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12-15-2011, 12:33 PM | #1 |
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Patrick AFB, Titusville, Fl - 12:34 AM
An MC-130J lands carrying some PJ's and two rescued downed air crew. The plane taxis to a parking a ramp and when the engines stop, the rear hatch opens. Four crew men carry a stretcher and another helps the other rescued crewman up to his feet. He was hurting. His left arm was all bandaged up and some gauze covered some pretty nasty bumps on his head. This rescued airman was none other than First Sergeant Conrad "Duke" Hauser. As he walked down the ramp, he thanked the crewman for his assistance and Duke walks a few paces away from him and grabs his celphone. Crisfield, Md - 12:40 AM The phone rings and wakes Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara-Hauser from her sleep. "Hello?" - she says into the receiver. "Shana, honey I'm back" the voice on the other line says. "Where are you?" she asks. "I can't tell you, I'm on an open line, but I am back on US soil." She knew that they could not go into specifics about where he was and what happened, though it was killing her to know. "Are you okay?" she asked, concern in her voice. "A few scratches and my left arm is broken. But otherwise, I'm okay." He tried to sound reassuring but he knew he was not doing a good job at it. "Wild Bill and I are getting on another transport to Bethesda." "When?" Scarlett asked. "Doc wants to check out Wild Bill's injuries first and as soon as he clears him we'll be wheels up. We should be there before noon." "I'll be there to meet you". "Shanna, you do not need to do that. I'll be home tomorrow afternoon" "Yes, I do and I don't want any arguments. I'll see you then. I love you, Duke". "I love you too" Then she hangs up. Shanna then thinks about the path that brought her here. Five years ago, due to cuts in military spending and changes in military doctrine, the number of active Joes were cut in half. A year later, it was cut by another half. Most of the senior members (including her) were given early retirements with full benefits. While others were absorbed into existing SOC groups. The specialized missions the Joes used to undertake and now being carried out by various members of SOC (Special Operations Command). Scarlett has taken a job as "Special Adviser to the DCI (Director of Central Intelligence) On Terrorist Activities. She also headed the anti-terrorist task force of the CIA. Scarlett with the help of her brother, Stephen opened a Dojo near Langley called "The Scarlett Dragon" with Stephen being the instructor and Scarlett being a silent partner. She loved her work for the CIA and the pay was not bad. Hell, it paid more than three times what she made when she was an active duty Joe. But she missed working on the field, she missed working with her fellow Joes, most of all she missed the action in her life. She and Duke finally got married last year after a three year engagement and they settled their homestead in Maryland, near DC, more importantly near Langley. She was married. Married to Duke. Why? Because Duke was there. Because Duke had a lesser chance of slipping off in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again. And Duke was emotionally in the same place she was. She knew Duke would always be there for her. But did she love Duke as much as she loved...Snake Eyes? Of course she did, she told herself. More to reassure herself than anything. With that thought, she looked at the clock and it said 12:50 and she closed her eyes and went back to sleep. Patrick AFB, Titusville, Fl - 1:30 AM Wild Bill was this time in a wheel chair. He hated being carried in a stretcher. He felt like he was helpless. Both his legs were broken in the "crash". Upon landing in Patrick, Doc examined his wounds and cleared him to fly back to DC so he can go and get checked in to Bethesda Naval Hospital. He complained to Doc that the pain was killing him, so Doc gave him some pain killers for his trip. An airman was pushing his wheel chair towards the aft ramp of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. Wild Bill, though starting to get groggy from the pain killers asked the Airman who was flying the C-17. The Airman replied that he wasn't sure but one thing is definite, it would not be Wild Bill. He got offended by that remark and was about to reprimand the Airman when he heard somebody say, "I'll take it from here, Airman. Thanks". He looked up and saw Brad "Ace" Armbruster now a Major. "Ace!!! How the hell are you?" "Pretty good. I'll be your chauffer tonight". "They stuck you flying C-17's? Didn't you use to be a fighter jock or something?" said Wild Bill, chuckling as he said it. "Well, I still am. I am project lead on the F-35 JSF project. Just came to Florida for some R & R, now I am headed back to Pax