America's Galactic Foreign Legion - Book 2: Reenlistment by Walter Knight

Author:Walter Knight
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: reenlistment foreign legion science fiction military action adventure spider aliens aliens football
Publisher: Walter Knight

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The Only Tavern was on the edge of town. The parking lot was packed with cars and trucks parked everywhere. Private Washington parked the armored car by the front door in a handicapped space.

“You can’t park there,” said Private Williams. “It’s just wrong.”

“Are you afraid of getting a ticket?” asked Corporal Tonelli. “Who would write us a ticket?”

“Shut up you two,” said Sergeant Green. “I am tired of your noise.”

The crowd parted as they walked in. Lieutenant Lopez showed a spider bartender a photo of General Electric. “Seen him?” he asked. “I heard he comes here a lot.”

“Yes. But not today,” said the bartender. “Would you like a drink? It’s on the house.”

“How about his friends?” asked Lieutenant Lopez.

“They’re at the corner table playing poker,” answered the bartender.

Lieutenant Lopez approached the table of spiders playing poker. “Where is your team leader?” he asked. “I have a warrant for his arrest.”

“He is not our team leader anymore,” said a large spider, throwing down his cards and taking a drink. “#4 got half of us killed, and the rest of us marooned on this rock. Now he is off somewhere having issues.”

“Aren’t you all mining for gold?” asked Lieutenant Lopez.

“There is some gold on this side of the river, but not enough to make it worth my while to pan for it during the winter,” said the large spider.

“You are all under arrest for questioning, pending our investigation,” said Lieutenant Lopez. “Stand up, you are coming with us.”

The music stopped. The large spider stood up and loomed over Lieutenant Lopez. Private Williams rushed forward as the spider picked Lieutenant Lopez up and threw him through a plate glass window into the street. The crowd pressed in on the legionnaires. Private Williams struck a spider in the face with the butt of his rifle. Corporal Ceausescu fired several rounds into the air and ordered the crowd to back off. Someone upstairs yelled in pain. Guido’s dragon bit a spider drunk that stepped on its tail. Several bottles were thrown. The crowd, half spider and half human, used that as a provocation to start a massive bar fight.

Lieutenant Lopez lay stunned on the ground beside the armored car. He looked up and saw a spider attempting to hook the armored car up to a tow truck.

“What do you think you are doing?” asked Lieutenant Lopez, still lying on the ground. “Get away from our vehicle.”

“You car is being impounded for being in a handicapped zone,” replied the wrecker driver. “Sorry. Do not interfere with the impound. You can pick it up at the city impound yard.”

Lieutenant Lopez drew his pistol and fired several shots at the wrecker driver. The driver fired several shots back before fleeing in his tow truck. Several cables snapped and flew about wildly as the armored car’s bumper held. Lieutenant Lopez climbed up in the turret and fired the cannon at the fleeing tow truck. The shell missed, but hit East Finisterra’s only 7-Eleven store. A human wearing a turban on his head came running out of the store, shaking his fist and swearing.

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