DUTY

DUTY

Gaspar Rene Renault was his name, he cum from France by way of a route unknown but he was a knockin on Buster's door. Buster's grandma answered the door an he tole her he wanted ta see Buster an both of hisn grandparents. When he got on inta tha house he asked ifn he could call up Walter, Jessie, Howard an thar folks. Grandpa Gus was right curious bout all these doins an queried tha feller sum bout it. Gaspar said it was sum kinda important an would he be so kind ta let him explain it ta all of em at one time. Well, grandpa Gus allowed thet would be all right an thay'd jes wait a spell till everbody got thar. Grandma offered Gaspar sum coffee an then begin ta fixin up refreshments fer everbody a cummin. Tha first ta arrive was Jessie an his ma an pa. Jessie's pa jes happen ta be in early from runnin tha pipeline whar he worked fer Southern Natural Gas an Jessie's uncle Cecil was with his pa. Uncle Cecil also worked fer SONAT an he was in town fer tha company ta help his pa on tha pipeline inspection. Next ta cum in was Howard's folks. His pa was a workin on a project with his backhoe an dump truck an quit early cause of wet ground after a shower whar thay was a workin. Tha last of tha bunch ta git thar was Walter an hisn ma an pa. Walter an his pa dun welding fer extry cash an ranched an farmed too so chores had ta be dun fore thay left out ta Buster's.

After all of em was a gathered round, Gaspar pulled out a letter an sum kinda credentials with a badge of sorts. He tole them that this was a matter of "National Security" an "Top Secret" an he had ta ask em all fer thar word never ta reveal what was said or goin on or what was gonna happen. Everbody was plum google eyed over that, I tell ya! Ain't nuthin like this ever cum thar way before but thay all said thay'd not never tell nary a soul.

First of all, Gaspar tole Walter an hisn ma an pa thet Walter's uncle Jeff, which was his ma's brother, was up ta his neack in this thang. Well right off thay knowed this was serious an really was important since uncle Jeff was in on it.. Then Gaspar tole all of em ifn thay remembered tha fellers Dalton an Devane. With eyes a poppin, thay said shor nuf. Now this had ta be a doozy ifn those boys was involved. Jessie's ma asked Gaspar ifn this would be dangerous. Gaspar said it would but he really needed thar help on this problem. It was life or death an if thar was any other way he wouldn't ask fer thar help. He said since Cecil was thar he could help Jessie's pa. It would be fixed so's thay could leave town n a cover story would be made up by SONAT fer em. Fact is, it was probably better since Cecil was thar ta help. It would look more like it was real. Howard's pa was ta go with em along with Walter's pa ta look ta tha excavatin an weldin.

Well, tha questions begin ta cummin right bout then but Gaspar said it he would git it all out ifn thay would jes wait a bit. Gaspar said thet Dalton an Devane would meet up with tha boys an since Walter was Jeff's nephew tha plan thay hatched out ort ta work out fine. If thangs did go wrong, tha boys would be protected 6 ways from Sunday an got outa tha line of fire fore thay got hurt.

Next off, Gaspar commenced ta readin tha letter he brung with him ta all tha folks an tha boys.

Tha letter was from Hiram Holmes, Director of Operations for the Presidential Corps, Special Envoy for the President of the United States. Mr. Holmes said this was a matter of tha most seriousness an asked fer all thar help. Thay had all kinds of operatives an other folks at thar disposal but this was special like. With all tha boys knowin Dalton an Devane an havin a history of sorts with em an Walter bein uncle Jeff's nephew; it was a perfect fit fer tha mission. It also was a personal thang fer Walter's ma an pa as thay were kin an knowed thangs bout Jeff nobody else knowed. Tha mission was twofold; savin uncle Jeff's life an savin tha USofA.

Thar was a pipeline bein constructed from Cayenne, French Guiana to Medellin, Colombia, a distance of 1607 miles. Tha pipeline was to meet up with the Pan American Highway at Medellin an travel to Monterrey, Mexico 2113 miles away then from Monterrey to Harlingen, Texas, another 167 miles. Tha pipeline was tha conduit fer tha greatest terrorist threat tha US had ever knowed. Now ya woulda thought that this was too elaborate a plot fer them raghaids but ya is wrong thar. True nuf tha simpler tha better but in this hear case sumbody else had a hand in this diabolical plan. Tha pig farmers an tha chinks got way head of tharselfs this time cause thar schemein an plotin plum got away from em. Others with a totally different agenda was a usin all of em as puppets fer thar own purposes. I tell ya simple! Thay wanted total control over tha world an all yore money ta boot. Age old story ain't it? But this time thay cum from a different direction ta achieve thar goals. All this cooperatin an sharin technology an generally tryin ta apologize fer bein a rich an benevolent society had dun got tha US inta a pickle. Weren't so much jes one thang but several contributin factors; apathy of folks in tha US, politicians that usurped tha power from tha people, tha breakdown of tha moral fiber of tha people startin with tha family an tha most important aspect of it all was leavin God an Jesus out of tha whole shebang! Reckon folks jes wadn't readin thar bibles nuf any more said Jessie's ma. Walter's ma shor seconded that statement an tha rest of tha boys' folks agreed. Tha gist of how thay was a gonna do it was found out by Walter's uncle Jeff whilst he was a doin his scoutin round doin a job fer tha govermint. Oil was jes tha ticket ta git tha job dun fer em; that an peanut butter. Peanut butter hollered out Walter. What in tha world does peanut butter have ta do with anythin, he asked. Well, cum ta find out it was sumthin bout peanut oil an crude oil both bein organic an them bein combined with sum other additive shor nuf throwed a monkey wrench inta tha works. Tha other additive was tha fly in tha ointment an it cum from Africa. It was tha Devil's Claw plant from tha Kalahari desert, one of tha rarest plants in tha world. Two chemicals, iridoid glycosides harpagoside an harpagide are used in treating arthritis an other conditions an blood diseases an is tha catalyst that makes it all work. Hairy root, is a infectious plant disease caused by the soil bacteria Agrobacterium rhizogenes, an is at tha core of a new technique that has led ta “biofactories” that produce medicines derived from rare plants in huge quantities at a low cost. Milen I. Georgiev, a scientist, said that hairy roots are a big improvement over traditional, greenhouse-based plant culturin. Georgiev an his team are the first to induce hairy root cultures of Devil’s Claw. They took the plant’s roots an infected em with the A. rhizogenes soil bacteria, a natural genetic engineer, to create a system of hairy roots to produce the plant’s key medicinal chemicals. But what ain't said is that thay dun discovered that by alterin tha DNA of tha plant, it's extracts are mutated. Tha mutation causes a reaction in combination with crude oil an peanut oil that is tha mostly deadly poison ever produced. Ya jes add a lil heat; like burning gas or diesel in a motor an it instantly kills.

Ain't no antidote neither. Wearin a respirator is tha only way ta beat tha dang stuff but it dissipates in seconds. Fact is, ifn ya could hold yore breath fer 25 seconds, ya could live thru it gittin on ya. Now this mutation is bein made in one of them biofactories in Senegal an shipped out at Dakar to Cayenne. Tha mutation extract is ta be added inta tha pipeline thar at Cayenne when thay begin ta sendin tha mixture of crude oil an peanut oil ta Medellin whar it is ta be trucked on ta Monterrey an Harlingen. Tha crude oil an peanut oil is also mixed at tha biofactory but tha extraction is added at a later date due to its short life span. It must be activated within 72 hours or it becomes inert. Uncle Jeff dun stumbled inta tha operation in Senegal an is held at tha biofactory. Dalton an Devane are a gonna git him out an stop that extraction from tha Devil's Claw from bein injected inta tha oil. With tha help of all tha boys an thar pas, thay figure ta git er dun cause ifn thay don't it would be a cakewalk ta take over tha USofA after killin lots of folks. Gaspar said Mr. Holmes figured that Bilderberg bunch of peckerwoods is tha ones a doin all tha mischief an thay jes had ta pay tha price fer treason an killin folks. Mr. Holmes's letter give sum information ta tha boys an thar folks so's thay would know what thay was up against in tha USA an personal as well. It read:

"The Bilderberg group, which took its name from a Dutch hotel, was founded in 1954 by Prince Bernhard from the Netherlands. German-born Bernhard was a card-carrying Nazi and member of the SS. As it is well-known, Prescott Bush was an officer of W A Harriman & Co, which financed Adolf Hitler and the Nazis with the help of Averell Harriman and German tycoon Fritz Thyssen. Alden Hatch wrote a biography of Prince Bernhard where he insists that Bilderberg was the cradle of the European Community, later rebranded European Union. He describes Bilderberg's ultimate goal as a one-world government.

Bilderberg regulars include Henry Kissinger, David Rockefeller (of JP Morgan's International Council), Nelson Rockefeller, Prince Philip of Great Britain, Robert McNamara (J F Kennedy's secretary of defense and former president of the World Bank), Margaret Thatcher, former French president (and main redactor of the EU constitution) Valery Giscard D'Estaing, US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski and the chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan. The Rothschild family has hosted many Bilderbergs. In 1962 and 1973, on the island resort of Saltsjobaden, Sweden, the hosts were the Wallenberg banking family.

