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Authors: Char Robinson
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quick look, assess the situation if it's possible, and then come back and let us know what you saw. You may be able to give us an idea of what we need to do to help them up there."
Harry rubbed his whiskered chin thoughtfully as he gazed at each woman. "I would love to help you out, but I'm almost out of fuel. Also, I'd like to have a co-pilot if that's possible. I did some modifications to the Huey so it would be easier to fly on my own, but another pair of hands would help a lot."
Both women glanced at each other, frowning, before Judith snapped her fingers and grinned. "I do know where we may be able to get some fuel, but we'll have to go up to where Bitsy and Travis are, the farmer there has a small hangar on his property - if I remember right he does some crop dusting for other farms in the area."
"We'll need to grab some fuel cans from the hardware store, it's on the way," Cindy said as she headed down the steps.
"How long is it going to take to get the fuel and get back?" Harry asked as he followed her. "This probably doesn't need saying, but I need to be up there before dark to be of any use, and if you know of someone who can go with me they can show me where to go."
Cindy stopped and turned to face him. She glanced at Judith then looking past her friend, she chuckled. Puzzled, both Judith and Harry turned to follow her gaze.
They watched the Mark emerge from Cindy's house and head straight for them. He looked up and stopped to see all three of them smiling at him. "Umm, what's up?" Mark asked, smiling slightly himself.
Cindy walked up and tapped him lightly on the chest. "You are," she quipped with a chuckle at the confused look on his face and tapped him again. "Or rather, you will be."
Judith walked over and took him by the arm. "We need you to do us a little favor..."
Watching the two women, Harry shook his head and followed along as they explained their plan to Mark.
Chapter Nine
Mick knew Malcolm would pick either him or Charlie to be one of the two to go outside, and it had to be him. If he picked Charlie, their plan would go right down the toilet, as Dexter was fond of saying. Almost before he could think it through, he stood up.
"I want to go, I believe my sons are out there and I want to make sure they're okay and that they stay out of this mess," he said in a firm voice while staring right into Malcolm's eyes.
"I see," Malcolm said calmly, raising an eyebrow as he thought about Mick's statement. "Perhaps you've come to your senses and realize the work we're doing here is important?"
Mick swallowed and slowly nodded. "Um, sure. I can see that this research could help a lot of people." He didn't dare say more; afraid he would give away his true dislike of the man and his ideas.
"I'm feeling generous, so I will agree to let you go," Malcolm said with a small smile. He looked at the group sitting around him. "Anyone else want to volunteer?" He looked pointedly at Brooke. "Except for you, I'm sure you understand why I would have to say no."
Brooke glared back for a moment before turning away with her arms folded and a frown on her face. Malcolm chuckled and once again glanced around. "Anyone?"
Mick noticed Charlie and Jenny were staring at one another. Charlie nodded slightly and she shook her head and frowned. Then she turned and looked at Jimmy, then back at her father. Charlie sighed softly and nodded again. Jenny grinned and without looking, shoved her elbow hard into Jimmy's side, causing him to shout and jump to his feet. Seeing his chance, Mick grabbed Jimmy's arm and turned to Malcolm before the boy could speak.
"All right, you have two of us. We'll tell Captain Sears exactly what you said."
"Make sure he understands that my men will be back before dusk. He needs to be gone by then," Malcolm remarked curtly. He waved a hand toward the entrance. "After you."
Giving Charlie one more meaningful glance and receiving a tiny smile in return, Mick gave a curt nod to Malcolm and still
Harry rubbed his whiskered chin thoughtfully as he gazed at each woman. "I would love to help you out, but I'm almost out of fuel. Also, I'd like to have a co-pilot if that's possible. I did some modifications to the Huey so it would be easier to fly on my own, but another pair of hands would help a lot."
Both women glanced at each other, frowning, before Judith snapped her fingers and grinned. "I do know where we may be able to get some fuel, but we'll have to go up to where Bitsy and Travis are, the farmer there has a small hangar on his property - if I remember right he does some crop dusting for other farms in the area."
"We'll need to grab some fuel cans from the hardware store, it's on the way," Cindy said as she headed down the steps.
"How long is it going to take to get the fuel and get back?" Harry asked as he followed her. "This probably doesn't need saying, but I need to be up there before dark to be of any use, and if you know of someone who can go with me they can show me where to go."
Cindy stopped and turned to face him. She glanced at Judith then looking past her friend, she chuckled. Puzzled, both Judith and Harry turned to follow her gaze.
They watched the Mark emerge from Cindy's house and head straight for them. He looked up and stopped to see all three of them smiling at him. "Umm, what's up?" Mark asked, smiling slightly himself.
Cindy walked up and tapped him lightly on the chest. "You are," she quipped with a chuckle at the confused look on his face and tapped him again. "Or rather, you will be."
Judith walked over and took him by the arm. "We need you to do us a little favor..."
Watching the two women, Harry shook his head and followed along as they explained their plan to Mark.
Chapter Nine
Mick knew Malcolm would pick either him or Charlie to be one of the two to go outside, and it had to be him. If he picked Charlie, their plan would go right down the toilet, as Dexter was fond of saying. Almost before he could think it through, he stood up.
"I want to go, I believe my sons are out there and I want to make sure they're okay and that they stay out of this mess," he said in a firm voice while staring right into Malcolm's eyes.
"I see," Malcolm said calmly, raising an eyebrow as he thought about Mick's statement. "Perhaps you've come to your senses and realize the work we're doing here is important?"
Mick swallowed and slowly nodded. "Um, sure. I can see that this research could help a lot of people." He didn't dare say more; afraid he would give away his true dislike of the man and his ideas.
"I'm feeling generous, so I will agree to let you go," Malcolm said with a small smile. He looked at the group sitting around him. "Anyone else want to volunteer?" He looked pointedly at Brooke. "Except for you, I'm sure you understand why I would have to say no."
Brooke glared back for a moment before turning away with her arms folded and a frown on her face. Malcolm chuckled and once again glanced around. "Anyone?"
Mick noticed Charlie and Jenny were staring at one another. Charlie nodded slightly and she shook her head and frowned. Then she turned and looked at Jimmy, then back at her father. Charlie sighed softly and nodded again. Jenny grinned and without looking, shoved her elbow hard into Jimmy's side, causing him to shout and jump to his feet. Seeing his chance, Mick grabbed Jimmy's arm and turned to Malcolm before the boy could speak.
"All right, you have two of us. We'll tell Captain Sears exactly what you said."
"Make sure he understands that my men will be back before dusk. He needs to be gone by then," Malcolm remarked curtly. He waved a hand toward the entrance. "After you."
Giving Charlie one more meaningful glance and receiving a tiny smile in return, Mick gave a curt nod to Malcolm and still
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