Chapter 38
The Island War
The journalists gathered and broadcasted about the peace in Cassandra and an extermination of the creatures. About 30,000 creatures were killed; the pile of corpses burned in the street corners.
Protter was released from his charge but it seemed like the long time friendship between Heston and Protter had ended. It left Protter in a state of dismay and disappointment. Heston didn’t bother to apologize to him. They ignored each other whenever they encountered in a hallway inside the intelligence agency.
Heston continued to pursue his own goal, collaborating with the Assassins’ Chamber. Now that the situation became like this, he had to act fast. He have contacted Lucy, provided the information and executed occasional drone strikes in the region.
Dorothy was relieved that she was back in the agency but was excited for the other reason. Someone, who claimed to be Damiew’s roommate, contacted her in secret. His name was Jago; he said to her that before Damiew left Basileus Republic, he made some ‘arrangement,’ in case something happens to Damiew. Damiew was contacting Jago all along during the trip, without notifying Dorothy or Protter.
Dorothy was careless when checking the Damiew’s background, as she thought Damiew was just a wasted alcoholic veteran who was desperate to pay his rent. Dorothy still couldn’t believe when Jago handed her the transmission device. But as soon as she heard Damiew’s voice coming out from the device, she was leaping around the room.
“Now will you go out with me?” said Damiew. “Or am I still not your type?”
“I’ll think about it,” said Dorothy, giggling.
“Well, see you later then,” chuckled Damiew.
“See you! Oh! Is it okay to contact Protter?” said Dorothy.
“Of course, he’ll have to pay extra money,” grumbled Damiew.
“Ok! Ok! I’ll contact him! I’ll call you later!” said Dorothy, smiling widely with her pink cheek. She glimpsed at Jago, who looked discomforted.
“Thanks!” said she, beaming.
In the Island of Riddles, Sharine and Kevin got married; the refugees all gathered around and celebrated the wedding. Poe was in such a good mood that he accepted Alvin’s proposal to move the base to Nina’s mooring area. Gilbert thought it was pretty good idea too.
Tasha and Jake were now getting along well in the camp, didn’t get into trouble recently. They seemed to hang out more with the refugee kids. Still, Evan and few others were observing Tasha and Jake maliciously, waiting for the revenge. They thought it was outrageous that not only Tasha fired the gun at Evan, she get away by lying.
Nancy stayed mostly inside the tent or near the fireplace as the weather was getting cold. She was happy that her son-in-law returned to them.
Now the refugee started to move again back to the shore. They folded the tents, carried the food and water and started walking.
Captain Baldi, after wiping out the petty rulers in the island, destroyed many plantations by pouring the sea water on it, ruining the soil. Baldi wasn’t interested in the island; he merely was interested in spoils. He and his crews merely wandered around the ocean and attacked whenever they feel like it and sold the goods to their customers.
As the plantation got ruined, those who have been living in the Secret Rooms had no choice but to come out and surrender to Baldi. Soppy looking groups came out from the underground and walked toward the shore where pirates were drunk under the sun.
They have spotted Nina’s base inside the cave near shore, where Captain Nottingham was in command, but the defense was too strong. They didn’t mind much about their presence as they weren’t interested in conquering the island. However, they were pretty much interested in getting Ricky’s neck. Bounty was high; his dead-or-alive poster flied all across the globe.
Titto and Melady got married too. With Mr. and Mrs Thompson, they were now living inside the cave. Titto hunted for the day and returned at night.
Ricky moved the village around, and directed Nina to go to the village and set up the base there. The eight trains moved to the original spot and glued together. Ricky deployed some troops to protect the village.
Nina opened the hatch, slowly raised her head, peeking. The sunshine was streaming through the damaged tree. One skeleton was sitting against the tree, his jaw cracked by the bomb shells.
“Thanks for helping us out, big guy,” said Michel, tapping Glock’s shoulder. Glock, when he heard about the situation from Ricky, volunteered to act as a guide.
He didn’t want to leave Molly, but he didn’t want to lose the island either. If he is lucky, he would be able to find Sharine too and bring her home.
“I had to put the two persons’ worth for this guy,” said Michel, tapping at Glock’s cloaking devices.
“Do you know how to use this?” smiled Sarah, politely.
“No,” grunted Glock.
“First, squeeze this into your head,” said Sarah, putting the headgear on Glock’s head and loosening the straps to the furthest; his face looked like a tied beef roast.
“Ok, now turn on the transceiver here. And push this button,” said Sarah, pushing the buttons located on the headgear and Glock disappeared. “So, your head gear allows you see our position because it tracks a unique signal from your device.”
“… Thank you,” murmured Glock.
“Oh, you’re welcome,” said Sarah, smiling. She turned to Nina and poked her.
“So my dear pirate queen, what is our prey now?” said Sarah.
“The whole island,” grinned Nina.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27
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