River." The government maintained a small group (about 10-20 members, but the exact number has never been discussed)in the active Joe roster. With Hawk now fully retired, Duke was running the show. Reporting only to the President of the United States. Aside from Duke, Flint stayed on and is now the XO and field commander for the Joes. Lady Jaye (now engaged to Flint) is in charge of intelligence. Wild Bill is Air Squardon Commander. Snake Eyes is combat tactics and recon. Breaker is communications officer and Doc is the team surgeon. And that rounds out the core group. As the C-17 took off, Duke made his way to the communications trailer in the cargo bay of the C-17 where Alvin "Breaker" Kibby was waiting. "Are we online, Breaker?" asked Duke. "Just about" replied Breaker. Two seconds later the President of the United States Mark Madison and National security adviser, Dennis Abernathy appeared on the trailer's monitors. "Good evening Duke. I'm sorry to hear what happened. Are you and your man okay?" Asked the President. "We'll live. We are on the way back to DC, Mr. President so I should be at the White House around 13:00. The team surgeon wants me and Wild Bill to get checked out in Bethesda". "Seems reasonable. Can you give me a quick rundown of what happened, Duke?" "Yes sir. After my team and I landed in Nicaragua, our local contact reported that the hills near Honduran border have been extra-ordinarily busy with military actvity. He reported that Nicaraguan Air Force jets were seen attacking ground targets. Two nights ago I sent a recon team to see what was going on and Wild Bill and I were on our way to extract them when our Pavehawk was hit by ground fire.” "What kind of ground fire?" Asked the president. "We are thinking radar guided anti-aircraft artillery. Luckily our recon team led by Snake eyes found us first and was able to get us extracted. Snake Eyes and his team remain in country. And Mr. President, from what I have learned from his team, our suspicions are correct. Cobra is now active in the drug cartels." Cobra is now a fraction of what it used to be, but is still considered to be a viable threat. Now headed by the former Crimson Guard Commanders, Tomax and Xamot. Destro has been out of the grid and his MARS group of companies has been shut down with all assets frozen by the UN. Along with Destro, Baroness has not been seen and heard from either. Following an anonymous tip, Cobra Commander was captured four years ago somewhere in South Asia. He is now being held in an undisclosed location. Two years ago, a lawyer claiming he represented Cobra Commander sought the help of Amnesty International and said that Cobra Commander's human rights were being violated by the government of the United States. That Cobra Commander was being held illegally against his rights and that the US government had no evidence to tie Cobra Commander to any of the accused crimes the government claims he committed and that all crimes were either perpetrated by Destro and Baroness or fabricated by the US Government. The argument held no merit. But it did capture the attention of the left wing media and their supporters. Amnesty International through it's chairman Ami Goddard, hired some high profile lawyers that specialize in human rights cases. A trial was brought forth to challenge the US Government holding Cobra Commander in custody and the left wing media provided what they claimed was "viable evidence" and "falsified information" against the Government. The original trial was held in DC and the AI lawyers asked the trial be moved to Massachusetts citing that the Judges in DC will fail to be un-biased in their judgment due to possible government influence. Eventually the trial was gaining momentum when Cobra Commander mysteriously dis-appeared from his Jail cell and the two guards watching him were found dead with stab wounds to the torso. The court is in recess pending the outcome of Cobra Commander's re-capture. 4:30, PAX River NAS, Virginia. Flint was waiting by the C-17 parking ramp watching his boss' plane pulled in. As the rear ramp came down, Flint started walking towards the plane. "Good morning, Duke" and then he snaps a salute. Duke salutes him back. "Any developments in Nicaragua?" Duke asked. "Yes, our guys just sent us pictures from that little recon trip they had in the jungle" as he hands Duke a manila folder with some pictures. "See anybody familiar?" asked Flint. "Yeah, one of the twins (meaning either Tomax or Xamot) and is that, Zartan?" "We think so, but we have not gotten a positive ID." "Tell Snake-Eyes to put the field under 24 hour surveillance and gather as much info as he can." Then Wild Bill comes rolling down the ramp with Ace. "Hey, Flint!!! Long time. Heard you and Lady Jaye are engaged. Congratulations." Said Ace. "Thanks Ace. How have you been?" "Awww, doing okay. I