Maw Date: October 13, 2011
It was an overcast day in Malibu and the beach was not crowded. Ruffbo didn't need to wear his Oakley shades today. He was still bummed out about the Team's last op in Botswana, Africa. His bud Frank was still on the mend from the shrapnel wounds he sustained in a firefight on the op. So Ruffbo was feeling down in the dumps. Just feeling sorry for himself. Out of nowhere a foxy little black Scottish Terrier flashed across his field of vision. She was hot ! Wearing pink nail covers on her paws and with a pink designer collar on her neck.
Ruffbo couldn't help himself and gave chase straight away. He caught up in a flash. Rihanna the terrier was immediately entranced by his dangerous scent. Ruffbo sniffed her out. Perky, playful, a book of adjectives couldn't begin to describe her vibe ! Rihanna thought Ruffbo's macho dog talk was funny ! He was digging at the sand and loudly barking. Instant chemistry ! They played for hours and watched the setting sun. Then it all abruptly ended when Ruffbo's pager went off. He was needed at the Team house ASAP ! Duty called ! Ruffbo was smitten. Rihanna was smart enough to know. She gently touched his chest with her paw then ran away but not before giving him her phone number.
A team vehicle was waiting for Ruffbo in the beach parking area. As he was heading out Ruffbo thought it unlikely that he and Rihanna would hook up again. Rihanna had other ideas. He would soon find out. In a short time they arrived at the Team's classified location. Everyone was busy gearing up , checking weapons and waiting for the briefing on the new op. To Ruffbo's surprise Frank was also present. Frank ! You old sea dog ! Weren't you in the hospital ! Ruffbo barked out. Ruff, this op is too sweet for me to pass up. Besides I was getting tired of hitting on the nurses Ruff ! Frank was a typical Team six seal operator, Gung Ho to the max !
The boss, big Zeke entered the equipment bay and all the talk by everyone stopped right then. There was a worried look on his face. Briefing in five minutes dirtbags ! Ruffbo and Frank looked at each other. Something big was up ! Ringo , the team leader, told everyone to finish what they were doing. Moments later the Team paid rapt attention as Zeke laid out the op. They had been advised by operators from the Indonesian Counter-Terrorist Squad , Detachment 88, the Mongoose , a bomb expert from the Jemaah Islamiyah had travelled to Bremerton , Washington, to assist an American terrorist group the Sheik's Revenge on the use of a suitcase nuke !
Jemaah Islamiyah , meaning " Islamic group " in arabic , was behind a big bombing in Bali that had killed two hundred persons. They were linked to Al Quaeda. The latest intelligence had the Sheik's Revenge leader as one Masa Abdul, an international student attending the University of Washington. The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was located near Bremerton and the city of Seattle was a major population center . This was bad ! The green light for the op had come from the Command Authority ( The President ). The Team was going to raid the tango's ( terrorists ) base of operations in a townhouse. They would do a HAHO ( high altitude, high opening ) parachute jump to the target. This would be a night operation. The local State Police and FBI were handling the perimeter areas.
It didn't take long for the Team to load up into the Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport. Everyone was lost in thought including Ruffbo. Try as he might Rihanna kept creeping into his thought pattern. He looked over at Frank who was giving a last minute cleaning to his MP5 smg. Ruffbo shook off any doubts he had and drained a Fighto beer. His last until this whole situation was resolved. Team leader Ringo conferred with the operator that was handling communications. He didn't want the dreaded Mr.Murphy of Murphy's Law to take over the op.
Even though they had been airborne for hours , it seemed only minutes when they arrived at the drop zone. Ringo stood up and gave the two minute warning signal. The Team then switched from their inline oxygen source to oxygen bottles. They were jumping from 27,000 feet ! The ramp was lowered and the chill of night air rushed into the plane's interior. Ruffbo snuggled into the special harness Frank wore on his chest and adjusted his doggles (Dog Goggles). Everyone had on night vision eye wear. Off they went into the night. They jumped in a stack with the lowest man acting as a navigator. They used special parachutes to drift twenty miles to their target.
