Chief Petty Officer Kenny Lopez was on his knees hunched down on the floor, while Commander Benson was in front of him using a mini periscope to check what was around the corner. After about ten seconds or so, Commander Benson moved out a little bit, gave him his periscope and motioned to him to check out what was around the corner.
Kenny moved closer to the edge, using the periscope he saw one the aliens that the people in this building called “new guys”. He could not figure out why they were called that, when this is over he could ask Karen Carvalho about it. Karen Carvalho was behind of Commander Benson but she was not able to see this situation. The new guy was facing away from them, so he assuming it was a he, did not know that the four of them were here. A side from Karen Carvalho stepping on that step back on the stage the four of them did not make any noise to alert the new guy that they were here.
Kenny also notice that the new guy who was about ten feet away from him, had a man in front of him using the man as a sort of shield, while a woman holding a boy in back of her was about six feet away from the man serving as a shield for the new guy, the woman was facing the man. Further in the back ground behind the new guy was a pair of legs. Considering the pair of legs had on a pair of black shoes that had heels on and nylons. Kenny assumed that it was a woman who was faced down on the floor. The pair of legs did not move.
Kenny did not know who the man, woman and boy were or even knowing why they were here in the first place. They could not be visitors since the building was closed to the public due to the speech given by the new guys.
Kenny then withdrew from the corner. Commander Benson noticed this and he then motioned to him and Karen Carvalho that Peck and Commander Benson would go to the opposite wall while Karen Carvalho and he would stay here. When Peck, Karen Carvalho and he nodded okay that they understood Commander Benson’s plan, the Commander then put up three fingers, a second had passed and Commander Benson showed two fingers. A second later Commander Benson showed one finger and then a second later no fingers where shown. At that point Commander Benson and Peck quietly moved to the opposite wall, while Karen Carvalho moved in the space vacated by Commander Benson while Kenny moved closer to the edge with his rifle at the ready.
Kenny did not hear a thing when they moved but it seemed that some one did because a voice said “Who is there? Show your self. I know you are there. Show your self or these people will die.”
Kenny could not see Commander Benson or Peck, he looked at Karen Carvalho and she only shrugged her shoulders while holding the A P twenty one hand gun that he loaned her with both of her hands.
The voice then said “I know that you are there, hiding in the shadows like the cowards that you are. Show your self or this one will die.”
A woman then screamed and yelled “You out there do some thing before that monster kills him.”
Kenny looked at Karen Carvalho, by her reaction it seemed that she recognized the woman’s voice.
Commander Benson slowly moved toward the opening, Kenny was able to see him but not Peck and the Commander had his weapon which was also an A P twenty one hand gun pointed forward. Commander Benson then said “You surrender!”
The voice replied with “No! You surrender, other wise this one will die.”
“You shoot him, I shoot you, it is simple as that.” said Commander Benson. Commander Benson then continued to say “Surrender now and no harm will come to you.”
“You are lying” said the voice “Your treachery shows, you are not to be trusted, you mis used your weapons, killing one another, why should I should I believe you.”
Then another voice that could have been the man held by the new guy said “Hey Ass hole listen to what the man says, you surrender nothing happens to you.”
Kenny looked at Karen Carvalho, she reacted by shaking her head left to right a few times, it seemed that she recognized this man’s voice.
“I do not believe you” said the first voice “What you did to us is unforgivable, you are not to be trusted.”
“Ohh I see” said the other voice “And what you did on the moon, that don’t qualify as unforgivable. You started it first.”
“No” said the first voice “You started it by building those weapons. Weapons to cause fear, panic and concern. You are the ones not to be trusted.”
Kenny moved down to the floor in the prone position, Karen Carvalho moved out of the way and still not be seen. He managed to see the front of the man, behind him was the new guy. The new guy’s attention was focused on Commander Benson and he didn’t seem to be aware of him close to the floor.
The man then said “And that thing you have orbiting above us was supposed to make us feel safe.”
Kenny noticed that the new guy had his left arm wrapped over the man front section, while he held a weapon with his right hand and had it pointed to the man’s right side of the head. Kenny could not recognize the weapon that the new guy was holding but he did notice the new guy’s right hand had three fingers. The new guy’s left hand had three fingers and what appeared to be a thumb.
Kenny tried to aim for the new guy’s head, at this moment he did not have a clear shot and he wondered that with his A R two fifty rifle set to low velocity would the shot do more damage to the hostage.
“Silence” said the new guy “Surrender, I will give you to the count of ten or I swear to god I will kill lover boy here.”
“One!” said the new guy
Kenny tried to squeeze the trigger on his A R two fifty rifle.
Posted by Helen at November 30, 2004 09:22 PM