am the project lead on the F-35 project here in Pax River. Yeah the Navy ain't too happy that an Air Force boy is in charge of a project based in a Navy base. But what can I say, they wanted the best". "Well, if you don't mind bringing the Cowboy and his wheeled steed to that waiting ambulance I would appreciate it". Said Flint. "Whoa, ambulance? I'm okay I don't need to ride in an ambulance." Protested Wild Bill. "Doc's orders!!!" Duke said. 8:30, Bethesda Naval Hospital, MD Scarlett waited in the lobby as she sipped her usual Venti Mocha Cappucino from Starbucks. She has been waiting almost 5 minutes when the elevator door opens, Duke walked out with his left arm in a cast, a gauze on the left side of his forehead and his face was a bit black and blue. Scarlett put her coffee down and rushed to him. Holding Duke and kissing him on the lips. "Hi honey, you look terrible" said Scarlett. "You should see the other guy!!!" Joked Duke. "We have sometime do you want to go home and freshen up?" asked Scarlett. "Time for what? I have to brief the President and the NSC today at the White House at 13:00." "I know, I will be in that briefing. The DCI is out of the country and I am going in his place." "oh well then, home it is for a shower and maybe some..." "Hold it mister, you are in no condition for some...you know what!!!" Scarlett answered. Duke exaggerated his look of rejection. "Besides when was the last time you took a shower, I mean a real good decent shower?" added Scarlett. "Ok, ok I get it" answered Duke, raising his hands to show he conceded and as he did, he winced in pain. "Are, you okay?" Scarlett asked, concern in her face. "I'll be okay. Can we stop by "the office" (the Joe's base of operation in DC was referred to as "the office" when in public.) to pick up the report I need for the briefing?" Asked Duke. "No need, Breaker dropped it off this morning. He felt uneasy giving it to me and I had to remind him that my security clearance was higher than his, for that matter even his boss." Then she looks at Duke with a wry smile. To be continued...
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12-15-2011, 12:47 PM | #2 |
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A good start, and an interesting twist on some established characters and situations.
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12-15-2011, 07:27 PM | #3 |
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As Duke and Scarlett were walking to their car, Scarlett’s phone rang.
“Shana O’Hara-Hauser” she answered. “Shana, its Andrea. The president has moved the briefing to 13:20 but he wants to see you, Duke and Flint at the oval office at 13:00.” “Did he say why?” “No, but NSA Abernathy will be joining you” answered Andrea. “Okay, we’ll be there” and Scarlett hung up. “That was Andrea Lynx. Briefing has been moved to 13:20, but POTUS wants to see you, me and Flint at the Oval Office at 13:00” she told Duke. “Did Ms. Lynx say why?” asked Duke. “No. She was very brief as always.” Then they both got in Scarlett’s bullet proof Mercedes E500 and headed home. Andrea Lynx is the White House Chief of Staff. She and President Mark Madison have been friends since college and he even refers to her as “The other woman in my life”. She has always been by his side since he was elected congressman of his home state all the way to the White House. She just hung up the phone when Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Reuben “Bullhorn” Bruce walked into her office. “Good Morning Andrea. Are you busy?” “I got a few minutes, what’s up General?” “Scuttle butt is that POTUS wants to meet with me prior to the briefing. Any ideas why?” “He wasn’t specific, but I think he wants to talk about possibly expanding GI Joe operations” “That’s bullshit and he knows it” the General bellowed. Andrea looked at him and all of a sudden remembering why the General was called “Bullhorn”. Andrea stood up and shut the door to her office and then addressed the General. “General Bruce first of all calm down. This is not a firing range. I can hear you just fine without you having to raise your voice.” The General mumbled something resembling an apology. “The President and NSA Abernathy have been discussing the idea of recalling some of the retired members of GI Joe, because Duke Hauser has claims that Cobra is on the move again. They have evidence that Cobra is now running one of the largest drug cartels in South America and maybe even in Afghanistan.” Said Andrea. “If that’s the case then it should be under the DEA and not GI Joe. I swear Hauser would do anything to hold on to his glory days” retorted the General. “The whole Joe team should have been put out to pasture three years ago. When Hawk retired, he should have had all the members of his team retire with him.” “Well most of them did.” answered Andrea. “Hawk Abernathy