My Father's Universe by Mitch

Author:Mitch
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Published: 2019-08-29T16:00:00+00:00

Dinghies

Long and short cat-tails and Bo-Bo’s were loaded in the convertible freight trucks called Dinghies and on the Amphibian ships: The Aqua, Aquarius, Aquila and the Ekistics, their most modern ship. The flags arrived and each ship and Dinghy got one. Each flag had twelve red and white stripes, one for each farm district. Each district was 1,000 or more square miles. Forty white stars, one for each governing city, appeared on a medium blue background at the upper left corner—the stars showing through both sides. Kedar and Careah made sure quivers were full of metal arrows and plenty in reserve. He reminded everyone, “Once we start, there’s no stopping, not even stop to eat, maybe eat something on the run. Drinking water is a must, nothing else for at least a couple of days.”

The Ladies Fire Auxiliary responded, “Do not worry about food! We’ll try to get food to you when we can!”

Kedar replied, “Wonderful, but I’m sure we would rather go without food than have you lose your life trying to get food to us. Be mighty careful, if it looks threatening or hostile, do not, I repeat, do not try it.” He turned to Careah and her warrior ladies, “You start here in that Dinghy AP54.” She tried to force a smile. Her lips turned up at the corners, which was as near to a smile as she could get. Her crew could only nod with partial modified grins. He continued, “To get behind the ants, my Lady Squad and I will go in the Aqua to Boot Peninsula where Dinghy AP55 is waiting. From there, we will start and meet halfway. The Commander will signal when we get to the peninsula and wait for La`no to say go. The sailors on the way back can hit the beach and start fires with their torches.”

Won asked, “Why call the Dinghy by numbers?”

Kedar remarked, “It would be confusing to call and not know who you were calling, anyway, another Dinghy may answer.”

Ke`no, Te`ro, and some of their friends spoke up, “We cannot stand around and do nothing.”

Ke`no, who was at the age showing leadership, explained, “We can go with the sailors and help set fires. If we take several of our Beach Jeeps and use them along the beach. It will be safer and faster. The sailors can follow in the amphibian ships. In case we need help, they can give us a hand. Okay, Dad? We will be gong in the ships service after school is out anyway, Dad.”

He saw their point and expressed his concern, “All of you can go. If Commander Glenz calls you back to the Aqua, you get back. Understand? And most importantly, we all love you. Oh! And keep your eyes peeled for those mongrel ants.”

“Dad, we have every intention of coming out of this alive,” reassured Ke`no.

Te`ro added, “We may be changed and have a better outlook on life when this is over.” All agreed. Nothing had to be said any further.

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