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kq: Oga Mynd if you no mind abeg help your boys ehn We want more....Oliver Twist things today....abeg no vex... chei this hunger and thirst for dis tori go kill me o.

I will try my best

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Yes we are

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No spoil that sofa oooo

It was worth waiting for. Wonderful piece!

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Thank you

Hmmmm

Mynd_44:
No spoil that sofa oooo

Abi... Make de sofa no suffer cos of Mynd.

Mynd good job, now the wait is worth it, welcome back

k,oga MYND welcome back,it was worth d wait.
Was thinkin dat mad man in buba's voice & Quadri was close by u.tanx 4 provin me wrong.
2 observation.
SHADE was mention in paragraph 2,of d last update,was tinkin u want to say IFEOMA,kindly double check.wish to hear frm shade& d girl.i beg make me HAPPY.
2nd,hope dat mad man kuyi won't hang dare&john,simply 4 obeyin order's rite.
Av learnt nt to ask for update frm u& repogirl 'cause u guy's give @ ur own time.
Do rememba u promise dat d story end's in August,less dan 48hrs to go.
D waiting continue's.
Tanx.

IZUKWU: Hmmmm

still waitin, koooo

vanagon: k,oga MYND welcome back,it was worth d wait.
Was thinkin dat mad man in buba's voice & Quadri was close by u.tanx 4 provin me wrong.
2 observation.
SHADE was mention in paragraph 2,of d last update,was tinkin u want to say IFEOMA,kindly double check.wish to hear frm shade& d girl.i beg make me HAPPY.
2nd,hope dat mad man kuyi won't hang dare&john,simply 4 obeyin order's rite.
Av learnt nt to ask for update frm u& repogirl 'cause u guy's give @ ur own time.
Do rememba u promise dat d story end's in August,less dan 48hrs to go.
D waiting continue's.
Tanx.

I will have to break that....I misjudged the story...

ah ah, this story never end....? Hian

Writing fiction is multitasking.
You are depicting the characteristics of different personalities from different perspectives.
And you must not lose track of the thoughts and actions of each one.
Well done.

Orikinla: Writing fiction is multitasking.
You are depicting the characteristics of different personalities from different perspectives.
And you must not lose track of the thoughts and actions of each one.
Well done.

You are reading this?

Now that's a shocked

thanks BTW

You are great. Welldone.

Oga mynd weldone.mynd blowin as usual,cnt wait 2 hear 4m shade,d presidnt,micheal nd lai

runs in n out of d thread,searchin frantically!MYND wher u dey o,u cant runaway o.come back here and update ASAP!..Kudos bro,dats 1 epic action movie u have got there.

Patiently waiting 4d nxt update....

Mynd be like" Am a celeb, chimamanda things.

Ok i have seen this.

Thank you mr mynd.

Waiting for more.

Lai got off contact on the radio and knew what he had to do. If the minister said she wanted him to shoot on the House, there wasnot much he could do but do as she says. Shewas already in charge of the military and as far he could tell, she had a very important reason why he could do that and he could not let them down. He knew it was in moments like this that every order had to be followed to the letter. He thought about the pilots and the other soldiers in the helicopters and he said a quiet prayer for them. it was bad enough that they have a coup and this type of crisis on their hands and now they will have to fire on their own troops who might just be following orders and not know any better.

“Those guys might just be me” he thought to himself as he realized that they were just following orders which they were sworn to obey and they could not have disobeyed it and they were being punished for it. He maintained his plane in the air and looked down to see the members of his team taking out targets on the grounds. They were obviously enjoying the action as they rarely had the chance to shoot at anything in a long while and they did not see it from his view. He turned his plane to the left checked his fuel and decided he can carry out the order before heading back for refueling.

When the helicopter shot at Faith, just one thing came to her mind and it was the events that happened when she still troops and supplies to peace keepers in troubled spots for ECOMONG and the Nigerian troops. That was the only time other aircraft shoot on her and sometimes, those came in form of anti aircraft guns and missiles but she always hadescorts which took care of them or she just made sure she stayed out range and made sure she was very careful but that was another situation altogether but she had gone through simulations and dogfights to know what to do but that did not reduce the feeling of fear and a high rush of adrenals in her but she quickly kept it in control

When she dealt with it, the rest was very easy; helicopters are not that fast which made them easy target and the fact that they had shot at her first made the rules of engagement change, she did not see them as Lai did anymore she say them as hostiles which must be taken out at all cost and that was what guided her. The soldiers on the grounds were easy pick for them. they all knew the house itself has a defense system against aircraft but the controls were with the president so they was nothing to be bothered about in that regards.

She suddenly heard Lai’s voice over the radio;

“Okay, you guys heard what the boss said, Faith, come with me, we are to mow the lawn on the right side of the tail there and let’s make it a clean sweep. The rest of you, take out those anti aircraft guns down there, I don’t want to lose a man to these guys down there”

“Yes captain” they chorused

Faith broke up from the rest as she saw Lai pull up and she joined him on the right. She was had her left as her weak side and just a few people knew that, Lai knows perfectly so she knew he won’t object.