is not stupid Andrea. A lot of his boys may be “retired” from active duty but he got most of them strategically placed jobs in the government and in the private sector. So his guys can pretty much stay up to date on what is going on. He has guys from the local government coroner’s office to the country’s second largest security subcontractor. He knew what he was doing. He may be retired, but he is far from being “retired””. Jalapa, Nicaragua – 6:30 Local time Daniel “Recondo” LeClaire was driving a white unmarked Toyota Fj40 into town to pick up supplies when his satellite phone began to ring. “For the last time Tunnel Rat, I am not going out of my way to pick up Budweisers” – He answers irritatingly. “Recondo, this is Flint.” The voice on the other line said. Recondo slammed on his breaks and pulled to the side of the road. “Oh hey, Flint” he answered. “Are you with your team?” “No sir, I am headed to town to pick up supplies”. “I need you to turn around and turn on your encrypted radio. I have new orders from Duke”. “Yes, sir” Recondo answered as he turned his Toyota around and headed back to their makeshift base. 60 Miles west of Jalapa (near the Nicaraguan-Honduran border) – 8:15 Local time After a 50 mile drive and a 5 mile hike through the Nicaraguan Jungle, Recondo arrived at the hut near an abandoned mine that he and his team called home for the past week. His team consisted of Snake-eyes, Tunnel Rat, Leatherneck, Low light and Heavy Duty. They were supposed to be extracted two days ago, but new developments have extended their stay in the Nicaraguan jungle indefinitely. Tunnel Rat met him with an exaggerated look of disappointment in his face. “No budweisers?” Recondo ignored him and walked straight to the hut, where they had their radio equipment. Snake-eyes was in one corner sharpening his sword and Low-light was sitting near the radio cleaning his long range rifle. Recondo sat the radio table and turned on the radio. He gave it a minute for the encryption device to kick in and then he pressed the mike button. “GW Papa India Tango this is snake hunter one, do you copy?” “I read you snake hunter one, hold on for Duke” said the voice on the other line. 10 seconds later, Duke gets on the horn. “What’s your status snake hunter?” “Snake eyes and Lowlight just got back from patrol and Leatherneck and Heavy Duty are on station” Recondo answered. “Anything new to report?” Asked Duke. “Cobra has been moving some equipment to their jungle hideout and Lowlight reported seeing not only Zartan but also a female who we assume is either Zanya or Zarana and three of the surviving dreadnoks.“ “Do we have an idea on what equipment cobra was bringing in?” “Negative, they seem to be in standard shipping crates. Also, security has been tripled ever since they shot down your helicopter.” “Vipers?” “They might be. If they are, they are not in Cobra uniforms and I doubt they are locals because of the firepower they are carrying around. No cheap-ass AK replicas, but mostly AKS’ and M4 carbines with full on mods. I am sending you more pictures right now” “How old are the pictures?” “less than 3 hours. It shows the crates, the manpower and the female and the dreadnoks that I told you about.” “Roger that. Keep us posted with any new developments . GW Papa India Tango out”. And with that, Duke signed off. Technically Snake-Eyes is the group leader but because of his silence, Recondo does the communicating. As he put the radio mike down, he looks at Snake eyes and then he looks at Lowlight. “Why didn’t you tell him?” Asked Lowlight. “Because he (pointing to Snake-eyes) hasn’t told me to do so yet.” White House – 12:50 Scarlett and Duke just got done presenting their credentials when they were met by the Secret Service’s head of Presidential Detail, Alex Fox. “Good afternoon Miss Hauser and Sgt. Hauser” extending his hand towards Duke. “Alex as I told you many times, just Shana.” “And just call me Duke.” “Okay, Shana, Duke follow me to the oval office. POTUS is expecting you.” Alex Fox knocked twice and when he heard the president say “enter”, he opened the door. “Miss Shana Hauser and Sgt. Hauser are here sir.” “Send them in”. As Duke and Scarlett came in, they saw the President sitting behind his desk signing some papers, his secretary behind him and NSA Dennis Abernathy sitting in one of the Oval Office’s white couches. NSA Abernathy motioned to them to sit on the other couch. “Good afternoon, sir” Duke greeted NSA Abernathy. “Duke, remember its Dennis. Hell you called my older brother Hawk, why can’t you call me Dennis?” “Hello, Dennis” said Scarlett. “Hello Shana. You look well”. “Thank you Dennis, so do you. Any idea why we’re here?” “Yes, but I would rather have the president tell you.” Duke shifted uncomfortably as the president signed the last piece of paper and dismissed his secretary. He walked