I DO NOT OWN THE HANDMAID'S TALE
It came to pass that Jeffrey and Jesse got their chance to become a part of Mayday. They were on patrol at the Mackenzie house when a black truck arrived and two other eyes got out of it.
"What's going on?" Jeffrey inquired.
"There's been a terrorist attack at the new Rachel and Leah center." One of the eyes replied as they ushered the brothers into the truck.
"The resistance had an operative disguised as a handmaid and she snuck a bomb in and rushed commander Waterford as he was speaking." The other eye explained.
"What's the scope?" Jesse asked.
"Plenty of wounded and we have confirmed casualties." The first eye answered.
"Any handmaids?"
"Several." Jeffrey and Jesse shared a look. The loss of handmaids would not be taken lightly by the powers that be.
"So, where are we going?" Jeffrey inquired.
"We're heading for the colonies." The head eye said as the truck sped out of the district. After a couple of hours, they arrived in the barren, dusty, radioactive wasteland of the colonies. The eyes put on their gas masks as they stepped out and began collecting women to bring back. As Jeffrey and Jesse grabbed the women, he spotted one that he recognized. Professor Emily Gilmore. Gilead had not been kind to her and her face had aged considerably. She didn't recognize Jesse because of his gas mask. Once all of the selected women were in the truck, they sped back towards Gilead. After another hour and a half of driving, the eyes and the women arrived at a Rachel and Leah center.
"Out unwomen!" one eye shouted as the women were taken out of the truck. As the eyes walked the women into the building, Jesse took Emily into a different alley.
"What the Hell!" she exclaimed as Jesse took off his gas mask.
"It's me." Jesse said. Emily was stunned at seeing her former student..
"Jesse?" She asked in surprise.
"Hello Professor Gilmore." he replied. Nothing was said for a moment until the teacher and student embraced.
"I thought you were dead." Jesse said as Emily held him close.
"What happened to you?" she asked. "You're a fucking eye!"
"When the Sons Of Jacob took command of the government, every member of the military was drafted into the Angelic Army of Gilead." Jesse replied.
"Why did you come for us?" Professor Gilmore asked.
"There was a terrorist attack on Gilead." Jesse explained. "A lot of handmaids were killed, we're running low."
"It's about damn time." Emily replied.
"Look, I have to return to my post, but i'll try to find you again." Jesse said as he took Emily back to the other women. As the new situation was being explained by Aunt Lydia, Jeffrey and Jesse were shuttled back to the Mackenzie residence. Jesse was filled with a sense of hope that maybe he had found an ally.
NEXT TIME, JESSE AND AGNES HAVE A HEART TO HEART. REVIEWS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED.