Thursday, January 6, 2011

Are They Ready For This?

Black Mesa

“I’m so grateful the Lord sent you to us.” Kristen said as she gave Mikhail a final squeeze before letting go. She almost laughed when she stepped back and saw Mikhail’s expression. He obviously was not used to affection and the look on his face was a mixture of surprise, dismay and a bit of horror.
Travis coughed to cover his laugh. “Well let’s get our stuff and head inside. I’m starved.”
He opened the trunk and lifted several shopping bags out. Handing two to Mikhail he slammed the trunk.
“Everyone’s inside.” Kristen said as she grabbed both men by a hand and dragged them over to the smaller door. Tugging them both through the opening she let go of Travis long enough to punch in the code to close the smaller door.
Reaching for Travis’ hand she led the way through the tunnel jabbering so fast neither man could keep up.
“Tansy and Conrad are here along with us regulars. We’ve already eaten supper but the stew is probably still warm.”
Entering the main room Kristen dragged both men across the room to where everyone had gathered around the big table.
Letting go of both men Kristen announced. “Travis and Mikhail are home.”
Mikhail was looking a bit shell shocked. The teenager had just announced to these strangers that this was his home.
“Just go with it.” Travis whispered.
“This is Nathan and his girlfriend Renee.” Kristen introduced. Mikhail automatically stuck out his hand.
Nathan and Renee both were fighting back smiles as they shook his hand.
“And this is Mo. He used to be a gang leader. And this is Skunk. He’s Mo’s best friend and he can be a handful. Just threaten to feed him liver and sardine sandwiches when he starts getting on your nerves.”
Mikhail saw Skunk blanch. He felt like laughing as he shook the man’s hand.
“I hope Travis warned you about Kristen’s mean streak.” Skunk whispered dramatically.
“He had not mentioned it, but I thank you for the warning.” Mikhail said gravely.
“Oh hush!” Kristen said to Skunk. “This is Tansy, Frank’s wife.” She said putting her arm around the woman’s waist.
Mikhail gave a slight bow as he shook Tansy’s hand.
“This is Leon.” Kristen introduced the man as she pulled him to his feet. She reached up and ruffled his hair affectionately. “One small warning about Leon. When the dinner bell rings make sure your in front of him. Once he’s loaded down his plate, there’s not much left for the rest of us.”
Leon stuck out his tongue at Kristen. “I don’t eat that much.”
“Yes you do. Just this once I have to agree with Kristen.” Nathan intoned seriously.
Mikhail had noticed that when Kristen had touched the man, he had looked shamed for a moment. Kristen watched him intently and Mikhail felt as if he said the wrong thing Kristen would attack.
He let a smile break through as he shook Leon’s had. “Is she always like this?”
Leon let out a bark of laughter. “Always.”
Kristen let out a small sigh. “And last but not least, this is Conrad. You may recognize him from the Center.”
Mikhail shook hands with the man. “Thank you for informing us about the situation at the Center.”
Conrad nodded.
“I’m sure your hungry. Please sit down and I’ll get you some stew.” Renee said.
“So, how far are you on your plan to get the rest of our family out?” Kristen asked as she watched Mikhail eat.
“Kristen. Let the man eat in peace.” Mo said. “He needs to eat and then rest. Tomorrow morning will be soon enough.”
Kristen got a mulish expression on her face.
“It’s quite alright.” Mikhail said quietly.
“No it’s not.” Skunk interrupted. “Don’t let her bully you around. It will be a big mistake.”
“Huge.” Mo added.
“Enormous.” Renee nodded seriously.
“Gigantic.” Piped in Travis.
“Colossal.” Nathan smiled.
“Massive.” Conrad laughed.
Leon was not to be left out. “Epic mistake.” He added with a laugh.
“A mistake of Titanic proportions.” Tansy said with a sad shake of her head.
Kristen fought the smile. “I’m not that bad.”
“Yes you are.” Mo said and everyone burst into laughter, Mikhail included.
Later on while Mikhail lay in his bed he thought about what Travis had said. “You’re going to absolutely adore Kristen.” Mikhail had a feeling he was right.

