The Rescue Mission
Chapter 12
Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman

We wake up in the morning at 7 AM like the last few days. My fairies flutter back to the flower pots. A nurse comes in to bring in my last meal at the hospital. This time it is cereal, fruit juice, bagel, cream cheese and grape jelly.

The nurse brings me up to fifty degrees to eat. She places it on the roll stand and brings it to me.

“Good morning, Richard. I bet you are excited that you are finally leaving our little Shangri-la here.”

“Well, it is a nice place to recover. I bet, I rang up a bill that pales in comparison to the best resorts in town.”

She smiles back, “That’s true. But at least we have full time doctors here to over see you.”

“With the best equipment in town.”

“With the best equipment in town. Enjoy your breakfast, Richard.” She turns around and leaves the room.

My fairies flutter to me and settle around my head and pillow. I give the morning thanks to the Creator. When I get done, we whisper together, “Thank you, Creator.” They flutter back to the flower pots to get their morning meal.

By the time I finished eating, Anna and a nurse appear in the room.

She smiles at me, “Are you ready to face a brand new world, Richard?”

I smile back, “I sure am, Anna. It is time to conquer another problem.”

“I brought some clothes for you to change into.”

“Thank you, Anna. What about my metal corset that I came in wearing?”

“It is in my car, right now, Richard.”

“Good.” I take the clothes and walk into the bathroom. I change into my usual clothes and put the tennis shoes on. I step out of the room and sit in the wheel chair that a male nurse has brought in. Anna hands me the flower pots and the bag so I can set them on my lap.

The male nurse wheels me down the hallway. I get a nice applause from some of the nurses at their station. I wave back to them as I’m wheeled to the elevator. We go down to the first floor to get signed out. Once Anna and I sign the documents, we are released from the hospital.

Dr. Thornton and Dr. Mitchell are there waiting for us in the lobby.

“I’ll check into the Charleston Hospital this Monday, Richard. I want to do a follow up on you.”

“Stay there until the threat is gone, Sarah.”

“I will, Richard. Once you are checked out again, I will be back in my office in Charlottesville.”

“You’re an amazing man, Richard. I will definitely pay more attention to my patients now. You have given me a new out look on life. I greatly appreciate that, especially seeing the new lives within you.”

We both shake hands as we smile.

“It has been my pleasure, Dr. Thornton. Share the handshake with others who are skeptical about life in general. You will help change the world to what the Creator intends it to be.”

“I will certainly do that, Richard.”

I carry both flower pots and the bag out of the hospital. We walk to Anna’s car. She unlocks the front doors. I see my metal corset in the back seat. Anna opens a rear door. I put the flower pots on the car floor. I then sit down in the passenger front seat and Anna sits in the driver seat. We close the doors.

“Richard, we need to get to your apartment. You will need to drive your car to Charleston as you follow me there. Get packed up for a month. I’ll be there as well.” Anna drives back to my apartment.

“Yes, Anna. Is there something on your mind?”

“Yes, Richard. It is the forces on the Island. The Creator told me they are not trained for this type of protection.”

“Who is on the Island?”

“Second year FBI and Second Year local police.”

“That is too young to be involved in this. The Creator gave me several numbers last night.”

“What are the numbers, Richard?”

“The numbers are one, two, five and one hundred.”

“That sounds like one hundred men, five countries, two ships and one submarine.”

“Yes, and they are after me to restore their money. The sad part is that the international debt is based on worthless printed paper. It has no value at all. They are given promises that the debt will be paid off. But, we know that isn’t going to happen.”

“We couldn’t pay it off then, we can’t pay it off now. You did the right thing in eliminating it. It will force the world to start over from scratch. Which economy model will do for the world, Richard?”

“I think the one from Israel will do nicely.”

Anna smiles, “Every fifty years? Yes it would, Richard. We’ll here we are, back at your apartment. I will tell management here what is going on while you pack up. I will be up shortly.”

“Okay. I will take these pots with us, my fairies. Also the regular things when we do our trip to Charleston.”

“Thank you, father. Can we get a proper bath while you pack up?”

“Yes, my fairies.”

“Thank you, mother.”

The fairies flutter out and fly to the garden balcony. They quickly tell Traphel and the others what is happening. They unlock and open the front door for me and Anna to get in.

