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“What do you think, Butch?” Eddie said

“Not looking good, Sundance,” Linc replied with a wry grin

“I’ll take the three on the left, you take the ones on the right”

“Sounds like a plan”

Six against teren’t the best odds they’d ever had, but they weren’t the worst, either They were about to rush out when a flashbang grenade skittered under the truck and came to rest just a few feet away

Eddie made an attempt to kick it, but it went off before he could reach it The ultra-bright light and deafening sound dazed them both, and it was in that moment Linc knew they wouldn’t make it

He plucked the tiny co it would end up under the trailer and out of sight

The SUVs skidded to a stop as the six running guards rounded the corner of the truck Linc’s blurry vision started to come back into focus, and he saw a lithe woman step from the front seat of the lead SUV, an assault rifle cradled in her arms It was Natalie Taylor

“Drop your weapons or I’ll kill you both right now”

Linc looked at Eddie, as still shaking out the cobwebs When he could finally see, he looked at Linc and nodded Live to fight another day was a better plan than going out in a blaze of glory

They both let their guns fall to the ground

“Good boys,” she said with a s the co to do with you?”

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By this time, the deck of the Colossus 5 was a hive of activity Guards were stationed all around the ship in anticipation of further attack

Juan felt helpless as he heard Eddie and Linc being taken prisoner