The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 28

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The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 28

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“The order we have is to
cause a disturbance and loiter
until further instructions,
order than that; I have no idea
why we are attacking this
place like this. If we really
want to take it, we could just
send in the Air force to bomb
them and we mop up the
pieces”

The captain walked back
towards the rest, looked back
at the soldier and said;
“Take care of that guard on
the ground and let’s move
forward, we are on a
schedule”


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Lucas Radonsolema was
sitting in his chair behind his
desk and trying to look as
brave as he could and was
doing a good job of it. He had
his legs on the desk as he was
in deep thoughts as to what
to do next, he could not just
wait and let the Nigerians
come and grab the president
but just disappearing right
now would not be good thing
and his men might lose
confidence and desert their
posts. One thing was sure and
it was that if they came for the
president, he would not be
able to stop them but he could
always take her somewhere
else through another route.
His phone rang and he picked
it up;
“What is the matter?” he
queried

“Sir, another squadron of
Nigerians just showed up at
the north wing and they are
headed straight for the gate”
For a few seconds, Lucas lost
consciousness while holding
the phones as blood flowed
away from his brain and he
felt his feet almost tremble.
The north gate too?

“Get men there right now and
why are you just allowing
them advance towards you?
Open fire on them before they
get close enough to take you
out before can do anything”

The voice replied not sure he
wanted to carryout the order;
“You want us to open fire on
them sir?”

“If you don’t, they will fire on
you so get them back or at
least make them stop and I
have called for reinforcement
from our main troops and
they will be here in 2 hours so
just hold them back. You don’t
even have to fight them back”
“Yes sir” was the reply he got.
When the line went dead, he
got up and went towards the
window which faced the
north wing and wondered
how it was out there. Troops
facing one another and all of
them because of one woman
when loads of them die all
over Tetuan everyday
Seconds later, he heard a
gunshot, followed with a
burst and continuous burst of
guns from all directions. He
got away from the window,
went back to his chair and
said to himself;
“I hope this ends well”


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In the house, the team heard
the first shots and all went for
their weapons instinctively.

Michael looked at his watch
which read 11;54and he
looked back towards the
team;
“Okay people, grab everything
you should grab; we head out
in 6 minutes”

Izu checked his back pack and
made sure he was packing
everything right because as
much as he wanted to make
the mission a success. He
looked around him and
everyone had such high
hopes about the mission but
he was not so sure; the whole
idea of walking into another
presidential palace was
beginning to sound so
impossible and the gunshots
in the background made him
lose more believe in the
mission but he could not do
much as he had already
signed in.

At midnight, all nine of them
stepped out of the house
dressed in clothing that
blended perfectly with the
night. There was no other
sound except that of gunfire
in the distance and they
started a cautious walk
towards the presidential
palace. They avoided the
streets when they could and
the remaining times, they
moved through the road
without guns drawn as they
looked like a set of people
taking a late night jog.

They kept running with none
of them falling behind and
this surprised IBK as he was
expecting Shade to have
asked for some timeto but she
kept up with the rest of them
and some times, she was
actually in front of the group.

They passed the dark streets
and saw the lights from the
palace in the distance and
they went towards it, in the
distance was a road block and
Michael told the rest to wait
behind a car as he walked
towards it, a guard came out
and said;
“Who are you and where are
you going?”

Another two guards sat at the
back watching what was
happening around a little fire
made of firewood. Michael
looked and wondered if there
were more guards behind but
something told him there
won’t be any. He put his
hands behind him and walked
towards them;
“I was taking a late night stroll
and my walk brought in this
direction”

Some distance away, there
was another burst of guns as
the shots in the distance
increased.

The guard looked at him
suspiciously and said;
“What sort of stroll at this time
of the night?”

“Well I just thought I should
see the presidential palace”

The guards looked at him
suspiciously and walk closer
to him as he tried to
understand the stranger well.
Michael continued;
“You see, my team and I
intend to break into the
palace and we thought this
way would be easier to pass
than the remaining gates”

The other guards sitting by
the fire called out to their
colleague wondering what
was keeping their colleague
and one of them walked
towards them. Michael looked
and saw them come and
smiled inwardly. He looked
behind him and then walked
closer towards the guards.

The first guard still thought
Michael was joking said;
“Look, this is protected
territory and I am not in the
mood for jokes right now so
run along before we have to
arrest you”

The other two guards came
there and one said;
“What’s going on here?”

The guard said;
“This man here said
something about breaking
into the palace”

The three of them looked at
Michael who just looked back
smiling at them sheepishly
and the second guard said;
“Young man, do you know
what you are getting yourself
into? This is not something to
joke with”
Michael said;
“I am pretty sure I know what
I am saying and you are
wasting my time as I and my
companions are supposed to
be on our way now”
“What companions?”

Michael looked back in the
direction where the other
members of the team were
looking and the guards
followed his eyes in that
direction but they did not see
anyone so the second guard
said;
“I don’t see anyone back there
pal, you better speak up or
else you might be asking for a
beating

“I don’t think I will be the one
getting a beating tonight pal”
The guard pulled his gun from
his back and shoved it into
Michael’s face and he heard a
muffled sound as a sharp pain
rang through the back of his
head and he dropped to the
ground. the first guard who
had confronted Michael
initially looked around him
and saw that the third was
holding a pistol which he held
with his arms stretched out.

The first guard’s eyes open
wide and even in the moon lit
night, his surprise was
evident as the guard shot at
him twice and he fell to the
ground.

Michael did not move from
where he stood ashe watched
the guards hit the cold asphalt
dead and the guard who shot
them lowered the firearm and
walked towards him.

“I don’t know what you want
inside that palace but I know
you better not be caught
inside. They called out
everyone to the east and
north gates so it is possible
that you would not meet
another guard until you are at
the doors so you better hurry”
“Fine, well how about the
truck you were supposed to
get for us?” Michael said
He pointed into the dark and
said;
“The keys are in it and there is
a full tank of fuel in it just as
was agreed. I will advice you
do whatever you do in there
fast before you are caught”

“Well that will be our
business”

Michael raised his hand and
was talking into the
communicator while the
guard stood wondering what
he meant when he said ‘we’.
He had not been told what the
plan was. All he was told was
that they needed to get past
the guards at his point and he
was to provide a truck and in
turn, safe passage will be
provided for he and his family
out of the war torn country
with a sizable amount of
money to start a new life with
far away from Tetuan and he
was more than pleased to
agree to the plan.

He looked up and saw eight
other people coming towards
him and he got scared. He
looked at Michael and said;
“I hope you are not trying to
kill the president”
Michael said;
“If that was the case, he
would be dead already. We
want something a lot more
worthy of our time than your
crazy war lord”

At this time, the remaining
members had walked to them
and Michael said;
“Shade, link this guy with
some comm. And let’s move
on”

The guard looked around
surprised and as Shade fitted
him with a set of ear and
mouth piece he said;
“Why exactly am I being
wired?”

Michael said without looking
back;

“You will be our eyes right
here, if you notice anything
different, call us”

“Why do I have to wait?” He
asked. His face a combination
of fear and confusion


“Because they might have
called everyone back but some
might come back and we will
need to know when that
happens”