NOIR

Chapter Three

The Forgotten

By Steve Edward

Randy and Gina left the nuns with Noir and returned to the Land Rover where Randy retrieved the communications equipment that he had received from Ned Smith. Setting the communications equipment in unoccupied sleeping quarters, he opened the equipment cases and set about making contact with Tabitha Alexander.

July 4th, Late Afternoon, Langley, Virginia

Tabitha Alexander had fretted over the original decision to involve Randy Baldwin and then of course his new wife, Gina. Sister Katrina well respected within the Soldats had sought Tabitha's assessment of the situation. Her selection of Baldwin had not been on a whim. Weighing the consequences of involving others within the Agency, which could bring forth further complications, had been tempered with the knowledge that Randy Baldwin's accidental meeting five years previously had allowed Tabitha to cement the trust of Noir during later events and with Noir being familiar with Randy Baldwin and his wife Gina there would be little worry that the existence would spread beyond those who already had knowledge of Noir.

Tabitha had spent the entire day at the Agency, alone with her office. Her own aides given the day off, Tabitha had watched the small flashing dot marking the position of communications gear as it intermittently sent a brief locater signal during the movement from the airfield at Tarbes, France to where it was now having remained unmoving for nearly five hours. The tiny beep announcing the change of status from inactive to active sounded as Tabitha swiveled to look, the computer monitor flashed on before her.

Randy Baldwin's face appeared before her, "Hello Tabitha." As she adjusted the video camera feed, Tabitha replied "Mr. Baldwin. Randy it is about time. You took long enough!" Randy raised an eyebrow, "Interesting. A direct line to you, maybe I should have waited to call and woke you up later."

Unamused, Tabitha Alexander sighed, "Enough of the wisecracks, Randy. What the hell is going on and where exactly are you?"

Randy chuckled then turned serious, "Ok. We are at Sister Katrina's convent just north of "The Manor" and have met with Sister Katrina. I regret not getting with you sooner but there were some issues I had to resolve. You should know that we have a basic idea of who the candidates are and their first names. Both are identical twins, Irena and Nina their ages are estimated to be 14 and a thumbnail physical description that dates from when both were 8 years old. No current photographs are known to exist according to Sister Katrina nor are there any earlier photographs. Mireille believes that Irena and Nina are already in France after somebody paid a visit to her and Kirika's apartment in Paris. Don't even bother looking for them there as we believe they are now enroute to the convent to retrieve the manuscript and the diary that belonged to Altena."

Tabitha leaned back in her chair, "That is not good. You do realize that Irena and Nina apparently posses the skills needed to carry out their objectives?" Randy nodded back, "Yes I do. I read the report that Ned brought and Sister Katrina is reading it now. During our flight over, Gina discovered that Altena's diary had been edited for content and after I confronted Sister Katrina, she admitted to removing some significant information though it is out of date. She returned the missing pages to me and those pages contained the origins of Irena and Nina which I am faxing them to you now. Get the translations verified and start looking back 15 years. Get with your Soldats, someone somewhere had to see these children when they were just babies. The point of this research is to locate where they may have been raised by sympathizers of Altena, which may lead to the remainder of Altena's inner circle. I also have learned how Sister Katrina was contacted. A small boy from a nearby village delivered the ultimatum to Sister Katrina at the request of a man that he described as being an Englishman which included a description of the car he was driving, a Jaguar a very new model possibly a 2006. However the child could not recall the plate number but only that the car was a bright silver blue color and the plate color was white."

Tabitha frowned even more, "Randy? Finding the Jaguar will be like looking for a needle in a hay stack. England and even Europe are crawling with those cars." Randy smiled, "Yes, I know. But the key is Englishman. The man took the trouble to drive all the way from England. The Chunnel would make a convenient way for him to get here. We have a time frame of now four weeks to work with in that respect. The British and French customs authorities document every vehicle entering and leaving each others countries whether it is by ferry or that crazy Chunnel. He has to be in a position of power within England as well. Do you think he would go by car ferry? No. I believe he utilized the transport system on the Chunnel. Look for every 2005 and 2006 Jaguar that was transported to and from England and France matching the description of that car then look at the registered owners to see if someone of importance owns the car and we may start to find the remainder of Altena's followers."

Tabitha sighed, "What are you going to do about Irena and Nina?" Mireille Bouquet voice in the background replied, "Try to capture them. If not, then they will have to die."

