Queen Zaria Trilogy

by Danny Dunn

  David is three hours out, and it talking to Edward, the Queens Detail leader. David explains the situation tells Edward his plan and what they need for each site. "For security purposes, I am not releasing the address of any of the buildings until 20 minutes before we hit them. The perps had contacts with our agencies, and I don’t want to put the operation at risk. At the moment, we have the element of surprise, and we are all a lot safer if it stays that way.

  "Also, I would suggest that you detain any male under 30 going to Pakistan or Saudi Arabia.

  "I suggest that you detain them in the tarmac just before they reach the plane. Hold anyone you capture inside the tarmac until the next flight arrives, then take the perps out the service door closest to the plane with an unmarked vehicle and detain them in a remote facility until this is over. That way, if they have someone inside watching, they won’t be able to see and notify someone.

  "Take their phones immediately and if it is unlocked, take it to a car and hook it up to a charger and go through all you can and MSG it to me asap. Threaten them with anything to get them to open their locked phones.

  "Throughout this whole operation, the element of surprise is our greatest Allie.

  My Queen, I completely understand that if the attack happens in the next 2 hours, what that means to you. If you feel you need to inform your agencies, I will totally understand. But their plan requires that the stadiums be full for it to have its maximum effect. As long as they are not tipped off, all should be fine.

  The Queen, “I understand, how can I contact you?”

  Pong "I will text you my burner phone now, you can reach me on that."

  The Queen “Pong, thank you so much."

  Pong, "there is more my Queen. I am going to send you what I have. There are messages which prove the CIA was involved with the toxin maker, and when it looked like I might find it, the President told the CIA to pin the whole attack on me. I have the Toxin maker in my plane about, and we are prepared to drop him and the evidence in a parachute to a team of your off the coast of the British Honduras where you have an Embassy. You can claim the victory for all of it when it is over.

  The Queen, "I will take him now for you, my dear, and we can sort out the rest later. Is that ok? I don't want you to give away the store just because your President lacks...well, you know.

  Pong "thank you, my queen.: I will send you everything now."

  Message from the Queen “Pong, I will wait for you. I have told no one outside of my personal guard detail.”

  David tells Michael can’t wait for Michael’s team in Albuquerque needs to leave while he can. David feels the CIA is going to close the airport. David tells Michael he thinks the entire CIA will be in on the significant arrest. Sorry, buddy. David gathers some stuff and heads to the airport. He calls Linda to tell her to go get on the plane with the London team and to get everyone ready for takeoff.

  Michael's team is three hours from Albuquerque and tells Joe to slow down to his minimum speed. The CIA is meeting us there in force. We need to buy David's team time when we arrive, he tells Alby and Joe.

  Michael and Alby toss their own guns, cell phones and used burners, and GPS devices into the heavy bag. They go through their travel bags and come up with several flashlights with a flashing red light. There are also a couple of powerful flashlights on the plane they take as well.

  Michael and Alby gather all the plastic bags they can find. They place the drives into plastic bags, tie them nice and tight and then tape them up. They repeat wrapping them and add some padding for the impact. They do the same thing with all the documents. They wrap the flashlights tightly into plastic bags as well. They take one life preserver and tape the three flashlights to the preserver. They secure everything together with duct tape.

  David tells Pong that the CIA is screwing us and that they have the private terminal surrounded. Pong tells David it is better to be over-prepared than surprised and that she is calling the President. David tells Pong he hates to leave his team, but that they should leave now before they shut down the airport or stick their noses into their plane too. Pong agrees that David should take off with his team asap.

  David arrives at the airport, he loads up, and they take off for London, which puts them 3.5 hours away from London.

  Michael’s team is ready for the drop and confirms their readiness with Steven and Pong and that they are 15 minutes from the drop point. Pong tells Michael she is seeing activity between the air force and the CIA that is making her glad they are doing this now as opposed to nearer to the gulf.

