Gunslinger Bink
Chapter 12: Hondo's Turn
Hondo, who had left no farther than the roof, had heard the rest of the conversation.
"Good thing I have good hearin'! Well, I'm a not missin' out on this. the Rangers won't shoot if needs be and I know they will end up needin' to. I'd better be there to step in and help the few who will shoot when the time comes. Besides, been too quiet around here anyhow.", Hondo talked to himself in a low voice.
With that thought in mind he silently jumped off the roof and into the shadows.
"If they're leavin' tomorrow, I'm gone tonight!", Hondo thinks.
He thought as he walked to where he hid his Bronco.
"I'll stay out of the way, unless something goes bad.", Hondo thinks.
Hondo made his way into the bushes where he had parked his Bronco behind.
Leaning against the driver's side front fender was Fernando, who waited for Hondo to arrive. Once Hondo stepped into view of his truck, he stopped momentarily.
Hondo asks, "How did ya get here?"
"For one with great hearing, its very hard to hear a flying squirrel in flight. Maybe only Foxglove could have heard me.", Fernando says.
Hondo, as he walked to the driver-side door, asks, "So, what d'ya want?"
Fernando asks, "I don't care about loose canons. The agency thinks I'm one, and I agree with them. But if we are going to be loose canons, we need to be loose in the same direction. Understand what I am trying say?"
"Sure.", Hondo says.
"Good. Now go back to the cafe and pickup your paperwork, airplane tickets, and a red shirt. And when you get back, check your grounding strap...", Fernando tells him.
Then Fernando took a steps and flew up into some nearby trees, disappearing into the branches above.
"Damn, he's good. But everyone has a flaw.", Hondo says to himself as he saw Fernando disappear in the branches.
Hondo made his way back to the cabin, found his paper work and returned to his Ford Bronco. Hondo wondered how Fernando knew he was planning on going along as well. He had seen things in this world far more weird and unexplainable. He just shook his head and climbed into his vehicle. He didn't ponder on how Fernando knew any longer