Some of these masters control more of the universe than others. They are the members of the steering committee, which includes Josef Ackermann (Deutsche Bank), Jorma Ollila (Nokia), Jeurgen Schrempp (DaimlerChrysler), Peter Sutherland (former North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO - general and now with Goldman Sachs), James Wolfensohn (the outgoing World Bank president) and the "Prince of Darkness" Richard Perle. Iraq war conceptualist and incoming World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz is a also a Bilderberg permanent member. George W Bush happened to be in the neighborhood - the Netherlands, for the World War II commemorations - during Bilderberg 2005. He may have dropped in. Bush did meet Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who must be present at every Bilderberg meeting.

Bilderberg certainly is not an executive council. British economist Will Hutton may have gotten closer to the truth when he said that the consensus reached at each Bilderberg meeting "is the backdrop against which policy is made worldwide". What Bilderberg decides can be expected to be later implemented by a G-8 meeting, and International Monetary Fund and World Bank decisions."

With all that bein said, Mr. Holmes said we will understand the reason fer secrecy. Ya jes cain't trust folks thay way ya used ta an that's why thay all was chose fer this mission fer thar cuntry. He thanked em all fer thar patriotism an loyalty an was proud ta know sich good folks as them.

Gaspar also said Mr. Holmes had all of tha top scientists at his disposal a workin on sumthin that would render that extract useless. He hoped thay could find sumthin fore it was too late.

Gaspar tole Buster's grandpa Gus an grandma thay wouldn't be needed cause of thar age. Now, grandpa Gus had a shor nuf hissy fit over that, I tell ya. He tole Gaspar he dun fought in World War I an he wadn't a gonna let sum communist bunch take over hisn cuntry. Not on yore life! Ifn Buster was a gonna go, so was he! End of conversation.

Gaspar tole all of em ta sleep on everthin that was said that evein an he would be back tamorry fer thar answer an any questions thay had. He took his leave an out tha door he went.

Tha next evenin Gaspar cum inta Buster's house whar all tha boys an thar folks was gathered up.

Gaspar asked em all if thar was any questions an ifn thay made a decision on goin ahead with tha plan. Well, grandpa Gus said thar was questions a plenty but reckoned thay couldn't git no answers till thay got in tha middle of tha fracas. Grandpa Gus said he didn't care one whit ifn anybody else went or not, he was a goin. Period! All tha boys' folks said thay had plenty of questions but knowed what Grandpa Gus said was right an that thay hashed it over last nite an all day taday. Then Gaspar asked em ifn thay accepted tha mission an ta a person, thay all said yes. Gaspar said thar wouldn't be no communication with tha wimmin folk or anybody else till thay cum back; an thay jes might not cum back!. Thay all said thay knowed that but this was bout all thar lives an freedom an it jes had ta be done even ifn it hair lipped a ugly ape. The wimmin folk all tole Gaspar thay wanted him ta take care of them boys fer shor an bring thar menfolk home ta em. Gaspar said he would give hisn life ta do that. After that Gaspar tole tha boys an tha menfolk ta git ready an say thar goodbyes cause thay was a leavin right then. Grandma said ya mean right now an Gaspar said yes ma'am, right now. Thar was a few tears an sum huggun an kissin an then tha menfolk an tha boys left with Gaspar in two black Ford Excursions with all tha winders blacked out as well. Tha boys an Grandpa Gus an Gaspar went in one an Walter's pa an Jessie's pa an Howard's pa went in tha other un. Gaspar headed straight fer tha airport an tha other Ford went on ta Little Rock Air Force Base.

Gaspar was a goin with tha boys an Grandpa Gus ta Cayenne, French Guiana. Tha boys was a goin as exchange students fer agriculture an Grandpa Gus was a goin as a chaperone but was ta teach bout plantin rice in water. Grandpa Gus was tha first one ta plant rice in water, like tha Chinese, in tha South so he had his reputation as his reason ta be in on workin with tha local farmers. Gaspar was tha French liaison fer tha educational program fer his govermint an all this looked on tha up an up.

Jim, Howard's pa, Dubs, Walter's pa an Jessie Sr., Jessie's pa, was took on a Air Force military flight ta Medellin, Colombia as private contractors fer tha pipeline that tha US govermint loaned ta tha project. Now thay was ta inspect an advise on tha pipeline but was really tryin ta find out how an when that extract was gonna be put in.

What tha boys didn't know was that weldin was ta set off tha poison after the batch was on its way ta tha United States an other locations. Then tha poison was gonna take out South an Central America too. Jim, Jessie Sr. an Dubs all knowed thay had a whale of a job in front of em an was prepared ta go tha distance ta do it. Each of em swore ta take care of tha other's family ifn sumthin happened ta em an all of em had a hankerin ta git on with it. Thar briefin was cummin tha next mornin at 0700 hours by a feller from Mr. Holmes's outfit.

Gaspar had tha boys meet up with a professor from tha Université des Antilles et de la Guyane in Cayenne, French Guiana. In English it was The University of the French West Indies an Guiana, Campus St. Denis, whar tha boys would be stayin fer a spell. All thar papers an money was provided as students by Gaspar. Tha boys was ta git ready ta take a lil trip ta Dakar, Senegal on tha Cape Verde Peninsula after pokin round an explorin Cayenne. Ifn thay could find out any information that would help thar pas or tha fellers a workin fer Mr. Holmes it would shor help a heap. When thay git ta Dakar thay was ta locate whar thay had uncle Jeff hid out. Reckon it would be a wonder ifn wadn't daid by now though.

Jim was a diggin an placein pipe an Dubs was weldin em or at least showin them fellers workin how ta do it an what ta look fer. Jessie Sr. an Cecil was helpin inspect tha pipe ta make shor it was installed right an would hold tha oil. Jessie Sr. an Cecil was ta help inspect tha whole 1607 miles of pipeline by any means necessary along with sum engineers. Thay was a gonna use ATV's, 4 wheel drives, horseback, plane equipped with detection hardware, cameras an jes plain walkin. Them two had a dickens of a job but it was necessary ta inform tha others whar a break could be made in tha pipe undetected. Thay was ta encounter critters an snakes an sich that thay ain't never seed before an hoped them local engineers knowed a thang or two bout what thay could expect. Tha local fellers round thar dun tole em ta look out fer that lil golden frog an sum kinda beetle plus sum bird what might be a peckin a feller. Jessie wadn't bout ta wander round them parts not a knowin what all was out thar what he might have ta tangle with so he up an tells tha feller headin up tha inspection crew that he wanted ta know what thay was. It weren't long fore he got back with Jessie an Cecil. Said one was a Golden Poison Frog. The poison from the skin of the world's most poisonous known creature, the tiny, 1.5-inch, Phyllobates terribilis, kills purt near anythin but a snake. An average Golden Poison Frog contains about one milligram of poison, which is enough to kill 10,000 mice an perhaps enough to kill 10 to 20 humans if the poison reaches their bloodstreams. This extraordinarily lethal poison (a steroid alkaloid, called batrachotoxin) almost does not occur in nature. This poison is only found among three poison frogs in Colombia. Tha frog stores the poison in its skin glands an poison frogs are perhaps the only creatures immune to this poison. The poison attacks the sodium channels of the cells. Tha frog has evolved special sodium channels so that the poison cannot harm em. The frog apparently eats the same poison as his own but produced by some other critter. Now that critter turns out ta be a Melyridae beetle. Now tha icin on tha cake is a dang bird that eats them beetles; a pitohui but he has ta fly in from New Guinea.

Well tha boys all got settled in an started ta run sum traps ta git sum information ifn thay could on what was a goin on over in Senegal an tha connection in Cayenne. Now Gaspar give a lead or two an it peers that sum of tha students was in on tha deal; bein radical an all. With them Southern accents, tha boys were quite tha novelty; especially Buster an Jessie.