Lai saw faith on his right and he smiled, she had always been strong when watching the right not like there was any potential danger from the right but he was more comfortable having her watch where she was strongest. The other planes focused on the most dangerous targets on the ground as the two of them started their descent and flew towards the house.

“Okay Faith, you heard what the minister said, we are supposed to aim to the right of the tail and no more so let’s keep it there”

“Yes sir” she replied. She was not happy with him repeating orders like she did not know what she was doing but it was necessary to avoid mistakes.

They went down towards the house and she said;

“Target acquired”

“Double check that target, remember we are shooting at everything right of the tail, I don’twant a mistake”

She almost cursed under her breathe. She hated when people tell her to double check as it creates the impression of her being incompetent but there was not much she could do I this case so she took her aim again and it was still good

“Target acquired again sir”

“Okay Faith, let’s go in; just follow my lead”

They both went towards the house and the remaining jets gave them support, in the corner of her eyes, Faith saw that some of the soldiers had brought some heavy artillery but they were being easily dealt with as Musa sank some bullets into the soldiers carrying them and the weapons themselves. The lawn had become a field of confusion as different things were happening at the same time but it was happening to those on the ground. The helicopters were still smoldering and so were some of the armored vehicles they had blown up. It was gradually turning into a huge field filled with parts of machinery and bodies all turned up in one.

The floodlights were still on outside the house and that combined with the light from the rising sun gave the entire place a beautiful color to the horizon if not for the heavy sound of gunfire and the field full of dead men. Both planes flew towards the house and Lai said;

“Okay open fire”

Faith had already locked on and she just pushed the buttons on her control and her jet burst into a sound of gunfire as bullets flew out of her twin guns at amazing speed and shattered the glass in the building in front of her the bullets would even go through walls if they are not so thick so it was no point of anyone hiding behind anything. In seconds, the hall is going to be filled with dead people.

Lai pushed the shoot button but he almost did with his eyes closed it he could not help but imagine that behind the glass was a hall filled with innocent soldiers who were just following orders and right now, they would just waste away. He had a job to do and that he had to do and he knew that the faster they carried this out, the faster the issue will be resolved and they won’t avoid spilling more blood.

They both got close to the building and pulled up. There was no point going back for another wave as they had both covered the entire place and to him, it was a success.

He reported back to the control room;

“This is captain Lai, the hall has been cleared right; feel free to send your men in”

Ifeoma sighed relief and said;

“Thank you captain”

“Some of the squadron and I will be headed back to base to refuel, another two jets just joined this so we will be leaving four here to do what you want and maintain the tempo”

“Thanks but I doubt we will need air support until something really drastic happens, we are sending in ground troops right now to take charge of the house but keep your people stalling in case we need them” Kuyi said

“Sure thing sir. Over and out”

Kuyi looked around the room and said;

“Well I guess it’s time to send in the head hunters and also send in then so we can finish this”

“And tell them I want Buba and his mates alive. They will have to answer for their crimes against the state. Death is too mild for them” Ifeoma said

“Okay Quadri, send in your men”
Quadri pulled out his phone and sent a text to someone and seconds later, a hole openedon the grounds of the house and a head poked out to see what was going around it, most of the soldier had given up trying to shoot at the planes at that time and since most of their heavier artillery had already been blown up, they opted for finding places to hide while the wounded crawled and also headed for safety thinking the planes were going to open fire again. They had seen the jets shoot at the house and they realized that for the planes, there was no red line to be crossed as they will do whatever it took to take back the house.

The head that peeped out of the hole crawledout to reveal a huge man armed with an automatic rifle and he kept looking around ashe stood close to the hole he crawled out of, soon someone else got out of the same hole in the same gear with did not look like a uniform and more of them poured out until they were almost 30 men all standing aroundthe hole, there was not much resistance fromthe soldiers around ho were either too busy trying to escape or get medical help. The menran towards the entrance of the house unhindered except for a couple of shots to some soldier who decided to test their capabilities

good good good

Dis one short na

“Head hunters are in position” Quadri said
“Okay, I also sent a message to Michael and his men that the coast should be cleared for them”


Michael had stood by the door with Izu waiting for a moment when the soldier would break through and come for them. They knew it would not take long before they climbed the tail and come towards them and it was better not to be caught napping. The minister had told him that she would do something about the soldier on the other side but he did not really believe that; except they had an overwhelming force that can take them out.

The two guards who stood by the door stoodthere and watched it from the outside and when they saw a head poke over the helicopter’s tail, they knew it was about to start and they prepared their rifles but something strange happened. All of a sudden,there was a burst of guns from somewhere outside and the hall was filled with screams of agony and pains. The sound was so loud that Michael, Segun, Izu and IBK ran out to see what was happening. They looked at one another in disbelief but still could not say what was happening.

