Page 69 of Vapor
Logan laughs loud. I shake my head at him. We watch the guns lower.
Vapor: She hands them paper. “They’re Italian, their grandparents were born here. You left her kids without supervision and they were trafficked, also rescued. Their father is on a base in Japan and you kidnapped his wife and brother-in-law, sold his kids. Every bit of this will come out if they’re fucked with again. The grooming house his toddlers were picked up at in Libya will play well on the news.” She hands a flash pen over. “The news segment is written. We will do the same for the other Americans you try to disappear. There are four others in different states we will be collecting from. This is a list of Americans and what concentration camps you have them atthat we haven’t verified yet. Let them out or we’ll come get them.” She turns and walks away with Honos right by her side.
“That’s the epitome of Badass. One woman facing down nine armed guards then walking away without a care in the world.” Logan is right.
“Hey, you’re Badass?” A guard yells.
Vapor: She turns. “Colonel Virginia Ross, 160th, Night Stalker, Scepter Commander, now President of BSC West SOAR Club. Pick one. Any job and title is well recorded and carries plenty of classified missions.”
She turns back and ignores their questions with a two-finger wave.
I laugh. “I love my ol’ lady.”
Sarah shakes her head. “We do too. The woman oozes cool.”
I agree.
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Vapor
Mader opens a walkway for us. “Tents are back,Commander.”
I look around seeing white in the distance. At least they’re on the tent city roads and not here. “Did Sweet run yet?”
“No, Boss. They’re going tonight.” Moss pushes through on the side. “One on our list called into Phoenix and said they’re home. Justice said they will release the Americans that are still here in the US.”
I breathe a little easier. That could have backfired spectacularly. “Thanks. You guys did a great job with the media package.”
He shakes his head. “The kids and Alpha-Bits put the kid rescues together. We did the narration, they animated it.”
The guy is a pain in the ass. “They did a great job too. Make sure everyone gets that from us.”
“I will, Pres.” Moss has my feet stopping.
I almost trip but right me quick. “Pres?” I don’t know how to feel about Pres.
He shrugs. “When you’re in Rome.”
I roll my eyes at him. “When we were in Rome you fucked three women.” The whole team had to hear about that one.
Shep laughs, slapping Moss’ back. “I remember that one.”
Moss gets lost in the crowd. He’s shy with his sex life when he's not bragging about it right after. Unlike my smiling boy next door Julius the JAG.
“You did great, Vapor Ross.”
I kiss him quick and take steps before we’re steamrolled by the tactical team. “Thanks. All I did was fly and drop off the media shit.”
“You did it with a definite Badass flourish.”
I turn without stopping. “Thanks, Ranger. I didn’t see you.”
“Just got here.” He points to Freedom over to the side.
She throws chin so I throw it back.
“What’s with the tents and choppers?”
