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they don’t run into any more trouble on the road.”
“Let’s go back,” General Hogan said. “I think we’re done here.”
“George, why don’t you ride with me,” Malcolm said. “You too, Kurt.”
George nodded, and they all got in. The rest of the men walked back.
“So, you met Sherry, huh,” George said. “Read your text. You left her there?”
“Yeah,” Malcolm said. “We’ve got her working for us now.”
“She one of the clan?”
“Many years ago, yes,” Malcolm said. “She doesn’t want back in.”
“Then what’s she doing at the truck stop?”
“Howard got delayed, stuck east of the Mississippi.”
“Oh, the nukes,” George said. “Figures. That means they’re probably where you thought they were.”
“Yeah, I’m betting they’re in Ohio again. We’ll have to watch for mayhem in that area.”
The jeep pulled up next to the clubhouse. The three men piled out. “Where are we putting this nerve gas?” Malcolm asked.
“I think we ought to put it in that front office,” Kurt said. “That way if any of them leak, we’ll be more likely to have it blow away from us.”
“Not a bad idea,” Malcolm said. “We aren’t really going to use this stuff, are we?”
“Maybe,” George said. “Would have helped us last night. You know we’d probably be toast if you guys wouldn’t have been out there. A mortar round on top of that barn would have taken us out.”
The men got the box out of the jeep and carried it to the front office building. They loaded it in there, under the front desk, and then left, shutting the door.
“Who has the keys?” George asked.
“Charlie, I think,” Kurt said. They joined the others, who were just walking in from the field.
“Nerve gas is in there,” Kurt said.
“Yeah, we saw you guys carry it over,” the general said. “Good place to store it. Let’s get a meeting started.”
The other men nodded, and they walked towards the clubhouse.
Chapter 6 – Survival Plans
Frank and Jerry rounded everybody up for a meeting. Jake turned on the big screen TV and had the camera displays running, giving them a better chance to catch any more enemy fighters on the way. Everybody carried arms with them, even Mary.
Frank stood at the front of the room. “Okay, everybody, let’s get started.”
The general walked up and joined him, putting his phone back in his pocket. “I heard from my son. They’re making good time now. No sign of anybody following them since they took out those two vans.”
“Where are they?” Jerry asked.
“Just west of Pueblo.”
“Good, Pueblo is only a few hours away,” Frank said. “Anybody heard from Rosie?”
Jasmine stood. “She called me about an hour ago. Surgery was successful, but Jeb will be in the hospital for at least two weeks.”
“Things okay out there?” Kurt asked. “They got attacked, didn’t they?”
“Yes, but it’s been quiet since then, and the army put a bunch more people there.”
“Why?” the Sheriff asked.
“Mom said they want to protect the hospital,” Jasmine said. “It’s the only one in the area still up and running.”
“All good news,” Frank said. “We need to decide what to do about this place.”
“Is it likely we’ll continue to be attacked?” Mary asked.
General Hogan got up. “We don’t know for sure. It’s possible they’ll continue to poke at us, but they’re under increasing pressure from the army. The enemy isn’t moving forward anywhere in the world now. They’re in retreat and being rounded up. Survival is becoming more important than revenge.”
“How about Mexico?” Jerry asked.
“Same thing as here,” General Hogan said. “We’re rounding up the enemy at this point. They’re done.”
“Those two high ranking people still south of Texas?” Jake asked.
“I’ll check,” Jane said, turning to her laptop. “Yes, they’re still there.”
“I wouldn’t worry about them,” General Hogan said. “The army knows
“Let’s go back,” General Hogan said. “I think we’re done here.”
“George, why don’t you ride with me,” Malcolm said. “You too, Kurt.”
George nodded, and they all got in. The rest of the men walked back.
“So, you met Sherry, huh,” George said. “Read your text. You left her there?”
“Yeah,” Malcolm said. “We’ve got her working for us now.”
“She one of the clan?”
“Many years ago, yes,” Malcolm said. “She doesn’t want back in.”
“Then what’s she doing at the truck stop?”
“Howard got delayed, stuck east of the Mississippi.”
“Oh, the nukes,” George said. “Figures. That means they’re probably where you thought they were.”
“Yeah, I’m betting they’re in Ohio again. We’ll have to watch for mayhem in that area.”
The jeep pulled up next to the clubhouse. The three men piled out. “Where are we putting this nerve gas?” Malcolm asked.
“I think we ought to put it in that front office,” Kurt said. “That way if any of them leak, we’ll be more likely to have it blow away from us.”
“Not a bad idea,” Malcolm said. “We aren’t really going to use this stuff, are we?”
“Maybe,” George said. “Would have helped us last night. You know we’d probably be toast if you guys wouldn’t have been out there. A mortar round on top of that barn would have taken us out.”
The men got the box out of the jeep and carried it to the front office building. They loaded it in there, under the front desk, and then left, shutting the door.
“Who has the keys?” George asked.
“Charlie, I think,” Kurt said. They joined the others, who were just walking in from the field.
“Nerve gas is in there,” Kurt said.
“Yeah, we saw you guys carry it over,” the general said. “Good place to store it. Let’s get a meeting started.”
The other men nodded, and they walked towards the clubhouse.
Chapter 6 – Survival Plans
Frank and Jerry rounded everybody up for a meeting. Jake turned on the big screen TV and had the camera displays running, giving them a better chance to catch any more enemy fighters on the way. Everybody carried arms with them, even Mary.
Frank stood at the front of the room. “Okay, everybody, let’s get started.”
The general walked up and joined him, putting his phone back in his pocket. “I heard from my son. They’re making good time now. No sign of anybody following them since they took out those two vans.”
“Where are they?” Jerry asked.
“Just west of Pueblo.”
“Good, Pueblo is only a few hours away,” Frank said. “Anybody heard from Rosie?”
Jasmine stood. “She called me about an hour ago. Surgery was successful, but Jeb will be in the hospital for at least two weeks.”
“Things okay out there?” Kurt asked. “They got attacked, didn’t they?”
“Yes, but it’s been quiet since then, and the army put a bunch more people there.”
“Why?” the Sheriff asked.
“Mom said they want to protect the hospital,” Jasmine said. “It’s the only one in the area still up and running.”
“All good news,” Frank said. “We need to decide what to do about this place.”
“Is it likely we’ll continue to be attacked?” Mary asked.
General Hogan got up. “We don’t know for sure. It’s possible they’ll continue to poke at us, but they’re under increasing pressure from the army. The enemy isn’t moving forward anywhere in the world now. They’re in retreat and being rounded up. Survival is becoming more important than revenge.”
“How about Mexico?” Jerry asked.
“Same thing as here,” General Hogan said. “We’re rounding up the enemy at this point. They’re done.”
“Those two high ranking people still south of Texas?” Jake asked.
“I’ll check,” Jane said, turning to her laptop. “Yes, they’re still there.”
“I wouldn’t worry about them,” General Hogan said. “The army knows
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