Jack
I walked out of the medic’s temporary shelter. I covered my eyes as the last of the pillar faded. At least three helicopters were flying around it. The one good thing about the general was that he wouldn’t let any press have anything till it was over.
The bad thing was he was easily angered. He now stood over Richard's group yelling. "Treasonous snakes! How dare you let news out?" Spit flew from His mouth as he screamed. Not one of Richard's group flinched.
I figured they had heard worse from their CO's in their multiple young army points. As Richard's group stood steadfast under a berating that would have normal officers cowering I watched as he became more and more angry.
I looked at Albert; He was one of the smallest ones. But he was also one of the smartest. As I looked at him I saw a glint on his shirt. Shocked I looked at the glint and moved over. There in his shirt was a camera lense!
I moved back around and spotted the beginning of a black cord at his waist. "An antenna" I muttered. I realized quickly that this was probably being broadcasted to the news right now. I covered my laugh by turning it into a cough.
As The Sargent’s voice grew louder he threw out a question. "Why aren’t you in school?" Richard stepped forward, taking the brunt of Sargent’s gaze. Making eye contact he replied, "We are all Straight AB honor roll." He continued calmly, "We are also mostly seventeen." His group stayed completely still as he spoke. "Before we came we took a High-School equivalency test. We are no longer required to go to school." Richard stepped back into line.
The Sargent’s face turned even redder. A medic came up behind him and guided him towards a bench so she could check his blood pressure. I walked to Richard as he dismissed the group. "How many of you have cameras?" He turned to me, his face blank. He made eye contact before replying. "We all have cameras." He then turned and walked away.
Surprised I started examining the other and I found that on each of them was a lens. Not all in the same place but pretty well dispersed. I laughed when I realized that Richard's stand against Sargent had gone straight to a news network.
Richard
We stood in a circle discussing our options. Trip finally spoke up. "Richard, you have to go try to talk some sense into him!" I shook my head as Jack walked over from where he had been listening. "That’s probably the best option." He continued, "The Sargent is almost out of options. He will probably let you do it if he fails again."
I shook my head. "I might talk to him." Jack said. I shrugged, "If you can talk him into it I’ll do it. Mike can't be that crazy can he?" Several minutes later Jack came out of the SWAT Van with shouts ringing from behind him. "He will think about it." He said as he limped over to our group.
