Missions of the Retrieval Team - Land of the Kilts

[davedove]

Scene 48

The Guyana Highlands

We quickly secured our prisoners and hid them in the boat. We then waited for the other team to do their part.

We didn’t have long to wait. Gunfire could be heard up the trail and not long afterward, four men came running towards the boat. They were firing into the jungle behind them as they rushed for the dock.

As the leader ordered his men to keep firing, he spun to jump onto the boat. He stopped short as he stared into the barrels of the three rifles we had pointed at him.

“Drop your weapons!” I ordered.

The leader quickly dropped his own weapon and ordered his men to do the same. The rest of my team approached with their weapons pointed at the men.

“What are you going to do, kill us?” the leader asked.

“No, we’re not,” I answered. I smiled as Marta came forward. “You are being arrested,” I told him.

Marta and a few men took charge of the prisoners and secured them.

I looked around the group in front of me. “Where are Jock and Coemgen?” I asked, a little worried.

“Right here,” came the reply from the trail. Jock was coming down the trail supporting Coemgen, who was walking with an obvious limp. Oddly enough, Jock seemed to be suppressing a laugh.

“What happened?” I asked.

“I was hit, that’s what,” Coemgen complained. He shot Jock a dirty look as the big man chuckled a bit.

“What’s the matter?” I asked. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’ll be okay, I wasn’t hit anywhere critical.”

Jock could control himself no longer. He broke out laughing. “He was shot in the bum!”

The look that Coemgen shot at Jock was intense enough to kill, but the big man continued to laugh heartily. Coemgen’s glare softened a bit and he began to chuckle and then laugh along with Jock. Soon the whole team was laughing.

[Jock Scot]

I understand that Lee Marvin was shot in the backside too. It didn't do him much harm in the long run!

[Tartan Shortbread Jock]

Spiffing good show, I have not read anything this good since
" The greatest men of our time" by McMurdo Panache.

[davedove]

Scene 49

The Land of Hekata, atop a tepui

It turned out to be an easy decision on who would stay behind while the others went for help. Although the natives healing medicines worked wonders, many of the former slaves were still too weak to travel. Also staying behind were Ms. Hawk and Ms. Falcon, also healing from their wounds.

Kevin and Vmac stayed behind with their dogs, since we felt it best that as many people as possible make the boat trip. Wompet stayed behind for the same reason, plus the fact that the native children seemed to enjoy playing with him.

I don’t think we could have pulled Todd away if we tried. He was enthralled with the tales of the villagers and hardly got any sleep while listening to the Captain and his men. Only the Doctor was able to insist he get some rest.

Jamie had recovered after a few good meals and was ready to go, so we let him command the rescue expedition. Once he returned to civilization, he would contact the Great Hall and get help sent to us. I also suggested he contact Ms. Pleater, who would certainly have an interest in the local plants the Doctor was using.

My associates and I volunteered to stay behind and make room for the released captives. We would help Marta, who would guard our prisoners until transportation arrived to take them to jail.

Everyone else would go back with Jamie and the former captives with one exception. Frank decided to stay behind with us. It seemed he had taken a liking to a native concoction they called ‘rum.’ I don’t know what was in it, but it certainly wasn’t anything like any rum I had ever tasted.

After we went to see Jamie and the others off, we returned to Hekata to help Todd and Ms. Stork record the tales of the tribe. We were also shown a small graveyard with several blank stones.

When we asked who had been laid to rest there, the Captain had answered “Konnal.” It seems we had found the final resting place of Colonel MacGregor and his men, although their legacy lived on in the people of the tribe.

[Wompet]

Another entertaining story, Dave.

Wompet stayed behind for the same reason, plus the fact that the native children seemed to enjoy playing with him.

Actually, I was just there to play with the giant rabbits.

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Dave, thanks for another entertaining tale. I've been gone for two weeks on a backpacking trip with our Boy Scout Venture Crew at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico so I just this evening was able to finish reading the story. Another job well done lad! I can't wait to see what you come up with next for our reading pleasure.