The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 56

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The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 56

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The drive to the rebel

stronghold was smooth, they
actually brought a car and
asked the president to get in
but she chose to stay with her
men and she climbed into the
back of one of the trucks and
was sandwiched between
Shade and IBK who was
receiving first aid from one of
the rebels. Her aide who could
not understand why she
chose the truck over the car
sat opposite them. Izu sat
with the driver in front while
Michael rode in the truck
which took the lead as he
wanted to watch the front to
make sure nothing went
wrong this time.

The drive was first slow as
some men had to get down to
go watch the front and make
sure no one was in front of
them before the trucks move
and they had a lot of stops
which kept Michael vigilant
and he was always on the
lookout for anyone moving in
the shadows. The drivers had
learnt the route and drove
without any lights one so as
to reduce the risk of being
seen but once they were out
of the city blocks and on the
major highway, the drive got
fast and the headlights were
turned on.

The drivers drove fast and
smoothly and the aide said to
herself;

“Now I am getting the feeling
I am used to when escorting
the president”

Shade heard her make a
sound and she looked
towards her saying;
“Were you saying
something?”

“Not really, just that the
convoy reminds me of how
we travel on a normal day.

Although atruck is the last
mode of transportation to
expect, this does feel like a
presidential convoy”

The president looked up and
smiled at a little as she
showed signs of fatigue on
her face aad Shade saw it. She
turned to the person
attending to IBK and said;
“How long until we get to the
camp?”

The medic replied without
even raising his head;
“About forty five minutes as
long as the road is free”

“Has there ever been a time
the road was not free?”

“No, this road is controlled by
us. It is always free”

Shade turned to the president
and whisperedto her;
“I think you should get some
rest. IBK and I can move to
create some space for you to
lie down and you can get a
little sleep”

The President did not reply
but shade moved to the far
side and there was a gap in
between IBK and her and the
president la!d down and
before long, she was fast
asleep. Very soon, her aide sat
back in her chair and she also
started catching up on some
well deserved sleep while
Shade and IBK sat downwith
the medic hoping that
everything goes right.

Forty-five minutes later,
Michael saw some lights up
ahead and his hand which
had relaxed tightened on his
rifle and the driver noticed
this. He said;
“That won’t be necessary;
those are the outerguards to
the camp. We are really close”
Michael said;
“Well, I will be a lot more
comfortable if the rifle is at
the ready” as they drove
towards the little road block
ahead, a pair of guards
showed up and waved at the
driver while they drove
straight directly into the camp.

The camp looked like any
military camp except the
soldiers here looked more like
children and they had no
uniform. The whole place had
a dirty look as there were
puddles of water everywhere
and the clothing of those
present were all dirty.

Everyone had a old rifle
swung around the shoulder
and just a handful of them
were outside at that time. The
little of them who saw the
trucks paid no attention to
them as they were
accustomed to trucks like that
coming and leaving at odd
hours of the day.

The team had already called
the camp that the trucks were
bringing something important
but they did not tell the
commandant who they were
carrying for fear that
someone might be listening.

The commander had tried to
stay up to see what they were
carrying that was so
important that they had to
break communication to
inform him but he slept
offimmediately he dropped
the phone. He heard the
trucks pull up beside his tent
and he got out of bed
immediately and walked out
as theother two trucks parked
behind it.

He threw a jacket over himself
to protect himself from the
cold blowing in as a result
ofthe rain that fell the night
before and he waited as the
driver of the truck got down.
It was still dark and visibility
was but he could still see
people got out of the trucks
as they were trying to protect
the second truck which he did
not understand but he stood
thinking it had something to
do with the call he got earlier
and so he waited to see what
would happen.

Shade gave the President a
gentle shake and he told her;
“Please get up, we are at the
camp already and we need to
get off”