- Zags
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Black Mesa

Becca was nearly in tears. The sun was coming up and she was hopelessly lost. She stopped and checked her compass. “Oh, what’s the use. I could be miles from the cave or overshot it by a few.” She heaved a frustrated sigh. She spun around in a slow circle looking for anything that looked familiar. Everything looked the same.
She started to reach for the map, but changed her mind. The map couldn’t help her now. She had no idea where in Black Mesa she was. She wasn’t even sure if she was in the right part of Black Mesa. The cave could be anywhere.
Giving into tears Becca dropped to her knees and cried for several minutes.
Getting angry with herself, she tried to get herself back under control. Wiping tears from her cheeks she took another slow perusal of the landscape. The sun blinded her for a moment and she lifted a hand to shade her eyes. “That’s definitely east.” She looked at the compass turning it toward the rising sun. The little arrow settled on the E.
“Okay. I know the compass is still right.”
She could almost hear her dad’s voice telling her not to panic. “If you panic you’ll only make your situation worse. If you feel yourself beginning to panic, take a break. Don’t give in to it.”
“I miss you dad.” She whispered. He had taught her everything she knew about survival. From hunting, to finding water sources, to building a fire if she should be caught out in the elements without matches or a lighter. Becca took a deep breath and slowly let it out.
She could hear the sound of cattle lowing in the distance. She stopped breathing altogether. Straining she tried to get a direction.
She grabbed the binoculars out of her bag. If she could hear the cattle she should be able to see them. Turning slowly she searched for any movement in the distance. She saw something move and stopped. Focusing her gaze on the object she adjusted the binoculars.
There in the distance, about a mile away were the cattle.
Becca knew exactly where she was and how to get to the cave.

- Zags
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Black Mesa

Nathan and Mo both watched Mikhail closely as he mixed the chemicals.
“That stuff will eat through the fence?” Nathan asked.
“Yes. Once it is mixed with ammonia it will become highly corrosive. Once it is mixed you must be very careful not to get on your clothing or skin.” Mikhail poured the powder into a plastic bowl. “It must be mixed in a glass jar, never metal or plastic.”
Both men nodded. “We’ll have to remember to take some glass jars with us.”
Mikhail snapped the lid on the bowl, setting it aside. “I’ve made notes on how to mix the dry chemicals together in case there is a need to make more in the future.”
Skunk walked in with Kristen and Renee following behind their hands full of the things Mikhail had asked for. They set everything on the table and stepped back.
“Are you really going to make bombs out of this stuff?” Kristen asked.
“Yes.” Mikhail looked at Mo. “The bombs will need fuses. Approximately six inches long.” He quickly showed Mo how to make the fuses.
Mo nodded and sat down to work. Mikhail quickly put the girls to work mixing the putty that would be the base of the explosives.
“How stable is this stuff?” Skunk asked. “It’s not gonna blow up on us is it?”
“No. That is why I chose this particular type of explosive. It is similar to C4.”
Skunk nodded. “So it’s like a homemade plastic explosive.”
“Yes.”
After a few minutes the girls handed over the putty mixture and Mikhail began mixing in the last of the ingredients. “Make sure and seal it in plastic wrap to keep it moist. The moisture is what allows us to stick it wherever we need to.”
Everyone nodded.
Kristen leaned over Mikhail as he made notes on how to prepare the explosives. “Why are you making notes?”
Mikhail stopped writing. He turned to face everyone. “I have an idea.” He waited until he had everyone’s attention. “I want to do this regularly.”
Mo was the first to understand what Mikhail meant. “You mean bust Christians out of detention centers?”
Mikhail nodded.
Skunk smiled. “Yeah.”
“We could use Argryos Live Maps to do recon from here and make our plans.” Nathan said excitedly.
Renee and Kristen were both nodding their heads emphatically. “We could bust people out all over the country.”
“We’ll have to run it past everyone else, but I think we should do it.” Nathan said.
“We will see how this first attempt goes and then we will discuss it.” Mikhail said

