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the military. The weapons looked to be fully automatic and neither one was legal to own by civilians — strictly for use by the military.
     

Chapter 8
     
     
    Collin, Tink and DiMaggio began transporting the stash of weapons over to the now significantly smaller cargo opening. Five of the largest duffle bags were quickly repacked with various needed clothing items. Darren and Humphrey reluctantly hefted them over to where the weapons lay.
    “ We ’ ll have to go through here, ” Collin said, gesturing to the blocked cargo opening.
    “ No way. Have you looked at that wall of crap? Stuff ’ s packed together way too tight, ” Humphrey said, shaking his head.
    Collin stepped over to the opening and knelt down. “ We ’ ll have to go down first, then go up again. We ’ re standing right below and behind the left wing. I ’ ll go first … find a pathway in this mess and get up on the wing. There ’ s a cabin door there. ”
    Tink was already on the move. “ I ’ ll go with you, I ’ m small. ”
    Collin turned to DiMaggio and said under his breath, “ Watch the weapons. ”
    “ How do we know you ’ ll come back for us? ” Darren asked, his voice sounding more shaky than he ’ d probably intended.
    “ Because I wouldn ’ t leave DiMaggio, ” Collin said flatly.
    Tink, crouched down low at the forwardmost part of the cargo opening, said, “ I don ’ t see a way out through here, Collin. ”
    “ This is where we ’ ll need to work as a team. ” He turned to Darren, the biggest of the four of them. “ We need you three to help lift and separate the closest metal items here. ”
    “ Like hell, ” Humphrey said. “ Stuff ’ s too tightly packed. ”
    Collin moved close to Tink and used his boot to kick at what looked like an old bicycle frame. It moved. “ There ’ s a significant amount of play between everything. Looks like things are clustered mostly here, at the opening. Help get us through here and we should be able to maneuver around in there … at least that ’ s the plan. ”
    “ Found this. You ’ ll need it more than we will here. ” DiMaggio handed Collin a small bright red Maglite.
    Collin moved the Beretta from the back of his pants to one of the pants ’ oversized pockets. “ DiMaggio … you lift here, at the back of this freezer unit. Darren and Humphrey, you ’ ll actually need to push up on this and down on that, ” Collin said, gesturing.
    DiMaggio moved into place, got a good hold on the metal coils at the back of the freezer, and lifted. It moved. He looked over to Darren and Humphrey. “ Are you going to help or just stand there? ”
    They both took up the positions where Collin had indicated and got their hands firmly situated.
    “ You ’ re going to die in there, you know. Just letting you know, ” Humphrey said.
    “ Shut up and push, Humph, ” DiMaggio said.
    The three began to push and pull. Tink hesitated, as if having second thoughts, then moved headfirst into the now two-foot-square opening.
    Collin waited until her feet disappeared into the darkness beyond.
    “ Move it, Sticks, this shit is heavy! ” Humphrey yelled.
    DiMaggio nodded his agreement. Collin, like Tink, crawled in headfirst. There was enough light to see Tink moving around. She ’ d come to a stop. “ I think you were right. We ’ ll have to move down first before we can move back up. There ’ s a big metal shed blocking the way. ”
    “ Yeah, try going down. ” Collin watched as she moved a few smaller items — a plastic lawn chair and a mailbox — out of the way. This time she went through the opening feet first, slowly lowering herself until she found something unseen below to stand on.
    Collin transferred the Maglite from his hand to between his teeth and began to follow her. Only her head was now visible. Looking back at Collin, Tink ’ s eyes widened to the size of silver dollars. “ Oh my God! ”
    “ What? Did you cut yourself? What is it? ”
    “ I felt something