{"id":207,"date":"2016-03-09T21:06:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T21:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2022-05-19T05:16:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T05:16:15","slug":"chapter-55","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tempusone\/chapter-55\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 55"},"content":{"rendered":"

TEMPUS CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vincent Van Gogh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cristian was gone less than three hours. The plane would be at CFB Winnipeg fuelling up with Hydrogen. For the next leg of the trip.<\/p>\n

Cristian stopped at Tuscon to deliver a message to an inmate’s wife. She invited him in for a coffee. They talked for twenty minutes while the men waited inside. He asked her if she had any needs. She told him that money was tight and it was hard to make ends meet.<\/p>\n

\u201cCorporal Hutch in the bottom of the equipment locker in the Retribution there is a gold bar could you bring that in.”<\/p>\n

\u201cMaria this is from Tiny he is doing a job for me in the prison.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t want that if he is going to kill someone I don’t want no blood money.”<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, just the opposite I asked him to protect a man.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe told me to tell you that he loved you and that he was going to counselling for his anger issues. His words.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tiny’s wife started to cry. \u201cHe is a good man. But that temper. He never touched me or the kids.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened? A gang of drunk bikers called me a Mexican\u201d she whispered the rest of the words to Cristian because of the kids in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone said that about my wife I would have done the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst Leader thank you.\u201d She gave him a very big hug.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot tell anyone about the gold, some\u00a0would kill you for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you think I was born stupid, my momma\u201d She made the sign of the cross \u201cGod rest her soul, never raised no dummies First Leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI meant no offence, I promised Tiny I would look in on you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon after that, he left. She called the local news station and she told her story on the air. She said \u201cTiny I love you honey and God Bless you First Leader.”<\/p>\n

When he saw that he knew a very large man would be choking back a tear. He almost let one loose when he saw it.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow let’s see if we can catch a plane.\u201d<\/p>\n

They caught the Plane over Saskatchewan. \u201cLorelei are you there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLarry is Lorelei on the Plane?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo Cristian she has taken the Probability home with a few others. I am doing some troop interviews I will stay with the men.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSee you at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not sure I know where that is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cM1 will take you in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWatcher can you get the pilots of the plane on.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain I am at your eleven o’clock.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ship was visible.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter you drop my men off you can return to base.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRoger First leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are welcome to come to the base for a meal and rest first. The location is classified, even to your officers. Where is your home Captain?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTrenton Sir.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHave a safe trip home\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBeen a pleasure sir.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSame.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWatcher let’s go to the cave.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going to relax a bit.\u201d Watcher flew the ship home into the ocean and up the canyon.<\/p>\n

\u201cLorelei, Tiffany how are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow did it go sweetie?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey gave up the information with\u00a0little\u00a0provocation\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExplain?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI executed them. Wait for the movie we will broadcast it to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWas it necessary Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen don’t fret about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know you didn’t, was the info useful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWould you like Pie?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes.\u201d Lorelei knew something was bothering Cristian. She knew that he would discuss it when he was ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is everyone?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are all doing great.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour mom has been watching all the broadcasts she is very proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDid we find housing for Tiffany?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have mattresses but the rooms are not finished yet. All the materials are here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI do believe I saw a mechanical putting on a tool belt.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I will join him after pie.\u201d Sure enough, a circular saw was screaming in the background.<\/p>\n

\u201cI missed home Lorelei where are the cats?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they are on the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, cats been killing the mice in the back of the cave?\u201d The two of them were purring circles around his legs like mad cats do.<\/p>\n

\u201cMother, how are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am good son. You have been busy?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard you executed three more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey weren’t what I expected. They had honour. They were different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it troubles you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt caused some doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe that was their purpose to cause you doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI never looked at from that angle, thanks mother.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst Leader is there anything we can do while we are waiting for the rest of WolfPack?\u201d asked one of the two soldiers with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan either of you swing a hammer?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThird-generation carpenter sir.\u201d Said, Hutch<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father was a plumber I can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat Higgins,\u201d said Cristian \u00a0\u201cI am coming over in a few minutes. M2 will get you going on your new accommodations. Be warned he may have changed his appearance. You will recognize him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDirty Harry no fucking way.\u00a0Can I call you Callahan?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I would like that Hutch,\u201d said the mechanical.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you have some blueprints I can look at Callahan?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will send them to the printer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight I got it. We are building barracks two to a room. Plus a gym and a theatre. I am gonna make a couple of changes Callahan.\u201d Hutch grabbed a carpenter’s pencil and simplified the plan. No slide-out beds the bathrooms and showers stayed. He changed the location of the doors and bathrooms to save on the plumbing runs and give some more privacy to the rooms.<\/p>\n

Pretty soon they were joined by scientists and even Mary came over to help. Drinks and snacks were brought over by Lorelei.\u00a0By the time the rest came down the elevator. The walls of the barracks were framed in. Next came the fibreboard panels and flooring.”<\/p>\n