Randy and Gina turned to find Mireille and Kirika standing with Sister Katrina. Sister Katrina the sadness clearly showing at Mireille's decision, "Monsieur and Madam Baldwin, if their capture is impossible then they must never leave these mountains alive. We must think of the future consequences if they survive and escape regardless if they are initiated, Irena and Nina will likely begin to carry out assignments, faceless and nameless as they are now; they will be untraceable. They would begin to wreck havoc."

Tabitha Alexander looked at the video monitor the field of the video picture having expanded to view Sister Katrina standing with Noir, "Randy you will do what you can. If it comes down to the termination of Irena and Nina, so be it. They must be captured or killed there is no wiggle room. Further more I am officially reactivating you to the service of the United States Central Intelligence Agency upon orders of the President of the United States. I will do my best from my end. Good luck and good night."

Randy Baldwin sat stunned at the blank video monitor his mouth agape. Gina Baldwin placing her hands on her husbands shoulders spoke, "There will be little worry my husband. I have first dibs on that bitch!"

Mireille Bouquet observed the reaction of Randy Baldwin and his wife Gina, "So Tabitha has informed or will shortly inform the President of your country. This may prove beneficial."

Gina Baldwin frowned, "In what way will this be beneficial?" Randy replied, "Preparation for his use of emergency powers. Remember Altena wanted to utilize Noir for purposes other than what it was originally created for. The President is aware of Noir's existence, so he knows the implications of having assassins operating as rogues; which is exactly what Irena and Nina is or will be if they succeed."

Randy pondered something for a moment, "Gina, remember when I came to France earlier this year? I was tracking down individuals involved in a skimming operation which were skimming monies from wire transfers. The single thing that tripped the skimming operation up was the conversion to the Euro. The programmer responsible had not bothered to change his little software bug to take into account the smaller number of currency conversions. The three larger member nations of the European Union that do not participate in the Euro are the United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark."

Kirika interrupted, "The wire transfers to the non-participating countries became the focal point. Because the number of currency conversions and wire transfers became smaller the skimming operation became apparent as time passed."

Randy nodded, "Red flags started popping up all over. I was bouncing from place to place on a daily basis. I could be in Paris in the morning and find myself in London at noon and in Marseilles, France by evening. I kept the rental car agencies happy."

Sister Katrina spoke, "Altena wanted to field Noir before the Euro standard took place. Destabilizations of economies after assignations do occur. It can cause havoc on many financial fronts at once."

Gina looked at her husband, "But why have the President prepare for use of his emergency powers?" Randy replied, "The President can direct the Treasury Department to send American Dollars to Europe. Though the Dollar may not be as strong as it once was, it still is a monetary unit. If things get out of whack, the American Dollar will be a fallback recourse for many countries involved in the European Union until the Euro monetary unit stabilizes."

Mireille leaned against the wall, "That is if the monetary unit stabilizes, while assassinations continue. While additional leaders are killed, the accusations will begin to appear in the news both in print, radio and television. It would be likely Altena's followers would become anonymous news leaks fueling the rift between countries and it would have the makings of a war. Discreet overtures would be made, but if not accepted Altena's followers would do a demonstration of their abilities and their chosen leaders would ascend to power and remap the face of Europe itself."

Randy sighed, "Then after a period of time, Altena's followers would target other regions of the world as well. Altena did indeed have a twisted mind." Looking at his watch, Randy stood, "Let's get some sleep and start anew in the morning. I doubt we will have any problems tonight. We can prepare for Irena and Nina in the morning."

Tuesday, July 5th 0100 hours, South of Toulouse, France

Irena and Nina slept peacefully next to each other in the hostel. They would take the train to Foix, France where they would begin their final journey. The innocent looks of each young teenage woman hid the darkness that was within each. Each had done as ordered to accomplish their goals. The daylight would bring a new day forth, their resolution to complete the stated task final.

Tuesday, July 5th 0100 hours, Paris, France

Occupant number 5 stood with Occupant number 4 who was her lover on the balcony that overlooked the Eiffel Tower, the twinkling lights of the city below adding to the rich glow. Her lover nibbled on her ear, as he caressed her. They had much to celebrate; soon the continent would have the blood of the Soldats flowing once again. The disbelievers would be pushed aside and those who destinies were to rule would take their rightful places. The woman turned to her lover and guided him back to the bed and pulling the drapes together as she entered the bedroom she loosened her robe and let it fall.

