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would be monitored electronically, or at least as
guarded.   You can see the guards
there.”   He shot the bead of a laser
pointer onto three shadows near the waters edge of the compound, two at the ends
of the wide steps, and one obvious sentry on the dock.
    “Electronically?   That’s far more high tech than I
imagined for these fellas,” said Cameron.
    “Well that is the meat of it,”
said Isaac.
    “How’s that?” asked Cameron.
    “One of the reasons our friend
Dada was so glad to help,” said Alastair.   “This is not only a stronghold of the National Volunteer Coast
Guard.   According to Dada this is
the home of their leader Abbo Mohammed.”
    “Their leader?” asked Ari.
    “And all that implies,” said
Isaac.   “A lot of men, a lot of
guns, and I expect an RPG or two.”
    “The man that wanted us out of
the way,” said Cameron.
    “The bald man in London Alastair
was telling us about,” said Isaac.
    Cameron nodded his head, “I
think this is pretty straight forward then, we do a helodrop a kilometer out
then take the yacht from the water.”
    “I thought you would see it that
way.   Our helicopter is a modified
Sikorsky Black Hawk.   She’s already
fueled and loaded in the launch bay.”
    “In the launch bay?   This place is full of surprises,” said
Cameron.
    Isaac nodded at Cameron.   “I think you will find we have all of
the gear you require in the armory,” said Isaac.   “We leave in three hours.”
    “And if they are not all on the
boat?” asked Ari.
    “Need be, I can clear the way to
the compound,” said Eazy.   “There
will be a lot of noise which means the team going ashore will have to be fast
and surgical.”
    “If anyone has been taken to the
main house it will have been my sister,” said Pepe.   “Cameron and I will go.”
    “Not without me,” said
Alastair.   He placed a hand upon
Pepe’s shoulder, “Viva Legionne.”   Pepe’s
eyes matched Alastair’s, “The Legion is our strength.”
     
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Chapter 14
    Somali Coast North of Kismayu
     
     
    Cameron slipped another clip
into a pocket of his wetsuit, then for a third time,
in the dim light of the cabin, inspected the MP-5 submachine gun he had
selected from Isaac and Eazy’s armory.   The bewildering variety of weapons amassed in their munitions store
amused Cameron.   A matter of
tactical operation protocol was that all of the munitions were
interchangeable.   Perhaps confidence
in experience was high or maybe the years between field and undercover ops had
forgiven rigor and set them in their ways, because each armed by personal
preference.   In the cockpit were
Isaac and Dakarai, the towering Afrikaan.   Isaac and Dakarai were to stay on the helo after the drop.   Across the cabin of the Black Hawk, Eazy
was inspecting his CTAR-21, an Israeli commando submachine gun.   Alastair sat next to Eazy, with his
hands on his lap, his back arrow straight.   Pepe was sitting in the back leaning against the corner inspecting the
MP-5 he had selected.   Cameron
watched Pepe maneuver the safety toggle from single fire to rapid then back to
single.   Pepe’s gaze was not on his
weapon.   He stared vacuously into
the interior of the cabin sliding the toggle to different hot actions.   Cameron recognized that Pepe was running
a combat simulation.   Though the
small team was well equipped, no one else wanted to see battle this
morning.   The plan was a direct
action infiltration exfiltration, a commando specialization.   The four of them were to shadow the
yacht with the zodiacs and then rescue the crew.   If anyone was missing, Eazy was to
evacuate with whatever hostages were onboard while the other three went ashore,
and they were only going ashore if necessary.   Their team was too small to take any
great risks.   Somewhere outside of
the Black Hawk was Ari in the Dark Star.   Ari had not hesitated in his role of the mission.   If everything went well on the yacht,
they