Free Revolutionary (The Athena Lee Chronicles Book 4) by T S Paul Page B

personally selected every person under his command and had never seen any of these people before! He was grabbed from behind as he tried to pull is revolver a hand covered his mouth and a knife was at his throat.
     
    “Not so fast sweetie the fun hasn’t started yet!” The man whispering into his ear was an older man, stocky with black hair and sharp features. “We have a party that you are late for. You really don’t want to miss it do you?” At his silence the older man continued “now be quiet and you get to live a bit longer. There are a couple of important people that wish to meet you.” A leather band was placed over his mouth and a gun thrust into his back.
     
    “Lets go and no funny stuff understand?” Captain Ridgeway nodded his understanding. Maybe he could be a witness against the Governor, that might sway any off world courts. It had to be off world influences. Where else did these troops and the armor come from?
     
    The Captain was led out into the courtyard and past his defenses. Mortar shells were still screaming in but were now only smoke shells. Firing from ‘his’ sniper positions enemy troops were killing his men from behind. He was tied up and carried down a rope ladder into the ravine and into the woods.
     
     
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    Now that the battle was over Major Lee, the Colonels daughter, joined her father investigating the ESS remains. Father and daughter made their way to the former command center. Here Militia intelligence was picking through documents and interviewing the very few survivors. At least they would have someone to try in the courts.
     
    “Minerva dear, would you like to have dinner with me? It is Army rations but not the really nasty ones.” He looked at his daughter.
     
    “Of course father that would be nice.” She had noticed a change in him.
     
    “I have a bit of a show planned for after so we should be entertained.”
     
    Min was not sure what he meant by that but decided to play along. He lead her out into the forest. Several sentries greeted them along the way. They were all members of that Special operations group that had joined them. Up ahead a clearing could be seen. At the center of the clearing was a man suspended over a pit. On either side of the pit was a very large Demon Ant nest. The man was struggling and trying to cry out through the gag in his mouth. Closer examination showed him to be an ESS Captain still in his uniform. She turned to her father.
     
    “Is that their commander?” Her father only smiled.
     
    “Thank you father. You do us proud. There is going to be a show with dinner.”
     
     
    The Echoing screams could be heard for miles.

Chapter 9
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Now that his personal business was taken care of it was time to plan. The space port needed to be taken before they assaulted the space station. The defending force was heavier than it was here. They ‘still had eyes in the sky’ and apparent communications.
     
    The Militia had three really old space capable assault ships. They were pre-war and one had been in a museum. His engineers swore that they still functioned, the problem was that without the proper IFF the station could just shoot them down. There were three EOM ships stationed there too. What was their position on this fight? Were they working with the Governor against the planet or would they support arresting him and breaking away? He really did not believe that his daughter would hate him that much to destroy everything that her family stood for. This so frustrating!
     
    Colonel Lee decided to put his son Han in charge of this operation. On this planet a Lee had to lead. His daughter would plan the station assault. Maybe it was time for the young to show their worth. He would sit back and supervise from the command center.
     
    Major ‘Han’ Lee was ready this was his first real chance to show both his father and command that he was a leader. Working closely with Sergeant Yannos and his group, Han had