It was a textbook operation. The main part of the team performed a CQB ( close quarters battle ) entry into the townhouse and caught the tangos off guard. Those that resisted received a double tap to the head. Masa Abdul was taken alive. While the main house was being entered, Frank and Ruffbo were carrying out their part of the op. The suit case nuke was located in a nearby shed. As they approached the shed its door opened and a sliver of light revealed the outline of a Tango carrying a AK 47 machine gun. Frank made quick work of the dirtbag with a burst from his silenced MP5 machinge gun. Ruffbo entered the shed and ripped open the throat of another Tango as he was reaching for a hand grenade. On a back table in the shed sat the suit case nuke. It was a Russian model RA 115-S obtained from a former KGB thug and had enough power to wipe out thousands of people besides causing massive damage. It weighed 60 lbs. and had a electronic detonator. Frank took a reading for radioactivity in the shed while Ruffbo sniffed around.
Back in the main house the operators laid out the bodies of the dead tangos, photographed them and policed up any documents they could find. Ringo had an operator put plastic handcuffs on Masa Abdul hands and slip a black hood on his head. He was wrapped up like a prize turkey at Thanksgiving day but Ringo wasn't elated. Something was bothering him about the whole op but he couldn't quite get it ! The he heard a loud oath coming from the outside . He had been ready to get on the satellite phone to call headquarters and abruptly stopped.
Ringo stepped outside and observed Ruffbo sniffing a dumpster that was alongside the shed. Frank checked the dumpster and ascertained that it contained radioactive material. Then Ruffbo located some strange animal tracks nearby. Yo Frank ! Your not going to believe this ! Barked Ruffbo. These look like raccoon tracks but there much too big. See the five toed impression ! Now the reason for Ringo's apprehension was confirmed. This op was not over ! The tracks led toward a nearby canal. Ruffbo was growling and Frank was rattled. What was going on !
A mile away and heading towards the Puget sound was Snoop the raccoon, but he didn't resemble his rap music, blunt bumming namesake. In fact , Snoop was now a super sized raccoon. He thought he had found a good thing when the foreigners dumped numerous bags of fast food trash in the dumpster. Now, Snoop felt sick and realized he was getting bigger by the moment. He dragged himself into the water and started swimming towards Seattle ! The local authorities were in panic mode now. Military helicopters and drones were doing overflights to try and locate the Snoop.
Snoop surfaced near the Seattle waterfront and startled the afternoon shoppers at Pike's Place Market nearby. It was a horrific scene as Snoop smashed cars , people and buildings as he headed towards the market, driven crazy by the smell of fish. Team Six, the FBI HRT team and Army units couldn't take the giant raccoon down for fear of blowing away innocent bystanders. Ruffbo and Frank commandeered a large flatbed truck and drove over to Pike's Place Market. While Ruffbo kept Snoop at bay with the fire of his paw guns , Frank had the market's employees load a huge amount of Pacific Salmon sandwiches on the flatbed truck. These sandwiches were a local favorite.
Snoop was hungry and now mad. Frank and Ruffbo started to drive away hoping that the gigantic raccoon would follow. Snoop was angry and extremely hungry ! He didn't need encouragement to run after the truck as it drove away. Put the pedal to the metal Frank ! Ruffbo howled. Snoop was running at 30 miles per hour ! He was now a 40 foot, 4,000 pound raccoon intent on grabbing the flatbed truck ! They drove down first street past Pioneer square and entered the North gate of Century Link Field , home of the Seattle Seahawks. A giant net had been placed in the center of the field . On top of the net was placed a ton of fresh fish. The plan called for two heavy lift
CH-47 D ( chinook ) military helicopters to hook the ends of net up and fly it with the Snoop out to sea. An explosive charge placed inside one of the fish would detonate killing the raccoon once it had been dropped into the ocean.
Ruffbo and Frank drove out to the net and quickly left the flatbed truck behind. Frank had brought along his favorite tool, a Barrett M82A1 50 cal. sniper rifle , that fired a huge round. In a surprise move Snoop headed straight for Ruffbo intending to make quick work of the pesky dog commando. Frank voice sounded loudly in Ruffbo's earpiece. He yelled for him to get out of the way. Ruffbo hit the deck as Frank shot a round into Snoop's torso. The giant raccoon just shook off the effect of the shot and kept on coming. Ruffbo took evasive action as Snoop's now huge paw took a swipe at him. Then Ruffbo jumped right in the middle of the fish that were in the middle of the net. Snoop took the bait and followed. The helicopters cinched up the net with the raccoon inside but Ruffbo was caught on the outside of the net as it was lifted up !
