White Jade (The PROJECT: Book One) by Lukeman Alex

Author:Lukeman, Alex [Lukeman, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Alex Lukeman
Published: 2012-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Two

At 2300 hours they were airborne in a C-130J Super Hercules, an updated version of the Air Force workhorse. A Humvee with Pakistani army markings looked lost in the cavernous hold. The team sat on an orange strap bench along the side of the fuselage, listening to the drone of the Rolls-Royce engines. They were in battle dress, geared up for the cold weather waiting in the Himalayas. There wasn't going to be time to change later.

Nick went over the military GPS unit with Selena. It would guide her to the landing zone. She had skydiving experience but this was far different. They were jumping at high altitude and she'd never done that before. Wind and thermals could screw everything up. There was no room for error.

Their packs sat at their feet, loaded with rations, water, ammo, the MP-5N's, medical kits and assorted survival gear. Selena had a digital camera and video recorder to document anything they found. Aside from the H-Ks, the weight was down to around thirty pounds. At fifteen thousand feet and higher any weight would be a burden.

All three had pistols strapped to the left side of their chests and Ka-Bar knives on their right thighs. They had body armor that went far beyond the normal military specs. It was heavy, but it could deflect a .308 and keep you alive. They had helmets rigged for voice activated communications. They could pick up the team channel or the satellite uplink to Washington. The rest of their supplies were inside the vehicle. They'd get chutes and everything they needed for the jump at Dyess.

Ronnie pointed at the stripes insignia on his collar.

"I never thought I'd be wearing these again."

"Looks good on you, Gunny."

"You too, Nick. Like it used to be."

Dressed in camouflage battle gear and armed to the teeth, Carter thought Selena looked dangerous as hell. She had her laptop out, working on the Minoan text. Nick raised his voice over the noise of the engines.

"How are you coming?"

"I think I've got it. There are still parts I haven't translated but I think I know what to look for."

He waited.

"If I'm reading this right, we look for a labrys to mark the way."

"What's a labrys?" Ronnie leaned forward and looked past Nick at Selena.

"It's a double-headed axe. It was a symbol of power to the Minoans and later to the Greeks. It's ancient, no one knows when it first appeared. The labrys marked the entrance to the labyrinth."

"Where the Minotaur lived."

"Right, that's the myth. Once you entered the labyrinth, you never came out. There are some old mines and caves in Crete that might have been the original labyrinth. I've been there. They're spooky."

"What happened to the Minoans?"

"The current theory is that when the island of Santorini erupted it sent a tsunami over Crete and wiped everything out. That might have been the basis for the stories about Atlantis. Santorini was like an H-Bomb going off."

"I don't see how any Minoans got to Tibet." Carter bent over and adjusted his pack.

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