Fernando
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Time: Around dinner time at the camp.
Three hours into the drive, and Fernando and the others are coming close to their destination, with at least another hour of driving left to go. Another 1/2 hour and a couple of bikers pull up to the truck and surround it.
“Hey! You that crazy rescue medic looking for that stuck trailer?” The biker on the driver side says.
“I am. Spoke to Serious Sam?” Fernando answers as he slows down for them.
“Cool – you’re him. They are on the left, another 20 miles straight ahead. Will they be glad to see you.” The biker says.
“They running out of food or something?” Fernando asks.
“Don’t know, but they are up on the roof of their trailer armed and scared.” The biker says.
“Wilma, any radio channel they might be on?” Fernando asks.
“Try Channel 2” Wilma answers.
“We’ll try in a few minutes, we are not in range yet.” Fernando says as he switches the channel on the radio to ‘2.’ He then turns to the bike outside his window, “I’ll be picking up speed so I’ll see you there.”
The biker nods at Fernando before Fernando picks up speed. Going over a hill, though still several miles away, the trailer can be seen on the side of the road, its colors contrasting against the background where it is parked.
“Try now.” Fernando says as he reaches the CB Mic over behind him.
Wilma sighs before keying up the microphone, “Angel One to the remaining Angels, You out there?”
No reply other than the static on the radio speaker.
“Try again.” Fernando says to her.
Wilma keys up the mic again, “Angel One to the remaining Angels, Are You Out There?”
No reply and more static for several seconds. Then a faint voice is heard just above the static, “This Is Angel Three, that you Angel One?”
“This is Angel One, I’m bringing help with over. We should be there in...” Wilma says and then key down, “How long will it take us to get there?”
“15 minutes at best. As fast as I’m going it is not safe to go faster here.” Fernando says.
Wilma keys up the mic, “This is Angel One, we will be there in about 15 minutes.”
“Repeat, was that 15 minutes?” the voice on the radio says as the signal gets louder and clearer.
“15 minute – One – Five Minutes.” Wilma says, then asks, “What’s the status report?”
“Status report: Still a No-Go here, supplies are running low and bikers have been circling us like vultures for the past couple days!” The voice says on the radio.
“Tell her to change to channel 14 and just listen.” Fernando tells Wilma.
Wilma keys up on the mic, “Angel Three, switch to Channel 14 and listen. Do not respond and wait for final orders there.”
“Got it.” the voice says.
Fernando reaches over and gets the microphone from Wilma and switches the radio to Channel 14. He keys up the mic, “This is the Rescue Medic to all Bikers. This is the Rescue Medic to all Bikers. Pull Over opposite to the trailer and wait for us there!”
No answer comes up on the air but the road ahead clear up as the kicked up dirt is blown away, revealing speckled dot reflections of shiny chrome to the right of the trailer. With a mile left, Fernando slows down his drive. He then hands over the CB mic to Wilma, “Tell your friend to stand down and put away their weapons, the bikers are there to help, not cause harm.”
Wilma takes the microphone, “Angel Three, disarm the angels and tell them to relax. Take it home, we will be there soon.” She lets go of the mic, “Switch it back to Channel 2.” Fernando switches the radio back to channel 2, and signals to Wilma. She keys up the Mic, “Angel Three, you there?”
“Angel Three here.” The voice on the radio returns, “Who is this ‘Rescue Medic’?”
“We’ll talk about that later. What’s the food situation over there?” Wilma says and asks.
“We got about a couple day’s worth, that’s about it.” The voice replies.
“Anybody hurt, casualties, missing?” Wilma asks.
“Everyone is fine and accounted for.” The voice returns.
“Good.” Wilma says as they approach the tractor trailer.
Fernando decides to drive its length to check it out, counting two trailers. Once he makes it to the end, he makes a U-Turn and says, “You did not say it was a double hauler.”
“Would it have made a difference?” Wilma asks.
“We will talk about that later.” Fernando says as he pulls in front of the truck. Once he kills the engine, he tells everybody, “Everybody Out!” Once Fernando is out, he signals to Hondo, “You’re with me.”
“I’ll check out the truck and its occupants.” Moro says as she leaves with Wilma.
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