tossed the pistol aside and sat up as the cable car came to a complete stop at the downtown station. The second the doors slid open, a squad of heavily armed soldiers burst in and cuffed Sheridan. Hauled up to his feet, the soldiers manhandled him into the back of an APC and slammed the doors behind him.
A familiar voice said, “Glad to see you’re still alive.”
Sheridan recognized Cole’s voice. He turned to face his friend and saw a nasty bruise on his face. They both looked as if they had been in the boxing ring and had been pummeled senseless. Sheridan smiled. “I lost some teeth.”
“Again?”
Sheridan nodded. “What happened to your man?”
“There were two of them and they’re both dead. Yours?”
“He’s dead too. Fell into a mulcher. We’ll never retrieve anything of value from his body.”
“Not to worry. Before the goon squad arrived, I went through my guys’ pockets.”
Sheridan perked up at the good news. “Did you learn anything?”
“I sure did.” Cole hesitated. “I’ll tell you later.”
The vehicle’s engine roared to life. A couple of seconds later the APC began to move.
“Where do you think they’re taking us?” Sheridan asked.
Cole shrugged. “I told them to contact Admiral Oshiro.”
“Hopefully he can sort this mess out. I don’t fancy the idea of sitting around in a holding cell while Harry and his cohorts plan their next move.”
Chapter 15
“It’s not the Ritz in Paris,” said Wendy as she looked around at their new accommodations, “but it’ll do.”
“After our last home away from home, this is a little slice of heaven,” said Tarina.
After arriving at the installation on Dorset Island, the women had been given a room to share. Although not large, there were four beds and a locker for each of them to stow their few personal items. To better blend in with the station’s personnel during their stay, they had been issued blue service overalls and ball caps to wear.
“Do you think we will be here long?” Angela asked.
Roy shook her head. “Admiral Oshiro is not known to waste time overthinking things. We’ll know in a day or two what he plans to do with you.”
“What about us, ma’am?” inquired Tarina. “Do you think we can rejoin our squadron?”
Roy smiled. “While we’re here, please call me Carmen. As for your future employment, I have no idea. That will have to be addressed by the medical section at fleet headquarters. You two still haven’t been counseled after your ordeal in the mines. The priority here is getting Angela home followed by some shore leave for you two.”
“Yes, ma’am. Sorry, yes, Carmen. It’ll take a few tries before I forget you’re a commander.” Tarina could see the wisdom of taking some time off to rest and recuperate, but she wanted to get back into the fight as soon as she could. She knew Wendy felt exactly the same as she did.
There was a knock at the door. Wendy opened it and let a female sergeant into the room.
“I hope everything is satisfactory,” said the sergeant.
“No complaints here,” replied Wendy.
“I didn’t know we were having you as our guests until an hour before you landed.”
“Like Wendy said, the room is fine,” said Tarina.
“That’s good news. My name is Sergeant Gloria Rice. I have been assigned to look after you during your stay.”
Roy introduced herself and the rest of the women in the room to Rice. “Sergeant, what were you told about us?”
“I was told not to ask anything about who you are or why you are here. As this installation is off limits except to authorized personnel, I’m used to not prying into our visitors’ backgrounds.”
“Are there any limits on our movement while we’re here?” asked Tarina.
Sergeant Rice nodded, reached into a pocket, and handed over a map to each person. “The highlighted areas are the ones you can move about freely in.”
“If I’m reading this right, we can use this corridor to get to
A familiar voice said, “Glad to see you’re still alive.”
Sheridan recognized Cole’s voice. He turned to face his friend and saw a nasty bruise on his face. They both looked as if they had been in the boxing ring and had been pummeled senseless. Sheridan smiled. “I lost some teeth.”
“Again?”
Sheridan nodded. “What happened to your man?”
“There were two of them and they’re both dead. Yours?”
“He’s dead too. Fell into a mulcher. We’ll never retrieve anything of value from his body.”
“Not to worry. Before the goon squad arrived, I went through my guys’ pockets.”
Sheridan perked up at the good news. “Did you learn anything?”
“I sure did.” Cole hesitated. “I’ll tell you later.”
The vehicle’s engine roared to life. A couple of seconds later the APC began to move.
“Where do you think they’re taking us?” Sheridan asked.
Cole shrugged. “I told them to contact Admiral Oshiro.”
“Hopefully he can sort this mess out. I don’t fancy the idea of sitting around in a holding cell while Harry and his cohorts plan their next move.”
Chapter 15
“It’s not the Ritz in Paris,” said Wendy as she looked around at their new accommodations, “but it’ll do.”
“After our last home away from home, this is a little slice of heaven,” said Tarina.
After arriving at the installation on Dorset Island, the women had been given a room to share. Although not large, there were four beds and a locker for each of them to stow their few personal items. To better blend in with the station’s personnel during their stay, they had been issued blue service overalls and ball caps to wear.
“Do you think we will be here long?” Angela asked.
Roy shook her head. “Admiral Oshiro is not known to waste time overthinking things. We’ll know in a day or two what he plans to do with you.”
“What about us, ma’am?” inquired Tarina. “Do you think we can rejoin our squadron?”
Roy smiled. “While we’re here, please call me Carmen. As for your future employment, I have no idea. That will have to be addressed by the medical section at fleet headquarters. You two still haven’t been counseled after your ordeal in the mines. The priority here is getting Angela home followed by some shore leave for you two.”
“Yes, ma’am. Sorry, yes, Carmen. It’ll take a few tries before I forget you’re a commander.” Tarina could see the wisdom of taking some time off to rest and recuperate, but she wanted to get back into the fight as soon as she could. She knew Wendy felt exactly the same as she did.
There was a knock at the door. Wendy opened it and let a female sergeant into the room.
“I hope everything is satisfactory,” said the sergeant.
“No complaints here,” replied Wendy.
“I didn’t know we were having you as our guests until an hour before you landed.”
“Like Wendy said, the room is fine,” said Tarina.
“That’s good news. My name is Sergeant Gloria Rice. I have been assigned to look after you during your stay.”
Roy introduced herself and the rest of the women in the room to Rice. “Sergeant, what were you told about us?”
“I was told not to ask anything about who you are or why you are here. As this installation is off limits except to authorized personnel, I’m used to not prying into our visitors’ backgrounds.”
“Are there any limits on our movement while we’re here?” asked Tarina.
Sergeant Rice nodded, reached into a pocket, and handed over a map to each person. “The highlighted areas are the ones you can move about freely in.”
“If I’m reading this right, we can use this corridor to get to
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