- Zags
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Black Mesa

It was a little past noon when Becca spotted the outcropping that hid the entrance to the cave. With a glad cry she put on a burst of speed.
Moving the rock that covered the keypad she punched in the code with trembling fingers.
The door seemed to take forever to raise up high enough for her to duck into the parking area. She turned and punched in the code to close the door and ran to the smaller door.
She felt her throat closing as tears filled her eyes. Wiping them away she punched in the code. As the smaller door opened she bent down and ducked under the door. Standing straight she found herself looking at Leon. With a glad cry she threw herself into his arms.
“Becca?!” Leon breathed as he wrapped his arms around her. “Becca!?” He felt her tears soaking into his shirt. “BECCA!!” He shouted happily.
Becca nodded mutely into his chest as she sobbed loudly.
“It’s okay.” Leon said. “You’re home. You’re safe now.” He felt her sag into his arms and quickly scooped her up in his arms. Turning he hurried down the tunnel.
“Becca’s home!!!” He shouted as he rushed into the main room.
“BECCA!!” Renee let out a scream. She ran across the room and hugged the girl cradled in Leon’s arms.
Leon let Becca down and both girls went to their knees hugging each other.
Kristen dropped down with the two girls and threw her arms around them both.
Tansy, Nathan, Mo and Skunk were soon pulling Becca up and passed her around themselves to give her hugs.
Becca had managed to stop the tide of tears long enough to see that some of her family was missing.
“Where’s everybody else? Why is Tansy here? Conrad? Shouldn’t you be at the center?”
Mo quickly filled Becca in on what had happened.
Becca shook her head in denial. “We have to get them out!”
“We will.” Mo nodded. He waved Mikhail over. “This is Mikhail. He has a plan to get our family back.”
Becca looked at Mikhail for a long moment. “Can you really get them out?”
“I believe that we will succeed.” Mikhail said firmly.
Becca felt her knees begin to shake as exhaustion set in. “Good.” She stumbled over to the couch and sat down. “So what’s the plan and when do we go get them?"

- Zags
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Black Mesa

Renee pulled up the live map of the Center on the internet. Everyone huddled around the laptop to watch.
“There’s Frank!” Tansy exclaimed.
Renee quickly zoomed in. “He looks to be in good overall health.” Mikhail said quietly as he watched the man walking about in the yard.
“What about Shade or Maddie, do you see them anywhere?” Kristen asked.
Renee zoomed out to see the rest of the compound. Guards patrolled but there were no signs of the rest of the family.
Mikhail leaned in to see where the guards were positioned. “There are more guards on the east end of the building.”
“Could mean that’s where they are holding the prisoners.” Mo nodded.
Conrad frowned. “They should be in the other side of the building. The old gym is where they added the dormitories.”
“They are.” Mikhail said with certainty. “I’ve seen this tactic many times. Draw the enemies attention away from the prize. Using more guards makes one think there is something of value to be guarded.” He leaned back in the chair. “Unfortunately that means some of the soldiers are more highly trained than we anticipated.”
“How do you know that?” Leon asked.
“I’ll not go into detail, but I will confess to using this tactic myself. When the police would get close to discovering one of Mr. Morratta’s shipments, it was my job to insure the shipment was not taken. I would send out expendables to heavily guard another area.”
Mo and Skunk looked at each other and nodded. “We get it.”
“Expendables meaning people who didn’t know what was going on and also weren’t the best fighters. If you lost a few or they were arrested they weren’t a threat to the actual shipment.” Nathan muttered.
“Yes.” Mikhail confirmed.
Kristen put her hands on Mikhail’s shoulders. “I’m glad you know this stuff. I would have never guessed. I would have fallen right into their trap.”
Slightly uncomfortable with Kristen’s praise Mikhail turned his attention back to the computer screen. “Where was Matt being held?” He directed the question to Conrad.
“Last I knew he was being held on the northern end of the old gym. Shade, Maddie and Trevor were held on the south.”
“What about Grumpy? Is he with Maddie and Shade?” Kristen asked suddenly.
“Who is Grumpy?” Mikhail asked.
“The family dog.” Travis answered. “He was with Maddie and Shade last I knew. Conrad?”
“Yeah, he’s with Maddie and Shade. The General was going to have him shot, but Shade let him know he had a problem with that little plan.”
“What’d he do?” Nathan asked.
“Let’s just say the three soldiers the General sent on that errand learned how to fly.” Conrad grinned. “That is until they hit the wall...” He let out a wince. “The General decided Grumpy could live a little longer.”
“Man, I hope Shade’s good to go. If he’s down we could have a problem.” Skunk groaned.
Mikhail gave a quizzical frown.
“You’ve seen Matt right?” Nathan asked.
“Yes.” Mikhail was beginning to see the potential problem. “I’m guessing Matt gets his size from his father.”
“Yep. Shade’s bigger though. He’s 7’ and around 350 pounds. All of it solid muscle of course.” Renee said.
Mikhail looked at his own 5’10” frame. He had a stocky build, but he would not be able to carry a 350 pound man out of the compound. He looked at Mo. Standing at around 6’ he was heavily muscled. He turned his gaze to Skunk. About the same height as Mo, he had a leaner build. Nathan was lean as well, although he was a couple of inches over 6’.
“If I remember correctly, Matt was at least 6’8 or 9, and Trevor was a few inches shorter. Trevor has a stockier build like Mo and myself.” Mikhail folded his arms across his chest and began rubbing his finger over his bottom lip. “If both Matt and Shade are down, we definitely have a problem.” He looked a Conrad and Travis. They would be otherwise engaged keeping the guards in a panic so they would be unable to assist. The girls he knew would be unable to carry one of the men even with the three of them.
Mikhail looked at the computer screen. Frank was no longer in the yard, but a large man and a smaller women were walking about. Quickly leaning forward he indicated the screen. “Zoom in.”
Renee zoomed in until they all could see Maddie and Shade closely. Mikhail looked for any indication that Shade was injured. Seeing nothing he breathed a small sigh of relief.
Kristen knelt on the floor next to Mikhail’s chair. Reaching out toward the screen she let out a small sob. “We’re coming.” She whispered hoarsely as her fingers brushed over the figures on the screen.
Mikhail saw the scars on Kristen’s wrist. Without thinking he reached out and touched them. Kristen turned toward him and Mikhail pulled his sleeve back. Kristen saw the same scars on his wrists. A look of understanding passed between the two.
“We go in before dawn. The guards will be tired and less alert. With the knowledge of the sun rising in a short time they will be more relaxed, and confident. That will be to our advantage.” Mikhail said with a grim smile.

