The Independents by Joe Nobody

Author:Joe Nobody [Nobody, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kemah Bay Marketing LLC
Published: 2012-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

As Bishop strode back to the hotel, he couldn’t help but think about what was in those three folders. He entered The Manor’s gardens via the back door in order to avoid Samantha, as he didn’t want a shadow just yet. He went to his room to wash up and grab some of his gear – but really to think.

The first folder had been the Colonel’s letter from the president. The second, and thickest of the three, was a journal of the Colonel’s ten-day adventure trying to accomplish the president’s wishes. The third was a report, intended to be delivered to the Commander-in-Chief.

The Colonel had been asked to perform an in-depth reconnaissance of the Beaumont, Texas area, specifically focusing on the refineries and processing capabilities available there. While Houston had a much larger capacity, Beaumont was considered the best option given its proximity to the Mississippi and the limited resources available to the government to control the area.

The second folder was where things got interesting. The Colonel had commandeered HBR’s corporate yacht and approached Beaumont from the sea. When martial law had been declared in Houston, it just so happened HBR was conducting a training class for some out of town security personnel. The Colonel, realizing the men might be stuck in town for a while, had gotten permission for them to stay on the 65- foot corporate sailing yacht, docked on Clear Lake, just south of the hustle and bustle of Houston. The Colonel had used what he thought was an excuse at the time of “securing a valuable corporate asset from potential looting.” His excuse quickly became legitimate.

Bishop would have liked to see the look on the first looter’s face when they attempted to raid HBR’s boat. According to the Colonel’s report, there were six ex-Special Forces operators staying onboard. Needless to say, HBR’s floating asset was well protected. As a matter of fact, the entire pier was the only one in the marina that didn’t experience any vandalism. Crime doesn’t pay.

What followed in the detailed diary was, in Bishop’s opinion, worthy of a Hollywood movie. The Colonel and his team had taken the big sailboat out into the deep water of the gulf and anchored offshore from Beaumont. Using the outboard powered launch and jet skis, the group had split into two teams to find out what was going on.

The primary assignment was Intel regarding the status of the refineries in the port area. What the Colonel found was shocking. In the dead of night, when his team and he had made their approach, there was a military unit already waiting on them. Floodlights bathed their entourage in light, and the small group was met with four Stryker armored personal carriers, each full of infantry. A loudspeaker asked the Colonel, by name, to approach, and a meeting ensued.

The report continued detailing the conversation, during which the Colonel was asked to enlist and pledge his loyalty to a group that called itself the Independents. They claimed to be a well-formed organization that was growing in strength throughout America.

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