  Michael has Alby go back and taser the two helpers. They move Pedro to the front and move the helpers to the bedroom. They remove Pedro’s ID and plant it on the one that looks most like Pedro.

  Then they go back to the front and get Pedro ready. Michael and Alby strap the backpack and life preserver to Pedro and then put the parachute on him. They put the final light onto Pedro up near the front of his neck. Joe lowers the altitude to 2,000 feet, which is about 1,000 feet more than required for the parachute to open and slow down Pedro’s descent. It also gives the helicopter more reaction time.

  They are about 5 minutes from the drop point and prepare to open the door to depressurize the plane. Michael and Alby are both strapped to the plane with some rope they pulled from there. Together they force the door open. They are still traveling 135 MPG, so pushing the door open is a struggle, but they manage. They toss the heavy bag out and let the door shut.

  Attempting to open the door again, they realize they are going to need to hold the door open with something, so they go through the plane and decide on using a bar stool from the bar area. They cut a piece of their rope and tie it to the stool the other end to a seat, so the stool doesn't fly into the engine. Both of them prop open the door and stick the stool in lengthwise to hold the door open. They escort Pedro to the open door.

  They explain that the CIA is waiting at the airport, and the CIA is talking to the air force right now to line up an escort, which is terrible for all of them. They tell him that when he lands in the water, there will be a helicopter that will drop divers to help strap him to a hoist that will pull him up to the helicopter. They tell Pedro the water is warm and not to be concerned.

  Pedro asks if there is not another way around this, and they tell him no over and over. Pedro says he can't swim. They both think of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and have a tough time, not laughing. Pedro, you are going to float. When the parachute lands around you, don’t panic. Just relax, and the divers will get you out within two minutes.

  Michael "Pedro, remember if you pull the cord before you clear the plane, things go bad for everyone, including your family. Just count to 8 as fast as you can and pull the cord.

  Joe "We will be at the drop point in two minutes

  Michael "Ready"

  Their contact calls and introduces himself as Steven, I am with MI6 stationed at the British Embassy with a British accent.

  Michael "Great to be working with you, sir."

  Steven, "I can see you coming. Can Joe see my lights flashing? "Steven aims the helicopter’s lights at them and blinks three times. We are 500 feet above you, so we are sure not to chop up your friend.

  Joe blinks his headlights "Michael has the phone on speaker and holds it against the plane's intercom mic.

  Joe "Got it, I see the lights."

  The barstool is holding the door open nicely while Michael and Alby get Pedro into position. They have Pedro sitting at the door with his legs dangling and being blown sideways by the 135 MPH winds. Michael and Alby each are squatting down and holding onto one of Pedro's arms and one hand on his side and are both ready to push.

  Joe "Ready...one minute away."

  Joe counts down, 3,2,1, now. Michael and Alby shove Pedro out the door. Pedro barely clears the wing but makes it. Two seconds after Pedro clears the wing, the chute opens up, and Pedro is floating down under the opened parachute.

  Steven says he sees him, we are head
ing there now. Very well done, gentleman.

  Michael and Alby pull the barstool back in and do some singing, dancing, and high fives. Joe is laughing. Poooooor Pedro. LOL

  Michael locks the door, and Joe begins his climb back up to 3,000 feet and maintains his minimum speed to delay their arrival.

  Once the jet has passed, the chopper begins lowering and is several hundred feet above Pedro. They speak to him over the loudspeaker to let him know they have him. The moment Pedro hits the water, they swoop over to him and drop the two divers. They call out to Pedro and tell him to relax. The two divers gather up the parachute and hand Pedro a life-preserver, which he clings onto for dear life. The divers push the chute away from them. Pedro is placed in a basket laying face up. They strap Pedro into the basket and give the chopper a thumbs up. The operator in the chopper hoists Pedro up to the chopper. The team pulls him in.

  The two divers are then lifted up and climb into the chopper. Steven calls Michael and tells him all is good with no exceptions.