Frank and Ringo were in one of the Chinooks, beside themselves with worry over how to save Ruffbo. When the explosive detonated it would take out everything including Ruffbo. It was a matter of National Security so one dog was not considered a high price to pay for the safety of Seattle and the United States. Ruffbo was suspended three hundred feet above the Puget sound clinging to the net as Snoop thrashed about ! There wasn't much time before the explosive charge detonated ! Frank didn't hesitate for a second ! He had to save his bud Ruff ! He fast roped out of the helicopter, down to Ruffbo. Don't like riding in choppers Frank ! Joked Ruffbo as he tried to conceal his fear. Swinging high above the sea, with the raccoon trying to break the net the Seal operators had only one try to get away ! Frank cut Ruffbo loose with the help of a small bolt cutter. They were winched up into the Chinook with moments to spare. The net was dropped into the ocean. Five minutes later a huge explosion could be heard in Bremerton and Seattle. It registered as a strong earthquake on seismometers around the country.
On the ride back Frank handed Ruffbo a sixpack of Fighto beer so he could chill out. Unlike his unflappable bud Ruffbo, Frank would need some major time to get over what he had just experienced. It twould take some heavy duty magic on the part of President Barack Obama to explain to the American people about the giant raccoon Snoop. He would put a spin on it and not mention the suitcase nuke. Ruffbo just guzzled his Fighto beer, listened to Cee Lo Green sing " Bright Lights Bigger City " on his headphones , while thoughts of Rihanna danced around in his head. Just another day in the life of the dog commando ! Put the kids to sleep ! America is Safe now ! Thanks to Team Six.
Note : This episode is dedicated to the Football legend
AL Davis, 1929-2011, " Just win baby " RIP
Courtesy of Scary Merlin Productions. BarryRodriguez (c) 2011. All Rights Reserved.
It was an overcast day in Malibu and the beach was not crowded. Ruffbo didn't need to wear his Oakley shades today. He was still bummed out about the Team's last op in Botswana, Africa. His bud Frank was still on the mend from the shrapnel wounds he sustained in a firefight on the op. So Ruffbo was feeling down in the dumps. Just feeling sorry for himself. Out of nowhere a foxy little black Scottish Terrier flashed across his field of vision. She was hot ! Wearing pink nail covers on her paws and with a pink designer collar on her neck.
Ruffbo couldn't help himself and gave chase straight away. He caught up in a flash. Rihanna the terrier was immediately entranced by his dangerous scent. Ruffbo sniffed her out. Perky, playful, a book of adjectives couldn't begin to describe her vibe ! Rihanna thought Ruffbo's macho dog talk was funny ! He was digging at the sand and loudly barking. Instant chemistry ! They played for hours and watched the setting sun. Then it all abruptly ended when Ruffbo's pager went off. He was needed at the Team house ASAP ! Duty called ! Ruffbo was smitten. Rihanna was smart enough to know. She gently touched his chest with her paw then ran away but not before giving him her phone number.
A team vehicle was waiting for Ruffbo in the beach parking area. As he was heading out Ruffbo thought it unlikely that he and Rihanna would hook up again. Rihanna had other ideas. He would soon find out. In a short time they arrived at the Team's classified location. Everyone was busy gearing up , checking weapons and waiting for the briefing on the new op. To Ruffbo's surprise Frank was also present. Frank ! You old sea dog ! Weren't you in the hospital ! Ruffbo barked out. Ruff, this op is too sweet for me to pass up. Besides I was getting tired of hitting on the nurses Ruff ! Frank was a typical Team six seal operator, Gung Ho to the max !
The boss, big Zeke entered the equipment bay and all the talk by everyone stopped right then. There was a worried look on his face. Briefing in five minutes dirtbags ! Ruffbo and Frank looked at each other. Something big was up ! Ringo , the team leader, told everyone to finish what they were doing. Moments later the Team paid rapt attention as Zeke laid out the op. They had been advised by operators from the Indonesian Counter-Terrorist Squad , Detachment 88, the Mongoose , a bomb expert from the Jemaah Islamiyah had travelled to Bremerton , Washington, to assist an American terrorist group the Sheik's Revenge on the use of a suitcase nuke !