Thay got in with a group at a local hangout after meetin up with em at tha schoolhouse. Thar was a French gal named Manon that took a shine ta Walter an a local gal named Odette that was a bugged eyed over Howard. Buster had a gal from Czechoslovakia named Hana that cozyed up ta him but Jessie got him a corker; her name was Bibi. She was tha bartender an weren't associated nun with any of tha bunch. Reckon Jessie was puttin them pheromones ta good use right bout then, I tell ya. All em decided ta git sumthin ta eat an was a jes a visitin at this lil cafe tha gals knowed of that had real good local food. Jessie an Bibi kinda stayed apart an ta tharselfs as she wadn't in tha click with tha gals from tha school. After havin a bite an a few drinks, tha boys made up ta see tha gals tha next day. Since it was a Sunday, thay all was plannin a lil sightseein an a picnic an then a picture show. Well, after a spell an a meanderin along a stream in a park, Walter an Manon got ta talkin bout politics an all an she was a quizzin him bout cummin from tha US ta school here. Walter had him a cover story, as tha rest of tha boys did, an tole her a yarn bout hisn folks was in tha oil business back home but he had sum different idees bout thangs an wanted ta see how other folks lived. She said she understood an she felt tha same way. In France thay had progressive idees an open lifestyles an she said she had ta do sumthin bout tha capitalist threat from tha US. She said she understood tha Muslims an leaned towards thar way of thinkin. She tole Walter he was different from any Westerner she ever saw but knowed of a few that crossed over ta thar cause. Walter tole her he preciated tha fact she understood him an would she introduce him ta sum of tha folks in tha movement. Walter could always sweet talk anybody, specially a woman. She said shor she would an that after tha picture show thar was ta be a late nite meetin of thar cell an asked ifn Walter wanted ta cum along. Walter tole Manon that his best friends was jes like him in thar way of thinkin an could thay cum. She didn't see no problem with that an tole em ta meet her at 10 pm at tha Acropolys at Route de Cabassou, city center. Seein as how thay had dun got em a invite ta tha meetin, tha boys didn't wanna be late. Thay arrived early nuf ta git a ringside seat an take sum pictures fer Gaspar. Gaspar give each of tha boys a locator ta put on hisn person an a phone like thay never heared of. Ifn it rang, weren't no sound jes give ya feelin. Weren't no vibration exactly but this funny feelin it was tellin ya ta answer. Tha locator was in tha shape of a different object. Buster had a rabbit's foot; Jessie had a pen; Walter had a belt buckle an Howard had a key chain with his pa's dirt company logo on it. Now tha watch was jes like tha one Dick Tracy had in tha funny papers back home. Thay each was give a Bulova, ceptin Walter had a pocket watch whar tha rest of tha boys had wrist watches. Ya could talk on it an see thar face as well. When it cum ta takein pictures, Walter was shor nuf up fer that, I'm tellin ya. That boy jes dearly loved ta take pictures. Soon as he got settled in, he begin ta takein pictures of folks cummin in ta tha club. He musta took 200 of em but didn't want ta miss nobody so's Gaspar could have em checked out ta see if thay was knowed ta be up ta no good or sumbody new thay mighta missed. Gaspar said thar jes wadn't no tellin who was in cahoots in this deal. At straight up 10pm tha boys went inta tha club. Walter spied Manon an hustled on over ta whar see was. She had em a table towards tha back an two fellers was a sittin thar with her. She said thar names was Hans an Ivan an thay looked ta be big nuf ta play in tha NFL. Introductions was made an thay all confabed an jawed fer a spell an ole Walter even took ta dancin with Manon. He broke inta a Texas 2 Step an an got that gal ta catchin on real quick on how ta do it. Why Walter was a cuttin a rug out thar an then he went ta dancin a schottische. All them folks was a clappin an hollerin fer Walter an Manon, jes lovin watchin them dancin. Thay ain't never seed no dancin like that. When tha music started fer tha next song, Manon pulled ole Walter back on ta tha dance floor as he was a headin back ta tha table.

Now, Walter didn't know nutin bout no Zouk dancin but he shor got a lesson right quick like. He never seed sich gyratin but he was up fer it. Them cowboy boots of hisn was like thay was on fire. He really got inta tha dance when he got tha hang of it an them folks was a hoopin hollerin an clappin when him an Manon left tha dance floor. He tole tha boys it was kinda like ridin a bronc or a bull in tha rodeo. After a bit tha discussion cum round innocent like about tha US an Western countries an how bad thay was. Well, tha boys all knowed ta play along with what Manon an them two fellers was a sayin an all of em said thay agreed with em an that's why thay cum ta school over here ta see ifn thay could do sumthin bout it; ta git real involved. When it struck midnite, Manon, Hans an Ivan asked tha boys ifn thay would like ta sit in on a meetin of thar group. Heck yes thay said. By that time Odette had cum in an her an Howard was sittin an talkin real close up an havin a good time.

Tha meetin musta had 20 people thar an not a one of em over 25 ceptin this one feller. He was a lil bitty, skinny feller that was bug eyed an had teeth so's that he could eat corn thru a picket fence. He shor nuf didn't fit in this group, I tell ya. In tha meetin he was introduced ta be a feller from Germany. Name of Fritz Mengele an Fritz tole all tha young folks thay was ta be called on ta help in tha cause real soon as this was a big, big undertakin fer tha cause. Everbody thar was a spewin talk of how bad tha US was an what had ort ta be dun bout em. Said thay deserved anythin thay dealt ta em. Course tha boys had ta listen an go long with all that drivel an had ta put on a show how thay was put out with thar cuntry. Tha meetin was over by 2 am an everbody left. Walter an Howard had ta escort Manon an Odette back ta tha school whar thay stayed but Buster an Jessie made up ta foller Fritz when he left out. Shor nuf, Hans an Ivan was with Fritz an thay follered em all tha way ta tha dock at tha port. Thar Fritz an tha two goons got on a tender an went out ta a yacht in tha harbor. Buster an Jessie dun sum fast figurin an knowed thay had ta slip on out thar an listen up ta what was said. Thay found a lil boat with a trollin motor on it an since it weren't far, eased on out ta whar tha yacht was. That lil motor was electric an tha water calm an it weren't no more tha 200 yards out, so thay went real quite like an unseen. When thay got thar Buster grabbed a holt of a line offen of tha bow an tole Jessie ta shinny up thar an take a listen. Buster give him a boost an since he was tha littlest one of tha bunch it was easy fer him ta do that an him not easy ta spot neither made it even better. Jessie got up close an over heard that thar was a shipment cummin in at tha end of tha month an that was only a little over 2 weeks away. Fritz was a talkin ta tha 2 fellers, Hans an Ivan tellin em ta git thangs in order with tha group when a call cum in on tha ship ta shore radio fer him. Jessie couldn't hear all of his conversation with tha person on tha other end but he got that tha extract was gonna be shipped on the last day of Carnaval. It is always a Tuesday set by Easter an the first full moon. Fritz tole Hans ta go back ta town an see ta thangs thar an not ta be drinkin or smokin on tha opium pipe. Jessie skeedaddled outa thar an got in tha boat with Buster an thay took off back ta tha dock.

After Buster pulled away from tha yacht, Hans got in tha tender an headed ta shore. Since Buster was goin so slow, Hans begin ta overtake him. Hans didn't see Jessie cause he was blocked from view cause of Buster's size an it was pitch black. Hans knowed sumthin was up an gave it tha gas to catch Buster but he was already at tha dock. Jessie got on out an was on tha other side of sum containers when Hans run smack dab inta Buster. Kinda adled Buster but didn't knock him out but Hans was on him real fast. He dun conked Buster on tha haid an layed him out proper. Jessie couldn't do nuthin till he got sum help but watched ta see what he might be able ta do or what Hans was a gonna do ta Buster.

