Siege

The van pulled up to the museum in a hurry, and as soon as it came to a halt the rear doors were bursting open as fully armed police forces piled out, moving around the museum's doors and windows. There was a moment of silence as the forces were listening through the walls, attempting to pinpoint where the invaded terrorists were holing themselves up. Barricaded doors and windows at every turn, though it was nothing that they had not faced before.

A singular shout, and then shotgun blasts at short range blowing through the barricades before bodies were barreling into the building. Quick, calculated movements on all sides pushed inward, peeking around corners and eliminating terrorists with quick shots between the eyes or bursts to the chests. They were unconcerned with leaving behind bullet holes, bodies, and blood. The only thing that they were concerned with was eliminating the bad guys and saving the lives of the good guys.

As the insertion team made their way through the building, a defense team rappelled up the building on the outside, breaking through the upper barricades and quickly firing on any in sight down the hallways. They were thinning the upper floors for the insertion team, and creating escape routes if anything were to happen. Plus, if any terrorists were to attempt to escape the building, they would have the tactical advantage to eliminate them before they could get away.

It was inevitable that some of the police would be taken out as they advanced through the building. They didn't expect any different when they signed up for the job, and they certainly didn't expect any different when they entered the building. Those who were still alive continued to push forward, moving past the bodies of their fallen comrades. When things were over, and there was no longer any fear of attack, then they would move through the building once more and gather up the bodies. Until then, they were merely another obstacle to pass over.

The museum was massive, and though they had a good team working through the building, it took them well over an hour to establish that the parameters were now safe. Bodies were strewn all over the place from both sides. The terrorists had been completely annihilated, while half of the police force had died as well. It took them several more hours to remove all of the bodies, and it would take weeks to process them all.

But the people were safe. And that was what mattered.