Becky and the rest of the group were waiting for Kat and the rest of their team to arrive. Becky had received word from Dave that they had landed and was heading towards them. Becky looks over towards Paul and could tell he was a little excited and concerned that Kat had come with the rest of the team.

Tammy was going over the information that Bullock, Jessica, and David had brought back with them. Currently, Bullock, David, and Jessica have returned to the village to do some more recon. Dave and Bullock felt that Brittney’s parents were behind the village.

“How much further are they Becky?” Sophia walks over to Becky.

Sophia brushes some of her hair out of her eyes. She noticed that Paul was anxious about Kat showing up, instead of hiding out at her sister’s place.

“They should be here within the hour.” Becky was keeping track of the Stryker as it moves towards them.

“I hope everything is going fine with Bullock and his team.” Sophia was concerned because they had lost radio contact with them, like last time.

Tammy puts away the information they had so far. She was concerned about Bullock and his team as they check out the village again.

“They should be okay.” Becky figures Marshal Bullock could get him and the rest of his companions out of any trouble they get into. After all, he survived being killed in the warehouse.

“If you say so. The thing I wonder, is why is there a blackout in that village? What are they hiding over there?” That’s been bothering Sophia since the first time Bullock and they went.

“That is a good question. Why would you, blackout a whole village and what might they be hiding. There’s no excuse for it unless you are hiding something.”

“That’s what my father or other members of my family would say.” Sophia knew several of her relatives would be suspicious as hell.
For the next hour, the team helps the volunteers that came to build houses and installing water systems.They knew their other team members would be arriving soon. Once everyone arrives, she wonders what they are going to do. What the game plan will be.

The Striker:
“How much further, Dave?” Stanley couldn’t wait to join his friends.

“Not much longer, boss.” Dave was locked onto the signal Becky had sent him.

Stanley glances over towards Kat. Since they landed and started their track towards the other team. She has been quiet and reserve. He knew she couldn’t wait to see her husband and to exact revenge on the people that came to attack her family and herself.

He saw how Kat’s tail was down and hooked, but he didn’t know what that meant. Kat was part cat and part human. He doesn’t know how her human emotions, control some of her cat features.

All he knew of her right now she was on the warpath and she wanted to get her revenge. He could see the quiet anger she was holding back. He knew she was worried about her twins as well. He knew she regretted not seeing them before they left.

Kat was quiet and trying to remind calm. She wanted her revenge and she wanted to see her husband. She and Paul have never been separated this long and couldn’t wait to feel his loving arms around her body.

Dave and Greg saw the others waving at them. He slows down as they approached them.

“We’re here, guys.” Dave stops the striker.

Paul and the others move towards the striker. Paul was in the lead and couldn’t wait to see his wife. He has been so concerned about her and wishes he had been at the hospital when Kat woke-up.

Everyone exists from the striker and everyone hugs their teammates. All of them were happy to see each other. They all stopped to watch as Kat and Paul come face-to-face. Paul wraps his big muscular arms around Kat and pulls her to him.

Kat jumps up and wraps her legs around Paul’s waist. She kisses him passionately. She has missed her husband so much.

Paul could feel his wife kissing him passionately. He returns the kiss, just as passionately as Kat was kissing him. He was so happy she was alive and in his arms.

“Okay you two, get a room.” Stanley saw how passionately Kat and Paul were kissing.

Kat stops kissing Paul and looks over towards Stanley “you’re still a kid. You wouldn’t understand.”

“Oh! You just got burned, Stanley.” Tammy could understand why Kat was acting the way she was. If her boyfriend from California was here.
She would jump his bones.

“So, what information have you guys gathered so far?” Kat looks at the group.

“That they have been persistent in their attacks on us. Paul had to kill one of them last night.” Tammy looks at Kat.

Just as Kat was about to say something “Becky, please respond.

Becky raises her wrist; it was Jessica’s voice coming from her wrist comp.

“Jessica, what’s the emergency?” Becky heard the urgency in Jessica’s voice.

“Bullocks has an arrow sticking out of his chest and leg, David is unconscious, and I have two arrows sticking out of my right shoulder.” Jessica had been caught off guard as they were moving down the river back to their campsite.

“How close are you to us?”

“We’re about to dock.” Jessica was in pain from the arrows in her shoulder.

Becky watches as Sophia, Tammy and Zak start running towards the river.

“Sophia, Tammy, and Zak are on their way to meet you.” Becky hopes they were going to be okay.

Marshal Running Bear looks over towards Becky “tell them I’m on my way to help.”