“Take your shower in the kitchen sink, my fairies. That way, I’ll be in my room and you’ll be out of the way.”

“Yes, father.”

I first put in the wooden bench in the sink. It sits to one side of the drain. I then put in the small cutting board to cover the drain. I put several different pieces of floral soap on the wooden bench. I then erect their curtain around it for their own privacy. Their towels are just outside the curtain. I set up my water skin with the water from the mountains next to the sink. I put on a cap with a hose attached to it. On the end of the hose is a nozzle that will emit six streams like a fine mist. It has a turn handle on the side of it, to turn it off and on. It was easy to add several more holes to the ones already there. I make sure the spell I put on the water skin a year ago will refill automatically. I do this by pouring some water from it into several small drinking cups. I then see the water skin refill back up. I leave the cup there for them to use.

While I pack up what I need, the fairies have their shower. I hear them giggling and laughing while they are getting clean. Anna comes back in to help me to pack up my suitcase.

“Are you bringing a box of flowers for your fairies?”

“I am, Anna. I know which ones to bring. This time I will bring several of the small fruit bushes and one of the nut bushes.”

“That’s good, Richard. What about their clothing boxes?”

“They will be brought along with their beds. It will be in another suitcase. It is that other one in the closet.”

“I see it. I’ll get it out.”

“Let them put in their way, Anna. They are particular about it.”

“Okay, I’ll leave it open for them. Are Traphel and the other three fairies coming with you?”

“Only two of them will come with me. It will be Brushwind and Blue Lace. Traphel and his mate, Rose Lace, will stay behind to watch the place. I will be leaving my spare cell phone on my dresser top, plugged into the wall. Traphel knows it is for emergencies only.”

“Okay, how are we doing, Richard?”

“My clothes are put in. Now for the toiletry items.”

“Which corset do you want in your car trunk?”

“I’m leaving the light one behind. I”ll be taking the leather and metal corset along. We need to get the boots, the armor, the padding, the helmet, the arm and leg pieces into the trunk as well.”

“Okay, I’ll start getting it down to your car. Are you bringing in any other weapons?”

“Hmm . . . That’s a good question. I know I will be using the darts at least, Anna. I better bring the metal weapons. They will be using bullets and laser pistols.”

“Yes, they will. They are desperate men, Richard. Anything could happen on the island.”

After about an hour, we get everything put away into my car. We meet in the living room to say our ‘good byes’ and ‘see you laters’.

“We’ll miss you, Omega. Take care and come back safely to us. It is great to see you walking again.”

“I’ll miss you too, Traphel and Rose Lace. It is great to walk again. Take care until we meet again. We must trust the Creator to help protect us. My job isn’t done yet.”

“No, it’s not, Omega.”

The fairies all hug each other again. Then Traphel and Rose Lace fly up to me. They touch my face as they smell my hair tuft inside their clothes. Then they fly up to Anna. They touch her face as a tear comes down the side of her face. They quickly pick it up with their hands to taste it.

“It is getting sweeter, Anna. You have been around us a long time.”

“Yes, I have. Take care until we meet again.”

My fairies, Brushwind and Blue Lace all change into butterflies. I open the door, then we walk and fly out to my car. Traphel and Rose Lace lock the door when it closes. We get in our respective cars and leave Jacksonville at 10 AM. It takes about three to four hours to drive there with a lunch break along the way. We get there by 3 PM..

We drive down to the docks in Charleston. We get greeted by the Feds that are waiting for me. They inspect my car. I pass the inspection and drive my car onto the ferry. Anna parks her car, takes out her luggage of two pieces and locks it. She gets on the ferry with me. It takes about an hour to arrive at the docks for the resort island. Once we are moored and secured, I drive my car off the ferry boat. Anna gets into my car, as the Feds get into their own vehicle.

“These Feds are too young, Anna. They are two years out from college.”

“I know. You’ll have to do your best in training them. There are only twenty here, ten FBI and ten local police.”

“I will have to hold my tongue until I see their surveillance equipment, that’s if they brought any. If they didn’t, I will have to use mine. Did Secure-Sys bring in what I requested?”