Jemaah Islamiyah , meaning " Islamic group " in arabic , was behind a big bombing in Bali that had killed two hundred persons. They were linked to Al Quaeda. The latest intelligence had the Sheik's Revenge leader as one Masa Abdul, an international student attending the University of Washington. The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was located near Bremerton and the city of Seattle was a major population center . This was bad ! The green light for the op had come from the Command Authority ( The President ). The Team was going to raid the tango's ( terrorists ) base of operations in a townhouse. They would do a HAHO ( high altitude, high opening ) parachute jump to the target. This would be a night operation. The local State Police and FBI were handling the perimeter areas.
It didn't take long for the Team to load up into the Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport. Everyone was lost in thought including Ruffbo. Try as he might Rihanna kept creeping into his thought pattern. He looked over at Frank who was giving a last minute cleaning to his MP5 smg. Ruffbo shook off any doubts he had and drained a Fighto beer. His last until this whole situation was resolved. Team leader Ringo conferred with the operator that was handling communications. He didn't want the dreaded Mr.Murphy of Murphy's Law to take over the op.
Even though they had been airborne for hours , it seemed only minutes when they arrived at the drop zone. Ringo stood up and gave the two minute warning signal. The Team then switched from their inline oxygen source to oxygen bottles. They were jumping from 27,000 feet ! The ramp was lowered and the chill of night air rushed into the plane's interior. Ruffbo snuggled into the special harness Frank wore on his chest and adjusted his doggles (Dog Goggles). Everyone had on night vision eye wear. Off they went into the night. They jumped in a stack with the lowest man acting as a navigator. They used special parachutes to drift twenty miles to their target.
It was a textbook operation. The main part of the team performed a CQB ( close quarters battle ) entry into the townhouse and caught the tangos off guard. Those that resisted received a double tap to the head. Masa Abdul was taken alive. While the main house was being entered, Frank and Ruffbo were carrying out their part of the op. The suit case nuke was located in a nearby shed. As they approached the shed its door opened and a sliver of light revealed the outline of a Tango carrying a AK 47 machine gun. Frank made quick work of the dirtbag with a burst from his silenced MP5 machinge gun. Ruffbo entered the shed and ripped open the throat of another Tango as he was reaching for a hand grenade. On a back table in the shed sat the suit case nuke. It was a Russian model RA 115-S obtained from a former KGB thug and had enough power to wipe out thousands of people besides causing massive damage. It weighed 60 lbs. and had a electronic detonator. Frank took a reading for radioactivity in the shed while Ruffbo sniffed around.
Back in the main house the operators laid out the bodies of the dead tangos, photographed them and policed up any documents they could find. Ringo had an operator put plastic handcuffs on Masa Abdul hands and slip a black hood on his head. He was wrapped up like a prize turkey at Thanksgiving day but Ringo wasn't elated. Something was bothering him about the whole op but he couldn't quite get it ! The he heard a loud oath coming from the outside . He had been ready to get on the satellite phone to call headquarters and abruptly stopped.
Ringo stepped outside and observed Ruffbo sniffing a dumpster that was alongside the shed. Frank checked the dumpster and ascertained that it contained radioactive material. Then Ruffbo located some strange animal tracks nearby. Yo Frank ! Your not going to believe this ! Barked Ruffbo. These look like raccoon tracks but there much too big. See the five toed impression ! Now the reason for Ringo's apprehension was confirmed. This op was not over ! The tracks led toward a nearby canal. Ruffbo was growling and Frank was rattled. What was going on !
A mile away and heading towards the Puget sound was Snoop the raccoon, but he didn't resemble his rap music, blunt bumming namesake. In fact , Snoop was now a super sized raccoon. He thought he had found a good thing when the foreigners dumped numerous bags of fast food trash in the dumpster. Now, Snoop felt sick and realized he was getting bigger by the moment. He dragged himself into the water and started swimming towards Seattle ! The local authorities were in panic mode now. Military helicopters and drones were doing overflights to try and locate the Snoop.
