A story we all write.

[Constance]

Timoth was a nurse to the sick pigs. He would lay himself down next to the ailing pigs as Megan and the rest of the animal rescue team nursed the pigs around the clock and grunt reassuringly to them.

There was one little pig that Galia had christened ‘Eliphal’. She had decided to name her Eliphal for the miracle that she was.

It was touch and go for Eliphal in the first 72 hours of her arrival for she had contracted pneumonia. However, Timoth had never left her side. He was her constant companion. He kept her warm with his massive body and constantly licked her.

Once Eliphal had turned a corner, she never left Timoth’s side. She could be seen following him on his rounds to the other sick pigs, tugging playfully at his curly tail. Timoth never seemed to mind though. He was as patient with her as he was loyal.

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Oscar continued and told them more about the base. “When the Emperor could not get his way with this base and lost too many of his minions over it he appeared to give up and the president of Texas told the little toad that he would send his army to invade Denver if he did not stop trying to take Texas back. The toad did not want that to happen so everything got quiet. It wasn’t long when Jeremiah and his men witnessed the toad’s minions building that base. They actually tried to enter Texas once more but were stopped by a regiment of the Texas Militia. They moved back into New Mexico and began to build the base as close to the border as they could without actually encroaching onto Texas land The Texas Militia Bivouacked just 2 miles from that base as it was being constructed When it was finished it looked like a mirror image of this base so we knew there purpose and sure enough they trucked in the missiles and loaded those silo’s in broad daylight as if to antagonize us. Well President Sam Houston, wait I know what you are going to say, He is the spitting image of his ancestor and he was elected by the good folk of this nation” “Anyway he told us that we could do nothing at this point because they were on their own land and all we could do was keep a close eye on them”. As far as those Nukes go we are putting a contingency plan into play unless you have something better. We cannot start something but you folks can see-ins’ how you aren’t Texan’s.

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The conversation carried on some more about the base to the North and very good Intel was given as to its exact location and how to contact Jeremiah. Once that was accomplished Jeremiah would direct them on an approach that would be safe. They all ate a very good meal and the Sun began to set in the West. When they all finished Major Leroux asked if they would all like to join him and his men around a large fire pit that they kept burning in the night. He said it was a great place to bring the civilian folk and talk about the happenings of the day all over the county and even what was going on at the capital over in Houston. The team said they would be honored to sit around that fire. Susanna had kept her mind open to Nancy and Sherman and the two had talked about their experiences and even connected with their past lives. Once they all stood up to go outside, Sherman stood also and helped Nancy up and asked if he could escort her out to the fire. She held out her arm for him to take and asked if Ketchin could join them. Sherman walked her out of the mess hall and towards a barracks looking building. Once they reached it he asked her to wait for a moment and went inside. A few minutes later Ketchin pushed the door open and moved right up to Nancy and stood waiting for her to touch him. She bent and patted his head and Sherman came out and took her arm once again and they all moved toward the big meeting place around the fire. The evening air had begun to cool off from the heat of the day and it was very comfortable. The Sun set had left a beautiful red, pink and lavender sky and the distant hills painted a wonderful skyline.

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They all found places to sit and some of the men were adding logs of mesquite, Juniper and scrub oak to the center fire pit. Michael noticed that cars and trucks were arriving from the east which would be from Mentone he surmised and it seemed like a big gathering of folks. Theresa stood and moved off toward the front gate area. Daniel wondered what she might be up to but knew that she always had a purpose of some sort so thought to wait for her return. Sherman and Nancy walked up with Ketchin walking very close to Nancy’s side. They came over and joined the team and the Major with a few of his men. Once they were all set The Major started to speak to Michael. “I must apologize for my rudeness today, I am sure I was over exuberant and enthusiastic and you may have mistaken my questioning for a hostile move. I assure you that I am just protecting this base and the good folk of the County. I am just so interested in what you and your team members are doing for the healing of this world. It has become such an evil planet over the past 100’s of years and this century has brought the most sickness upon human and animal kind. We fight daily to keep our sanity and when we are called to go and help others we do that at a moments notice.

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As Oscar continued to talk he asked if the team would like to stay over. “We have some great barracks and as you have seen and experienced we have some great food also. The men under this command are all Freemen and do this for the cause of freedom and health of all. Michael had finally read Oscars mind and felt at ease with the man. He looked at the team and they all spoke in the mind at once about staying over for the night. Michael looked at Oscar and told him they would be honored to stay the night. “It might be the safest evening we get for awhile”. He then spoke in a more quiet voice and told Oscar that he would like to take him and a couple of his best men to the chopper for a quick tour. Oscar’s eyes lit up and he agreed. Folks started showing up from the town and around the county and finding places to sit and greet the men and women of the base. A very friendly feeling began to fill the air. Susanna asked if this went on every night. Oscar said no it does happen twice a week though and sometimes if the need is great for the folks to speak about what is happening. We get to have Sam and his men up once in awhile and that is a real shindig. Sam does love to come here and we get folks from all over the nation who can make it when those times happen.

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The previous spring harvests in Paradise had yielded scores of almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, hemp seed and quinoa and Megan now put this bountiful harvest to good use for the baby piglets. Two of the mother pigs hadn’t made it through the previous night, sadly, despite the team’s best efforts, they had died of septic shock not long after giving birth to the piglets and now Megan and Galia were their surrogate mothers.

Bob Comet warmed his old aching bones by the fireside. Nearby, 18 orphan piglets in blankets lay snug and toasty warm. They all snored gently, small round bellies full of the special rich milk formula.

Megan carefully set the tray down on the table next to Bob.

“A cup of warm spicy chai for you Bob?” Inquired Megan gently. But Bob had dozed off into the land of sleep and didn’t respond. She placed a loving hand on his shoulder and patted it. The punishing feeding schedule for piglets had finally caught up with Bob. Megan was feeling rather weary herself but the babies were due for another feed in two hours and so Megan sat opposite him, politely waiting for him to wake up.

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“Oh dear…Did I fall asleep?” Bob enquired of Megan when he had finally awoken from a fragmented dream. He looked around him, a little disoriented. Just for a moment he thought he was back at home with his wife.

“I just thought I’d let you know that Eliphal didn’t want to come inside when I called to her Bob.” Said Megan, trying to supress a yawn.

“You know how close pigs like to be with each other Bob and she has taken a shine to Timoth. So I got Ellie a heating pad so that she could stay warm.”

“I am sure that between Ellie and Timoth that they will keep each other warm.” Responded Bob, still a little sleepy from his nap. He half-yawned in response to Megan.

Bob knew intimately what it was like to sleep with a piglet. He had spent 20 years as a pig farmer and each time he had an orphan piglet, he had taken them to bed with him to keep them warm.

Bob’s time as a pig farmer had been over for him for close to 18 years now.

His pigs had lived an idyllic life on the farm, some would even say humane but in the last couple of years of breeding the pigs, he grew to hate the lifestyle he was caught up in.
He had always regarded himself as a compassionate and loving person but now he had begun to question just what it meant to be compassionate and loving. In all good conscience, what right did he have to take another beings life?

These beings could fetch and carry balls, come when called, do funny tricks and had personalities as unique as our own. They were as conscious as we were.
His travels to the slaughterhouses became more torturous with each weekly trip for he had developed a closeness to each of the pigs. He had noticed how stressed the pigs became when they knew that one of them was missing.
He could no longer suppress the feelings of grief he felt with each pig that went to the slaughterhouse and when the last pig was gone, he stopped farming completely and became an animal rights activist.

This was how he had come to know Megan’s mother.

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Nancy was talking with Sherman and feeling the absolute love connection with him when Sergeant Mitch McConnell walked over and bent down to pet Ketchin. The dog had watched him coming and seemed a bit anxious at first but when Mitch started to pet him he relaxed once again. Mitch looked at Ketchin with loving affection and then looked up at Nancy. “Nancy I have to tell you that this dog has never taken to someone like he has with you and I am given over to loosing him”. “The Major has asked me to give him to you as a gift from all of us. I do not think he will ever leave your side and if you have to leave him he will pine for you until you return. He is the most loyal guard dog we have and to let him go will be a sorrow to me but knowing that he will be with you gives me great happiness also. Nancy had tears falling from her eyes as Mitch spoke these words to her. Ketchin had sat up and was looking at her with his big brown eyes and reached a paw up and put it on her leg. She looked at Mitch and then at Ketchin and slipped to her knees and wrapped her arms around him. Ketchin laid his head on her shoulder and they both connected in spirit. When she stood back up she hugged Mitch and thanked him and looked around at the other folks who were all smiling and beginning to clap. Sherman hugged her and they both sat back down.

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As her and Sherman sat back down she noticed Theresa walking toward the fire. Right behind her was Bill and Carolyne. They both were dressed in the uniforms that she had seen them in when they had visited and then when they came back for a short vacation before they were to go on that very dangerous mission into Nevada. She continued to talk with Sherman and pat Ketchin. Ketchin looked at the three people and his tail began to wag wildly. Nancy whispered to him to be calm for now so he lowered his head and waited with patience. Susanna and Daniel both saw Theresa coming with Bill and Carolyne. Michael and Oscar were discussing the chopper when Theresa walked up and stopped. Oscar heard the silence and stopped talking. Michael also heard the silence and looked around. He saw Theresa first then Bill and Carolyne in their uniforms. He turned back and saw Oscar starring with a white face. Oscar stood suddenly and saluted. He used his other hand to motion to his men to stand and salute. Bill walked forward towards the fire and warmed his hands. Carolyne had risen in the night sky while every ones eyes were on Bill so they did not see her float upward. All the people around the fire had been silenced when Bill moved to the fire and their eyes were glued to him Daniel and Nancy along with Susanna and Michael witnessed Carolyne rise and as she did she placed a finger over her lips as if to say quiet.

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Oscar started to stutter something but Bill turned from the fire and said “easy Oscar we are here to help you all. Do you have any coffee I might have a cup of”? “Oh and by the way my wife would like some tea it you have any”?. Oscar found his breath and speech after a gasp or two and asked for some coffee and cup of tea. He looked around for the Lieutenant but did not see her anywhere. He asked Bill where she might have gotten to. Bill raised his arms and Carolyne floated down and touched the ground. Everyone around the fire let out a large gasp. Carolyne spun up a little bit and turned around to introduce herself. “I am Carolyne Johnson and was once Jamie Carol. My husband and I are here to help and give some gifts that will help all of you. With that she lowered to the ground and someone came up and handed her the cup of tea. Bill took the cup of coffee and they both sat down next to the Team. Bill asked everyone how they were doing and if they were ready to do the next job of taking the base out at the Panhandle. Everyone said yes and Michael told him what Oscar had been telling them. Bill looked at Oscar and said “yes I do suppose Oscar has been a wealth of information and now it is our place to give these fine men and women the gifts we have brought. First we have another guest that has been itching to join us and with that Bill opened a portal to Sam Houston’s living room and asked him to come. Sam stepped out next to Bill and the entire crowd of folks clapped and yahooed. Sam raised his hands and told everyone thank you but I am just another guest here and you are the real folks that are the hero’s.

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When Sam stepped into the midst of the crowd Sherman stood and helped Nancy up and then walked over to shake his hand. As he approached, Sam saw him and welcomed him with open arms. Sherman, I did not expect to see you here at this time of the night but I am very glad. I have some good news for you it you can wait till I speak with Oscar and Bill. Sherman shook his head and he and Nancy sat back down with Ketchin. Sam walked over to Oscar and told him what Bill and Carolyne had done for the great Nation of Texas and how they have given the new dispance cloaks and the new stealth gear for all their vehicles and choppers. They have given some other wonderful inventions that will help with winning the health and healing of the country and the world and that they would be given here tonight also to this place. Someone handed the President a cup of coffee and he said thank you and then turned and Pulled Bill and Carolyne both closer to the fire and introduced them as Bill and Carolyne Johnson, newly confederated allies of the Nation of Texas. Every one whooped and hollered and then Sam asked every one to stand tall and that place up around the border of the Panhandle was going to be dismantled. Before everyone could whoop again Sam held up his hands and bid them farewell for now because he was in the middle of a planning for better times. He walked over and talked with Sherman for a few minutes and Sherman’s face lit up with a giant smile. Bill opened the portal once again to his living room and the President shook all of their hands and stepped through. When the portal closed every one whooped and hollered again. Some one started playing some music and some one set off some fireworks. The night became quite jovial and the fire burned warm. There was an area where folks were dancing and the laughing and music mingled into wondrous times.

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Bill, Michael and Daniel gathered Oscar and Mitch and Harry, the two men that Oscar had as his close men of the base and floated them all out to the chopper. When they reached the area Oscar saw a suburban sitting in the open area. They all landed and Michael gave a voice command and the chopper hatch opened. He stood aside and offered Oscar to enter first. Mitch and Harry were amazed and walked over to the suburban. Mitch opened the driver side door and gazed into the vehicle. “This doesn’t look any different than one of those old gas powered trucks. You gonna show us the difference”? Bill walked over with Daniel while Michael and Oscar climbed into the chopper. Bill handed the keys to Mitch and said why don’t you start er up and turn some lights on so we can all see. Mitch hopped in and turned the key. The truck started right up and purred like a kitten. The lights on the dash were on and Mitch found the cabin lights and turned them on. Bill backed up and shut the door. He stood next to the window and asked Mitch to roll it down. Mitch complied and Bill showed him a special pull knob just under the dash where the emergency brake was located. He said pull that. Mitch did and quiet engulfed them. Mitch looked at bill and the other two men with a surprise and big question.” What just happened”? Bill told him that he just activated the stealth gear and the truck could not be tracked with anything as long as that is activated.

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“Now on the other side of the steering wheel is another pull toggle, pull that one. Mitch found it and it looked like an old fashion lighter that was in all of the vehicles. He pulled it thinking it would come out but instead nothing seemed to happen except the toggle came out a little ways and stopped. He turned and looked at Bill through the open window and said “so what happens now”? Bill told him to place his right hand on the 1 o’clock position of the steering wheel and push the button on the dash where the speedometer is and while pushing the button give a password of your choice. Make it something that you will always remember. It’s very important. Mitch found the button and pushed it with his left hand and said the word Ketchin and then let the button go. It popped back out and then he said “Now what”? Bill told him to open the door and roll up the window then get out and close the door. So Mitch did all of that and as soon as the door shut the truck disappeared and nothing could be heard. Mitch backed up of a sudden and stepped on Harry’s boot. Harry pushed him and said “What did you just do”? Mitch looked around and said “apparently I broke it” Bill smiled and so did Daniel then both of them began to chuckle.
Mitch and Harry looked at both of them and appeared to be agitated. “Why are you both laughing I just destroyed something that you created and you told me how to do it”?

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What is the matter with you two”? Bill and Daniel continued to laugh and even got louder until Bill finally stopped and pushed Mitch forward. Mitch was caught off guard but fell into something hard. He put his hands out and felt the truck body. He pushed himself back and said “My God the thing is invisible” Bill told him that he had activated the dispance cloak Mitch again backed up and said “well how the heck am I going to know where this vehicle is if I do that and then leave to do something”. Bill told both of them to follow him. They began walking and got about 30 feet or so and Bill stopped. He turned around and the two men did the same. Bill told Mitch to say his password. Mitch did not understand at first but then remembered that part of the learning thing and spoke “Ketchin” out loud. A split second later the window rolled down on the driver’s door and they all saw the lighted rectangle in the air. It was weird but Mitch could see into the truck and the overhead light was still on. Bill looked at him and said “Next time you might want to turn the light off especially if it is night time and you don’t want others to see where you parked. You can see the difference when the window comes down even if it is totally dark out. The second time you say the password the door will automatically open for you. Give it a try”. Mitch said the word again and the door swung open.

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All of the Maritime security staff now hired to protect the world’s oceans in the year 21___ had been hired by private prison corporations.
Government contract arrangements with these private prison corporations dominated almost a third of the working population and the private prison corporations grew wealthy off the backs of innocent people; innocent people who had been incarcerated for having the temerity to refuse mandatory brain implants and who were now indefinitely detained without trial and without any hope of a trial by the corrupt legal system, now the equivalent of the old KGB.

The Emperor knew there was a problem with the greed of the private prison corps but they were offloading money into his coffers left right and centre. The Emperor was stockpiling and amassing his own small fortune and he needed for it to continue if he was to retire a multi-billionaire.

However, just like a leech when it gets completely bloated with blood and eventually falls off its host, the private corporations grew so rich, fat and bloated that they were just about ready to drop off too. They were beginning to become careless, indiscreet, inattentive and even reckless in the way they conducted business and this would eventually be their downfall.

When the Maritime security staff prisoners first heard about the cause for Paradise through their sisters and brothers, the Maritime security staff at great risk, created diversions and loopholes for those who were risking life and limb for freedom. They constantly sabotaged and disobeyed the laws to help these people and animals. They all knew Tom and loved him for his work.

Tom knew that the Maritime security were on his side for they were completely sympathetic to the cause for Paradise but he didn’t want to push his luck and so he stayed out of the port he was venturing towards and alerted Maritime to his presence.
If any of the emperors men saw his ship, he couldn't be sure if he would make it out of there so he dropped his anchor 2 kilometres from the shore in the dead of the night. He knew that it wouldn’t be long before various water craft would reach him.

Tom had named his good ship Bess and as the new group of animals and people made their way into the hold of Bess to settle in for the rest of the night, a sense of excitement grew around the next adventure at sea.
Tom gave the order to his crew to start the engines and they headed towards the open sea again for their next adventure.

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Bill told Mitch and Harry that each man that would use this vehicle would have to do the same instructions that Mitch just did. The men had the big question of how they were going to make a vehicle like this one until Bill told them that this vehicle was going to be theirs. He talked about the dispance cloaks and the stealth gear and then brought up the other attachment, the jet pack that was attached to the motor and would let this beastie move at around 500 miles per hour if needed to be. He told them all about the special reinforcement techniques and the special tires and how to make those. He told them how to outfit the other vehicles on the base and that all the gizmos were in the boxes in the back of the suburban. There should be enough to outfit at least 20 more vehicles and three choppers if you have those. We know you have some smart men on the base that know all about the dispance cloak and probably the stealth gear also and we will show them how to hook this stuff up so it will be up to them to make more as needed from there. We have given this to the President and he is putting his best men on it as we speak. Now we intend to give all this to the Rangers also plus some other things they can use that are special for them. I do believe Michael has given some good stuff to Oscar and showed him how to hook things up in the choppers you might have on the base so you two will take this back to the base and we will meet you there. Mitch and Harry climbed into the suburban and headed off towards the base. Bill and Daniel walked over to the chopper and climbed aboard. Michael and Oscar were sitting in the front and when Michael heard the hatch close he spun the rotor and they climbed into the night sky and moved toward the base.

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The telling and the gift giving lasted well into the early morning. The fire was warm and people had begun to meander home around 9 pm and kept clearing out until just the base inhabitants and the sheriff were still sitting around the fire at 11pm. The team was introduced to all the men and women that lived on the base and Bill and Carolyne finally stepped into the Garden around midnight after informing the team where to meet them when the mission at the Panhandle was complete. The mission to Area 51 in Nevada was going to take a well concerted effort to clean up and the time frame was running out so the team had only about a week to take care of the business up North. Nancy and Sherman had sat quietly off to one side of the fire and talked with each other continuously. Sherman had petted Ketchin as well as Nancy and the dog was in bliss as it seemed.

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Around 12:30 Sherman’s deputies showed up with two scrammer jeeps and left one for Sherman. He shook all the teams’ hands and talked with Oscar for a short time and when he turned to leave Nancy stood up and grabbed his arm. Ketchin was right beside her as they all walked toward Sherman’s Jeep. The team, and the other folks watched as the three climbed into the jeep and drove towards the east. Daniel looked at Theresa and Susanna and asked it they would be picking up Nancy and Ketchin when they left for the North. Susanna looked at him then looked at Theresa and then moved close to Michael and hugged him. Oscar stood and asked them if they would follow him and he would show them their quarters. Theresa spoke in the mind to Daniel and said she would explain where Nancy is going when they were alone. They all walked with Oscar to another building that none of them had noticed until just now. They entered into a hallway and Oscar showed them to separate rooms as they moved down the hall. As they entered the rooms it was like walking into a motel room with a small sitting area and all the amenities of a small kitchen and separate restroom. The rooms were decorated simply but felt quite comfortable. Before they had entered the rooms Oscar had asked what time they would like to be woken. Michael had told him that they would get up around sun up and that would be good.

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In the rooms Susanna told Michael what has become of Nancy. You saw the sparks in the dinning room. Nancy came with us because it was her destiny. She found her soul mate or twin flame as it is also described. She has been looking for him all her life and this just happen to be the place where both of them finally came back together. Ketchin is a spirit that was with her in a past life also. That is why he was so taken to her and her to him. All three of them are now one again and all for the better. Sherman and her will be connected or wed by the Devine Creator. They already are connected. I am sure we will see them again but for now they have much to catch up on and Nancy was taken to a dream healing place when she first came to the Haven. She will take Sherman and Ketchin there and a place called Paradise. It would appear that all is coming together the more we heal and cleanse this world. I see us continuing for now and tomorrow we will prepare to go north and meet some more healers. So for now my darling shall we get some much needed rest? Michael and Susanna both slipped into the dream network and stayed for weeks while they slept in this realm of earth. They both met Evelyne and Eryne and enjoyed the bliss of learning and being. In the room across the hall Daniel learned all about what was happening to Nancy from Theresa and they both slipped into the Dream network and met with Michael and Susanna and the girls.

[Constance]

Once the hot chai’s had been drunk and the fire stoked Megan spoke. “I’m very curious about how you talked Angus into giving you the pigs Bob. I mean, he threatened us with a gun and I’m not sure what he would have done to us if Timoth hadn’t knocked him over and sat on him.”

“Well I…” He faltered.

“Megan, what is your heart’s desire? He said quickly. His eyes twinkled and he leaned forward to hear her better.

She was silent for what seemed an age whilst she thought about it but Bob was a good listener and he sat and stroked one very small piglet on his lap who had come for some love and affection whilst he waited.

When she finally spoke she admitted. “I have so many Bob. Where do you want me to start?” The young girl quietly asked. She smiled and cooed at the piglet who was now nestled under Bob’s arm.

“Of all the things your heart desire’s what is the greatest desire of all you have?

Megan’s brow furrowed. She had asked herself the same question so many times but now she had been asked by someone else, it became crystal clear.

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PHILAMENA
One day at the Haven Joanna and Christine were walking through the orchards and gathering some fruits to make some pies and fruit dishes for the café’ when they saw a cow wondering along and munching the grass. Joanna starred at the cow and said “that is a Brahman cow I have seen them before and they are such wonderful creatures”. “Would you like to get close to it” I am wondering how it got down here”? She began to walk towards the cow and said to Christine “come on we can go and see if this creature is tame”. Christine was a bit concerned about approaching a big animal such as this but being around Honovi and Arie and his mate made her feel less afraid of any animal and especially one down here in the Haven. Both women walked easily towards the cow as she grazed.

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Philamena had seen the two humans picking the fruit when she had begun to graze the sweet grass. She grazed slower and waited for them to come closer. She loved humans and as she waited she thought about her family and how she found this place. She had found the cave in the hill side a few weeks prior and it had been raining while she was in the forest so she ran into the cave to escape the downpour and saw something at the back of it that was interesting. As she approached it something happened as she walked into it she thought she would be going back to the farm where Harriet was. As it turned out she did not go back to the farm but rather into a place that had a road way and as she walked along it she saw the orchards and the tall grass. She became quite hungry and wandered towards those places. She ate her fill and bedded down in an orchard with a huge tree. When she awoke she ate some more of the grass and headed back to the swirling dust cloud and left the cave. She made it back to the old farm and Harriet was very happy to see her.

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Harriet was the only one living on the old farm now and always took care of her. She loved her and Harriet loved her back. Harriet would milk her when the time was right and she always gave sweet tasting milk with thick cream. She had been born on the bigger farm that was to the area where the light turned on in the morning time. Harriet and Philbert Mena raised her from birth. Her mother had died shortly after her birth and Philbert and Harriet nursed her until she could move around on her own and then they fed her and made a very comfortable home on the big farm. Harriet was the one that named her because she loved her husband. The name stuck and she learned that when it was used the humans were calling her so she would go and eat such good foods and they would comb and curry her and even wash her. Her color had solidified into a creamy Carmel brown and her shoulder hump had a darker shade around the top that resembled a smoke gray and her ears were long and floppy. Her face was longer than a standard cow and her eyes were large and blue.

[Constance]

“My heart’s greatest desire.” Began Megan tremulously. “Is to be reunited with my whole family. I want to feel my mama’s and my papa’s arms around me. I want them to tell me how much they love me and how proud they are of me.”

“I am being kept from my whole family because of what my mama and my papa have to do out there to bring peace to the world."

“But it goes further than that Bobby Bear.” She said fondly to him. “I realise from what my mama told me that every family on this planet is being separated from each other through one way or another.”

“When mama said that absolutely everything in society has been set up so that we can’t do anything the way nature intended it to be for us as a family, it rang true to me but it wasn't until my mama and papa went away that it hit me very hard in my heart and I knew then it was the absolute truth.”
Megan went over to Bob and kneeled before him. “So that is my heart’s greatest desire Bobby Bear. That the family be our greatest source of strength and that we be together always. But not just for human families Bob, for the animal families as well.”
Bob patted her head. He murmured to her. “You are such a good girl Megan. Your mama would be very proud of you if she could hear you speak now.”
He wiped a tear from his cheek.
“You know something young Megan, I forget how old you really are when you speak that way. When I went down to see Angus the pig farmer, I talked with him about my life story whilst he tended to the pigs. Shared my entire pig story with him. I then asked him the same question I asked you.”

“What is your heart’s greatest desire?”

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As the two humans walked closer Philamena kept grazing and moving towards the big tree she had slept under the first night she was here. She continued to reminisce her life and think of Harriet and Philbert. She remembered when Philbert and Harriet’s only child had left the farm. He was just a small human at the time but something seemed wrong, she remembered him running out of the place where Harriet and Philbert lived and making loud noises at them. Philbert was making the noises back and it seemed like when the little birds that lived in the caged houses would screech and carry on with each other. The little human, who never came close to her, picked up something and threw it at Philbert. It hit him and he started to run at the little human. One of the things that humans used to travel in pulled up very quickly and the little human got in and the thing took off and left a big dust cloud as it moved down the road way. Philbert went to the barn and Philamena did not see him again until very late that day when the light had fallen in the sky and the darkness had come. Things were different from that time on with Philbert and he would hardly ever touch her after that. Harriet would talk with him but he seemed not to listen.

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“It took Angus some time to think about it." Commented Bob.

"He didn’t answer the question straight away because he was too afraid of the answer. He was afraid of what his wife might think of him, he was afraid of what might happen in the future and he was afraid of having to let go of everything he had worked for. But I’m a patient man Megan and I stayed with him and helped him with the pigs whilst he thought about it.”

“One morning whilst we were worming the pigs together, I noticed that Angus was shaking. I put my arm around his shoulder and then he grabbed me by both shoulders and held me very tightly."

"It was then he revealed to me that he wanted to be a potter. He had always wanted to be a potter. He loved working with clay and he wanted to make clay sculptures, make clay pots and create living walls out of clay.”

“He was so shocked by his confession to me; It shook him to the core of his very being. However, his father's legacy was still with him, he was still trying to please his father, despite his father having died years ago. He felt racked with guilt and shame to be giving up a livelihood his father had passed on."

"I told him to take the rest of the day off to think about what he really wanted in life. I promised I would look after the pigs for him while he had a chance to sort himself out."
"He told me later that evening that you coming along was the best thing to ever happen to him Megan and he decided that evening, there and then, that he would give up pig farming."

"It was only because his father had been a pig farmer Megan that he had followed in his footsteps. It hadn’t been Angus's dream, it had been his father's dream.”

“He hated pig farming! He hated what he had to do to the pigs! He hated how diseased and unhappy the pigs were! He hated himself for having to do something he didn’t like doing."

"All these years he had kept his heart's desires buried under the burden of having to support his family."

"Some may think it a selfish thing to follow his dream when he has a family to support but what would be even more selfish would be to deprive his own soul of being able to fulfil its highest potential and the whole world of his gifts and talents.”

Megan nodded and Bob continued.

[Constance]

“Angus then took me to his garage. In there, underneath a canvas, lay all the pottery work he had made as a teenager. I took one look and realised just how gifted and talented he really was.”

“His father had never encouraged him to take classes because he couldn’t see the point in Angus going any further with his pottery, he would take over the family business on the farm and that was that for Angus.”

“I know a bunch of people in the city who are talented artists and potters and so I persuaded he and his family to take some of his work to the city so that he could show them his work and spend time with people who truly loved what they did for a living.

I then brought my team in to rescue our sweet pigs.”

“The last thing I heard from Angus before leaving with the pigs for Paradise was that he was returning home to pursue a life working with pottery. One major art gallery he showed his work to, loved his work so much that they paid him an advance to showcase his artwork at the gallery!”

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One day the little human showed up with some other humans and he was not so little anymore. All the humans with him pulled up in there things that had wheels and got out and came to the living place of Harriet and Philbert. They pounded on the door and when Philbert opened it they gave him a handful of white sheets. The next light, Philbert had pulled an old thing up that had wheels and he and Harriet began to load some things into it. Philamena had wandered up and was standing close to the thing when Philbert walked over and put a cord around her neck and tied it to the back of the thing with wheels. Philbert and Harriet both got into the wagon thing and slowly drove down a road. She had to walk faster than usual but managed to keep up as they drove into a large wall of trees and kept going until they were deep into the trees. Philamena did not know what to think about this until after a awhile Philbert turned the wagon thing off the forest road and moved down another different road until they stopped in front of an old building like the old shed thing that was behind the barn at the other place. They both got out of the wagon thing and went inside the building. Philamena watched as a cloud of dust started coming from holes in the building and for quite some time this continued.

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She was getting thirsty and had lain down on the road and then began to get hungry. Philbert finally came out of the building and untied her from the wagon thing and led her over to a fenced area and opened a gate. He led her in and let her loose and then went to a place where he began to push up and down on a stick. Shortly water began to pour out and fell into a large container. She knew from seeing this happen before that there was water at the bottom of the stick thing. Philbert filled a big container full of water and walked back to the gate and shut it. She felt so lonely with that movement. It was as if she was being abandoned. There was a lot of grass in the area and she began to eat. She had drank the water and eaten the grass and lain down to rest by the time Philbert and Harriet had taken all the things from the wagon thing and moved them inside. It was dark by now and Philamena watched the lights come on inside the building where Harriet and Philbert were. She finally went to sleep lying in the taller grass and dreamed of a mate.