“They did, Richard. The Feds tried to operate it, but Randy stopped them. He’s here on the island watching it.”

“That’s good.”

We arrive at the entrance to the main building. I see three cars and a van that I recognize right away.

“Isn’t that the Raleigh Police Department?”

“It sure is, Richard. They must have arrived this morning.”

“If they are here, I feel a whole lot better now.”

“I would too, Richard. Let’s get out to make our greetings.”

We get out of my car. As soon as we step five feet from my car, the other car doors open and the side van door opens. Anna smiles when she sees our friendship renewed.

“Richard!”

“Corporal Lonigan!”

“That’s Sergeant now, Richard.”

“Congratulations, then!”

They all come up to me to hug me. “Easy on the shoulders, I’m still a little tender there.”

“Why did you let them beat you up like that, Richard?”

“If I defended myself, Sergeant, their plan would have been put on hold. By that time, I had the antidote to their scam.”

“That is some antidote, Richard. You wiped out the world wide debt in one stroke. At least our bank accounts are still holding up. Thank you for keeping it safe for us.”

“You’re welcome.”

“Captain Jackson and Lt. Wolford are watching the department. It is still tense there from what you caused. He sent us here to help you out.”

“That’s understandable. Thank you for coming. Lonigan.”

I greet the other officers from the Raleigh Police Department. We laugh as we recall our memories together. There is a total of ten from Raleigh. Half of them I trained in their martial art classes. There are three women and seven men in their group.

Then the doors open from the main building. We see the rest of the groups coming out to us, including the Rescue Mission Director and Brianna. I also see Karen and a few other ladies walking behind them as well.

“Welcome to the Rescue Mission, Richard Moore. It seems we are forced to accommodate your presence here.”

“I’m sorry to cause any problems, ma’am. But this problem will follow me wherever I go.”

“But, why here?”

“It was actually suggested by several people. I was to rehab here quietly and no one would know I would be here. Some how, word got leaked out that I’m here.”

“We have five bungalows that are separate from this complex. You and your police escort will stay there. We have our own security service here. It is quite adequate.”

“Do you know how many will come here, Richard? My name is Agent Morrison. I’m the leader of our FBI group here.”

“Are you prepared for an assault of 100 soldiers from five countries with two ships and one submarine?”

“Huh? What?! I was told this is a watch dog sitting party.”

Sergeant Lonigan speaks up. “It isn’t , Agent Morrison. I don’t know how much you were told, but we have seen the news every day. We check blogs and tweets in other countries to know what is really going on. They want to kidnap Richard and take him back. They want to force him to return their lost money.”

“I wasn’t told this. What really did happen to our money, Richard?”

“First of all, for the past eighty years or so, our government has been printing paper money like it was nothing. In fact it is nothing and worthless. Our inflation really started when the dollar bill was separated from the gold standard in 1971 with a particular president. This has been going on world wide now. Maybe we’ll go back to a gold standard. I don’t know. But a correction must be made in the budgets. A correction every fifty years is a good place to start. There is one country who uses it and is a very successful country at that.”

“So, you mean to tell me, that my paycheck could be reduced in value in a few years?”

“So will everything else, Agent Morrison. These are desperate men that are coming here for me. Their economy is probably a little different from ours. I would rather fight them here and get it over with.”

“We can’t stand up to that many, Richard.”

“No, we can’t, madam Director. But with my 3D system installed here, there is a chance to do it.” I look over to Randy. “Is everything in place, Randy?”

“It is Richard, it’s waiting for your thoughts and words. I was able to tweak your new subroutines some more. It is now stable. You were on the right track with your adjustments. Here is the headband.”

Randy hands me the headband. I put it on my head.

“That’s great, Randy. Okay people, then watch this. Computer, generate ten copies of myself around me.”

Then all of a sudden ten copies of me is generated around me.

“Whoa! That is some trick, Richard. But what can holograms do for us?”

“I made them solid, Agent Morrison.”

I walk over to Sergeant Lonigan. “Hold still, Lonigan. We are going to lift you up.”

“Okay, Richard.”

Then the ten images reach out with their right hand in copying my motion. They grab Lonigan’s legs and lift him up slowly. Then we lower him down. Everyone claps and cheers. Brianna and Karen have wide smiles on their faces.