towards the group and as Duke was starting to stand, there was a knock in the door and Flint came in. Flint saluted the president. “Sorry, I’m late sir.” “Not at all, in fact you are a few minutes early” said the president. Flint then looks at Duke and Scarlett with a questioning look as he sat down with NSA Abernathy and the President sat on one of the chairs perpendicular to the two couches. “Let me get straight to the point here. Duke after you give your briefing, I will tell the members of the security committee that I will be increasing your budget and personnel based on the report on Cobra that you are about to give. But let me warn you, there will be a lot of opposition in there. Especially from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the SOC Commander, Rear Admiral Simpson. That is why I need you and Flint to make a strong presentation and do not hold anything back.” Duke and Flint looked at each other. “There is also another matter.” The president continued “I am starting to think that Shana is right about a mole in my administration”. “Why is that Mr. President?” Asked Scarlett. “I know you guys and even Hawk have suspected it for some time now. Ever since “the last Joe mission” three years ago. And the more I think about it the more it makes sense. The two drones getting shot down one after the other when they were both state of the art in stealth technology. And then Duke’s chopper getting shot down this week. It was like the enemy knows we were coming. " Just then the door opens and Chief of Staff Andrea Lynx walks in. “Sorry, I’m late. What did I miss?” The President looking irritated said “nothing that concerns you Andrea. We were just wrapping up and heading down to the situation room”. The President stood up and so did the rest of the party and they started walk out the door. “Mr. President if you don’t mind since we have I few minutes I need to confer with Flint.” Asked Duke. “Go right ahead.” As Scarlett began to protest her lack of involvement, she felt a tug on her sleeve and as she looked up, she saw Andrea Lynx motioning with her eyes to the ladies room. “Mr. President please excuse us while me and Ms. O’hara-Hauser powder our noses” said Andrea. The president looked at her and then looked at Scarlett as if warning her to be cautious. As soon as they got in the ladies room, Andrea wasted no time in grilling Scarlett. “Okay, what the hell was that about?” “Nothing. The president just wanted to check with Duke and Flint if there were any new developments in Nicaragua.” “Do you expect me to believe that?” Snarled Andrea. “What do you want me to tell you Andrea?” “The truth. And I just want to tell you that the President and I are very close and I will find out if you left anything out.” “Again, what do you want me to tell you, Andrea?” “Just remember what I told you.” Then Andrea stormed out of the ladies room. To be continued...
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In this real world scenario, the Joes try to find where they fit in with today's military doctrine. Since several Spec ops groups are becoming more and more capable, more so than the Joes are.
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Duke and Flint walked into a small office which was normally used by the secret service near the situation room. Alex Fox was in the office talking to one of his men.
“Hey Duke. What can I do for you?” “Hi Alex, have you met Flint?” “No sir, it is an honor to meet you.” Alex extended his hand to Flint and the two men shook hands. “Alex, do you mind if we use this office for a few minutes?” Asked Duke. “Sure go right ahead.” As Alex Fox signaled the agent there with him to vacate the room. “What do you think?” Asked Flint. “I trust the President and I know Dennis has our back. But quite frankly I was not expecting this. But we can’t be too excited just yet. We still have a briefing to give to a hostile crowd.” “Agreed.” “Any new developments since I left the office?” “Yes, I got the pictures that Snake-eyes’ team sent. And just like Recondo said, just crates. It’s hard to determine what is in there. The second picture shows the female. Breaker sent the pictures to the FBI to see if they can run it through the facial recognition software.” “Any chance, it’s the Baroness?” “No, she’s too short. Remember Baroness is about as tall as Zartan even without her tall boots. This girl is about 4 inches shorter than Zartan.” As Duke reached over to grab a picture, he winced in pain. “Are you okay, Duke?” “Yeah, I’m okay.” “Are you sure you can do the briefing in your condition?” “Please you know you and I have been much through worse.” “Under fire from Cobra, yes. Under fire from Pentagon brass, not really.” “Man Flint, do you remember a time when Generals would salute us? Now they treat us like some unwanted bastard step child.” “Times