a pistol holster but nothing in it. Her long blonde hair was in a ponytail touching the ground as she could pass for a civilian. Standing up her hair would reach just below her rear end. Focused on the laptops in front of her, many different articles both civilian and military alike as well as Russian and English articles as well, beads of sweat started to form on her brow as the one in the suit started to pace.

"Any luck yet?"

The blonde turns to face the one in the military uniform and gives him a frown "No Sean I haven't had any luck yet, trying to find where they managed to get their hands on that kind of weaponry is proving difficult."

"Just try and speed it up a little Natalie, my boys are waiting for me.

The man in the business suit croaked his voice up between the two "They've modified the mechs, there faster than usual plus one of them should not be able to carry all that heavy weaponry"

Natalie takes a glance at the screen to see what he meant "Huh, your right Sergei, but how did the Vipers manage that?"

"Hmmm I don't know, maybe I can make some calls over to Japan and ask what they think, after all this is the third mech terrorist attack this month."

"Right you do that while I'll dig some more research up on these new mechs."

"Hmmm, maybe get the U.S. GCT in on this? It could help them out."

"Possibly Sergei but we need to get some more knowledge on these new toys the Vipers got there hands on first"

"How about at least letting them know that we have a possible new threat exposed?"

"Hmmmm I think that could work Sean, Natalie?"

"First I want Boris to have a look and see what he thinks."

"Sounds reasonably enough, Sean?"

"Yeah makes sense since he is after all the leader of one of our best counter terror squads, and he is very politically experienced."

Natalie nods and grabs a radio that was nearby and speaks in Russian into it then sets it down. A few moments later a tall man with a buzz cut wearing a dark green camo military outfit with black combat boots on. On his hip was a holstered custom GSh-18 with personal customization touches as well as a tactical ammo belt.

"What do you need commander?"

"We wanted your opinion on this matter"

Sergei catches Boris up on what they were talking about with the new battle mechs that the Vipers were given.

"My honest opinion would be to let the U.S. GCTTF know about this intel in exchange for any intel they have on the Vipers that we don't."

"Hmmmm not a bad idea alright, Natalie set up an encrypted line to Commander Mako of the USGCTTF ASAP."