1. Injury 2. Hospital 3. Center 4. Ordination 5. Azrael 6. Tony 7. Dave 8. Ambush 9. Surgery 10. Dream 11. Dinner 12. Flight 13. Chuck 14. Bradford 15. Demon Drops 16. Marriage 17. Family 18. Revelation 19. Invitation 20. Lesson 21. Anguish 22. Sara 23. Raid 24. Revenge 25. Discussion 26. Imperial Contact 27. Interim 28. Aboard the Lindner 29. Arrival 30. Interview 31. Explanation 32. Briefing 33. Another Discussion 34. Transformation
Captain Mike Odeon cursed in angry frustration as he climbed out of hiscommand van into a late fall New Pennsylvania evening and signalled hisSpecial Operations team forward. They were too late.
Well, too late to catch them in the act, he amended silently. Thislooked like one of the hit-and-run attacks the so-called Brothers ofFreedom specialized in; with local Enforcement men already on-scene,the Brothers would be long gone. But they would catch the bastardswho'd attacked this Royal Enforcement Service convalescent hospital,sooner or later. Motioning his second-in-command to him, Odeon gavethe routine orders. "Check for anything the attackers might have left.Odds are you'll only find bodies, but do your best while I talk to thelocals. Call me on Channel One if you do find anything."
"Yes, sir." Odeon's sergeant led the other three team members into thebuilding; Odeon himself looked around, and was pleased to find he knewone of the locals.
He waved. "Rascal! Over here!"
The local returned his wave, jogged over, and saluted. "Mike! I mean,'Captain Odeon, sir.'"
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