Bug Out! Part 4: Mortars and Motorhomes Read Free Page B

right about Officer Simmons,” Charlie said.
    “Yep,” Frank said.
    “What did he do?” asked Jeb.
    “He tried to arrest Earl and Jackson.”
    “Figures, those two are traitors to the militia,” Charlie said. “I had a feeling he was going to do something like that.”
    “What’s on your mind, Frank?” Jeb asked. “I know you didn’t just come up here with a news report.”
    “I just wanted to make sure that you knew that if Officer Simmons gets away, we need to shoot him on sight.”
    “Good, hope I get to do the honors,” Jeb said. “What’s going to happen to him?”
    “Don’t know, yet. The Major is going to talk with his CO about this.”
    “Alright,” Charlie said. “Good luck with that. I don’t really care what the army thinks at this point. That man is a danger to this group, and if the Army won’t do what’s needed with him, then I will.”
    Frank nodded.
    “Exactly what I wanted to hear,” he said. “I’d better get back down there. You guys need anything?”
    “I’m good,” Jeb said. Charlie nodded in agreement.
    “Talk to you soon,” Frank said as he left. He got back to the clubhouse just as the Major was walking in. The two walked up to the group, who were gathered at one of the tables.
    “The CO was a little surprised, to say the least,” Major Hobbs said. “Simmons had pretty air-tight credentials.”
    “So what now?” asked Earl.
    “The CO has some old friends in the agency, so he’s going to ask around and see if he can find anybody who’s heard of this character,” the Major said. “I’m supposed to get back with him in about twenty minutes. Meanwhile, he stays on ice.”
    “Begging your pardon, Major,” Frank said, “but I really don’t care what the Army or the CIA says about this guy. We aren’t letting him go free.”
    “No worries, neither am I,” the Major said. “We may have to take him into custody at the base, but I expect him to be shot there. We aren’t fooling around with enemy spies at this point.”
    “I don’t want him taken to headquarters by people we don’t know and trust,” Frank said. “This guy is slippery, and we can’t trust a lot of people in the military at this point. He’ll get away if we aren’t really careful.”
    “I want to know why he risked trying to arrest Earl and Jackson here,” Major Hobbs said. “Is there some history that I don’t know about?”
    “Remember Hank and Lewis and Ken?” asked Jackson.
    “Yes, of course,” the Major said.
    “Earl and I were getting ready to leave the Williams Militia and join this group,” Jackson said. “Hank and Lewis caught us before we left, and forced us to agree to be spies.”
    “I see,” the Major said, looking concerned. “And did you ever act in that capacity?”
    “No,” Jackson said. “We probably would have just disappeared instead of staying with this group, but then the air attacks happened, and there was the incident where Hank and Ken got killed. We decided it was better to stay with this group. We are with them 100%, and we will fight the Williams Militia with them.”
    “They already have fought with us against the Williams Militia, Major,” Frank said. “I trust these guys.
They’re with us
.”
    “I see,” the Major said.
    “I still don’t understand why Officer Simmons decided to attempt an arrest,” Frank said. “He had to know that we wouldn’t allow it.”
    “He probably thought his cover was strong enough to keep me on his side,” Major Hobbs said. “I fought with you guys, side by side. Earl saved our bacon more than once today, so there’s no way I’m buying what Officer Simmons was up to. Besides, the things he was interested in while we were up in the front made me question why he was here. That’s why I called Frank. He hardly even looked at those bodies, but he was real interested in the defenses of this park.”
    “He was here to case the joint, and if he got lucky enough, to settle scores with Frank, Jackson,