“That is not all. With my mind, I can stay stationary and hidden and let the images do the attack. We will use the 3D System to watch everything and do everything.”

“That’s amazing, Richard. What if you panic and lose control of the images? Can they disappear?”

“It’s possible, Agent Morrison. But I do have a back up plan if that happens.” I wave my hands in the air as if introducing somebody. “I present to you, one thousand friends!”

Then one thousand images of the people I met on Twainor appear before them. They appear ghostly and slightly visible.

“This is incredible, Richard. I see dragons, centaurs, knights and warriors on horseback. It is as if I’m watching a sci-fi movie scene. Can they become solid?”

“Yes, they can, madam Director, if I want them to.” Then they disappear from view. I am not going to tell everyone here they are for real and how we met, yet.

“Well, I feel a little bit better now. Okay, you can make your plans to protect Richard and us, officers. We hope we don’t become a target ourselves and they focus on just you, Richard.”

“That is my hope as well, madam Director.”

Then Brianna and Karen walk up to me. We hug each other with smiles.

“So, you have finally grown up now, Richard.”

“At least you saw me on the gurney, outside my apartment. I remember you being there.”

“You saw me at your apartment?”

“I did Karen. However, it was a replay in Heaven.”

She smiles, “I get it now. I forgot about that realm. Did you meet a lot of people there?”

“I did, Karen.” I then get tapped on the shoulder. I turn around to see who it is. It is Sergeant Lonigan.

“We need to get you moved in, Richard. We have a lot to go over in the next few days. We don’t know when they will arrive.”

“Okay, Sergeant.” I turn around. “Well, I must be going. Stay safe. We have a lot of coordinating and training to do.”

“Go ahead, Richard. We’ll see each other from time to time.”

We give each other a quick peck on the cheeks. I smile at her. “Hmm . . . Lavender perfume . . . Yummy.”

Brianna and Karen giggle as I turn around and get into my car. The other officers get into their cars and vans. We drive to the five bungalows on the northeastern side of the island. It takes five minutes to get there. Once we get there, we park the cars and get out to survey the area.

“I heard from Mr. Bryson, the FBI would send two portable shelters out here, Mr. Morrison. I don’t see them here.”

“That idea was nixed, when the higher-ups heard about the five bungalows out here.”

“Let me guess why, to save money?”

We all give a quirky smile as we look at each other. Then we begin to chuckle.

“You got it one, Richard.”

~~~000~~~

Once the ladies get inside the main building, some more ladies gather around them.

“That’s your Richard, Brianna?”

“He sure is, Sarah.”

“Well, I’m jealous now. I just might have to steal him from you.”

“Now, now ladies. Let’s take it easy now. Do you remember the last time you tried to steal someone’s boyfriend, Sarah?”

“Sigh . . . I do, Miss Karen. It is why I’m here. That girlfriend of his, beat me up really badly.”

“We have a lot to do ourselves. The three lady officers will be here with us. They will be teaching us some martial art moves.”

“Yes, but can we have Richard teach us instead, Karen?”

The ladies giggle at the thought.

“If he did, ladies, then you wouldn’t learn anything at all.”

“Oh darn . . . You’re a spoilt sport, Karen.”

They continue their giggle gossip party for another ten minutes before the Director interrupts them. She tells them they have some things to do like getting dinner prepared for their group. They split apart and go their ways.

The Director, the Rescue Mission attorney and Anna Dawson go over some legal issues when this invasion will take place. They agree they need to be ready to protect their legal rights when this case is brought to the courts. After that, Anna Dawson is shown to her room which is near the staff’s rooms.

~~~000~~~

I open the flower box inside my car. The butterflies flutter out quickly without being noticed. I turn around to face Lonigan.

“We’ll have to go over every inch, Richard.”

“I know we will, Lonigan. I think it will be best as an added precaution that I meet the local wildlife.”

“Yes, the Creator told me of your new abilities. We can use their help to keep them hemmed in and use them as a pair of extra eyes.”

Then Agent Morrison cuts in. “What are you two talking about?”

“It looks like we need have them hear the truth, Lonigan.”

“Yes, Richard. It must be done now before we go any further. Agent Morrison, gather everyone together.”

“Okay, Sergeant.”