change, Duke. Times change.” White House Situation Room – 13:10 The President walked in with NSA Abernathy and Chief of Staff Lynx behind him. General Bruce and Admiral Simpson stood up to greet them. “Mr. President, good afternoon sir.” “Good afternoon General, Admiral.” “Defense Secretary Middleton will be joining us via teleconferencing shortly.” Informed the President. “Reuben, I bet you and the Admiral are wondering why I asked you here.” The President started as Gen. Bruce looked at Andrea Lynx. “Yes, sir. But to be quite honest, I think I have an idea why.” “Oh, and what is that General?” “I think it has something to do with GI Joe. About their budget and possibly expanding it.” The president looked a bit surprised but tried to hide it and then he looked at Andrea Lynx who pretended to ignore him. “Well General, that is not what I wanted to talk about but since you brought it up, what are your thoughts?” “Permission to speak freely, sir!!!” Said Admiral Simpson. The president looked at him and gave him a nod to proceed. “Mr. President, this is baloney and you know it. Right now the SEALS, the Delta Force and the other teams of SOC are better equipped, better trained and better suited for the today’s real world scenario. We are tasked to fight Al Queda, the Taliban, Pirates in the Gulf, Warlords in Somalia and some other fringe groups thinking they can intimidate the USA. The Joes have made their contributions and we are thankful for it. But just like old war horses when their time comes, we thank them for their service and then put the to pasture.” “I’m sorry you feel that way Admiral.” NSA Abernathy answered. “But the members of GI Joe are far from “their time”. They are still an effective unit for intelligence and counter terrorism. And as much as your men deal with bigger and newer terrorist groups, GI Joe is still best at dealing with Cobra and Destro.” “Except for the fact that Cobra is gone and Destro has not been heard from in years.” Retorted the General. “Yes and we did not hear from Osama Bin Laden for almost 10 years, but that does not mean we stopped looking for him does it?” Countered NSA Abernathy. With a little bit more venom than he wanted. Just then, there was a knock on the door and Duke, Flint and Scarlett walked in. The President looked at them and asked “Are we ready to proceed?” “Yes, sir” answered Duke. The president got on the phone and told somebody on the other line that they were ready for Defense Secretary Middleton and DOJ Secretary Del Benedict. 20 seconds later two big flat screen monitors came to life and Secretary Middleton was on one and Secretary Benedict on the other. “Duke, you may proceed.” “Thank you, Mr. President.” As Duke stood up, Flint started handing everybody a Manila folder. “Gentlemen, as you very well know we have had suspicions that Cobra has been working with the drug cartels in South America and possibly Afghanistan. Last week upon orders from the President, an assembled team of Gi Joe members went to Nicaragua near the town of Jalapa just east of the Nicaraguan and Honduran border. “ “What kind of intelligence did you have prior to this operation?” the General interrupted. “We had a tip from a trusted source that informed us that several Nicaraguan Air Force L-39 Albatrosses configured for COIN (Counter Insurgency) operations has been seen around the area. And late last week was seen firing Zuni rockets at ground targets. Now our source says that the local drug cartel has the Sandinistas in their pockets, so why would the Nicaraguan Air Force attack them?” “I don’t know. Maybe they forgot to pay their protection money for the month.” The General said sarcastically. “It’s more than that, General. Snake have moved in the drug cartel’s den.“ Said Scarlett. “If I can direct your attention to the folders that Flint handed you. The first picture is a man on his knees. Do you see who is standing behind him with a gun to the man’s head? Well, just in case you do not recognize him, that is Tomax. The next picture is of his brother Xamot, lining up some of the captured drug cartel’s local militia. The next two pictures, you can pretty much see the brothers’ handy work. The man that Tomax shot is Jose Arguelles. Son of drug cartel leader Juan Arguelles. So you can see General, that our intel was very strong.” Concluded Duke. “Then if Cobra has moved on to drugs, this should be handled by the DEA.” Answered the General, looking at Secretary Benedict for confirmation and support. “Agreed. In fact I can send a team over from Columbia and they can be there in 24 hours.” Said Sec. Benedict. “Is your men, equipped to deal with Cobra, Mr. Secretary?” Duke asked with a hint of anger. “Sgt. Hauser, I can assure you that my men are more than up to the task.” “You did not answer my question, Mr. Secretary. Are your men equipped to deal with Cobra?” Duke