Tuesday, July 5th 0500 hours, Pas de la Casa, France

Sister Jane coming from her own morning prayers found Randy Baldwin sitting alone beneath the covered walkway on a bench lost in thought gazing into the distance. Entering the simple yet well equipped kitchen, Sister Jane returned shortly with coffee and offered it to Randy who accepted.

Sister Jane sat next to Randy then turned to him, "Monsieur Baldwin, what was discussed last night? Could it come true if they are not stopped, a new war?" Randy nodded sadly, "Yes Sister, a new war. My wife read Altena's diary. She sought revenge against those that failed her. In order to do so she wanted to start another and she was willing to do what ever it took to accomplish her goal. History has a bad habit of repeating itself, sometimes it needs a little nudge. Altena wanted to use Noir to affect the change. You have had the opportunity to read the historical records of previous Noir's. Noir was never meant to be used in such a fashion to overthrow governments but to be used as a tool for the people that had no other recourse to punish those that usurped the wishes of peaceful populaces."

Mireille and Kirika having silently approached listened to Randy's comments then announced their presence as Mireille sat next to Randy, "Monsieur Baldwin is correct Sister Jane. The Soldats utilized Noir to accomplish the wishes of the people. No governments were toppled as the result of actions carried out by previous Noir's."

Mireille turned to Randy, "Monsieur Baldwin? Randy. Shall we prepare?" Randy finishing his coffee nodded, "Let's get going. I expect Irena and Nina will be here by tonight. I have some surprises for them both that not even the Soldats expected or even trained them for." Handing the empty cup to Sister Jane, Randy Baldwin walked off with Mireille and Kirika to set his traps.

The terrain surrounding the convent was rugged and covered with trails made by both man and animal over the years. Had the human resources been available to cover the most likely approaches to the convent there still would not have been enough. Adding to Randy's problem of detecting Irena and Nina was that they would likely terminate any human observers on the spot had they been encountered. Mireille and Kirika came to the same conclusion; they would do the same if infiltrating the convent.

The unobtrusive devices were solar powered and contained a variety of detectors that could differentiate between human and animal. Wirelessly connected to the monitoring system within the convent, they would be the first indicators of the approach by Irena and Nina.

Sister Kristina pondered the upcoming encounter that was going to take place. Noir verse Noir. Sister Kristina observed the testing of the sensors, a goat belonging to the convent being shooed along by Sister Kanna, then Kirika and Mireille playing the part of Irena and Nina as they attempted to confuse the sensors; failing each time. Satisfied that there were no gaps Randy recalled Mireille and Kirika to the convent where they joined him with Sister Katrina.

Randy leaned back in the stiff chair balancing it on its rear legs, "No gaps found. Now we wait. I do not think they will just drive up and then demand that the manuscript is to be turned over to them. Irena and Nina will do what they did previously and use deadly force to drive the point home."

Mireille replied, "That will likely be their objective and there will be no survivors this time." Randy nodded, "In the minds of their controllers there will be no need for survivors. The Soldats who have been refusing to go along with this will step into line, otherwise they know they will be next; a dirty little war within a war.

Gina Baldwin walked into the meeting carrying a book, "Randy, you should look at this. It is a historical record from 45 years ago." Randy taking the book, read the passages written in French. Looking up at Gina, Randy smiled "That explains Altena's actual origins," as Randy handed the book to Sister Katrina to read. Sister Katrina read the passages as well then set the book down and closed its cover, "Sister Altena's rescue came too late. Though she did kill her rapist with his weapon, the Noir pair that brought her out of the war zone only did so after carrying out their assignment." Randy nodded, "Altena blamed the Soldats for inaction and hence her future behavior."

Wednesday, July 6th 0200 hours, Pas de la Casa, France

Irena and Nina were no longer together, the two teens had separated. Irena warily eyed the objective that appeared nearly deserted. Nina, who was 300 yards to the left of Irena patiently waited for her sister to proceed.

Irena crossed and descended the low ridge and advanced, towards her objective where she would enter the rectory and locate Sister Kristina. Nina watched for any change from the convent. Noting none, Nina began her advance as well towards the nun's quarters.

Kirika would have appeared to be sleeping to the casual observer, but in reality she was not. Concealed in the low brush, Kirika patiently waited with her eyes closed, using other senses to seek her quarry. The soft mike click in her left ear signified they had company.

Opening her eyes, Kirika waited. Mireille much further to her right in the low brush gripped her Walther P-99 as she too heard the signal.

Gina Baldwin was biting her lower lip as the individual sensors began to track the approach of Irena and Nina. Her husband Randy was outside with Mireille and Kirika. She hoped the trap would work, because she saw no need in her mind for two young teenagers to die.