Everyone gathers around to hear us talk in the parking lot, near the bungalows.

“There is something that must be done before we start. I need to share an experience with you.”

“What is this experience, Richard?”

“When the Raleigh Police Department and I shake your hands, your ears should be opened to hear another voice in your head. It is the Creator of the Universe.”

“Why should I listen to him? He has done nothing for me.”

“He has done very much for us, corporal. He created this universe so we can enjoy life to the fullest. All he asks of us is to acknowledge him that he is there.”

“That’s right, Richard. When I listen to the Creator, I get another opinion on certain matters. He helps me to be more aware. Especially if I’m tracking a felon or an escaped convict. In fact, he is being heard among the prison population as well. Slowly our prison numbers are being reduced. Only the hard-core felons will take the longest to change their ways. All the Creator asks of you, is to pay attention to his voice and acknowledge that he exists.”

“That seems fair.”

Everyone looks at each other and nod their heads up and down. We start shaking their hands. One by one, their ears are opened up to the Creator’s Voice.

“This is incredible. From what I’m hearing, we need to undo what the last five presidents did to our country and fast.”

“Yes, we need to get ready for major events in the future.”

“I’m sorry if I had any doubts, Richard.”

“You’re forgiven, Agent Morrison. Right now we must focus on the present. The Raleigh Police Department here will start teaching you some martial arts.”

“Why, Richard?”

I smile at them. “I was one of their instructors, while I was in college. I am now up to a Shaolin brown sash with the third degree. I’m currently working on the first black sash. When I earn the tenth black sash, I will then have the title of Shaolin Dragon Master.”

“I see, then we better get busy here.”

“We’ll split into teams and start working together. Richard, did you bring your armor?”

“Yes I did, Lonigan. I also brought some metal weapons as well. They will remain in my trunk until I need them.”

“Our van is loaded with weapons as well. We’ll be ready for them.”

“You brought weapons? The only things they gave us are side arm pistols. It is going to take more than that to take them down.”

“Perhaps, but I have a better idea so that no one will get hurt and we can still round up the bad guys, even their sea craft as well.”

“How are you going to do that, Richard? They will be outside our jurisdiction in the Atlantic.”

“I know a few tactics as well, Agent Morrison. When we settle in tonight, I will tell you some fantastic stories.”

“Okay, we’ll wait for it.”

The Raleigh Police Department people look at me as we smile at each other.

“Okay, while Richard takes a walk around the perimeter, we’ll get busy ourselves. Fortunately we have a great surveillance system provided by Secure-Sys. There is no way it can be hacked. We’ll have our three female officers to be with the main group in the Rescue Mission complex.”

“That’s right, Sergeant. We’ll get them organized in there. We’ll show them some martial art moves to help them gain some confidence.”

“Okay, let’s get busy, friends.”

