to hug Jenn, a shot rang out and Josh fell to the ground. Everyone hit the dirt and sought cover.
Another three shots hit around them, but didn’t find their target.
Gus yelled, “The shots came from the house. Strafe under the deck!”
The closest Humvee opened up on the deck and then the house. Several of the team charged the house when the machine guns ceased fire and found a wounded man under the deck hiding behind some cinder blocks. They dragged him out from under the deck and took him to Scott. They forced him to his knees and tied his hands behind his back.
“Aren’t you a bit old to be hiding under a deck and killing people?" Beth said.
“Fuck you, you whore.”
Beth kicked him in the face and knocked him to the ground.
Scott spoke up and said, “Mom, that is the Wolf. We have a million dollar reward on his ass. Dead or alive. This bastard has been trying to kill Dad for over twenty years. We will get him to talk about the Chupracabras.”
Meanwhile Jenn had started checking Josh’s wound.
“Dad, the unlucky boy just took another slug saving another Harris life. He has a wound in his upper arm that passed through his chest above all vital organs. Help me stop the bleeding and I think he will live.”
“Jenn, you need to stay away from this young man. He is a bullet magnet.”
“I’m wounded, not dead. I can hear you.”
Josh passed out as they were loading him into the ambulance. Jenn jumped in the ambulance and rode to the hospital with Josh.
***
Scott and John walked into the pressroom to a round of applause and a standing ovation. He waved several times, but the applause continued.
“Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen!”
The room fell silent and everyone was fixed on Scott.
“I want to start off by thanking everyone who had a hand in saving my Dad and family from these terrorists. Several of my bodyguards and family members were wounded in the battle.”
Scott read off their names and thanked them and their families for their sacrifice.
“A visiting reporter from the USA was caught in the crossfire and was also wounded. There were no deaths on our team and all will recover. The reporter was the most seriously injured since he was shot twice. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of them. I will now take questions.”
“Mr. President, we have information from several reliable sources that Josh Logan was wounded twice saving President Harris and your sister. Do you have any comment?”
“Yes, I do. The boy was in the wrong place at the wrong time. In both cases, he accidently stepped between my family and the bullet meant to kill them. Yes, I am happy that the bullets did not kill my family, but the boy was not an active participant in the battle. He was a reporter caught in a battle and he spent his time doing what a great reporter does. No more no less.”
“Mr. President, why did your sister give him a kiss on the forehead and ride in the ambulance back to the hospital with him, if he was just another reporter? My sources say that he personally killed four of the terrorists and was wounded trying to protect your sister.”
“We are in the middle of an investigation on this matter and I cannot give out more detail. As far as the kiss, I would kiss you if you took a bullet meant for me. Thanks for your support and prayers for the wounded.”
They left the pressroom and headed directly to the command center.
George got their attention and said, “Scott we have to get his parents out of the USA double quick. They will be dead before tomorrow night.”
“Son, I am afraid George is right. That egotistical bitch will have them killed just to make sure no one in the USA ever thinks about helping the ISA.”
“General Jones, can you get them out of Ohio before dawn?”
“Mr. President, I’d be lying if I said yes, but we will give it a hell of a try and I alerted my team when that reporter gave up Mr. Logan. The Team will be in the air in
Another three shots hit around them, but didn’t find their target.
Gus yelled, “The shots came from the house. Strafe under the deck!”
The closest Humvee opened up on the deck and then the house. Several of the team charged the house when the machine guns ceased fire and found a wounded man under the deck hiding behind some cinder blocks. They dragged him out from under the deck and took him to Scott. They forced him to his knees and tied his hands behind his back.
“Aren’t you a bit old to be hiding under a deck and killing people?" Beth said.
“Fuck you, you whore.”
Beth kicked him in the face and knocked him to the ground.
Scott spoke up and said, “Mom, that is the Wolf. We have a million dollar reward on his ass. Dead or alive. This bastard has been trying to kill Dad for over twenty years. We will get him to talk about the Chupracabras.”
Meanwhile Jenn had started checking Josh’s wound.
“Dad, the unlucky boy just took another slug saving another Harris life. He has a wound in his upper arm that passed through his chest above all vital organs. Help me stop the bleeding and I think he will live.”
“Jenn, you need to stay away from this young man. He is a bullet magnet.”
“I’m wounded, not dead. I can hear you.”
Josh passed out as they were loading him into the ambulance. Jenn jumped in the ambulance and rode to the hospital with Josh.
***
Scott and John walked into the pressroom to a round of applause and a standing ovation. He waved several times, but the applause continued.
“Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen!”
The room fell silent and everyone was fixed on Scott.
“I want to start off by thanking everyone who had a hand in saving my Dad and family from these terrorists. Several of my bodyguards and family members were wounded in the battle.”
Scott read off their names and thanked them and their families for their sacrifice.
“A visiting reporter from the USA was caught in the crossfire and was also wounded. There were no deaths on our team and all will recover. The reporter was the most seriously injured since he was shot twice. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of them. I will now take questions.”
“Mr. President, we have information from several reliable sources that Josh Logan was wounded twice saving President Harris and your sister. Do you have any comment?”
“Yes, I do. The boy was in the wrong place at the wrong time. In both cases, he accidently stepped between my family and the bullet meant to kill them. Yes, I am happy that the bullets did not kill my family, but the boy was not an active participant in the battle. He was a reporter caught in a battle and he spent his time doing what a great reporter does. No more no less.”
“Mr. President, why did your sister give him a kiss on the forehead and ride in the ambulance back to the hospital with him, if he was just another reporter? My sources say that he personally killed four of the terrorists and was wounded trying to protect your sister.”
“We are in the middle of an investigation on this matter and I cannot give out more detail. As far as the kiss, I would kiss you if you took a bullet meant for me. Thanks for your support and prayers for the wounded.”
They left the pressroom and headed directly to the command center.
George got their attention and said, “Scott we have to get his parents out of the USA double quick. They will be dead before tomorrow night.”
“Son, I am afraid George is right. That egotistical bitch will have them killed just to make sure no one in the USA ever thinks about helping the ISA.”
“General Jones, can you get them out of Ohio before dawn?”
“Mr. President, I’d be lying if I said yes, but we will give it a hell of a try and I alerted my team when that reporter gave up Mr. Logan. The Team will be in the air in
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