said more angrily. “Mr. President, how can you tolerate such utter dis-respect toward one of your cabinet members?” Asked a shaken Sec. Benedict. “Answer the question, Del.” Said the President. With a deep breath Sec. Benedict answered “No”. Admiral Simpson sensing his colleague faltering, said “Sir, I can send a SOC group to Nicaragua in less than 24 hours and destroy everything and everyone in that camp.” “And all the intelligence on where Destro, the Baroness or Cobra Commander might possibly be. Or how big Cobra’s operation is.” Countered Flint. “I’m sorry Flint, but contrary to what you think. My men are absolute professionals on top of their game. Which is more than I can say for your team.” Duke let out an exasperated groan and shook his head. “With all due respect Admiral, four years ago when you sent a team of SEALS to destroy the Terror Drome on Cobra island, what happened?” Duke asked. “Things have changed, Duke!!!” Duke banged his right fist on the table and raised his voice “What happened, Admiral?” “Uh, my men got pinned down by enemy fire in the jungle. Cobra was waiting for them.” “And who came to save them?” Asked Duke. After some hesitation Admiral Simpson said “your team”. “Things have changed Duke. We even have some of your old team mates training our guys. Commander Leialoha is in charge of SEAL training in Coronado. And Lonzo Wilkenson’s company is training them in combat tactics and counter insurgency.” Said the Admiral. “Admiral, the reason we have not blown up that camp is that more and more Cobra members are showing up to the site. Look at the last set of pictures. Those were taken less than 24 hours ago. The tall man to the left is Zartan and to his right are three of the surviving Dreadnoks. The female is either his sister Zarana or his daughter Zanya.” “What’s your game plan, Duke?” asked NSA Abernathy. “I will have my team continue to watch the site. So far they have stayed hidden and undetected by Cobra forces.” “What’s the time frame?” Asked the President. “I will have my men on station until the end of the week. Then I will be sending a replacement crew to relieve them.” “Do you have enough man power?” Asked the President. “No sir, I don’t.” “Then go ahead and recall some of your old team mates. But only those who are still in active service. “ “Yes, sir.” The General started to protest but a look from the President told him that the decision has been made. Fine, he will let the Joes win this round. There are still more battles to come. And next time he will be more prepared.
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12-25-2011, 09:28 PM | #7 |
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Awsome so far. cant wait to read more
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12-25-2011, 09:30 PM | #8 |
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WE WANT MORE!!! Awesome story so far.
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12-30-2011, 10:30 PM | #9 |
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As the meeting wrapped up and everybody started to leave NSA Abernathy asked Duke and Flint to stay for a moment. Scarlett looked at Duke and said
“I have to go back to Langley. I’ll see you at home tonight.” “I’ll see you tonight.” As she left only Duke, Flint and NSA Abernathy remained in the Situation Room. “That wasn’t as bloody as I thought it would be.” Said NSA Abernathy. “Really? I thought it was pretty brutal.” Answered Flint “You said it yourself Flint, times change. So what can we do for you, Dennis?” “Firstly Duke, I just want to tell you that the President has your back. He still owes you for the job that you did for him three years ago.” “Good to know.” “Well, that’s not half of it. Besides recalling some of your people, he has also authorized you to pull some of your equipment from storage for reactivation. Granted it’s not carte blanche but at least you have something.” “What are we talking about here?” Asked Flint. “You will have enough in your budget so that you can reactivate up to a squadron of either Sky Strikers or Conquests, a squadron of Dragonfly’s and a Company of Tanks and Vamps. But it has to be as needed. Also you will be assigned 2 C-130J’s and 6 Ospreys for transport on a permanent basis. Your air assets can be based at either Andrews or PAX river, your choice.” Duke and Flint were speechless. This amount of generosity from this President is almost unheard of. “What does he want in return?” Duke asked. “Isn’t it obvious Duke? It’s an election year next year. He wants to make sure that you completely finish what you started three years ago. He wants you to completely eradicate Cobra. That is why he is giving you everything that he thinks you need.” “We’ll get it done. “ Said Duke, trying to cover the smile on his face. “One more thing. Before you head back to the GW PITT, Hawk asked if