heard voices behind the Sergeant.
“ You have an
audience?”
“ You have an audience. All
right, Army command says that the drones will hover at that
location in fifteen minutes. They asked me to remind you that the
drones become disabled less than two feet from that
location.”
“ Yes, thank you for the
reminder.”
“ I have confirmation from
the engineer as well.”
“ Great. I need a secure
line, then I’ll talk to the CO.”
“ Who are you
calling?”
Alex looked at the video controller.
“ I need it for the log,”
he continued.
“ Dead soldiers or log,”
Alex said.
“ You’ll initial this or
it’s my ass.”
Alex nodded. The phone rang twice indicating
that it was secure. Alex reached up to a small shelf near the top
of the armoire and pulled down an address book. Time to call some
friends.
“ Can I have that?” Raz
asked looking over her shoulder.
“ When I die,” she
said.
He laughed.
Alex flipped open the address book that
contained coded telephone numbers, birthdays, addresses and
personal information from every person she had extracted. This tiny
book held confidential personal information on some of the world’s
most powerful people.
She began dialing, laughing and chatting
with people whose lives she saved. Even the prickly CO was laughing
when they disconnected. By the time the drones arrived, a plan was
underway. When she looked up, Raz was shaking his head from the
overstuffed green chair.
“ Friends?”
“ The most unpredictable
force in intelligence,” Alex said. “And something I’m good
at.”
Alex slipped the address book back onto the
shelf of the armoire.
“ In case you are
wondering, this book is resting on a light-sensitive scanning
device. The book will be set on fire if someone other than me takes
it down.”
“ I don’t remember setting
that up,” Raz said.
“ You’re not my only
friend,” Alex replied.
Raz laughed. Ben came jogging down the
stairs with a bottle of cold water which he gave to Alex. She
smiled her thanks and took a drink.
“ Shall we watch?” Ben
asked.
Alex stood to allow Raz to take her
position.
“ Lost soldiers first,”
Alex said.
Raz clicked the satellite photo back to the
three lost soldiers. While they watched, a large herd of goats
moved through the valley followed by a small boy. He moved in such
a way that by the time he reached the soldiers, the goats had
spread out covering the flat valley. Standing a few feet from the
soldiers, the boy spoke. The soldiers startled, pulled their
weapons, then seemed to understand what the boy was saying. When
the soldiers moved, three men raced out of the caves. Tripping on
the goats, the men screamed and fell to the ground. They fired
their machine guns in the direction of the soldiers.
“ Troy?”
“ Got it,” Troy
said.
From almost two miles above the valley, Troy
fired the Barrett .416. The terrorists fell to the dirt. Following
the boy, the soldiers ran out of the valley.
Alex fired a missile from a drone into the
area where the twelve armed men waited to down the helicopter and
kill the soldiers.
“ Zack? Move before they
fire. Raz? Can we see the other location?”
He switched the screen to the area where the
armed men waited. As planned, the drone missile dropped close
enough to Eleazar’s men to cause them to scramble. Two men raised
Grail missiles to their shoulders and Alex fired the second drone’s
missile. The drone missile hit the men. The Grail missiles exploded
in their hands.
“ Captain? You can go in
now,” Alex said to the Commanding Officer.
The Special Forces team engaged Eleazar’s
armed men in a quick firefight. Eleazar’s men surrendered and were
rounded up by Special Forces.
“ We’ve got the soldiers,
uh, Quinn, Rhine and Boransky.” Matthew’s face flashed onto the
computer screen causing Alex to jump. “Surprised you?”
Alex laughed.
“ Should we get the
others?”
“ Army command has sent a
unit and a couple choppers.
“ You have an
audience?”
“ You have an audience. All
right, Army command says that the drones will hover at that
location in fifteen minutes. They asked me to remind you that the
drones become disabled less than two feet from that
location.”
“ Yes, thank you for the
reminder.”
“ I have confirmation from
the engineer as well.”
“ Great. I need a secure
line, then I’ll talk to the CO.”
“ Who are you
calling?”
Alex looked at the video controller.
“ I need it for the log,”
he continued.
“ Dead soldiers or log,”
Alex said.
“ You’ll initial this or
it’s my ass.”
Alex nodded. The phone rang twice indicating
that it was secure. Alex reached up to a small shelf near the top
of the armoire and pulled down an address book. Time to call some
friends.
“ Can I have that?” Raz
asked looking over her shoulder.
“ When I die,” she
said.
He laughed.
Alex flipped open the address book that
contained coded telephone numbers, birthdays, addresses and
personal information from every person she had extracted. This tiny
book held confidential personal information on some of the world’s
most powerful people.
She began dialing, laughing and chatting
with people whose lives she saved. Even the prickly CO was laughing
when they disconnected. By the time the drones arrived, a plan was
underway. When she looked up, Raz was shaking his head from the
overstuffed green chair.
“ Friends?”
“ The most unpredictable
force in intelligence,” Alex said. “And something I’m good
at.”
Alex slipped the address book back onto the
shelf of the armoire.
“ In case you are
wondering, this book is resting on a light-sensitive scanning
device. The book will be set on fire if someone other than me takes
it down.”
“ I don’t remember setting
that up,” Raz said.
“ You’re not my only
friend,” Alex replied.
Raz laughed. Ben came jogging down the
stairs with a bottle of cold water which he gave to Alex. She
smiled her thanks and took a drink.
“ Shall we watch?” Ben
asked.
Alex stood to allow Raz to take her
position.
“ Lost soldiers first,”
Alex said.
Raz clicked the satellite photo back to the
three lost soldiers. While they watched, a large herd of goats
moved through the valley followed by a small boy. He moved in such
a way that by the time he reached the soldiers, the goats had
spread out covering the flat valley. Standing a few feet from the
soldiers, the boy spoke. The soldiers startled, pulled their
weapons, then seemed to understand what the boy was saying. When
the soldiers moved, three men raced out of the caves. Tripping on
the goats, the men screamed and fell to the ground. They fired
their machine guns in the direction of the soldiers.
“ Troy?”
“ Got it,” Troy
said.
From almost two miles above the valley, Troy
fired the Barrett .416. The terrorists fell to the dirt. Following
the boy, the soldiers ran out of the valley.
Alex fired a missile from a drone into the
area where the twelve armed men waited to down the helicopter and
kill the soldiers.
“ Zack? Move before they
fire. Raz? Can we see the other location?”
He switched the screen to the area where the
armed men waited. As planned, the drone missile dropped close
enough to Eleazar’s men to cause them to scramble. Two men raised
Grail missiles to their shoulders and Alex fired the second drone’s
missile. The drone missile hit the men. The Grail missiles exploded
in their hands.
“ Captain? You can go in
now,” Alex said to the Commanding Officer.
The Special Forces team engaged Eleazar’s
armed men in a quick firefight. Eleazar’s men surrendered and were
rounded up by Special Forces.
“ We’ve got the soldiers,
uh, Quinn, Rhine and Boransky.” Matthew’s face flashed onto the
computer screen causing Alex to jump. “Surprised you?”
Alex laughed.
“ Should we get the
others?”
“ Army command has sent a
unit and a couple choppers.
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