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Austin dialed Sandecker and told him the story

Sandecker had a reputation' for carrying out a project once started, but his loyalty to his staff was equally legendary "It took ether I' to have one of its key et her You'll have every resource NUMA can offer"

It was the reaction Austin expected, but one never kneith the unpredictable adht off with a request for quick transportation to Mexico"

"When do you want to leave?"

"I want to put together a specialized gear package Say two hours?"

"You and Zavala be at Andrews Air Force Base with your toothbrushes A jet will be waiting for you"

Austin hung up "Gamay's in trouble, and Paul needs our help" He sketched out the details "Sandecker's given the okay

We'll be leaving from Andrews in about two hours Can you handle that?"

Zavala was up and heading for the door "On my way"

A ain After a quick conversation he was out of the office as well and on his way to the boathouse, where he threw so and headed to the airport Sandecker was true to his word A sing Cessna Citation X executive jet painted in NUMA turquoise blue ar their bags to the copilot when an arot out and supervised while a forklift hoisted a large wooden box froo section of the plane

Zavala raised an eyebrow "Glad to see you brought beer for the trip"

"I thought the basic Austin Rescue Kit ned a receipt for one of the Special Forcesinto their seats in the plush twelve-passenger cabin, and the plane was in line for takeoff

The pilot's voice came over the speaker

"We're cleared for takeoff We'll be flying at a cruising speed of Mach 88, which should put us in the Yucatan in less than two hours easy Just sit back and enjoy the ride You'll find the scotch in the liquor cabinet and soda and ice cubes in the refrigerator"

Minutes later the plane was in the air, cli altitude at four thousand feet per minute As soon as they leveled off Zavala was out of his seat "This is the fastest commercial jet except for the Concorde," said aunder the sun "I'uys in the cockpit"