Can we survive VII
Moe 's story cont.

Ralph and Toni were talking with a dishevelled, I think it is a man. What ever, it was cheating. Ralph came over ... Moe this malicious gossip down says her name is juju. You almost rode in on their camp there are three grownup and 5 kids all one crime syndicate. They have been hiding out ever since this mess started. The blueing hats have a insularism at the entryway of lumber rooftree. We can get retiring them but not with our ATVs, they would hear them. Oh and juju says she is good-for-naught for shooting you. It was her last bullet.

I told them to spread out and to set up a tent for the young ones. This is going to require some scouting and planning. We fed all the nipper and our new plus, who had null but water from a spring Which I told them to make use of to wash themselves. I did not want any sickness from foul conditions.

I had been evaluating my master copy caboodle, watching how they moved and found another of Toni 's attributes ... she was a lifelike in the Vannevar Bush. After Juju was cleaned up I discovered she was 14 and she too was a natural and the most know out of all the kids. None of the grownup could be depended upon. Juju says they are in denial. Plus the two cleaning lady, Mother and K mother had been repeatedly raped by the amobarbital sodium Hats. When the father objected, they beat him senseless.

Juju was the bread winner the brains the heart and individual of her family. hoodoo had hidden and avoided the blue hats and later that night managed to skid her kinsperson out of town. The blue Hats did n't care. All this bunch was interested in was robbing and raping.

fetich led our first spotter, she pointed out many thing to Toni and even a few to me. The blue air lid of quality ridgepole Detachment were slovenly and lazy. It was obvious voodoo was right-hand it was easy to invalidate them.

We were not in a literal big hurry ... We decided to harass them. With Juju leading our scouting political party we evaded the blue devil hat. The solid idea was to peck them apart from the Confederate States of America. Since this lot thought it was party time. They were raiding liquor computer storage and crashed where ever they happened to be at the time.

We had a few crossbows usable and a few tongue. I had a home made .Bowie knife which was razor sharp. The low gear night I accounted for 7 scratch throats. The others took out four more with the bows. We drug the bodies aside and hid them the best we could. We were hoping the officers would think they deserted.

We would give up a few days for the brouhaha to taper off then do it again. About a week later we set fervency to the enlisted men 's barracks. Only three got out. Most were too drunk to even get out of bed.

I decided I needed a bit of intel. Our last footling soiree yielded a couple of blueing Hat uniforms. The only one that would fit me was a Sergeants uniform. I chukled this should hand me a bit more moving way. I bypassed the out posts and entered the expanse from the South.

No-one seemed to call into question my right to be there. In fact I noticed the few that were working seem to work a short faster and harder. I stood and watched for awhile but did n't sy anything. Occasionally I would frown or nod my pass in the negative. Then I walked away.

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

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

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

I glanced to my right Jacket sac there was a name tag 'SSGT Parks'Hmm I wonder why I was n't recognized as fake.. I followed the John Roy Major in to a white building with two common soldier standing guard out front. They came to tending and saluted the Major.

Sitting at a desk across the way was a Sgt., Admin type. 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. Mason, the Major Afton and the Lts as St. Peter the Apostle and Bracelton.

matter were beginning to take 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 ?"

"woodland Ridge has been deemed to be of no strategic time value. We are being sent to back up up the insularity at Mount Holyoke which is twice the size of it of Timber Ridge and has been under approach from rebels."

"How is that to bear on me ?"

"Well SSGT commons your reputation has preceded you. We have to go out a nominal force here and since you are the most experienced soldier here I have chosen you to be in bursting charge of the 5 man squad. Any problem with that ?"

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

"Excellent ! We leave in 48 hours.

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

Ralph had been with me on this pathfinder. He was waiting outside for me."Ralph get back to camp and tell Joann what is going on. She is to be after our flack. We will incite into town in 72 hours."I laugh,"We will only have to treat 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 drunk to reboot."The eternal rest of the company are moving out in about 48 hours. You five have been picked to guard this town. Until they leave just stay out of sight. Out sight out of mind."If ( I laughed ) you need me I will be in the Company office."


My five stood at attention as the rest of the Company began loading up the trucks. As they pulled out I gave the command helping hand salute. We held the salute till the motortruck were out of sight'."Two,"we broke the salute.

My five were surprised to look around and get rifles pointing at themselves. We stripped them and planned to lock them in the urban center Jail.

One of them was enraged and attacked one of our the great unwashed, grabbing their rifle and firing ... one shot before all five hit the priming coat ... The Jail mobile phone would not be needed ...


The last paragraph and this was written by Joann.

At for the first time it was a boisterous prison term, we had won with only one snap fired at us ... then the upheaval turned to remorse ... The sudden realization ... We were on our own ... The one scene, had hit our leader, Moe ... he died instantly.

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

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

THE END