Nina stopped her advance and breathed shallow breaths. The Sig-Sauer P226 gripped in her left hand was held out before her. Irena to her right had stopped as well. Randy watched both young women as they had come to a stop. Both were armed, their body language signaled a tense but alert state.

Kirika viewed the young teenager with some admiration yet concern. Kirika was looking what could have been her younger self, while Mireille viewed her opponent with little admiration. Both Irena and Nina were in the open, there was no cover behind them. If they attempted to retreat the terrain would become their enemy and slow them.

Irena began to advance again slowly as did her sister, and both hit the trip wires at nearly the same time firing aloft flares. Mireille fired first, the rounds expertly aimed. Kirika springing from the brush hit Irena in a low tackle driving her elbow into the younger woman's face. Nina having shards of rock shower her only caught a brief glimpse of Mireille before being slammed violently into the ground. Nina's P226 discharged sending a round flying in the direction of the convent.

Randy looking above, the hanging basket above his head gone; found it had been blown apart by the stray round. Randy brushed the remnants of the pottery, dirt, and flowers from his head then slammed his fist down on the launch button.

The two flares firing went skyward and bursting hung from their parachutes. Hopping the railing, Randy slid down the embankment. Kirika was in a fight for her life with Irena as both women nearly of the same build and height struggled for control of the Sig-Sauer. Every blow Irena delivered, it was returned by Kirika. Mireille having knocked Nina's weapon away had lost her Walther as well and had been on the receiving end of two high kicks from Nina, one of which scored directly.

Wincing from the impact, Mireille breathing heavily spoke to her opponent "Give up now. Stop this. There is no further need for this!" Nina cursing charged her again.

The shout of down coming from behind Mireille was her cue. Tucking and rolling under Nina, Mireille heard the gunshot.

Slamming the bolt action open, Randy spun to his left and repeated the command but as his fired yet again, he was knocked off balance as Nina loosing control of her muscles staggered then fell against him. Randy's shot missed Irena which hit Kirika instead.

Mireille heard Randy's cursing turned in time to see Nina being flung to the ground beside him. Looking in the direction of Kirika who's eyes were wide with shock and anger, Randy working the bolt action rifle taking better aim fired again hitting his intended target who was Irena.

Both women collapsed together to the ground, Mireille running to Kirika struggled to break the frozen grip of Irena from Kirika's neck.

Kirika looked up at Mireille unable to move her body. Numbness was all that she felt. Not even the desperate struggle to break Irena's grip was felt, she could only see and hear.

Randy Baldwin appearing in her vision, his hands joining Mireille's as they finally broke Irena's grip together then the disjointed conversation, "I hit Kirika by mistake! Dam it!" Mireille voice odd sounding, "It was an accident! I saw it happen. There was nothing you could do."

Kirika watched as Randy turned above her, "Sister Jane! Sister Kanna get down here now!" Then as if floating, she left the ground, the arms of Randy Baldwin lifting her upward; then the shaking of the surroundings as he ran with her towards the convent.

Gina Baldwin ran after her husband as he went down the hallway, Kirika clutched in his arms looked like a rag doll, as he set Kirika down onto her bed. Randy turned to Gina, "Get the blue case now!" Gina did as she was told and handed her husband the case which he opened and withdrawing a syringe already filled she watched as Randy drove the needle through Kirika's jeans and injected the antidote.

Irena and Nina lay far apart from each other, unable to move. They could only see and hear. The flares dying out returned the convent to darkness, above them the stars twinkling overhead. First one and then the other were picked up. Sister Kanna carrying the limp form of Irena with Mireille walking behind with Nina, as Sister Jane collected the scattered weapons by flashlight.

Sister Kristina leaning on her cane sighed with relief as the limp forms of Irena and Nina were carried past her, towards the living quarters. Randy leaving the bedroom where Kirika lay paused next to the elderly sister, "I screwed up," as he hurried after Mireille and Sister Kanna.

Irena looked into the eyes of the nun that had carried her into the convent. Compassion, care and tenderness were the expression Irena witnessed. Mireille locking eyes with Nina as Mireille laid Nina into the next bed was of mercy. Sister Kanna and Mireille stood together waiting for Randy Baldwin to join them.

Gina Baldwin sat with Kirika waiting for the antidote to take effect, the muscles briefly shuddered as the antidote took effect returning control to Kirika's nervous system, she tried to rise but was gently pushed back down by Gina; "Please rest Kirika. Give it time to take effect."