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Philamena had spent time in the fenced place and during the light time Philbert and Harriet would let her out to roam around. So she fed herself on the very sweet grasses as she roamed the forests and the greater area around the living place of Harriet and Philbert. She found an orchard that had fruit trees and a place with a large hole that had small plants growing in it. It seemed like a long time to her that they had been staying in this place when she stopped seeing Philbert.in the early parts of the light. He did not come out to push the stick for the water. One early time she saw Harriet help Philbert out to the wagon thing and leave her alone. The wagon thing moved along the road until she could not see it anymore and it was gone fore three light times. When the wagon came back, only Harriet got out and went inside the living place. She did not see Harriet for five light times and she had bedded down around the living place because the fence area could not hold her anymore. The big container where the water was became almost empty. When Harriet finally came out she came right up to Philamena and hugged her. The love was given and taken and from that time on Harriet made sure the water trough was full and she even brought some oats and straw and made an inside place in the old barn for Philamena. Harriet would milk her regularly and that is when Philamena started to explore further into the trees and then she found the cave and this wonderful place of food and even thought she heard the trees talking to her and each other.

[Constance]

The good ship Bess was now rising and dipping through the large swells surrounding her but Tom was confident that they would soon pass through the small storm that was rolling across the deep ocean blue and he whistled a soft tune to himself as he and two other crew members steered the ship.

Meanwhile down in the hold, passengers were wretched.
There was one little passenger who didn’t seem to mind the rocking and rolling of the boat. Batty was very much at home in the darkness and as he hung from the rafters, he watched the scene below him, his sharp bat smell telling him which of the animals were seasick.
Many of the animals were trying to sleep their way through the storm and Jonathon and William were kept busy with handing out water; the dangers of dehydration were always present when an animal lost too much fluid.

One of Neptune’s Navy’s fleet The Last Bastion was in trouble and Tom was now making a rendezvous with the ship to rescue its crew. The Last Bastion was an old girl who had taken one too many hits in its time from rammings by whaling poachers and it had weakened her bow and caused her to fold and slowly capsize.

[Lost N Found]

As Joanna and Christine followed the cow they saw Greybark just ahead of her. The entire Haven had met Greybark and had such wonderful times with him. The girls would spend time setting in his boughs and talking with him while they ate the rather large cherries. There were many times that they would come into the Garden with cherry juice all over the front of their faces and clothes. Joanna turned to Christine and said “what a perfect place to meet this wonderful creature shall we introduce ourselves”? Christine shook her head yes and they both approached as Philamena came to a halt under Greybark.

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Greybark had seen Philamena when she fist came into the Haven and knew her. He knew that Janx was going to come also but it would be a short while yet. So when she had first come and bedded down under his boughs he dropped cherry’s on her. She either ignored them or ate them and then he whispered to her and she fell into a sleep. He gave her dreams about Janx and when she woke and began to move through the trees all the brothers and sisters whispered to her. So as she walked up this time and Joanna and Christine came walking to meet with her Greybark dropped some extra large fruit on her head and waited for Joanna to say something. The Cherry juice ran down between Philamena’s eyes and she took a moment to look up at the boughs of the tree. She saw the tree looking at her and it started to speak at her. She looked back at the two humans and turned to run towards the dust cloud at the cave.

[Lost N Found]

As she turned to run the tree spoke her name rather loudly. PHILAMENA WAIT! She stood very still and then looked at the two human women and then turned again to the tree. She thought of Harriet when she looked at the two human women again and waited for them to come closer to her. She could feel a love emanating from them and the tree. The tree spoke again and told her his name. She understood every word and feeling in her being and it made her turn her head to the women again. One came very close and touched her and the feeling of love entered her from the woman’s hand which she always felt when Harriet stroked her. The women told her name to Philamena and she understood it. I am Joanna and Greybark has called you Philamena. Christine walked over and put her hand on Philamena and said my name is Christine.

[Lost N Found]

Philamena bumped her head against both human women and turned to look at the tree once more. Greybark looked at her with sad eyes and spoke again, “Philamena you must take these two with you to your place in the forest where Harriet lives. Her body must be placed into mother earth for she has left the container and joined with the Divine Spirit. Philamena heard Greybark and understood that Harriet was in trouble. Greybark knew what she had thought and told her to take the two women and she need not worry any more for Harriet because she is now with Philbert and one with the Divine. Greybark touched her mind in a very loving gentle way and said more to her that Joanna and Christine could not hear. Philamena then started to walk towards the cave place and stopped a short distance and turned her head and looked at Joanna and Christine as if to say “are you coming”? All three began to walk together while Joanna and Christine both kept their hand on her. Both women sensed that Philamena was pining in her heart and kept a loving touch as they made their way to the swirling dust cloud.

[Constance]

Bess held strong through the storm and an hour later was beginning to move into calmer, quiet waters. She powered full steam to the ailing The Last Bastion but Bess’s troubles were not over, she was entering a zone that was filled with plastic debris. It was hard to see the sinking vessel for the floating debris that surrounded it.

Tom had to think quickly. He needed someone to get to the top of the mast and take a look.
He thought hard. What creature did they have on this ship that was light enough to climb to the top of one of the masts but intelligent enough to be able to detect a sinking ship in all this rubble?

He directed the crew to power down Bess and took himself down into the hold of the ship.

10 minutes later, a little lemur with excellent vision and a natural sailor was sent to the top of one of three masts to locate the sinking ship. The smart little lemur screeched and Will interpreted.

[Lost N Found]

Walking through the forest Joanna and Christine had been given a dream by Greybark of the old farm and his birth place. They understood Philamena’s life and her family that raised her. Both women were in tears by the time they reached the old orchard and approached the old house. Philamena led them right up to the door and stopped. Joanna walked up and opened the door. The old house was a three room cabin more or less. The living room and kitchen area was fairly big. She saw two doors at the back of the room and figured one to be a bedroom and one to be a bathroom. The first door she opened was the bathroom. So she moved to the second door and opened it. The bedroom was empty so Joanna turned and told Christine that Harriet was not in the house. Philamena was standing at the open front door and knew that Harriet was not in here and had the feeling that she was in the barn where her place was for bedding down. She turned and headed for that place. Both women came out of the house and saw Philamena heading for the barn and hurried after her.

[Lost N Found]

Lying on a fresh bed of straw was Harriet. She looked quite peaceful but she was not moving. Philamena walked into the barn and made her way to the manger stall and went close to Harriet and tenderly nudged the human with her head. Harriet’s body moved slightly with the nudge but did not appear to be alive. The two women moved closer and Joanna bent down and checked for a pulse and any sign of breathing. She looked at Christine and at Philamena and shook her head to say that Harriet was not here any longer Philamena had backed up and hung her head. Christine could see tears, she thought, dropping from Philamena’s eyes. Philamena was also making low mooing sounds. She moved to the cow and put her arm around her neck and her face against Philamena’s face. They all stood in silence for 5 minutes. Greybark spoke to them by the mind speak and told them to plant Harriet’s body in his old birth place so a new life could grow there.

[Lost N Found]

Joanna had walked to the old truck and after starting it she backed it into the barn and close to the stall. Christine began to line the bed with fresh straw while Philamena stood and watched. After there was enough straw in the pickup bed both women gently picked up Harriet’s body and placed it on the straw. Philamena had watched the entire process and then slowly started walking out of the barn and towards the rear of the old house. There was an old road bed that ran around the house and into the tree line after passing through a meadow. Joanna was driving and saw the road continue into the tree line so she followed Philamena as she walked slowly along the old road or path as it looked to be now. As they proceeded for about 500 yards they came to an opening in the forest and saw the old fruit orchard that they had passed earlier. Philamena walked up to a sunken area in the ground at the head of the orchard and stopped. Joanna drove the truck close and swung it around and then backed up to the sunken area.

[Lost N Found]

Joanna and Christine climbed out of the truck and walked to the rear. They both looked down into the sunken area and saw the rich earth with some small plants thriving around the center of the hollow. Philamena nudged them to go into the hollow so they both walked into the depression and stood at the bottom. Standing at the bottom they both heard Greybark talk to them and tell them to plant Harriet’s container in the center of this place. Joanna and Christine climbed back up to the truck and with tears flowing from their eyes, they retrieved Harriet’s body and two shovels that they had retrieved from the barn and carried her into the hollow. After digging the grave they lowered Harriet’s body gently into the rich fresh soil. They picked up the shovels to cover her and Philamena made a sound that made each of them turn and look at her. Philamena began to back up and when the women turned to complete the burying they witnessed a miracle. The rich loamy soil had begun to fill in around Harriet’s body and had already covered her. Joanna and Christine both turned and scampered up the hill side to the top. When they reached it both turned and looked back at the grave site in the bottom of the hollow. They both had to back up and then actually get in the truck and move it away from the hollow. They pulled the truck about 20 feet away and then got out. Philamena was standing just to the side where they had stopped the truck and when they turned to the hollow it was filling in very rapidly. Both women and Philamena stood in amazement and watched the hollow fill in and then the next miracle happened in front of their eyes. A sapling was sprouting forth and as they watched the little tree grew to about 3 feet tall. Philamena walked over to it and stood very still and then turned and started walking back toward the old house

[Lost N Found]

Joanna and Christine climbed into the old truck and slowly followed Philamena back to the old farm house. When they pulled into the front of the house Philamena was walking toward the barn and went through the open doors. The women got out and went into the house and put a few things into a basket and took them out and placed them into the old truck bed. They then went around and closed up the windows and doors of the old house and then walked over to the barn. When they entered they both saw Philamena laying in the manger stall on the straw that Harriet had been lying on. She looked as if she was mourning for Harriet and the women began to tear up once again. They both walked to the manger and sat down next to Philamena and placed their hands on her to give comfort. Philamena laid her head down and closed her eyes. The women saw the tears flooding forth this time and they all cried for Harriet.

[Lost N Found]

After the grieving period of a few hours Joanna stood and wandered around the old barn to find any thing that they could take that would be useful and help Philamena in the Haven. She meant to bring her back and give her a home there now that her family was with the Divine Creator. They would make a new family for her and take care of her. Greybark would tend to her in the orchards and if she wanted to roam through the cave then Alexander and she could wander with her. Both women gathered all they could and mind spoke with Philamena and they all made their way back to the Haven. Joanna had driven the old pickup and left it at the barn for further work sometime when Bill thought to mess with it. Philamena had been given a manger to stay inside the old barn that was at the Haven. And everybody in the haven loved her she gave the sweetest creamiest milk and everybody got a chance to learn how to milk her. She wandered the orchards and talked with Greybark and the other trees. The girls took her to the dream healing hospital and Philamena knew where Harriet and Philbert were and even met with them. After coming back to the Haven she would wander out through the cave and visit the tree that was growing over Harriet’s resting place of her container. The tree had grown in stature and was already 20 feet high. It was the most beautiful peach tree that anyone could imagine. The fruit was so tasty that Alexander and Joanna would pick it and bring it back to the haven and make the most delicious cobblers. Alexander worked on the engine of the old truck and he and Joanna would take it out to the old farm and come back with a full load of fruits from that old orchard

[Lost N Found]

Joanna began to have dreams of a time when she raised another Brahman cow and they had grown up together. He was a perfect full bread specimen and she loved him. One night she remembered a name and tried to put it all together. It was well after the midnight hour so she got up and went out to see Greybark. As she approached Greybark he had seen her wandering through the orchards and waited for her to come and touch his being. She walked up and laid both hands on him and searched the name. Greybark whispered to her and said JANX. She opened her eyes wide in recognition and sat down and leaned against him. He dropped a cherry on her and she smiled as it bounced from her head into her hand. Greybark opened her mind to who she was in the past life and Marna was the name that she understood. She and Greybark communicated in the mind for a few hours and then Greybark said to her that she should go back to her place and have a restful sleep. “You will know Janx and he and Philamena will be together soon. Tomorrow you must make another place in the barn where Philamena lives so when Janx comes he will also have a place to live. He will know you in a short time and he will love you as he did when you were Marna. He comes from a dangerous place and the children are bringing him. I will talk to him and he will meet Philamena at first. Time is short and you must be rested. The two are going to go to my birth place and meet some special beings. Joanna stood up and touched Greybark as she bid him a good night and moved toward the quarters and the Garden. She seemed to float through the orchards and found herself in her bed dreaming about a Brahman bull named Janx.

[Lost N Found]

OUCH! Janx heard as he found himself resting on his haunches. He looked up after shaking his head and saw a large wide tree trunk with eyes and a mouth. Bulls may have vivid imaginations and they may see and hear wondrous things but looking at the tree and seeing it looking at him made him stand and turn to run away. He was still shaken as he stood and turned and began to run when the Tree spoke his name. JANX! WAIT, YOU MUST STOP AND WE MUST TALK. Janx thought it might be a human behind the tree but as he turned he could see the tree smiling. Please lie down and eat some of this very tasty grass. I know you have had it before and this is where it came from. We must talk about Marna and Mary and Joanna. Janx grew solemn and lay down. The grass was so sweet and he had so many questions for this life force

[Lost N Found]

As Janx lay in the tall grass and munched on it he listened to the tree talk to him about its life and where it had been born and then talk about Janx and where he had been born and the child and then the woman that had raised him and how she had to go to another place. He mentioned her name and Janx felt pains once again about loosing her. Greybark talked about the people that he had recently met and how they would be alright and that he would get to see them again when they finished their business to help in the healing of the world. Janx finally dozed off lying under the boughs of Greybark so the tree fell silent and waited for the meeting of Philamena and Janx. When Janx had ran through the hole and bumped Greybark it was not long after Joanna had shown up and talked to him. The wee hours of the morning were upon the haven and the cool air was wonderful. Around 4:30 am is when Janx had finally dozed off and Greybark stood in silence.

[Lost N Found]

THE MEETING
Philamena had been sleeping in her manger and dreaming of a male Species of her kind. She dreamed of two baby’s one male and one female and how they would be born at the same time and it would be a bit hard for her and them and how two human children would help in the birth and raising. She dreamed of a place that they would go and meet other beings that would be very loving to the children and her and her mate. They would live here even when the children would enter the new world place and be part of a wonderful healing that was coming. She dreamed of Harriet and Philbert and how they were one in the Divine and how they were also part of a healing place she had visited. She had begun to be calm in her heart and new that all was going to be alright. Her dreams showed how when she would venture through the cave and go to the old farm she would always be comforted by Harriet and Philbert and she would visit the tree that grew over Harriet’s resting place. The tree began to talk to her and she would hear it talking about Mother Earth and Greybark. The tree would also talk with Mother Earth and appeared to pine for Greybark.

[Lost N Found]

The dream had startled her awake so she stood and moved to the outside. It was still dark as she exited the barn and decided to go and visit with Greybark. As she approached the tree the early morning lighting was making it easier to see. When she walked through the orchard that was closest to Greybark she saw the Bull lying next to the tree. She stopped and watched in great surprise as she recognized her dream. The Bull shook his head as the tree began to drop cherries on him. He finally stood and looked at Greybark. Philamena wondered what he might do next but as she watched he bent his head and plucked a large clump of grass and began chewing. She moved forward slowly and began to approach the Bull and Greybark. When she was within a hundred feet the Bull stopped chewing and looked straight at her

[Lost N Found]

Janx had been awakened by things that kept falling and bouncing off his head. He finally stood up and looked at the tree. As he looked up two pieces of fruit hit him between his eyes so he lowered his head and began to pull a large clump of grass and chew on it. When he had a mouth full he raised his head and began to chew. His eyes had opened wide and looking out towards the orchards he stopped chewing with his mouth open and saw the beautiful creature standing and looking back at him. His mind raced with so many thoughts but he could not move and the grass started to fall from his mouth as he stood still. He stood for a few moments and then another large cherry bonked him right between his horns and the juice ran down between his eyes. He tried to close his mouth in a chewing motion but the grass fell from his mouth. The female he was looking at appeared to be smiling at him and then perhaps laughing as the humans would do. He bent his head with embarrassment and when he looked back up the female was walking towards him. He was not sure what to do at first but the tree dropped a bunch of cherries on him so he stood very still.

[Lost N Found]

Philamena had watched the male stand up and she had seen Greybark bomb him with cherries. She did everything she could to keep from hopping up and down in laughter at him. When he had bent down and pulled a large mouthful of grass and then looked back up and spotted her his mouth stopped chewing and hung open. She had to lower her head and snicker to herself as he just stood and the grass began to fall from his mouth. This made her actually feel the laughter in her self as the humans would say and did. She did have to buck herself and then began to walk towards him. She saw all the cherries fall on him as she continued to move toward him and Greybark told her to come close and introduce herself to him.

[Lost N Found]

Janx watched the beautiful female walk right up to him. His mouth was still open when she stopped within a few yards from him. He finally closed it and continued to look at her. She spoke into his mind and he almost fell over. Her voice was pure music to him. She said “my name is Philamena and I live here with the humans that love all of us. They take care of me and have given me a very good place to live. What is your name if I may ask”? Janx was at a loss for thought in the mind speaking. He just kept starring at this beautiful female until some more cherries fell on his head and it seemed that a branch reached down and swished across his shoulder hump. He moved when this happened and then spoke back to the female. I.. I.. I …Ma.. ma… ma… My name is Janx. Philamena moved to him and bumped him and then turned and walked back towards the barn. He stood for a few minutes as she walked off until the tree once again swished him. He moved then and followed after her.

[Lost N Found]

As time passed Mother Earth saw that Greybark was alone in the ability to move around. She had given him the knowledge of planting Harriet in his birth ground so she could raise a companion for him. She named the big peach tree “Treesa Peach” and waited for her to grow to a stature where she could lift her roots and walk through the forest. When the time came she opened Treesa Peaches spirit and gave her the ability to move. The Divine gave of himself and Treesa Peaches loosed herself from the earth and moved toward the Haven. She crossed through the swirling dust cloud and found her way to Greybark. Greybark had been still and thinking of the places he had wandered to when he first became able to lift his roots from the earth and move. He had talked with the trees in the forest and awakened them to the wonders of the world. He was so involved with all this that he did not see or hear the tree move to his place.

[Lost N Found]

Treesa peaches moved through the orchards and talked with the brothers and sisters and had asked where she might find Greybark. They all told her that he stood at the east gate and she would know him when she got there. When she saw him standing at the front of the orchard that was close to the east gate she knew who he was and her limbs tingled. She dropped a few peaches as she moved closer and the seeds sunk into the ground. She actually reached a position that was quite close to him and dug her roots into the rich soil. The tingling of her roots was wonderful and Greybark stopped his meandering thoughts and looked straight at her. Mother Earth flowed the tingling feeling up through his roots and into his boughs. His limbs and leaves began to move as if a great wind was blowing through him. The next thing he knew was the beautiful peach tree brushing her boughs against his thick center being. He heard a musical tingle and then the voice. “I am Treesa and mother earth has sent me here to be a companion to you.

[Lost N Found]

Philamena had shown Janx the barn and how it was quite a comfortable place. She showed him his new manger where he could stay and after awhile she had mind spoke to him about going and seeing the old orchard and farm where she had lived prior to coming to the Haven. They both walked toward the swirling dust cloud and passed through. Janx wondered about it and asked Philamena what it was. She told him that it was sort of secret entrance to the land beyond. Janx remember running through the hole and hitting the big tree and wondered if he would ever go back to the sanctuary and the corn fields. As they approached the old orchard Philamena walked to the place where Treesa had been standing and looked at the earth. It looked so rich and loamy and she could see the little stringy creatures moving up and through. She knew that Treesa had moved to the Haven to converse with Greybark. She then turned and headed for the old farm place to show Janx her old home.

[Lost N Found]

Joanna had woken up earlier than usual and asked Christine if she would go with her to the old orchard this morning. She had seen some particularly delicious looking fruit and noticed a grape vine that ran along the eastern side. Christine said she would be delighted and would ask Gregory and Shauna if they would open the café’ and station up and tend it today. Joanna smiled at that and told Christine to meet her at the old barn and they would take the old truck out so they could gather a large bunch of the fruits. One hour later Joanna had entered the barn and made sure the truck was full of fuel and everything was ready. She noticed that Philamena was not around and thought she might be out in the orchards feeding already. Christine walked in and the two women climbed into the truck and headed toward the North gate. Once through they exited the cave and took the old road that had been found leading to the old farm

[Lost N Found]

The forest was cool this morning and it felt so exhilarating. When they reached the old orchard Joanna stopped the truck and after getting out she began to walk through the trees and look at the big pieces of fruit. She wanted to examine the grape vine so she kept moving towards the east. Christine had taken a sack from the back of the truck and walked along picking some different kinds of fruit. Most of these trees grew in the orchards of the Haven but for some reason these fruits glowed with sparkling light and the taste made one have the same sparkling light around their face. She filled up the sack and took it to the truck and placed the fruit into a box in the back. She then walked toward where Joanna had gone to see if she could help. Joanna was picking Grapes and had filled a sack she had when Christine walked up and asked her if she could help. Joanna handed her the full sack of grapes and asked if she would give her the empty sack “Would you take this back to the truck and bring a couple of empty sacks”? “Look at what I found” Christine saw where she pointed and looked. There was a complete row of blueberry bushes and next to that was a complete row of Blackberry bushes. Joanna said “can you imagine what we can do with this”? Christine smiled and picked a blackberry and munched on it. Her mouth filled with pure joy and she turned and hurried back towards the truck

[Lost N Found]

Christine was on her way back with two more empty sacks to help Joanna pick the delicious blueberries and blackberries when she saw Philamena walking toward the orchard. She saw the large bull stumbling along behind her. She did not know what to think at first. It was strange at the glance to see the bull stumbling along. She almost became afraid for Joanna because such a large animal was moving her way and she could not see it yet. She hurried towards the vines and bushes to let her know that another Brahman cow had entered the old farm. She was just about 50 feet from Joanna when Philamena and the bull came around the tree break and could then be seen from the Grape vines. Christine did not want to raise her voice so she hurried toward Joanna. She was making noise as she almost ran through the orchard and its grasses. The two cows were slowly coming closer to Joanna and she looked up to see Christine moving quite fast towards her and waving her hand toward the cows. Joanna looked at her funny like and then turned and saw Philamena and the bull. She stopped and just starred. Philamena saw her standing in the berry patch and also stopped. She sensed something emanating from Joanna and Janx who was just behind her.

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When Joanna looked up and saw Christine hurriedly moving towards her and waving for her to look to the south she stopped picking the berries and turned just in time to see Philamena walking toward her. She saw the other cow behind her and her heart stopped for a split second. When Philamena had stopped the bull stepped around her he also stopped suddenly while looking at Joanna. Memories flooded Joanna’s mind and they all were about Janx and how she had raised him from birth. The love she and he had for each other had been buried in her heart and then she died on a tractor accident. Her name had been Marna then. The tears welled up in her eyes and she began to slowly walk toward the bull. Philamena moved around Janx as he stood frozen looking at the human woman slowly moving toward him. She walked over to Christine who was also standing in a frozen stop. When she got close enough she bumped her and Christine unfroze and looked at her. The smile on her face told Philamena that she finally understood.

[Constance]

The rowboat was spotted by the little lemur.

It contained all 12 crew members of The Last Bastion.

The crew had not seen the whale until it was blocking out the sun for it had come from deep down in the water to gain the momentum it needed to breech.

The little lemurs screech of instructions became shrieks of excitement, the whale was breaching right up behind the rowboat!

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The little lemur’s shrieks of excitement turned to shrieks of consternation, for all he could see was a large wall of water from the impact of 50 tonnes of blue whale hitting the water.

Meanwhile, the rowboat was sucked beneath the waters.

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Janx’s mind flooded with the memories of Marna and all the good things they had done together while they grew up together. When she had been taken from him by the machine, He almost gave up life also. Then Marna’s parent sold him off to a far away place and he fell into a very lost place in his being. When he saw the women and she began to walk toward him it was Marna and he could not move. Joanna saw Janx and as she moved toward him he finally started to move toward her also. They both reached a spot where she stood right in front of him and him in front of her. She began to weep loudly and he moved to her and put his head against hers. Weeping very loudly she reached her arms around his neck and put her face next to his. Janx bent his front legs and went down and Joanna went down with him. They both wound up at ground level and Joanna was talking softly to him and still weeping. After a while Philamena bumped Christine and they both moved to the two on the ground. Joanna looked up and said to Christine, “This is Janx my dear close friend in another life”. He and I were almost born together in that life and now we are reunited in this life”. Christine reached down and helped Joanna to stand up and told her that Philamena had talked in the mind thoughts to her and told her all that happened and that Janx is now living in the Haven. Janx stood and Philamena bumped him and they began to walk to the old truck. The two women climbed in and slowly moved on the old road toward the cave. Philamena was bucking and jumping up and down and running around the truck as it moved. Janx began doing the same and the little happy parade entered the cave and moved toward the barn at the haven.

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RANGERS, PONIES AND SNAKES
Daniel was watching out the side window on the copilot side of the chopper as they flew over the small city of Texline heading west toward the New Mexico border. The desert looked barren and hot. The one thing he noticed about the desert was the trees. Junipers and scrub oak dotted the landscape and he knew that they provide a variety of uses for the desert dwellers. He had only been in one desert area in his entire life and it was quite a miserable ordeal. The sands of Northern Africa could not be matched anywhere on the face of the earth as far as a desert was concerned so seeing the trees dotting the landscape soothed his thoughts and soul. Theresa had read his thoughts and feelings and moved closer to him to give comfort. She knew that they would probably only be here long enough to make the missiles disappear and then they would be heading to the Nevada site. The TMG’s had not been shared with the Texans yet and the reason was that the gizmo’s had not been completely perfected yet and people were going to have to be able to read minds and speak telepathically before these tools could be used properly.

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Lieutenant Jeremiah Wilson had been contacted by Major Oscar Leroux and told what and who to expect. He had been contacted by the man flying the chopper and they had made arrangements on where to land the bird. He knew there would be four people and that they were experienced. His concern was whether or not they could handle the desert as it could be brutal. He had been in the Marines stationed in Iraq for 5 long deadly years and the desert had become his friend. He was half Apache Indian and had grown up in the deserts and mountains of southern Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico. The men in his company had all been in the military and had been through skirmishes as they were called so were quite experienced. There were only 7 of them along this border patrol but he had no qualms about them. Every so often two men at a time would rotate for R&R and the men that would replace them were trained as well. The ponies they rode were desert dwellers and could stay out here for ever he thought. They fed on the sage brush and other wild flowers and he and his men would feed them fresh oats and fruits. The ponies knew how to crawl on the desert floor to keep from being discovered and he took lessons from them with his men and they would crawl to the base and gather Intel when needed.

[Constance]

The rowboat was not the only thing to be sucked into the water by the reentry of the whale. The waters were a roiling mass where the water had been displaced and Otto and his eleven other ship mates were also plunged into the cool dark waters.

As Otto quickly descended, he found himself close to the leviathan. Fearful and yet fascinated, he could see its belly. It was lined and barnacled.

Lungs full to bursting, he kicked his way back up to the top and at last broke the surface.

Devlin was not as lucky as Otto; his head hit the rowboat as it rose to meet him with a sickening thud. All went black. He was catapulted into the water and disappeared.

Other heads had now bobbed to the surface and were attempting to turn the rowboat over but a swift headcount by Otto revealed that Devlin was missing.

Otto took one sharp deep breath and duck dove back into the water to see if he could find Devlin.

Otto’s eyes burned with the seawater but the desire to find his friend was greater than the pain.

The waters were now calm and clear and he could see Devlin slowly drifting up to the surface at a distance some 30 metres away.

He was face down, wearing a lifejacket and he wasn’t moving. It was a bad sign. Otto’s adrenaline kicked in and he now swam furiously towards Devlin.

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Today Jeremiah and Sergeant Jimmy Whitefeather were waiting in the canyon that was 5 miles to the southeast of the base. The canyon could not be seen from the ground and many Army patrols that illegally entered the Texas nation found themselves at the bottom of it as there maker took them from this earth.. Jeremiah had a short wave radio and was directing the bird into the canyon. He could not see or hear it but he knew it was coming and he was talking with Michael as it came in low and over the ridge of the canyon. Michael was telling him that they had just crossed over the edge and he could see them waiting on a wide level area at the bottom and a little to the south. Jeremiah radioed an okay and told him to bring the chopper to the widest spot and they would be hanging back enough to not get chopped up. Michael had to chuckle be did not let it sound over the mic. He brought the chopper down and landed softly. Jeremiah only saw the skid rails make an indent into the sand and thought to himself what a great piece of machinery.

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As he and Jimmy rested on their ponies they watched a door or hatch open and the people jumped down. The tall blond haired man was the first to hit the ground and then a healthy looking slim, blond haired woman jumped out. She looked quite fit. The first two people walked toward them and stopped in front of the ponies. They were dressed in desert camouflage outfits and could blend in very well. The next two people to jump out were also very fit in stature. Jeremiah looked at the women and fell in love with her immediately. She was around 5’8” in height and had the most striking red hair. Her build was one of slim and strong. The man that jumped out next to her was someone he knew. He remembered the stint in North Africa. He climbed down off his pony and moved to Michael and Susanna and shook their hands and said “welcome to our little patch of desert you are Michael I presume and you are Susanna”? Michael and Susanna both shook his hand and told him that he was right. Next he turned and started to walk to the red head and the man that he knew. As he approached he kept his eye on Theresa but walked up to Daniel and gave him a manly hug. “Daniel I could never think in my wildest dreams you would show up here”. Daniel looked at him and said “you look healthy and I would imagine in your element here Jeremiah”. Jeremiah turned and starred at Theresa with a big smile. “May I ask? What your name might be my lady”? Theresa smiled and read the man’s mind. She could feel his heart and spoke into his mind as she spoke out loud. “Yes my name is Theresa and my husband here has seen fit to bring me to the desert for some fun”. The mind speak was gentle and she let him know that she and Daniel were soul mates and spiritually connected..

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Jeremiah became embarrassed but Theresa mind spoke more and told him to not be. She was flattered that he thought the way he did and he was a fine man. She consoled his thoughts and he understood even though he was still infatuated with her. He turned and told Daniel he was a fortunate man and then moved back to his pony and climbed up. “We have a camp just down the creek in the canyon and that is where we will go for now”. If you folks have any thing to bring we can pack some on the ponies. Michael smiled at that and said if you will give us a few moments we will put some packs together and then we can go. Jeremiah and Jimmy both smiled and waited for them to gather their packs.

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When they all got into the chopper Michael had mind spoke and told them all to make sure the jet belts were ready and then he took his pack and another one with the additional jet belts that they intended to give to Jeremiah and his men. Jumping out the hatch to the sand all four of them stood with there day packs full of what was going to be needed. The all had the TMG’s hanging from their belts and the pockets on their fatigues were full of all sorts of little goodies. Jeremiah asked about the chopper and if they needed to do anything special. Michael walked back and shut the hatch and the chopper disappeared. Jimmy looked surprised and then jumped down and walked to the where he could see the skids in the sand. He reached out his hand and felt the surface of the chopper and then turned and asked about the skids and whether or not they should be camouflaged. Daniel grabbed Theresa’s hand and they began to gather some tumble weeds and some downed brush limbs and covered the skid indents. They also kicked some sand on the top and that effectively covered them.

