Ford's Rise - L. Ann Marie Page 0,61
it. I need to learn about this side of the stealth shit. It’s been too busy for me to get all that my little Brothers have learned.
When Cort comes in, I save and shut my boards down and move to my Control seat. The IT Lead Controls sit at the second or third seat. They always leave my seat open. I appreciate it and thank Akai.
He smiles. “Only one Web.”
My head shakes on its own. I think it’s an auto-response to words. Cort laughs. “He doesn’t see it, Brother.”
Akai nods. “No, Pres Cort. Boss Alexia too. She teach to me new every day.”
“Learn everything, Brother. They find new shit regularly. I can’t keep up.”
“Roger, Boss. Learn everything good lesson. Key in all we learn good Web lesson. Proven true.”
Cort looks from Akai to me. I tell him before he asks. “In IT we question everything. The information is always a key to more. Without the keys, we’re locked out with nothing to do and no chance at solutions.”
He thinks about that and nods. “Good lesson. I see that playing out. That’s why we have teams on different shit and more boards than I can read in a night.”
“Yeah, Boss. We’re looking for what key opens the right door. We’ll get it. Jordan is working with Stella, Justice and Mucimi. He’ll have that moving faster. Those three are unbelievably fast now. Mucimi and Justice have eight sheets Stella is working off.”
He’s surprised, “They’re working IT?”
I nod. “The Protectors are like the Alpha-Bits. They run when they’re not sleeping or busy. Thank God Alexia is IT too. She does the same thing.”
His head shakes. “Don’t miss time with her when you’re both free.”
I smile. “I don’t. We don’t sleep much so one of us is working at any given time. The walks, pool or ride time, spirit parties and dinners aren’t missed by either of us.”
“Good. Follow the list. Justice has more so neither of you get bored.”
Bored? I just nod. “Roger, Boss.”
He laughs then turns as the chopper is given two minutes to destination.
The Op is similar to the last. This isn’t a heavily guarded office. It is an office like the last two. The kids are better taken care of here. They have clothes, aren’t so skinny and look clean. Colt follows Justice and Alder. Mucimi shows then is gone with the files. Cort laughs. A little guy shows coming up behind Colt. Before he’s close enough to use the knife in his hand, Colt turns and does the ninja thing. Two minutes of not knowing if anyone is seriously hit, Justice shoots the ninja and pulls Colt to the three kids. Colt is winded. He doesn’t think the dick was normal either. I don’t think either was. Colt is just as freaky as Justice with the fast ninja moves.
They’re out and lifting off in nine minutes. I’m glad Alder didn’t shoot anyone today. Alexia texts me.
‘Shut the internet down in the building. I went through the provider.’
“Boss, Alexia shut the internet down in the building. She went through the provider.”
He shakes his head passing it on to Ben. “Mucimi set a jammer so phones wouldn’t work. Shutting the internet down will give more distance to the team when they figure it out.”
I nod typing what he said with a good job at the end.
‘They’ll have to get government approval again. The team will be home by then. I deleted their contract and building from the provider service area. They’ve been there for eight years. Chances are they don’t have the original paperwork. Mase set a fire in the office if they did.’
I laugh. She’s too cute. I send a laughing emoticon and hand my phone to Cort. He shakes his head. “The government is fucking crazy with the shit they pull. I’m glad she knows what they’re capable of. I want her on ways to stop us from being fucked with when she’s not on the kids.”
I smile. “We’re there, Boss. The satellite, solar, water and food can’t be fucked with. Alder already did it and Alexia gave ideas to him from Providence. Danny, Justice and Teller helped.”
He smiles. “Good to know. The satellite covers internet and phone for us. I should have seen that.” The satellite does a lot more than that, but it’s not the time, so I nod.
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Alexia
I’m smiling before the little feet make it to my door. “Three, Boss Alexia!” Anton is excited.
I laugh. “Four, two and today three. Nine total in one week. The