Credible Threat Season 1 by Mark Posey

Author:Mark Posey [Posey, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stories Rule Press Inc.
Published: 2013-07-12T00:00:00+00:00

Burned

THE LOWEST OF THE PARATROOPERS slapped at his chest, releasing the harness that held him to the chute, and dropped ten feet to the ground.

Marie watched closely from just inside the front door of the house, T91 at the ready. “Go with the kids. You’re the one they want.” She saw Aaron’s face drop. “We don’t have time to argue. Go! I’ll look after these idiots.”

She saw the reluctant resolve in his face before he turned and rushed toward the basement. She hated to face the paratroopers alone, but she had no choice. They couldn’t chance Aaron being captured and probably tortured for information he didn’t even know he had.

She burst through the front door just as the first paratrooper rose from his crouch and prepared to unsling his weapon. She dropped to one knee and trained the assault rifle on the center of his face.

He froze, eyes wide, then raised his hands and his eyes to the sky.

She followed his gaze and saw the other three on the verge of releasing their harnesses.

That makes five, including Bozo on the roof.

She was still beneath the veranda roof so neither of them could see the other but each knew the other was there. A flurry of motion attracted her attention as the first paratrooper whirled, unslinging his weapon, another T91 by the looks of it.

She resighted the assault rifle and squeezed the trigger. The headshot dropped the first paratrooper before he could bring his rifle up.

The other three, still in the air, immediately slapped their releases and dropped, rolling to their feet.

She drew a bead on the closest one and popped off another shot. It took him in the shoulder and spun him sideways, but at least he was down for a moment, but not out, thanks to the vests each paratrooper wore.

She didn’t think the guy on the roof would risk shooting. He couldn’t be sure who was down there and he wouldn’t risk killing Aaron.

The two paratroopers remaining on the ground, spread as far apart as they could get. She couldn’t face both of them. If she shot one, the other would shoot her. She wouldn’t be able to turn fast enough.

Smart move. They’re obviously well-trained. Maybe I can take them out hand-to-hand.

After sighting back and forth on the two men, she straightened and dropped the T91. Both the paratroopers on the ground visibly relaxed. Marie put her hands up to put them even more at ease.

“Step out from under there to the ground,” the one on her right instructed her, in Mandarin.

She didn’t move a muscle.

“Get down here!” he roared, still in Mandarin, and gestured with the barrel of his assault rifle.

Tactical advantage. Don’t let them know you understand them.

She stayed where she was. “I don’t know what you’re saying.”

From her left, there was a ferocious scream. As she snapped her head in the direction of the scream, she heard a thok, and then saw the head of the paratrooper on the left hit the ground and roll toward her.

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