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“I’ve got you, Mirissa. We’re almost there.”
His daughter stopped shaking almost immediately and Steve
decided to rethink his aversion to the two dating. Maybe.
“Three fifteen. A few more seconds and I’ll engage the
reverse thrusters.”
Steve ran to the hatch in the floor and told everyone to get
ready. When he returned to Mirissa she looked even paler than before.
“Brace yourselves! I’m engaging in three … two … one.”
Steve was knocked to the floor when the thrusters fired up.
It wasn’t an immediate stop, but more like the jet ran into a huge rubber band.
He looked to Mirissa to make sure she was safe and found her lying on the floor
in front of him, still cocooned in Greco’s arms. “Get down below.”
Mirissa looked a little shaky as Greco helped her through
the hatch, but the smile she gave Steve told him there was no serious damage.
Scrambling to his feet, he made his way to the pilot. “Has the pressure
equalized?”
“Yep. We’re good to go.”
With a nod, Steve went through the hatch to join the others.
“We’re ready. Everyone grab hold of something. When this blows it’s going to
get windy down here.” Once they were secured, Steve nodded his head and Myrick
detonated the charges he’d run in the shape of an oversized door.
The roar of the wind was almost as deafening as the
explosion, and Steve had to scream to be heard. “Wait for my signal. As soon as
we’re below two hundred knots, go.” He scrambled back up to the cockpit and
checked in with the pilot. “Are we good?”
“So far. We’re down to two thirty and she’s holding
together. You’ve got quite the impressive daughter, there.”
“Don’t I know it. ”
It felt like an eternity before the speed finally hit two
hundred.
“It’s time to go, Captain.”
When they reached the hold below, Steve saw the look that
briefly crossed the pilot’s face when he saw the hole they’d blown. “Don’t
worry. We’ll get you a new one.” He clapped him on the back and addressed the
team. “Let’s do this. One at a time. Remember to count to three before you open
your chute.”
One by one, the Omega Group team, pilot, and flight
attendant disappeared out the back of the jet, their chutes drifting peacefully
in a lazy row. When it was only Myrine and Steve left, she leaned in for a
quick kiss. “We can be lovebirds, too, you know.”
Three seconds later the jet was empty.
Chapter
11
By the time Han and Jackie walked into the Cameron Trading
Post, it was early afternoon. The smells coming from the restaurant made Han’s
stomach growl in anticipation. They’d missed both breakfast and lunch and were
more than ready to make up for it.
“Do you see her anywhere?”
Jackie nodded toward a woman sitting alone by the window in
the back corner of the room. She was dressed in her park ranger’s uniform,
reading the contents of a manila folder sitting in front of her.
“Let’s go introduce ourselves,” Han said and led the way to
her table. “Ranger Christner? I’m Han Li, and this is Jackie Barns. Sorry we’re
late.”
The ranger stood and shook their hands. “It’s no problem.
Did you have any trouble?”
Although Han knew she was probably only asking if they’d had
any difficulty finding the place, he couldn’t help but smile. “No, ma’am. No
trouble at all.” The truth was probably more than this woman wanted to know.
After their little adventure on the trail, they’d spent the
rest of the morning hiking to the hilltop. Hitching a ride was more difficult
than anticipated, so they used their sat phone to call up the closest rental
car company. The tip required to get someone to drive the car to them was
astronomical. Finding the ranger was even more difficult. She’d taken a leave
of absence, and getting her cell phone number from her colleagues was like prying
for state secrets.
“Do you mind if we order some lunch? We’ve been kind of busy
today and haven’t had a chance to eat
His daughter stopped shaking almost immediately and Steve
decided to rethink his aversion to the two dating. Maybe.
“Three fifteen. A few more seconds and I’ll engage the
reverse thrusters.”
Steve ran to the hatch in the floor and told everyone to get
ready. When he returned to Mirissa she looked even paler than before.
“Brace yourselves! I’m engaging in three … two … one.”
Steve was knocked to the floor when the thrusters fired up.
It wasn’t an immediate stop, but more like the jet ran into a huge rubber band.
He looked to Mirissa to make sure she was safe and found her lying on the floor
in front of him, still cocooned in Greco’s arms. “Get down below.”
Mirissa looked a little shaky as Greco helped her through
the hatch, but the smile she gave Steve told him there was no serious damage.
Scrambling to his feet, he made his way to the pilot. “Has the pressure
equalized?”
“Yep. We’re good to go.”
With a nod, Steve went through the hatch to join the others.
“We’re ready. Everyone grab hold of something. When this blows it’s going to
get windy down here.” Once they were secured, Steve nodded his head and Myrick
detonated the charges he’d run in the shape of an oversized door.
The roar of the wind was almost as deafening as the
explosion, and Steve had to scream to be heard. “Wait for my signal. As soon as
we’re below two hundred knots, go.” He scrambled back up to the cockpit and
checked in with the pilot. “Are we good?”
“So far. We’re down to two thirty and she’s holding
together. You’ve got quite the impressive daughter, there.”
“Don’t I know it. ”
It felt like an eternity before the speed finally hit two
hundred.
“It’s time to go, Captain.”
When they reached the hold below, Steve saw the look that
briefly crossed the pilot’s face when he saw the hole they’d blown. “Don’t
worry. We’ll get you a new one.” He clapped him on the back and addressed the
team. “Let’s do this. One at a time. Remember to count to three before you open
your chute.”
One by one, the Omega Group team, pilot, and flight
attendant disappeared out the back of the jet, their chutes drifting peacefully
in a lazy row. When it was only Myrine and Steve left, she leaned in for a
quick kiss. “We can be lovebirds, too, you know.”
Three seconds later the jet was empty.
Chapter
11
By the time Han and Jackie walked into the Cameron Trading
Post, it was early afternoon. The smells coming from the restaurant made Han’s
stomach growl in anticipation. They’d missed both breakfast and lunch and were
more than ready to make up for it.
“Do you see her anywhere?”
Jackie nodded toward a woman sitting alone by the window in
the back corner of the room. She was dressed in her park ranger’s uniform,
reading the contents of a manila folder sitting in front of her.
“Let’s go introduce ourselves,” Han said and led the way to
her table. “Ranger Christner? I’m Han Li, and this is Jackie Barns. Sorry we’re
late.”
The ranger stood and shook their hands. “It’s no problem.
Did you have any trouble?”
Although Han knew she was probably only asking if they’d had
any difficulty finding the place, he couldn’t help but smile. “No, ma’am. No
trouble at all.” The truth was probably more than this woman wanted to know.
After their little adventure on the trail, they’d spent the
rest of the morning hiking to the hilltop. Hitching a ride was more difficult
than anticipated, so they used their sat phone to call up the closest rental
car company. The tip required to get someone to drive the car to them was
astronomical. Finding the ranger was even more difficult. She’d taken a leave
of absence, and getting her cell phone number from her colleagues was like prying
for state secrets.
“Do you mind if we order some lunch? We’ve been kind of busy
today and haven’t had a chance to eat
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