"You think you and Twitty can get them restarted?" Skylos was deep in thought as Twitty walked up to the three of them. "Not sure sire, I haven't seen...the configuration of their engines." Then he looked at Typree. "How much more power does it have than this ship? I saw them in combat. I could swear that you had twice the power and armament." Typree was staring back and forth between both of them his mouth hanging open. "I... I'm not sure. Jankuis!" Typree called of the male. After explaining. "I glared at him. "A cigarette's a cigarette, asshole; you smoke them all thesame way. Now, are you done complaining, or do I give your ass a toss outside?" No problem, Gabe", he said apologetically. "I'm as ready as I'll ever be, Iguess." He stuck the cigarette awkwardly in his mouth.I brought my lighter to life and lit it for him, telling him to take it easy atfirst. He gagged on it, coughed a couple of times, and madly tried to wave thesmoke out from in front of his face."Shut up, man", I. ” The two Ultimados who’d strapped themselves to the underside of her jeep before reaching the site had concealed themselves in the savannah grass, then lashed themselves to the underside of two of the Humvees that had been sent to collect her, and were now making their move.Helena stuffed her worry beads back into their pouch, watching the commandos make their way through the shadows and up onto the wall of the compound. As they’d pass one of Igazi’s men rolling on the ground and moaning in. The critters and birds have been at them. I’d guess they’ve been without water for at least a week, same for the horses. The cow looks like a recent death though,” he said while I reached down to shake the nearest woman and nearly jumped out of my skin when she groaned.“Mick! This one’s alive!”Mick stepped back into the bed of the wagon and shook the other two women finding both of them alive as well, but just barely. I scrambled out of the wagon and retrieved my large canteen. He did the same.