Hereford, England. Home to the world famous SAS, is also the home of the secretive international counterterrorist unit, Rainbow. Here, these elite operatives train to keep their skills at the highest possible level, and are ready to be deployed anywhere in the world at a moments notice. Although most of the operatives do not live on base, instead living in the nearby town of Credenhill or the city of Hereford, Rainbow never truly goes off duty.
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Sameera Mansoor, commander of Rainbow's newly formed Zulu Team, arrived at the base early this morning. After months of training to ensure the team would be able to effectively work together, today was the day they were to finally be declared ready for active service. But first, she had a meeting with Rainbow's commander. She wasn't quie sure what this meeting was to be about, but she was sure it wouldn't cause a problem.
After being waved through security, Sameera drove to the building where Rainbow's command staff was housed. She parked her car and stepped out. She was dressed in a business casual outfit, how she almost always dressed while coming to and from work since starting with Rainbow, and would change into her field clothing, which usually consisted of olive drab BDU pants or blue jeans and a plaid shirt, after arriving. But today she would have to be slightly delayed in doing that, as it would have to wait until after her meeting. She walked through the building until she found the door labeled "David Callaghan" and knocked.
"Come in," the voice of an older man called from the inside. Sameera walked in to see Callaghan. A man in his early 50s, who appeared much older than he truly was, the stress of a long career of special operations having gotten to him. Every time she saw him, Sameera was secretly terrified that such premature ageing would happen to her if she continued in this line of work for much longer.
"Are you sure the team is ready?" Callaghan asked as Sameera sat down.
"Completely sure, we have had plenty of time to train together and I think that we work together well. Some of the men do not like taking orders from a woman, but this is to be expected and they do not complain." Sameera replied.
"And you're ready to lead them? This isn't the same as being a cop in east Jerusalem, you're not going up against kids throwing rocks anymore." Callaghan was sure that Sameera was ready, but he was just testing her to ensure that there was no doubt at all.
"I can do this, but we will need to have a field operation before I can know exactly how well I or my team will perform. All you can do is clear us for active duty and we will not let you down." Sameera said
Callaghan handed her a form, "Alright Mansoor, you just sign here and by the end of today, your team will be cleared for active duty."
Sameera quickly signed her name and stood up to leave from this abnormally short meeting. "Thank you, sir," she said as she left.
"Don't call me sir," Callaghan called out to her as she left.
With the meeting finished, Sameera returned to her car and drove it to where she normally parked, near the complex of buildings that housed Rainbow's armoury and locker rooms (which were separated by gender, surprisingly), firing range, a kill house, and a seperate mess hall specifically for Rainbow. This time, before leaving her car, she grabbed the gym bag sitting on the passenger seat of her car, which contained her field gear. She made her way to the women's locker room and quickly changed into her field gear. None of the other operatives from her team had arrived yet, so she had some down time until the others arrived. She decided to go to the mess hall to grab a cup of tea before the others arrived.
