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kids doing?”
“Kyle graduates from MIT this spring and Jennifer just had her first baby.”
“Congratulations.”
“You still haven’t told me what he did.”
“He tried to take care of a friend.”
“That’s Mike.”
“Yes, it is.”
Mike stepped out of the door with a flight jacket over his arm and smiled, “Hello, John, I hope I didn’t get you in too much trouble.” John shrugged. “Am I going to need this jacket?”
“We’re going to DC.”
“Do I have a choice about going?”
John tilted his head as he shook it, “Not really.”
Mike leaned over and gave Tilly a hug. She leaned back and kissed him. Mike looked at her with a worried expression and Tilly smiled, “Jack will handle the farm in your absence. Just let me know when you’re coming back.” She stared at John as she made the statement and he slowly shook his head. She knew Mike might be gone for a while. She watched Mike walk with John to the Bell Helicopter and sighed. Mike was too good a spirit to have so much trouble keep finding him. She walked over to the camera and parabolic Microphone hidden between two potted plants and extracted a thumb drive. She went inside and downloaded the video to a file and then attached it to an e-mail. She punched the number six in her cell phone and a male voice answered, “Tilly, how’s my favorite cousin doing?”
“Jack, I’ve just sent you an email with an attachment. Would you mind taking a look at it?”
“Not at all.”
Tilly smiled; a United States Senator would at least insure they didn’t mistreat him. She thought another moment and then dialed another number, “I have an interesting video you might want to take a look at.”
“What is it?”
“A private citizen being taken from their home by excessive force; and I do mean excessive force. I think you might find it entertaining.”
“Send it to me.”
Tilly pressed send on her computer and sat back. There, that should rattle a few cages.
• • •
The Bell rose and the Apaches fell in formation around it. Mike remained silent. John wasn’t talking so that told him their conversation was bugged. He looked out the window and wondered what had happened in the desert. He prayed Jess was still alive but felt his friend had been killed. He maintained his silence all the way to the airport where he boarded a jet for Washington and then to the War Room. He knew something serious had happened and it probably involved aliens. That was the only thing that would have prompted this level of response from the government.
He was led into the War Room and saw all the huge displays on the wall with the disposition of the United States Military Forces. He noticed one display with Arizona on it and a red blinking light just east of Phoenix. That meant an operation was still ongoing in the desert. He sat down in a chair facing a raised level with five other chairs. He blew out a breath and knew that if one of the Joint Chiefs came, he would probably be ok. If two showed up, it was doubtful. He felt his tension rise when all five walked in and took their seats. What in the hell had Jess done in the desert?
• • •
Admiral Howard looked at the other Chiefs and they nodded. He turned to Mike and said, “Tell us why you had one of our satellites redirected to search a patch of lifeless desert?”
“I was worried that a young man I had developed a friendship with might be in trouble.”
“What kind of trouble?”
“Life threatening.”
“What do you mean by life threatening?”
“The kind that shoots down helicopters and Raptors.”
Admiral Howard stared at Mike and said, “Major, you would be wise to just answer the questions.”
Mike stared at the Chief of the Joint Chiefs and said, “Why don’t we cut to the chase. You’ve run into something that has scared the mess out of you and you want me to tell you what it is. I’ll be glad to do that but I need to see what happened.”
“That information is
“Kyle graduates from MIT this spring and Jennifer just had her first baby.”
“Congratulations.”
“You still haven’t told me what he did.”
“He tried to take care of a friend.”
“That’s Mike.”
“Yes, it is.”
Mike stepped out of the door with a flight jacket over his arm and smiled, “Hello, John, I hope I didn’t get you in too much trouble.” John shrugged. “Am I going to need this jacket?”
“We’re going to DC.”
“Do I have a choice about going?”
John tilted his head as he shook it, “Not really.”
Mike leaned over and gave Tilly a hug. She leaned back and kissed him. Mike looked at her with a worried expression and Tilly smiled, “Jack will handle the farm in your absence. Just let me know when you’re coming back.” She stared at John as she made the statement and he slowly shook his head. She knew Mike might be gone for a while. She watched Mike walk with John to the Bell Helicopter and sighed. Mike was too good a spirit to have so much trouble keep finding him. She walked over to the camera and parabolic Microphone hidden between two potted plants and extracted a thumb drive. She went inside and downloaded the video to a file and then attached it to an e-mail. She punched the number six in her cell phone and a male voice answered, “Tilly, how’s my favorite cousin doing?”
“Jack, I’ve just sent you an email with an attachment. Would you mind taking a look at it?”
“Not at all.”
Tilly smiled; a United States Senator would at least insure they didn’t mistreat him. She thought another moment and then dialed another number, “I have an interesting video you might want to take a look at.”
“What is it?”
“A private citizen being taken from their home by excessive force; and I do mean excessive force. I think you might find it entertaining.”
“Send it to me.”
Tilly pressed send on her computer and sat back. There, that should rattle a few cages.
• • •
The Bell rose and the Apaches fell in formation around it. Mike remained silent. John wasn’t talking so that told him their conversation was bugged. He looked out the window and wondered what had happened in the desert. He prayed Jess was still alive but felt his friend had been killed. He maintained his silence all the way to the airport where he boarded a jet for Washington and then to the War Room. He knew something serious had happened and it probably involved aliens. That was the only thing that would have prompted this level of response from the government.
He was led into the War Room and saw all the huge displays on the wall with the disposition of the United States Military Forces. He noticed one display with Arizona on it and a red blinking light just east of Phoenix. That meant an operation was still ongoing in the desert. He sat down in a chair facing a raised level with five other chairs. He blew out a breath and knew that if one of the Joint Chiefs came, he would probably be ok. If two showed up, it was doubtful. He felt his tension rise when all five walked in and took their seats. What in the hell had Jess done in the desert?
• • •
Admiral Howard looked at the other Chiefs and they nodded. He turned to Mike and said, “Tell us why you had one of our satellites redirected to search a patch of lifeless desert?”
“I was worried that a young man I had developed a friendship with might be in trouble.”
“What kind of trouble?”
“Life threatening.”
“What do you mean by life threatening?”
“The kind that shoots down helicopters and Raptors.”
Admiral Howard stared at Mike and said, “Major, you would be wise to just answer the questions.”
Mike stared at the Chief of the Joint Chiefs and said, “Why don’t we cut to the chase. You’ve run into something that has scared the mess out of you and you want me to tell you what it is. I’ll be glad to do that but I need to see what happened.”
“That information is
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