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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5372168" data-attributes="member: 3285">Music of the Spheres: Part 11 – Trust Your GovernmentBob's warning shot didn't deter the intruders. The white-suited figures that crept out of the tree line around the house weren't trying to be quiet.There were three of them.&nbsp; They were armed in full Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) suits complete with gas masks and M16s.&nbsp; They marched slowly, forming a perimeter, rifles at the ready.Bob holstered his pistol and reached into the SUV for his shotgun.&nbsp; He took up a firing position behind it. One of the soldiers touched his breathing mask, presumably to turn on a built in megaphone. &quot;This is the Counter-Intelligence Field Agency.&nbsp; Put your weapons down!&quot;&quot;I am a Deputy Bob Horner of the Hayden County Sheriff's Department!&nbsp; You have no jurisdiction here!&quot;Donny, Judy, Randy, and the girls crept to the doorway.&nbsp; &quot;What's going on?&quot; asked Randy.&quot;Nothing good.&quot;&nbsp; Bob spoke to them over his shoulder without taking his eyes off the advancing men.&nbsp; &quot;They claim they're government agents.&quot;&quot;That's good, right?&quot; asked Donny, a former military man himself.&nbsp; &quot;I mean, they're the cavalry.&nbsp; Right?&quot;&quot;Judy, get the girls in the Durango.&quot;&quot;We are agents of the U.S. government!&nbsp; You are being quarantined in conjunction with Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations!&nbsp; Lay down your arms immediately!&quot;&quot;Let's just give up!&quot; said Donny, voice rising.&nbsp; &quot;They're the good guys!&quot;Randy shook his head.&nbsp; &quot;We don't know that.&nbsp; And I can't tell what they look like behind those masks.&quot;Bob cocked his shotgun again.&nbsp; &quot;I ain't giving up my gun.&quot;Bullets peppered the porch, tearing through one of the columns in front of the Kaufman house.&nbsp; Bob returned fire.&quot;Go!&quot; shouted Randy, shoving Donny in the direction of the Durango. Donny stumbled towards the SUV, dazed by his crisis of faith.&nbsp; Randy took careful aim with his pistol and fired.&nbsp; One of the white suits blossomed red and the man went down silently. In the driver's seat, Judy revved the car.&nbsp; &quot;Let's go!&quot;More gunfire strafed the ambulance.&nbsp; Randy worried about poor Dave before he shoved Donny ahead of him.&nbsp; Bob, still firing, hopped in at the last minute as the Durango tore off.&nbsp; A bullet pierced one of the wheels.&nbsp; Bob retaliated with a well-placed shotgun blast as the Durango roared past the soldiers.They closed the door on the carnage as the Durango limped on.&nbsp; &quot;Daddy,&quot; said Crystal, tears in her almond-shaped eyes.&nbsp; &quot;Daddy!&quot;Randy tore his gaze from the window, trying to look everywhere at once.&nbsp; &quot;It's okay honey, shh.&quot;Crystal shook her head.&nbsp; &quot;No, daddy, listen.&nbsp; The men, they mentioned Section 1211.&quot;&quot;Yeah?&quot;&quot;That's the Extra-Terrestrial Exposure Law,&quot; she said quietly.&nbsp; &quot;We learned about it in class when we were studying the Apollo 11 mission.&quot;Judy, eyes on the road, frowned.&nbsp; &quot;What does that have to do with any of this?&quot;&quot;I dunno,&quot; said Randy.&nbsp; &quot;But it ain't normal.&quot;&quot;That's just it,&quot; said Crystal.&nbsp; &quot;The law was repealed in 1991.&quot;&quot;Still think the government's on our side?&quot; Bob sneered at Donny.Donny, head down, just shook his head.&nbsp; &quot;This ain't right,&quot; he said quietly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="talien, post: 5372168, member: 3285"] [b]Music of the Spheres: Part 11 – Trust Your Government[/b] Bob's warning shot didn't deter the intruders. The white-suited figures that crept out of the tree line around the house weren't trying to be quiet. There were three of them. They were armed in full Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) suits complete with gas masks and M16s. They marched slowly, forming a perimeter, rifles at the ready. Bob holstered his pistol and reached into the SUV for his shotgun. He took up a firing position behind it. One of the soldiers touched his breathing mask, presumably to turn on a built in megaphone. "This is the Counter-Intelligence Field Agency. Put your weapons down!" "I am a Deputy Bob Horner of the Hayden County Sheriff's Department! You have no jurisdiction here!" Donny, Judy, Randy, and the girls crept to the doorway. "What's going on?" asked Randy. "Nothing good." Bob spoke to them over his shoulder without taking his eyes off the advancing men. "They claim they're government agents." "That's good, right?" asked Donny, a former military man himself. "I mean, they're the cavalry. Right?" "Judy, get the girls in the Durango." "We are agents of the U.S. government! You are being quarantined in conjunction with Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations! Lay down your arms immediately!" "Let's just give up!" said Donny, voice rising. "They're the good guys!" Randy shook his head. "We don't know that. And I can't tell what they look like behind those masks." Bob cocked his shotgun again. "I ain't giving up my gun." Bullets peppered the porch, tearing through one of the columns in front of the Kaufman house. Bob returned fire. "Go!" shouted Randy, shoving Donny in the direction of the Durango. Donny stumbled towards the SUV, dazed by his crisis of faith. Randy took careful aim with his pistol and fired. One of the white suits blossomed red and the man went down silently. In the driver's seat, Judy revved the car. "Let's go!" More gunfire strafed the ambulance. Randy worried about poor Dave before he shoved Donny ahead of him. Bob, still firing, hopped in at the last minute as the Durango tore off. A bullet pierced one of the wheels. Bob retaliated with a well-placed shotgun blast as the Durango roared past the soldiers. They closed the door on the carnage as the Durango limped on. "Daddy," said Crystal, tears in her almond-shaped eyes. "Daddy!" Randy tore his gaze from the window, trying to look everywhere at once. "It's okay honey, shh." Crystal shook her head. "No, daddy, listen. The men, they mentioned Section 1211." "Yeah?" "That's the Extra-Terrestrial Exposure Law," she said quietly. "We learned about it in class when we were studying the Apollo 11 mission." Judy, eyes on the road, frowned. "What does that have to do with any of this?" "I dunno," said Randy. "But it ain't normal." "That's just it," said Crystal. "The law was repealed in 1991." "Still think the government's on our side?" Bob sneered at Donny. Donny, head down, just shook his head. "This ain't right," he said quietly. [/QUOTE]

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