The rain came down in a torrent that had my clothes sticking to me in a instant as the winds picked up I thought I felt my hands freeze. I looked around and found a few bushes and trees. As lightening was pouring out of the sky I really did not want to be under a tree. Even being half way up the hill was bad enough. I cursed Jake and his family for bringing such a jinx into the world.
Jake voice came from my phone. “I have a flying taxi on its way it will be there in a quarter of a hour.” Internally I swore I would get Jake for this not that I was going to tell him that. What if he cancelled the taxi. I would be stuck needing to use the toilet on a hill with a storm overhead. Keeping myself in check I tried to look for a place that was out of the way and would shelter me from the storm. There was nowhere.
A quarter of a hour normally passed quickly but the lightening wind and cold made time crawl by. The rain had soaked me and my clothes were more water than cloth. Luckily before I had to go and find a bush to use as a toilet a light shone down and a massive trailer landed nearby. A man jumped out and began to use a portable jack hammer to drill into a nearby rock. I blinked as he attached a metal chain to a metal screw he had stuck into a rock and used it to tie the trailer to the ground. I looked up and saw a helicopter dropping a rope over the box I had arrived in and take it away. I cursed the storm and if I had the power I would have given Jake cancer the kind you get on your dick.
I approached the man who was furiously sticking massive metal screws into the ground and looked at him. He grinned the water dripping off his coat “My name is Bill I was sent to get this mobile home set up.” I blinked and tried to remember what Jake had said he had said flying taxi.
Bill laughed “Bet you thought that I was here to pick you up. No I am here to secure this here trailer it has a shower a hot shower.”
Being wet cold and miserable I headed to the trailer not caring about anything else.
The inside of the trailer was messed up with clothes thrown everywhere. Not that I cared I wanted my shower and I wanted it now. Tossing off my clothes and putting my phone on the sink so it could drip dry I headed to the toilet. After I was finished I had a issue. Should I flush the toilet I had no idea if the pipes were connected to anything. As I was naked I decided to wash my hands take a warm shower and then see if there was a waterproof coat. If there was I would head out and ask Bill about the toilet.
The warm water washed away the mud that was covering me and I sighed before quickly switching off the water. Not knowing much about trailers was a issue. The video phone pinged and I grabbed a towel that did not used and switched the phone on.
A old woman looked at me Her voice was shrill “Your not George.” I nodded “No this” I looked a the old woman trying to work out what to say. Was this now my trailer? The old woman glared at me and then began to curse “that stupid son of mine he must have not paid his rent again. They must have repossessed his home.” I blinked thinking about the rain and landslides outside. The old lady looked upset but I really did not want to get involved. What happened if he was one of those people who threatened to commit suicide if he did not get his way?
Deciding to end the call quickly I made my excuse “Sorry I have to phone my grandmother and tell her I am inside and safe.” My words were a mistake I knew it as soon as the old woman realised that I was in her sons house and he was out in a minor hurricane. Switching off the call before things could get nasty I phoned my Grandmother Molly.
My grandmother voice came from her phone without image. It the background I heard machinery and what sounded like water being sprayed. Molly spoke “There is my good grandson. Take a look online for some mercenaries we will need them soon. When they contact you remember the reason they were able to buy that land cheap is because of the radioactive material fracking brought from under the ground.”
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Swallowing I nodded knowing my granny could see me and asked “What kind of mercenaries do we need?” “Reliable and cheap. We need a couple of armoured cars and maybe some drones if you can get a decent amount of ammo as well that would be best. Try for a survival group that is trustworthy.” Swallowing I nodded and Molly disconnected.
I checked the internet and began to look at various mercenary bands and looked up a famous site for mercenaries
Note
main weapon types
Gunpowder only used by the poor and desperate.
Plasma weapons very powerful low range used my militias
lasers standard military weapons
railguns standard military weapons
I looked at a list of mercenary types
Militia hill-billy Tough strong decent shots
Can not be hired because most areas they can be hired are polluted and health insurance will not cover them.
Prone to bribery if offered medical care for family
Ex gang member recruits
Tough ruthless
Have to be careful that they will not rob you.
Possible to hire if you use their family as hostages
Standard mercenary city recruits
Tend to be fat and cowardly
Drones computer systems
Legal issues
Shields can block plasma and most laser weapons but only low powered gunpowder weapons
Not effective against
They use a magnetic barrier which disrupts the magnetic barrier used by plasma weapons and all long range laser weapons.
I took a look at the companies found someone's clothes put them on and made a phone call.
“This is Sara from Hillbilly protection chapter 1155A”
“This is a prospective client. I understand you run a small militia and are willing to provide protection.”
“Indeed what kind of protection are you looking for.”
“I assume a couple of modified vehicles drivers and a few bunkers need to be built you can do that?”
“Yes sir we can supply all your safety needs. A couple of our members are willing to allow you to implant explosives in their bodies to ensure their compliance. Of course this will require extra payment.”
I thought about it. “No that will not be needed I will however pay extra if anyone has any family that need medical treatment we can add on a extra twenty percent to the end bill. That will include all the work you do for me. ”
“Yes sir I will Tell Oliver that he can have his daughters cancer treated he will be ecstatic”
I sighed “Listen my granny is going to be checking over the deal when I am done so before you tell anyone anything your going to need to talk to her.”
“Sir we are a ”
“Listen I know you from stories I heard you have a great reputation but my granny is better at things like this and will have final say. I do not think there is going to be a issue but just in case. Ok if you have any say drone support staff or rail guns that would be great.”
My phone buzzed and I spoke to Sara “Listen Sara I will send you my granny's number she will have the rest of the details come back to me with a quote after talking to her and I will ok it. I have another call so wait a hour before calling my granny”
Jake voice boomed out “You psychopath what have you done?”
I cursed internally “What happened?”
“What happened your granny poured nuclear waste into the local water system.”
I winced “Why would she do that?”
“The local resort was built on a local farmers lands who mistakenly thought his land had been contaminated by radio active water but it turned out that was a mistake.”
I thought about it “So your saying a government inspector was bribed?” I thought about it some more. “Wait if there was a report about radioactive water then we are sorted what are they going to do say oops we made a mistake back then? Or we bribed someone to say there was a issue but we know the area is fine. At a minimum they have to hire me to clear the area.”
Jake was silent for a second “Your right no one lives near the old mining areas so there is little to no money to be made clearing them out. Your granny is a genius we kill a few hundred children excuse me our company does then goes bankrupt and they have to hire you to clean up.”