"There she was just walkin' down the street." Sarah sings as we walk.
"Singin' Doo wah diddy, diddy dum diddy doo." Jay follows.
"Poppin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet." Kelly pipes up.
"Singin' Doo wah diddy, diddy dum diddy doo!"
"She looked good."
"(She looked good.)"
"She looked fine!"
"(She looked good, she looked fine.)"
"And I nearly lost my mind!"
I can't help but smile at the friends around me. Despite the seriousness of the situation, it seems Sarah always finds a way to lighten the mood. The trio re-enacts something from a movie Jay calls 'Stripes' where the characters sing along to Manfred Man or something.
Instead of joining in, I find myself racking my brain thinking about what these 'Hyenas' could've taken from Air Force One. From what Manny told us, they're just opportunists. Amateur raiders and thugs, much like their wild animal counterpart. While they do have some leadership structure, that intel has called 'The Council', their Packs operate largely independently from each other. They couldn't have shot down the plane, but how did they reach it first? Especially since it crashed in True Sons territory. According to our new friend at the White House, Air Force One crashed in front of the Capitol Building.
"That must be why the True Sons set up that checkpoint there."
"Before I knew it," Glancing up, I see Jay take a few wide strides to place herself next to Sarah. "She was walkin' next to me!"
"Doo wah diddy, diddy dum diddy doo." Kelly sings, watching the spectacle.
Jay takes Sarah's hand and holds it up high.
"Holdin' my hand, just as natural as can be!"
The singing is interrupted by the three of them laughing.
That leads me to the True Sons. Why would the JTF fall victim to mutiny? Are they already not stretched thin as it is? And why did the bulk of them evacuate and force the civilians form a Militia? Arriving here has definitely left us with more questions than answers.
I begin to tune into Kelly's next song.
"...when you say."
"I want it that way."
"Ugh. I hate that song." Sarah grumbles.
"Tell me why!" Jay sings with a smug smile.
"Ain't nothing but a headache." Sarah says, covering her ears.
"Tell me why!"
"Ain't nothing but a mistake."
"Tell me why I never want to hear you say."
"I hate you always."
Kelly can't help but laugh at Sarah.
"What's wrong? Don't like the Backstreet Boys?" Jay asks.
"No." Her companion replies. "I only listen to good music. That is the name of my oldies CD after all."
"To each their own." Kelly says with a shrug.
"Faye?" My earpiece suddenly crackles. "Faye. It's Kelso."
"Alani!" I reply, making the others stop. "It's….good to hear from you."
"Yeah. This damn comm is finally working again. You can thank Tommy for that."
"Is he this 'Sheriff' we've heard so much about?"
"Yes. Manny gave us all little nicknames. Mine is Knight for example, and Odessa is Eagle. Anyway, I've done some recon on your target: the World Bank Headquarters. Someone's driven a truck through the main entrance, so you'll have to take the side door. Place is swarming with Hyenas. Be careful in there."
"Thanks for the heads up,...'Knight'. Lau out."