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did they try to kill you?” Tilly’s expression changed. Mike shrugged, “Power is a cruel mistress. She never lets go of those she embraces and she can never be satisfied.”
    • • •
    Adams stood at a huge airfield and watched the next jumbo jet arrive and he waited for the men to exit. This jet carried hundreds of the former Soviet Union’s Special Forces. These Spetsnaz were dangerous; even fifteen years later. A tall man walked off the civilian jet and saw Adams waiting. He stopped and allowed the other three hundred men to join him. He said something and the group started walking together toward the former Navy Seal. Adams knew that the group had resolved who was in command while they were in flight. Two other large Russians walked beside the one in front. “Why have you taken us from our families and brought us here?”
    Adams looked the Russian in the eye, “Your English is quite good.”
    “We had to learn it; we never knew when we might need to interrogate a captured American.”
    Adams smiled, “Do you remember your training?”
    The Russian was startled by the question, “How could I forget it? Do you?”
    “I think we will never forget that particular memory. I need you and your fellow Warriors to train a new army.”
    “What?”
    “We are going to go out and fight an Alien Species that is going to kill all of us if we don’t stop them. You are the best warriors the planet ever produced. I need you to train others to be as good as you are.”
    The Russian looked back at the three hundred men standing around him and said in Russian, “This American Seal is blowing smoke up our…”
    Adams interrupted him in Russian, “You were the best!”
    The Russian stopped in midsentence and turned back to Adams, “I’ve heard you Seals make claim to that.”
    Adams said, “We’re good; but your members came from an existence that was extreme. Our recruits arrived at training soft from an easy life in America. I don’t think that could be said for those that entered your ranks.” The Russian stared at Adams for a long moment. “We need you to help us prepare for the coming war.”
    “Tell me why I should fight for this new planet?”
    “Because you and I lost the planet we fought to preserve. I’m not going to allow that to happen again.”
    The Russian slowly nodded and smiled, “Perhaps we have more in common than I thought. Will you tell us what you want and we’ll see if we can believe in this new country.”
    Adams smiled, “Our warriors will be the only ones allowed to vote on who leads us. The warriors will be given the respect and honor they deserve from a world who will know the sacrifices they make to ensure our safety. Our duty will be to do whatever it takes to defend those that love us.”
    The Russians were silent and after a long moment the tall Russian put out his hand, “My name is Alexander Dunlov.”
    Adams took the Russian’s hand and smiled, “My name is Adams. I really look forward to learning from you.”
    Alex smiled, “Don’t sell yourself short; your country could afford much more extensive training than mine.”
    “Perhaps we’ll learn together. However, we are going to have to train our youngest warriors on how to fight.”
    “That is something we’ve never forgotten. We look forward to the opportunity.”
    • • •
    “Mike, we’ve discovered six more sites.”
    Mike shook his head “What was in them?”
    “Two of them are stockpiled with various American and Russian fighters. Two of the others had massive spare parts for the aircraft and tanks. There are more than twenty thousand of the 120 mm smooth bore cannons used on the Abrams and Leopard tanks. One of them had a massive collection of advanced tanks along with spare parts to keep them operational. There has to be thousands of the 120 mm cannon’s rounds stacked for future use. Everything from the new Abrams and Leopards as well as the new Russian tanks.”
    “And the sixth?”
    “It was filled