you and Flint can stop by his house. He wouldn’t tell me why.” “Will do. Thanks again Dennis, for everything.” Duke said as he stood up and shook NSA Abernathy’s hand. 1445 – Berkley, Virginia Flint and Duke drove up the long driveway up to a white two story house on the banks of Tar Bay. Duke got out of Flint’s black Chevy Silverado when he heard somebody yell “Scarlett catch you looking up some weird Asian porn on the internet again?” Duke turned around to see Hawk chuckling. “You got me mistaken for Flint!!!” Duke answered. “Whoa!!! I don’t need the internet to see a fine woman naked.” Countered Flint. “Oh that’s right; you have them all on DVD.” Ribbed Hawk as he slapped Flint on the shoulder and led the two men into his house. Hawk offered both men a drink and they both declined. “So what’s going on with Nicaragua?” Hawk asked. Duke looked at him with a wry smile knowing that Hawk probably knows as much as he does. Never the less out of respect for the man he considered his mentor Duke answered. “We found Tomax and Xamot in the jungle and it looks like they are setting up a base there. Also we are positive that Cobra has taken over the entire drug trade in Nicaragua.” “Is Snake eyes and his team still there?” “Yes sir, they are. There are 6 of them there including Snake-eyes and they are on 3 two man shifts watching the cobra camp 24 hours a day.” “What about Afghanistan?” Flint took this question, since he knows Duke has been more focused on Nicaragua. “Dusty and 3 guys have set up camp in the Northern Territory near the Pushton Mountains. So far they are hearing reports that Major Bludd has been sighted in the area, but they have not confirmed it. Yesterday, Dusty requested some Predator flights over the mountains but was denied by the Pentagon.” “I see” said Hawk, gravity in his voice. “Does Dennis know about this?” Hawk asked. “I am not sure. Quite frankly I did not think to ask him. “Answered Flint. “I’ll tell him about it tonight. And let me know if there is anything else that I can do for you.” “Yes sir.” Answered Duke. “Now the reason I asked you come here. A week ago, a Navy ship patrolling near the Cuban border picked up a man from the water. He was brought back to NAS Key West and was treated for exposure. When the man was checked out at the hospital, he went to a bar in Islamorada and talked about what happened to him. Apparently, he was a hired to captain a chartered boat from Islamorada to the Bahamas by this tall European guy. He described the guy to be about 6’5, stiff and hardly spoke. 20 minutes into the journey the guy asked him to head south and gave him coordinates and an envelope full of $100 bills. He plugged in the coordinates to his GPS and headed south. About 10 miles from their destination, he gets hit by something behind the head and the next thing he knows is he wakes up in a hospital bed in Key West. Sounds like his passenger is somebody we know.” “Where did you hear this?” Asked Duke. “Well, apparently this guy told his story to a bar full of people and the bartender was listening. Wanna guess who that bartender is?” “Don’t tell me.” Said Duke with dread in his voice. “Yup, it’s was Shipwreck.” Duke shook his head and looked at Flint. “You have to send someone to talk to this guy and see what else Shipwreck has on his story.” Duke and Flint got back in the Silverado as Hawk watched from his front porch. “Who can we spare to go to Florida?” Asked Duke. “You know you two need to patch things up sooner or later.” Answered Flint. “I’ve tried. He’s the bull headed one. He keeps telling me I stabbed him in the back.” “I know. “ Said Flint sympathetically. “If things don’t pick up in Nicaragua by the end of the week, then I’ll send you and Lady Jaye.” “Thanks. A few days in the Florida Keys, Allison in a bikini, I’ll take that assignment any day.” Said Flint, smiling from ear to ear.
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1735 – Near the Honduran and Nicaraguan border
Heavy Duty was watching the perimeter while Leatherneck was watching the Cobra camp. Nightfall was coming fast. From the distance Heavy Duty heard a soft voice say “Coming at you from your 11 o’ clock about 10 meters” 10 seconds later Tunnel Rat appeared with Recondo right behind him. Heavy Duty gave them a nod and exhaled a sigh of relief. “What’s the status?” asked Recondo. “Leatherneck has been watching the base and so far more equipment is being moved in.” Heavy Duty answered. “Any more of our old friends show up?” “Not that we have seen. “ “Okay, guys why don’t you head back to camp and got some chow and some rest.” Said Recondo. “Thanks guys.” And with that Heavy Duty and Leatherneck started moving out. Unbeknownst to them 300 meters away standing on a tree branch about 40 feet from the ground, somebody was watching them.
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