Ifn he could, he would whack tha tar outa Hans an git Buster a loose from him. Hans had tha size an a gun, which Jessie didn't. Jessie wadn't no coward, no siree, but he had good sense an bided hisn time. Jessie watched Hans call in sum fellers that looked like them Somali pirates thay talked bout an watched put em Buster in a boat of thars that was tied up ta tha dock. Hans tole them not ta hurt him nun till he got back cause he had questions a plenty fer Buster. Jessie was on tha phone quicker a cat on a mouse callin Gaspar. Gaspar tole Jessie that he was out in tha jungle at tha pipeline an couldn't git thar fer a spell but would be thar quick as he could an would git in touch with Jessie when he hit town. Tha helicopter he had was refuelin an it would take tha better part of 2 hours ta git back ta Cayenne. Jessie was close ta Harry's Bar whar Bibi worked so he run in thar ta use tha phone ta call grandpa Gus. Bibi seed that Jessie was all fraught an ditherated over sumthin so she let him be an give him her phone behind tha bar ta use. She overheard jes enuf of Jessie's conversation with grandpa Gus ta know sumthin was up an she figured she knowed what it was. Grandpa Gus said he's be over ta Harry's pronto an he would be a packin. Thay was a gonna git Buster cum hell nor high water an them pirates was a gonna blister or bleed that's fer shor; ain't nobody gonna hurt his boy whilst he was a livin! Bibi tole Jessie ta step in tha back an wanted ta talk ta him. She plum dun had Jessie's jaw drop ta tha floor with what she was a tellin him. Bibi was a operative with Gaspar an was ta look out fer tha boys as well as spy on tha bad guys. She was a mite older than Jessie but not that ya would know. She said she would help too an thay would go after Buster when grandpa Gus got thar. Bibi asked Jessie how many of em was thar an Jessie tole her 6 but didn't know ifn any more was on tha boat. Bibi said she had ta make a call ta Gaspar an see ifn he had sum of hisn men close by but thay didn't want ta blow thar cover. Bibi knowed whar Hans would be a goin so that wadn't a problem an he had ta be kept quite bout Jessie an Buster bein out at tha yacht. Gaspar tole Bibi he had 4 men workin as nite crew on a power plant in town an he would call an tell em ta meet up with Bibi at tha dock. Well, grandpa Gus cum in with fire in hisn eye an mad as he was, he was real calm like. Bibi explained what thay had ta do an grandpa Gus said ta saddle up. By tha time Bibi, Jessie an grandpa Gus got ta tha docks, tha 4 men of Gaspar's had called an made up ta meet em near tha Somali pirate boat. When thay got thar, thay seed two fellers on guard. Two of tha operatives of Gaspar sneaked up on them two Somali guards quite like an took em out real easy. Thay shor was expert with a knife, Jessie tole grandpa Gus. Grandpa Gus said thay was special forces. When Jessie, Bibi, grandpa Gus an tha other two operatives boarded that old scow, thay could hear jabberin below decks. Tha locator in tha rabbit's foot that Buster had on him tole Bibi exactly whar his position was below decks. Tha 4 of them pirates was a whuppin on Buster purty bad. Buster tole em ifn that was all thay got thay might as well quit cause he wadn't sayin nuthin. Thar was 5 of em down thar; one was a cook. Well, it wouldn't do ifn grandpa Gus didn't go in first an he shor nuf did. He had that old Colt .45 of hisn jes a blastin. Tha rest of em cum in behind grandpa Gus an it was one heck of a fire fight. Didn't take long till it was hand ta hand with a couple of them fellers though when thar clips run dry. Them automatic rifles don't do so good with no ammo an fer close in fightin. Jessie run ta Buster amongst tha melee an cut him a loose. Grandpa Gus could clip ever strand on a 5 strand barb wire fence with that old .45 of hisn an he shor put er ta good use. He popped one feller dead tween tha eyes an shot tha cook that had a cleaver in both knees an both elbows. He wadn't gonna do no harm at all. Figured he might be useful fer information ifn he didn't bleed out. Tha other pirates was either kilt or a fightin. That Bibi was a holy terror with that savat French fightin an shor had Jessie all agog. Buster had cum round when one of them pirates cum up with a machete an was gonna whack one of tha operatives.

Buster grabbed a holt of hisn neack an twisted er real good. Snapped like a twig. Ole Buster was stout an he was riled after bein whooped on like thay dun ta him. All them pirates was graveyard daid ceptin tha one grandpa Gus shot up. After all was said an dun with, tha operatives said thay would clean up tha mess thar an take that cook feller that was shot in both knees an elbows fer interrogation. Nobody would ever know what happened here. Tha scow an tha bodies would be took out ta sea an sunk with no trace of em ta be found. Tha next problem was Hans. Bibi said she knowed whar he was in a opium den on tha other side of town. Gaspar's men asked ifn thay would need thar help but Bibi said thay could handle it. Thar was a rundown old hotel that was used by tha addicts an crooks thar in Cayenne whar Hans went ta smoke his opium pipe. Thar was a Russian tha size of a tank thar that run tha place but other than that thar wadn't no other help fer Hans. On tha way ta git Hans, Gaspar called an said ta wait fer him; he would pick em all up out back of Harry's Bar. Wadn't long an here cum Gaspar. He had a driver an got tha run down on what happened on tha way ta git Hans. Gaspar took tha lead an when thay got ta tha door that big Russian commenced ta get right sassy with Gaspar. That shor didn't sit well with him, I tell ya. Gaspar was a lean, mean, fightin machine tha like ya never seen. Ya jes think ya seed sum rough housein in them Karate movies; tellin ya it was a sight what he dun ta that feller an in no time flat. He weren't daid but he shor nuf wished he was. Ain't no tellin how many bones was broke plus bein out cold what was a blessin fer him as tore up as he was. All of em went on in an found Hans; lollygaggin with sum gal an smokin that opium pipe. When he seed Buster, he cum a tearin up jack ta git ta him. Bibi give him a kick with that savat an put him on his keister. Buster said ta let him be, cause he was his after Hans a whoppin him like he dun. Ole Hans jes didn't know what he was a tanglin with, grandpa Gus tole tha rest of em, an Jessie seconded that. Hans was a mite slow fer tha dope but nuthin seemed ta hurt him nun cause of it. He figured he could whoop this young whippersnapper nuthin flat but he had another thought cumin. Buster was fast too an especially fer a feller hisn size. But Hans doepopped Buster a good un but didn't phase Buster not nary a bit. Buster jes grinned an worked ole Hans over good an proper. Hans run a good 260 pounds an Buster picked him up over hisn haid an slung him plum cross tha room thru a wall. Nails an pieces of board was stuck all in Hans ever which a place but Buster wadn't dun with him yet! Buster grabbed his shirt front an lifted Hans plum offen tha ground with his feet a danglin in tha air. Then, Buster wound up an landed a haymaker that ya jes knowed broke hisn jaw. Hans was out cold fer shor. Gaspar said that thay would take care of Hans an he wouldn't be seed ever agin. Gaspar tole em all ta go on back home an wait fer his call tha next mornin.

Bibi grabbed a holt of Jessie an tole him how brave he was an smart too. Ifn it wadn't fer his quick thinkin, ain't no tellin what woulda happened ta Buster let alone tha mission. Them pheromones was a workin overtime all right an Bibi up an kissed Jessie full on tha mouth an didn't let him up fer air til she was a dun kissin him neither. Bibi went on back ta tha bar whar her scooter was and tha boys an grandpa Gus went on back ta tha school. Buster tole Jessie ta buck up an not ta run off from Bibi or no other gal that got spelled by his pheromones. He jes had ta know he was doin hisn duty fer his family an cuntry. Heck, Jessie, Buster said fer tha world an freedom! Ya jes got ta make tha sacrifice. Jessie said ta Buster that it was right pleasurable an he reckoned them pheromones was a wearin him down. Well, Buster an grandpa Gus had chuckle over that un, I tell ya. When thay got back ta tha school, thay had a setee with Howard an Walter an tole em all what dun happened.

Well, Walter an Howard was a bustin at tha seams ta tell em thay got a lead on tha shipment that was cumin in an whar thay was a gonna put in tha extraction. Right whar tha pipeline was a crossin tha Saramacca River in Suriname! Tha gals knowed thay was a goin ta do sumthin big thar but didn't know exactly when. Thar was ta be a boat cum up river at nite an put in tha extraction. Tha weldin was already dun an tha tube ta insert tha extraction was well hid as tha pipe went inta tha water.

Gaspar met up with tha boys an grandpa Gus tha next mornin an everthin was discussed an plans made. Gaspar said everthin was a goin along fine an he was over ta see Jim, Dubs an Jessie Sr. yesterday. That was why it took him so long ta git on back. Tha gals was right bout a insertion point on tha Saramacca River but the menfolk found several others along the pipeline too. They neutralized all em of ta whar thay couldn't be used. Gaspar said those pas of tha boys was fast an knowed thar bizness. He said he didn't think it could be dun but thay dun it. Jes had a few more miles of pipeline ta go an then thay could go home. He said ta a man thay wadn't a goin till thay all went so he reckoned he would see how it all played out. Thay might be able ta help put tha biofactory outa commission an save uncle Jeff. Gaspar said ta sit tite till plans fer tha operation in Senegal was made. Jes lay low an act natural. Go ta tha meetins an ta Harry's Bar whar Bibi was tendin bar an keep thar eyes peeled. Grandpa Gus would be with Gaspar an doin sum work with tha local farmers fer a few days but if anythin happened ta jes call him or Bibi.

Bout that time a horn honked an Jessie looked out tha winder an thar was Bibi on her scooter. All em was a grinnin ear ta ear when Walter said ta Jessie, Hold tha line, jes hold tha line Jessie. Well, Jessie lit out thar like hisn tail was on fire an hollered back ta em that he was jes doin hisn duty!

Tha date was April 6th fer tha extraction ta be shipped. Tha first load of tha mixture of crude oil an peanut oil was already enroute to Cayenne, a distance of 2470miles. Tha crude oil cum from Tripoli, Libya an other middle eastern oil producers with terrorist ties an tha peanut oil cum from local growers in Senegal. Tha biofactory was located in tha industrial district of Dakar at tha docks. Pier 17 was tha one that was used ta dock tha ships carryin tha oil mixtures. Each ship could carry up ta 2 million barrels of oil. At least 50 million cars would be spewing posion that would kill untold millions of people in North, Central an South America. If tha plan worked thar, it would work anywhere else in tha world an total domination of tha planet was assured.