The three ladies drive back to the main complex to move their luggage in and get acquainted with the people there.

~~~000~~~

I take a walk into the woods and the swamp edge around the back side of the island. My butterflies follow me. I stand there and remain calm. Soon several different types of birds come flying in. They land on the branches nearby. I see the American eagle, red wolves, the deer, the bobcat, the osprey. Then I see some alligators stalking in slowly.

“Here is the proof that I’m the Omega Unicorn.” I thrust my hands out to the side. Then the twelve unicorn images appear, six on either side of me. All of the butterflies that came with me, turn into fairies.

Then all of the wildlife roar, chirps, squawks, growl with delight when they see the images and the fairies. Then the images return to me when I put my hands down. I then blow my breath in the air to all of them. They continue their calls when they feel my breath.

Then they come closer to me so that I can touch them. I touch each one in turn. Some of them brush against me to remember my smell and touch. I hear them speak in my mind.

“I have some news to give, my friends. Some bad men are coming for me.”

They all shout in my mind. We’ll protect you, Omega!

“I know you will, my friends. I have a better idea that will be helpful so that you won’t get hurt.”

What is it?

“There will be some that will could come in by rubber boats at night.”

Then the alligators open their mouths and ‘hiss’. We’ll put holes in their boats, so they can’t leave.

“That’s the idea, alligators. The rest of you are really our eyes and ears. Use your calls to sound out their locations. Please don’t fight them. I don’t want to see you get hurt.”

Thank you for thinking of us. We’ll be safe here in the night.

“I will now walk toward the beach and let the sea life there know as well.”

Yes, we’ll work together to catch the bad men. We’ll keep everyone else safe.

Then they all make their calls in the night. They turn around and walk back to where they can hide and watch on land and in the trees. The eagles and ospreys fly high in the air keeping an eye out for the intruders.

I walk toward the beach next, to see who is there. I see some dolphin dorsal fins swimming nearby. I take off my shoes and socks and place them on the beach. I put my wallet, keys and my comb into the shoes. I take off my shirt, fold it up and place it on my shoes. I then walk out to the water and wade out to them. The dolphins come in closer to check me out. I get about waist high in the water and stop. My butterflies are fluttering around me.

The dolphins swim around me. I then lower myself down so my mouth is below the water level. We then start to talk to each other with our minds. I hear their speech through the ‘clicking’ noises in my mind.

Hello, Omega Unicorn. We are glad to see you and the fairies with you.

I am glad to see you too, dolphins. Not meaning to spoil your day, there will be some bad men who will try to get on the island and take me away.

We’ll protect you, Omega.

I know you will, dolphins. But I have a better idea so that you won’t get hurt.

What is it, Omega?

When the small boats come on shore, with the help of the larger sea creatures like the sea dragons and sharks. Bring some seaweed up and drop it near their two big boats and underwater craft.

Why do we want to do that, Omega?

The seaweed will clog up their propellers and propulsion drives. Then they will sit there floating on the surface. Then you can push those sea crafts closer to shore to beach them. Then our Coast Guard will come out to arrest them.

We like that idea very much, Omega.

We’ll do that.

Leviathan sends his greetings, Omega. He looks forward to meeting you one day.

I look forward to meeting him too, dolphins. Take care until we meet again.

Take care as well, Omega. The fairies in your womb are rejoicing that you are looking out for their well being.

Thank you, dolphins. Spread the word that the Omega Unicorn is now on Earth.

We’ll certainly will, Omega Unicorn.

Then the pod of six dolphins brushes against me as they leave me. Then they start spreading the message of help for the Omega Unicorn in his time of need. I wade back onto the shore. I put on my shoes without the socks and carry everything else with me. I walk back to the bungalows to get changed. The men see me very wet. The butterflies take their rest and drink some nectar from the flowers blooming around the bungalows.

“We heard a lot of noise, Richard. And now you’re all wet. What happened?”

“I had a talk with the wildlife in the area.”

“What are you, some sort of Doctor Doolittle?”

Some of the Raleigh officers smile and chuckle when they hear the reactions.

“Almost, corporal. It will all be explained tonight. Right now, I need to get into drier clothes.”

“There will be five or six of us in each of the bungalows, Richard. We did bring extra cots in the van.”

“That’s fine, Sergeant.”

We get divided up in the five cabins. We try to make sure we are evenly divided up in each of the cabins. We check the cabinets and fridge for food and plates. We see plenty of plates, silverware, glasses and cookware, but not enough food for all of us. I change out of my clothes quickly and drape the wet ones in the bathroom.

“It looks like we’ll have to go the mainland to buy some food.”

“I doubt the Rescue Mission will share with us. They have their own people to take care of.”

“Okay, make a food list of the basics, men. Everyone contributes to their own bungalow.”

“Yes, sir.”

We pool our money together. Each food leader of a bungalow writes down a list of food items needed. Once it is decided, the five men get together and drive to the docks. They discover they have time to do it before the sun sets tonight. The total food bill will get divided up evenly so they can claim it on their expense sheets.

While they are doing that, we get the bungalows ready and decide who sleeps where. Lonigan and I will be in the main bedroom, while the other four men are in the living room area. Two are on the hideaway bed inside the couch. The other two are on cots.

We then get our suitcases brought in. We put the clothes into the appropriate drawers and on the luggage racks and hangers. I put the flower box just outside the sliding glass door. Once the box is opened, other flying insects come buzzing by to check out the colorful offerings. My fairies in butterfly mode come to the flowers to drink some more nectar as well.

Lonigan and I are sitting in the chairs in the room.

“That’s amazing, Richard. The Creator also told me you get to have your own fairy family.”

“It is, Lonigan. I have learned a lot of responsibility in caring for them. When I get children of my own with Brianna, it will be on another scale, but similar.”

“Are you carrying any at this time?”

“I am. They are due in November.”

“What sort of surprises do you have for our intruders so far?”

“If they come in by rubber boat, the alligators will chew holes in them.”

“That’s great. What else?”

“For the sea craft out there, I suggested to the dolphins, with the sharks and sea dragons help, they bring in seaweed to clog up their propellers and propulsion systems.”

“I like that idea very much. Then they will be easy to push ashore to be within our territorial waters. What if they come in by silent chopper?”

“I need to have a talk with my thousand friends tonight. The dragons can easily take them down without hurting themselves. We’ll have to watch out for the forces on the ground.”

“Yes we will, Richard.”

“The one idea I have, is to shoot ice darts at them. Then they will freeze standing there. But to add horror to their minds, I will suggest to the dragons to blow hot fire at them to thaw them out quickly. That will cause their skin to crack all over.”

“Yes, they will scream in horror as they are about to be attacked by dragons. It will be painful to them. Then we can round up the weak-minded ones easily. We’ll have to be wary of the strong-willed soldiers. They could attack the main complex.”

“Yes, we’ll have to be wary.”

“Where will your fairies sleep?”

“They have their own beds that I made and put together for them. They will be scattered about the room and near me on that night stand. During the day, we’ll put their beds into that suitcase there.”

“That’s fine, Richard. I think we should arrange our sleep cycle differently. We need to be wide awake when they come in by night.”

“I see what you mean, Lonigan. Okay, make the schedule accordingly.”

That I night I told the stories from my trips to Twainor. They soon realized they are not alone in the Universe. They all agreed to share the handshake with anyone they come across in their departments and elsewhere.

After that first night, we slowly got ourselves organized and in shape. We did exercises and jogs everywhere on the island to become familiar with every inch of the island. I start to feel my injuries are totally healed by the time the intruders came. I broke some simple pieces of branches up to four inches thick without hurting myself in my legs and with the hands. I reviewed all of the forms from the Shaolin sashes and with the weapons. Some of the officers were impressed with how much I know. They picked up some moves from the Raleigh Police officers and me as well.

We did a lot of laser tag matches to keep our wits sharp. The three lady officers were able to teach the people in the Rescue Mission a lot of throws, pressure points, and how to take someone down who are bigger themselves.

I met Brianna a few times during the late day. We walked hand in hand along the sidewalks that around the resort. We even walked barefoot on the beach at sunset a few times.