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They all hiked down the path and sometimes they crossed the creek as it swirled its way through the floor of the canyon. At one point they came across a burned out and destroyed Humvee. They all stopped and looked at it and Michael looked up the cliff side that rose straight up to the top of the canyon. At this point it looked to be at least 100 feet to the top. Jeremiah watched all of them look at the wreck and then the canyon walls. Michael turned and asked what happened. Jeremiah told the team that the guards at the base had given chase one night to two of his men. Isaac and Andrew had been watching the base when the flood lights lit up the night and they became exposed. They both took the ponies and made a run for it this way. That Humvee with 4 of their men came after them. Isaac and Andrew both knew of the canyon and just before the edge they both turned and lay their horses into the sage brush. The idiots in the Humvee thought that they might capture them and went over the edge before they knew what was happening. When they hit bottom the vehicle exploded and the men were lost. Since then they have not attempted to enter our nation again. They do rake our land on this side of their base with the 30 millimeter mini guns they have set up so it is quite risky to get to close. Lately we have been crossing the border to the south and scouting the perimeter of the base that way

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Continuing down the canyon they stopped at a cave in the side of the canyon wall and everyone heard a large rattling sound. Jeremiah told everyone to not get to close because this time of the day all the rattle snakes start to return to a very large den of vipers as he called it. We have never figured out how many snakes are in there and have never really had an urge to find out. We thought it quite strange that they would all gather into this cave in the late afternoon. In the morning when the sun finally shines into the canyon these creatures start coming out and moving up the canyon and there is a place not far from here that allows them to crawl to the top and do their hunting and feeding on top.

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20 minutes later they came to the creek that had to be crossed again and on the other side was a large clump of brush and a few trees. Jeremiah stopped before crossing the creek and made a bird call sound. On the other side the brush seemed to move and an opening showed that would let a few people and a pony pass through. The Path from this point just disappeared on the other side of the creek but looked like it might continue along the canyon with a narrow passage way around the creek.They all crossed the creek and entered the narrow opening in the brush. Jimmy erased any signs of passage as he moved into the opening and then it closed. A narrow path proceeded for another few hundred yards until they came to a small grove of cottonwoods growing close to the canyon walls. The creek had split and a small tributary ran along the canyon and then moved off toward the main creek. The bank in the trees was a good 10 to 15 feet above the creek so they had to walk up a path that was hidden by grass and brush. At the top within the circle of thick trees was a camp site of sorts and back toward the cliff was another cavern that was covered by the trees and brush. Jeremiah led them all through the brush and into the open cavern. Here was the permanent camp site and hide out for the rangers. Into the back of the cavern was a corral where the ponies were boarded and had plenty of feed for them. At the moment there were only 4 men each with his pony. The other three were out on patrol. Jeremiah introduced the two men that were sitting around a small fire that appeared to have no smoke rising from it. “This is Sergeant Isaiah balsom” Isaiah shook the teams hands, and this is Corporal Riles Green”. “Isaac, Andrew and Johnny are out on patrol and will be back around dark to be relieved. Everybody got acquainted and Jeremiah and Jimmy both began to walk their ponies to the corral. Jeremiah excused himself and told them to get comfortable.

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The team all found a place to sit around the campfire and Daniel asked Isaiah how long they had been at this particular place. Isaiah told him that they had found it about 2 years earlier and it fit the home of their party perfect. The patrols from the base had flown their choppers over this area on a regular base’s until the incident with the Humvee and then Jeremiah had shot down one of the choppers just after it had left the base and entered the Texas Nation. After that the base crews quit coming into the desert on this side of the border. We planted land minds that we received from Houston all around our side of the border and only one team of foot soldiers experienced them. Since then all they do is rake the land with their 30 millimeter mini guns so we are very careful about where we watch from. We know that the missiles in those silos are armed and we dread the fact that they will use them one day. We had a plan to destroy the computer control systems but we haven’t found a way to get in yet. We do know that the systems are located in the center of the entire base and it looks like an old fashioned German pill box from the 2nd world war during the last century. The pill box is surrounded with four buildings that are two story block structures. There is one gate entrance and that is on the west side. They have built small gates for men and dogs on each side of the base. The size of the base is not all that big; I would say not more than two acres at most. They have the guns set up at all four corners but only shoot into our lands. I have seen 5 Humvee’s and two transports setting in the compound but never more than that. The Silos are built in a circle just around the perimeter of the fence we know that they have built tunnels that connect each silo to the other and most likely connect to the Pill box structure. We also know that they have 24 hour guards with dogs walking the perimeter of that fence. Those dogs they have do not look like real dogs but rather some kind of robot things. We know they can be very vicious and they do bark at us when they spot us. So we try to stay out of sight as best we can

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Jeremiah and Jimmy walked up from the corral and sat on a log bench. The canyon was getting dark as the sun was low in the west at this time and had left the canyon hours earlier. Jeremiah asked what was being cooked for dinner. Isaiah set a large pan on the fire and began to cut up some potatoes with other kinds of wild vegetables that had been gathered from the canyon. Riles came walking up from downstream and had a bag with him. He picked up another large pan and placed it next to the pan already on the fire. He reached into the bag and pulled out some fish that were already cleaned and placed them into the pan. He put some chunks of butter in the pan with some wild sage and they all watched the fish cook along with the potatoes and vegetables. Isaiah had placed a large pot of water on the side and it began to perk. The smell of campfire coffee made everybody’s mouth water. Jeremiah spoke and said “I take it that Isaiah has sort of filled you in about the base”? As he asked that question/statement he reached over and picked up a glove and picked up the coffee pot. “Anybody like some fresh coffee”?, Theresa who was not a big fan of coffee could not resist the smell and held out her cup as all of them had been given some utensils to eat from and drink from

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After the cups were filled and everybody was watching the food cook and smelling the wonderful smells, Michael asked about the other men. Jeremiah said they would wander in about 2 hours from now and then Isaiah, Riles and He would start their patrol. Jimmy caught the break tonight so he got the night off unless something comes up. Jimmy added some additional flavorings to the fish and the potatoes and vegetables. The smell from the natural herbs made the teams eyes open in wonder and their mouths water even more. The Coffee was so tasty that Theresa asked for another cup.

Susanna spoke up and asked “Has any of you been inside that base before”? Jeremiah said that they hadn’t but they had dug a tunnel under the fence and finally had to stop because the end of was blocked by a solid concrete wall. The best they could get was long range photos. Susanna continued with her questions. “Isaiah said that the dogs were robotic or some such, have you ever seen any real live dogs in there”? Jimmy spoke this time and said we have only seen one and that was when some general visited at the time of the silos being loaded and he had a real dog with him. Those robotic things are so damn vicious we saw one attach one of the men inside and rip him up before they shut the thing down”. Susanna shook her head in acknowledgment of that and then looked at her team mates and said “remember what Samuel and Mary told us about those things. They cannot see us when we are cloaked like a real dog or animal can”. The team acknowledged that and Jeremiah looked at them with a surprise face. “How may I ask are you being cloaked”? Michael stood and walked over to the day packs they all had brought and picked up the additional pack he had brought. Once back at the Fire he sat again and began to explain about the jet belts.

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The Rangers had watched Michael fetch his pack and come back to the fire. The evening had lost any daylight that was still happening above the rim of the canyon and they could see the stars when they all looked up. The fire had been made bigger but the smoke was still not rising from it. Michael sat down and told the rangers of the jet belts and what they were capable of doing. He was starting to explain the dispance cloak when they heard the ponies moving through the brush. Jeremiah raised his hand and asked for a break while the other men came into the camp and dismounted. The team sat and drank the coffee while the men walked their ponies to the corral and put them away for the night. Once they all gathered around the fire and got some food that was cooking and filled their coffee cups Jeremiah introduced them all and then motioned for Michael to continue with his explanation of the belts.

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The first thing he did was rise into the air. He only went up about 10 feet above the fire and lowered himself back to the ground. The rangers were impressed and Jeremiah asked “how far can you climb and how far will these things take you”? Michael told them that the belts would allow them to climb about 200 feet but the optimum working usage is around 100 feet. The Rangers asked where they might be able to get their hands on such technology. Michael smiled and avoided that question for a space. He mind spoke to his team and told them to activate the dispance cloak and rise about 10 feet or so and then move to the corral and land. The three rangers that had arrived late were eating and listening intently when the team all disappeared. Jeremiah and the rest of them all jumped up and began looking around. Isaac asked in a confused voice “where did they go”? They all heard the ponies whinnying and turned to see the team become visible once again standing next to the corral. Jeremiah smiled and waited for the team to walk back to the fire. He was directing Isaiah and Riles to get their ponies ready for patrol and he would be their shortly.

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Michael heard the orders and said “wait”! , to Jeremiah, I have something to give to you and you must spend a few minutes learning about it. Jeremiah raised his hand and held his men around the fire. “Whatever it may be we are out of time for the next patrol so you have to make this quick I am afraid. Michael walked to his extra pack and opened it. He proceeded to pull the extra belts out and hand them to the rangers. Once everyone had a belt he asked them to gather around so the belts could be explained and learned how to use properly without harm. Jeremiah pulled his men into a circle and the team began to show them how to use the belts. The first thing was the flight function and everybody lifted off and moved around and then landed again. The second function was the dispance cloak which everybody took to immediately. About 30 minutes later all the rangers were smiling and Jeremiah said that they had to do the patrol. It would have taken then at least 30 minutes to get the ponies ready and climb the canyon wall downstream where it was easier and the secret passage was located so the time learning the Jet belts had been well spent.

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Michael asked if he and Susanna could join one ranger in the patrol for the night because they had to get familiar with the base and figure out the best way in and what they would do to disarm the missiles. Jeremiah took the watch and told Isaiah and Riles they could have the night off. Jeremiah had caught on real quick with the Jet belt and he and Michael and Susanna all flew to the top of the canyon and moved to the regular patrol route. He landed them on a small rise that was around a mile from the Eastern side of the base. They had landed on the east side of the rise and had to climb to the top. Once at the top Jeremiah pulled his binoculars out and scoped the base. He handed them to Michael and told him that the two guard posts at each corner were always manned and they would randomly shoot those 30 millimeter mini guns out towards this area. As he spoke the guns went off and raked the desert floor within 500 feet of the base. The buzzing sound was almost defining even at the 1 mile mark. Susanna had pulled her own binoculars out and watched the scene unfold. “Seems to me they might be two dimensional in their destruction, we could fly overhead and they would never know it, am I right in my thinking”? She continued her thinking and asked if there had ever been an overhead attack at this base. Jeremiah said that as far as he knew there had never been any chopper attacks or even jets flying in with an attack posture.

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Michael asked one question. “How often do they change guards on those mini guns”? Jeremiah told him that they had witnessed the guards changing in the late afternoon and around midnight and then around 7am and that seemed to be the regular routine. Michael mind talked to Susanne and said we could take out the mini guns after the midnight change of post and that would give us all time to take the missiles out of commission. Susanna agreed with him. She said “somehow we need to take them out permanently and still leave the husks in the silos so new ones cannot be inserted. I know we can send them to Vinnie but I believe there are other things that Vinnie would like. Jeremiah showed them the rest of the patrol areas and they flew into New Mexico and looked at the entrance to the base from that side. The patrol lasted through the night and the air was cool. Michael and Susanna both enjoyed the night and Jeremiah’s company. After the sun had come up and risen to a point in the sky that would shine into the canyon they flew back and dropped into the campsite. Isaac and Jimmy had the fire going and had cooked breakfast for everyone earlier. As they dropped into the camp Michael noticed the chickens running around and feeding on the chickweed that seemed to grow all around the canyon. These birds appeared to be wild and possibly lived in the canyon.

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After landing Isaac came from the corral and asked if they would like some breakfast. He had been feeding the ponies as well. Jeremiah said he was famished and sat on a log while he poured himself some fresh hot coffee into a cup. Susanna grabbed a cup and held it out so he could pour her some of that brew. Isaac had the large pan on the fire and broke some fresh eggs into it. Another pan had fresh diced potatoes and all kinds of wild Herbs that had been added simmering in fresh butter. Susanna asked where they got the butter from and Jimmy told her that they had a cow in the corral that gave them fresh milk so they made the butter from the cream. Michael asked where all the others had gotten off to. Isaac told him they had all flown up the canyon trying the new toys out and that they were going to look at the chopper you came in. Susanna asked about the eggs and the chickens. Jimmy told her that the chickens were wild and they gathered the eggs every morning where ever they found them The breakfast was delicious and after eating Susanna found herself getting quite sleepy. She asked if there was a place to lie down so she could take a nap. Jeremiah told her yes. At the back of the cavern there are shelves that are natural in the rocks and we have found them to be quite comfortable for sleeping. I can provide some blankets that you can lie upon. This time of the year they are not needed for warmth but they do help to cushion your posterior from the hardness of the rocks. The air back there stays the same all year so even in the winter it is not to bad. Susanna grabbed Michaels hand and they both moved toward the back of the cavern. Passing the corral and continuing they moved into some darkness and then came to a larger area that showed all the rock shelves. At one place on a table of some kind they found blankets that were quite thick and grabbed a couple as they found a shelf that felt right and both lay down to rest.

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After breakfast Theresa and Daniel took Isaiah, Riles, Johnny Eagle and Andrew to the Chopper. The rangers were itching to try the jet belts out further and they also wanted to see the chopper. Before they left Johnny took Theresa and Daniel to meet the ponies because Theresa could feel their thoughts about not being taken out on the second patrol. These ponies loved their riders and would fight to the death for them. The connection these men had with the ponies was a very tight bond and she knew that they had fought and saved each other many times. When they reached the corral the ponies were all standing at the gate and fence area waiting anxiously for their morning ride. Theresa heard in her mind the conversation of the ponies and their worries of why they had not been taken on the night patrol. When Theresa approached she saw the first pony standing at the gate looking straight at her. She heard his name “Cloud dancer” and moved close to him. She spoke in the mind to him and told him not to worry that the men were trying something new and he and the others would never be forgotten to fight along side. When she walked up she put her hand out and touched his face. He immediately calmed down and felt the love coming from this human. The other ponies gathered around and felt the love of the human as they always felt the love from their human connections with the rangers. Theresa learned all their names and consoled them. She let them know that they would still be running the patrols but the rangers had some new weapons that they could use to protect them. The Ponies finally settled down and knew that their riders were not abandoning them. After that the humans had all risen up and moved toward the upper canyon.

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Riles was the only one that had a mishap with the belt. He had tried something different and wound up in the creek. Everyone had a good laugh including Riles and after that he learned how to control the belt much better. The dispance cloak was easier to master and they all used it to a great control. When they all reached the area that the chopper had landed Daniel had used the password he had coded and opened the hatch. They all entered the chopper in turns and Daniel and Theresa both explained the workings. When all the Rangers had seen enough and they exited the chopper, Theresa stayed behind and said she needed to call their home and give a Sitrep. Daniel sat with the men and they all talked about the base and how they might disarm the missiles so the military could not rearm them and the base would just be an ordinary ARMY facility on the boarder of Texas. Daniel said he did not have the idea yet but they would all talk over dinner this evening and Michael may have a solution. They were all sitting around when Theresa opened the hatch and pulled some baskets over to the opening. She asked for help to remove them and when the men walked over they saw the baskets full of fresh fruit and vegetable. Their eyes all grew big and Theresa levitated herself to the ground. Daniel smiled and knew where she had gone and how she got the baskets. Once the hatch was closed again they all activated the belts and each had a basket of goodies as they flew back to the camp.

[VM Smith]

Monica pulled the lapels of her black satin blouse open a little further to expose a hint of the red lace edging her bra. Satisfied with that part, she smoothed the tight skirt down her thighs, knowing it showed her to best advantage. As a final touch, she slipped the stilleto into her purse and walked out the door.

She entered the lounge of the Denver Hilton with a confident stride. At 8:30, the place was just beginning to fill with the polititions who stayed at the hotel when summoned to the capital for meetings of the so-called legislature. Conversation slowed as she approached the bar and ordered a glass of white wine. Monica didn't bother looking around; she knew another few minutes was all it would take.

Sure enough, a portly man in a Brooks Brothers suit slid onto the stool beside her. "Hello, Miss. Can I buy a drink for the most beautiful woman in the bar?"

Her stomach roiled, but she smiled sweetly at the man. "Sure, when you find her. Till then, Ill let you buy a glass of wine for me." She followed up with a small giggle, hiding the revulsion she felt.

The senator from New York raised his eyebrows and smiled widely. "If it's wine you like, I have a very nice vintage in my room I'm willing to share." His fingers trembled as he slowly stroked her arm.

Monica smiled also. "That sounds good. I'm always looking to expand my knowlege of fine wines!" Gotcha, you...

Taking her elbow, he rose, trying to suck in his gut and expand his chest. They left the lounge and headed for the elevators. Once inside, he pushed the button for the 22nd floor and turned to her. "How about a little kiss, since we have some privacy?" he asked, reaching to put his arms around her.

"Ummm, my pleasure," Monica said. She wrapped her arms around him as he pulled her closer.

Just as he lowered his lips to hers, he straightend to his full height in shock. The stilleto had entered his back and slid easily through muscle and between bones, seeking and finding his heart. Monica pulled the blade out and wiped it on his sleeve as his eyes closed and he collapsed. She wanted to spit on him but settled for a kick. She pushed the button for the next floor, exited when it opened to an empty corridor and walked toward the stairs at one end.

Once in the stairwell, she removed the blond wig, fluffed her short back curls and stuffed the wig into her purse beside the stilleto. She headed home, pulling the skintight transparent gloves from her hands. When she got to her apartment, she locked the door behind her. In the bathroom, she removed the contacts theat changed her normally chocolate brown eyes to vibrant blue.

Contacts, wig and gloves went into a small box, already addressed to general delivery in a suburb of Pittsburg, where it would languish for as long as it took someone to toss unclaimed mail, perhaps years. She changed into sweatpants and a sweater and took the box to a nearby postal collection station. She slipped back home and opened a bottle of wine, she hadn't touched the glass at the lounge.

Monica settled into the couch and toasted herself. "One down and however many to go, before I join my murdered family!" She drank deeply, tears running down her cheeks unnoticed.

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Arriving back to the camp they saw Jeremiah, and Daniel asked where Michael and Susanna were. Jeremiah told them that they were sleeping at the back area of the cavern. He looked at his men and told them that Andrew got the day off and Jimmy was already saddling the ponies. “The poor Stallions and the two mares were worried that we were not going to use them anymore after last night. Jimmy and I both found them being anxious but I think Theresa gave them some comforting words this morning before you all used the technology to fly up the canyon. They can see you by the way when your cloaked so I have been told by Michael and when they saw you all fly away it made them quite nervous. So it will be your jobs now to make them still feel that you love them and count on them to be your partners. Isaiah, Jimmy and Johnny will be going out this time for the patrol and when you get back then Andrew is going to take Daniel and Theresa and I think that Isaac should also go. We are now searching and recording their movements on the base so we will come up with the most operative time to invade. Now that we have the Jet belts with the dispance cloaks I think we can get in and out without being seen”. Isaiah and Johnny stood and walked over toward the corral. Jeremiah said he was going to get some sleep and Andrew stood and asked Daniel and Theresa to follow him as he was going to get some rest before their patrol started. Isaac had moved to the corral and would get rest after he consoled his pony. It was clear that these men loved the ponies and would not let some technology get in the way of that bond.

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Honovi stepped through the hole to a nearby bank next to the creek that ran through the canyon. He had talked with Hava and Luun about the ponies. Hava and Luun told him that the ponies needed to learn how to mind talk with humans even though they all had the connection of love with the men that rode them. Cloud Dancer was the leader of the group and he would be the one to talk with first. Sand runner was next and they had gone down the line of the 7 pony’s names, there was Sage who was one of the Mares and then Cactus flower the second mare. The three remaining Stallions were spotted flyer, Saguaro and Road Runner. All of these ponies were born wild to the deserts and canyons of the southwest and would run wild always. They did love their riders and knew the thoughts even if they could not read the human language. The feelings were always the communication. Honovi bounded up the canyon and stopped just before the secret opening to the camp. He knew his presents would be welcomed by the team of his brothers and sisters from the Haven but Hava had told him to wait until they would all be sitting around the camp fire before he was to enter here. It would be a few hours before this happened so he found a very secluded shady spot under some brush and lay down to wait.

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Monica dreamt. Again. Always the same dream, no matter how she fought, cried or screamed to change it.

She was returning to the farmhouse with a full bucket of blueberries, enough for a couple of pies and a dozen muffins. Her wide smile faltered as she got closer and heard the noises up ahead. Gunfire? That was pretty stupid to be shooting near a home. Then more shots rang out, followed by the sound of engines starting.

She dropped the bucket and ran. Just as the house came into view, the soldier's trucks were turning onto the road a hundred yards down the drive. She panicked, running to the front door. It was in pieces, a single shaft of wood hanging from the top hinge.

"Gary! Gary! Where are you?" She froze, skidding to a halt in a blood trail that led to the body of a man a few feet away. "Gary?" She asked softly, knowing from the blood soaked shirt on the body there would be no answer. Monica stretched out her hand to touch her dead husband. The tears started then.

She didn't hear any sounds but the ones her own throat were choking out. She turned to the hall. "No..No.." She slipped and slid down the hall. The babies room was splattered with blood, great sprays covered the walls. Two tiny forms lay discarded in the corner. Her little girls had crushed skulls. Sami even had a bone poking grotesquely from her upper arm. She lay across Susi, trying to protect her sister, it seemed.

The screamimg started then and woke her as it had every night in the three months since she had buried her family and started planning her revenge.

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Hava stood before him when the canyon was beginning to have darkness spreading from the west canyon walls. The sun had found its way into the mid afternoon. She touched Honovi who had been asleep and he opened his eyes to see her bent down and kneeling in front of him. He moved his head up and she said “It is time dear beloved”. He stood and she twisted to the side and disappeared. He moved to the secret entrance in the brush and slipped into the narrow path. He was silent in his movement and when he entered the campsite he noticed all the humans sitting around except for the ones that were out on patrol. He knew they would be coming soon. His goal was to talk with the Pony’s first and then introduce him self to the rangers. He moved quietly to the back of the corral where the shed barn was so no one could see him until the other three ponies were in the corral. Honovi found another clump of brush and entered the shady place and lay down once more awaiting his moment.

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The sun shine had left the bottom of the canyon and the shade had crept up to the top of the cliff on the east side when Honovi heard the riders and their ponies coming up the canyon. He knew it would be shortly that they entered the secret passage and came into the Camp. He waited until the three men came in and dismounted and brought the ponies to the corral and brushed them down. They fed them some oats and all the ponies drank a fill of cool water from the trough that had been filled from the creek water earlier. Cloud Dancer had been moving around the corral in an anxious mode and stopped when Spotted Flyer, Cactus Flower and Road Runner where brought in and brushed down and then fed. He was still anxious but held his movements until the humans finally left the corral. The pony’s watched the men leave and then turned to Cloud Dancer. The Pony talk was excited and Cloud Dancer led them all to the back of corral close to the side of the cavern and barn shelter. Cloud Dancer and all the ponies stood still as Honovi showed himself at the edge of the barn where the humans could not see him. He knew that if anyone looked over at the corral they would see the ponies all standing close together and at the back but that might not be anything unusual at this point. He had already talked with Theresa and told her what he was attempting to do so she would be able to distract the rangers until the ponies minds could be opened to communicate with the humans in mind talk. Theresa and Susanna were going to open the ranger’s minds also so when the time arrived the ponies and the rangers would communicate with each other in the mind talk

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With the help of Hava and Luun, Honovi stood in front of the ponies and spoke the clear message of love and knowing for all of them. Hava and Luun had moved through the universe and opened the doors in these beings minds that had been locked. As the doors opened Cloud Dancer and all the ponies understood the connections of all life and Honovi spoke about the other animals that were moving across the world to unite with life. Once all of this was accomplished Honovi asked them to gather at the gate and he would open it so they all could move to the campfire where all the humans were sitting.

[VM Smith]

Monica had hoped the process of eliminating the ones responsible would have helped to mitigate the nightmares. Not so.

She dragged herself from the bed and into the sunlit kitchen. Still in her nightgown, she retrieved a bowl and some cereal. Adding milk, she sat at the counter. She took small bites, hoping the food would stay down. As the dream faded, her stomach felt more accepting of what she was putting into it.

Later, showered and dressed for the day, she sat on the couch, feet curled beneath her, and considered her list. The names on her list were the 'friends' who accompanied that little 'emperor' Vinnie to Denver before he had the rest of Congress killed. She knew, just as most suspected, if not knew, about the nuclear blast that took out DC.

The emporer kept saying it was domestic terrorists, but few were buying it at this point. Certainly, Monica didn't! Gary, her husband, had been a detective for the DC Metro police. They had been on vacation when the capital was destroyed. He began looking into the whys and wherefors immediately. What he found comfirmed who had set the device and also led strongly to who triggered it. Of course, he shared it all with his wife.

The members of both houses who escaped to denver were the most corrupt members of congress. Gary had planned to release his findings to the media, once he found someone less corrupt, or bought, who could give the story the distribution needed to make the people understand just who was leading them into darkness. Their hideaway was discovered before he found that mythical reporter.

Now, that list of congressmen and senators was Monica's only reason for life.When all on it were no more, she would go after Vinnie. She knew she wouldn't make it to him, but she was willing to die trying. She crossed off the name of the portly senator from New York and began to consider the next name.

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At the Campfire all the rangers were sitting and talking about the invasion they had planned to take out the missiles Jeremiah was talking to Isaac and Andrew about taking Daniel and Theresa out and how they should be getting ready soon to move out. .Theresa and Susanna began to open the doors in the minds of the rangers so the telepathy would be released and the talk of the universal love and language could be accessed. Jeremiah was the first one to straighten up and his eyes grew wide as he heard in his mind the talk from the two women and then from the two men and then the chatter from all of his men. They all conversed in the mind at once until Theresa calmed them down and showed them how to control the mind talk as they did the regular talk of the mouth. Once the chatter slowed and control was achieved. Jeremiah asked politely how this could be from his mind and Theresa explained to all of them. She told them that this was meant and actually used by humans eons ago but was forgotten and then became locked away in the minds of all humans and animals and even all life source that lived on this world and other worlds in the cosmos

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As Theresa explained and all of Jeremiahs men began to understand, Cloud Dancer and the Ponies all walked up quietly and stood just far enough away from the fire that only their shadows could be seen. Cloud Dancer probed Jeremiahs mind with thought and asked to let Theresa take him on the patrol. Jeremiah stood suddenly and turned to see Cloud Dancer standing just a few feet from him. What he had heard in his mind was a perfectly clear speech. The ponies of each man spoke into their minds and all of them stood and began to move to the ponies as they conversed. Jeremiah asked Theresa and Daniel both to come to the ponies. All the ponies were anxious and speaking about taking the humans out on the patrol. Theresa new Cloud Dancer and had already spoke to him but now he could speak back and waited for her to come close. She wrapped her arm around his neck and placed her face to his. “You will fly me through the desert this night and we will see the wind and the stars together brother Cloud Dancer” He spoke back and said she would be the feather on his back as they explored the night skies.

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Sand Runner moved to Daniel and bumped him and said in the Mind talk that he would take him to the desert and show him all the wonders while they watched the bad humans together. Sage and Spotted Flyer both moved to Andrew and Isaac and bumped them also. Jeremiah looked at all the love that was so evident and told everyone that they must be leaving on the patrol so to get ready and everyone else would hold the camp fire. Honovi walked out of the dark and stood just to the side of the ponies. All the ponies knew him and just stood still. The Rangers all starred in amazement. Jimmy was the first to grab his rifle but Honovi moved so quickly and was right on him as he tried to bring his rifle up. He stuck his face against the man and mind spoke to him. “You would not shoot a fellow traveler in this life would you”? Jimmy’s face was touching Honovi’s and he let his rifle fall on the ground. Tears came from his eyes and then he reached his arms around the deer and wept. Honovi stood and waited for him to drain the pain of shooting brothers but also knew that it was a necessary function in his life. Jimmy finally stopped sobbing and talked to Honovi about his past life. Honovi listened and then spoke to all of the rangers about the animals and the healing process of the world that was in progress. The team all came and gave him a big hug and he told them about Arie and Chephirah and their children. .Honovi soon said farewell to all and jumped through the hole that had opened up into a forest of giant trees.

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Ester had walked from her manger out to the campfire and stood looking at the humans and the ponies. She had been standing close to the ponies when Honovi had opened their minds and her mind was also opened. When they all left the corral and moved to the fire, she also moved with them and stood off to the rear as all the mind talk happened. Isaac had been the one that tended to her and milked her daily. He fed her the oats and the hay and he even let her wander the canyon. She had met the chickens and they would always feed around her when she was in the canyon. She loved the little birds and would find the best grass that had really tender chick weed for her companions. She remembered how she had come here and where she had come from. At the lower end of this canyon which was far away, she had lived on a big land with others of her kind. One day a big pack of four legged smaller creatures chased her and three others up into the canyon. The little snipers were making such noise as they chased her and the others.


She and three others ran across the water and the snipers took down Shemeasa. He was a strong male but the snipers surrounded him and he finally fell to their howling noise. She and the other two ran up the water way deeper into the canyon and then heard the snipers yipping and howling as they came after them. Ester was so frightened she kept running as fast as she could and then there were the ponies in front of her. The opened a path for her and she ran through. In her rush to escape she had forgotten about Lila and Timsk. They both had fallen prey to the yippers. Once she ran past the ponies they closed themselves and waited for the yippers. She heard the booms and stopped to see what was making them. That is when she first saw the humans on the ponies. They stopped the yippers with things that killed them. She was so shaken that she just stood still as the ponies and the humans approached and then took her with them. She found herself in the manger and the human giving love to her by feeding her and keeping her safe.

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When all the mind talk had begun she heard it all and understood. She heard Isaac speaking and finally walked over to him. He was so surprised to see her and she spoke to him to let him know just how she felt about him and how he had taken care of her. All the humans and the ponies and Ester became very aware of their existence with each other and the universe as all the memories where felt and remembered in their lives. In a short while Isaac and Andrew had saddled their ponies while Daniel and Theresa did the same and they all rode out through the secret path into the canyon and headed to the path that led up to the desert above.

Andrew handed the binoculars to Daniel and said “You see that second guard tower to the North”? Daniel looked through the glasses and said “yes, what is so special about that one”? Andrew took the glasses back and looked once more before scooting backward down the low hill. Once down far enough that they could not be seen from the base he turned to all the team and told them that the guard tower at the North east corner had two 30 millimeter mini guns and it required at least 4 personnel to operate them. That would be the first place to strike if they were going to get control somewhat. The South east post had only one but they could swivel fairly quickly and rake the North tower if it came to it. I believe you may have heard the talk that the west side of this base was really not guarded all that good. They did have the men with the metal dogs but no lightweight guns on towers other than the normal rifles of the guards. Theresa and Isaac had been talking about Ester while Daniel and Andrew had scoped the base out. The ponies were standing idly in the wash that came up behind the hill. Daniel asked if they could go around and scope out the front gate and Andrew said yes that is our next move. Those guard posts are close to a shift change and we can ride south and take a wash that will take us to the western area. Theresa had scooted up the hill and asked for the binoculars. Andrew passed them over and asked her if she had something in mind. She told him that she wanted to probe the minds of the men in those towers. Andrew looked surprised and asked if she could do that from this distance. She told him that she could and it would not be long before he and all his companions would be able to do just that.

