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For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
I told the cats to go around one of the little buildings and get into the trees to see if anyone is back there watching us. They took off like little streaks of lightning. Meow.=Ooo, men with guns. Meow,meow.=Yep, we put to sleep. Just then they began to shoot at Sky and myself. I was hit and fell to the ground. Sky did not know where the shots came from so she just began to shoot everywhere, making sure she did not shoot low so as not to hit the cats.
The shots got everyone running over to us. Muffin and MC got themselves in position and “Thwock!”, then a moment later, “Thwock!”, and both men lay on the ground. The cats looked around a bit, then came running back out and over to us. Meow.=there 2 men, now lie down in big sleep. That is the cats way of saying the men are dead. Meow,meow.=We also see huge wolf dog back there, he watch humans, not pay attention to us. Meow.=Yep, he really big huge, not see wolf dog so big before.
I was okay since I was wearing my Kevlar vest. “I should slap you for scaring me like that,” said Sky sternly. “I am sorry, really I am,” I replied, “I just wanted them to think they had shot me and maybe they would move around so we could see how many there was.” I am not sure Sky liked my reason or not, but she seemed to accept it. I was telling the truth though. “I do not know if there are wolves around here,” I said to the cats, “but perhaps someone here has a large dog, some can get to be very large indeed, especially if it was bred with a wolf.”
Meow.=See, it wolf dog. We moved around to the front of the house to wait for Rock and the others. “Look!” exclaimed Tracy as she pointed to the porch. There was a man hanging from the roof. We went to check and discovered it was Marven. He had been dead for a while, but he was not hanging there when we first arrived. We had been on that porch shortly after arriving when we checked to see if the door was locked.
“Did they hang him there after we arrived?” asked Sky. “Yes,” I said, “but Marven was dead already when they hung him up. I think this is just a warning to us to leave or we will suffer the same fate.” “Nice sort of people,” said Astrid. “Yes, so we need to be very careful from now on,” I said to everyone. I called Rock to see how long it would be until they arrived. But there was no contact. The others tried also, but nothing from anyone.
We were able to contact each other, however, so that was good. “Well, who has the ability to stop our signals?” I asked everyone. “Lavina,” said Tracy, “but she is dead.” “Right, but Toledo is still around,” I reminded them, “and he is the one that invented this ability to stop signals. I guess we just have to wait for Rock to return.” “Um, are we planning to stay here at night?” asked Kristina. “Getting a little nervous?” I asked her.
“Well, now that you mention it,” she responded, “perhaps just a little.” “Well, since we only have one chopper, that would mean two trips each time,” I told everyone, “so it makes sense for us to stay out here until this is over.” “That is okay with me,” said Tracy, and the other girls agreed with that too. I hope that is the right decision anyway. Guess we will find out. Meow!=Chop, chop come! I tried listening but heard nothing. After nearly 5 minutes I could finally hear the chopper coming in the distance.
Finally Rock was landing on the pad. “Hey, look what I found, a hitchhiker,” said Rock, all smiles. John had met them at the airport. He had called Baldwin who told him where we had gone, so Baldwin sent him along in one of his jets and he arrived just before Rock returned for the other girls. “Nice to have you along for this one,” I said to John, “we have had company already, 2 men that are now dead, and Marven, who is still hanging on the porch.”
“Well, that means that someone else knows about those jewels,” said John, “and does not want any competition. Leaving Marven’s body out here was to let you know it is not healthy staying around.” “Yes, that is what I figured too,” I said, “Rock, did you not get a call from me?” “No,” he said, “and I tried to call you, but the phone was dead, or something.” “That is the work of Toledo,” I said, “but I doubt he is working by himself, more likely he is working with, or for, someone else.” Suddenly this huge wolf appeared behind us, grabbed Muffin and ran off into the trees with MC and Storm in hot pursuit…
To Be Continued.
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Oh no!! Not Muffin!!😲😲
Maybe it just wanted to play with Muffin??😳😲
It sure does sound like Toledo’s handy work with the communication black out.
