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question?”
“Yes it does, and brings a dozen new questions to mind.”
“Like what?”
“Does she have a sister?” Nick asked.
“You ass!” he heard Val say, followed by a slapping sound in the background and some laughing. Ben disconnected the vid and handed it back to Andrea. She just shook her head and walked away to find out if the sheriff had shown up.
Sheriff Kilroy had arrived with an unmarked van and some deputies. Andrea walked back to Ben, took his katana and knife and laid them on the floor in the bedroom with the dead captain. Ben followed her outside and sat down in a chair on the porch. Sheriff Kilroy walked up and sat beside him.
“Can you tell me what the hell went on here tonight?”
Ben pointed to his right without looking. “That guy was shot by his own people,” he said. “It’s my thought that he didn’t want to participate in what they were going to do here tonight. I think it was the captain who did the shooting.”
“That guy,” he continued, pointing straight ahead, “got in my way as I was running for the house. He pulled a laser pistol. I moved him out of my way.”
“What about the guy in the hover truck?”
“I didn’t do that,” Ben said. “I was running across that field and he was shooting at me from the hover truck with a laser rifle. I zigged and zagged until I saw them go into the house then I ran full out. I heard the hover truck take a hit then crash. The guy in the sitting room was hole up in the corner behind the love seat. I came into the living room and he took a shot at me and missed. I crawled around and sat in the dining room watching him. He closed his eyes and I threw my katana into the wall of the living room. He jumped out of his hole and started firing, it was three shots and he didn’t realize it but he was walking forward as he shot. His laser shut down to recharge and he was just staring at it. I stepped up behind him put my hand over his mouth and shoved my combat knife in the back of his head. Severed his brain from his spine and mixed it up a little for good measure.”
“Ok, so the captain?” the sheriff asked.
“The captain was in the back bedroom. I quietly worked my way back and listen to him threaten Harold and Janet. I quickly caught a glimpse of where he was standing and retrieved my katana. I then shoved it through the wall and through him. Major Anderson disarmed him and got my family to safety. Harold called you. I think that’s it.”
Andrea watched both men and listened to Ben recount the evenings events. He was matter-of-fact no emotion. The Sheriff was in shock, but only for a minute. He got up and patted Ben on the shoulder.
“They announced to everybody in the office they were going to do this, so it’s premeditated on their part,” the sheriff said. “You told me you would protect your family and you did. It was self defense the way I see it.
Ben didn’t reply; he was wiped out all of a sudden.
“Thank you Sheriff,” Andrea said to him as he walked back out to supervise the cleanup.
“Oh Major,” the sheriff said, turning back, “one question?”
“Yes I did, Sheriff.”
“But Major, you didn’t hear the question.”
“ Ben told you everything in total honesty,” she replied, “so if there is any question now about anything then I did it.”
“Ok, well good shooting, Major.”
“Thanks Sheriff,” Andrea answered.
“Major, I don’t know what your angle is but I’m guessing he doesn’t need to know about you and them.” Kilroy motioned with his head to the van.
“I would rather he didn’t, Sheriff,” Andrea said. “This was not supposed to happen. I will tell him one day, but not tonight.”
Ben was sitting on the porch with his eyes closed.
Andrea walked up on the porch and sat with him. Ben asked her if she would get a room at the hotel where she was living for Harold and Janet.
“Gladly,” she said. Ben yelled at the sheriff to see if one of his
“Yes it does, and brings a dozen new questions to mind.”
“Like what?”
“Does she have a sister?” Nick asked.
“You ass!” he heard Val say, followed by a slapping sound in the background and some laughing. Ben disconnected the vid and handed it back to Andrea. She just shook her head and walked away to find out if the sheriff had shown up.
Sheriff Kilroy had arrived with an unmarked van and some deputies. Andrea walked back to Ben, took his katana and knife and laid them on the floor in the bedroom with the dead captain. Ben followed her outside and sat down in a chair on the porch. Sheriff Kilroy walked up and sat beside him.
“Can you tell me what the hell went on here tonight?”
Ben pointed to his right without looking. “That guy was shot by his own people,” he said. “It’s my thought that he didn’t want to participate in what they were going to do here tonight. I think it was the captain who did the shooting.”
“That guy,” he continued, pointing straight ahead, “got in my way as I was running for the house. He pulled a laser pistol. I moved him out of my way.”
“What about the guy in the hover truck?”
“I didn’t do that,” Ben said. “I was running across that field and he was shooting at me from the hover truck with a laser rifle. I zigged and zagged until I saw them go into the house then I ran full out. I heard the hover truck take a hit then crash. The guy in the sitting room was hole up in the corner behind the love seat. I came into the living room and he took a shot at me and missed. I crawled around and sat in the dining room watching him. He closed his eyes and I threw my katana into the wall of the living room. He jumped out of his hole and started firing, it was three shots and he didn’t realize it but he was walking forward as he shot. His laser shut down to recharge and he was just staring at it. I stepped up behind him put my hand over his mouth and shoved my combat knife in the back of his head. Severed his brain from his spine and mixed it up a little for good measure.”
“Ok, so the captain?” the sheriff asked.
“The captain was in the back bedroom. I quietly worked my way back and listen to him threaten Harold and Janet. I quickly caught a glimpse of where he was standing and retrieved my katana. I then shoved it through the wall and through him. Major Anderson disarmed him and got my family to safety. Harold called you. I think that’s it.”
Andrea watched both men and listened to Ben recount the evenings events. He was matter-of-fact no emotion. The Sheriff was in shock, but only for a minute. He got up and patted Ben on the shoulder.
“They announced to everybody in the office they were going to do this, so it’s premeditated on their part,” the sheriff said. “You told me you would protect your family and you did. It was self defense the way I see it.
Ben didn’t reply; he was wiped out all of a sudden.
“Thank you Sheriff,” Andrea said to him as he walked back out to supervise the cleanup.
“Oh Major,” the sheriff said, turning back, “one question?”
“Yes I did, Sheriff.”
“But Major, you didn’t hear the question.”
“ Ben told you everything in total honesty,” she replied, “so if there is any question now about anything then I did it.”
“Ok, well good shooting, Major.”
“Thanks Sheriff,” Andrea answered.
“Major, I don’t know what your angle is but I’m guessing he doesn’t need to know about you and them.” Kilroy motioned with his head to the van.
“I would rather he didn’t, Sheriff,” Andrea said. “This was not supposed to happen. I will tell him one day, but not tonight.”
Ben was sitting on the porch with his eyes closed.
Andrea walked up on the porch and sat with him. Ben asked her if she would get a room at the hotel where she was living for Harold and Janet.
“Gladly,” she said. Ben yelled at the sheriff to see if one of his
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