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Jock savage had been at this base for 4 months now and he did not like the idea of guarding nuclear weapons. He had been stationed close to DC and had seen the destruction that was caused by the bomb back in 2019. To think that the crazy man in the Denver Capital would consider doing that to the people of Texas made his stomach turn. He knew the insanity of the little worm but he was in the Army to feed his Sister and Mother who lived in Philadelphia and only his meager pay kept them from being on the streets which were very dangerous during these times. He knew two others on the base that felt the same way he did but they dare not be caught talking about the insanity of today’s world or this base as far as it went

He and the others knew that the Emperor had his spies stationed at all the bases and they kept a close eye on any suspicious activity. He remembered Bradley being outspoken a few times right after he came on board and then one night the metal dogs came into the barracks and tore the poor fellow apart. Since that exhibit of horror, he and his two fellow conspirators could only nod at each other and wait patiently for the rangers to make a move. They had been ordered to strafe the desert every day and night in the hopes of actually hitting someone. To date no one had been harmed or killed. The Emperor was using a lot of ammo and it did cost but that was not a matter to the toad who stole all the monies anyway. Jock was in the middle of relieving the previous detail and had been standing in the North tower with his team waiting for the switch over. The South team had already made the switch and as soon as both towers were ready they would begin to strafe the desert again.

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Theresa had caught Jock’s thoughts and heard all that he just perused through his mind. She handed the binoculars back to Andrew and scooted back down the hill. When they all approached the ponies she began to relay what she had heard and mentioned that there were some others on the base that thought the same way and it would be a benefit to enlist these men as the base continued to be occupied by the minions of the Emperor. Andrew kept that in mind and would talk it over with Jeremiah when they got back to camp. As they moved to the south and found the wash they all heard the mini guns going off and Daniel had to smile about the waste but then waste was how the Emperor controlled his minions.

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It took around an hour or so to walk the wash to the western side of the base. When the started to climb up to the top of the wash Andrew held up his arm and quietly told everyone to move back into the wash. As they did they heard the vehicles on the road that led to the gate. Andrew jumped from Sage and climbed the bank. He was laying flat against the edge and had pulled his binoculars out. He watched the small convoy drive up to the gate and saw a high ranking skimmer in front along with a second staff skimmer and three Humvee’s. The guard at the gate came from his shack with one of those metal things and stood to the side of the front skimmer. A short minute later he moved back to the shack and the gate opened up Andrew watched the convoy drive in and head for the center buildings and then passed behind them.. He had a very bad feeling and motioned to all in the wash to turn and head back to the Texas side of the wash. He scampered down the bank and jumped on Sage and turned her quickly and began moving at a trot. Before he turned Sage to move he told Isaac to stay hidden and watch from here. Call on the Walkie and give us a Sitrep. I will send Jimmy out to be with you as soon as we get back. If you see the silos start to open call and warn us and then hightail it back as fast as you can. If those crazy insane idiots fire one missile into Texas we are going to blow this base off the face of the earth.

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Daniel hopped down off Sand Runner and spoke to Theresa at the same time. “My dear lady it is time for us to begin what we came here to do”. Theresa acknowledged and jumped off Cloud Dancer also. As she lit on the ground she had already spoke to Michael and Susanna and told them what was transpiring. She told them to get the rangers ready and come to the eastern side of the base because the emperors minions where going to send two Humvee’s out, one was going to come from the south and the other from the North. They each had 8 men aboard and they must be stopped. She then told them to bundle the snakes in that cave up the canyon and what to do with them. She would send the picture of the silos connecting tunnels and the control station in the middle of the base. Daniel had heard all of this and Isaac had climbed to the top of the wash to keep an eye on the activity. Andrew had started down the wash and came up short when he realized that Daniel and Theresa were not following him. He turned and saw them standing on the ground and then he heard the human mind talk and the ponies talking also. Sage turned suddenly and started moving back. Andrew knew to just let her go. Once back he hopped down and looked at Daniel and Theresa. “You got a plan I take it”?

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Theresa shook her head and spoke to him “Yes, Daniel and I are going to fly over there with the dispance cloaks on and we are going to go to each silo and make the war heads disappear. We have told Michael and Susanna what we are doing and they are helping already. Jeremiah and Isaiah are with Michael and Susanna and will soon be on top. All the others are already moving down the canyon and will be on top soon. Two of the Humvee’s are coming out and are going to go over to the east side to hunt you all down. One is going to the North and the other to the South. You and Isaac may be able to take the one out that comes this way but you must be quite careful as they have 8 heavily armed men in each vehicle. Do not let the ponies get to close because those soulless creatures mean to kill everything they can. I have probed the mind of the high ranking agent from the Emperor and his mission is to fire those missiles to the major cities of Texas. Daniel and I must remove the threat and harm of those things and then make sure that they never can be used again”. “Can you and Isaac take care of the vehicle as it moves to the east”? Andrew shook his head yes and called Isaac down for a short powwow.

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The Rangers had gathered their ponies and loaded the saddle bags with the ordinance they needed. They had moved out and headed down the canyon. Two of them did not have ponies so Michael and Susanna took them up the canyon by the jet belts and stopped at the snake’s den in the cave. When they set down they heard the snakes begin to rattle Susanna asked Isaiah how many snakes he thought might be in there. Isaiah was not sure but he guessed that there could be hundreds. Michael told Jeremiah and Isaiah that they should fly up and meet the other men on top because of what was coming and Andrew and Isaac were going to need help at the southern area of the base. Jeremiah conversed with Isaiah and both knew what to do then and flew to the top and went where they could be needed. Michael and Susanna waited while communicating with Theresa and Daniel. They were going to go into the cave snake den and use the TMG’s to relocate the snakes. They did not know what was in the cave but both knew they had to make the den move to the silos and perhaps another place.

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The Ponies had gathered together in the wash and were moving around in a very nervous mood. Theresa had to go and stand next to them and calm them. She told Cloud Dancer while the others listened what she and Daniel had to do and that they should stay here or go with Andrew and Isaac to help the others as they all came out of the canyon. They must use all of their knowledge of the desert to stay alive within the next few hours because very bad humans were here and they intended to murder. The ponies watched Theresa and Daniel touch the belts around their waists and rise and then move towards the base. Andrew and Isaac both were lying at the top of bank and when they turned for a moment Theresa and Daniel both disappeared and they knew that the dispance cloaks had been activated. Both turned back and watched the base for activity. Andrew said that Theresa had mentioned the Humvee’s coming out and splitting up. He looked at Isaac and said “You remember the area that they are going to have to travel across”? Isaac shook his head and said “yes and we can stop them at that one crossing of the wash they have to move through. I have the ordinance in the saddle bag so shall we make this a 4th of July happening”? “Well if nothing else we can light up the sky for our brothers”. Andrew turned and told the ponies to stay put until they got back. They all snorted and moved in the nervous way once again but Cloud Dancer calmed them this time.



Half way to the base Daniel stopped and hovered. Theresa had been looking toward the south as they flew and when she came to Daniel she stopped also and Daniel pointed at the base just ahead. They both saw the two Humvee’s approach the gate and as soon as they cleared they stopped and waited for a few minutes. Daniel saw the men climb up on the 30 millimeter gun turrets and then the vehicles split up and one went south and one North.

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Andrew and Isaac had cloaked after Andrew grabbed the saddle bags and flew toward the wash that was just past the base to the south east. The wash ran from the south to the north and then turned into Texas; it was deep enough that a vehicle could not get across except for one place. That place was a depression in the wall on the west side and just to the north on the east side was another depression that would allow a four wheel drive to climb out. The Texas border crossed into the wash at this area and ran up the wash for about 200 yards before steering to the east once again. The wash had been a favorite running path for the Rangers until the guards found the way in and out and then began to strafe with their mini guns. Even though men could still run the wash it had become an unsafe path and one of the Rangers that came to relieve Jimmy for a month would up being caught and killed. It was not long after that that the base guards crossed the wash and chased the two men to the edge of the canyon and went over. Andrew and Isaac both knew where to plant the explosives where they would not be detected until it was too late. Just to be sure they planted them at the bottom of the wash on their side. They had made it there about 20 minutes prior to the southern Humvee showing up and moved to the Texas side and waited in the large clump of sage brush. They had stashed an old twin 50 caliber machine guns in the brush and covered it with tarps to keep it safe. The ammo cans where always checked and keep clean along with the guns for use when needed. Up to the northern end the rangers had planted another such set of guns and always part of the patrol missions was to check them for use.

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Jeremiah and Isaiah had flown up and moved to the North Gun post and got it ready. They knew that the Humvee was coming around this side and it would take them awhile to cross the rough terrain of the desert before they would come to this point. Jeremiah had been the first one to pick up on the telepathy and how to use it and he had contacted all of his men and they all knew where to go and what to do. Andrew and Isaac had already been in position and told him back that they were ready and where the others had gone and where the ponies were.

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Special agent Ishlia Kachaun sat in the Pill box as it was called and looked out the slotted openings that were situated to see the entire silo openings when they were activated. The room in the box was around 30 by 30 feet and had all the computers to control the missiles. On one side there was a hatch that opened and a stair system down to a series of tunnels that ran from one silo to another so maintenance could be performed. He was so proud to have been chosen to use these weapons to destroy that upstart nation that called itself Texas. The war between the Emperor’s United States and Texas was about to begin and he had convoys and aircraft waiting for his command to invade once the major cities had been destroyed. Vinnie was a gutter rat for sure but as long as he controlled the military and the police forces Ishlia would continue to obey his commands. Destroying a nation was Childs work for him and he rather enjoyed the wanton destruction. One day he would control the country and then the population would no longer matter

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As he looked at the computers and fumbled the keys in his hand Ishlia watched the time piece and was fidgeting waiting for the correct time to move. The time was 1950 hours and he had to wait till 2100 to loose the missiles. His 16 man team that was going to take those pesky spies out across the border was gearing up to move out. The third team, were going to take the personnel out on the base and he was going to control the base and direct the invasion. He had already employed the loyal men on the base and given them the direct orders to destroy any resistance. He thought about when this base was first erected and how the one down inside the nation of Texas had been taken over and the ultimatum that the president of that worthless nation had given the Emperor. He had been ashamed of the Emperor then and it made him sick to even listen to the worm. If he had been in charge at the time he would have used these nukes and went to war immediately. Vinnie had put him in charge and he made damn sure that the Texans watched him build the silos and load the nukes into them. He got a major satisfaction when the Texans fought their little skirmish to keep his people out of their country. Ha! He thought just wait till I am sitting in your capital and your Famous little Sam Houston is dead. As he reminisced he received the transmission from his team leader, “Agent Kachaun we have moved out to the west side of the base and are now ready to complete our mission”. Ishlia acknowledged and told Major Dunsford to proceed and do not fail or don’t bother coming back.

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Kelly Dunsford heard the Agent loud and clear and told his men to move out but do not go to fast at this point, He wanted this to be a surprise attack and that way they could win. He was looking for a promotion and he did not want any one screwing it up for him. He knew his team of 16 Special Forces could handle this mission. He did not know how many enemy soldiers there were at this time but he would scout once he was on the other side. Captain Benson Housher was in charge of the other vehicle and his men were really gunho to kill some Texas Rangers. Captain Housher told his sergeant to drive slowly across the desert because they had to meet up with the Major at 2030 hours. We have to go further north to bypass that wash as it turns into Texas. 2100 is going to be the fireworks lifting off the base so we will have to be quick in dispatching any one we find guarding this border.

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Daniel and Theresa flew over the barracks and hovered over the Pill box bunker. Theresa probed the minds in the bunker and was repulsed by the one mind that seemed to be in charge. She told Daniel about the soulless creature and what he was about to do. After reading the memories of several men that had been in the tunnels, she retained the images in her mind. She sent the images to Michael and Susanna and let them know what to do and to do it now.

Michael and Susanna both flew up and entered the cave close to the top. The snakes were rattling and lunging into the air but could not come close to the top of the cave. Both of them had taken out the TMG’s and cranked them for space movement and using the memory of the tunnels from Theresa they began spraying the den of snakes and watched them disappear from the cave. Inside the connecting tunnels of the silos, snakes began to appear and crawled both ways. There were so many that they were jumping and crawling over each other. A large gob of them appeared at the bottom of the stairs that came from the pill box above and moved around like a bucket of earth worms. The den on the cave floor became empty and Michael and Susanna relayed to Theresa that the job had been completed. As they both moved toward the opening a hole opened in the roof of the cave and snakes began falling through. Susanna raised her TMG and sprayed the hole as it continued to drop snakes. She reset her space applicator and sent these to the capital in Denver. Michael had also sprayed and continued to send them to the tunnels of the silos. As it seemed that no more snakes were falling they both made it out of the cave and flew to the chopper.

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Theresa had heard the mind thoughts and knew the snakes had been relocated. She had landed next to one of the slits in the pill box and saw the evil man that was getting ready to unleash hell on earth. She dialed her TMG and pointed it at all the men except for the evil one and sent them to the capital to stand outside by the Lava Lake. Next she found the hatch lid into the pill box and made the hatch itself disappear and entered. Ishlia had seen the men in the bunker disappear and pulled his pistol expecting an invasion on the Pill box. He was looking around wildly when the hatch disappeared and the cool desert air flowed in. He pointed his pistol at the opening and fired a round. It hit the concrete edge and blew some of the concrete down into the room. Next he ran to the opening and looked up with his pistol at the ready. The next thing he heard was a woman’s voice behind him. He turned suddenly and saw the woman standing next to the one computer that controlled all the others and she was holding the keys he had just a few moments before. He was stunned and heard her say “you Ishlia have committed murder on mass amounts of humans and have had no remorse for your crimes. You will suffer the payment for their deaths”. He raised his pistol to shoot her and squeezed the trigger. The shot rang out in the tunnel and the bullet hit the wall. He starred in amazement. The lighting in the tunnel was dim but he could see the floor and it appeared to be moving. Something bit him on the leg and when he looked down several other bites happened on both of his legs. He finally heard the rattling and realized that the movement was snakes. He turned to run but the poison had caught him and he fell to the floor. His last sight was a fairly large snake striking him in the face.

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Theresa had flown down into the room and moved to the side just before the bullet hit the side of the entrance. She watched the man move to the opening and raise his pistol up like he was going to shoot again. She turned her cloaking off and stood next to the computer the man had been sitting at. His keys were sitting on the desk and she picked them up and held them out as she spoke to the man. He turned in great surprise and froze as she spoke the words of his doom to him. When he raised his pistol and fired she had sent him to the tunnel below. Next she told Daniel what to start and she put the keys into the slots and turned them and then pressed the open hatch buttons. All of the silos lids opened at once and then she sent all of the computers and any connection to the missiles to the sun. She flew back up and met Daniel and they both began flying around the silos. Both were cloaked so no one could see them at this time. Each missile became useless as they made all the war heads and rockets disappear and fall into the sun. The next thing was to transfer fresh concrete into each missile shell and close the hatches and seal them.

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Daniel and Theresa had finished the job and were flying back to where the ponies were located. The Humvee and the two skimmers that were still sitting close to the bunker were transferred to the capital building in Denver so Vinnie would have to deal with them. The Humvee was sandwiched between the skimmers as they arrived on the west lawn. The men in the Humvee had to be removed with the help of the Jaws of Life as they were called in earlier times. Flying over the gate area Theresa’s Jet belt began to sputter and Daniel was moving away and did not see Theresa become visible and fell to the ground. They had just passed the gate and were about 50 yards out front when all this happened.

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Theresa felt something wrong and barely managed to tuck and roll as she hit the ground. She was so surprised and shocked she could not mind speak to Daniel. Once she rolled to a stop she heard the screechy barking of the metal dog things. She turned and saw them running at her from the base. There seemed to be about 5 or 6 of the things and they were coming fast. The flood lights from the base came on and she was flooded in daylight all of a sudden. The dog things were closing fast and she was struggling to remove her TMG to defend herself. She watched in horror as the first dog thing approached and leaped to land on her. The dog thing disappeared to the side as Cloud Dancer smashed into it. She looked to see the other ponies attack the dog things. They kicked and smashed them all. Sand runner had taken a bite on one of his fore legs but for the most part all the dog things had been smashed beyond repair. Cloud Dancer had come to Theresa and bumped her so she got up and climbed on him and he began to run toward the wash.

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Daniel had flown ahead and felt something wrong with Theresa. When he turned she had become visible and had fallen to earth. He was about 100 yards in front and started to move back when he saw the pack of machines headed for her. He pulled his TMG and started to set it when out of no where it seemed the ponies plowed into the dog things. He watched for a split second or so it seemed as those ponies dismantled the dog things. He then saw the soldiers at the gate starting to run out and holding their rifles to shoot the ponies and his beloved Theresa. He flew back quickly and sent them all to the capitol grounds. He knew that more would be coming so he flew down to retrieve Theresa but she had already climbed on Cloud Dancer and they were heading to the wash at a dead run. He saw Sand Runner limping along as best he could so he flew down and levitated him and flew along until they all reached the wash. Once in the wash Daniel set Sand Runner down and dropped to run to Theresa. She had slipped off of Cloud Dancer and lay on the ground. When he approached her she was breathing heavy and looked pasty faced. He knelt beside her and raised her up to a sitting position and took some water from a canteen and had her drink some. “My dear Scottish Lass you had me so worried, are you alright”? Theresa looked at him and started to speak but he bent over and pulled her to him and kissed her as he held her. After the long kiss and tight hug, she said “I am much better now should we be taking these brave ponies back and getting some medical help for our poor brother Sand Runner”? The loud explosion made them all look up. Daniel and Theresa could see the light in the sky but did not know what had happened. The ponies all whinnied and pranced around like they needed to move out. Theresa stood up and Daniel helped her up on Cloud Dancer while he levitated Sand Runner once again and they moved out toward the east in the wash.

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Dunsford and his men slowly approached the entrance to the wash they had to cross to enter the Texas Border Actually the Texas border was in the center of the wash but it seemed no one paid much attention to that. Some of the Emperor’s personnel had been shot crossing the wash and reaching the other side. No one ever saw the people on the other side and it was determined that there were snipers and no one knew where they might be and how many so the wash was avoided after that incident. He had stopped on their side of the wash and had a couple of his men do recon into the wash to see if any explosives had been planted along the only road way for the vehicle to travel. They had come back a little while later and had found two IED’s planted on the east bank exit from the wash. When they brought them back, the devices were fairly simple and had been hidden not to professional. Dunsford knew it had been awhile since anyone ventured forth this way and had suspicions about the two devices but set it aside in his haste and want to accomplish this mission. He got his men back aboard and called for a Sitrep from Housher. Housher radioed back and told him that they were almost at the North East line of the base and still moving slowly toward the East. They had to skirt the wash so they had to go further north. They had not seen any activity at this point but were keeping a close eye on any movement. They would be at the border in about 15 more minutes. Dunsford acknowledged and told his driver to move out slowly.

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In the middle of the wash Kelly received a message from the base. It said that they had been attacked and something was wrong with the Pill box. The agent was not answering and the remaining vehicles went missing. They had seen a person fall from the sky and sent out the dogs to get him. The dogs had been attacked and destroyed by a pack of wild horses or something. They were in the middle of putting a lock down on the base. Kelly Dunsford swore a foul blue streak and told his driver to bring in the two men that had been walking the road bed. The two men were called back and once on board Kelly told them to double time it into Texas. He had the feeling that the Rangers had set the trap to happen when he and his teams left. He lost all sense of reason at this point and his anger became very violent toward the Rangers. He was so livid he told his driver to get up on top into the hated Nation so he could cause great damage to these upstart worms that thought they could outsmart a team of Special Forces. The driver started to complain but when he saw the Major’s face he gunned the Humvee and it scooted across the wash and hit the depression in the bank and all four wheels grabbed as it climbed to the top.

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Setting in the Sage brush, Andrew waited for Isaac to feed the belts into the breech of the 50’s. They both heard the revving of the Humvee and knew they were coming. Once the belts were in Andrew pulled the levers back and the weapon was loaded and ready to fire. Both men heard the vehicle hit the bank coming up and braced them selves. The Humvee hit the top of the bank and the front end exploded into a thousand pieces as both tires hit the explosives at the same time. The vehicle flipped back over and disappeared into the wash. The explosion was heard in every direction for miles. The fireball was seen from all directions too. Captain Housher and his men stopped the movement of their Humvee and pilled out. Each man took cover and waited.

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Major Dunsford was lying on the ceiling of the Humvee. It had been blown over and landed on its top. The Mini gun turret had buried itself into the sand. The front of the vehicle was missing and the driver and one other man were gone. The rest of the men were still alive but sergeant onyx was badly wounded. The others had blood oozing from cuts and abrasions. One other was unconscious. Major Dunsford was so shocked he did not know that his left arm had been severed just below his elbow. The men that could move began to crawl towards the only opening that would get them away from the vehicle that seemed to be on fire.

On the North side the men were hunkered down at the rear of the Humvee and the motor was still running. Captain Housher told each man to spread out and stay low. At that point the twin 50’s cut loose from the far side of the border and blew both front tires out. As the bullets kept raking the vehicle, the motor exploded and the front of the Humvee caught fire. Housher’s men all ran back toward the west and started diving into any hole they could find. Housher wanted someone to mount the 30 millimeter and show these upstarts what a real machine gun could do. No one was left so he climbed the back end and moved with as much caution as he could toward the turret. Just as he started to enter it from the rear the entire thing exploded and blew him to the rear. Little pieces of steel entered his legs and some in his abdomen. He landed on the desert floor in a large pile of prickly pear cactus and lost consciousness. One of his men grabbed another and they belly crawled to the Captain because the 50’s were still chopping the Humvee into pieces. They managed to drag the captain out of the cactus and back to some safety. Their medic began doing some triage on their captain and no one could see where the gun fire was coming from.

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In the North tower of the base Jock and his team had witnessed the explosion to the South. Jock and two of his team were the ones that did not agree with the Emperor and had been communicating with the underground as best they could without being discovered and killed. The fourth man on their team was a die hard Emperor man and when the explosion happened to the south this man swung the first mini gun in that direction. Something or someone spoke into his mind and told him what was happening. He stood up and walked to the emperor man and conked him on the head and then told his team what was happening. He then manned the Mini gun toward the south tower and unloaded into the base of it so it fell over in a slow motion movement. He saw the two men jump to ground and run away and then he unloaded again and the south tower gun exploded. The fire ball almost matched the first explosion in that direction. The next thing that happened was the explosion from the North and the rapid firing of a machine gun. Jock thought to himself that this was indeed a good night for fireworks. Least ways that is what had come to his mind from someone out there. He knew about the Agent and his men and what they had planned to do so his heart was glad to see that it all came to naught. He did not know about the agent in the pill box but he did know that he could not do anything to that little fortress although he was preparing to fire on the rockets as they left the silos.

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Kelly watched his remaining men crawl to the opening and reached out his left hand to start his movement toward the opening also. The unconscious man was a casualty as far as he was concerned so he was not going to waste time on him. One of the men that could move okay started to crawl over to grab the man and Kelly told him to get out. The man actually ignored him and crawled over and grabbed the man and pulled him toward the opening Kelly had stopped his movement and screamed at the man as he dragged the injured man out of the opening. He watched the entire group of men exit and then started to move himself when his left hand found nothing to grab. This is when his shocked mind and eyesight saw and realized that his arm was missing. It took him a minute to realize and then he reached out with his right hand just as the entire inside of the vehicle flamed from fuel and his last thought was to court marshal all his men. The survivors had all crawled away from the vehicle and watched as it became engulfed with flame. They all moved quicker and got as far away as they could before the second explosion happened. Five of them had made it but one was badly wounded and needed medical attention immediately. Sergeant Onyx had a bad gash in his side and his left leg was broken. Corporal Timpson was unconscious but was still breathing. They all were sitting and laying in a circle and knew that getting back to the base was going to be the hard part from this point.

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The three men had dragged and carried the severely wounded man and the unconscious one south in the wash until they came to an area they thought they could get up and out. Lieutenant Piper had moved to the top and scouted the terrain with his binoculars and could see the fires at the base. They were a few miles south at this point and he had thought to take the quickest way to the west gate. He crawled back into the wash and moved to his men. Corporal Timpson had regained consciousness but he had sustained a broken arm and his memory was groggy. Tommy Piper was getting ready to explain the path they had to take to the men when out of nowhere they heard the ponies snort. They all turned and could barely see them in the dark and then they heard the voice of a man. He told them that they all should sit very still at the moment and do not make any sudden moves.

Lieutenant Piper whispered to his men to not make any sudden moves until they had a better idea of what they faced. Piper had taken a count of the weapons and the rations they had been able to drag from the Humvee while they exited it prior to it becoming a flaming ball of worthless junk. Each man still had their pistols and two had managed to drag two rifles with them. One man had drug a pack out that had some MRE’s and each man still had their K-12 knives. The man that spoke moved closer and shined a light on the men. Looks to me that you have at least two men that could use some immediate medical aid and I suspect that all of you could use some aid”. Piper was surprised at that observation from who ever this was. He surmised there may only be a couple of men out here and thought to himself to take them down and then use the ponies to help get his wounded men back to the base. He very carefully reached for his pistol thinking the man could not see all of them at once. When he grabbed for his pistol it was not in the holster, that made him reach for his knife and when he did not find that he stood up very quickly and gave a shouting order to his men to drop this man. The light went out and all of his men that were still able reached for their weapons. None of them found any kind of weapon and when the light came back on there were three men standing in front of them

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When the Humvee had blown and flipped, Andrew and Isaac both grabbed their rifles and headed for the bank. Once reaching the top they witnessed the entire scene of the survivors crawling from the vehicle and then the second explosion. They watched as the men crawled down the wash as the vehicle burned and followed their progress while walking on top of the wash bank. They saw the ponies come into the wash from the south and move toward the survivors. All the while they watched this they also spoke the mind thoughts with Daniel and Theresa and the ponies. Once the ponies approached the downed men Theresa levitated up and moved to the North of the group. She used her TMG and removed all their weapons; she moved all the weapons above the Lava Lake at Vinnie’s capital and then let them fall in. All of them became lumps of metal. Lieutenant Piper and his two men still able to walk found them selves standing in Vinnie’s rather large office. All of them were dripping blood from superficial wounds and Vinnie was very surprised. When he saw them he began to scream again for his guards.

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Theresa floated down to the two injured men and asked if they would be okay if she moved them to a medical facility at the base. They both were in total bewilderment but managed to shake their heads in an acknowledgement. They both found them selves lying in beds at the base infirmary and wondered how all of this had happened. After moving the two wounded men to the base Theresa floated over to Sand Runner and touched him on the face and felt the pain on his leg. The Pony was being quite brave but the pain was becoming unbearable. She reached into the universe and called for Evelyne and Eryne to come and help the pony. Evelyne and Eryne appeared in front of the pony. Evelyne touched him and they all disappeared. A split second later Sand Runner appeared and he was completely healed. Andrew, Isaac, Daniel and Theresa all mounted the ponies and headed toward the North to give assistance to Jeremiah and the rangers.

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Jeremiah and Isaiah had flown up from the canyon and had prepared the 50’s. They waited for the Humvee to show up and when it finally did, they were both surprised to hear the explosion to the south. A series of things happened all at once after that first explosion The Humvee they were watching stopped and all the men jumped out and scattered to the rear. One of the North tower mini guns began raking the south tower and it fell. The explosion of the mini gun at that tower rivaled the first explosion that was further south. Isaiah said there were no personnel left in the Humvee so Jeremiah pulled the triggers on the 50’ and raked the vehicle. Isaiah watched the vehicle sag in the front and then the motor caught fire. He thought he saw a man at the turret just before the vehicle exploded. Jeremiah continued to rake the vehicle for a few minutes more and then stopped. Isaiah told him that the vehicle was worthless and the men had all taken cover except for the one that he had seen blown backwards.

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When Michael and Susanna had removed all the snakes from the cave and placed them where they should be they had moved out to the chopper and prepared to fly up and help the rangers and their two team mates. They waited to give the rangers’ time to get out of the canyon and Theresa and Daniel to do what needed to be done. When they finally lifted off, as soon as they reached the top they both saw the explosion to the south. That meant that the Humvee to the south had been dealt with. Michael flew the chopper to the center area and set it down. The second explosion happened to the south and they watched as the south tower fell over after the North mini gun cut loose. They saw the twin 50’s spitting fire and saw the North Humvee catch fire and then explode. Both were in telepathic communication with Daniel and Theresa and then spoke with Jeremiah and Isaiah. Isaiah said that there was a man injured but all the rest were okay and they most likely would be dangerous. Michael and Susanna then exited the chopper and flew to the men that belonged to the Humvee at the North side. When they hovered above them they saw the man that was bleeding and unconscious. Susanna had picked up Theresa’s mind thoughts and removed all the weapons the men had and let them fall into Vinnie’s Lava Lake. The men became very bewildered and scrambled around trying to find their weapons. The seven men minus their captain found themselves sitting on the floor of a huge office while a short man began yelling at them. They finally realized who this mousy looking man was.

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Captain Housher opened his eyes to look into the muzzle of the pony that was standing over him. He started to roll away but the pain in his abdomen and legs made him winch and stop. He reached up with his hand to feel the area of his abdomen and winched even more. His hand was full of cactus thorns and it was burning with pain. He moved his other hand and it burned also. The more he became conscious the more pain he felt. He wondered where his men were and then remembered climbing on the Humvee and being blown backwards. Someone asked him if he would like to go to the infirmary. He tried to turn his head to see who it might be and then lost consciousness again. When he awoke again there was a nurse standing next to a bed and pulling the cactus from him. He moaned and recoiled every time she pulled a thorn out. She told him to lie still and that the pain killers would take effect shortly. He had been unconscious when they found him in the bed and the doctor had to remove all the shrapmetal from his legs and abdomen before they could remove the cactus. He turned his head just enough to see two of the men from the other Humvee lying in beds also. He turned and asked the nurse where all the other men were. She looked at him with bewilderment and then said we don’t know sir. You and these other two just showed up in these beds. The sedatives finally took over and he fell into a deep sleep.

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Emperor Vinnie Crumholtz was becoming so tired of things and men just showing up in his office. He had even moved his office to a different area but that still did not matter it seemed. The North, South, West and East areas around his Capitol building in Denver had become a littered yard of junk vehicles and on one side a complete lake of lava. The people of Denver would not even come close to this place anymore and that did not seem to bother him but the trees and the grass had all withered and the entire grounds became a darkened withered grave yard. His Capitol building was blackened on two sides and looked like it had been in a war zone. His secret service guards and all the other military guards he had around his inner sanctum of Denver were always trying to avoid him so the loneliness was unbearable. He had shot up his office umpteen times and even tried to kill the secret service men that lived down the large corridor and on the floor below. The place smelled like a sewer and it was making him sick on a daily basis.