- Zags
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Black Mesa

“Come here children.” Tansy ordered. She took Nathan’s hand in one of hers and reached for Conrad’s with the other. The group formed a circle and everyone bowed their heads.
“Father, we are so thankful for our family. We are also grateful for the shelter and food You have provided. You’re mercy knows no bounds. We come to you this day to ask for Your mercy and grace as these children go on a mission to retrieve loved ones and to release Your children from their prison. You know why they are there Lord. They are there because they have chosen to follow You and to worship You instead of the false god of this world. We ask that Your hand of protection be over all of us. We ask that those who are holding them prisoner would see that they have chosen to follow the very devil himself, and that they would turn from that evil and accept Your Son as their savior. I ask all these things in Jesus name, Amen.”
Tansy looked around the small group. “May God watch over all of you.”
“I’m so sorry I can’t go.” Becca said. “I’m still so tired from running here. I don’t want to be a hindrance.”
“It’s okay Becca. We understand.” Renee hugged her. “Tansy needs someone here to keep her company anyway.”
“Yes. I won’t be so anxious with you here with me.” Tansy agreed.
Mikhail had pointed out that Tansy could be used against Frank and vice versa. “You would be huge leverage against Frank if you were to be captured.”
Tansy had agreed to stay behind, trusting Mikhail’s wisdom.
“Okay, lets get going.” Mikhail ordered. “Renee, Kristen and Leon will ride with me. Travis, you and Conrad ride together and Mo and Skunk will take the other car. Remember, if we pull this off, only family comes back to the caves. We do not know if spies have been planted in the center.”
Nods went around the room and everyone exited the cave.
“Remember, everyone comes back here only if they are certain they are not being followed and take a different route. Everyone should be back by midnight.” Mikhail ordered. He checked his watch. 3:30 am. They should be a the center by 4:30. That would give them an hour and a half before the sun began to rise.
Mikhail got in the passenger seat and buckled his seatbelt. Kristen climbed in the back of the SUV and Renee got in and started the engine.
Becca stood next to the big bay door and entered the code to open it. As the door rose Renee blew her a kiss and waved at Tansy. Gunning the engine she shot out of the cave behind the other two SUV’s.