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Um, yeah, that’s what they do alright, play with their prey. Wolves don’t play nicely. Yep, I am sure that Toledo is behind it, unless whoever he is working for has eliminated him like he did with Marven.🤔👩🙀🙀🙀😐🕵️♂️
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Do you suppose Mandar would have any idea who he could be working with?🤔 Who ever it is, sure isn’t mincing any words! Getting straight to the point! Leave or else!!😬😬🫣
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It is possible, but we can’t contact Mandar to find out. However, he has not really kept up with M and his dealings over the years, so he probably knows nothing to help us. Still, it would be nice to ask. Yep, he knows how to get his message across, that’s for sure. But we will not be scared off that easily!🤔👩😐😾😾😾🕵️♂️
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I never questioned your resolve to stick with the case… just need to use caution…😁
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Yep, that is for sure, we will be keeping our eyes open day and night! Especially since we have to stay out here too, just too hard to keep making 2 flights back and forth twice a day. I hope MC and Storm can find Muffin quickly! One chomp from that huge beast would be the end for her! Angel and Sky ran after them too, but I doubt they will keep up.🤔👩👩🙀🙀🙀🕵️♂️
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Perhaps the Wolf dog wanted Muffins help with something? Ir maybe wants to show her something? He doesn’t have to mean….🙄🙄🤔🤔
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Right, I doubt it would want Muffin’s help, something that big doesn’t need help. I think probably it’s a guard dog for whoever got here before us. Muffin was perhaps taken as a hostage to force us to leave.🤔👩😧🙀🕵️♂️
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But taking her won’t make you want to.leave… just the opposite! You’ll stay and get her back…🙄
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Yes, but our enemies don’t know that. If they threaten to kill her, I would leave providing they let her come with us.🤔🕵️♂️
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I hope you can find her before she’s hurt!!🤨🤨
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Yes, I hope so too! I also hope that MC and Storm don’t get caught too!🤔🙀🕵️♂️
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Or The girls!!😳😲
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Yes, them too! They are more likely to get caught than the cats. But they will probably be back soon, not able to keep up with the others.🤔👩👩🙀🙀🙀🕵️♂️
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You need to organize a plan and quickly!😬😬
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You mean besides the one to stay alive? Unfortunately we will have to split up now, some to follow the wolf and the others to stay here and watch the helicopter, we don’t want anything to happen to it or we will be stuck here. This is not starting off good.🤔👩🕵️♂️
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You have Rock that can do that! Maybe he could help search from the air??
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Hey, that’s right, although the trees are quite thick, but maybe he could see something. He could also call Mandar once out of the bubble around this place. I will get him on it right away!🤔👩😐😾😾😾🕵️♂️
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Good thinking! I’m glad you thought of that!!😁😁😂😂
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Hey, I know what I’m doing! That’s how I got to be the team leader.🤔👩😐🙀🙀🙀🕵️♂️
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Oh yeah!! That’s right how could I forget??🙄🙄🤔🤔😂😂😂😂
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And since Muffin was the only other team member at the beginning, I was voted in as team leader 2 to 1! 😊😹😹
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Things are sure heating up fast, 3 dead men, shootings, the wolf dog with Muffin in her mouth, and an unknown enemy. Hopefully, the two girls will not be captured or shot, and the cats will be okay. This is not a simple case. Protect the helicopter from sabotage and each one of the team from injury or death.
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Yes, heating up fast indeed! Too fast! We will definitely be guarding that helicopter, it is our only way out of this place and we can’t call for help, depending how far we have to walk before our phones will work again. Hopefully they can catch that wolf and save Muffin, but that seems unlikely at this point. Maybe Rock can get ahead of the wolf with the chopper and turn it back toward the girls.🤔👩👩👩🙀🙀🙀😐🕵️♂️
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Problems are going to follow you wherever you go ! 😲 Marvin is dead ? Hmmm…Hard to believe that Muffin was caught ! 😾😾😼 She could have out run the wolf ! Or she could have climbed a tree…if there were trees around her…it is essential for Muffin to be freed ! 🕵️♂️📷👩👩🦰👩🦰👩🦱🤔❗️
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Well, there is no way that Muffin could possible outrun the wolf, they are fast runners and it was already running when it grabbed Muffin who was sitting. Where we were was far from the tree line. Hopefully the cats or the girls will be able to catch up to the wolf and get Muffin back unharmed.🤔👩👩👩🙀🙀🙀😐🕵️♂️
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