NIGHT OF THE GIRL SCOUTS
And Other Stories
by Abner Senires
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NIGHT OF THE GIRL SCOUTS
And Other Stories
Abner Senires
Smashwords Edition
"Night of the Girl Scouts" and "Naked Came the Crustacean" first appeared in millenniumSHIFT. "This Is Not A Drill" first appeared in Neverary. "A Dragon Sacrifice" first appeared in Anotherealm. "On The Job" first appeared in Flashshot.
Copyright 2009 Abner Senires
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This Is Not A Drill
The Remington 12-gauge boomed twice down the cramped corridor and another one exploded. Jason spun and dove into the Security Office. Sean and Anne slammed the door shut behind him and ran the deadbolt into place.
Sean turned to Jason, still trying to catch his breath. "Dude, you have got to be shitting me!"
"Weren't you paying attention?" Jason asked, reloading the shotgun, aware of his own accelerated heartbeat.
"Paying attention?"
"The movies." Jason glanced at the door for a moment, then went back to reloading. "Only they weren't just movies."
Anne rolled her eyes skyward. "What are you talking about? I mean, I know you're a film buff, but this is a little ridiculous."
"They were training films," Jason said.
Sean and Anne looked at him. "What!"
Jason leaned against the nearest wall. "Somebody knew this would happen. They wanted people to be ready but they didn't want to spread panic."
"That's crazy--!" Anne began.
"Listen," Jason said. "Doesn't it seem odd that six high-profile movies about them came out within two years? With five of those six coming out within a year? One in March of 2002. One in June of 2003. Another in October. The next this past March. And the last two in September."
Sean frowned. "Last month."
"Wait," Anne said. Those movies could've been in production for a couple of years."
"True," said Jason. "But still. Six in two years."
"What? This a conspiracy?" Anne shook her head. "It's just coincidence..."
"No such thing as coincidence," Jason said. "Somebody was trying to make a point. To warn us. Starting as far back as 1932. And now, this."
Anne narrowed her eyes at the door. "So how do you explain what's going on?"
"Remember that helicopter crash three days ago?" Jason asked.
Sean nodded. "Yeah, man. News said it was some kind of freako accident."
"It was a military training exercise gone bad--" Anne started.
Jason snorted. "Training exercise, my ass. What's ten miles north of us?"
"Fort Hamilton," Anne said. "But I don't--"
Sean snapped his fingers. "Whoa," he said, eyes widening. "Weapons testing."