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When the two skimmers and the Humvee showed up recently and the men had to be rescued his end almost came to an explosive conclusion. Earlier when the three men showed up on his office floor and bleed all over his tile and carpet he began to scream once again but knew that he could not let someone take him to the hospital again. He had his guards take the three to the prison in the basement where all the others were locked up. He was thinking about all the questions he needed answered when the seven men showed up on his floor and not to much later than the first three. He had taken to carrying his pistol on his side and pulled it out almost immediately. He screamed at the men and called for his guards again the men just sat on the floor and looked at him while the guards came in and got them all on their feet and marched them out. He had told them to be taken below and locked up with the rest.

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Vinnie had called the cleaning crew to come and clean his floor again. He was sitting at his thrown chair behind his 48 square foot desk watching them clean the floor when he heard the rattling. He did not know what or where the sound was coming from but one of the cleaning crew jumped up and had a large snake attached to his arm. He began to scream and ran from the room into the corridor beyond. The rest of the cleaning crew all moved to the center of the room and slowly began to back out toward the corridor. Vinnie watched in horror as the first one ran from the room and could still hear the rattling. When the rest of them backed out he screamed at them to stop but they moved even faster and then were gone. He heard them screaming down the hall. His door automatically shut and he found himself alone in his office with rattling getting louder. He jumped up on his desk and began to scream for his guards. He had his pistol in his hand when a large snake appeared from behind the divan close to the large windows. He took a wild shot at it and then there were two more that came from under the divan. He could see three snakes and began to unload his pistol at them. From the other side of the room he saw 4 more snakes crawling across the floor. He emptied his pistol into the floor at both areas and took out his remaining magazine and replaced the empty one. So far only one snake had been hit. He screamed for his security men to get in hear and help him. He had already wet himself again but he was not paying attention to that insignificant detail at the moment.

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The other rangers had cleared the canyon and were riding on top. They had decided to go to the North knowing that Andrew an Isaac had Theresa and Daniel with them. They all had heard the explosions from the south and the base and the North and when the 50’s cut loose they knew that Jeremiah and Isaiah had made it up from the canyon. That made them ride faster toward the North. Andrew and his team rode the ponies in the wash toward the north to avoid being strafed by the mini guns. They too had heard the other explosions and machine gun fire from the base as well as the 50’s from the North. As they approached the North exit from the wash the gun fire stopped and it became dead quiet except for some distant thunder from the west. Apparently a storm was brewing that could be heading there way. Andrew raised his hand and gave everyone a mind thought to hold up while he checked to see if anyone was coming from the base. When he got back and got on Sage. He moved out and went up the bank and on top. They all followed but they were on the New Mexico side. Once up everybody saw the fires at the base and the one burning to the North. Andrew led them straight to that fire. When they reached the burning Humvee the other rangers were already their including Jeremiah and Isaiah.

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Michael and Susanna were standing next to Jeremiah so Cloud Dancer walked around the vehicle and over to a clump of brush and lowered his muzzle and bumped the injured man. The man stirred but moaned in agony. When he tried to touch his abdomen he moaned in more pain. Theresa made him disappear and they all gathered back in front of the vehicle. Lightening was striking heavily to the west and the storm was moving closer Jimmy spoke up and said that they should all be heading back to camp because if he was right that storm was going to be a doozy and the washes would be running with flash floods and the canyon creek was going to rise so they would have to move everything to the higher ground of the cavern.. Jeremiah had told Andrew that they had covered the 50’s up and made everything secure. Andrew told him that the southern one was also secure. Theresa had dismounted Cloud Dancer and spoken to him. Daniel did the same with Sand Runner and they both moved together with Michael and Susanna.

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All the Rangers mounted their respective ponies and started to move toward the way into the canyon when Theresa asked them to wait. She walked to Jeremiah and handed him one of the TMG’s and spoke into his mind. The telling of its use and how to use it took a few minutes and then she spoke loudly to all of them and told them about the three men in the North tower and how they needed to be contacted and brought into the healing world. Maybe you all can make them honorary rangers. They will work with you but you must be very careful, the nukes are no longer an issue and will not become one again. You all will continue to guard this border and our hope is that this world will become a very peaceful and loving place for all life forces soon. They all hugged each other and parted ways as it began to sprinkle. The ponies knew what was coming and began to trot and then they all galloped away into the night. Michael and Susanna grabbed Theresa and Daniel and they all levitated and flew to where the chopper was standing. When they reached it the rain had begun to come down harder now. The all climbed aboard and Michael lifted the chopper off and flew up and toward the east for a time and then turned north and they climbed higher to get over the top of the storm. The course heading then changed toward Groom Lake Nevada. In his mind, Michael said goodbye………………………………….

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THE CHILDREN OF IDAHO

The skimmer pulled up to the gate at the base that was located just North and East of Sun Valley Idaho. The guard watched as it had come up the mountain road and waited for it to stop. When it did he could see a Lieutenant commander in the pilot’s seat. He wondered why the naval brass was here and took his dog and moved to the vehicle. The man in the pilot’s seat opened the cockpit and waited for the guard to speak. Sergeant Ken Fry stood until the cockpit opened and then asked for the Lieutenants papers. The man stood from his seat and stepped out of the vehicle. Sergeant Fry backed up and raised his weapon the dog began to growl and Sergeant Fry calmed him. “I asked for your papers sir I did not tell you to get out of the vehicle”. “Sorry about that sergeant but I really needed to stretch my legs. We have been traveling for two days and this last leg was 8 straight hours. My name and rank is Lt Commander Richard Halford and I and my commander are here on official business. We must speak with your commanding officer; I believe his name is General Olsen”? I am sorry sir but my orders are to question and search everyone no matter who they may be and those orders come from the General”. “I understand sergeant and we would not countermand those orders so here is my ID and the Admiral will give hers also. Ken Fry’s stomach dropped at the mention of an Admiral but he kept his stance and took the ID’s. The Admiral had rolled down the window and passed the ID out to him. He took both and moved back to his shack where his computer station was and fed the information in all the while continuing to watch the vehicle and the two in it.

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Mary had hacked the computer of the guard station and uploaded the information that the guard would see when he entered the information of Jonathan and Samantha. It had been a short 2 days since they left the Ritzville facility and they had been told that it would be a few weeks or so before the Area 51 facility would be ready to take care of so they might as well take care of the Idaho bases provided they could get in and out in short time. Samuel had done surveillance on both bases and they seemed to be close or at least within 20 or 30 miles from each other. Both were located in the lower mountains and had access from two different roads. They picked the first one because Daniel had said something about experimentation on children and they wanted to save the children. When Sergeant Fry had uploaded the ID info into his computer it brought up the Lieutenant Commander as being an adjutant to the Admiral and they both were stationed on the nuclear carrier Alexander Hamilton ported in San Francisco at the moment and due to ship out to the China Sea shortly. This ship was a flag ship for a large fleet that was going to attack the coast of the main land. They had a large compliment of Marines on board that would be landing on that main land. The Admiral was in charge of training the children that would be used to destroy the locale village governments. When he read this information his bowels became agitated and he just knew that he had stepped in some large pile of crap. He shut his computer down immediately and pulled the sticks from it and literally ran back out to the skimmer. He handed everything back to the two officers and saluted them and moved back to the shack and opened the gate.

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As the skimmer moved through the gate, Sergeant Fry called the base command watch and told them who and what was coming in and that they should be notifying the General as quick as possible. Most of the personnel on this base were in abject fear of the Emperor and his minions. The special group that went out and absconded the children were heartless and soulless creatures and the emperor used them because of that very attribute. Ken wanted out of this assignment very badly but he was always afraid to put in a request simply because when others had done so they would disappear over night and most of the men and women on the base would shiver in fear after that happened.

The heartless creatures that went out and kidnapped the children lived in their own barracks on the base and most knew that this base and the other one were connected with an underground tunnel. The children were taken below and most were never seen again. One time two of the children had escaped and made it to the surface. The personnel on the ground level had noticed them and the children were half human and half machine. When they broke free from the elevator they ran into the yard and were screaming. Some one had let a couple of dogs loose but when they tried to attack the children they were beat to near death by these two children. Finally two men came out and shot the children with some kind of weapon that seemed to shut them off and then they were carried back to the building that held the elevator. The only talk about what had occurred was very hush and in secret places late at night. A lot of the personnel that were stationed here knew that the experiments were evil but no one could do anything so the evil continued and every time the heartless creatures brought new children in it was a heart wrenching and soul disturbing experience.

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Samantha had read the guards mind and new that he was in total fear. His mind gave short bursts of why he was in fear and what of. His dog was also in fear and that was the only reason the poor soul had growled. Something on this base was pure evil and she could feel darkness with no light. It made her cringe in her mind. She talked with the divine Creator and Jonathan. The two girls, Hava and Luun both gave her some comfort as the skimmer moved further on to the base. They were headed to the headquarters and would be meeting with the General soon. Jonathan spoke back to her and said he felt the fear here also and it was a very scary feeling that was emanating.

Samuel and Mary had landed the chopper behind a small rise and continued to mind talk with Samantha and Jonathan as they drove the skimmer to the base and on to it. They both felt the fear and something that they could not put their finger on at the moment. They were about 500 yards from the base and both had there jet belts on ready to go and do what needed to be done. They had not anticipated this fear and what may be on this base that seemed to be different than an ordinary human.

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"This Story continues in another realm...........

I have been away and had thought to end my part in this story but after writing other stories and looking at where this story stopped I thought to at least finish this part so am going to complete this part at the very least. So here it comes for those that may have read it and at least enjoyed what was done.

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In the tunnels below that connected the bases there were several large laboratories and other rooms that housed humans. These rooms had bars and were nothing more than large jail cells. In one of the large rooms something lived that could only be seen as a fluorescent light when it emerged and moved to the rooms where the children were being held. It had a black heart and that showed as a lump of darkness against the fluorescent light. The thing moved back and forth as the children were taken and experimented on in the large labs. The screams of the children were heard constantly. The ones that lived until their bodies started to become metal always were the strongest and would sometimes attack the other children that had not been converted to that level yet. It became a complete survival of the fittest at the crossover point. This was why the soulless men had to go out often to steel the children. The towns and cities near by these bases became fearful areas and parents became dangerous to anyone that would approach them. Many people would die and the local law or what passed as the police state did not interfere because of what came about to anyone that interfered. Most parents began to take their children and leave these areas and then the searching and taking grew wider and further.

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Mary had felt the dark thing before they landed. It was the same feeling she had when she was flying with Captain Sackoschitz. She had known that the man was evil but she was so locked up inside she could not see him for what he really was. This feeling was blatant here and she spoke in the mind to Samantha and Jonathan and warned them to be very weary. She was very concerned for them. Samuel could feel her uneasiness and knew himself that something was here that was very dangerous. They would wait until Samantha and Jonathan were inside and meeting with this General. The dogs at the gate would be a bit tricky for them as they planned to fly over and to the building that held the elevator to the lower level. They both knew what to do and set their TMG’s accordingly. This evil thing that they were now encountering was throwing a wrench into the mix. Samuel remembered the thing that Arie had dispatched in the Junk Yard and how evil that thing was. He was very concerned that there was one of those things here and it could be even worse. He found himself wishing for Arie but knew that he and Chephirah were in other places and taking care of greater issues.

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Samantha and Jonathan pulled up to the Headquarters building and Jonathan got out and opened the side door for Samantha. She got out and they both walked to the front entrance of the building. When they entered a Lieutenant adjutant was sitting behind a desk and stood abruptly and saluted. Jonathan told the man to be at ease. “We are here to see General Olsen”. The adjutant said yes sir I will inform him that you have arrived. The man walked to the inner office door and lightly tapped before he entered and then closed the door. A few minutes later the man came back out and directed both of them to enter the inner office. Jonathan walked in first and introduced Admiral Drummond. General Olsen stood and walked around his desk and reached out a hand. “Admiral Drummond, please excuse the wait I was not informed that you would be coming and for that matter I am not sure why you have come here”. Samantha said “Ahhh, yes I see”. She looked around and asked if she could sit down. The General moved back to his seat and said “by all means Admiral I would be interested to hear why you have come and what you want from this small base of seemingly no importance”. Samantha smiled inwardly to herself and said “Come now General it does not escape the fleet or the Joint staff of what goes on here. Not even our Emperor can hide what you are up to way out here”. “So what is it exactly that you think I am up to way out here”?

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Samuel and Mary had managed to fly over the gate and make it to the roof top of a building next to the one that had the elevator. They had been fortunate that no dogs were out side with the guards. They knew they were going to have to enter the building through a door or even an open window but they wanted to be sure that the dogs would not see them and create a commotion. Samuel had planned to get in and down to the level where all the experimenting and Labs existed. He did not know exactly what was being experimented on but they had been given some Intel that told them about children being taken from all over the surrounding areas and the suspicion was that they were being kidnapped and brought to the bases. The very idea of the children being brought here gave them all an ill feeling.

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“It is not what I think but rather what I know General”. I have been told that you are experimenting with children and perhaps turning them into little super soldiers”. The experimenting with the policemen down in Georgia and Florida, as you must know, did not turn out well”. General Olsen looked at her and said “yes I had heard something went terribly wrong and the Georgia base was almost destroyed by escaping experiments”. I know that those experiments were coming along quite well and the bionics, as we like to call them, was doing well until that misfortunate accident”. Samantha looked back at the General and said “yes well what happened is because who ever was in control down there veered away from the original program and tried to control it for their own agenda”. “We and I say the consortium of high brass are worried that you may be trying to do the same with this facility and we need these soldiers to be under our control and for them to be complete so we can use them in the skirmishes around the world”.

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General Olsen picked up his phone and punched a number. He replaced the phone and spoke to Samantha. “Admiral you are quite right about our little experimentation at this facility”. ”We studied the experiments down in Georgia and Florida and went a different direction. Sure those idiots wanted all the power of doing the experiments but they forgot one thing or should I say a few things. First of all they were using already corrupted minds and the bodies were used beyond, shall we say their freshness”. We chose to use the children because there was little if not any corruption of the mind or the flesh. We still have not perfected our process but we have another factor that entered our little experiments about 4 months ago and since then we have been making steady progress toward the final goal”. Just as he said those words the office door opened and two armed guards stepped into the room. Jonathan turned and saw the men pointing the rifles at him and Samantha. When he turned back to the General the man had pulled his own .45 and was pointing at both of them also. He had stood up and began to walk around his desk. “Now I am going to escort you both to our little dungeon as it has been called so you may inspect our progress for your selves”. “You both will get to meet our other factor as I have mentioned. It will be rather interested in getting to know you”. Something quite disturbing and sickening made Samantha cringe and she turned to run but one of the guards clubbed her with the butt of his rifle. She fell to the floor and Jonathan plowed into the guard. He knocked him over but the other guard clubbed him from behind.

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Samuel and Mary were watching and waiting for the perfect move when they saw the guards and a General and one other man come out the building that was to the north of the building they wanted to get into. Mary made a gasping sound when she saw Samantha and Jonathan being dragged along with these men. Two more men had met them and helped drag Samantha and Jonathan toward the elevator building. Samuel noticed that both still had their jackets covering the Jet belts so he thought that where ever they were going they would be able to use the belts. He spoke to Mary in the mind and told her that they would have to get into that building quickly to hopefully follow this little charade. She agreed and wanted to send all these men away to some place that was not nice. Samuel told her that they had to wait for that one until they could find out what was happening down below. Mary could still feel that darkness and she shivered. Samuel had to grab her and hold her while she shook. They watched the men take their two companions into the building and then they levitated down to an open window.

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When Jonathan and Samantha woke both of them had a painful headache and felt the manacles around their wrists. They were sitting on a hard floor in a large room inside a small cage of some kind. The General had been talking with a man and noticed that they were both awake. He walked over and said “I see you are awake and I trust both of you are well at the moment”. Jonathan looked up at him and asked “what do you mean “at the moment”. Samantha moved to stand and once up she looked at him and said “what is the meaning of this and why have you put us in this cage. I demand to talk to your superior and I will have you court marshaled for this outrage”. The General looked at her and said “let’s cut the crap here Admiral or whoever you are. I did some checking and the Ship you say you’re on is currently anchored off the coast of San Diego and has no plans for moving anytime soon. The commander tells me that they have no such Admiral and no Lieutenant Commander by the names you have given. So as questions go, let me ask the first ones. Who are you and where have you come from and why are you here”? Samantha looked at Jonathan and then back at the General. “Well General since you have seen fit to confine us I am going to say that we work for the Emperor and we are a very secret organization. If you call the Emperor you will find us listed in a bank of memories and he will deny that we even exist. That is how secret we are but I will tell you this that if we do not report back to our superiors within 24 hours and believe me, my dear General, they know where we are, they will come to get us and you and your little operation will come to a very abrupt end.

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General Olsen smiled and then chuckled. His smile and chuckle were not quite sincere because he was not sure if these two were telling the truth or yet another lie. What did concern him was the fact that he knew about a highly secret organization that the emperor had and he heard about it through a grape vine of other top brass. He had heard stories about this organization and how ruthless they were. If he had two of their agents he was going to get rid of them as soon as possible and cover up the fact that they ever came here. What he had going here, was a gold mine and he did not want to lose it.

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The other factor he had mentioned was his ace in the hole and the creature needed the essence of the children to survive. So as long as they had mutual agreements he could be safe from that thing and he had lain awake for along time thinking of ways to control the thing. For now all he had was the children. He had seen this thing once before but it had inhabited another General and that man had become rotten flesh after awhile. He did not want to become like that and so the thing would feed on the children’s minds and souls and he could continue to experiment with his robotic things. Injecting the nano creatures into the children’s blood streams was working far better than the cutting and hacking procedures down in Georgia. Two of his Scientist’s had discovered the complete control and actually the invention of these living metal beings that were microscopic. The programs were quite complicated but once in the child the nano’s could be told exactly what to do. Yes he knew that the death rate was high and it had been reduced as the scientists’ perfected the procedure but the children were still highly rebellious and that was the problem. It seemed that using children had two different effects. The one that allowed the process to work better also had the opposite effect of rebellion. Children were uncorrupted but they fought the process much harder. It was that the younger ones fought harder because they had not been alive long enough to completely forget a previous life or a life force with soul and spirit. The perfect age was turning out to be about 12 to 13. The creature always wanted the younger ones so for that reason he sent his men out to gather 4 to 6 year olds for the creature to feed on while the older ones were left for his scientist’s to experiment on.

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Samuel and Mary had made it through the window but had missed the elevator car. Samuel looked for a stairwell and finally found one. They both stood on the landing just inside the door and Mary said “this could be a long climb how far down do you think the main level might be”? Samuel smiled and said I don’t rightly know my dear but we can levitate ourselves to save some energy unless you would prefer to just walk. Mary just looked at him and then finally smiled. “How about we do both but keeping in mind that we have two friends down there and God knows what they may be experiencing at the moment”. Samuel started off and they both jumped down the stairs. After 40 flights Samuel stopped on a mid landing and said “okay enough exercise for now and levitated him self and began to float down the stairwell. The stairwell wound up being another 100 flights or so and they came to a wide landing. The door had a wired glass window and when Samuel looked through it he saw a tunnel that disappeared into darkness. He saw rails running in parallel in the center of the tunnel. The lighting was dim but he could see windows along one side of the tunnel and they were bright. He could not see the sides that were close but had an idea that there might be some more rooms.

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In the large room down the tunnel Samantha and Jonathan sat in the cage waiting for the General to respond to the last conversation. General Olsen had continued to just stand and finally his mouth moved. “How do I know you are not just telling me another lie”? Samantha had figured this man would call the first bluff so her next move was to tell the General a little story using some of what she had read in his mind. “Well General I don’t know what you may have heard about our organization but it is fact that we will go to any lengths to accomplish our goals. The Emperor knows this well because he has witnessed it. Presently our goal is to take the children you have converted and use them to control more of this country and the world for that matter. If you cooperate with us we will set you up quite nice but if you insist on confining my partner and I then your untimely end will not be pretty and you can take that to the bank as it has been said before. General Olsen did not like what was just said to him. The fear began to rise to new levels within him. He spoke rather quickly now and asked, “you say that you will set me up nicely so just exactly what does that mean”? Jonathan spoke this time and said “well think of it this way general, we will not kill you first of all and we will set you up in a place of your choosing to live out the rest of your natural life in a very comfortable position. Does that seem suitable for you”?

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Ethan Olsen thought long and hard on this proposition while everyone stood around in silence. He knew the men that were in the room with him would wait for his answer and if it was the wrong decision they would execute him themselves. Everyone that was closely tied to this operation had a stake in it. The only ones that did not were the lowly guards at the gates. He stood to gain something for him self but everyone else would be made to suffer. No one knew the truth or could discern it either. He finally concluded to stay with the other people here and take his chances with this secret organization if it really did exist. He decided to destroy these two people and make the evidence disappear. He also knew how he was going to do it. That black creature down the tunnel would be brought in to feed on some young children he had in holding. He would put them in the cage with these two and then let the black thing come in and destroy their minds and souls with the children. He knew the thing was hungry because it had been days since it’s last feed. He had sent his men out to find more food and it was getting scarcer and harder these days. He figured that some time soon he would have to send the men to another state.

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Turning to the two guards that had brought these people down here he told them to get the little girl and boy that they had brought for food and bring them in here. Lonny and Putter both left the room and moved into the tunnel and down two doors. Samuel and Mary both watched them come into the tunnel and then walk down the tunnel and enter another door. As Mary watch and the men opened the door they heard the screams and crying of the children. Mary almost burst out the door but Samuel caught her arm and held her. She kept looking and within a few minutes the two men came back out and were carrying a little girl and boy. Both children looked like they might be 4 years old but it was hard to tell. The two men took them back into the room they had come from at the start. Mary looked at Samuel and he told her to wait. They would be moving shortly to find Samantha and Jonathan and then they needed to find all the children.

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Samantha saw the door open and the two men bring the children in. Both were crying and the General walked over and slapped the little boy telling him to shut up. “You will be fed soon” he said and the little boy just whimpered. The two men brought the children to the door of the cell and pushed them in and re-locked the door. Samantha moved to the children and held them. She looked at the General and asked “what do you intend to do with these two”. The General smirked and said “wait and see”. He then turned to another man that was in a white smock and asked him to get the creature. Samantha looked at Jonathan and both of them reached inside their jackets for the TMG’s but the gizmo’s had been taken. The General saw them reach and said “we took your flashlights” we could not fathom that you came here with only those things so we put them in our lockup for now. Maybe later we will examine them”. Samantha held the two children tight and waited for the next thing to happen.

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Mary was feeling the cold darkness again and Samuel was watching again. He saw the white smock man leave the room and walk to the other side of the tunnel and down about 100 feet. He saw no light but the man disappeared through a door. When he came back out something darker than the tunnel followed him. It looked to be about 8 feet in height but it was hard to tell. What he saw was a very dark patch of fuzziness following the white smock man. He turned to say something to Mary but she was cringing in a corner and her skin was white and clammy looking. She was shaking uncontrollably so he went to her and pulled her to him while hugging. He knew what the black thing was now and also knew that it was time for him and Mary to move. Something told him that the room where the children had been taken and the white smock man had come from was where Samantha and Jonathan were. He pulled Mary to the door and looked out just as the white smock man and the black thing were entering the room. He called into the universe for Evelyne and Eryne to help if they could and pulled his TMG out and dialed it for a special place. Mary was still shaking but she did the same with her TMG and they both moved out the door into the tunnel and headed for the door that held all the people.

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Samantha had a cold feeling in her soul and her spirit. Jonathan was crouching and holding the boy close when the door opened and the white smock man came in first. He left the door open and something very dark and big came through. It slowly headed for the cage. The children began to scream and Samantha stood in front of the little girl as the black thing came closer. She reached out and touched Jonathan to gather strength. He grabbed her hand and put the little boy behind him. The black thing reached the cage and oozed through the bars. The General and all the other men were frozen in place. Samuel and Mary entered the door and saw the people standing frozen and then saw the black thing reach out and touch Samantha. At that moment Samantha and Jonathan both disappeared and the children were screaming. Samuel raised his TMG and shot the blue beam at the thing. It turned and screamed at him but stayed in place. It opened a maw and it looked like a furnace inside. Samuel turned the blue beam on all the men and they all disappeared. The black thing oozed through the bars again toward Samuel and Mary. Mary had fallen and was writhing in pain. Samuel was bathing the thing in his blue beam and turning the dials. The thing would fade then come back and the maw was starting to spit fire. It was moving closer to Samuel and Mary when Hava and Luun stood in front of it and reached out and touched it. Both girls dissolved into the thing and all three disappeared.

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Samantha and Jonathan became one and moved through a dark tunnel into a very bright light and then into the forever universe. Both found themselves sitting in very comfortable chairs with a large table in front of them. Sims was given a gift that was wrapped in a beautiful flower. Jona was being shown a distant place and given a choice to go there or remain in a place that he remembered just recently. He was also shown a beautiful flower with something even more wondrous inside it. Sims un-wrapped the flower and inside was a bright beating heart. Jona touched the flower to feel it and the wondrous thing unfolded and it was a bright beating heart. Both of them touched the heart Samantha opened her eyes to a bright light that was soft and Luun asked her how she was feeling. She smiled and looked around at a wonderful place. Luun said welcome to the dream healing hospital. Jonathan opened his eyes to a bright light that was soft and Hava asked him how he was doing. He smiled and looked around at a wonderful place. Hava said welcome to the dream healing hospital. Samantha turned to the side at the same time that Jonathan turned and they both looked at each other and smiled. The light that shown from their hearts blazed from their eyes and they both laughed and cried and knew that all was well.

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The girls had taken the black heart of the thing and penetrated it with light. The creature had screamed and left the heart as it blazed with light. The darkness shrank into a deep dark hole and the heart was placed back into the human that had been consumed by the black creature when it escaped its dark hole. The heart had held all the children’s souls and spirits that the creature had fed upon during its time of existence. All these souls and spirits were released into the universe and flowed back to the divine creator and He placed them back into those to come.

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Samuel had knelt beside Mary as she shivered and moaned and even began to scream. When he sprayed the room and removed the men and tried to remove the creature he had tears streaming from his eyes as he did not know what had become of Samantha and Jonathan. He picked up Mary and moved to the cage and dissolved the bars. The two children ran to him and Mary and wrapped themselves around their legs. Samuel bent down and picked up the boy as did Mary with the girl. They turned and walked to the door into the tunnel and just before leaving the room, Samuel sprayed it into another time that had nothing but water on the face of the earth. Mary opened a portal to the Garden and they placed the children with those that were there. Returning to the tunnel they began to explore the doors and found the labs. All of that disappeared into the under water’s of time that Samuel had set.

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When they found the large room that was a prison they found all the children that had not been experimented on yet and began to read their minds to know where they had come from and promptly sent them back to their parents and homes. When they found the bunker room where all the children that had been experimented on they contacted Bill and Carolyne and asked them to come and help these children. When Bill and Carolyne did show up the children were beginning to become dangerous. They had no one to guide the nano’s for control and became unruly. Carolyne and Bill both used a special TMG and began removing the Nano things until the children became normal once again and then they were sent home. This all took awhile but they finally cleaned it all up and then dissolved the underground place as they moved to the second base. When they arrived there they found that it was not inhabited but rather just a transfer station. They found the tunnel exit in the small hill to the east and dissolved it all so no one would ever know that it even existed. Up on top the base was a fake mirage so they made it all go away. Samuel opened a portal to the chopper and from there they went back to the first base. Bill and Carolyne had both went back to the haven and told Samuel and Mary that they would be meeting them in Nevada soon.

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Samuel and Mary both had flown to the front gate and hovered until Sergeant Fry brought Buffalo out. The dog immediately saw them and started to bark. Mary spoke into his mind and told him that everything was alright and calmed him. Buffalo sat on his haunches and waited. Ken wondered what was going on and tried to get Buffalo to move. The dog just sat and whimpered a bit but other than that nothing more. He kept looking up at the two people floating in the air. Ken kept looking up also thinking that maybe some aircraft was coming in although he could not hear it. Mary dropped to the ground and became visible so Ken could see her. He was startled and then Buffalo ran to her and bumped around her. She reached down and petted him and then dropped and hugged him as the dog slobbered on her face. She laughed and looked up at Ken. “You have a wonderful dog”. She stood up and introduced herself. “I am called Mary and I believe your name is Ken, am I right”? Ken looked surprised and said yes in a quiet voice. “May I ask how you got here and why you are here”? Mary then told him all that had happened and that she and Samuel had come to release all that wanted from this nightmare. Ken looked around and then asked, “Where is this Samuel”? Samuel spoke from just above and at the same time turned off his dispance cloak. Ken moved back quickly while looking up sharply. Buffalo had been sitting while Mary patted him and stood and whimpered. Ken was so surprised that he stumbled over a bush and fell back. Samuel flew down quickly and grabbed his arm and set him upright. “Whoa young man we don’t need anyone getting hurt”. “I am Samuel and I have a few questions for you”. Ken looked at the man and the woman and then noticed that Buffalo was completely relaxed and happy. He had only seen that once and that was before he brought the dog to this base. Something had changed and he could feel it. He asked what the questions were and he would help if he could.

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Samuel looked at Mary and they both felt the man’s tenseness leave him. “Well Ken we have been in the tunnel below and rescued the children that were down there. We also sent any personnel that were down there away and something that was black and evil is no longer part of this world. So my first question to you is, are there any more children being held on this base that you might know of”? Ken thought for a minute and then said “No children are up on the top side of this base. The men that go and kidnap them were all down in that tunnel today I do believe because the General wanted all of them down there. Seems those two naval officers riled his feathers and he took them below. Did you happen to see them down there”? Samuel said that they had been transferred to another location. “Good said Ken, I rather liked the Admiral, both her and the lieutenant Commander had none of the stench on them that surrounds this hell hole. When we saw the General and his henchmen drag them down we all knew that we would not see them again and since there is only 10 of us that will not have anything to do with the General and his operation we pretty much keep our mouths shut and only speak to each other in the barracks late at night when not on the gate watch. “Okay said Samuel seems you have answered the questions, I have just one more”. Ken looked at him funny like and said “is this going to be where we will be put in irons and hauled off to some unknown prison never to be seen again”? Samuel smiled and said “No ken you will not be going to a prison but you are going to be given a choice as to where you would like to go”. “Is there someplace that we could meet with all of you that are still on the base together”? Ken said yes there is a conference hall right over there and he pointed to a building. Samuel asked him to gather all his crew and the dogs and meet him and Mary there in 20 minutes or so. Do not worry about anyone from below, as I have said we sent them all away. If there does happen to be anyone up here that you know or even suspect to be affiliated with the general and his minions please bring them to the meeting but keep them under close surveillance as you do. Now scoot along and we will meet you in about 20 minutes. Ken turned and headed off toward the area where the other soldiers were. Mary spoke to Buffalo and he hurried along side Ken as he double timed it away.