- Zags
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Boise City, Oklahoma

All was quiet outside the center. The guards were looking relaxed and Mikhail looked at his watch. He pressed his foot against the fence and it popped inward. The liquid had worked to compromise the integrity of the metal perfectly. Mikhail looked at the camera above him and waved Kristen Leon and Renee through.
They scurried silently through the hole and waited for Mikhail. Once he was through he glanced around the yard. With a last glance at the camera he took off at a run through the dark both girls and Leon on his heels.
Reaching the corner of the building he reached into his pocket and grasped one of the explosives. He stuck it to the brick and handed Kristen a lighter. “Wait for the signal. As soon as you light it run for six seconds. As soon as it goes off turn back around and head for the gymnasium.” Mikhail whispered quietly.
“Got it.” Kristen whispered back.
Mikhail nodded and waved for Renee and Leon to follow him. Running along the shadows he led them to the next entry point.
Mikhail whispered the same instructions to Renee and left her and Leon to reach his entry point. He had just pressed the explosive to the brick when the first pipe bomb went off in the parking lot.
Pandemonium broke out as guards turned toward the noise. Some ran to see what was happening while others fanned out to search for the source. Another pipe bomb went off behind the cafeteria.
Then another went off in the exercise yard. Mikhail let out a brief grin. Conrad, Travis and Nathan were doing perfectly. The guards were confused, unsure which way to run. Chaos reigned.
Mikhail lit the fuse and ran down the side of the building. Counting silently in his head he reached six and an explosion sounded. Quickly reversing direction he ran back to the hole in the side of the building. Ducking inside he pulled his knife and tucked it against his wrist. Seeing the hall empty he ran toward the center of the building. A guard stepped around the corner and Mikhail went in low and mean. His knife slashed across the guards thigh and he went down. With a quick kick to the side of the head he was knocked unconscious and Mikhail relieved him of his gun.
He heard gunshots. Praying it was Conrad and Skunk shooting out the search lights Mikhail dropped to his belly and scooted around the corner. Not seeing anyone in the hall he stood and ran for the room he was certain Frank was being held in. He stopped next to the door and listened for any sound inside the room. He heard something brush against the door and stepped in front of it. He planted his foot solidly in the center of the door kicking it open. The guard who had been listening intently from the inside went flying backwards, stumbling over his own feet and landed flat on his back the breath knocked from his lings. Mikhail knelt over him and with one punch rendered him unconscious.
Another guard stood over Frank his gun halfway between Frank and Mikhail.
Without thought Mikhail let the knife in his fist fly. It found it’s mark and the guard dropped to the ground, the knife embedded in his throat.
Another knife appeared in Mikhail’s hand before the guard hit the ground. He leapt toward Frank and saw the handcuffs attached to a ring nailed into the wall. Taking out the jar of chemicals he dumped a small amount on the ring. Seconds later he reached and with a hard yank the ring broke. “Let’s go.”
Frank was on his feet and both men slowly exited the room. Mikhail quickly retrieved his knife from the downed guard.
“Matt is in the room next door.” Frank whispered.
With a nod Mikhail whispered back. “Are there any guards on him.”
“I don’t think so.”
Both knives tucked under he kicked the door open to see Matt on his feet. Thankfully he wasn’t cuffed and no guards. Mikhail waved him to follow.
With both his objectives retrieved, Mikhail led the way out of the building and to the waiting car.

- Zags
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Boise City, Oklahoma

Kristen heard the first pipe bomb go off. Then the second and when the third went off she lit the fuse. Following Mikhail’s instructions she took off running. As soon as she heard the explosion she turned back around and ran back. She dove through the hole and rolled across the hallway. Jumping to her feet she pressed back against the wall as she looked around her. Seeing no movement to indicate guards she took off running toward the gymnasium. She got to the door and saw it was chained closed. She poured some chemical on the lock and waited precious seconds for the chemical to work. After a minute Kirsten grabbed the chain being careful to avoid contact with any part that may have the liquid on it. With a hard tug the padlock gave and she dragged the chain through the door handles.
Reaching to open the door Kristen was not surprised to find it locked. Grabbing the key ring Conrad had given her she began trying keys. The second key she tried was the correct one and she almost cried out with happiness. Squelching the impulse she slowly opened the door. She dropped down and quickly scurried into the room closing the unlocked door behind her. Looking around she spotted the camera’s Conrad and Travis had told her about. Waiting to see if Renee had managed to shut them down she saw their slow turn. “Come on Renee!” Kristen whispered frantically.