Sister Jane entered the bedroom behind Sister Katrina to see Irena and Nina up close for the first time turned to Sister Kanna, "Sister Kanna what shall I do with these?" Sister Kanna eyeing the armful of guns, "Take them to Madam Baldwin." Randy reaching behind his back retrieved two pairs of handcuffs then handcuffed Irena and Nina to their beds.

Irena heard the disjointed voice but could not see who was speaking, "Monsieur Baldwin will those be necessary?" The man in her vision turned to look behind him, "Yes Sister for the time being." Nina able to see Sister Katrina pondered what she was talking about.

Randy returned his attention to Irena and Nina then injecting both with the antidote he then stood and walking out of the room, "Sister Kanna, both will begin experiencing muscle spasms. It will be normal. Just make sure they don't flop out of the beds. Mireille I am going to check on Kirika."

Randy walked into the bedroom where he had taken Kirika. Gina, his wife looked up and smiled, "Randy she is fine." Kirika able to raise herself woozily swung her feet to the floor, "Monsieur Baldwin? Next time please do not miss." Randy sitting down on the bed next to her replied, "Kirika for what it is worth when I shot you the expression you displayed was priceless." Kirika the flash of anger in her eyes evident tried but failed to swing a fist and flopped over into Randy's lap. Gina looking at Kirika who blinked her eyes in surprise, "Well that's one way to get back at Randy."

Randy picking up Kirika and putting her back on the bed turned to leave, "Kirika give it a rest. You can retaliate later." Then Randy Baldwin walked out.

Gina Baldwin shrugged her shoulders at Kirika, "But please don't hit him too hard."

Mireille took a chair and sat between the beds watching as the antidote taking effect began to allow Irena and Nina some sense of movement. Randy peered in, "How are the patients?" as Nina tested her handcuff restraint. Mireille smiled, "Getting better." Randy nodded then briefly returned with a camera and took photographs of both.

Taking a chair and joining Mireille, Randy looked at who he would identify later as Irena "Ok young lady. Care to tell me you name?" Met with silence, Randy asked the other young girl as well, "Ok young lady. Care to tell me your name?" Very well then, you should know that the antidote has progressed far enough for both of you to speak. No matter. One of you is Irena and the other is Nina. Sooner or later I'll figure out who is who."

Standing and turning, he heard a grunt and out of the corner of his eye he saw the foot coming and blocked the kick, "Nice try. But excusable." Mireille stood and reached around Randy and took the offending foot away from Randy's grasp, "Monsieur Baldwin is a patient man and his limits are rather astonishing. However I have less patience. Do that again and I will break it."

Randy leaving the bedroom, met Sister Kanna in the hallway who pointed down the hallway to where the communications system was at, "Monsieur Baldwin! The machine is beeping!" Randy nodded, "Thank you Sister Kanna. Would you be so kind to help Madam Bouquet with searching our two guests', I do not need any surprises."

Randy entering the temporary communications room laid the camera down on a nearby chair and activated the system.

The video feed was not from the Tabitha's office, but coming from somewhere else. The dark wood table, occupied with a number of men and woman all unfamiliar except for two came into focus. Taking a breath, Randy spoke "Baldwin speaking. Sorry for the delay."

Tabitha spun her chair around and stood, "Mr. Baldwin? Are there any problems?" as Tabitha Alexander walked to the head of the table, the other occupants turned their chairs to face the screen.

Randy smiled, "No. At least not anymore Tabitha, the former candidates Irena and Nina are in my custody and they are alive." Randy looked behind Tabitha to see the sign of relief pass over the features of a man sitting at the head of the table, who responded "Thank you Mr. Baldwin."

Randy reached over to the camera and removed the memory card and placed it in the card reader slot and waited as the computer processed the images, "Tabitha. I do not know which one is which yet but here are their photographs. Number one is left and number two is on the right. Tabitha gazed at the two photographs in shock, "Randy? Are they really that young looking?" Randy replying, "Yes Tabitha they are. They may look a little worse for wear due to the tranquilizers, but they will look even closer to their actual ages after they recover."

Tabitha nodded, "Your needle in the haystack has been found. Your assumption that he was someone with power or authority was correct. French and British Customs agencies recorded a 2006 model Jaguar entering and leaving their respective countries on two separate days precisely four weeks ago to the day that Sister Katrina received the demand letter."