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Somewhere, sometime during the Jurassic period a group of 25 soldiers and two white smock dressed men stood in an open field of grass and wondered where the hell they were. They all stood around and looked at the surroundings and then heard the horn sound of some creatures. The noise sounded like onk, onk or something like blowing through an animal horn like a bull and it was coming from more than one. They all had pulled their pistols as that was all they had. The next sound they heard was one of ear piercing screeching growls. They all turned toward that sound and saw the trees moving a distance into the edge of the forest. General Olsen turned and started to move swiftly towards the forest on the opposite side of the field. As all the men turned and began to run a pack of Lizard like creatures running on two legs broke through the edge of the trees and headed straight for them. The next thing that broke the tree line was a rather large Tyrannosaurus Rex. The large Lizard was chasing the smaller ones and they all headed straight at the men as they ran for the forest.

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General Olsen was the first to enter the tree line and heard the shooting. He ran for the nearest tree he could find and started to climb. Five more of his men began to climb the same tree and as he climbed he saw some other men climbing a nearby tree. The shots were still ringing out and then he began to hear the screaming. He was high enough to see out into the field and witnessed the remaining men being slaughtered by the large lizard. The sight was gruesome and it made him quite sick to his stomach but he decided to climb higher because that creature was very tall and he did not want to be eaten like his men were being treated. As he got higher he saw the two scientists just enter the tree line and look frantically for a tree to climb. They moved into the forest a little further and one was attacked by one of the smaller lizards. The creature knocked him down then stood on him until the pack finally caught up. One of them finally bit the scientists head off. The other scientist had continued to run into the forest and seemed addled in his brain until one of the small lizards caught him and then he heard the man scream and then silence. He looked back out to the field and did not see the large lizard. He then looked back down and saw the smaller lizards all running further into the trees. He became very quiet and motioned to his men that were in the trees to be quiet. Ten minutes later the large lizard moved very quietly and slowly under them and kept moving into the trees. They all waited until the thing could not be heard or seen anymore and then spoke softly about their next move. Nine men plus General Olsen had made it into the trees and up the two they were in now. The rest had become dinner for the large and the small lizards. It had been on the cusp of darkness so they all waited in the trees and got as much sleep as possible while all the night sounds put total fear into them. None of them had a clue where they were or even what year they may be in.

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The next morning a couple of the men ventured down the trees and scouted around. Everything seemed quiet so all of them climbed down and began to look for some food. They managed to find some fruit looking melons and found that they tasted okay and they did not kill them. In their movements they ventured back into the field and found some of the weapons and lots of blood. The general finally led them back the way the lizards had come from and entered the forest on the far side. Two months later the General and two men were left. The rest had succumbed to the lizard attacks. The general carried as much weapons and ammunition as he could as well as the two other men. They all had become so leery of the land that when ever they heard the sounds of the lizards they would climb the nearest tree and spend the rest of the day and even the night. They had become accustom to sleeping in the trees and one night something had taken the 3rd man and they heard his screams while they climbed down and ran for a ridge that they had scouted the day before. They climbed the cliff face and found a cave. Both men had taken what clothing that was left of the eaten men and made back packs so they could carry the weapons and food that they found. Water was plentiful so they never went thirsty unless they spent more than a night in the tree. Two nights before the General was eaten the last man took his own life in the cave. The General drug him out and threw him down the cliff face. The next morning he looked down and the man was gone. His last full night sleeping totally escaped him and he contemplated on doing the same thing the last man had done.

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The next day he climbed to the top of the ridge and looked into snow covered mountains. He took heart at that sight and thought to traverse into them and perhaps survive there. He looked at the path he had to take and it led him into a canyon and he could see the base of the mountains on the far side. He packed what he could and made sure his weapons were all ready and moved into the canyon. At the bottom was a large creek so he walked along it until he found an area that he could cross and waded over to the far bank. When he got on the bank he heard a large splash and turning he saw a giant crocodile thing that had entered the water from the other side. He turned and ran up the creek until he could start to climb the bank. The croc thing was close behind but the General managed to climb up the side of the cliff so that the thing finally gave up and moved back into the water and swam upstream. It took him most of the day to climb the cliff to the top and once up on top he saw the snow covered mountains and the foothills leading into them. He knew he had to find some safe shelter for the night so he kept walking until he found another slight impression in the side of a hill. He figured that it would afford some protection and moved back as far as he could and created a small fire to give him some warmth. He fell asleep laying next to his fire and never saw the large snake thing until he was being pulled out of the impression. His legs were already in the things mouth and he pulled his pistols and began shooting. His bullets did nothing to the creature and his last sight was the maw of the thing as large teeth chomped down on his face.

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Samuel and Mary had entered the conference hall and found a couple of chairs to set in and wait for the men and women that were left on the base to show up. Both of them had raw feelings for the loss of Samantha and Jonathan. Mary kept shedding tears and Samuel finally picked her up from the chair and just hugged her tightly as they both sobbed. They were holding each other when Ken walked in with three other men and two dogs. Buffalo was in front and hurried to Mary and the other dog sidled up to Samuel. He bent down and patted the dog and both sat and waited quietly while the people started to arrive. One more dog came in with a woman and dragged her over to the other ones. She was surprised and as soon as the dog stopped and sat she looked up into Mary’s eyes and said “my name is Sally and this dog’s name is Bethy. She is our favorite Guard and the other two are her children. Mary said she was pleased to meet her and asked if every one that was left on the base had shown up. Sally looked around and did a quick count and then said “yes I do believe all of us are here that were left on top this afternoon. I have been told that you two have removed the evil down below and those soulless men, am I correct to assume that”? Mary just shook her head and Samuel stood up and asked every one to be seated. After all the people found a seat and became attentive, Samuel told them all that Sally’s assumption was correct and that this base was going to be abandoned and destroyed. He told them that the base or what appeared to be a base on the other side was no more and all the underground area had been destroyed and the children had been healed and returned to their place of origin.

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All the people let out a giant sigh of relief. Ken spoke up then and asked what was going to happen to them. “We are still in the ARMY and someone is going to come looking and all of us have been here for quite awhile so the questions are going to be many and the accusations will fly heavily and it is possible that all of us will be executed”. Samuel knew exactly what Ken had talked about and he was prepared to give them all the choices. “Okay we knew we could not just leave you here to face that so here are some choices and we are sure that there are so many more for all of you. I am going to tell you all what is happening as we sit here first so you have some idea of which direction you want to travel.

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“14 years ago two spirits came back to this plane of existence to help heal the planet. Yes they reincarnated into human bodies and have lived a normal growing period to a certain point. They both retained the abilities that were and are given to us all by the divine creator. As they grew they were already using the powers and then grew into them more so. Their parents are quite brilliant scientists and have created very helpful ways to combat this sick mess we find ourselves in today. There is a very big underground and it grows daily, and they are fighting this Emperor and his minions and the world is uniting to fight all of the disease of these sick minded people that have managed to almost destroy this planet Mary and I and our two companions that fought for the children are all part of the forces that belong to armies against the wrongs of this planet”. Ken stood up and asked “how do we become part of this force”? “Your two companions, are they then dead”? Samuel looked at Mary and then said “we do not know what has happened to them”. “All we know at this time is that they will not be traveling with us on our next journey”. “As for all of you, your choices are simple. You can choose to fight with us in which case you get a choice of where you go from here to join forces with us or you can stay in the company of the Emperor in which case we will deliver you to his cozy little office in the capital building in Denver”. “There are other choices on the other side of the good”. “The only one you get if you choose to stay in the emperor’s command is his office”.

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Ken gathered Sally and John and they all moved over to another area. The dogs stayed with Samuel and Mary and no one seemed to mind about that. After 10 minutes of discussion in the group they all came back and sat down. Ken appeared to be the spokesman for them so he remained standing and asked the questions that seemed to be on every ones mind. “We would like to know where you plan on sending us”? “All of us have made the decision to leave this base and we do not want to stay in that mad mans slave fields. You have said there are many choices for us on the other side of this and we want to be part of this healing you have mentioned so if you can give us more of these choices you have are full attention”.

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Samuel glanced at Mary for just a short moment and got confirmation from her about taking at least three of these people with them. Samuel and Mary both had their minds set on the three dogs and their handlers. “Okay, from here you can choose to go to a place you would like to be away from the ARMY in which case all you have to do is think about it and we can read your thoughts. You do have to give us a clear picture of the place you want to go. If you want to stay in the ARMY and be on the side that is fighting for all our freedoms and the healing of this planet, we can offer a place that has a well equipped Army that is definitely moving towards these goals. You will maintain your rank and find that the army is quite human. We have another place you can hang your hat and it is a very nice place indeed but we have to talk with others before we send you there”. Mary and I are going to need at least 3 crewmates were we are headed next. We have room for that many but you must know that we will be entering a danger zone and we will outfit you with the proper gear and knowledge”. Mary spoke up this time and mentioned that she and Samuel would really like the three dogs and looking straight at Sally, Ken and John she stopped talking. Buffalo and Bill both wagged their tails and whimpered a little bit while looking at Ken and John. Bethy pulled Sally and moved toward Mary quite strongly. Sally did not try to stop her and as soon as she reached Mary, Buffalo and Bill both pulled on the tethers and moved to their mothers’ side.

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Surprisingly enough Ken, John and Sally all wanted to go with Samuel and Mary. Six of the other seven chose to stay in the army and go to the place that Samuel had told them about. All the while that these folks were choosing there next place to be Mary had been reading their minds and searching their thoughts. She found that they all were of good heart and spirit except for one and he was the one that wanted to go to the place that had been mentioned as the other place that would have to be talked about with others. When she read his mind she found that he was a plant from the Emperor and he meant to find out where she and Samuel came from so he could report back to the emperor and destroy the cell.

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Agent Alexei Pavlov had been sent by the secret service of the Russian emperor to infiltrate the American Emperor’s minions in Denver. He had spent two years becoming familiar with the American secret service and had volunteered for the duty at the Idaho base because of the project using small children. His assignment was to be a guard with the other 10 or so soldiers on the base and find out what he could about the experiments and send that information back to his Emperor. Once they had the formula’s that actually worked they could make their own army of children that would wipe out the American forces. He had made himself comfortable to the men and women on the base and watched the General and his men closely. When these two people showed up and, as best as he could tell, virtually destroyed the underground areas and the experiments he decided he would find out where they came from and how they had accomplished their job. He knew about the dark thing that lived below and for someone to destroy that thing was quite an accomplishment.

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Samuel asked the man what his name was. Alexei spoke up quickly and said it was Alex Peterson. Mary smiled inside knowing what his real name was and who he was. Samuel said “well Alex, as I said we will have to talk with our companions so if you will give us some time to communicate we will get back to you shortly. In the Meantime if the rest of you will follow Mary she will see that you get to your destinations and that the folks there will know who you are and where you are coming from. Mary stood and moved toward the exit to the outside. “Please follow me and the three dogs and handlers please come along there is something I must show you”. All the folks except Alex and Samuel stood and began to shuffle towards the exit. The dogs ran in front and bumped Mary as she exited the building.

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As all the folks and dogs were filing out the door Samuel watched Alexei. The man was watching all the others leave and then turned to Samuel with a questioning look. While all the others were leaving and Alexei’s attention was diverted, Samuel had pulled his TMG and dialed in the year and place. He was holding it in his hand when Alexei turned back toward him. “Well it would seem that I am the only one that does not want to stay in the army. May I ask what that thing that you are holding is?” Samuel said it is just an ordinary flashlight but it is your ticket to a special place you may have heard of at sometime in your life Alexei”. Alexei was surprised that this man knew his real name but he held his reaction in. However Samuel saw the glint of surprise in Alexei’s eye before he went blank. “To who are you referring to, I do not know anyone by that name”. “Well then Alexei I guess your Emperor won’t miss you”. “How do you know my name and where I am from?” “I read your mind Alexei and I know why you are here and what your mission is”.

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Alexei became infuriated and at the moment that he jumped from his chair toward Samuel, the blue beam bathed him. He fell over a table with bowls of gruel and fell on the floor. Two men picked him up and shoved him out the door into a cold snow bank. He jumped out of the snow and hurried back into the poorly constructed building. When he entered three men in furred coats stood and waited for him to start something. One kicked the bowl of gruel toward him that he had pushed to floor when he fell. The Russian accent was thick and the man told him to eat what was left because there would be no more until tomorrow. Alexei spoke his native tongue and asked where this place was. The men in the building started to laugh and one spoke up and said. “You seemed to have lost your mind Alexei; maybe you hit your head a little too hard eh? This is the Gulag and we are all prisoners of the political regime. Comrade Stalin has become the new Dictator and ruler of mother Russia and is butchering all that opposed him. We are located in Siberia in what is called the Gulag and if you make any waves you will be put to death, so I suggest you settle down and eat what is left of your gruel before someone else finds need of it. Alexei picked up the bowl and moved to the table. As he ate what was left he asked what year it was. All the men at the table laughed and one said it is the year 1945 you dumb brain and the war is ending with Germany. That idiot Stalin does not know what he is doing other than killing all the good fighting men of Mother Russia.

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Alexei did not know how he had come to be here and he did not know these men and how they knew his name. He had been away from Mother Russia for a few years and he knew that the year was 2035 and it was August the last time he had checked. Someone came up from behind him and slung a string around his neck. The string tightened around his throat and he began to choke. The air would not flow into his lungs and the man that was tightening the string pulled his head back and began to tell him that he had killed his family. The big man sitting in front of him stood up and he heard him say to the man that was choking him to do it another way. Alexei watched the big man hand a knife of some kind to the man and then he felt the blade enter his back. The pain was sharp and then he went numb. He watched the big man with two other men pick him up and his mind could not grasp the meaning of what was happening. His next and final vision was hitting a pile of snow as he looked up into the heavens. Darkness consumed him. The next morning, two guards picked the dead body up from the snow bank and carried it to a trench where many other bodies had been piled into. One more body landed on top of the others and quickly became covered with the heavy snow that was falling.

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Mary walked back in leading Ken, Sally and John. The three dogs all ran in behind and made their way to where Samuel was sitting. Ken asked where Alex had gotten off to so Samuel told him and all the others that he had elected to go home. The other three had witnessed how Mary had opened a portal and sent all the others to the mountain camp where the other good military personnel were staying. They had been completely surprised and Mary had to explain some of the special talents that she and Samuel possessed. After the others had gone to the mountain retreat she took the three and the dogs to the chopper and showed them some of the gear. When they all got settled Samuel began to tell them about the next mission and how some of those military folks from the Mountain retreat were going to be in on it. When everyone was briefed they all packed up what was needed and headed for the chopper. The dogs took the lead and were watching out closely. Samuel waited until they had exited the base and then turned His TMG on it and the buildings disappeared. The only thing he left was the fence and he made some of it disappear also so it looked like an abandoned place that people would call a ghost town or something. Once they reached the chopper and boarded. Samuel lifted off and they began their trek towards the Area 51 battle.

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AREA 51 GROOM LAKE
THE CHILDREN

Montgomery and Kalista along with all the other children had spent the last few weeks in southern Idaho and Northeastern Nevada planting trees and enjoying a very nice time of being in the wilderness. Montgomery knew that they would be meeting with some military folks and the teams from the haven before to long. They were all coming together for the assault on the large area called Area 51 in Nevada. He was not sure what their part would be but all the children knew they had a part and that was important.

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Jackpot was a peaceful small town and had been good to the children. They had planted quite a few orchards for the folks and had been given places to stay and plenty of wonderful meals. The people grew to love them all and some of the families wanted to adopt them. Montgomery had politely declined the invitations but not before talking with all of the children to hear their decisions. When they all had voiced their thoughts and gave their decisions it was determined that they were all part of their own family and would continue to move around and help to heal the world. Montgomery and Kalista were delighted and knew that these children were their brothers and sisters. They all gathered at the bus on a foggy cold morning and stored all the belongings they had in the storage racks along the bottom of the bus under the passenger area above. Montgomery and Kalista talked with them and gave them the itinerary of their next destination. They were not sure of all the details but had been told to meet up with certain groups of folks and where to meet with them. All the children spoke in the mind.

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The time was so early that it was still dark out and the chill made them all hurry into the bus. Justin Whether had started the engine and turned on the heaters so when the children climbed aboard the warmth was a great welcome. As the bus pulled out of the grove of trees and headed for the main road to the south the children were talking about the folks that had taken them in and how they would miss the loving people of Jackpot. While the bus had sat idle in the grove someone had painted the words ARMY in the standard yellow letters on the sides and the rear, this made the bus look like a regular ARMY vehicle. Shortly after they had turned onto highway 93 heading south a small convoy of military vehicles caught up to them and a Humvee pulled around and moved to the front. A scout car with a 30 millimeter gun mount and two more Humvee’s kept pace behind and soon a troop carrier showed up behind the entire convoy. Justin and Montgomery had been in mind speaking with Bill and Samuel and were given directions to just follow the front Humvee. So the merry little convoy moved south on the two lane highway as the children became more excited about their next adventure in the healing process.

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SOLDIERS

The secret underground caverns that had been discovered in the high Rockies within the northern part of the Rocky Mountain National Park had swollen with Patriots. A lot of Army soldiers and Police folks had deserted from the Emperor’s forces and found their way to the base that was becoming a large meeting place and would be used to spearhead the invasion into Denver to change the Emperor’s rule over the old United States of America. It seemed that groups of people were showing up daily and a lot of them were military and police. The camp had to be hidden as best as could be and the underground caverns would soon run out of space to house all the folks.

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Sergeant Major Jack Bollard had talked with Major Wheeler and had hand picked 10 of his best men to fly in the chopper. The others would drive the Humvee’s and another 20 good men would ride in the troop carrier to meet up with children in Northeast Nevada. Jack and his men would be going to a place close to the major base and would infiltrate into the underground portion of the base and wait for the others to arrive before the action started. They had to open the way for the others to get in at the right time.

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Captain Carl Hanks had become familiar with the new Dispance cloak and stealth gear that the chopper had been outfitted with. He also got to use and understand the Jet gear that had been outfitted on the bird and knew the limitations of it. Bill had made sure that all was explained and the mission had been gone over with a fine tooth comb. This base held the last deadly chemical poisons of the old Chemtrail Geoengineering of the early 21st century weather wars. The only real scary part of this stuff was the biological stuff that had been added and that would kill human beings in a very short time. Their mission was to destroy this stuff forever and arrest or annihilate the perpetrators for trying to use this on the human population. He had warmed up the chopper and Lieutenant Randy Hauser had made sure all the tracking gear and other additional gear was hot. Jack and his men came from the caves and climbed aboard the chopper and once settled Carl activated the Cloak and lifted the chopper up and headed for Nevada and their special area.

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Montgomery noticed the front Humvee pulling over into an old rest stop and followed. The Convoy pulled around the old buildings and took a dirt road down off of a hillside. The road wound down the hill and leveled out at the bottom where they crossed a creek that had shallow water running lazily towards the south. Once on the other side they continued to a small grove of yucca trees and what appeared to be some oak trees. Pulling in under the trees they stopped and Montgomery watched two men get out of the Humvee and walk toward the bus. The Children began to chatter until Kalista asked them to settle down. The two soldiers approached the bus door and waited for Montgomery to open it. Montgomery opened the door and the first soldier saluted him. “Captain Montgomery I presume?” “I am Sergeant Peter Thomson and we have been sent to reinforce you and your company and escort you to the main camp of our forces”. Montgomery was taken by surprise at first but Bill spoke into his mind and told him to accept the Sergeant’s assistance and then told him that he was a Captain and the Children were his company of men and women as it would be.

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Montgomery looked at the Sergeant and said “well Sergeant, we are glad that you have joined us. Is this a rest stop for us to get acquainted or should we proceed to the main camp as quickly as possible”? Peter told him that this place was a good stop to take a break and get everyone refreshed before they moved on. He told Montgomery that the road from here was fairly rough and would take a good couple of days to traverse to the main camp. Montgomery asked about the revisions that had been made to the bus and would they allow it to make it over the rough roads. Sergeant Thomson told him that the bus had been outfitted with all wheel drive and had been lifted somewhat and should be able to make it. He showed Montgomery how to shift the rig to be in the all wheel drive mode and if the vehicle got into tight spots he and his men could get it out easy enough. As they talked some of the men from the transport made sure the bus was refueled and checked all the running gear. The Children all watched from the windows as these men moved around the bus. The men saw them all looking and smiled at them.

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Some of the soldiers had set up some canopies and tables and some military rations had been placed on the tables. Montgomery and Kalista both had been told to get the children off the bus so they could all take the necessary breaks required and get some food before they would continue. Sergeant Thomson said they would be spending a few hours to make some revisions and study the road from this point. He had already sent one Humvee forward for scouting. The children piled off the bus and began to disperse to different places. Some immediately went to the food tables and started meeting the soldiers and conversing. All the while the children were taking care of business and eating; a contingent of soldiers from the troop carrier had drug some jacks and tools to the bus and began doing something under it. The children could see portable welding equipment sparking and hear the pounding of metal against metal. The wheels and tires were all changed to bigger wheels and tires.. The tires looked like tractor tires with wide breath and tall treads. It seemed like no time had passed and the men lowered the bus, although it appeared that it did not lower very much from where it had been jacked up, and removed all the tools and portable welding equipment back to a truck they had retrieved it from. When all was said and done the bus was raised from the ground another 12 inches and now stood with a clearance of at least 24 inches or more from the ground. The tires looked like monster truck tires from those old time monster truck races back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s.

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Montgomery called all the children to come to the canopies and asked them to form a line. The soldiers had brought trunks from the same truck that held all the tools and placed them along side the canopies. When all the children had lined up Montgomery began to call each by name to come forward. As each one came forward a soldier would hand that child a pair of boots and the next man would hand a complete set of fatigues. It was very interesting to see as each child’s name was called and he or she came forward, the boots fit perfectly and the uniform actually had their name on it. Each child was lead to a tent that had been erected, one for the boys and one for the girls and asked to change into the uniforms. After all the children had received their prospective uniforms and had changed into them, Montgomery asked them to form up by the bus in rows like they did when planting the trees. The children lined up 10 across and 4 deep. 40 small soldiers were standing at attention with smiles on their faces. The uniforms fit each one perfectly and it was quit a sight to see. Sergeant Peter Thomson had given the order for his men to break the camp and all the gear, canopies and tents were taken down and stored into the vehicles. He then had all his men form up like the children and they all stood in front of the children with smiles on their faces also. Montgomery and Kalista had been given uniforms also. Montgomery had Captain Bars on his and Kalista had Lieutenant Insignia on hers. Sergeant Peter Thomson stood in front of his men while Montgomery and Kalista stood in front of their company of children. Peter saluted the Captain and asked “What are your orders Sir”? Montgomery smiled and said “well Sergeant Thomson my first order is that you call me Monty and I will call you Peter and all these men and children will be one company and we will all fight together as brothers and sisters. You have been briefed on this mission and have the directions to the main base where we are to meet the rest of our commanders. I would say that we then proceed by your lead at this moment. I will rely on your expertise at this time and my company will learn from your men and we will teach you the gifts we have to offer

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Peter turned to his men and said “let’s move out then”. As he said this Corporal Ben Sweeny approached and said that Corporal Ackerson had radioed in and said that the road was clear for at least 25 miles ahead but it got pretty rough and at the 15 mile marker it became very narrow on the canyon that had to be crossed so the bus could be a problem. Peter acknowledged the communication and looked at Monty. “What do you say about that Sir, I mean Monty”? Montgomery smiled and said “Let’s get going” and turned to the children and asked them to get aboard. Every one got into the vehicles and Sergeant Thomson moved out first in his Humvee as all the others fell in behind and the full company convoy was on its way with all the soldiers.

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THE CANYON ROAD
After leaving the rest stop area, the goat trail road headed west. The road was smooth in the sand for 100’s of yards and then became rough with rocks and ruts. The road seemed to climb steadily after around 5 miles and the rocks became bigger and the crevasses got wider as they climbed higher. The modifications to the bus proved to be quite adequate to traverse this road and Montgomery had to put the vehicle in all wheel drive when the road began to steadily climb up hills. It seemed that they would climb one hill and then go down for a short distance only to climb another hill that was a bit steeper and higher than the last. The road kept on going this way and the hills kept getting higher and the Humvee’s would slide to the side as they climbed. The troop carrier seemed to be having some trouble at one point on a rather steep hill so all the men piled out and helped to push the truck over a certain boulder area and continued to walk after that. The bus traversed this particular point without too much trouble but it appeared to get hairy until it finally climbed over the last big rock surface and reached the top where it leveled out. All the soldiers from the troop carrier finally made it to the top and had to sit and rest for a short time while every one hydrated themselves thoroughly. All the vehicles rested at the top on a flat surface and it looked like it stretched for miles and miles in front of them. Sergeant Thomson said it looked like they could make some good time for awhile on the level ground. One of the Humvee’s had sustained a flat tire so the men replaced it while everyone took a break stretched and relieved themselves.

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Montgomery motioned for Peter to come and talk with him. When the boy and the man reached a spot that was away from the others Montgomery asked Peter “so where is this canyon that may be a very bad spot for the bus”? Peter told him that they had only come about 10 miles from the rest stop and it looked like the flat area ahead of them was good traveling for awhile but his man had said that it was around 15 miles or so before that canyon so they would have to pay close attention. Montgomery shook his head in acknowledgement and did not say anymore at this time. Peter did tell him that his men were waiting on the other side of the canyon and would stay there until they had gotten through okay and reached the other side.

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The road to the edge of the canyon was around 5 miles and was smooth. They did not travel very fast because it would raise a lot of dust even though it was late in the year. The Nevada desert was or seemed to be always dry so the travel was slow and the dust at minimal. The road began to get rocky once again as they approached the canyon edge and for the last 300 yards or so it was nothing but rocks. The road surface almost disappeared and sloped downward toward the edge. The rocks were slippery and if one was not careful a vehicle could slide right off the cliff edge. As they approached, Peter’s Humvee did start to slide on the rocks but he managed to control the vehicle and pulled off the side. All the other vehicles stopped and people began to get out and walk to the edge to investigate. The beginning of the road down into the canyon was carved with water runoff and ran downward fairly fast before it turned sharply along the side of the cliff and then ran down with at least a 9 percent grade. Montgomery stood at the turn with Peter and both of them gazed with trepidation at the road running along side the vertical cliff. The canyon itself looked to be possibly a half of a mile deep with what looked like a small river at the bottom. From what they could see the road was quite narrow and had a solid rock wall on the inside with a very steep loose rocky side on the down side. Peter sent two of his men down the road to gage the width and steepness and how solid it might be.

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Montgomery talked with Sergeant Thomson and said “we should try to clear as much of this loose rock away at the top as we can so the vehicles won’t slide off this edge. If we do this at least we will have a chance of getting on the road going down, don’t you agree?” Peter shook his head in agreement and called for his men to begin moving the loose rocks away. Montgomery spoke to the children and they all began to help moving the rocks to clear a path that would not be so dangerous. About 45 minutes passed and the two men came back. The path had been cleared of most of the loose rocks and everyone was sitting around taking a break. Corporal Hammer and Private Garrett walked over to Sergeant Thomson and began to give a Sitrep. Corporal Hammer spoke and said “The road is fairly steep in most places and the width is anywhere from 8 to 10 feet. There are places where it narrows to even less than 8 feet but a vehicle can cross as long as one hugs the inside. These places have been washed out with the rain mostly but some have actually caved off. We did see the tracks of Corporal Ackerson and his men. It looks like they actually had one man driving while the other two walked in some places. I am not really sure we should be taking that bus down this road.” “There are a number of switch backs that seem to be very tight and the bus may not be able to negotiate the turns.” Peter looked at Montgomery with a questionable look on his face and then looked at the children. He then turned back to the Corporal and said “we’ve got to get this bus and these children to the main base; they are a very crucial part of our getting into that base.” “Without the bus and the children we may not stand a chance of getting in there.”

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Montgomery had heard all of this and said “we are willing to chance this road unless there is an alternative.” Sergeant Peter Thomson looked at his time piece and back at the way they had come and said “there is an alternative way around this canyon but I am afraid we will not have time to get to the main base to start the mission if we decide to go that way. It will take us 2 days longer and our risk of being stopped is far more probable that way. Yes we will be entering the area under a devious premise but coming from this way will be considered a proper way as apposed to coming in the front way. I cannot say anymore at this time until we get to our main base of operations and we are expected at 07 hundred the day after tomorrow. All is set into motion at this point and cannot be extended. All I can say is if we miss our deadline we will not get a second chance and millions of people are not going to see the near future.

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Montgomery looked at the Sergeant and said “very well Peter we will go into the canyon.” With that he turned and walked back towards the bus and all the children fell in as he walked. Kalista was sitting inside the bus and noticed all the children and Montgomery moving toward the bus. When they reached the bus Montgomery asked them all to board and when that was accomplished he climbed aboard and shut the door. As they all sat down he began to talk and said “we are going to go down this road with this bus and we must make it to the other side because we are needed to save a lot of people. I know that you all have the gift of telepathy and you also have the gift of levitation. We are going to be required to use these gifts on this part of our journey and it may be very hard at times but if we all do this together we will be able to do what is needed”. “I am asking for all your help and for those that want to walk this road rather than ride on the bus I only ask that you stay close and enter the mind of one to help when it is needed”.

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Sergeant Thomson gathered his men and led the convoy onto the canyon road. All the vehicles were in all wheel drive and moved very slowly and cautiously as they traversed the first curve to crawl along the side wall of the canyon. Thomson was in the lead and 5 men had begun to walk in front to be lookouts for any dangerous areas. The scout car followed about 50 feet behind with more of the men walking in between. Behind the scout car was another Humvee and it had been decided that each vehicle would maintain at least 50 feet or so behind each other and there would be men walking in between. The Children talked with one another and decided to split up and walk with the men in between the vehicles. The bus was next in line and Montgomery had shifted the transmission into a crawl gear as it was named, so the bus just literally crawled down the road. The first turn to the cliff face was a bit tricky as the bus scraped the side of the cliff while negotiating the turn. After the turn had been made Montgomery crawled down about 70 feet or so and locked the bus down and waited for the troop carrier to line up behind. The convoy had stopped so the next phase could be accomplished. It had been decided to hook the wench from the troop carrier to the rear of the bus to help apply brakes if needed.

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Alisha Broward had just turned 7 years when the children were in Jackpot. She was one of the newest children to join the family. Her parents had both died in a car accident one year earlier and she had been orphaned. Montgomery and Kalista had found her in an old abandoned house as they traveled through the mountains in Idaho. Alisha had run away from an orphanage in Coeur d’Alene Idaho and was starved and dirty when the family found her. She began to thrive and be very healthy after the first few weeks with the other children. Montgomery and Kalista both knew that she was quite different. She almost immediately began talking telepathically to them and her abilities with levitation were powerful. The other children found this out one day when the bus had a flat tire and while the children were looking for the jack Alisha actually lifted the bus with her powers so they could change the tire. From that point on she was the favorite little sister and the other children would sit and mind talk and learn from her. She was the first one to leave the bus as it started to go down the road. She told Montgomery that she must walk with the men behind Sergeant Thomson’s truck.