“Will do.” Becky watches as Marshal Running Bear runs down towards the dock.

When Sophia, Zak, Tammy, and Marshal Running Bear arrive at the dock. They noticed the boat was covered in arrows and the engine was smoking. The engine on the boat cuts out about a hundred feet from the docks.

Marshal Running Bear wades out into the river and when it gets too deep, he swims out to them and pulls them towards the docks.

“Here, hand me the rope.” Sophia was holding her hand out to take the rope.

Marshal Running Bear hands the rope to Sophia, while he stands next to the boat and looks at the injuries everyone took. Jessica had two arrows in her right shoulder, Bullock had an arrow that went through his chest and was sticking out from the other side. He had another one in his right leg and was sticking out as well.

David was out of it. He looked like someone cold-cocked him on the side of the head.

“What happened to David?”

“He got hit in the head by a rock. There it is at the bottom of the boat.” Jessica points to it with her left hand.

Sophia examines the arrows buried in Jessica’s shoulder. She could break them off and push them through the rest of the way. She’ll have to cauterize the wound, but it should be no problem.

She leans in close to Jessica “what happened to your special gift?”

Jessica looks at Sophia and, in a whisper, “I was overwhelmed by the spirits that were hovering near us.”

Running Bear helps Bullock out of the boat. The arrow in Bullock’s chest looked to be close to his heart.

“Here, let me help him.” Zak takes Running Bear’s place.

“Thanks, I’ll carry David.” Running Bear picks David up out of the boat.

“Who attacked you guys?” Tammy and several other members were coming towards everyone else.

“We don’t know. We were traveling down the river when a bunch of arrows came at us from the woods on the riverbank. There was nothing we could do because they came from both sides of the river.”

“And you weren’t able to see who attacked you guys?”

“No, not at all.” Jessica was in pain.

“How did David get attack?” Tammy was concerned about her teammate.

“He got hit, just as we boarded the boat. He was untying the lines to the boat when he fell into the boat.” Jessica will be glad when they remove the arrows in her shoulder.

When they get back where everyone else was. They spot Kat and Paul with several emergency medical bags out. Bullock, David, and Jessica are carried over to them. Jessica is sat down near Paul.

Paul looks at the two arrows sticking out of Jessica’s shoulder “this is going to hurt, Jess.”

“I can handle it. Do what you need to do.” Jessica slips into a mediate state to block the pain.

“Hold her, Sophia.” Paul breaks the shafts off and pushes both them through.

Jessica wanted to scream, but she didn’t. She braces herself for what was coming next. She knew Paul was going to have to cauterize the wounds.

Paul cleans the wounds, while Sophia supported Jessica. Sophia let Jessica know if she needed her strength, she could draw on it. Sophia had a high tolerance for pain.

Paul tends to the wound “prepare yourself, Jessica.” As he cauterizes the two holes the arrows had been.

Jessica winces when Paul cauterizes the wounds. She draws on Sophia’s strength when the pain becomes too much.

“That should do it.” Paul places bandages on the wounds.

Kat was taking care of Bullock. She has some trauma training that she learned from her adopted mother. Her mother was a nurse and she taught all her children how to help people.

Tammy was looking over David and tending to his wound. He took a nasty hit to his head. She hopes he recovers from the hit, as she bandages his wound. The first aid training they gave her, and her people were coming in handy.

Once everyone is taken care of, Kat and Paul look at everyone “Becky, you’ll need to stay here and look over everyone.”

“I’ll stay and help her.” Sophia knew Becky is going to need help and protection.”

“Alright, Sophia.” Paul was glad someone volunteered to stay and protect the injured.

“What are the rest of us going to be doing?” Zak looks at Kat and Paul for an answer.

“We’re going on the offensive. It’s time these assassins learn what happens when you fuck with my family and myself.” Kat wanted revenge.

“Kat, are you sure about this?” Stanley was concerned.

“Yes, we know they are being financed by Brittney’s parents and when we take the assassins out. We’ll deal with Brittney’s parents afterward.”
Stanley looks at Tammy to see if she agrees with Kat and Paul. The two of them were leader and co-leader of their team.

“I have to agree with Kat and Paul. We have been reacting, instead of attacking. It’s time they are taught a lesson.” Tammy feels it was time
they show these assassins who they are fucking with.

“Alright, so when do we attack?”

“By this evening. I want to see the layout of that village and around here so far.” Kat didn’t want to go in blindly.

“Alright.” Tammy looks towards Becky.

Becky gets ready to projects the images she has on file.

“Not out here, Becky. Let’s go inside the Stryker.” Kat heads towards the Stryker.