Hunted by William W. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone [Johnstone, William W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2016-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

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The agents in the helicopter never had a chance. Mike Tuttle and his mercenaries hosed them down with automatic weapons fire, killing the search team and the pilot.

There was no reason for any of this, other than the fact the mercenaries had all had run-ins with the FBI before... some of the run-ins less than pleasant. The government of the United States didn’t like its citizens fighting in other country’s wars, although what business it was of big government remained a mystery to many people. Probably the overriding reason for the attack was that mercenaries lived to fight, and good wars were getting harder and harder to find.

The mercenaries stood around the dead for a time, then began collecting weapons, food, and ammo. They took fresh battery packs for their radios, then walked off a few hundred yards and squatted down.

“You boys know that George was right,” Mike said. “None of us are going to leave this area alive. Except maybe George. The rest of us will all be carried out in body bags.”

“Who gives a shit,” Bobcat Blake said.

And that just about summed up the feelings of all the men.

“I have a thought,” Mike said. “Let’s hook up with this Sam Parish and his bunch. We could not only kick some federal ass, but get some pussy in between firefights. Those survivalist cunts just might be very grateful for our help.”

“Some slap and tickle would be nice,” Nick said.

“Let’s do it,” Ike Dover said, standing up.

The other men silently stood up. Mike turned and walked toward the brush, the rest following.

* * *

Another helicopter spotted the downed chopper and radioed in. A special assault team was sent in, and reported back what they’d found. Max radioed the news to Washington. The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was out of the country, so what to do next fell on the head of the Justice Department.

“Secure the area,” the attorney general of the United States said. “Innocent men and women and children must be allowed a place to camp and play and fish and boat without fear of being shot by those horrible, nasty, survivalists with those awful assault rifles.”

So far, the survivalists hadn’t been the ones doing most of the shooting of innocent people. That little bit of news was not pointed out to the attorney general because no one in Washington was aware of it.

The attorney general continued, “And speaking of assault rifles, they should have been removed from the hands of the American public years ago. For their own good, of course,” the AG was quick to add.

* * *

“I’ve had all this I can stand,” Johnny McBroon said. “I want a hot shower, a vodka martini on the rocks, and a large steak. In that order.”

“Me, too,” Jay Gilmore said. “But make mine a gin martini, straight up.”

“I’m low class,” Pete Cooper said. “I’ll take a beer with mine.”

“Now that we have our menus all planned,” Lew Waters said, “I’d be very interested in learning exactly how we’re getting out of here with our asses intact.

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