Freedom's Outcry

Chapter 3 - Meet The Resistance

Cassie's alarm went off at 7am. She rolled over and looked at the clock. "Noooo" and hit the 10 minute snooze button. When the alarm went off again, she turned it off and slowly got out of bed.

She looked down at her sheets and saw a wet stain mark. It was obvious to her it was the result of the 'Love Nectar' that gushed out of her when she achieved her climax last night.

"Damn it!" she cursed. "I need to start remembering to put down a towel when I'm going to have 'Sex for one' sessions!" But to be fair, last nights urges came upon her suddenly and she didn't have time to think about doing things in a practical way.

She stripped the sheets off her bed and threw them in the laundry hamper, grabbed a clean set from her closet and threw them on the bed.

"I'll make up the bed later" she groaned.

Cassie turned on the shower to let the water warm up and then headed to the kitchen to get a pot of coffee started, then went back to the shower. This was pretty much her daily routine.

After her shower was done she dried her hair and went to her dresser, found a pair of hip hugger jean short shorts and a mid drift, stars and strips T-shirt to wear. The Tee was her statement against what was happening in the country.

It was now 8:45am and the resistance meeting was going to start in a little over an hour. She was hungry and whipped up some scrambled eggs with a side of toast. "I've got time for this."

She brought her breakfast and coffee out to the balcony table. It was a beautiful mid-June bright and sunny Saturday morning, with a temperature of around 74 deg. F, she guessed.

She finished breakfast, put her dish in the sink, slipped on her sandals and headed out the door.

The resistance headquarters was located in the warehouse district on the outskirts of Orlando's city limits. If the traffic wasn't heavy and she hit the lights right, it would only be a 15 minute drive.

The warehouse space was donated to the group by one of the more senior resistance members, Greg (Major - code name) Sinclair. He owned several warehouses in the area and had been a long time friend of Cassie's parents.

The warehouse was over 26,000 sq. ft. and had been remodeled inside into several distinct areas. It had a weapons room, soundproof gun range, hand to hand combat area, locker rooms with toilets and showers, a break room with couches, tables, chairs, a refrigerator and stove, a sleeping area set up with a few cots... and last but not least, a meeting room,  some office space and a small first aid room.

The resistance group consisted of 22 members. 8 girls and 14 guys. All came from various backgrounds and occupations. They all had one thing in common though, a strong love of freedom and the belief in a government the way our founding fathers intended it to be!

Cassie pulled into the warehouse parking lot and parked her car with 15 minutes to spare before the meeting was to begin.

She used her access code on the electronic door lock and entered the building, then walked into the office area and took a seat at her desk. Skip was already there sitting at his.

"Morning. Skip!"

"Morning, Delilah!"

"Were you able to contact everyone?" Cassie inquired.

"All but three. It should still be a pretty good turnout"

Cassie looked up at the clock. "It's about time we get this show on the road then!"

They both got up at the same time and went to the meeting room. Everyone else was there and waiting.

"Good Morning fellow resistance fighters!" she said enthusiastically.

"Good Morning, Delilah!" The group chanted back.

"The reason I called this meeting on such short notice is to discuss what happened at the museum yesterday. I assume you've all heard about it?"

The group nodded with a few members mumbling derogatory comments about the incident.

"So, do you think this is a mission we should undertake?" she added.

Instantly Kevin (Bruiser) Johnson shouted out "Hell Yeah! We need to go in there, kick some ass, and get that stuff back."

Everyone applauded and cheered at Bruiser's remark.

"Alright...easy now 'Big Guy'. I admire your enthusiasm but we need a plan first!" Cassie retorted, directing her comment at Bruiser.

Cassie looked over to Skip. "What do we know, Skip? Did you hear back from your contact in the 'Guard'?"

Skip stood up and walked over to a city map hanging on the wall. "Yes, and according to him, they are holding everything they took from the museum in this building here." he pointed at a location on the map. Continuing, he added "There is a loading dock at the rear of the building we can pull our truck up to and load everything into it from there."

Cassie nodded at Skip "So it definitely seems possible then, Skip?"

"Most definitely! I'd say if we want to get in and out quickly, we'll need at least eight people." he replied.

Cassie now turned her attention to the group. "Who is up for the challenge?"

A dozen hands popped up in the air. Kathy (Dimple's) Fitzgerald was waving her hand vigorously. "Me...Me...Me, choose me!"

"The thing is...if we're going to do this, it will have to be tonight." Skip interjected.

A couple people in the group lowered their hands. "Sorry Delilah, got plans tonight I can't get out of." one of them said.

Cassie turned back to Skip, "What's the security going to be like, Skip?"

"My source says only two guards and a guard dog."

Then Dimple's lowered her hand.

"Something wrong now?" she said to Dimple's, who moments ago was so eager to join the raiding party.

Dimple's looked around the room, slightly embarrassed, and then starred at Cassie and mouthed the words "I'm on my period!"

Cassie smiled and nodded in understanding. Guard dogs were trained to smell blood and they would pick up the scent of a menstruating woman from over 100 feet away.

"Would you like to stay here at headquarters with Skip and monitor our communications then?"

Dimple's nodded with approval. "Thank You so much, Delilah!"

Cassie looked at the group with their hands still raised. "I guess we have our raiding party then."

Skip now joined the conversation. "Because of the 10pm curfew, we're going to have to do this earlier than I would like. Sunset is at 8:40pm tonight. Everyone going on the mission needs to be back here by 6:30pm. That should give you enough time to gear up and be ready to move out by 7:30.

Cassie once again addressed the group. "Thanks everyone for showing up. Skip and I will work on individual assignments this afternoon for those going on tonight's raid, and I'll see you folks later. To everyone else...have a great day!"

That concluded the meeting. Cassie and Skip headed back to the office to work out the details of the mission.