Randy leaned forward, "Who is he?" A woman to the rear of Tabitha interrupted, "Mr. Baldwin he has been identified as a man named Sir Richard Galen. Formerly a member of The House of Commons, he lost his seat six years ago. He is currently a member of a private financial concern in London, with assets totaling over 100 million dollars US."

Randy mused a moment, "Before we go any further, just who the heck are the people behind you besides the man at the head of the table?" Tabitha laughed, "No need to worry Randy they have been cleared. They are in the know and have become involved at the request of the President."

Randy replied, "So I guess my little e-mail missive struck a chord with someone?" as Tabitha turned and picked up a folder, "Yes it certainly did. What else can you add?"

Gina Baldwin walking into the room was picked up by the camera, Tabitha seeing her enter, "Hello Gina."

Randy about to reply was interrupted by his wife, "Mrs. Alexander. There will be plenty to add. We will send it to you in written form later." Gina bent over and whispered in Randy's ear then straightened up and walked out.

Randy turned back to the screen, "Tabitha. The game plan continues. I am going to lure those responsible for this mess to "The Manor" and put an end to it. Put a discreet tab on Sir Galen, to see who joins him on his trek." Tabitha nodded, "Ok. Will do, I can get a Rapid Response Team to "The Manor" in less than two hours…"

Randy shook his head no, "Negative. No one else, this is something that will have to be done discreetly. Good night Tabby." The screen in front of Tabitha went blank, and then the Presidential Seal appeared, turning to the President Tabitha sighed, "Sir. It is in his hands." The President agreed, and departed for the family residence.

Wednesday, July 6th 0900 hours, Pas de la Casa, France

Sometimes the mothering touch is needed when it comes to dealing with young minds that are forced to become killers, and Gina Baldwin with two children of her own fit the bill. After being searched by Mireille Bouquet and Sister Kanna, Irena and Nina had remained on their respective beds restrained till Gina intervened.

Gina herself released the restraints. Unarmed and no way to defend herself, Gina Baldwin had locked the door behind her and sat with the two young teens as she spoke softly to both. Irena opened up first, then Nina. Gina Baldwin, wife, mother, and teacher listened.

The muffled conversations continued for nearly two hours, with Gina pausing briefly to tell her husband where Irena and Nina had stashed their backpacks.

Sister Jane with Kirika had retrieved the backpacks and Randy with Mireille perused the contents. The two cell phones, each pay as you use were still operational. Irena's had a waiting text message. Taking it with him, Randy knocked on the door and to his surprise Irena having opened the door for him turned around and walked back to the bed where her sister was sitting and rejoined her.

Randy joining his wife on the opposite bed sat next to her looking at the twins both identically dressed. Blinking his eyes and shaking his head he turned to Gina, "Ok. I give up. Which one is which?" Irena spoke first holding up her hand, "I am Irena." Nina smiling held up her hand, "I am Nina."

Randy studied both young teens. Was this an act? Or had Gina whose mothering instincts having kicked in worked a miracle? There was only one way to find out, as Randy holding up the cell phone asked; "Ok. Which one uses this phone? Irena holding up her hand "It belongs to me, Monsieur Baldwin."

Handing it to her, Randy folded his arms "Ok Irena, you have my permission to read the text message." Irena looked at the screen and pressed the scroll button, the screen then displayed "Success?"

Irena looked briefly at Nina who nodded, "Monsieur Baldwin, my sister has to acknowledge either yes or no. If yes, I will receive a text message with the next question and instruction. If no, message will be sent on what to do next."

Gina elbowed her husband, "I do believe them Randy." Randy turned to the open door, "Kirika get that other cell phone. We are going to need it."

Kirika retrieved the cell phone and entered the bedroom. Nina and Irena quickly stood then knelt before Kirika. Kirika paused and looked down, "There is no need for this. Get up." Randy and Gina stood and taking both young teens by their arms brought them to their feet. Gina spoke, "There will be no more of this requirement, and you are no longer bound by any oath. You will have your freedoms."

Watching as Irena and Nina sat back onto the bed; Kirika unsmiling turned away and walked out slamming the door behind her. Gina raised an eyebrow, "An unpleasant memory Randy?" Randy looked at his wife and replied, "Perhaps."

At Randy's direction, Irena acknowledged the question, then within 5 minutes Nina's cell phone buzzed and Nina showing it to Randy and at his direction sent a duplicate message. 5 minutes later the new instructions arrived. Nina scrolling the screen showed it to Randy and Gina, the simple message "G2M,07,07:0600."