Bug Out! Part 6: Motorhome Mayhem in the Rockies by Robert Boren Read Free Book Online

officers looked at each other.
    “Why?” the Lieutenant said.
    “Experience, and chats with General Walker and Major Hobbs” Frank said.
    “We aren’t letting this country go down the tubes,” Jerry said. “We know the army is stretched too thin right now.”
    “Good, then you guys are who I was hoping we were going to find,” the Lieutenant said, taking a sip of coffee. “You were the pilot group that General Walker was working with.”
    “Pilot group?” Jerry asked.
    “Yes, pilot group. The army brass knew that we would be shorthanded as long as the problems continued in Mexico, and they also knew that there was no viable way to shut down the border between Canada and the US, or to root out all the sleeper cells that have managed to infiltrate our society.”
    “General Walker told us that there were other groups like us that he was working with,” Frank said.
    “General Walker was in charge of recruiting and inspiring bands of private citizens. We need folks like you in the fight if we’re going to win.”
    “So did that program die with General Walker?” Jerry asked.
    “No, but we thought you guys would be toast by now.”
    “Why?” Frank asked.
    “Because Lieutenant James was leaking out information about the program to the enemy,” the Sergeant said. “The enemy fears a wave of new citizen fighters more than they fear what’s left of the army in the southwest.”
    “Yes, they believe that your group will spawn other groups, so they want to take you out,” the Sergeant said. “Unfortunately, they were successful in taking out group two. They were in northern Arizona.”
    “Are there any others?” Frank asked.
    “Yes, but it’s better for you
and
them if you don’t know where they are,” the Lieutenant said.
    “You knew who we were when you drove up here, didn’t you?” asked Jerry.
    “We hoped,” the Lieutenant said. “We had a drone fly over after that chopper started putting out smoke. The number of vehicles was about right….looks like you picked up a few more on the way, though.”
    “Yes, we did,” Frank said.
    “Can you trust them?” the Sergeant asked.
    “All of them have been known for years by several members of the original core group,” Frank said. “So I think the answer is yes.”
    “You did have one infiltration, though,” the Sergeant said.
    Frank gave them a blank look.
    “Cynthia,” the Lieutenant said.
    “Oh, yeah, forgot about that happy experience,” Jerry said.
    “So where do we go from here?” Frank asked.
    “Nowhere,” the Lieutenant said. “We’re going to leave you guys alone to do what you do best. If you can add to your numbers, you should do so, but be very careful. There are still militia folks around here that would love to get into your group and set a bomb off.”
    “You aren’t going to tell us to leave?” Jerry asked. “That’s a first.”
    “Actually, no it’s not,” Frank said. “General Walker and Major Hobbs both wanted us to stay put at Hilda’s park and use it as a base.”
    “That’s true,” the Lieutenant said. “The enemy caught us with our pants down, big time. We had no idea they would be able to put several hundred thousand troops into the southwest.”
    “So you guys are just going to leave, and that’s the end of it?” Jerry asked.
    “Well, almost,” the Lieutenant replied. “We brought something along, just in case you guys were the pilot group.”
    “What?” Frank asked.
    “Five military radios, tuned right to our base,” the Lieutenant said. “Spread them out amongst yourselves in safe places. Check them hourly. If we see anybody coming your way, we’ll let you know - and remember this….we won’t come here again unless we call you on these radios first. Ever.”
    “So any military vehicles come here unannounced, take them out,” Jerry said. “I like it.”
    “Don’t tell us what your next moves are going to be, either. We already know more than we should. Too many