Snoop surfaced near the Seattle waterfront and startled the afternoon shoppers at Pike's Place Market nearby. It was a horrific scene as Snoop smashed cars , people and buildings as he headed towards the market, driven crazy by the smell of fish. Team Six, the FBI HRT team and Army units couldn't take the giant raccoon down for fear of blowing away innocent bystanders. Ruffbo and Frank commandeered a large flatbed truck and drove over to Pike's Place Market. While Ruffbo kept Snoop at bay with the fire of his paw guns , Frank had the market's employees load a huge amount of Pacific Salmon sandwiches on the flatbed truck. These sandwiches were a local favorite.
Snoop was hungry and now mad. Frank and Ruffbo started to drive away hoping that the gigantic raccoon would follow. Snoop was angry and extremely hungry ! He didn't need encouragement to run after the truck as it drove away. Put the pedal to the metal Frank ! Ruffbo howled. Snoop was running at 30 miles per hour ! He was now a 40 foot, 4,000 pound raccoon intent on grabbing the flatbed truck ! They drove down first street past Pioneer square and entered the North gate of Century Link Field , home of the Seattle Seahawks. A giant net had been placed in the center of the field . On top of the net was placed a ton of fresh fish. The plan called for two heavy lift
CH-47 D ( chinook ) military helicopters to hook the ends of net up and fly it with the Snoop out to sea. An explosive charge placed inside one of the fish would detonate killing the raccoon once it had been dropped into the ocean.
Ruffbo and Frank drove out to the net and quickly left the flatbed truck behind. Frank had brought along his favorite tool, a Barrett M82A1 50 cal. sniper rifle , that fired a huge round. In a surprise move Snoop headed straight for Ruffbo intending to make quick work of the pesky dog commando. Frank voice sounded loudly in Ruffbo's earpiece. He yelled for him to get out of the way. Ruffbo hit the deck as Frank shot a round into Snoop's torso. The giant raccoon just shook off the effect of the shot and kept on coming. Ruffbo took evasive action as Snoop's now huge paw took a swipe at him. Then Ruffbo jumped right in the middle of the fish that were in the middle of the net. Snoop took the bait and followed. The helicopters cinched up the net with the raccoon inside but Ruffbo was caught on the outside of the net as it was lifted up !
Frank and Ringo were in one of the Chinooks, beside themselves with worry over how to save Ruffbo. When the explosive detonated it would take out everything including Ruffbo. It was a matter of National Security so one dog was not considered a high price to pay for the safety of Seattle and the United States. Ruffbo was suspended three hundred feet above the Puget sound clinging to the net as Snoop thrashed about ! There wasn't much time before the explosive charge detonated ! Frank didn't hesitate for a second ! He had to save his bud Ruff ! He fast roped out of the helicopter, down to Ruffbo. Don't like riding in choppers Frank ! Joked Ruffbo as he tried to conceal his fear. Swinging high above the sea, with the raccoon trying to break the net the Seal operators had only one try to get away ! Frank cut Ruffbo loose with the help of a small bolt cutter. They were winched up into the Chinook with moments to spare. The net was dropped into the ocean. Five minutes later a huge explosion could be heard in Bremerton and Seattle. It registered as a strong earthquake on seismometers around the country.
On the ride back Frank handed Ruffbo a sixpack of Fighto beer so he could chill out. Unlike his unflappable bud Ruffbo, Frank would need some major time to get over what he had just experienced. It twould take some heavy duty magic on the part of President Barack Obama to explain to the American people about the giant raccoon Snoop. He would put a spin on it and not mention the suitcase nuke. Ruffbo just guzzled his Fighto beer, listened to Cee Lo Green sing " Bright Lights Bigger City " on his headphones , while thoughts of Rihanna danced around in his head. Just another day in the life of the dog commando ! Put the kids to sleep ! America is Safe now ! Thanks to Team Six.
Note : This episode is dedicated to the Football legend
AL Davis, 1929-2011, " Just win baby " RIP
Courtesy of Scary Merlin Productions. BarryRodriguez (c) 2011. All Rights Reserved.
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