The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 97

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The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 97

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Olaiwola had just finished
checking his plane for air
worthiness and he was
satisfied as theplane passed
the test. He had barely
finished when he got
someone call him from control
about an important
development happening and
he rushed over. He walked in
without knocking at the door
and said;
“What’s so important that you
folks did not see when I came
earlier?”

“We are seeing some
movement over the airspace
around the house Lai”
“Is the chief aware?”

“We sent him a message but
he told us to ignore it as it is
just routine from the Air
force”

Lai was confused
“The Air force doesn’t go into
our airspace, that’s completely
wrong and unacceptable but
what exactly are you seeing?”
“About five gunships have
taken position at different
points around the house and
we have reports of troops
moving in too”

“Okay, I heard all that, why are
you telling me this? It might
be a military action you know.
You people need to stop
acting like there is a coup or
something”

“A military action we are not
told about previously?”
“The chief knows about it and
has ordered us to stand down
so you guys should take a chill
pill”

They were in the midst of the
discussion when someone
ran in and changed the
channel on the TV. The
president showed up on the
screen in the middle of her
speech while everyone
watched the screen
attentively. The speech was
almost over when Lai decided
he had had enough and he
said;

“Okay I have heard enough of
this. Someone get in touch
with all our pilots and tell
them we have an emergency
and to prepare to get in the
air immediately. I have to see
the chief”

While he walked to the chief’s
office, he was joined by his
wing man Ayo who came
running to his side;
“I heard there has been a
coup, how did it happen?”
“There has not been a coup,
just a bunch of wishful
dreamers who think they have
carried out a coup”

“But they have the house”
“The president makes the
house Ayo, right now,
wherever the president is, is
the Presidential villa even if it
is a cave but I still want to
have a word with the chief to
get some clarifications, I hope
your bird is in good shape”
“It is ready to fly anytime you
want sir. Let me go stand by
it”

“She is on the runway already
right? You don’t need to go
there, just come with me, I
might need a witness here”

They got to the chief’s office
and Lai did not bother
knocking. He simply walked in
to meetthe chief having a cup
of tea and listening to so
corny old music”

“Don’t you knock anymore
Captain and what are you
doing here, I don’t remember
calling for you”

“Is there a need to call for me
sir? I hope you just watched
the president’s speech”

“Oh that, don’t worry about it”
Lai was confused but a part of
knew what was happening
and he just did not want to
believe what he thought

“Why should I not worry sir?

The president just ordered
that we are to take actions
against the some people who
have attacked the house. The
house we are supposed to
protecting instead of sitting
around doing nothing”

“Look here captain, this
department is under me and
while it is, it will carry out its
activitiesas commanded by
me. That is your duty; your
loyalty is to me and I
command that you stand
down”

“You are asking me to stand
down and watch a coup sir?”

“I am not saying that captain;
I am saying youshould go
home and have a good rest”

The chief got up and walked
towards the two of them
“Look times are changing and
soon they will be a new
authority. This authority will
have control over all and you
will be compensated for this.

Trust me, at some point, you
will thank me for asking you
to step down and do nothing”

Ayo could not believe what he
just heard but he could not do
or say anything. he just sat
down and watched the
exchange between Olaiwola
and the chief
Lai said;

“You betrayed the president?
Is this what you are telling
me?”

“I did not betray the
president; I am doing what is
best to survive and in times
like this, you have to stick with
the part that is guaranteed to
win”

“And that part is who sir; the
criminals?”