  Michael calls Pong and tells her he has a plan for using the helpers and tells her. Pong laughs and says she loves it.

  Michael's team is now only three hours away from landing in Albuquerque, and David's is only three hours away from landing in London. Per Michael’s plan, Pong uses the CIA’s email system to leak to the press that they are going to surprise the perpetrators of the US attacks at the Albuquerque airport in the private terminal.

  Pong calls the President's office tells his secretary that it is a matter of national security. The secretary tells Pong that the President has gone for the day and can't be reached. Pong calls his direct line and gets forwarded to his secretary. Pong messages the President: What is that saying, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Mr. President, I am extremely disappointed in you, and you are making a mistake that could cost more lives just to maybe save your own skin. But we all make our choices, and it seems you have made yours. I am not sure who is advising you, Mr. President, but you need to fire them all.

  Pong calls David, "Well David, it appears the President is in on it and is not taking my calls. The Queen is now holding Pedro and the evidence for us. David tells Pong that her guard seems to be all over everything, and he expects the operation to go well. They will be ready for you when you arrive. She tells David Michael’s plan, and David starts cracking up.

  Pong "By the way, David, we have ID’d the perps. We have all their names and information. They all used their real passports. We are now tracking them, their money, and their contacts. Joe tells everyone that this isn't over yet. Joe tells Michael and Alby there are 2 F-18s loaded up for bear and coming up alongside us. Michael suggests that the Air Force must be tight with the CIA. Joe tells the group that if that were the case, they would all be dead already. Joe says that no, this is to make sure we don't do what we have already done and laughs. Yay pong Joe says. Just think if we still had everything on the plane.

  F18 Pilot "Hello Joe, I am your escort from here to Albuquerque, sorry, buddy. I do need you to speed this up, though. Apparently, everyone is excited to see you." The F18 pilot laughs.

  Joe "Sorry, we had to lower hours ago because of pressurization problems, and now there seems to be a fuel issue. This is all it can do at the moment. We took some fire when we took off. They must have hit something.

  F18 pilot "Joe, Joe, Joe, you had such high promise. Who are you working for?

  Joe, I could do the whole "I could tell you the whole story, but then I would have to kill you thing" But I think I will hold off on that until you are not flying a fully packed F18...lol

  The two F18s escort Joe for the next hour to the Albuquerque runway and circle around and land. Joe messages Pong that they are going to stall the Feds as long as they can to give David more time. David's team lands in London.

  In Albuquerque, the tower instructs Joe to taxi the plane to an isolated area that is surrounded by CIA vehicles. They are treating them as though they have caught the attackers. Joe says he hasn’t seen this many feds since…well, never actually. Over a loudspeaker, they are instructed to send out Pedro first. There are T.V. news crews everywhere outside and up in choppers catching everything live, and the scene is being aired live on every major network on the planet. Commentators are announcing they have found the attackers who are all on the plane.

  Every channel is breaking into its “normally scheduled programs” to air the capture of the attackers. Most don’t believe Pong and her team were involved and feel Pong is being framed.

  End Chapter 29

  Chapter 30 – Speed It Up Joe, They Are All Excited To Greet You At The Airport

  After they dropped off Pedro, Michael’s team closed all the windows so no one could see in. Especially the snipers that will be at the airport hoping to pick off Pedro.

  Michael opens the door and is handcuffed and blindfolded. There is a rope tied to his handcuffs, leading to the side. Tom is watching from the big screen in the control room and is saying, hey, that's my jet. Tom jokingly says aloud not to shoot his aircraft. Pong, Karen, Steve all laugh. Michael yells out that Pedro and his guards overtook his team just before they landed. He says they have guns. They are aiming their guns at him right now.

  The CIA tells Pedro they want a hostage before anything happens

  Michael informs the CIA that Pedro wants a few things before they release a hostage.

