The Battle of Iran - Scene - Story (extract)

The helicopter's blades whirred to a stop as it hovered in the air, miles above the ground. Alfie and Sam where putting on their jumpsuits; big, red backpacks with thick red ropes to trigger the huge blue parachutes. They were roughly 10,000 feet up, and the air was so thin that Alfie and Sam could hardly breathe. They would be freefalling 7,000 feet into the Iranian airbase, where they would be met by an armoured Hummer H3, taking them to the battlefield. They had barely six hours to reach the battlefield in Esfahan, where Ralph and Jay would meet them. Alfie and Sam had the element of surprise, having wands, but Ralph and Jay were extremely good fighters.