Gaspar flew all of tha boys an grandpa Gus ta Dakar on a French airliner with diplomatic immunity as special emissaries. Thay all was a stayin at tha French Embassy at 1 rue El Hadj Amadou Assane Ndoye. Tha French Ambassador met em an tole em all that thay had his full support. When thay arrived thay went inta a conference room whar Dalton an Devane were a waitin fer em. Everbody said thar howdies an commenced ta bringin Dalton an Devane up ta date on what happened in Cayenne. Dalton said ta tha boys an grandpa Gus that tha players here was a mite different an played fer keeps. Thay didn't need ta take no chances an jes ta do as thay was tole an stay outa of tha way of any danger. Devane said he an Dalton didn't want thar blood on thar hands but deeply appreciated thar help. Thay knowed thay could trust tha boys an thar pa's an grandpa Gus but not ta take any unnecessary risks. Dalton said thay narrowed down whar tha biofactory was in Dakar but tha extraction was located in tha tha city of Thies, 35 miles up highway N 3 from Dakar.

Uncle Jeff was thought ta be held at tha Buddy Bean Lumber Company under 24 hour guard an it was also whar tha final stage was completed fer tha extraction process of tha Devil's Claw. Tha mutation could be shipped by rail on tha Dakar - Niger River Railway or tha northern railway or any of tha road systems. Buster said ta Dalton that ifn it was tha same Buddy Bean from back home he knowed he could shor nuf git on in thar. Buddy Bean has hisn offices in Hot Springs, Arkansas an he has knowed him since he was a pup. Mr. Bean bought all tha timber from grandpa Gus when he cleared tha old prison farm outside of Keo. Grandpa Gus said ta Dalton an Devane that Buddy Bean shor did know him right well but didn't know he had holdins here in Senegal. Gaspar tole em that he bet that thay could take down tha whole operation in one fell swoop. Ifn thay brought Jim, Jessie Sr. an Dubs over ta work with em ta take down tha biofactory an Dalton an Devane an tha boys go ta Thies, thay could wipe out the whole kit an kaboodle ifn it was timed right. Well, thay all agreed ta make up a definite plan an that it was purdee luck that Buster an grandpa Gus knowed Buddy Bean. Ole Buddy might or might not be thar but whoever was could check out Buster an grandpa Gus real easy like. Buddy would shorly know grandpa Gus's reputation in farmin an would think nuthin of him a helpin tha local farmers with thar problem raisin peanuts or other crops. It was also jes natural that Buster would cum long with him. Well sir, tha plan was finally put ta rest but sum of it would jes have ta be played by ear. First off, Buster an grandpa Gus would have ta go ta tha lumber yard fer a visit an git tha lay of tha land an report back ta Dalton. After that was dun everthin could go on accordin ta plan, thay all would commence ta gittin uncle Jeff outa thar alive an destroyin tha extract an tha process equipment an either capture or kill tha scientists makin it. Gaspar said he would fly Jim, Dubs an Jessie Sr. over as soon as possible. He would leave Cecil with Bibi till thay knowed what was what in tha raid. Thay needed a man on tha ground ta help his men in a bad way. Boots on tha ground was always tha best way ta see sumthin dun right an ifn any extract got in tha pipeline many a person would die.

Durin tha plannin an plottin, Gaspar got a call from sum of hisn people that a shipment of oil dun got ta tha pipeline an was ready ta be unloaded. Whar in tha world did it cum from, thay had no idee. All Gaspar an all tha other operatives knowed was that two ships was bound fer Cayenne. Gaspar got on it hot an heavy. He called Bibi an tole her ta hook up with his men an git an answer from Hans since he hadn't been dispatched yet or kidnap Fritz an Ivan an make em talk. Well, ole Fritz was a cagey one. He jes moved from one place ta another an when Bibi finally found out whar he was, it was 3 days later. Gaspar said ta move on em, Now! 33 hours an 16 minutes later, Gaspar got a call from Bibi. She said Ivan an Hans was dead an several other radicals from tha group died in tha raid ta kidnap Fritz. Ivan was tuff an him an Hans died durin interrogation. Fritz, on tha other hand, didn't take too long ta spill tha beans. After two big toes an both thumbs was lopped off, he wanted ta tell everthin. Seems like several shipments of crude cum in on truck an train from Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela. It was held in Medellin at a cement plant an mixed with cases an cases of peanut butter. Fritz said thar was enuf oil in tha peanut butter tha make tha mixture suitable fer tha extract. He said tha mixin had ta make tha peanut butter inta a fine slurry but would work fine. Hate ta say this, but Fritz never seed tha lite of day after tha operatives got all tha information thay could git out of him. He was dispatched, as thay say. Tha information said that tha trucks was waitin ta be loaded ta drive north ta Monterrey, Mexico an then on ta Harlingen, Texas. Thay expected tha extract would be put in tha tankers immediately but had no idee even ifn thar was any extract. But, Fritz seemed powerful shor that sum of tha extract was thar an sum already mixed in with tha oil. Them thar loads was a trial run ta see ifn it worked out as tha predictions of tha scientists said it would.

Ifn that was tha case, thar was only 72 hours till it would be released inta the general population in Monterrey an Harlingen. Thay had ta move fast an coordinate thar moves an it would be fast an furious hittin all tha locations at tha same time.

Well, it was showtime an Buster an grandpa Gus showed up at Buddy Bean Lumber Company at 9 am tha next mornin. Grandpa Gus asked ta see whoever was in charge an tole tha manager he was a fren of Buddy's. Tha feller called Buddy in Arkansas after he dun tole Buster an grandpa Gus that Buddy wadn't thar. Buddy tole tha manager ta put grandpa Gus on tha phone, an he did. Thay visited fer a spell an then grandpa Gus handed tha phone back ta tha manager. After he hung up, he tole em that Buddy said ta show em round an answer any questions thay had. Tha tour took em all over tha lumber yard an buildings but one place was off limits. It was a right big building an had steam an tha dangest odor ya ever smelled cummin from it. Buster asked what was in thar an tha manager said thay was makin veneer fer furniture an process oils from tha trees that was posed ta make cleanin compounds. Sumthin like turpentine he said. Said thay couldn't go in thar cause of safety reasons. Thar was also a concrete block building that didn't have no winders off ta tha side but attached ta tha main building. Grandpa Gus an Buster thanked tha manager fer tha tour an left on outa thar. Thay counted 22 hard cases that shor nuf wadn't no

lumber yard workers. Thay figured thar had ta be sum more in tha buildin thay didn't count an maybe sum in tha block buildin. Whilst thay was headin back ta tha meetin place, Buster called in tha report ta Dalton. Dalton said that when thay got back, an thay went over all tha information Buster an grandpa Gus got thar, that thay would go.

Tha attack went off as planned. Gaspar an Jim, Dubs an Jessie Sr. went in with a force of 40 men in a joint operation of tha US an French special forces. Delta Force an tha French Foreign Legion 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment stationed in French Guiana joined up ta take down tha biofactory. Jim, Jessie Sr. an Dubs all drove heavy equipment; Jim drove a D -10 CAT dozer; Dubs a CAT crane with wreckin ball an Jessie Sr. a CAT 345 Excavator. Durin an after tha fightin, them menfolk tore that biofactory ta tha ground. Demolished it so's thar weren't nuthin left bigger than a toothpick. Thar wadn't a soul left alive; it was shoot ta kill. When thay was dun, Gaspar an tha menfolk rushed ta tha airport ta go back ta Cayenne an Medellin. A C130 took all of tha soldiers but Gaspar an tha boys' pas went on a private jet. When thay got ta Cayenne, thay split up. Jessie Sr. stayed with Cecil an half of the soldiers an Jim an Dubs took, tha other half with them ta Medellin. Gaspar went ta Medellin as well an left Bibi in charge in Cayenne.

Whilst all that was a goin on, Dalton, Devane an tha boys took on tha terrorists at tha lumber yard. Thar was 10 operatives an 20 of tha Delta Force soldiers an 20 Legionnaires rarin fer battle, an a battle it was, I tell ya. First off, Walter dun commandeered a huge forklift that was used ta move logs. He took off towards that concrete, block building faster than a dose a salts thru a mad widder woman! Walter tore thru tha backside of that building a goin ninety ta nuthin. Jes fore he hit er, he let out a war whoop that would raise tha daid. Walter took out most of that wall an seed uncle Jeff a hangin thar from chains. A feller was thar in a chair guardin uncle Jeff an when Walter busted out tha wall he jumped up an started ta shoot Walter. Walter turned that forklift on a dime an put one of them forks plum thru hisn gizzard.

