Desperate Measures
Chapter Four
Francine and Damion had been watching while they gathered their belongings in the cabinet overhead them during their flight. They had been going over the plan with Amanda, who was asleep in her seat. She was sitting up ahead with another agent as well sleeping. It had already been a long flight after having dinner of Chicken, mashed potatoes, and string beans with a rice pudding dessert.
Francine had been looking at her cell phone filled with messages from Billy and other agents giving her advice for the trip to China.
She will say to Damion. "I just don't get this at all to have the Chinese kidnap Lee and the Doctor all for the sake of wishing to start a full-scale war with the United States."
Damion needed to say the following. "I don't either. Since Lee is an expert in avoiding the enemy with all of the cases he had been on for over 25 years mostly." While yawning and needing to sleep.
"I think it's time to wake Amanda and Tyrone to take over the watch since we still have eight hours before landing and changing planes," Damion tells her with Francine getting up from her seat.
It was a moment later…
Speaking softly in her ear, "Amanda, it's time to wake up for the watch." Francine said softly the best she could without letting the other passengers know their business.
"Okay, Francine, I will be right with you. I need to use the bathroom to clean up." She had to say feeling slightly embarrassed. She moved up from her chair a little stiff with Tyrone getting up the same.
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It was an hour later when Francine woke at a start. Her cell phone had been beeping with three text messages from Billy.
She will read the first Text message from Billy. "Francine, there is a good chance that Lee and the Doctor have been able to escape. However, there is possible bad news. I will send further texts within the next couple of minutes to confirm the information."
She will say to Tyrone having woken up as well. "Son of the bitch, Billy! How could you leave me in the dark with the information?' she advised looking over at Tyrone.
"Come on Francine, try to calm down if possible!" Tyrone will say to his wife ten years. Francine had never married before until she met him on a kidnapping case as an F.B.I. agent until Tyrone transferred into the film company aka Spy Network.
"Jesus, Tyrone! What am I do now while waiting for Billy to send the texts?" she cried out to her husband.
"WAIT." He says knowing for a fact it won't do anything good with her.
She was finally able to relax by drinking a small cup of water. Just when she had finished the cold water.
Francine had received another text on her phone from Billy. She will bring it up on the front screen. She was saddened reading the text telling her that the network had found the Doctor's wife and three children.
They were all shot to death on the way to the next location. There was plenty of evidence as the Americans working for the underground as well found the four in an open grave place together all shot to death in their heads and chests.
Francine had shown the text to her husband. However, she is reserved on whether or not she should show it to Amanda.
"I don't think it's wise Francine at this time. Amanda already has enough on her mind and we will be landing soon to wait for our next flight to China."
It was exactly that with the pilot of the American Airlines landing on the runway of the London airport in 25 minutes. Everything had to be tied down in case of weather issues and this included their equipment up in the cabinet above their heads.
Amanda closed her eyes waiting. However she had started to think a little too much regarding her husband Lee Stetson.
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Goo Lee Pan had checked up ahead with his rifle. While making sure there wasn't any of the Colonel's men following them.
Lee Stetson was doing his best to move after being blasted with the electrodes. They were moving slowly inside the villager's jungle as the humidity was just awful. Lee wiped his brow with his right hand as they moved. The doctor wasn't doing any better at this time.
How ever the two young soldiers had their hands full with checking for the Underground soldiers that are supposed to be the Americans.
Doctor Wong needed to stop to have a sip of water from the canteen that was given to them by the two soldiers doing the same thing.
"We can't stay here too long before we are caught!" Goo Lee Pan will say to the two putting away the canteen for now to begin moving once again. Even though this time Lee needed a little help from the doctor noticing that the American was losing his physical energies after being subjected to the torture.
Lee will say the following to Goo Lee Pan. "It's okay, I will be fine for now."
"Sure, Mr. Stetson. Just try your best to move before we are going to get caught." He remarked with placing his rifle back into his hands for now.
Meanwhile the next hour there was no one around except the heat and humidity. Coming out of the woods for now. There was a small little pond for which they will be able to wash off the dirt from the sweat.
They were hoping that there be no animals as well in the small pond. Lee and the Doctor taking off their clothes for now they will slowly move into the pond to wash off and swim a little, while the two soldiers will keep guard for now until it will be their time to do the same thing.
Lee was starting to feel better with the cool water, along with the Doctor floating on the top of the water as he was relaxed for a change.