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As Sergeant Thomson started down the road five of his men fell in behind the Humvee. Corporal Hammer and Private Garrett had already struck out in front and were relaying info back about the conditions of the road that would present a problem. Corporal Danny Comstock, Corporal Jerry Fitzgerald and Lance Corporal Frank Young, Corporal Keegan Douglas and Private Bill Souther were the five men behind Sergeant Thomson’s Humvee. They had spread out across the road and a few steps behind each other and were moving slowly when Alisha caught up and walked into their mist. Corporal Douglas said “well hello little soldier, have you been chosen to be with us on this road?” Alisha looked up at him and said “well Keegan it would appear so and you can call me Alisha by the way.” Corporal Douglas looked at her with a big surprise and asked her how she knew his name. She looked back at him and said “I read the name above your shirt pocket”. The other men broke out laughing and Keegan smiled and then began to laugh also. Back up the road the other men were getting to know some of the children that had joined them in their ever vigilant march down the road. Keegan had asked Alisha how she had come to be with the other children and had even asked how all of them had come together. Alisha told him how she had come to be with the family as she called it and how her parents had both been killed. Keegan felt the pain of all that as she talked and began to love this little soldier. While she was telling her story the convoy had crawled another 500 feet down the cliff side. She kept looking at Sergeant Thomson’s Humvee and then back to Keegan as he was also telling his story of joining the ARMY and then running away from the Emperors minions and finding the good people he was with. Alisha mentioned that something was wrong with the Sergeant’s truck but it seemed to run right by Keegan and the other men.

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The road had become steeper and began to narrow as the convoy approached an outcropping of rock. Peter had been tapping his brakes even while the Humvee was in the lowest gear. The road had small dips and the rocks seemed to be getting looser. Behind him the men walking began to notice dark patches of fluid. They though it might be some oil leakage from the Humvee at first until Danny Comstock stopped and touched some and smelled it. He leaped up suddenly and told the others that it was brake fluid. They all were about 25 feet behind the Humvee and started to hurry forward when the Humvee suddenly started to roll faster.

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Peter had been pushing the brakes lightly and when the grade had changed he started pushing harder to keep the Humvee from going to fast. He felt the brake peddle give way and go all the way to the floor board as the truck began to roll faster. He knew without thinking that he was going to fly off the edge of the road where the rock outcropping jutted into the road. He glanced over at private Hank Jenkins and told him he was going to have to jump out the back or at least jettison himself because the Humvee was going over the side and it was a long way down. The Private told him that he was not going to abandon him and began to prepare for a way to get both of them to safety when the vehicle left the road. He looked out his side into the canyon and could see some ledges below that looked like they might catch the vehicle and that he and the sergeant might be able to grab some dirt as the vehicle would most likely keep on going. Peter turned the vehicle into the cliff side and when the vehicle hit it bounced back and spun sideways pointing at the inside cliff. It then struck the outcrop of rock on the passenger’s side and began sliding backwards towards the cliff edge and half of it went over the side. It high centered and stuck. The rear wheels were hanging in midair and the vehicle was teetering on the edge. Fluid was running out and saturating the side of the cliff below. Both men inside were leaning forward and Hank was working to push the front window up so they could climb out. The side doors were smashed so bad that they could not be opened.

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Everybody behind the Humvee had watched in slow motion horror as the vehicle had bounced off the cliff face spun around and hit the rock outcropping and slid backwards over the edge of the road. Keegan was the first to reach the vehicle and asked if Peter and Hank were alright. Both men said they were and everyone should stay back for the moment as it appeared that the vehicle was going to go over. Peter started giving orders of who was going to be in charge and what needed to happen to reach the main base. Keegan told him to shut up and at the same time said yes sir. We are going to get you out of this rig so just sit still. He yelled at his men and the others up the road to get down here and help balance the vehicle. The four men with him including himself climbed on the front to help balance while Keegan climbed forward and pulled the windshield further open. The vehicle shifted and moved further out. He told the men to hold her steady and finally got the windshield up and locked in the open position. He then saw Hank trying to crawl forward so he asked someone to get a rope so he could give it to Hank. Sergeant Thomson had sustained a broken rib and leg when the vehicle hit the cliff side but was so full of adrenalin at the time he did not know or feel it. He began to go into shock now that the vehicle had rested. Hank did not know this as well as the other men. Peter told him to get out now and he would deal with the fact that his seat belt was damaged and he could not get it off.

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Alisha had read the mind speak of Peter and knew how bad it was for him. She could feel the pain emanating from him and also knew that the seat belt was keeping him from moving as well as the broken leg. She spoke into Keegan’s mind of those things and heard Keegan tell his men that they would have to drag Peter out. While all this was happening other men had shown up and some of the children. The men were telling the children to stay back and more men started climbing on the front of the vehicle. Alisha knew that these efforts were not going to work because the bank under the vehicle was giving way. She climbed down to a small ledge and thought to levitate the vehicle while the men pulled Peter to safety. No one took notice of what she had done. When she got down she could see the edge of the road crumbling faster and faster. She used her power to hold the vehicle but it was almost overwhelming to her at this point because she was also reading Peter’s mind and all the others above. It became a distraction that was quite new to her. She heard Peter asking for safety for his wife and child. She heard Keegan shouting orders for his men to keep holding the vehicle and she heard Hank as he climbed to safety. She also heard Kalista crying for her as she ran from the bus to try and save her. She heard all the men and children mind speak and open talking as the vehicle started to slide off the road.

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When the vehicle started to slide Keegan yelled NOOOOO!!!!! He was on the hood and yelled for everyone to get back. He finally noticed Alisha standing on the ledge just below the vehicle and yelled again for her to get out of the way. She knew she would not be able to hold the Humvee but she could levitate Keegan to the road and save him. As the vehicle slid past her she had levitated Keegan and moved him to the road and the ledge she was standing on crumbled and she fell with the vehicle as it rolled and bounced down the cliff side. The last thing she did was enter Peter’s mind as they both fell and comforted him.

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They both entered the universe together in full spirit and then she woke in a bed with a young girl smiling at her. “How are you feeling Alisha”? Alisha sat up and said she was quite thirsty and who might you be? “I am Hava and you have entered the Dream healing place. I would like you to meet some that you know”. Alisha looked and both her parents had entered and were walking toward her. She fell into tears and they all hugged each other. Peter awoke and a young girl asked him how he was doing. He said he was okay and who might she be. “My name is Luun and you are in a dream healing place. When you feel like getting up we will explore and you will be given choices.

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Keegan fell to the ground and cried. “It was my fault I should have made sure she was safe”. All the men began to tear up until Montgomery stood in front of them and told them that what just happened was meant to happen. Keegan looked up at him and said “how can you say such a thing, she was just a little girl and we have lost our sergeant”. “What was she doing on the ledge under the vehicle anyway”? Montgomery looked at him with compassion and said “yes she was a little girl but she was also a soldier lest you forget what Peter did for all of us. As for what she was doing on that ledge was the same thing you were doing on the hood of that vehicle. She was trying to save the Sergeant and Hank. In fact she saved you and gave her life to do just that”. Keegan cried even more and then got a hold of his self. He stood up and turned to his men and said “We must go forward and when we get to the bottom we will hold a service for these two brave soldiers. We must keep our schedule. Sergeant Thomson left me and Montgomery in charge. I know some of you have not been briefed as to what our mission is so I will give it to you now. Our main mission until we get to the main base and are given new orders is to make sure these children and that bus, and I will say this these children are soldiers just as we are, get to that base safe and sound.” “So let’s check all the vehicles once again for any defects and save for the ones driving the vehicles the rest of us will be walking and if we have to we will fill in and or dig out so this road will be usable, do we have an understanding?” All the men and children soldiers agreed and everyone got busy. The rest of the journey to the bottom was hard to say the least but all men and children made it work. The men were all completely surprised when the children used their abilities to levitate and began to learn how to communicate in the mind.

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When the convoy reached the bottom of the canyon the river was around 40 yards wide but was very shallow so they all traversed it and climbed up on the far side. Keegan drove the Humvee to a shady grove of cottonwoods and oaks and pulled in to let all the other vehicles get in under the trees. The temperature down here was more than 20 degrees warmer than up on top. Keegan and Montgomery got everyone together and performed the service for Peter and Alisha and after everyone had contemplated the fallen, Keegan sent some men up the river to the North to find the Humvee wreck and bury the bodies and the vehicle. 10 men and 7 children left the rest sight and crossed the shallow river and moved to the north. 30 minutes later they came across the wrecked Humvee and it was half buried in quicksand and was still sinking. The men searched inside for Sergeant Thomson but saw no body. The children moved around to look for Alisha but could not find a body either. They all figured that the two may have already been swallowed by the quicksand and as they watched the Humvee began to sink at a quicker rate. They had only been at the site for about 45 minutes when the vehicle completely disappeared into the wet sand. Danny Comstock said “well looks like this river and its sand have given us a break from having to dig and bury. It is really hot out here and I say we get back to the rest of our companions so we can get out of this heat”. They all agreed and entered the water to walk back. After arriving back Danny told Keegan and Montgomery what they found and how it had been taken care of.

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Keegan had to ask for more conformation about bodies not being found and Montgomery took him by the arm and said in assurance that there would be no bodies found or ever recovered. Keegan looked at him with disbelief and asked how he could know such a thing when they all saw the Sergeant and Alisha both fall with the Humvee. He could almost believe that Peter may have been lying on the floor board and would be buried with the Humvee as it sank into the quicksand but Alisha’s body should have been found as she fell directly down the very steep cliff side with the vehicle. Montgomery had to speak into his mind to let him know that both Peter and Alisha had been taken to another place and perhaps they all would see them again in the near future. Keegan was surprised at the mind speak but understood by now that these children were different and had witnessed their abilities on the road down into the bottom of the canyon so he stopped struggling with the idea of bodies and said “we must be going then as time is getting very short. We can get to the top on this side fairly easily and quickly as the road seems to be wider and less tricky. Once we reach the top we can drive the 5 miles to where Corporal Ackerson and his men have set up a camp for the night.

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The road to the top of the west side of the canyon turned out to be quite easy as it was wider and much smoother. It appeared that it might have been used as a regular road by others. Once the convoy reached the top they all could see low hills and more desert areas toward the west. Keegan had been in touch with the men at the camp and they had told him that he would be leaving the well used road and turning more to the southwest. Keegan drove about one mile further and found the goat track and after the convoy traveled for at least one half mile they all stopped and Keegan told his men that they had to walk back and cover any sign of the vehicles on this particular goat path so all the men and children all walked back and took brush and cleaned the tire tracks away and covered all sign of any thing coming this way from the main road. The main road had become hard gravel and no sign of traffic could be seen so that made it seem like nothing had come this way. After all the men and children made it back the convoy continued through the boulders and sand washes until they reached the camp sight. Once the vehicles pulled into a semi circle the men pulled out some camouflage netting and began to cover all the vehicles so once done they were all covered and bushes were placed strategically so looking from the air it would look like more sand and rocks with bushes.

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A REJOICING
After all the convoy vehicles were covered the men began to set up some gear to make some food and prepare to rest before the final leg of their journey to the main base camp. Keegan had posted men in a circle around the camp to keep watch for any unwanted visitors. He took the four men that had walked with him behind Sergeant Thomson’s Humvee and moved toward the bus. He had not seen the children exit yet and felt that they were all grieving the loss of Alisha and Peter. As he approached the bus he noticed the door was already open. When he reached the steps and peered inside all the children were gone. He climbed into the bus and then turned and exited. He could not see any footprints in the sand except his and his men. He began to be panicked and told his men to fan out and search for the children. They all started to turn when they heard Montgomery’s voice telling them to wait. Keegan stopped and looked up to where he heard the voice and floating in the air was Montgomery and Kalista. “Keegan you and these men must come with us.” Keegan and the other 4 men felt themselves become weightless and realized they were floating in the air and moving away from the camp. Keegan started to say something but heard in his mind, “do not be afraid we will take you to our rejoicing.”

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As the men floated over the boulders into a secluded area, Keegan saw all the other children standing in a circle. Montgomery and Kalista set the men down in an opened area of the circle and joined the children in their respective places. Quietness fell over the area and of a sudden a bright light shown from the center of the circle. Keegan stared at the light and two girls appeared. They both just seemed to turn from one way and were just standing there smiling at everyone. The men did not know what to think and when all the children moved into the circle Montgomery and Kalista pulled the men closer and the light engulfed them all. The two girls began to swirl and they all turned into a tube of light. Keegan felt solid ground under his feet yet it seemed like he was still very light and possible floating. He watched as the children took his men and moved into a very large meadow of flowers and tall grass. A small hand grasped his and he turned to see who it might be. His surprise and complete joy overwhelmed him when he saw Alisha. He knelt down and hugged her. “Well it is good to see that you are alright Keegan.” “Please come with me as we have some things to discuss and you must meet another.”

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Walking across the meadow Keegan saw all the children running and jumping and his men laughing and doing the same. His heart was content and he was laughing also. Alisha had continued to pull him ever forward and then stopped. He came to a halt and she pointed to a man that was walking toward them from a tree line that they had been heading for. The man looked strangely familiar and the closer he came the more Keegan recognized him. Peter walked up to him and shook his hand. Keegan was without words and as he gathered his thoughts his other men came up and began shaking and patting Peter on the back. Peter looked at Keegan and said “yes it is me Keegan. I am here in this dream healing place and you have been brought here to see that we only move from one realm to another when our bodies are taken. We are given a choice to move back or go to another place but to always learn. Keegan had to ask what Peter’s choice was from here. Peter told him that he was still healing and was not sure where he would go from here. Keegan turned and looked at Alisha and asked the same question of her. She smiled at him and told him that she had been reunited with her parents and they would all be making their choice soon but that was unknown at this time.

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Montgomery approached Keegan and told him that they must be going back. “We all must complete our missions. We have been given these to help heal the world we exist in and unless something changes our paths like what happened to Alisha we must continue.” Keegan asked who the two girls were that brought them here. Just as he was turning to speak again to Alisha the two girls turned sideways and appeared in front of him once again. “Hello my name is Evelyne/Hava and this is Eryne/Luun.” “We are the ones that brought you here and we will return you shortly to continue with your missions. We knew that you love these children and Alisha asked that you and these men be brought here to rejoice with the other children. She has known you and will again so here you are to become a little more aware. We will all meet again and all of your questions will be answered but until then you must return because your mission is of the utmost importance. Keegan was starting to ask another question when the light overtook him and he found himself standing next to the bus. He looked up in astonishment and turned to see all his men standing and looking at the bus. He turned and the door opened and Montgomery asked if he was alright. Keegan said he was and asked if all the children would like to come get some food. Montgomery turned and asked the rest of the children and they all said yes and began to pile off the bus. Keegan and his men all smiled and felt a healing in their hearts as they all walked toward the campfires and food.

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PLANES, BOMBS AND RATS

Captain Carl Hanks looked over at Lieutenant Randy Hawser and asked if there was any activity below them as he flew the chopper into a narrow canyon between two small hills. Randy had been checking all the gear and said that there was some activity at the landing field where what seemed to be around 100 midsize jet airliners parked, but the area they had picked to land was void of any personnel and or vehicles. The canyon or depression between the hills was out of site of any prying eyes from the guard towers and was around 1000 yards from the perimeter of a tall fence that stretched around the air field and the parking area of the jets. There were 3 very large hangers to the south of the jets and the runway and they would be landing to the north. They were within the perimeter of the entire Area 51 base or Groom Creek as it was called. It was known that some old UFO conspiracy Theorists had gotten within 7 miles of this particular air field and had taken photos of strange aircraft before they were hunted down and disappeared. The chopper set down very easy and Carl shut the rotors down and they all sat quiet for a few minutes before Jack ordered Sergeant Whitefeather and Sergeant Ross to climb to the top of the hill on there south and set up there spotter and sniper position. All the men had the jet belts with the dispance cloaks and once Sammy and Malcolm left. Jack began to tell the rest of his men the change in orders. He had already briefed Sammy and Malcolm and they would come in only if things went wrong. Sammy could pluck a fly off anything at 1800 yards with his special 50 cal and was expected to do so if anyone on that base got nasty with his men.

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“I know we were supposed to infiltrate the underground and make way for the others to get in but we have been given extra orders. We will still be making way for the others but we will have to booby trap all those planes first and then find the way to the underground tunnels. I am told that those children that Sergeant Thomson is bringing will be entering under the pretense of being trained super soldiers from a base in Idaho. There is a team headed for Washington State that will be disarming some nukes that these Rats have planted along that Cascadian fault line. There is another team headed for California to do the same along the San Andreas Fault line. These rats mean to kill at least half of this nation and possible more if they can get away with it so our job is to help stop them and may the great Creator help us all. So once we set all the explosives on these planes we have to also do the same inside those hangers. I am told that there may be another air field located to the south west that could have at least another 100 of these jets. So we may have to go there next before we pave a safe way for those children. Now I am going to inform you of the cargo on these planes”.

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“It is not known if the cargo has been loaded as of yet on these planes. I must tell you that if it has we do not want to be anywhere closer than 200 miles when they explode”. All the men looked at him with stern surprise and questions in their eyes. “So then, if the cargo is aboard any of the planes we are to make sure they cannot get off the ground and leave this stuff intact until the clean up crew arrives”. “I am told that we can recognize the cargo by large canisters that will be hooked up by hose lines that run to a spray rig of some sort”. Sergeant Ben Ingles spoke up and said “My God Sergeant Major, are you telling us that these idiots have reproduced that old Chemical crap that was used in the weather wars prior to 2017”? Jack looked at him and shook his head in a yes answer but held up his hand for a moment. “Yes these idiots have managed to dig some of that poison up that was stored here back then but something else altogether has been added and it is very deadly in a short amount of time.” The bases up in Washington and Montana as well as Wyoming have been reproducing this stuff but they have now added some biological agents that will literally kill human beings within a few days to a few weeks. You all were with me at Banner Wyoming and that was one place that was using this concoction or was meaning to. They were making it there. Anyway this stuff is here and it is being made into a very insidious weapon to use against this nation and any other around the world.” “That rotten little rat that calls himself the “emperor” knows all about this stuff and fully intends to use it and we all know just how insane he is and he has one of his psychopathic followers here on this base.”

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Corporal Joe Simms (Flying Eagle) spoke up and said “Tommy and I are the demolition experts of this team but for the life of me I do not know where you are planning to get the explosives we need.” Jack looked him square in the eye and motioned Lieutenant Hawser to unlock the rather large trunk that had been sitting in the middle of them on the deck as they flew here. Randy unlocked both padlocks and opened the lid. Joe’s eyes grew bigger as he gazed upon all the C4 stacked in the trunk. He turned and said to Jack “so we have been sitting on this since we left the hideout, where is all the blasting and fuse caps may I ask?” Randy opened another box that was in the end of the trunk and Joe gave a short whistle as he reached in and removed a couple of blasting caps attached to fuses. He turned and asked if this was all that they had. Jack had to smirk and said “is this all we have, just like you Joe to be so damn pessimistic about never having enough explosives.” “You each have 5 to 10 grenades pinned to your uniforms so if you run short then improvise.” Everybody got a good laugh from that and the radio beeped. Jack picked up the head set and said go ahead. Sammy told him that there were tractors pulling trailers that looked they had canisters of some kind in them and they were moving to the planes. Jack acknowledged and said “damn they are starting to load the planes or at least some. They may have already loaded some. We are running out of time gentlemen so I suggest we get a move on and remember, the ones that are loaded just blow the landing gear out.” They all grabbed their packs and took an extra duffle and stashed them full of the explosives and blasting fuse caps. Joe told them to follow him to the first plane and he would show them where to place the explosive and while telling them that he tore one of the blocks in half and said “this will be enough to blow one side of the landing gear. Anymore than this and we risk blowing the plane apart and it could cause those tanks to break and we really don’t want that happening at this point now do we.” Every body understood the ramifications of that.

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The chopper was still invisible with the dispance cloak operating. They all climbed out except for Captain Hanks and as soon as they stood out side the hatch was closed and it looked like the hill side. Jack told everybody to activate their dispance cloaks and they would all fly to the planes from here with the jet belts. “You all remember that if they have dogs they will be able to see you.” He climbed the hill up to Sammy and looked through his glass at the fence line around the planes. He did not see any guards at first but then saw two with dogs walking the line closest to their position. Jack looked at his time piece and noticed the sun setting in the west. It would be dark within another 30 minutes and that would be the time to make their moves. After telling Sammy and Malcolm to watch the guards and dogs closely and let him know when they had moved on and or if they turned and stayed in a tight pattern on the north run. He then dropped back to his men and they all set their time pieces to each others. “The idea here men is to set these bombs and wait for the right time to blow them. All the fuses are set to one frequency which you all have on your detonators.” Jack told every one to dial to a certain app and the freq would show up. “This will be the number. So when the word is given it will only take one of you to set it all in motion. This is where we choose from one to seven. For that reason it is given that if number one goes down then number two has the responsibility. Here is the given moment” and he told everyone the time and reason. They all agreed and waited for the moment of moving out. Jack told them that the mission was not to be revealed or caught by anyone but if one did get caught for some reason that they were to tell only that you are here looking for UFO’s.

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A RAT
General Montgomery Wagger had been waiting for the rest of his jets to arrive at the west and south air fields. The West Air field had 2 large hangers that had been stocked with the canisters to be loaded on the planes. The South air field had the same but as yet had no planes to outfit and stock. It had taken longer than he expected to renovate the jets up at the North field and they were just beginning to stock them with the canisters. There had already been 30 deaths from the deadly poisonous concoction and he was sorely upset that those idiots had not taken the proper precautions while handling the stuff. He had 10 more men shot for causing the mishaps and had given the order that if anyone was caught mishandling or disobeying his orders in anyway they were to be immediately executed. So far he had 110 planes at the North field and another 50 at the West field. His 500 mark had been cut short by the Emperor and he had been told that he would only get 250. This caused him to execute another 5 men on the spot simply for telling him that ugly news. When the latest news came in and he was told that no more planes would be coming because they all had been commandeered for the skirmishes in China or outright destroyed by militias he went mad with rage and began to shoot those around him. Five men finally disarmed him and knocked him out. When he woke those men had disappeared and he put a search and destroy team out to find them.

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The fact that he now had only 160 planes to accomplish the mission that he and the Emperor had decided on made him even crazier with anger and he contemplated the destruction of the Emperor and his little fortress of Denver with the poisons. He had been given two companies of troops to run this entire operation and he had already lost around 50 of them. This base was very large and his men were spread out quite thin to provide a security force. He knew that he would have to get a handle on them because they could desert him at any time. There were only a few that knew what was in those canisters and what the game plan was and they were the only ones he could trust. As time grew shorter to the deadline he began to drink more heavily and to those around him, he became more mad and unruly.The fact that he now had only 160 planes to accomplish the mission that he and the Emperor had decided on made him even crazier with anger and he contemplated the destruction of the Emperor and his little fortress of Denver with the poisons. He had been given two companies of troops to run this entire operation and he had already lost around 50 of them. This base was very large and his men were spread out quite thin to provide a security force. He knew that he would have to get a handle on them because they could desert him at any time. There were only a few that knew what was in those canisters and what the game plan was and they were the only ones he could trust. As time grew shorter to the deadline he began to drink more heavily and to those around him, he became more mad and unruly.

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He and one other man that was his right hand were the only ones left that new where the nukes had been planted along the fault lines on the west coast. He had the trigger codes locked up in his office and when the Emperor gave the word he would blow them. Colonel Saulinsky, his right hand man, also knew the trigger codes and would have to be with him to set them off as it took two to operate the device. Colonel Saulinsky and he had the perfect escape plan. When the jets began spraying they would blow the nukes and then escape in the small jet that was in a nearby hanger and fly to Denver and go underground until all the death and destruction subsided. As someone had said to him just before he shot him, “you will be like rats scampering to the sewers.”

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THE BOMB SQUADS AND FUTURE CHILDREN
Kevin flew the chopper out of the mouth of the North cave that led back to the Haven and slowly rose up the side of the cliff. Kristyl was busy checking all the tracking gear and a special piece of equipment that had been added recently. Bill had made a special tracking piece of equipment that could detect Nuclear weapons and zero in on the coordinance of these particular weapons. All the chopper crews had been called back and the choppers outfitted. Samuel and Mary with their new found crew and dogs had left the day before and headed for the Northwest Cascadian fault line. They would find the nukes and take them out. The new crew members had been given the TMG’s and shown how to use them. Michael and Susanna with Daniel and Theresa would be leaving tomorrow to scout and clean up the New Mexico Area 51 as it was thought to have old Nukes stored and some other very insidious WMD’s of unknown type.

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Kevin rose above the top of trees and set a course towards the main base in Nevada where the children would be located within one day. Bill had said they must give some gifts to the children and the men located at that base in preparation for the strike on the major base of Area 51. Carolyne had stayed behind with Christine, Mark and Maria to help with the other new folks that had arrived. There were young children that would need teaching and Evelyne and Eryne were doing so much around the world to bring the awakening into greater focus. Kevin’s thoughts had drifted as he brought the chopper into its remote course and then looked over at Kristyl. She seemed to be in a deep thought process also. “Is something bothering you my love?” She looked at him with a deep wistful thought and said “I was thinking about all those children that have shown up at the Haven lately and how Evelyne told me about Paradise and all those children. I see a wonderful future for us all and then I think about this mission and how important it is that we accomplish our goal because if we fail that wonderful future may not come about.” Kevin saw the tears in her eyes and could feel a pain emanating from her as she spoke those last words. He looked into her eyes and asked what was wrong. She looked back at him and said that she did not want their child to be born into a world that was doomed. Kevin did not miss the connotation of that last remark and said “we will not have a child until it is certain that the healing of this planet has come about.” “Oh Kevin, I do not think we have that choice at this time.” Kevin looked at her with a very surprised question on his face and mind and said “what are you saying my dear sweet Kristyl?” She did not speak out loud but rather into his mind and told him. My dear husband, I am with child as we speak so we must not fail on this mission. He spoke back and told her that he would not let that happen and whatever happens he would always be with her and their child. Bill had heard in his mind what Kristyl had said about the child and smiled to himself. Carolyne had already known as well as the others at the Haven but they all knew to let Kristyl tell Kevin. Carolyne had wanted her to stay and send another on the mission but Kristyl would not have any of it because accomplishing this mission for her child was the most important thing to do now. As the chopper flew North West Kevin was bursting with happiness but at the same time was becoming very worried for his new coming child and for the entire family.

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Samuel was quiet as he flew the chopper toward Washington State once again. They had taken two bases out on the east side of that state and this time it would be to the West coast line and find those nukes and get rid of them before the Psychopath in Nevada had time to set them off. He was reminiscing about the Idaho base when Bethy bumped his arm. He turned and gave her a pat and told her that everything was going to be alright. The dog had seemed quite nervous after they left the Haven. He looked over at Mary and she was deep in thought also so he looked back and continued to fly. Ken, Sally and John were sitting in the back and discussing the new and exciting things they had learned while at the Haven. John had met a young woman while they were there and was thinking about her now as they flew toward their mission. He was hoping to see her again when this was all over. Bill was napping as well as Buffalo and Bethy had moved to the front and was now lying just behind Samuel’s seat.

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Mary was deep in thought about Kristyl’s child and was thinking about her and Samuel having their own child. Two nights ago all the women had gathered in the Garden and the men had been chased away. Kristyl was sitting next to Susanna when Carolyne asked her if she had anything to tell. Kristyl looked very surprised but then knew that her secret could not be kept from Carolyne and the two girls. She told them that she was pregnant and bared her soul to all that night. She was happy but very anxious about the coming storms of war. Carolyne comforted her as well as all the others and said that no matter what may happen the child would grow here in the Haven. That particular night had been a very loving and warm time for them but they all knew the time was growing closer for a great battle to end the sickness or to continue to the end of this world. She had excused herself and made it back to the rooms where Samuel was napping. She fell into his arms and they loved each other. Today she felt like she was on remote even though she performed her tasks, she could not shake the thoughts of having her own child. She glanced at her time piece and knew that Kevin and Kristyl would be in the air by now and on their way. Tomorrow or the next day Michael and Susanna with Daniel and Theresa would be leaving for New Mexico. She wondered if Susanna and Theresa had thoughts about having children. She had not mentioned the fact of Kristyl having a baby to Samuel yet but it finally crossed her mind to tell him. She wasn’t sure if she should tell him before they began the search for the nukes or after. Something tickled her mind and when she turned around Bethy was sitting on her haunches and staring at her. The dog just stared with big brown eyes and she swore she could hear her saying that she should tell her mate about the child. Mary had to shake her head for a moment but then it all became clear. She reached out and touched Bethy and mind spoke to her. Okay I will tell him. Bethy lay back down and placed her head over her front legs.

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Samuel heard Mary ask him if he would mind speak with her for a moment because she must tell him some very good news. Yes my love what is it that you are so happy about? Kristyl is pregnant. Oh my, that is wonderful news do you know when she is due? Well yes but I want a baby also. Samuel turned his head sharply and had a big smile on his face. I have waited and waited and now you are making me the happiest man in this plane of existence. Mary reached over and took his hand and no more needed to be said. The three people in the rear had stopped talking and all looked forward at the jester that just happened and knew that something wonderful had just happened. The chopper was crossing over the Rocky Mountains of Northern Colorado and Mary was already thinking of a name for her child that would be coming.

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Michael and Susanna were sitting in the living area of there rooms drinking coffee and tea when the knocking on the door caused both of them to say “come in”. Daniel opened the door and walked in with Theresa following. She was carrying a basket with all the makings of a breakfast of eggs and potatoes and breads for toast and a bowl of fruit. As she moved toward the kitchenette she said “we thought to make breakfast this morning the old fashioned way so we brought the makings and I will cook.” Susanna stood and said “well I get to help”. Daniel went to the coffee pot and poured himself a cup and asked if Michael needed another. Theresa took the potatoes out of the basket and handed them to Daniel with a cutting board and a knife and said “Make your self useful.” He took the board and potatoes to the table, sat down and started to cut the potatoes into cubes for hash browns. Michael stood and fetched the coffee for both of them. Daniel spoke and said “the chopper has been refitted and checked. It is ready to go as soon as we load our gear.” Michael shook his head in acknowledgment and took a sip of his coffee. “I have been studying the layout of that base up there and it looks like we will have to approach from the North and land about here.” He showed the map to Daniel and they both began to study the layout. Susanna and Theresa talked quietly while they began to prepare the eggs and the toast. Daniel brought the potatoes in and placed them into a large fry pan and turned the burner on. Both women said Thank you and Theresa gave him a kiss. Once he went back to the living area the women began to talk about Kristyl and her child. They both were giggling and laughing as they chatted. “We sound like Evelyne and Eryne, always giggling.” Susanna laughed even harder and the two men looked up from their map. Susanna waved them off and became quieter. “You suppose we should tell them about Kristyl.” “Yes we will and I intend to talk with Daniel about having a baby, I just don’t know when yet.” Susanna smiled and thought the same for her and Michael.

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It had been two days since Samuel and Mary and their team had left and Kevin and Kristyl had left yesterday. Michael, Susanna, Theresa and Daniel would be leaving this afternoon for the base in New Mexico. They were supposed to stop at the Northern out post of Texas and deliver some additional gear to the Rangers. They all had missed Jeremiah and the rest of the rangers and when they left they were headed for the Nevada Groom Lake area until Bill had told them to come back to the Haven. That seemed like an eon ago but was only around 3 weeks. The New Mexico base was not that far from the rangers out post so Michael had thought to ask Jeremiah and Andrew if they would like to join them on their mission. He had discussed this with the team and they all agreed that it would be great if those men would join them.