Walter slung him offen tha fork an then got them forks up under tha eye bolts holdin tha chains ta tha wall an pulled em plum outa tha mortar releasin uncle Jeff. Walter hopped down from tha forklift an grabbed uncle Jeff, chains an all, an put him on tha forklift an lit on outa thar ta safety

quicker than ya could bat an eye. Uncle Jeff was awful poorly but looked up at Walter an grinned. He muttered sumthin bout he knowed Walter dun cum fer him when heared that war whoop. When Walter got ta whar he was outa tha line of fire, he took ta tendin uncle Jeff whilst a medic was cummin ta doctor him. Whilst Walter was a savin uncle Jeff, tha soldiers was havin a heyday with shootin them terrorists. Thar wadn't a innocent among em; thay all knowed what thay was a doin an didn't plan on surrenderin. It was killed or be killed. Well now, ya could tell how Devane got hisn name "The Executioner" all right. He was a takin out them terrorists right an left. There was plenty of em too. Them 22 peckerwoods grandpa Gus an Buster seed thar weren't nuthin compared ta what was in that buildin makin an guardin tha extract. Why thay was thicker than fleas on a dog's back. Dalton made grandpa Gus an tha boys stay back an let tha soldiers do tha fightin. Grandpa Gus had hisn ole .45 out an was ready ta shoot tha first scoundrel that made a move. It was a one heck of a ruckus, I tell ya. Jessie dun spied tha manger of tha lumber yard head inta a office in a corner of tha buildin. He was up ta no good fer shor. Jessie hollered ta Howard an Buster that he was a goin after him an took off after him faster than greased lightnin. Jessie always was fast. When Jessie got ta tha office door; he seed tha manager at a panel of gauges. He was flippin switches an tryin ta turn a valve that seemed ta Jessie ta control a humdinger of a vat above thar haids. Jessie smelled tha oil fore he seed it in tha main part of tha buildin. He knowed it was tha crude oil an peanut oil mixture; but that wadn't tha half of it! That idiot shor nuf was lookin fer leavin this earth an takin everbody with him cause he was bout ta release tha extract inta tha oil mixture! Jessie tackled that manger an took him ta ground. That thar manager was full growed an wild eyed as could be an outweighed Jessie by at least 130 pounds. It didn't make no never mind ta Jessie cause he lit inta that feller like a buzz saw. But, hard as he tried, Jessie jes couldn't whup him. Tha manager pulled a knife an was bout ta stick ole Jessie when Howard hit him with a 2 by 4 on his arm with tha knife. Buster was up on that manager an was gonna thump him good but tripped up on Jessie a layin on tha floor. Tha manager reached fer a pistol on tha desk when Dalton cum in an shot him right square tween tha eyes. Dalton then turned off tha switches an pulled tha wires from em an called on hisn radio fer sum Delta Force soldiers ta cum an guard that valve. Dalton got all tha boys back under cover an begin ta gittin reports on tha fightin. Thay didn't take one prisoner that day. Tha terrorists wouldn't give up even if ya let em; thay was bound an determined ta go down trying ta take sumbody with em. Dalton an Devane had tha soldiers ta mop up what was left of tha terrorists an then had a team cum in that had what Buster called Zoot suits on. Thay was suits that protected a body from chemicals so's not ta git nuthin on em an was usin air packs fer breathin too. Don't think fer a minit that some of tha soldiers wadn't hurt nor kilt; thay was. Devane was skunt up a mite an had a flesh wound in his shoulder, thigh an calf. Man o man, that Devane was a fightin machine; it wadn't good ta git on his bad side, I tell ya. 16 of tha soldiers was wounded an of that number 4 was kilt.

Dalton tole tha boys ta watch was a gonna happen ta tha extract. Tha HAZMAT team run hoses up ta tha extract vat an turned on tha pumps. Thay sprayed everthin in sight after squirtin tha vat an ya shoulda seed tha sight that made. Dalton said that Mr. Holmes called him an tole him tha way ta neutralize tha extract was by puttin hydrogen peroxide on it. Mr. Holmes said his scientists found tha antidote ta neutralize tha extract jes a minutes ago.

Thar was foam an bubbles all over tha place but it dun tha job an made tha place safe. Dalton said thar would be a cleanup an disposal bettern than any superfund project. US an other top scientists would be in thar as soon as possible an tha site was ta be kept under guard till all traces of tha building was burned or hauled outa thar; even tha dirt tha buildin sit on.

That evenin Dalton an Devane got em all on a plane back ta Cayenne. Thay got thar jes fore midnite an went ta Harry's Bar fer a bite an a drink. Thay deserved one after what thay dun went thru that day. Grandpa Gus said he was a mite wore down an headed ta bed after he got sum vittles inta him. Dalton tole em all he would give a update in tha mornin an see what thay was a gonna do next. Well, when Bibi seen Jessie she cum up ta him an said she was proud he was back safe an sound. Thay all stayed till Harry's closed up an caught up on tha day's events.

Gaspar had called Dalton by that time an tha news wadn't good. Devane left on out as soon as he ate fer Medellin by way of tha Saramacca River in Suriname. He took a contingent of soldiers with him ta guard tha insertion points fer tha extract to be added ta tha oil mixture that Jim, Jessie Sr., Dubs an Cecil found. Cecil an Jessie Sr. was already a waitin fer Devane at tha Saramacca River. When Devane got ta tha river, he seed whar Jessie Sr. an Cecil was pinned down with a engineer an 2 of tha laborers. Them radial students was led by a mixture of Russian, Chinese an Arab terrorists. Had ta be nigh on ta a dozen of em. Thay cum in from up river an thru tha jungle. Jessie Sr. an Cecil was a poppin caps like thay was a goin outa style. Tha onlyest reason thay hadn't been overrun is cause tha fight ain't ben goin on fer long an thay had lotsa ammo. Jessie Sr. an Cecil didn't fall off no turnip truck, I tell ya, so's thay made shor thay had the bullets fer thar guns. Heck fire, a gun ain't no good without bullets, thay said, an had Gaspar provide em with enuf ta last em a month. Well, Devane an tha soldiers tore inta ta them terrorists like nobody's bizness. Ya see, thay wadn't expectin ta see nobody at tha river an wadn't no match fer Devane an hisn men. Tha soldiers tried ta capture as many as thay could but tha hard core leaders wouldn't have nun of it. Thay was too fanatical an sooner die. Well, thay got thar wish, that's fer shor. All of em bit tha dust. But, tha students was a different story fer tha most part; thay just run! Manon an Odette was among tha bunch an run off inta woods. After Devane an hisn men finished up with tha terrorists an put a guard on tha students that give up, thay begin ta search fer tha ones that run off. Thay found Manon an Odette bout a mile away. Reckon thay was skeered an wore down an stopped ta rest a bit it looked like. A Golden Poison Frog had been a eatin sum Melyridae beetles an was squashed under tha hand of Manon on tha log thay was a sittin on. Odette was right smack dab in tha middle of a nest of them beetles under tha rotten log thay was a sittin on. Both of them gals was as daid as a doorknob. Musta ben a right painful death. Devane recovered sum of tha extract thay was a gonna put in tha pipe an called Dalton when everthin was in hand. Dalton tole Devane ta put hydrogen peroxide in tha container of extract as soon as possible but go on ta tha next location an see if any more terrorist teams was tryin ta make insertions of extract at tha points discovered by tha menfolk.

Dalton dispatched men all long tha pipeline ta cover all tha possible insertion spots. After questionin several of tha students an a Chinese terrorist, Devane found out that each insertion that was planned was on a time table. All tha oil from tha 2 ships was ta be sent thru tha pipeline an dependin on the calculatin fer tha 72 hour winder of tha poison bein effective was when tha extract was ta be put in. Thar was 17 different locations all long tha pipeline plus tha one at tha Saramacca River an at Cayenne an Medellin; that made 20 in all.

Gaspar an Dubs an Jim had thar hands full with dealin with them trucks a rollin ta Monterrey an Harlingen haulin tha crude oil an peanut butter slurry. Them fanatics was a goin ta add tha extract ta tha tankers when thay got close ta thar destination. Gaspar caught hisself a Raghaid terrorist givin orders ta sum of tha drivers of tha rigs an took him off fer questionin. Gaspar had his ways ta git what he wanted ta know from folks an it weren't purty, but he got it. This was life an death an war fer shor an jes wadn't no play nice with these fruitcakes he said. Cum ta find out thar was 6 rigs plus tha cement plant whar tha poison was gonna be released. Medellin, Colombia, Monterrey, Mexico, Harlingen, Texas, Austin, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, an Dallas, Texas were tha destination sites fer tha release of tha poison. Thay was also timed ta be released fer maximum kill penetration. Them nutcases was a gonna take out as many folks as thay could an jes couldn't see past thar own hands as ta how thay was a bein used an didn't give a hoot ifn thay was used by tha Bilderbergs or anyone else. Ya could also bet yore bottom dollar that thay would turn on each other tha first chance thay got too.

Gaspar had Devane an hisn men take out the cement plant an him an Jim an Dubs an sum of Gaspar's operatives headed out fer Monterrey.

In tha meantime, Dalton was a coordinatin all tha raids an cypherin all tha information cummin in ta him.

