It did not take long before Laredo turned the area surrounding the mosque into rubble.
“Movement!” Benny’s voice sounded for the first time. He called out coordinates, zeroing in on an area where a hatch flipped over amidst the chaos. The first combatant rising out of the opening dropped sideways and fell back inside.
“Nice work, Cracker,” Nick said. “Good job spotting, Killer B.”
“Oh man… I like that, Dad… I mean, Muerto.”
The amusement couldn’t be hidden as Nick called out to air support. “We have a hive hole at last called out coordinates.”
“On it.” Laredo flew in the A130, and Gus hit the hole with a Hellfire missile. Nothing but a smoking crater and some debris survived the impact.
“Shit!” Rachel called out coordinates as another hatch opened, this time with four armed figures streaming out of it. Nick and Lucas killed all four instantly. Without being told, Laredo moved in and sanctioned the hole for all time.
*
The waiting game continued for the next fifteen minutes before Lynn came on-line again. “My little helper took us on a tour of the facility. We need Denny in on this with Hazmat teams as well as bomb disposal units. They have stuff best not discussed. We’ll have to stay in place to guard the area, Cheese.”
“Issac’s making the call out right now.” I looked over at my copilot. Issac turned his pad my way. Denny’s grizzled face stared back at me. “Hey, Den… how’s it hangin’.”
“So much for the quiet kill, huh Cheese?”
“On the upside, we may have barely stopped a bio attack. I guess the politicians will have to man up. They won’t be able to whitewash this episode. They have a reason for an armed conflict.”
Denny sighed. “Agreed. Issac said Crue has a survivor. Would you please ask her to keep him for me? I will be on site in two hours with requested teams.”
“Will do. Cheese out.” I switched back to the network. “Denny requested your helper stay alive, Crue.”
“No problem. He was very helpful, including leading us to a jackpot of gold and bearer bonds. These missions cost money. We’re taking payment now. Trashy will need campaign money too.”
“Thanks, Crue,” Rachel said. “I’ll probably get cut off on my way to the Governor’s mansion though. Muerto doesn’t want to expose the cartoons to public life. Have you heard how Cleaner is yet, Dark Lord?”
“T says they arrived at the hospital emergency room only a few minutes ago. They have her on the table now with Johnny by her side. We’ll secure the area until Denny gets here and then go see her. Are you good for a couple hours, Ahab, or do you want me to fly in a gurney?”
“You’re lucky you have a copilot, Recon. Otherwise you’d be in imminent danger of a friendly fire incident.”
“Heh…heh… I’ll bet.”
*
Nick sat at a table drinking coffee inside their campaign headquarters at the Monte Café with Rachel next to him. The results trickled in at a turtle’s pace for local elections in a tourist town like Pacific Grove. Johnny, Cala, Gus, and Tina sat with them. All their kids watched the election result program on the screen set in place for the election. Sporadic cheers rang out in relation to the slow numbers coming in a couple hours after the polls closed.
Jean popped out of her chair with all kids, including Little John, turning to salute the adult table. “Councilwoman Trashy. Would you like to make an acceptance speech to the Marine Marauders?”
Rachel took a deep breath as Nick hugged her. Everyone at the adult table applauded. Rachel stood, waving at the now saluting kids. “I would like to say thank you for all your dedication to my small time election. I’m sure your Mom will be calling to congratulate me any moment, right Sonny?”
“Oh yeah, Ma… anytime now… the moment they begin passing out ice cream and cake in hell, pigs fly, and she stops throwing temper tantrums at my Dad.”
“You’d better take Jean over to visit her,” Nick replied. “She’ll probably need an intervention or a suicide watch.”
“You’re right.” Sonny grabbed his coat. “C’mon Viper, we have to save my Mom.”
“I’ll pass. Use your stun-gun.”
The End for now.
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