~~~000~~~

“Richard, I know you’re going to fight again.”

“I must, Brianna. It is to show them I won’t come easily if I were captured.”

“Sigh . . .”

“Then don’t worry about it. Someday, you’ll understand what I’m going through.”

“I know, Richard. I must look forward to that place among the stars where you were during your Spring Semester.”

“I will protect you, Brianna. You are the delight of my soul.” I put my arm around her as we continue to walk down the beach. She leans her head onto my chest as she puts her arm around me.

~~~000~~~

Everyone in the main complex understood the need for us to be awake at night and flipping our sleep cycle to the day.

We came up with a plan to really confuse the enemy. Since the focus will be I, we decided to use me as bait, but with a twist using the 3D System. Randy is able to make a secure communication air-link connection with the Charleston office. This allows him to communicate with various government entities elsewhere in the country.

The Raleigh Police Department, brought along some nice ‘goodies’ for us to use. They brought twenty communication ear pieces. Randy will have one, since he will be inside monitoring the 3D System. He will let us know where everyone is. Inside his room, he set up the holo-projectors. He then preset many locations of the island for easy view access and for multiple screen shots and overall view.

All is quiet for about ten days. One night, during our evening patrols, we hear the night calls from the eagles and ospreys at about 2 AM. “Screech! Screech! Screech!”

They are here. We hope our plan works to confound the enemy and to capture them safely, while no one gets hurt. We all get into our positions and wait for them to spring our trap.

We hear, off in the distance to the East, the familiar muffled sound of the rotor blades from the choppers, “Thump . . . Thump . . . Thump . . . Thump . . .”