Tom Clancy's DARK ABYSS - an Apple Loving Individual romance

Chapter 2 - an Early Return to the Field

Chapter 2 – an Early Return to the Field

Thursday, May 11, 2023
Fischer Residence, Austin, TX
5:23 PM

The weekend had arrived for Lance and Peyton. The kids were excited especially since it was their second last week of school and summer was about to begin. Both Brian and Angela picked them up from school. They were getting ready to enjoy their summer as next week was their last. Brian wasn't supposed to return back to active duty until Sunday, May 21th; hoping he had ten more days to relax. The couple began to drive home with their kids.

"So, how was school?" said Brian. "Excited for summer?"

"Yeah!" said both kids.

"Daddy? Are we going to Disneyworld?" said Peyton.

"Peyton, honey. Didn't we just go over the Christmas Break?" said Angela.

"Yeah, we did!" said Lance,

"You know money doesn't grow on trees. It's expensive!"

"Don't worry, we'll do something fun this July!" said Brian.

"For sure?"

"For sure."

"Yay!"

"Yay, is absolute right!"

"Well, let's go home, we'll talk about it and soon."

Brian's smartwatch began to vibrate hard. "Oh, dear!" said Brian, as they arrived home. His watch hadn't beeped in that manner since February. After his family got out, he pressed a button on the watch.

"Give me twenty, now's really not a good time!" said Brian.

A few seconds later, the watch vibrated again.

"Take your time, Lucas!" said a voicemail. It was Col. Speed. "I'll get back to you in an hour!"

"Roger, Shovel! Lucas out!"

Brian got out of the car and joined his family inside. He acted casual, then got inside. He then proceeded to help around in the house. After some time, he gently pulled Angela to the side.

"After a while now, though we have ten days before I go back in action, I got notified by my commanding officer, he needs to talk!" said Brian, explaining the situation.

"Everything okay?" said Angela in concern.

"Yeah, yeah! I feel he's calling me back in earlier."

"How much earlier?"

"I don't know, yet! I'll talk to him then let him know."

"Do what you need to, baby. I'll wait."

"Alright, then!"

Brian then went into the basement, then signaled base to call him back. Shovel then rung him up again, Brian answered the call. It was dark, but the smartwatch camera utilized night vision sensors.

"Long time, no see, boss!" said Brian.

"Lucas, good that you're on!" said Shovel. "I hate to have to pull you out of your vacation early, however we have a feeling that things are about to get worse, so you may have to get back here two days earlier, on Friday, May 19th!"

"Uh-huh! Shoot, I'm all ears!"

"We've traced an unknown source back to the ice-cold mountains of Donetsk, Ukraine!"

"Why is this of the essence?"

"We've located packets of weapons grade cocaine that originated from those mountains!"