An Un-Civil War by Richard Peters

Author:Richard Peters [Peters, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Military, Spies & Politics, Assassinations, Conspiracies, Political, Terrorism, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages), Contemporary Fiction, American, Literary, Thrillers, Pulp
Amazon: B00LY6CH3W
Published: 2014-07-18T04:00:00+00:00

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Jessica’s cameraman wasn’t willing to go anywhere. Hell had broken loose around him. This intentional friendly fire was career making footage. Every sullen prisoner a cash bonus, every shocked death mask a magazine cover. It wasn’t just morbid fascination that kept him rooted in the parking lot as partially uniformed amateur militias swarmed over the squabbling Georgians. He was a professional and presented with the opportunity of a lifetime. He wasn’t going to abandon this golden perspective into a historic moment over worries about his personal safety.

Congressman Eliot was a lot less concerned with history and much more interested in saving his dear ass. Jessica sensed the real story moving somewhere else and followed closely behind his entourage. She hadn’t planned to ride in the SUV with him, but one of his security people shoved her into the backseat out of reflex when stray rounds flew overhead. She didn’t even have a chance to object or call back to her cameraman before the driver gunned the engine and the Mercedes peeled away from the chaos.

They swung west on the big highway, only a few seconds ahead of a dozen pickups loaded with whooping rebels. Her story eye noticed the mixture of civilian and military weapons, rudimentary organization and the extra antennae masts on the trucks. All that equipment and semi-professional discipline implied a much higher level of coordination between these “rag tag” mobs the Army joked about and the professional Florida Defense Forces. Coordination implied a plan, and plans were dangerous.

She didn’t have long to ponder this threat before she came face to face with a bigger one. Chased by rebels who thought the twin black SUV’s were leading the charge, the security crew in the lead vehicle headed straight towards the first clump of friendly soldiers they saw. The combat engineers, busy trying to set up hasty vehicle barricades, were shocked to see the rebels so close already. They were amazed at how quickly the militia turned to insurgent tactics. In line with their training, they took cover and engaged the apparent suicide car bomber.

The guards in the second car, ignoring the frantic congressman in the back, were damn good. The driver didn’t flinch when the lead vehicle got Swiss cheesed at close range. He didn’t hit the brakes or even try a U-turn. He just dropped to a lower gear, banked gently to the right and shot off the road and out of the kill zone as fast as possible. The turbocharged and under loaded “off-road” vehicle still wasn’t able to clear the draining ditch completely. They cracked the muffler and the rear fender flew away, but they squealed the SUV behind some seafood restaurant and out of sight in seconds.

There they briefly paused. The driver jumped out and confirmed the rental car still had a few miles left in it. Probably. The shooting on the other side of the fish joint wasn’t getting closer, at least. Of course, any closer and they’d be a target. Time to find a way back to friendly lines, if such a thing still existed.

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