The Revolution Begins (Molon Labe) by G.S. Kyle

Closer inspection revealed that the two additional ATV’s had the keys in the ignition, and at least a half tank of gas each.  “Well, we must be in God’s graces”, I laughed while nervously eyeing our surroundings. “I guess no one has to walk back now.”
    Kyle and I both knew that the new ATV’s could have been left there as part of an ambush plan, and we inspected the bikes closely for any tracking device or booby traps.  Neither of us could find anything wrong with the bikes aside from blood stains that someone had made an attempt to wipe away.  We waited for five more minutes until Neil and John arrived. 
    I introduced our co-conspirators to Mrs. Adams and her sons. John looked at the additional bikes first and then me and I simply shrugged my shoulders and said, “I don’t have a clue. We checked them and they are good to go, clean and free.”
    John said , “Ok, let’s get out of here as quietly as we can on four of these things.  Chris you take the lead.  Kyle you take the rear.  Mrs. Adams, rides with me, Chris and Neil get one boy each. Move out.”
    The ride back took an hour and a half.  The boy ( Conner) riding with me seemed excited, like he was on a grand adventure.  If he only knew. I laughed inside at the innocence and thought of my own children whom I missed dearly. We parked the bikes and concealed them. The rest of the trip was on foot and in the dark. Conner rode on my back, and Tanner rode on Neil’s. John led Mrs. Adams by hand. Since we only had night vision goggles for us, the hand guided tour was necessary if she didn’t want to walk into a tree or step over a steep embankment. 
     

    Chapter 32
    Whiteman Air Force Base
    Knob Noster, Missouri
    Airman Amy Adams was monitoring feed from a satellite on a routine sweep of her region. Just a half hour prior, a request from the UN had come in to monitor the area in and around the city of Queenwood, WV.  The locals had formed a resistance movement against the UN and they believed the militia was behind several sniper attacks on officers. 
    “ Sir, satellites are picking up multiple heat signatures departing the town of Queenwood heading north on small vehicles, possibly ATV’s. 
    “Why does this interest me Airman Adams?” asked the watch officer.
    “Sir, Queenwood, WV is the town where UN officers are taking sniper fire, and an explosion just wiped out a large number of officers in a public housing complex.  Your orders sir?” Amy asked.
    Follow the heat signature and allocate a global hawk asset to the area.  Don’t lose them. Report back to me with their location”, he said.
    “Yes sir.”
    An hour later she reported, “A Global Hawk drone was over the area within ten minutes and acquired the heat signatures of four ATV’s until they stopped. It followed the heat signatures of five adults and two children to these coordinates sir.”
    “Where are they now?” asked the officer.
    “Sir, they appear to have gone into a covered lo cation. We aren’t picking up any heat signatures.”
    “Well Airman, they didn’t just disappear.”
    “Sir, the state of West Virginia has a few places that we can’t track heat signatures due to natural and man-made features”, said Amy.
    “Do please educate me Airman Adams. “
    “Caves and coal mines sir ”, she said.
    “Tell me what is in that are an Airman.  I want a briefing packet in less than three hours. I want to know exactly what is at those coordinates you gave me.”  He added “Good work.”
    Airman Amy Adams from Morgantown, West Virginia felt anything but pride for the work and intelligence she had just given to her watch officer. She had a feeling of betrayal in her gut and knew what her next step must be. She dialed a number. “This is Airman Adams.  I need to speak with Sergeant Jones.”  Jones was a veteran Sergeant who had been working with the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Reconnaissance Program since its inception.  Jones was also had a passion for