AWOL 4 by Andrew Lane
Author:Andrew Lane
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781848126701
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
Published: 2019-05-09T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER EIGHT
Bexâs mind raced as she tried to process this new information.
âLetâs assume that the stationâs been taken over,â she said softly, half to herself and half to Kieron. âLetâs also assume that the attackers are Japanese, because at least two of them speak that language. We can worry about why later. Letâs also assume that the technicians who normally operate the base are being held captive, rather than having been killed, because the attacking force will need at least some of them to operate the equipment, take the PEREGRINE satellites offline and send status reports back to MI6 and the Ministry of Defence in the UK so nobody suspects anything. That means we need to get in there and rescue the crew, so they can get the satellites operational again. We know thereâs at least one armed guard out here, so either sheâs meant to patrol the site on a regular route or there are other guards and this is her station. More likely there are several guards, set around the perimeter of the site. Not sure how many â that depends how large their team is. Probably at least four. One on each side of the site.â She shook her head. âSentry duty at night is tricky. If youâre walking around then you can get too focused on the sound of your feet and your breathing. If you stand in one spot you become very familiar with that location â the way it looks in the dark and the way it sounds â and you can easily spot any changes, but it does get boring and you have to keep your alertness levels up. Weâre lucky sheâs not wearing image-intensifying goggles â if she was, sheâd have spotted us before we spotted her.â Bex hesitated for a moment, thinking through the next set of actions. âOK. Iâm going in alone. Iâll sneak past this guard; sheâs obviously bored, and easily distracted.â
âAre you going to ⦠to knock her out?â Kieron asked. Bex suspected that heâd been going to say âkill herâ but had stopped himself at the last moment.
âNo,â she said. âSheâs probably got orders to check back with whoever is giving the orders on a regular basis. If she doesnât make that report, then theyâll raise the alarm. No, Iâll just get past her. You stay out here and provide me with whatever support you can via the ARCC glasses. Stay low and keep as quiet as possible.â
âI want to come in with you,â Kieron said mutinously.
âThatâs not going to happen,â she explained patiently but firmly. âThese people have guns, and I suspect theyâre willing to use them. Iâm responsible for your safety. Besides which, Iâm trained in things like hand-to-hand combat and youâre not.â She reached across the space between them and gripped his shoulder. âAnd if none of that changes your mind, just remember that I need your help out here. You can give me details of the floor plans of the buildings and alert me to any threats that I canât see.
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