"Corporal, how do I make this work?"
"You hold this down then push that little red button there and it starts to record, Colonel. When you wanna stop recording, push the black button."
"OK, I got it. You are dismissed. Wait in the outer office, if you would."
"Yessir. "
The Colonel looked at the big man sitting across from him. "You may begin, Captain." He pushed the red button.
"My name is Captain Jack Morgan. I lead a squad of anthropoids with special powers on a special missions in a not-so-special war."
"Don't be insolent, Captain. This is an official inquiry into the incident on October 2nd, 1952. You are the Army's Liaison with the Mystery Men of America. We need to know what actually happened."
Tank Morgan snorted? "Official? Don't make me laugh. I know you're from F.O.X. Are you 'officially' a Colonel?
"I may not be in your chain of command but I am a full-bird Colonel in this man's army. Which means I have the power to bust you back to private if we can't get this sorted out. Right here. Right now." He sighed, "Tank, just tell me what happened."
Tank Morgan swiped his face with a hand, "If it hadn't been for that damn donkey...."
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A Donkey, A Jeep and a Barrel of Rice Wine
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