  The CIA negotiator asks what they want. Michael reads from a list and replies that Pedro wants 6 Cigars and 3 bottles of tequila. He also wants the $10 Million he says you owe him wired to his account and wants safe passage for him and his men back to Costa Rica if Pedro or he tells everyone everything he knows. The Negotiator says yes, but first, they want a hostage released. Michael turns his head back in the plane and pretends to be listening to someone speaking from farther back in the plane. Michael leans back out and replies, “Pedro wants to know if you are hard of hearing. Pedro wants the stuff, and then he will release a hostage. I am being told to shut the door now until what he wants arrives.

  The CIA voice says they want to see Pedro first to make sure he is on board. Michael turns and looks toward the back of the plane.

  Alby is pretending to be Pedro and tells Michal in Spanish, “They will shoot me to shut me up.”

  There is a CIA sniper on a building rooftop that says into his mic, “he’s got that right and laughs.”

  Michael passes along the message saying that Pedro knows they will shoot him on site to shut him up. So, I think that means no.

  Alby says, “and tell them I have 2 cell phones and a radio.”

  Michael. “Also, he says to tell you that he has 2 cell phones and a radio. He says that if you do anything at all to piss him off, he will call a news station and tell them everything, he says you will know what that means.”

  Pong and the rest of them are in the control room laughing at Michael, who is doing a great job of stalling. Alby is on a burner telling his wife not to worry and to tell the other wives not to worry that everything is ok. Pong is impressed and tells the group that Michael relaying the messages from Alby to the CIA adds time to every sentence. Also, the CIA definitely has a parabolic mic on the plane. Alby supports their claim that Pedro is running the show by having Michael look to the side where Alby is telling Michael what to do in Spanish. And, are they going to shoot an unarmed, handcuffed, and blindfolded man? Wow pong adds, what we are seeing is pure genius at work.

  David is watching from the Concorde and is cracking up as well.

  Michael adds that Pedro says the seals on the Tequila bottle need to be un-cracked, so you don't poison him. He said that would be too ironic even for you guys. Several news teams also have a parabolic mic and are catching the whole conversation.

  It seems that the feds leaked the story to the press so that they would film the FBI catching the attackers live, and Pong’s team called the press to have them there, so the FBI didn’t gun their team down and claim that Michael and his team fired at the
m.

  The FBI voice agrees. Fifteen minutes later, they have the Tequila and Cigars. Michael says great now have someone bring it to where the steps would hit the ground and walk back. The Feds say no and demand that Pedro send someone out first. Michael tells them they are putting his team at risk and slams the door.

  Michael places a video call to one of David’s new team members who are in the crowd and asks them to tell them what they see and to aim video a camera on the plane.

  Terry (the new member) sends a video of the CIA putting men under the plane waiting to pounce on Michael when he comes down.

  The CIA voice calls for Michael. Michael waits a few minutes and then opens the door. The CIA voice tells Michael the Tequila and Cigars have arrived and are at the bottom of the steps.

  Michael says that is great, and could they now have the guys hiding under the plane to come out and toss them up to us, please. Pedro says he is not falling for guys under the plane trick.

  All of this is being broadcast from helicopters and from the ground. The CIA was so excited about getting the publicity for capturing the perps but didn't anticipate it going this way. They are shocked by how fast the news teams were on the scene.

  The two hiding under the plane come out and throw the tequila and cigars up to the plane, and Michael pulls it in and shuts the door.

  Michael rips apart the cigars and finds a bug planted in one. Then he smells them, and all 3 have a funny smell.

  They check the seals on the Tequila bottles, and they look ok.

  Five minutes later, the CIA negotiator says they want the pilot to come down. Joe says he is glad he took a nap and smiles.

  Michael opens the door and announces that the pilot is talking to his family one last time and will be out in 10 minutes.

  Michael looks at the 2 and smiles. "Ah, man, it's hot out there. I bet they don't turn on the A.C for me in the hot black car. Damn, you wanna play some cards first. Michael, well, I think we can get 15 minutes out of them for you.