Jessie an Bibi met up tha next day an she tole Jessie she shor nuf fell fer him an knowed thay was from different worlds but dearly wanted ta git tagather after this was all over. Jessie was eyeball ta eyeball with that gal an tole her he liked her bettern anyone he'd ben round but jes wadn't wantin ta marry up any time soon. Bibi said she knowed thay had ta do sum thangs an was a lil young yet but she jes wanted Jessie ta stay a part of her life. Oh boy! Them pheromones of Jessie's dun overpowered that gal sumthin fierce! But tha kicker was Jessie shor did cotton ta tha idee hisself. Bibi had dark auburn hair, right shapely, an had tha purtyest smile ya ever did see. But, is was them green eyes of hers tha captured Jessie's heart an made it skip a beat. Buster tole him that he'd meet a gal one day that'd butter hisn bread; she shor put ole Jessie in a tail spin, I tell ya. Anyhow, thay cum ta a conclusion that thay would definitely stay in touch an see each other when thay could an jes play it by ear as thay say. Bout that time Walter sifoddled by an an overheared what was bein said by tha two of em. Walter hollered over ta them two an said "Ride tha rocket Jessie, ride tha rocket".

Jessie Sr. seed that his only son was a happy as a lark an was a makin him proud as a mighty fine young man. Course, Jessie's pa knowed Jessie wanted ta take up lawyerin an all an didn't want ta work fer Southern Natural Gas. Well, when Jessie's uncle Cecil heared that from his brother he went off like a roman candle. He tole Jessie Sr. he jes couldn't let Jessie go off an not work fer SONAT. Why tha whole family worked fer em an tha deal with SONAT was ta take care of em since thay was gittin gas from a well on thar property. Heck thar family ben with em from tha start. Cecil tole Jessie Sr. that SONAT would send Jessie ta tha University free of charge ifn he would jes agree ta work fer em. Well, Jessie Sr. tole Cecil he jes had ta let Jessie be hisn own man an travel tha path he chose. Maybe he might cum ta work with one day but that was Jessie's choice. Jessie didn't want ta be beholdin an controlled by nobody an ya jes had a respect hisn decision . That didn't set well with Cecil an he said he was bound an determined ta git Jessie ta commit ta SONAT. Ya see, Cecil shor took a shine ta Jessie an he dearly loved SONAT an jes wanted tha boy ta part of their lives but it jes wadn't meant ta be. Tha future will tell em all that.

Buster an grandpa Gus was a feelin right purt an grandpa Gus tole Buster ta not let any of tha thangs he had ta do bother him nun. Buster tole hisn grandpa Gus he was good with it an he knowed Jesus an Jesus would carry him thru whatever cum. He knowed life was important but sum folks made choices fer ya it seemed an ya jes had ta roll with tha punches. Grandpa Gus knowed Buster was gonna be all right an all these events wadn't gonna haunt his boy's life. Plus he had trained Buster all hisn life ta respect life but had ta chose right from wrong an good from evil. He always tole Buster the feller that had tha widest shoulders would have ta tote tha load; that's why ya was born an it was yore purpose in life.

Howard on tha other hand was wired higher than a Georgia pine, I tell ya. He was always kinda quite like but he dun come outa hisn shell. Heck fire, he was ready fer anythin an tha excitement jes added fuel ta tha fire. Howard was ready ta tackle anythin an ready an rarin ta go.

Dalton called em all tagather long with Bibi an tole em thay was a leavin in 45 minutes. Thay was ta meet Gaspar in Monterrey, Mexico as soon as possible.

When Dalton an tha rest of tha bunch got ta Monterrey, thay met up with Gaspar, Jim, Dubs an his crew. Dalton, Devane an Gaspar hashed it all out an decided ta break up in teams ta take out tha big rigs haulin tha oil. Tha extract was bein transported in tha tanker trucks an was ta be added at a predetermined time by tha driver. Thar was a switch that could be operated at any time ta release tha extract inta tha oil ta activated tha poison. Tha driver was posed ta do jes that when he was tole too unlessen thar was a problem an then he was ta flip tha switch right then an thar at tha first sign of trouble.

It was gonna be mighty close stoppin them trucks from releasin thar posion load but it had ta be dun no matter what. Jessie an Bibi took tha truck headin ta Dallas; Buster an Gaspar took tha one fer Monterrey, Jessie Sr. an Cecil took Harlingen; Walter an Dubs got San Antone, Howard an Jim got Austin an Dalton, Devane an grandpa Gus got Medellin an was ta back up tha rest of tha teams. It was all settled an everbody knowed what ta do. Any of tha operatives an soldiers that was not engaged was ta foller up after thay took care of each target. This was like a leap frog tatic ta make shor each target was covered 6 ways from Sunday.

0 down, 6 ta go.

Gaspar an Buster follered tha tanker truck up in tha mountains near Monterrey. Tha rig turned out ta be an almost a dead ringer fer tha one thay was follerin. Gaspar said thay musta got on tha trail of tha wrong one at tha truck stop at tha bottom of tha mountains. Thay had ta do sumthin an fast. Thar was sum fellers paragliding from El Mirador an thay went up ta em an Gaspar started speaking Spanish ta em. He tole em that thay needed thar help an would thay rig em up in tha parasails an bring thar Ford Lobo back down tha mountain fer em an leave it at tha po-leece station. It was also tha place thay could pick up thar chutes or be paid fer any damages. Gaspar used a pair of binoculars an located tha truck thay wanted. Gaspar asked Buster ifn he was up fer tha ride an Buster tole him ifn he was waitn fer him he was a backin up. Buster got him a crash course in parasailing an off thay went. Thay made up tha time thay lost an then sum.

Gaspar pointed out ta Buster whar he wanted ta make thar move on tha truck an it had ta be in tandem. Thay was so quite ya could hear a pin drop; nuthin but tha wind in tha sail. Thay would

both land on tha tank an one take tha left side an one take tha right side of tha truck.

Gaspar would take tha driver's side an Buster was posed ta git in on tha passenger side an make shor tha driver didn't hit that switch releasin tha extract inta tha oil. When Gaspar got over tha tanker , tha driver was a makin his way up tha mountain an pullin hard. Him goin so slow made is a sight easier ta land on it. Gaspar went in first an released tha chute an then helped Buster get down safe. Gaspar tole Buster that when he got in tha cab not ta let tha driver flip tha switch; shoot first an ask questions later an don't worry nun bout him. Both of em made thar way down tha sides of tha tanker an Gaspar got in position ta take out tha driver. When Gaspar made his move, Buster jumped in tha cab an grabbed tha wheel. Gaspar shot tha driver an got in tha cab too. Everthin went smooth as silk. Gaspar made a call ta tha po-leece an had one of his men pick up tha truck an take care of the fellers that let em have tha chutes. Gaspar an Buster took one of tha operatives vehicle an left him thar ta guard tha tanker till it was neutralized with hydrogen peroxide. Gaspar an Buster was a hightailin it ta a rendezvous with a helicopter ta git ta Harlingen.

One down, 5 ta go.

While Buster an Gaspar was a doin thar thang, Jessie Sr. an Cecil was at a border stop fer an immigration check. Tha driver was real suspicious but went along with showin his papers. Now orders was ta shoot ta kill without hesitation. Thar weren't no hollerin ta put up thar hands an readin of rights, no siree. It was too durn dicey as it was ta let a terrorist have tha chance ta release tha extract inta tha oil. Whilst Jessie Sr. was a lookin at tha driver's papers, Cecil plugged tha feller right behind tha ear. He jes slumped over tha steerin wheel daid fore he could turn on tha switch.

Two down, 4 ta go.

Jessie an Bibi was let out at a truck stop whar tha driver of tha rig had ta fuel up. He went on in ta tha restroom an got hisself sumthin ta drink an paid fer his fuel. When he cum out an started ta git back in tha truck, Bibi sidled up ta tha driver an put them feminine wiles ta work. Jessie may have tha pheromones but she shor nuf had tha sex appeal. When he tried ta git on in tha truck, Bibi put her arm round hisn neack. Jessie was real quite like an slipped up on tha feller an put a ice pick in his brain right behind his right ear. Now Jessie ain't never dun nuthin like this before but what Bibi didn't know is that this here driver recognized her from Harry's Bar an from tha opium den at tha old hotel back in Cayenne. He was jes bout ta put a knife in her ribs when Jessie up an kilt tha Russian terrorist. Bibi an Jessie stayed thar bout 40 minutes till reinforcements cum an impounded tha tanker an dismantled tha switch. More hydrogen peroxide was used ta end tha threat of tha poison bein discharged an then thay went ta meet up with tha others.

3 down, 3 ta go.

At tha same time Jessie an Bibi was takin thar driver outa play, Walter an Dubs got in a fracas of thar own. Dubs had a enlarged prostate an had ta use tha restroom real bad. Dubs tole Walter he dun tied it in an knot an was a using a cork ta boot. Said ta find him a bathroom or jes stop on tha side of tha road, he didn't care, he had ta go.

