The Deadliest Earthling by Gibson Morales

Author:Gibson Morales [Morales, Gibson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Adventure
ISBN: 9781943575039
Publisher: Mo Bros Books
Published: 2016-11-08T23:00:00+00:00

Johnny spent a few minutes suiting up. There wasn’t much that he needed. Back in his makeshift room, he met Morris and folded military garb and equipment. A shiny metallic hexagon rested on his jacket’s shoulder.

“They put these here for you,” Morris said, pointing to the hexagon. “They said that’s the chameleon scale.”

Morris still stood there, watching him gravely.

“Can’t get over the last time you saw me shirtless, huh?” Johnny said. Morris gave a nervous grin.

“Okay, what?”

Morris shook his head and waved it off. “Never mind. There’s no point in telling you now.”

“Well, now I have to know,” Johnny said, slipping into his military uniform.

“Before the militia guy arrived, I was trying to make a point. I’m not soldier, but I picked up a few of your teachings here and there in New Bagram.”

“Yeah?”

Morris drew a slow breath before he spoke. “Didn’t your military instructors teach not to give in to hostage situations?”

It was true, but Johnny’s teachers didn’t spend much time drilling in the idea in combat school. Less than one class lecture. There wasn’t much cause to focus on the topic of hostages given that Anunnaki didn’t normally take them. They took prisoners and abducted people, but you simply never saw them again. Granted, Sledge had explained if they ever found themselves in a hostage situation on the field, never give in to the kidnapper’s demands. Because once you gave an inch, the kidnapper would see the opportunity to take more instead of releasing the hostage. Johnny felt his face drop.

“There’s a difference between what we’re taught and what we do.”

At least he hoped so. The truth was he didn’t even want to begin to try to sort this out. He couldn’t seem to trust anybody wholeheartedly without some seed of doubt eventually blossoming. His parents, Orun, the Eagle, Zacharia, even Hamiad. He’d hit at least one sour patch with each. Learned something dismaying about their methods.

Johnny finished dressing into his military jacket and extended his hand. “I appreciate the warning, but things will be okay.”

He said it as much to convince himself as Morris.

Morris nodded. “I’ll say a prayer.”

They walked out into the hallway together. Sledge, a few Snake-eaters, and the Eagle were waiting.

“All set?” Sledge said, clapping him on the shoulder.

Johnny nodded, flushing Morris’s words out of his mind.

The Eagle stepped up to him. “Watch yourself. There are a lot of snakes out there.”

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