- Zags
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Boise City, Oklahoma

Nathan checked his watch. He lit the fuse on the pipe bomb and threw it as hard as he could. He ducked back down in the bushes hoping that the guard in the shack at the gate had not seen him in the dim light. He stayed down in the bushes and grabbed up the rifle as the bomb exploded.
The guard came sprinting out of the shack shouting in alarm. A second later another explosion sounded from behind the yard, followed by another explosion in the exercise yard.
Nathan lifted the rifle to his shoulder as guards on the roof turned on the large search lights. When the first light came on Nathan fired a round and the light immediately went out. He immediately moved from his position. Seeing another light go out he knew that Skunk or Conrad had shot that one out. He saw another light and fired another round. When all the search lights were black he slung his rifle across his back. He lobbed another pipe bomb toward the cafeteria. He was running for the gym before it exploded. He caught a glimpse of Travis as he climbed the power pole. His job was to cut the power the second Renee called him.
Nathan sent Travis a small salute as he ran past the pole.

- Zags
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Boise City, Oklahoma

Mo watched pandemonium break out at the sound of the pipe bombs. He shot out another light and when all was dark he ran toward cafeteria. He planted a charge against the wall and lit the fuse. Running he waited until he heard the explosion and ran back to the hole. Ducking inside he ran for the General’s office. Renee and Leon were both there furiously working on the computers.
“Camera’s off.” Renee said.
Mo nodded as he kept an eye on the hallway. He saw movement at the end and lifted the scope to his eye. Seeing it was one of the General’s soldiers he fired off a round. The soldier dropped his hands gripping his shattered knee.
“Hurry!” Mo whispered furiously.
Leon typed in the command on the keyboard of the computer. ‘Downloading File” appeared on the screen and Leon tapped his fingers impatiently.
Renee typed furiously as she typed in the code for the virus. Finished she waited until Leon gave the all clear to hit enter.
‘Download Complete’ flashed across the screen. Leon pulled out the key the files had been transferred to. “Go!”
Renee hit enter and grabbed her bag. The three exited the room and headed for the exit.
Another guard loomed out of the darkness and Mo fired a round into his chest. The guard went down and Mo reached back and grabbed Renee by the hand. “Let’s go.“ He pressed a gun into her hand. “Stay to the shadows until we know we’re clear.”
Slapping a gun into Leon’s hand he indicated that he take the lead. “I’ll cover the rear.”

- Zags
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Boise City, Oklahoma

Kristen saw the camera stop and jumped up. She ran to the lever that controlled the cell doors and pulled it. Cell doors opened and people came spilling out.
“What?”
“Who?”
“Shhhh!!” Kristen ordered.
Waving everyone to follow her she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Shade and Maddie.
“Everyone step toward this side of the building!!” Kristen ordered.
With dazed looks everyone immediately complied.
Kristen ran over to Maddie, Shade and Trevor. Grumpy jumped around her excitedly. “I’m happy to see you too boy!”
“What on earth do you think you’re doing young lady?!” Maddie started to chastise her.
“Get down Maddie.” Kristen said as she heard the three banging sounds on the far wall.
“What?!” Maddie asked shocked at Kristen’s tone.
“Just do as she say’s Maddie.” Shade said as he dragged Maddie down behind him.
Twenty seconds later the wall exploded sending debris into the room.
“Kristen!?” Nathan shouted.
“We’re good. Go help Skunk!”
With a quick nod Nathan took off running.
“Let’s go!” Kristen took off in the lead. Ducking thorough the hole in the wall she led everyone out and toward the parking lot.
The sound of gunshots filled the air.
They ran into Mo, Leon and Renee as they exited the building. Renee was on her cell phone giving Travis the order to cut the power to the center. Once in the parking lot, Renee started handing out keys to GF vehicles. “The car number is on the keys. Just find the car matching the numbers and get out of here!” Renee told everyone.
People took off scrambling to vehicles and within moments the first car was started and heading for the gate.
“Let’s go!” Mo shouted over the sound of gunfire. “Skunk, Conrad and Nathan are doing their best to keep the guards pinned but they can’t hold them forever.” He handed Shade a rifle.
“There’s a hole in the fence along the exercise yard. Leon lead the way, I’ll take the rear.”
Another pipe bomb went off behind the cafeteria as the first car smashed through the gate.
Running full out the small group raced for the exercise yard. Leon slid to a stop next to the hole in the fence. Frantically he helped Maddie through, then Kristen, he stepped through and then Shade and Trevor followed by Mo taking up the rear.
A series of explosions echoed from the parking lot as Nathan, Skunk and Conrad lobbed pipe bombs toward the remaining GF vehicles.
The three men scrambled down from the rooftop of the central building and made a mad dash for the hole in the fence. They caught up to Travis as he raced toward the SUV. Racing south they jumped into the waiting vehicle and roared off into the early dawn light.

- Zags

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