Well, Walter pulled inta a rest area this side of San Antone an let Dubs out ta use tha facilities. Well Dubs never seed sich hair on a cat, I tell ya. He dun seed tha driver of tha tanker a cummin in ta use tha bathroom too. Walter spied him bout that time too an cum a runnin. Tha driver musta had a bellyache cause he had tha loo smelt up sa bad it woulda gagged a gopher. Dubs dun motioned ta Walter that tha driver was in tha stall next ta tha wall. Dubs asked Walter ifn he reckoned thay ort ta try ta take him alive fer questionin since he weren't nowhar near tha switch. Walter tole his pa that he reckoned so. Walter was a gonna call Gaspar or Dalton but he jes heared tha toilet paper roll bein pulled on. Then cum tha first flush. Walter had ta act real quick! He reached up under tha partition an grabbed tha driver's laigs; Dubs kicked in tha door an waylaid that feller with a roundhouse that purt near tore hisn haid right off. Walter an Dubs was a sittin on tha driver whilst a callin in ta Gaspar an Dalton. Dalton was a mite busy at tha time an Gaspar was close by in tha helicopter, He said ta hold down tha fort till got he thar an he would make all tha arrangements ta impound tha tanker. A HAZMAT crew dun brung tha hydrogen peroxide an dismantled tha switch like tha other tankers. Gaspar landed in tha parking lot an tole Walter an Dubs ta head on back ta tha rendezvous point. As Gaspar was a loading up tha raghaid driver, he dun cum ta hisn senses an started hollerin sumthin awful an then he up an slathered at tha mouth an keeled over daider than a mackrel. Feller had a poison capsule of cyanide in hisn tooth an bit it an kilt hisself. Walter tole Gaspar an Dubs both, them fellers was plum crazy an offen thar rockers. Dyin fast was too good fer em; thay needed hangin!

4 down, 2 ta go.

Howard an Jim got a mite sidetracked an lost tha tanker truck fer bout 20 minutes. Jim tole Howard he knowed these roads an knowed of a shortcut ta Austin. Howard took a Farm Road that was a back way inta Austin that cum out by tha airport. Howard was a pourin tha coal ta that Ford with tha po-leece interceptor engine. He hit 140 mph but tha road wouldn't allow him ta keep up that speed fer long. Thay cum ta a overpass but thar was no exit on ta tha freeway. Howard hit tha embankment jes like tha State Troopers do an got on tha freeway with tha pedal ta tha metal. Highway 77 ta I 37 ta I 35 was tha route that had ta be taken ta make any time at all from Harlingen ta Austin. That 277 mile run was takin a toll on Jim as he was a fretin on findin that tanker truck. Bout tha time thay hit town, thay was purty low but jes as thay was a passin tha Austin Bergstom Airport, thay seed tha tanker pulled up ta a cargo dock. Howard an his pa was both packin .40 Glocks with laser sights an thay knowed how ta use em too. Shot enuf varmints back home ta prove up thar mettle usin any kinda rifle, pistol or shotgun. Howard pulled in an give hisself room fer cover fore he got outa tha car. Jim had Howard reported ta Gaspar of what was a happenin. Gaspar said that if tha tanker was already in Austin that it was bound ta be soon fer tha poison ta be released. Thay had ta move an be quick bout it said Gaspar. He said since he knowed thar location he would send help. Jim eased up ta tha cab of tha tanker an looked in ta see ifn tha switch was on or off; it was off. Jim opened tha door real quite like an pulled tha wires loose from tha switch under tha dash so's ya couldn't tell it wouldn't operate. Meanwhile Howard opened tha door ta tha warehouse an went in but hid fer a minute or two till hisn eyes got adjusted ta tha dim light. Howard waited fer his pa an when he got up ta Howard said ta les take our time since tha extract can't cause no harm right now. Jim wanted ta ease round an find tha driver an put him outa commission but safely. He didn't want Howard ta git hurt nun an him git shot neither.

After a bit thay heared music an talkin in tha back of tha warehouse an thay headed that way but real careful. Tha driver was a Russian an two other fellers was in tha room with him. Thay was havin a drink an said thay shor wadn't a gonna release tha extract till thay could git outa thar safe an sound. All agreed ta that an wanted thar pay fer tha job. Thay was waitin fer word when thay was ta be picked at tha airport. Well, that suited Howard an Jim jes fine an planned ta wait fer thar backup ta git thar an let em take tha fellers alive. Seemed like thay would talk a plenty ifn ya caught em an give em a lil of Gaspar's incentive. Ya gotta remember these fellers had killed an didn't have a innocent bone in thar body. Thay killed fer blood money not conviction. Bout that time a cat was a chasein a rat an shor nuf surprised both Howard an Jim. Thay liked ta have fell over each other an made a racket loud nuf ta be heared over tha music that was a playin. That got tha attention of tha three fellers in tha room. Thay came a bustin thru tha door with guns drawn an lookin fer sumthin ta shoot. Howard snapped a shot at tha first feller thru tha door but only wounded him. Jim took out tha next one out with a bullet in tha throat.

Then both Jim an Howard pumped three rounds a piece in tha last feller a wieldin two Uzi's. He died on tha spot. Tha wounded feller was tha Russian driver. Howard creased hisn skull with a purty a part in hisn hair ya ever saw. Well sir, thay trussed him up real tite an called Gaspar back an tole him what happened. Gaspar said help was on tha way an when thay got thar ta head on back ta tha rendezvous point. Jes leave tha car an he'd have a helicopter pick em up.

5 down, 1 ta go.

Dalton, Devane an grandpa Gus was tha first ta get thar tanker truck secured. It was plain out an out easy. Tha driver was nowhar ta be seen an thay simply went ta tha truck, disabled tha switch an removed tha extract. Simple, really. Son, ya talk bout a firefight, thar shor nuf was a genuwine war that took place when Dalton's team went back thar LZ. All tha Delta force an Legionnaires was gathered up in that one place as well as Dalton's men an Gaspar's operatives that was left thar. Thar was a spy that tole tha terrorists thar wherebouts an thay was a layin fer em. Cum ta find out that tha Colombian drug cartel got hooked up with Russian an Chinese bunch. Thay didn't seem ta care much fer tha Arabs though. Thar musta ben 75 or 80 of em but thay jes didn't know how hard them boys could scrap, I tell ya! Dalton an his team an tha soldiers was outnumbered 2 ta 1 but thay kicked tha livin daylites out of them outlaws an terrorists. When tha shootin finally stopped, tha outlaws was shot up purty good but sum escaped an tha terrorists was killed with no mercy. Take no prisoners was tha order of tha day an it didn't make no never mind ifn it was man, woman or child; thay left in a pine box. Grandpa Gus said he had a high ole time an put a few notches on hisn gun. That ole .45 was a bustin caps as fast as grandpa Gus could pull tha trigger, Devane tole Buster later. Ain't no tellin how many clips he went thru; dang near melted tha barrel down ta nub.

6 down, 0 ta go.

Did ya fergit Hana, tha Czech gal that took a shine ta Buster? She was thar at tha rendezvous point in Brownsville, Texas. She was a expert in meteorology an electromagnetic frequency waves. She wadn't 20 but 30 an was working with Dalton an Devane an Uncle Jeff. Tha suspected culprits were tha Rothschild Mafia. Thay used mercs an fringe radical groups ta do thar dirty work. Thay was behind tha scenes kinda peckerwoods.

The focus of tha mission dealt with Clandestine Weather Modification. It is done by continuous high-speed computing generating tolerably accurate short range-predictions of :

1) what will happen without intervention and

2) what will happen towards the desired event given a "fitted" trial intervention.

When an intervention is found that moves the weather system closer to producing the desired effect, the CWM planes are instructed to execute that intervention. And even as the planes are heading to their assigned targets a new intervention is being computed for achieving the next approximation to what is needed to get what is wanted. In this way short-range interventions following one after another so that the final goal, a drought in one place, a flood in another, a hurricane landing on a particular point on a coast, is attained. This is clandestine weather modification; also called weaponized weather modification

Well, that's another story in itself.

Everyone met in Brownsville at tha Federal Building in tha CIA office. Uncle Jeff was gonna be all right an was already sent back to his station. Thay couldn't tell whar that was said Dalton but he would be ta visit Walter an tha folks soon.

Devane would git over his wounds and was already doctored up. Boy is that feller tuffer than nails.

Jessie an Bibi was gonna spend sum time tagather when she cum ta visit after she was debriefed.

Grandpa Gus an Buster, Howard an Jim, Jessie Sr. an Cecil, Walter an Dubs was all fitter than a fiddle, not nary a scratch on em.

A debriefin was ta be had but when Dalton an Devane cum ta Buster's house ifn that was all right by tha rest of em. Course all of em said yes ta that.

Travel arrangements was made ta leave out immediately ta git everbody back home seein how tha wimmin folks was a worryin an tha boys an menfolks were ready ta see them.

Hiram Holmes called all of tha boys an the menfolks an tole all how great a service thay dun fer thar cuntry an how proud of em he was an said he jes couldn't thank em enuf.

Everthang has settled down now an uncle Jeff came fer his visit an Dalton an Devane debriefed em all an Bibi took a lil vacation with Jessie an hisn folks an even ta visit her people in Savannah, Georgia whar she was from. Thar ain't nuthin left ta be said, but;

All's Well That Ends Well, an it has.....