truck.”
“There’s a tank behind that building,” General Hogan said.
“Yep, looks like they still have that in the same place,” Jerry said. He walked over to Frank’s laptop. “The national park cameras still up?”
“Yeah, Jerry, just click on the browser.”
“Oh, yeah, look at that,” Jerry said. “That’s a troop transport truck.”
“It’s not full of men, though,” Jeb said. “They’re unloading something. What’s in that box, I wonder. They’ve got six men on it.”
General Hogan went over to the laptop and looked. His brow furrowed. “That looks like a bomb to me.”
“Bomb?” Jeb asked.
“Nuclear device,” he said. “Wonder what they’re planning.”
“Why unload it there? This isn’t a target.”
“Good question,” the General said. “Maybe they want to package it into something they can move around more easily.”
“Hey, guys, there’s a semi-truck heading for the gate,” Frank said, looking at the satellite imagery. “It’s around the bend. You’ll be able to see it in a few seconds.”
“Yep, here it comes,” General Hogan said.
The men watched as the long 18-wheeler came through the gate. It parked next to the equipment building. Then the tank moved out from behind that building, and positioned so its big gun was covering the main gate.
“They think it’s been followed,” Jerry said.
“It was followed,” Frank said. “Two cars on the way in. They look like official vehicles.”
“Police?” General Hogan asked.
“Maybe,” Frank said. “You’ll probably see them in the camera in a few seconds.”
“I wish we could warn them,” Jerry said.
“Oh, crap,” Jeb said. “That tank just fired.”
“They missed,” Frank said. “Those cars are turning around!”
“The tank is rolling out further,” Jerry said. “Whoa, another shot!”
“Missed again,” Frank said. “They’re too far away, now.”
“Two pickup trucks just drove out the gate in a hurry,” General Hogan said.
“Yeah, saw them,” Jerry said. “Three cretins in the back of each.”
“Those cop cars turned around faster than they should have,” Frank said. “They knew.”
“Yep,” Jerry said.
“I passed along info about Capitol Reef to somebody I trust,” General Hogan said. “They’ve been watching. You know they can sniff out nuclear devices if they get close enough, right?”
“That area is gonna get hot before we can get there, isn’t it?” Jerry asked.
“It might,” General Hogan said. “You know we’ve got them now, right?”
“How so?” Jeb asked.
“This action will finally convince the right people to watch this park. If there’s a mass exodus now, we’ll kill them on the road,” the General said.
“Your friends have the apps?” Frank asked.
“Nope, I just told them to use the satellites. Still too many people we can’t trust.”
“We still have to go forward with our plans,” George said. “And maybe we want to leave a little earlier than mid-morning. They can’t see everybody, but we can. We don’t want Saladin slipping away to a safe place.”
“They’re loading that crate into the semi-truck,” Jerry said. “Look.”
“It’s gonna be a short trip,” Frank said. “Look at this.”
Frank moved back so others could gather around the PC screen.
“Ambush!” Jeb said, grinning. The two cop cars were now with a group of about forty vehicles, hidden on the sides of the road. The two pickup trucks were approaching.
“Bam!” Jerry shouted as the two pickups flew across the road, rolling.
“Okay, they know that they can’t get their package out, and they know they’re bottled up,” George said. “Or they will in a minute. I say we leave right now, camp out nearby while it’s dark, and then roll in there at sunup, before they can flee.”
“You sure?” Kurt asked.
“Yeah, I’m sure,” George said. “In fact, if there’s enough of a moon, we ought to sneak in there and get this started
“There’s a tank behind that building,” General Hogan said.
“Yep, looks like they still have that in the same place,” Jerry said. He walked over to Frank’s laptop. “The national park cameras still up?”
“Yeah, Jerry, just click on the browser.”
“Oh, yeah, look at that,” Jerry said. “That’s a troop transport truck.”
“It’s not full of men, though,” Jeb said. “They’re unloading something. What’s in that box, I wonder. They’ve got six men on it.”
General Hogan went over to the laptop and looked. His brow furrowed. “That looks like a bomb to me.”
“Bomb?” Jeb asked.
“Nuclear device,” he said. “Wonder what they’re planning.”
“Why unload it there? This isn’t a target.”
“Good question,” the General said. “Maybe they want to package it into something they can move around more easily.”
“Hey, guys, there’s a semi-truck heading for the gate,” Frank said, looking at the satellite imagery. “It’s around the bend. You’ll be able to see it in a few seconds.”
“Yep, here it comes,” General Hogan said.
The men watched as the long 18-wheeler came through the gate. It parked next to the equipment building. Then the tank moved out from behind that building, and positioned so its big gun was covering the main gate.
“They think it’s been followed,” Jerry said.
“It was followed,” Frank said. “Two cars on the way in. They look like official vehicles.”
“Police?” General Hogan asked.
“Maybe,” Frank said. “You’ll probably see them in the camera in a few seconds.”
“I wish we could warn them,” Jerry said.
“Oh, crap,” Jeb said. “That tank just fired.”
“They missed,” Frank said. “Those cars are turning around!”
“The tank is rolling out further,” Jerry said. “Whoa, another shot!”
“Missed again,” Frank said. “They’re too far away, now.”
“Two pickup trucks just drove out the gate in a hurry,” General Hogan said.
“Yeah, saw them,” Jerry said. “Three cretins in the back of each.”
“Those cop cars turned around faster than they should have,” Frank said. “They knew.”
“Yep,” Jerry said.
“I passed along info about Capitol Reef to somebody I trust,” General Hogan said. “They’ve been watching. You know they can sniff out nuclear devices if they get close enough, right?”
“That area is gonna get hot before we can get there, isn’t it?” Jerry asked.
“It might,” General Hogan said. “You know we’ve got them now, right?”
“How so?” Jeb asked.
“This action will finally convince the right people to watch this park. If there’s a mass exodus now, we’ll kill them on the road,” the General said.
“Your friends have the apps?” Frank asked.
“Nope, I just told them to use the satellites. Still too many people we can’t trust.”
“We still have to go forward with our plans,” George said. “And maybe we want to leave a little earlier than mid-morning. They can’t see everybody, but we can. We don’t want Saladin slipping away to a safe place.”
“They’re loading that crate into the semi-truck,” Jerry said. “Look.”
“It’s gonna be a short trip,” Frank said. “Look at this.”
Frank moved back so others could gather around the PC screen.
“Ambush!” Jeb said, grinning. The two cop cars were now with a group of about forty vehicles, hidden on the sides of the road. The two pickup trucks were approaching.
“Bam!” Jerry shouted as the two pickups flew across the road, rolling.
“Okay, they know that they can’t get their package out, and they know they’re bottled up,” George said. “Or they will in a minute. I say we leave right now, camp out nearby while it’s dark, and then roll in there at sunup, before they can flee.”
“You sure?” Kurt asked.
“Yeah, I’m sure,” George said. “In fact, if there’s enough of a moon, we ought to sneak in there and get this started
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