\u201cYo yo yo we are in the freakin bat cave man\u201d said one of the soldiers just arriving.<\/p>\n

\u201cSargent Major have your men stow their gear along the wall in the cafeteria and then find out who can help build the barracks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will all help Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUnderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n

We walked past a lot of building materials in the warehouse does that come down Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes all of it, you can take it to where the theatre is going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tiffany had found her way to Cristian’s office. She was working a setting up a schedule and contact list as best she could. She would need help filling it in.<\/p>\n

She noticed that there was a sense of community in the cave. She felt at home here like the rest did. She thought it was odd since they were in a cave.<\/p>\n

Cristian remembered a scene from his window in Vancouver past where building was going everywhere. He thought of the same here. It seemed everywhere in the complex, construction was going on. He made his way back to his office where he found Tiffany deep in thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see you found my office.”<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo don’t get up I just came for a bit of quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn’t expecting to bring you along Tiffany I am afraid I don’t have quarters for you yet. You are welcome to use my office there is bedding in the closet and the couch is very comfortable. Pull the H.G. Wells book, it will reveal a shower and bathroom Larry was staying in here but he can bunk in with the soldiers for now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease call me Cristian in here that\u2019s my name, out in the world I am the First Leader. Did Lorelei give you the 50-cent tour?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes Cristian, you live in a cave.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is home for me and the others and it can be for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTell me how do we contact the outside world?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a Lecture hall inside there you will find two laptops connected to the outside world the rest of the computers here do not have access by design. There is also a media room where Larry and M1 do the editing of our video. I can do conference video in there. I will be moving that into the Lecture hall soon.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWatcher I should asked sooner is this woman all right?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have warned you Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks, old friend just checking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s time you two met.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHello, Tiffany.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho said that Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMeet Watcher he is about to update you on all of my activities and history you may want to sit on the couch and put your feet up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIs this going to hurt?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA little, it can be a little overwhelming.\u00a0Watcher give her the complete history of our world and give her fighting and guns skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you ready Tiffany?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a few minutes, he asked \u201cAre you okay Tiffany?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHoly shit Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow you are up to speed?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you got this watch from a train robber and you are out to save the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYup pretty much?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I know how to field strip a fifty calibre Sniper rifle and I can kick ass.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain pretty much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou executed three Lizards on Mars and cut the hand of an assassin that was sent by the pharmaceutical companies because they are pissed at you and kept NASA going and helped an inmate’s wife just this morning. Shit diseases and the scorched Earth. Are you some kind of superhero?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThink back to the beginning of the story Tiffany.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHoly shit you were a biker who lost his family because of a cheating wife. Then you found out those weren’t even your children\u201d she sighed. \u201cThat makes the story more interesting Cristian.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe story is ongoing Tiffany, now you are part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I just watched a four-hour non-stop action movie. I have seen the videos on the news but they don’t cover a half, no a quarter of what you and your people have done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cListen Tiffany I am not looking for hero-worship I just did what needed doing at every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCristian I am overwhelmed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon’t be Tiffany there is still a lot to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCan I see it?\u201d<\/p>\n

He reached for the chain he had put around his neck so many months ago and handed Tiffany the watch.\u00a0She handed the watch back to Cristian and slumped into the couch and fell asleep. Cristian went into the kitchen to find Lorelei as he knew he would.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, sweetie did you find Tiffany?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYup.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere is she?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSleeping.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCristian Wolf, did you hurt her?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust a little and it wasn’t me it was Watcher.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh sure blame the pocket watch\u201d Watcher retorted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGave her some history and some fighting skills and some gun skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow much did you give her?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust from when I found the watch till now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo wonder she is sleeping? Her brain is probably hurting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought she should know what we have done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a good thing she is tough and I agree with the fighting skills,\u201d said Lorelei. That girl is gonna sleep for a while. Supper will be ready in twenty minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSweetie, is it time I got you some help? The chef back at the hotel might have come with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI would consider that if I had something else to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will give you something to do,\u201d He said as he kissed her neck.<\/p>\n

\u201cCristian Wolf if you keep doing that I will burn dinner?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going to find Larry I want him to broadcast the events of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSure tease and run.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLater wife\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLarry have a chair.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWatcher give him the footage from earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHoly Shit Cristian,\u201d said Larry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get that a lot lately.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we have a new foe and the executions. You don’t want me to broadcast this?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the leaders should see it first.\u00a0Maybe I have time to talk to them before dinner?\u00a0You can join me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWatcher see if they are all available tell them I have urgent news.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCristian they will be ready in five minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGreat I have time to grab a coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can see you had no choice but to execute them I hope everyone else will,” said Larry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the information obtained will overshadow the executions,\u201d said Cristian.<\/p>\n

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