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Authors: Cal Wilson
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up.”
Peter rolled his eyes. “Jackie,” he paused. “Can you tell us this – what is going on in the world? What is up with the government? Or is there any government?”
“That figures. You people don’t even have radios up there, do you?”
“We have a couple radios, but the news is a mix of cotton candy and sports scores. We can tell that the real news is not being reported. We know we are being lied to. We want to know what has really happened out there.” Peter nodded towards the valley below.
Jackie looked at Peter, then back at Kathy. “I guess you all haven’t heard, have you?”
“Heard what?” The sound of an approaching helicopter could be heard in the distance.
“The government has changed. Well, it’s mostly the same, except elections have been put off for a while. The Muslim legal system, Sharia, is being phased in in some areas. And they are reviewing the rights of the Constitution to see what they want to keep and what will go. It’s kind of strange but at least they got some of the police and the emergency workers to go back to work. And the local cops have set up roadblocks everywhere to try and contain things. And the power has been off but it should be back on pretty soon. Things are getting better, getting back to normal. It’s true.”
Just then a low-flying helicopter emerged from behind a nearby hill and flew directly above the roadblock on its way north. The helicopter continued north but turned around and returned above the roadblock. Kathy ducked into the trail to hide from view, then waited for Peter. Peter grabbed the game cart with the duffel bag and waved at Jackie, as she started running back down the road. Peter hurried back onto the trail, pulling the cart behind him. Kathy quickly put some brush at the opening of the trail and then followed Peter. The helicopter returned and stopped directly above the roadblock, turning around so that the occupants could get a view of the area. The helicopter blew branches, leaves and dust from the roadblock everywhere.
****
CHAPTER 8
Peter and Kathy ran back through the trail towards the camp. Peter pulled the game cart with Kirk’s body in the duffel bag in it as fast as it would go. They ran under the canopy of trees towards the clearing. As they did on their way to the road, they stayed out of the clearing and into the woods so that they would not be seen.
After entering the forest on the other side of the clearing, Peter stopped to rest. Kathy stopped behind him. The noise from the helicopter made talking impossible.
The helicopter rose and left the area, leaving the area as quiet as before. “I guess word is getting around about our roadblock,” Peter said.
“They will be back, scumbags that they are.” Kathy sounded angry. “I wish I had more than my 45 here. I could have blown that chopper from the sky.”
“That would be hard to do with just a 45. Unless, I guess, you shoot at the back rotor. Or the pilot.”
“Kirk’s killers were probably inside the chopper.”
“Sure, that could have been them.”
“It probably wasn’t just a coincidence that the chopper came back to the roadblock where those creeps killed Kirk. For several weeks the roadblock area has been totally ignored, and now it seems to be a big deal with someone out there.”
“Yeah, could be,” Peter said. Kathy looked up the trail.
“Kathy, did you notice that the helicopter was a Huey? They are pretty old, Vietnam era. I don’t know why they would use a Huey. Less high tech than the new helicopters but a lot easier to fly. That one didn’t have any mounted guns, thank God. Those Hueys can strafe pretty good. And did you see how the insignia were painted over? That was really strange. Maybe it’s some kind of a vigilante helicopter.”
“I missed that.” Kathy paused. “I still can’t get over the coincidence of the
Peter rolled his eyes. “Jackie,” he paused. “Can you tell us this – what is going on in the world? What is up with the government? Or is there any government?”
“That figures. You people don’t even have radios up there, do you?”
“We have a couple radios, but the news is a mix of cotton candy and sports scores. We can tell that the real news is not being reported. We know we are being lied to. We want to know what has really happened out there.” Peter nodded towards the valley below.
Jackie looked at Peter, then back at Kathy. “I guess you all haven’t heard, have you?”
“Heard what?” The sound of an approaching helicopter could be heard in the distance.
“The government has changed. Well, it’s mostly the same, except elections have been put off for a while. The Muslim legal system, Sharia, is being phased in in some areas. And they are reviewing the rights of the Constitution to see what they want to keep and what will go. It’s kind of strange but at least they got some of the police and the emergency workers to go back to work. And the local cops have set up roadblocks everywhere to try and contain things. And the power has been off but it should be back on pretty soon. Things are getting better, getting back to normal. It’s true.”
Just then a low-flying helicopter emerged from behind a nearby hill and flew directly above the roadblock on its way north. The helicopter continued north but turned around and returned above the roadblock. Kathy ducked into the trail to hide from view, then waited for Peter. Peter grabbed the game cart with the duffel bag and waved at Jackie, as she started running back down the road. Peter hurried back onto the trail, pulling the cart behind him. Kathy quickly put some brush at the opening of the trail and then followed Peter. The helicopter returned and stopped directly above the roadblock, turning around so that the occupants could get a view of the area. The helicopter blew branches, leaves and dust from the roadblock everywhere.
****
CHAPTER 8
Peter and Kathy ran back through the trail towards the camp. Peter pulled the game cart with Kirk’s body in the duffel bag in it as fast as it would go. They ran under the canopy of trees towards the clearing. As they did on their way to the road, they stayed out of the clearing and into the woods so that they would not be seen.
After entering the forest on the other side of the clearing, Peter stopped to rest. Kathy stopped behind him. The noise from the helicopter made talking impossible.
The helicopter rose and left the area, leaving the area as quiet as before. “I guess word is getting around about our roadblock,” Peter said.
“They will be back, scumbags that they are.” Kathy sounded angry. “I wish I had more than my 45 here. I could have blown that chopper from the sky.”
“That would be hard to do with just a 45. Unless, I guess, you shoot at the back rotor. Or the pilot.”
“Kirk’s killers were probably inside the chopper.”
“Sure, that could have been them.”
“It probably wasn’t just a coincidence that the chopper came back to the roadblock where those creeps killed Kirk. For several weeks the roadblock area has been totally ignored, and now it seems to be a big deal with someone out there.”
“Yeah, could be,” Peter said. Kathy looked up the trail.
“Kathy, did you notice that the helicopter was a Huey? They are pretty old, Vietnam era. I don’t know why they would use a Huey. Less high tech than the new helicopters but a lot easier to fly. That one didn’t have any mounted guns, thank God. Those Hueys can strafe pretty good. And did you see how the insignia were painted over? That was really strange. Maybe it’s some kind of a vigilante helicopter.”
“I missed that.” Kathy paused. “I still can’t get over the coincidence of the
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