Can we survive VII
Moe 's story cont.

Ralph and Toni were talking with a disheveled, I think it is a man. What ever, it was dirty. Ralph came over ... Moe this poop pile says her name is juju. You almost tantalize in on their refugee camp there are three grownup and 5 small fry all one family. They have been hiding out ever since this mussiness started. The blue air chapeau have a detachment at the ingress of forest ridge. We can get past them but not with our ATVs, they would hear them. Oh and Juju says she is dismal for shooting you. It was her last bullet.

I told them to open out and to set up a tent for the young I. This is going to take some scouting and planning. We fed all the tiddler and our new summation, who had zip but piddle from a leap Which I told them to make use of to wash themselves. I did not want any sickness from filthy conditions.

I had been evaluating my original clustering, watching how they moved and found another of Toni 's property ... she was a natural in the bush. After Juju was cleaned up I discovered she was xiv and she too was a instinctive and the most have out of all the kids. None of the adults could be depended upon. fetich says they are in self-denial. Plus the two woman, mother and grand piano mother had been repeatedly raped by the Blue hat. When the Father-God objected, they beat him senseless.

Juju was the bread winner the psyche the nitty-gritty and soul of her kinsfolk. Juju had hidden and avoided the blue hats and later that night managed to drop away her sept out of town. The Blue lid did n't care. All this bunch was interested in was robbing and raping.

fetich led our first lookout man, she pointed out many thing to Toni and even a few to me. The Blue chapeau of Timber Ridge insularity were slovenly and lazy. It was obvious Juju was right it was easy to avoid them.

We were not in a real big hurry ... We decided to harass them. With voodoo leading our scouting political party we evaded the Blue Hats. The whole melodic theme was to pluck them apart from the Dixieland. Since this bunch thought it was party time. They were raiding hard liquor stores and crashed where ever they happened to be at the time.

We had a few crossbows available and a few knives. I had a house made .Bowie tongue which was razor sharp. The first Nox I accounted for 7 slice throats. The others took out four More with the bows. We drug the consistence aside and hid them the best we could. We were hoping the officeholder would think they deserted.

We would allow a few mean solar day for the hubbub to point off then do it again. About a hebdomad later we set fire to the enlisted men 's barracks. Only three got out. Most were too salute to even get out of bed.

I decided I needed a bit of intel. Our final stage little soiree yielded a distich of Blue Hat uniforms. The only one that would fit me was a Sergeants uniform. I chukled this should give me a bit more moving elbow room. I bypassed the out posts and entered the area from the South.

No-one seemed to interrogate my right wing to be there. In fact I noticed the few that were working seem to process a little faster and harder. I stood and watched for awhile but did n't sy anything. Occasionally I would lower or nod my header in the negative. Then I walked away.

I had found a note pad and pencil in one of the uniform scoop. I opened it and discovered it was written in English people. I had read the SSGT 's tone. He was n't too happy with the way the outfit was ran. He called them Civilian soldiers.

I noticed that when I pulled out the notebook ... The men seemed to work faster. I had turned to go deeper into the refugee camp when on military officer ... a Major I think, called out to me.

"SSGT Parks, the Colonel compliments to speak with you."I nodded and Saluted and fell in behind him.

I glanced to my rightfulness Jacket pouch there was a name tag 'SSGT Mungo Park'Hmm I wonder why I was n't recognized as fake.. I followed the Major in to a white building with two crotch standing safety out front. They came to attention and saluted the Major.

session at a desk across the room was a Sgt., Admin character. He stood and opened a door to the left of his desk and ushered the Major and I into the Colonels presence. . Also in the room was Two 2nd Lts neither looked over 18.

The Colonel stood up from his desk and extenede his hand before I could salute ... I shook his hand and introduced hm self. Col. James Mason, the Major Afton and the Lts as Peters and Bracelton.

Things were beginning to wee sense ... SSGT Parks was just transferring in, Thats why no one recognized me as him or visa versa.

"Although you are new orders have changed and they affect you."

"How so Sir ?"

"quality Ridge has been deemed to be of no strategic value. We are being sent to punt up the insulation at backing Holyoke which is twice the sizing of tone Ridge and has been under tone-beginning from rebels."

"How is that to move me ?"

"Well SSGT Mungo Park your repute has preceded you. We have to allow a token military unit here and since you are the most go through soldier here I have chosen you to be in bang of the 5 man Team. Any problem with that ?"

I smiled"No sir none at all."I will soak up what gear we will need."

"Excellent ! We leave in 48 hours.

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Moe was shocked, cipher like having everything handed to him on a silver disk. He laughed to himself. He could almost bet the five men left to him would be the worst of them all. Probably thieves, malingerers. The low of the low ... Oh well they could die all the same.

Ralph had been with me on this scout. He was waiting outside for me."Ralph get back to camp and separate Joann what is going on. She is to project our fire. We will move into town in 72 hours."I laugh,"We will only sustain to take with five men not a Company."

Moe looked at the five men he was to be left with. He smiled he had been right they were the degs of society, Slovenly and sot to boot."The repose of the company are moving out in about 48 hours. You five have been picked to fight down this town. Until they leave just stay out of plenty. Out sight out of mind."If ( I laughed ) you need me I will be in the Company office."


My five stood at aid as the rest of the Company began loading up the trucks. As they pulled out I gave the command hand salutation. We held the salute till the hand truck were out of visual modality'."Two,"we broke the salute.

My five were surprised to look around and find rifles pointing at themselves. We stripped them and planned to locked them in the city slammer.

One of them was enraged and attacked one of our people, grabbing their rifle and firing ... one shot before all five hit the ground ... The jailhouse cell would not be needed ...


The net paragraph and this was written by Joann.

At first it was a boisterous time, we had won with only one shot fired at us ... then the excitation turned to remorse ... The sudden actualization ... We were on our own ... The one shot, had hit our leader, Moe ... he died instantly.

We would own to learn and wonder everything always asking"How would Moe have done it ?

We knew not what to do former than occupy the town of Timber ridge and make it ours.

THE END