It went on for some seconds and then as suddenly as it started, it stopped. Michael looked confused and wondered what sort of trick it could have been and his radio came alive

“Agent Michael here” he said still looking forward

“We have tried our best to clear up the hallway for you and your men. While we cannot guarantee that the threat has been completely neutralized, we hope it has been greatly reduce so you can go ahead and finish this gentlemen” Kuyi’s voice said

“Okay sir”

Michael disconnected it and said

“Okay people, seems we have been given a clear field and we have been ordered to effect the arrest of the leaders of this coup solet’s move it and I am not sure they got all the hostiles so please keep those eyes of your peeled and watch out for bad guys”

He looked at Segun and said;

“Conference room; which way is it?”

“Down the hall, we get to the entrance and we down, not difficult to find”

“Okay then, let’s move out”
He turned to Izu and IBK who both stood behind and said;

“I can’t ask the both of you to come with me this time, I hope you understand that; this can get rally messy”

IBK answered;

“I doubt if it can get as messy as walking intoTetuan and grabbing someone from the presidential palace, I think that was a lot messier actually so we are in”

“Okay then, keep your eyes peeled and create a perimeter at all instance: we don’t want to be surprised by an ambush”

They all checked their weapons and approached the broken off tail cautiously andat each moment, they turned to look at their backs and sides. Michael lead the team with Segun beside him while Izu and IBK had the rear and the two Palace guards took the sides. They got to the stairs they came down from and it was empty except for a guard who was injured and groaning. One of the palace guards already had his gun pointed at him and then decided against it.

They got to the tail of the helicopter and Michael climbed over. He got to the other sideand it was filled with bodies. He looked up to the entrance and it was just empty and bodies in different positions littered the hall. he tapped the tail and Segun came over to hisside, then the two guards and finally Izu and IBK. They all had the same reaction Michael had except that Izu spoke;

“What happened here? Seems like someone came with with some huge fire power”

“Look at the windows” IBK said, “whatever did this came from outside the building and I think we better hurry just in case they feel they should come back for another sweep to get those they might have missed”

“Great idea, let’s move but keep your eyes opened”

They walked slowly until they got to the entrance to the house itself and all they could find were soldiers crawling inside with different types of injuries trying to get inside. They did not waste any time trying to understand what was happening so as not toarouse suspicion. Segun led them through the halls that lead in front of the entrance directly towards the conference room

Walking they went through the hall, they saw that there was no need to be on guard as although the injured soldiers had reduced, those on guard seem to think that everyone was the same and they did not think there would be a force from the opposition present to pose a problem for them. They saw a pair of doors in front of them and Segun leaned against the wall. Michael joined him and said;

“Why are we stopping here?”

“The conference room in behind those doors but I don’t think there is a way of getting inside without the soldiers raising suspicion”

“Just follow my lead” Michael said
They walked casually towards the soldiers and when they got there, one of the soldiers at the entrance said;

“Where do you think you are going?”

Michael said;

“We were told to help increase the guards here with the recent attacks and all”

“Then stay here”

“We were told that you are to ensure that no one gets here while we join the guards in the lobby” Segun cut in

The soldier looked at them for some seconds and they stepped aside reluctantly not because they did not believe them but because they did not like the fact that they had to stay and keep watch outside while they went in. the front was beginning to lookand feel unsafe and it would be a lot more convenient if they had some more doors between them and the outside which was kept watch on by jet fighters which just shot at them some minutes ago.

Segun led them as the doors opened and they entered a large lobby. There were chairs all around which looked like where visitors would sit down to wait until they are attended to. In the lobby were 4 guards who looked at the new people and took their eyes off them. They looked tired and sleep deprived but still sharp and did not look like they could be caught unawares.

The doors closed behind them and Izu heard a familiar click which could only mean the door was locked. Now they were stuck in a room with four mean looking guards and they had to get past them to get where they needed to go.

The soldiers did not bother introducing themselves as it dawned on Michael that they were probably not from the same place, just abunch of soldiers selected out of others to watch a place and he was relieved. Two of them were seated on the chairs while the other two roamed around the lobby probablyin boredom or were trying to check them out. He was afraid to look towards Segun because exchanging looks might give them away but he realized that he had no choice and he looked towards Segun.

Segun had been waiting for Michael to at least acknowledge him immediately he entered the lobby so as to at least come up with a plan. When they entered, he had exchanged quick glances with his men and they had developed a plan between themselves. They were really used to one another as they formed the same team and really don’t have to talk but Michael and the DSS agents were not part of that click and communication with them tended to be difficult. At last Michael looked towards Segunand Segun simply nodded at him and looked away.

Michael caught the look Segun gave him but he did not understand it. It was a little bit vague to him but he knew that Segun was upto something and whatever it was, it would happen soon. He allowed his hand fall to his sides and he felt the sidearm which had a silencer attached to it to be sure it was in place and he expected and thing to happen next

The rock5555: Dis one short na

Huh?

iphy42: You are great. Welldone.

Thank you

Ollyfad: Oga mynd weldone.mynd blowin as usual,cnt wait 2 hear 4m shade,d presidnt,micheal nd lai

soon soon.

Thanks for reading though

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I did not run away, I was preparing to make a wonderful meal for you

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Sorry for keeping you waiting