Breaking rank

4:30 PM

Andy's eye opened slowly. She felt the afternoon sun though the curtains. Looking around she was suddenly hit with panic as she didn't recognize her surroundings. After sitting up, she soon regained her composure as she realized she was still at the safe house. Out side her room she heard allot of moment and people speaking. It was a small house, one in which sound travels. She got up, put her shoes on and opened the door. Outside she could see people running about and allot of technical speak. Someone rushed past her carrying a open laptop. She went down stairs. Walking past the living room, there were 6 of the security detail checking there weapons and equipment, getting ready for something. She heard two people arguing in the kitchen and walked in. Traci was at the end of the table eating a sandwich, as soon as she saw Andy, she rushed over, seeing if she was ok.

Andy: 'yeah, fine, what is going on ?'

Traci: 'I don't know, about 10 minutes ago everything went kinda crazy'

Mike and Sarah were arguing. Mike said to Jessica

Mike: 'we have positive location on the UAV, in transit. We have to move now, we can intercept them in 40 minutes if we move now, plus we can track them using the phones GPS'

Jessica: 'Our task is to protect Andy McNally period. The only reason that Swarek came on board was if we could guarantee her safety'

Mike: 'Andy McNally is not even in danger, and Swarek is just a fucking cop. No way am I trusting the whole operation on a burned out cop'

Sarah: 'the only reason we have got this intel is because of him, so fair I think he has worked pretty well. Mike, I get it, you want to recover that UAV, but we have our orders. Plus Fisher and Sam can do this without starting a gunfight down town'

Mike: ' I'll leave you 2 of my guys, the rest are on me. We are going to recover this UAV.'

With that Mike left the room, and started giving orders to the guys in the living room. Two minutes later two of the security detail came in and tock up positions on the exits of the kitchen.

Andy: 'Sarah, what is going, is Sam ok ?'

Jessica, still fuming ' yeah, yeah, Sam's fine, we just have a , well a situation here ... wait here' She ran up stairs. 10 minutes later she came down stairs, as she came down the stairs Andy could hear her shout ' I want real time updates every 10 minutes'

She came into the kitchen with a duffle bag. Rubbing her face with her hands she looked at Andy and Traci. She went into the large duffle bag and tock out three bullet proof vest, and threw on to the table 'put those on'. She saw the worried look that Andy gave her 'its just a precaution'. She then tock out 2 Glock 17 pistols, with holsters, magazine holders and magazines. She handed them to Andy and Traci. Both of them knew to put them on. They could all hear Mike and his team leave and their SUV's pull out of the drive way and speed off.

Jessica: 'ok, we are going to move you. Your in no danger, but I'd rather play it safe'

Traci: 'were are we going ?'

Jessica: ' back to the 15'. She motioned the remaining two security operators to follow her and they left, taken one of the 2 remaining SUV's and headed back to the 15. Sarah was in the back with Andy and Traci, while the two operators rode up front.

40 minutes later they were getting close to the 15. Andy was still feeling tired. They had stopped by a dinner to get some coffee. Andy had tensed up, but no one knew why. It was the same dinner that Andy and Sam used to go to everyday when they were partners. She remembered the times they had spent. Every time they went there he would crack one of his silly little jokes, most likely from his 101 joke book. She smiled at the memory, and then she welled up when she knew that it was something that she was never going to experience again. A tear rolled down her check. By this time Traci had walked into the dinner to get the coffee's. Jessica tock Andy's hand and smiled. She guessed it had something to do with Sam.

Sarah said compassionately

'You really care about him don't you ?'

Andy, in a low sad voice, almost a whisper, ' yes'

Jessica was about to say something when her coms unit came alive. She put her hand to her left ear where an ear piece was located. She listen intently.

Jessica:' Mike come, Mike what is going on'. She switched channels.

'SR182 this is SR 207, what the hell is going, speak to me'. She had a worried look on her face. 'What, what the hell is happening'. She switched channels again. ' Mike come in, anyone from the assault team come in ...

'Mitchell, what the fuck is going on ... OK, get to cover, no do not pursue, I said stand the fuck down !... what is your location ... OK, wait one' she switched channels ... ' Get medical units and a recovery team over to there location, keep on tracking them and send all the information to my laptop' She switched channels again ' Mitchell you still with me ... OK, do what you can, backup is on his way ... no, its down to Fisher and Swarek now ... OK, hang tough, stay in contact with SR 182'

Jessica looked at Andy, and then to the front at the two operators. She seemed to be struggling with a decision. The two operators turned. They had been listening in on the same channel. They were well built, and well armed with and intense look on there face.

Jessica tock out her cell phone and hit a speed dial *3.

'Fisher the assault team just got hit ... Mike went off reservation to retrieve the UAV ... yeah I know I tried to stop him but ... they are down, immobile with multi causalities ... I am 30 minutes away from the 15 with Andy and Traci ... yeah they are fine, what is your location ... ok, what do you want use to do ... are you sure sir, its just the two of you ... Fisher I know what your thinking, but this is too important to trust one of your gut feelings on .. yes sir, SR207 out'

She looked at the two operators.

' We are going to take Andy and Traci back to the 15 where will protect them until this is done'

The two operators nodded. Traci opened the door and handed Andy a coffee. She offered Sarah one but she declined. Jessica motioned for the driver to move and they pulled away.

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UAV: Unmanned Arial vehicle. A small aircraft that can be piloted remotely and armed with weapons. The key issue is that allot of them have stealth systems.