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After breakfast the nukes were discussed and it was semi-decided that if they found them they would send them into the sun as was planned for the ones on the west coast. Susanna looked at Theresa and she nodded to her and Susanna began to speak. “Theresa and I must tell you both something wonderful.” “Kristyl is pregnant.” The silence was deafening. Both men sat in stunned silence with their mouths wide open. Theresa looked at Susanna with a smile and then turned to Daniel and said “you should close your mouth dear before the flies think it is a home.” Both men closed their mouths and began to laugh. The women began to laugh also and Michael said “does this mean that we are going to be uncles and aunts?” Every body laughed more and Daniel finally stood and said “This is wonderful news but Kristyl is on one of these dangerous missions and ---how far along is she--- shouldn’t she be here instead of going on a dangerous mission ---we have to get her back---“ He started to move toward the door. Theresa stood and moved in front of him and put her hand on his chest. “Whoa, slow down, Kristyl will be fine. Kevin and Bill are with her.” “Would you please sit down we must finish discussing our mission.” They all hugged each other and Daniel finally settled down but he was still worried for Kristyl as they all were. Susanna and Theresa both decided not to mention that they both wanted children at this point until the time was right. A few hours later they all had gathered their gear and talked with Carolyne, the girls and everyone in the Haven before boarding the chopper and moving to the North entrance. Once out, Michael did the same as Kevin and Samuel did and once above the tree tops flew directly west toward Texas.

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THE NORTH AIR FIELD
Sammy had said the coast was clear. The guards and dogs had moved on and had not returned. It had been dark for at least 20 minutes now so Jack told everyone to activate the jet belts and they all lifted into the air and headed for the fence and the planes. Their first goal was to plant the explosives on all the planes that were parked. Jack figured that was going to take some time. When they finished their assigned task they would meet at a point outside the hangers and get into them to complete that task. The tractor had only loaded a few planes and appeared to stop for now. The team did not know how many of the planes had been loaded so they decided to plant the C4 on the landing gear of all the planes at this time instead of possibly blowing the entire plane. The chance of blowing those canisters was too great and far more dangerous than just blowing the landing gear.

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Joe took two of the men and flew to the first line of planes. Tommy had taken two others and flew to the last line of planes. They had decided to break into two teams and work toward the center from both sides. Jack had taken off to investigate the hangers while the other 6 would be planting the explosives. He wanted to find the easiest way in and see how many other soldiers were guarding the buildings. Joe had landed at the first jet and showed his two men how to plant the C4 and stick the fuse/blasting cap in and set it. Tommy had done the same thing with the two men he had. They all split up and began to plant the C4 on each set of landing gear for each jet and within an hour they had quickly covered around 50 of the planes as they moved toward the center

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Each man was running to a plane and setting the explosives when Ben Ingles who was on the perimeter to the north heard a dog bark. He was just setting the explosive on the inside wheel base and ducked down behind the wheels when he heard the bark. The guard with the dog was looking in his direction but Ben was sure he could not be seen by the man but the dog was a different matter. The dog was looking straight at his position and was pulling the guard toward him. The other guard was starting to follow and was talking out loud to his partner. “What is that dog barking at, I can’t see a thing?” His partner that was being pulled by his dog began to shine his flashlight in the direction of the dog’s attention. The two guards and their dogs had been walking along the edge of the fence line that was around 50 yards from the planes. Both men had turned on their flashlights and the dogs were pulling them directly at the plane that Ben was hiding under. Ben wasn’t sure what to do at this point; he did not want to expose the mission and had thought to neutralize these men with his silenced M4 weapon. He really did not want to hurt anyone and especially the dogs but the situation was becoming a do or die operation now and all the dirty things about this operation came flooding into him. Those thoughts were killing these men and the dogs so the mission would not be compromised. He could see them clearly between the wheels of the plane and pointed his weapon to do the deed when two rabbits darted out from the other side of the wheels and ran in a crazy stop and move way toward the dogs for a second or two then darted to the east. Both dogs stopped for a split second and then took off toward the rabbits. The guards were both dragged for a short distant until they pulled the animals up short and began to cuss at them. One said to the other, “how many times do we have to put up with this crap. I am getting real tired of these dogs going after those damn rabbits. I keep telling the Major that we should be shooting them and maybe we can eradicate them soon and we won’t have these dogs going nuts with them. Both men got control of the dogs and moved back to the fence and continued the walk toward the East.

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Ben had used the distraction of the rabbits to move away from this plane and further in toward the center. He had missed two planes as he scampered inward but wanted to be sure that he would be well hidden. He met Tommy and told him what had happened and said he would go back out and rig the two planes he missed but wanted to be sure the dogs were gone. Tommy told him that it seemed the rabbits were on their side and they split up again. Ben spoke in the quiet ear mic’s to all the men and told them that the guards and dogs were headed to the east once again and to be aware.

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Jack had listened to Ben’s sit rep and had heard the dogs. He had already explored the first hanger and had found a series of high window’s that he could look through. There were three more planes sitting in this huge building and it looked like they were under construction for some sort of rigging. He thought about this building and as he explored further he could find no sign of the canisters. His idea of this building would be to blow it completely but it had to be set with the planes in the field. So after that he found the weak points of the building and planted the C4 where it would do the most damage. After setting the last charge on the first building he was hovering over the roof towards the back when he heard voices. He slowly moved to the edge and peered down at the ground. Two men had come out a door and were standing and talking while smoking. He thought that the tobacco thing went out a long time ago but it was obvious that maybe it just became an underground thing. One of the men was saying “I will be glad when this business is over. That General and his few minions are plum crazy and that stuff in those canisters is so deadly, did you see those men after they had been exposed to it? They looked like hamburger or something. I had to puke and it scared the hell out of me.” “Now here we are rigging these planes to carry that stuff and it is being hooked up to spray out the rear and the wings. What kind of war is this that our own commanders will use this stuff on the people we are fighting and I have heard that they plan on using it on us also, I mean the civilians in this country. My god Jim do you know what that makes us?” “Look, Al we are just two aviation mechanics so what do you think we can do about this mess. There are a hundred planes out there that have been outfitted for the poison. There are 3 in this hanger and 4 in hanger 32. I have heard that there are 50 more over at the west air field and not all of them have been rigged yet.” “Hanger 33 has all the canisters of poison and they have begun to load them on those planes. I think we are getting close to D-day and I have a very bad feeling that when that day arrives you and I will become obsolete so I have been planning our way out of here.” “I have been talking with some of the others and they have the same feelings so we all have to keep our ears and eyes open for the right moment.”

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Jack watched the two men walk back into the hanger and knew that he was going to try and inform them of the coming things that would happen. It seemed that these men would be willing to desert this place and the Emperors minions given the right moment. He moved to Hanger 32 and checked out the planes inside the same way he had with Hanger 31. Sure enough there were 4 inside this building. The planes looked like they were under greater construction than the 3 in the previous hanger and he saw men working on them. He suspected this was the first stage of rigging these planes for the final end product of loading the concoctions. He set his explosives the same as he did on the prior building and moved to Hanger 33 as he had heard the two men call it. As he approached the roof of the building he heard a hanger door opening. He flew up to the roof peak and landed. Looking over the front face he saw a small tractor roll out with 3 trailers attached to its rear. There were 4 men, two on the tractor and two on the rear trailer. The trailers had 4 canisters each on board and it looked like the tractor was headed for the second line of planes on the field.

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Joe Simms was just planting his explosives on a plane in the third row when he heard Jack tell him to hide and anyone else that was close. He saw the tractor rolling toward him in his position and moved back and ducked behind the landing gear of a plane in the 4th row. He saw two others run into the planes and disappear. A couple of big Jack rabbits darted away and headed for the North perimeter. Joe watched them lope off at a fast pace and saw the men driving the tractor slow down for a few seconds while they watched the rabbits then continue to the second line of planes and stop near the rear of the 3rd plane in from the east perimeter. One man jumped from the rear trailer and held something up like a remote and the bottom of the plane opened and fell toward the ground. It was a cargo hatch of some kind. When it rested, two of the other men unhitched two trailers and the man driving the tractor proceeded to drive up the hatch ramp with one trailer full of 4 canisters. The other three men walked up behind and they all disappeared into the belly of the plane. Joe waited as well as the other team members and within 15 minutes the men and the tractor with an empty trailer came back down and the hatch began to close. Once the hatch closed the men had hooked the trailers up and they all moved to the next plane in the line. Joe watched the process happen two more times. He figured that these men were loading 3 planes at a time with 4 canisters each. When the entire three trailers were empty the 4 men headed back to the hanger where they had come from in the first place. Joe did not know how long it would be before they came back with another load but as soon as they crossed the air strip he moved back and planted his explosives and continued as well as the other team members. He calculated that it would take at least another hour or perhaps two to finish with all the planes on this field. He radioed Jack to ask if he would be watching for the time frame of those men to come back. Jack told him that he would be gauging the time and let them know when to hide and stop activity. Joe already knew that it had taken at least 1 hour for those men to load three planes. He was hoping that they could rig all the planes within the next few hours and clear the field before it became daylight again.

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Sammy and Malcolm had both watched as the guards and dogs had created a stir the first time and had seen the rabbits running around. Sammy almost cracked up laughing at that sight but kept his cool while he watched. He had readied his rifle and Malcolm had given him the coordinance and all info needed to hit his target. He was glad that he did not have to shoot but he was prepared to save his team in any situation. He had heard Jack’s warnings as well as Malcolm did and knew that the men were well communicated with. Both of them were paying close attention to the action of the guards and dogs and what ever came from any of the hangers. Carl was sitting in the chopper with all gear ready and would in a moment take off to airvac the team as needed. They had all agreed that if anything went wrong that could not be handled on the target zone, all the people operating from the other side would have to be neutralized and a new plan would be initiated by Jack at that time.

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Sergeant Harry Somme’s and the three men that rode the trailers and tractor with him were so touchy about this mission that they would shoot anything that moved that could not be identified immediately. The damn rabbits were always making them jump no matter how many times they would surprise the team. Harry and Jeb both knew what was in the canisters and instructed the other men to wear the heavy gloves as well as put on the face masks when they were moving the stuff to the planes and while they were loading the stuff on board.. Once they got the canisters set in the special racks they had to hook up hoses to each one and make sure that they could be activated from the remotes in the pilot area. The planes would be flown by remote from a station located underground at the main center. The people that would operate these death machines were not told the full extent of the cargo. They had been told that these planes would be flown over areas where there were rebels against the Emperor and they would also fly the planes to the China skirmish and use them to protect their soldiers. The lie about the spray was that it would cause the enemy to fall asleep so the army could then disarm them. Harry and Jeb both had asked for protective hazard suits but were told they could not have them by the crazy General and his minions. Both men had witnessed the devastation of the men that were careless with this stuff and it was gruesome to see what was left of those men. Fortunately the area where the accident happened was contained so none of the stuff got out or they would all be dead by now. Both men had been looking for a way out and had been planning to desert. The biggest problem they had was the vast expanse of desert around this base that was watched by the satellite systems. So even if they managed to get away they would be caught sooner or later and shot as deserters. They had talked with others and most of them that were bivouacked here were looking for a way out. All the men working here had witnessed the outright murder of their fellow soldiers by the General and his close slaves, as the men called them, when someone disobeyed the crazed man. So loading the planes was all they could do at this point.

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Jack had seen the men leave the hanger and had noticed that they were wearing head gear masks and had thick heavy gloves on. He wondered why they thought those things would save them if that nasty poison got out and that made him think of his men and how this mission could be a one way ticket for all of them. He thought about that Major that set them on this mission and how he had told them to wait for him or others that could deal with this stuff. He was really wishing that they would get here soon. He had found a window near the top of the side wall and was able to see the men inside. The hanger was not as big as the others but it was full of the canisters and that gave him the creeps. The four men were the only ones inside and as he watched they pulled the tractor around so the three trailers were parallel with the canisters and all four of them moved toward a small room off to the side. He thought to himself that these men did not like what they were doing. When they had returned they had removed the masks and the gloves and left them on the tractor. When he saw them enter the room on the far side of the hanger he flew over the top and dropped down to the ground. There was a small window so he moved close and saw the four men setting around and drinking something. He guessed it would be coffee or some such but then he saw one man take a flask out of his overalls and pour some into the cup he was drinking from. These men did not look very healthy and he knew that something was going on with them. One of them walked to a Refrigerator and pulled a platter from it and came back to the table. Another man had stood and walked to a counter top and retrieved some sort of bread and brought it back. He could hear them talking just barely as it seemed that they were afraid that someone might hear them. All four men made themselves some sandwiches and proceeded to eat. Finally the Sergeant told two of them to get some rest and Jack heard the word barracks. Two of them stood and left. Jack flew up and scoped out the area and saw the barracks setting to the south of the hangers. He saw the two men walking toward it and decided that he would listen to the two men that were left in the hanger.

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Harry waited for Corporal Taggart and Private Simpson to leave. He then offered some of the whiskey in his flask to Jeb. Jeb held out his cup and received some in his coffee. “What are we going to do about those two?” Harry looked at him and said “I don’t know yet, I can’t quite figure them and we both could be shot if they are part of the General’s minions.” “It is now 2300 and we have until 0600 before we have to start loading planes again so you and I should be getting some shut eye also.” Jeb looked at him and said “we really need to get our plans together to get out of here and the sooner the better.” “We both know it is only a matter of time before one of those canisters leak and/or we are done loading these planes. Either way we are going to be dead. That crazy psycho does not give a damn.” I heard yesterday that there will be no other planes coming so that leaves just the 50 or so over at the West field and there is a crew already over there loading them.” “We are expendable when these planes are loaded.” “I tell you that mad man is going to get rid of us because we know what’s in that puke he intends to dump on the people of this county.” “Calm down Jeb, Staff sergeant Jim howles and Corporal Al Rameris are both with us and from what Jim has said most of the other men also want to get out of here. From what I can tell at this point there are only around 5 maybe 7 of us out here that we do not know about yet. Those two I just sent out are part of them. There are two guards one on this shift and one on the morning shift that we can not be sure of yet. The dogs I am not worried about. We could cut them loose and they would be happy to chase those damn rabbits the rest of their lives.” “What are we going to do about the planes and that poison? We just can’t leave it to be used.” “I have been giving that some thought and am still working on a solution for it. I am pretty sure we have around two weeks left and it could be more, maybe two more weeks if we stall on the rigging and loading. There are things we can do.” Jeb took another sip of his whiskey laden coffee and shook his head in acknowledgement. Both men sat in silence as Jack moved into the planes to speak to his men.

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SUPER SOLDIERS, GIFTS AND A DRONE
Keegan and Montgomery were sitting around the campfire under the camouflaged cover discussing there course of the next day. Keegan had said that it would take around 5 hours from here to get to the main camp and then he and his men would be reassigned to advance from a different direction. Montgomery and his crew would be escorted by two other vehicles to the North gate and Air field. Montgomery had been thinking about the children’s part in this mission and still did not know the full extent of it other than they were playing super soldiers from the base up in Idaho that had been using children to become minions or slaves and attack the populace. He did not know what had happen to those children and how they had been used and trained but had been told that the operation had been shut down and all those children had been saved. When Sergeant Thomson had sworn them all into the patriot army and given them the uniforms they now wore, Montgomery had felt a sense of belonging and all the children beamed with the same feelings. They all knew that they would be playing a part in this healing of a dark place. He was sorry to here that Keegan and these men would not be going with them when they moved toward the North air field. The children had grown to be integral with these men and loved them as brothers and it was felt and known that the men had mutual feelings.

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As they both sat and discussed their next move, Montgomery saw Keegan’s eyes grow with a surprise and of a sudden Keegan stood up and saluted. The voice that Montgomery heard next was Bill who was like a father to him. He stood quickly and turned. Bill was standing close with a Man and woman who were both dressed in uniform. The man had captain’s bars and the woman had Lieutenants bars on her uniform. The women spoke into his mind and introduced herself as Kristyl. Montgomery felt her as a sister and knew almost immediately that she was with child. Bill spoke out loud and said “at ease Captain and Corporal or should I say Sergeant.” He walked closer to Keegan and did something with his hands and Keegan’s uniform showed sergeant strips instead of the corporals. Keegan stood frozen and then said “yes sir.” Bill was dressed in his Major’s uniform. Kalista came close to the fire and hugged Bill. Bill hugged her back and said “how are you doing?” We all heard and felt the passing of Alisha but Evelyne and Eryne told us where she and Peter were and that they would be fine.” Montgomery walked to Bill and gave him a hug also. Bill released him and then moved closer to the fire. Keegan remained standing as Bill and his companions with Montgomery and Kalista all sat down. “Sir may I ask how you know Peter, I mean, Sergeant Thomson and what has happened?” Bill looked at him and smiled. “Listen young man, first thing is for you to sit down and relax. We are going to tell you a story and when we are done you will understand.” “Now do you have any drinks such as coffee or tea that we may wet our whistles with?”

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As Keegan sat down two of his men came over with pots and cups and poured the guests coffee and tea. The rest of the men had been setting around some other camp fires and started to move toward Keegan and Montgomery and the new folks. Keegan had to ask “how did you get into camp without being spotted by the guards?” Montgomery had to stifle his laugh as well as Kalista and let Bill explain. “Well that is part of the supplies/gifts we are bringing to you all on our way to the coast for our part of this mission. Don’t worry, your men out there are doing a fine job it’s just that they could not see us as we walked right by them As Bill was explaining how they had walked by the guards without being seen the children had also gathered around. Some of them had been sitting with the men around the other fires and some of them were with the guards around the perimeter. “We have made these Jet belts that have a built in Dispance cloak and it works better than the Emperor’s minions could ever develop.” Keegan stared for a moment and said “wait a minute. We heard that the dispance cloak was only being rigged on the choppers but was not complete and did not work fully at this time, and now you’re telling me that you have completed it and it works on a belt you can wear around your waist and this entire belt is some sort of jet?” “What else can it do?” Bill looked at Kevin and Kevin stood and activated the belt to fly and he rose up off the ground to the netting and lowered back down. Keegan and his men all stared in wonder. Keegan spoke and said “we have so many questions about this but we surely do not have the time.” Bill nodded and told him that they would be given some of these and that instructions would be given also. He also told them that the vehicles would be outfitted with the dispance cloaks and stealth gear. They would have time to do this all tonight.

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Bill turned and said “I would like to introduce you to my brother and sister and they will help you all to outfit the vehicles. This is Captain Kevin and his wife Lieutenant Kristyl.” Keegan looked at them and saluted. The other men all stood and saluted. The children all snickered but followed suit and saluted also. Kevin smiled as well as Kristyl and saluted them all back. “Now I must tell you all that we are brothers and sisters in arms and all as one in the same. So this is my first order to you all, you need not salute us and you can call me Kevin” and he looked at Kristyl and she said “you can just call me Kristyl.” “Now if you will all follow me I will take you to our chopper where we will retrieve the goodies we have brought for you.” Keegan looked surprised as all his men did. The children knew better and just giggled. As the men gathered around and prepared to follow Kevin and Kristyl, Bill began to round up the children and tell them that he must speak to them in the bus. One of the men told him that some of the children were with the men on guard duty. Bill acknowledged that and thought to talk with those later but for now he would talk with the others.

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Keegan turned to his men and picked out 7 of them to follow him and told the rest to stay in the camp for now. Kristyl and Kevin led the 8 men out of the camp and headed toward the cloaked chopper. As they approached the guard post, Corporal Frank Young spoke for them to halt. Keegan told him to stand down as they all approached. Frank lowered his rifle and asked what they were doing. Kevin walked up and spoke to Frank and told him who he was and that he was taking the men to gather some supplies. Frank asked where he had come from and how did he get into the camp without being seen. Keegan moved closer and told Frank that Kevin and Kristyl, had come from a place that was safe and have been fighting to turn this crazy world around for quite awhile and that they have come in a chopper. Frank looked at him and said “I did not hear a chopper or see one for that matter. Did they land somewhere and walk here?” Frank turned to ask Kevin but Kevin was no where to be seen. Frank brought his rifle up to the ready and asked “where did he go?” Keegan put his hand on the rifle and told Frank to be at ease. Frank was very confused until he heard the woman speak into his mind and explain what had just happened and how they all would be able to do this soon.

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Frank looked around and then directly at Kristyl. “You can speak telepathically just like the kids?” Kristyl said “yes the children and most of us that live in the Haven have learned how to communicate telepathically.” She came closer to Frank and told him to look at the belt she was wearing. As he looked down at it one of the men in the party shinned his torch at Kristyl. She touched a button and disappeared. Frank sat down and shook his head. “Someone told me that this tech was being experimented with but here it is and I feel like a fool.” Kristyl told him to not feel that way and when he looked up she was standing there once more. “You can also use these to fly” and with that she touched another button and lifted off the ground. The man with the torch shinned it up and followed Kristyl until she met Kevin and they both floated back to the group and landed. Keegan said “Those children have been teaching us how to communicate in the mind but they also know how to levitate objects as well as themselves but that is something that they seem to not exploit unless it is an emergency type of thing. Kevin told them that the children had been born with that ability and somehow most folks never know or witness it unless something happens to bring it about. “We have been given a gift to do that also but as I have said it is something that we use in a pinch.” “Now shall we proceed to the chopper to retrieve the supplies or gifts as they are called?” Frank moved back to his position as the group of men and the woman moved off into the dark. Logan Young the 10 year old soldier walked up and sat down. Frank asked where he had gotten to. Logan said he wanted to observe the folks when they approached and moved off to do it without being seen. “I saw them land earlier but kept that to myself for now. They are very good people and live on the haven. They will do a great thing for us all. Frank offered a piece of fruit to him and the boy took it and both of them began to speak in the mind again.

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DRONE
The walk to the chopper was no more than a hundred feet or so. When the group moved around a clump of mesquite brush Kevin operated the hatch and it opened exposing a soft light inside the cabin. All the men stopped short and watched the hatch open from nowhere. Keegan gave a short whistle and the men stood in amazement. Kevin jumped up into the cabin and beckoned for a couple of the men to come help him. Keegan took Corporal Earl Winston and they both climbed into the cabin. Kristyl had jumped into the cabin and moved to the front to check her gear. She wanted to see if there was any activity other than the camp. Sure enough she saw the red dot moving toward them from the south. She traced it and saw that it was a drone of some sort. She told Kevin and then said that all the men needed to get aboard so they could intercept the thing before it got to close to the camp. Kevin told all the men to get aboard for a short ride

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Kevin spun the rotor and the chopper lifted off smoothly. The men in the back were amazed at how smooth the ride was. They could hear nothing of the chopper and wondered aloud about it. Kristyl turned and told them that it was the stealth gear they had and they would be given it to mount on their vehicles. She turned back and was tracking the drone. It was moving at a slower speed as if it was searching for something and its altitude was less than a hundred feet above the ground. She spoke to Kevin in the mind and said we cannot destroy that thing here because it will cause more to come so perhaps we should show it something and lead it back toward the south until we can cause it to malfunction. Kevin understood and told her so. He took the chopper down to just below the drone’s elevation and moved in to be directly below it. The drone was 30 miles out from the camp when the chopper started a bleep and headed back toward the south. The drone picked it up and whoever was controlling it turned the thing to follow. The bleep resembled a ground source and could be a vehicle. Kevin had slowed the chopper to show a 50 mph speed and moved directly toward the main base of Groom Lake.

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Manny Holder a civilian pilot of drones, working for General Wagger had picked up the bleep from his drone and notified the commander on the watch in the operation bunker. Lieutenant Commander Sodimeyer approached the radar screen and asked Holder if he could give a positive ID yet. Manny told him that he could not zero in on the object yet but he suspected that it might be a Humvee with some of those patriot nuts. The signal was moving around 50 mph and headed straight for the east gate. Sodimeyer wondered about a lone vehicle and what it may be carrying that could do damage to this base. His mind and fear conjured up all kinds of things of which the most destructive could be a nuke of some sort and that would not be good. The object was close to 50 miles from the gate so Sodimeyer told Manny to keep a close eye on it an by all means to get it identified so he could relay the info to the General and he wanted that to happen within the next 15 minutes. “Whatever you do I don’t want that thing to get within 20 miles of the gate, do you understand me?” Manny told him he did and knew that he would have to destroy the thing before the 20 mile limit. His precious little drone had two hellfire missiles and that would do it. Those missiles had been obsolete back in the 20 teens but were kept by the army and the police because they were so reliable and very destructive.

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Kevin asked Kristyl how far from the east gate they were and she told him that they would be within 35 miles in a few minutes. He figured that someone was tracking them by now and Kristyl confirmed it by showing the drone moving with the bleep at an even pace. “Okay here is where we take the drone down and let these idiots come out to find out what went wrong. I want that drone to be within 20 miles. Kristyl reached over and activated a drone beacon of their own and fired it to their front. At the same time she shut the bleep of the chopper off and Kevin swung to the west and rose up over the top of the drone that was following them. He came down to just above the ugly thing. The drone beacon that Kristyl had fired was still emitting the bleeping that looked like a ground vehicle and still moving toward the gate. She looked over at Kevin and told him that whatever weapons were on board the Drone had just been activated and started heating up to be released. Kevin acknowledged and flew the bird down and to the side of the drone. He turned a new weapon that had been outfitted at the Haven, toward the drone and shot a quick burst. The laser canon released just enough heat to fuse the release clamps of the hellfire missiles on the drone and Kevin shot back up and made a turn back toward the camp in the north.

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Manny watched the blip/bleep continue toward the east gate and counted down the miles. He saw a blackout for a split second and thought it was just a glitch in the screen. When the blip passed the 35 mile mark Manny activated the missiles and set his board to fire by the press of a button. The button was flashing on and off with a red light. He watched closely while the blip passed the 30 mile mark and Sodimeyer came back into the bunker and asked if he had been able to clearly identify the intruder. Manny told him that he had not been able to do that yet. Sodimeyer yelled at him and said “What the hell are we paying you for if you can’t perform a simple task like that?” Manny flinched and spat back at the military man. Listen commander if you had better equipment maybe we could get a clear reading but this archaic crap will not give us much more than this blip.” He glanced at the radar screen and told the commander that, the whatever it is just passed the 25 mile mark. “I have activated the missiles and await your instructions. Sodimeyer paused and then said “Okay when it hits the 20 mile mark blow it to pieces and let’s hope it ain’t carrying a nuke. I don’t particularly want to deal with radiation at this point.” Manny held his finger over the firing button and counted down the miles. When the blip passed the 20 mile limit he pressed the button.

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On board the drone the hellfire missiles stayed in place while the fuses activated. The release clamps did not open and the missiles began to glow. In the bunker Manny watched the blip continue and then the entire screen flashed and went black. Manny jumped up and moved back from his station as a muffled explosion reverberated from above. Sodimeyer ran over and jerked Manny around and pushed him toward the back of the bunker. “What the hell have you done?” Manny stuttered and said “I... I… I… I dooonn”t know what happened.” Sodimeyer called the top side and said “did you guys see what happened?” The radio phone buzz clicked and then someone came back and said “commander we saw the drone explode and hit the ground, it is about 10 to 15 miles out, over.” Sodimeyer spoke into the radio and told the man to get a team and get out there to examine the crash site. “We were tracking an unidentified vehicle and they could still be heading in.” “Make sure you have enough men and stop whatever is coming in.” The radio buzzed and the voice on the other end said “yes sir we are on our way, out.” Commander Sodimeyer threw the radio hand set at the radar screen and let out a long string of curse words. He looked at Manny and said “you better hope that no crazy patriots get on this base and that drone and those missiles are coming out of your pay you little weasel. You will be standing in front of the general as soon as I am back.” With that being said he made his way to the elevator and left.

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GIFTS
Kevin flew the bird back to the same spot where they had landed before. Kristyl had tracked the drone as it continued to follow their little drone and then it had disappeared. There had been an instant light flash and then all was normal. It did not take long for them to get back and land. Once on the ground Kevin shut down the rotor and walked back to the cabin. The 8 men were sitting around the cabin and talking about the amazing things they had just witnessed. Two of the men had been sitting on the large trunk table in the center when Kevin came back. He sat down next to Keegan and asked if everyone was alright. Keegan looked at his men and they all just nodded. He then looked at Kevin and asked if he and Kristyl were going to be with them when they invaded the main base at Groom Creek. Kevin looked at all of them and said “no we will be dispatching some very deadly ordinance on the coast. However the rest of your team is already on the North air field and hopefully opening the door for you and those little soldiers to get in and complete this stage of cleanup prior to the main battle we will all be involved with.” Keegan looked at him and said “you mean Sergeant Major Bollard and the rest.” “Yes that is who I am talking about” “Now I remember, you and the lieutenant and that Major and another lieutenant if I am not mistaken were in on that take over of the base at Banner Wyoming?” “Yes we were there.” Kevin then looked at the two men sitting on the trunk/table and asked if they would stand up so he could get to the trunk. The two stood and moved to the side. Kristyl came back and took some keys from her belt and opened two padlocks on the side.

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Kevin joined Kristyl and they opened the lid to the trunk. “This, gentlemen is the box with all the gifts we have brought for you.” Keegan moved to the trunk and saw black boxes and the belts and smaller boxes of some type. He picked up one of the belts and placed it around his waist. It seemed to fit him perfectly. Kristyl told all of the men that were sitting in the cabin to put one on. When they all did, everyone seemed to fit each man perfectly. After they had put them on there seemed to be quite a few left. Kevin then told them that they had to take the rest of the belts to the other men at the camp. One of the men picked up the bigger black box and asked what it might be. Kristyl said “whoa let’s take this one step at a time. First of all each one of you will be responsible to train your brothers with how to use these. So let’s start with the belts you all just put on.”

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“I believe you all saw Kevin and I use these earlier, so here is how they work. First, these were designed as a top secret weapon for the ARMY. We just modified them to work better. This button on your right side will activate the jet power as we call it which will allow you to fly.” The earliest version was cumbersome with rockets and limited fuel but was later modified with a free energy source and anti-gravity capability. We modified it even further so it just looks like a regular duty belt.” So when you press this button and your thoughts connect with the power source you will be flying like a bird.” Keegan asked the question “what do you mean by our thoughts?” “Okay then, you and your companions are being taught by the children how to speak telepathically or so I have been instructed. So in that teaching and learning process you have picked up the ability to open your minds to greater areas of learning. I know this sounds crazy but for the moment we are going to try to see how it all works with your minds.” With that she began to speak into their minds by merely asking if they could hear her speak. Kevin smiled within as all the men began to speak in their minds at once. Kristyl asked them to stop for a moment and then explained to them that using telepathy was a gift and should be treated with all due respect between each and every one. The children never entered your minds without first asking permission if you all remember. The very idea you can read others thoughts makes this ability an invasion if you do not respect others privacy. All the men went quiet in there thoughts as they had been taught by the children.