The UFO had stopped and was shining a light into the trees beyond the house.

It was a battle they were losing, and it was a battle he could not walk away from. There had to be men who would come to the base and make him disappear, just like there were men who could make UFOs come to a specific place at a certain time.

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The UFO remained motionless.

It was an opportunity.

With smooth movements, he popped the Apache above the trees and fired two more missiles at the UFO, then dropped back out of sight. Thank God for fire and forget technology, he whispered as he worked the Apache to within inches of the ground.

Oddly, there was a different body lying beside the road only a few yards in front of his ship. He hoped it was not a bad omen.